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‘Minor updates’ made to alcohol report following review by statistics watchdog

‘Minor updates’ made to alcohol report following review by statistics watchdog

‘Minor updates’ made to alcohol report following review by statistics watchdog

30 August 2023

Public Health Scotland and the Scottish Government has amended a summary document published in June after a complaint by the Tories.


Fundraiser for family of police officer hit by train reaches £90,000

Fundraiser for family of police officer hit by train reaches £90,000

Fundraiser for family of police officer hit by train reaches £90,000

30 August 2023

Sergeant Graham Saville was trying to help a distressed man on tracks in Balderton, near Newark-on-Trent, when he was struck last week.


Sinn Fein did not threaten to withdraw support for policing – Kelly

Sinn Fein did not threaten to withdraw support for policing – Kelly

Sinn Fein did not threaten to withdraw support for policing – Kelly

30 August 2023

Some unionist politicians have called for PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne to resign following a court ruling this week.


Creating an ‘oasis of bio-abundance’ in the North Yorkshire countryside

Creating an ‘oasis of bio-abundance’ in the North Yorkshire countryside

Creating an ‘oasis of bio-abundance’ in the North Yorkshire countryside

30 August 2023

The Broughton Sanctuary estate near Skipton is rewilding its sheep-grazed hillsides into woodlands rich with birds and insects.


Lifer admits trying to kill pensioner five months after release from prison

Lifer admits trying to kill pensioner five months after release from prison

Lifer admits trying to kill pensioner five months after release from prison

30 August 2023

Anthony Roberts will be sentenced in October after admitting charges of attempted murder and sexual assault.


Major new review recommends teenagers and young adults avoid cannabis

Major new review recommends teenagers and young adults avoid cannabis

Major new review recommends teenagers and young adults avoid cannabis

30 August 2023

An umbrella review of studies was conducted to determine which groups might benefit from cannabis use and which groups should avoid the drug.


Former GCHQ worker admits attempting to murder US spy with two knives

Former GCHQ worker admits attempting to murder US spy with two knives

Former GCHQ worker admits attempting to murder US spy with two knives

30 August 2023

Joshua Bowles cited the victim working at GCHQ as a motive for his attack, Gloucestershire Police has said.


Judges to get powers to force offenders to attend sentencing hearings

Judges to get powers to force offenders to attend sentencing hearings

Judges to get powers to force offenders to attend sentencing hearings

30 August 2023

The Ministry of Justice said criminals could be made to attend hearings by force if necessary.


Estimated 121,000 died while waiting for NHS treatment in 2022, Labour says

Estimated 121,000 died while waiting for NHS treatment in 2022, Labour says

Estimated 121,000 died while waiting for NHS treatment in 2022, Labour says

30 August 2023

Figures obtained through freedom of information requests suggest record numbers of people are dying while waiting for care, Labour claimed.


Sexual predator found guilty of blackmailing and abusing women and children

Sexual predator found guilty of blackmailing and abusing women and children

Sexual predator found guilty of blackmailing and abusing women and children

30 August 2023

Anthony Burns, 39, showed no reaction in the dock as he was found guilty by a jury of two counts of causing a child to engage in sexual activity.


Superdry shares suspended after audit delays

Superdry shares suspended after audit delays

Superdry shares suspended after audit delays

30 August 2023

The retailer and clothing brand had been required to publish its results for the year to April by a deadline of Tuesday August 29.


Animal rights activists admit trying to stop Scottish Grand National

Animal rights activists admit trying to stop Scottish Grand National

Animal rights activists admit trying to stop Scottish Grand National

30 August 2023

The showpiece event took place at Ayr Racecourse in April.


Record number of firms sign up to sustainably invest UK savers’ money

Record number of firms sign up to sustainably invest UK savers’ money

Record number of firms sign up to sustainably invest UK savers’ money

30 August 2023

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced on Wednesday that more firms than ever have signed its UK Stewardship Code 2020.


Parkinson’s blood test could help develop cure, researchers say

Parkinson’s blood test could help develop cure, researchers say

Parkinson’s blood test could help develop cure, researchers say

30 August 2023

The US team developed a test that showed DNA damage in the mitochondria – energy-producing structures found in the cell – in Parkinson’s patients.


Migrant Channel crossings top 20,000 for the year so far

Migrant Channel crossings top 20,000 for the year so far

Migrant Channel crossings top 20,000 for the year so far

30 August 2023

Some 300 people made the journey in five boats on Tuesday, according to Government figures.


Working-class unionists miss a leader like David Ervine – play producer

Working-class unionists miss a leader like David Ervine – play producer

Working-class unionists miss a leader like David Ervine – play producer

30 August 2023

Martin Lynch was speaking at the opening of a new one-man play which tells the story of the former UVF man turned politician.


Take care when copying people into emails, information commissioner warns

Take care when copying people into emails, information commissioner warns

Take care when copying people into emails, information commissioner warns

30 August 2023

Companies should only use the Bcc function in some situations, according to the Information Commissioner’s Office.


British family stuck in south of France until Sunday after flights cancelled

British family stuck in south of France until Sunday after flights cancelled

British family stuck in south of France until Sunday after flights cancelled

30 August 2023

Rory Dollard, 40, and his wife and children could not fly back as planned from Bergerac Dordogne Perigord Airport on Monday.


Woman arrested over death of two-year-old girl hit by car at holiday park

Woman arrested over death of two-year-old girl hit by car at holiday park

Woman arrested over death of two-year-old girl hit by car at holiday park

30 August 2023

Isabella Tucker died in hospital after the incident in Horsley Hale, near Littleport, Cambridgeshire Police said.


Harry: No one around me could help after warzone return sparked ‘unravelling’

Harry: No one around me could help after warzone return sparked ‘unravelling’

Harry: No one around me could help after warzone return sparked ‘unravelling’

30 August 2023

The duke has spoken of dealing with his own trauma in his new Netflix documentary Heart of Invictus.


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