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Centuries-old Scots coin to be auctioned in London

Centuries-old Scots coin to be auctioned in London

Centuries-old Scots coin to be auctioned in London

30 April 2024

The coin was made during the reign of David I between 1124 and 1153.


Minute-by-minute accounts of horrified onlookers during Hainault sword rampage

Minute-by-minute accounts of horrified onlookers during Hainault sword rampage

Minute-by-minute accounts of horrified onlookers during Hainault sword rampage

30 April 2024

People woke up to the sound of shrieking and screaming shortly before 7am.


Case dropped against ‘traumatised’ former senior officer Novlett Robyn Williams

Case dropped against ‘traumatised’ former senior officer Novlett Robyn Williams

Case dropped against ‘traumatised’ former senior officer Novlett Robyn Williams

30 April 2024

Novlett Robyn Williams was accused of failing repeatedly to comply with her sex offender notification requirements.


Forbes and Swinney emerge as frontrunners as Government faces confidence vote

Forbes and Swinney emerge as frontrunners as Government faces confidence vote

Forbes and Swinney emerge as frontrunners as Government faces confidence vote

30 April 2024

Scottish Labour will press ahead with a vote of no confidence in Humza Yousaf’s Government.


Cancer patient Ellis, 11, receives books and chocolate coin from King and Queen

Cancer patient Ellis, 11, receives books and chocolate coin from King and Queen

Cancer patient Ellis, 11, receives books and chocolate coin from King and Queen

30 April 2024

Ellis Edwards said it was ‘very exciting’ meeting Charles and Camilla.


Wimbledon ticket tout jailed for failing to share details of associates

Wimbledon ticket tout jailed for failing to share details of associates

Wimbledon ticket tout jailed for failing to share details of associates

30 April 2024

Oliver Hardiman had been given a final chance to avoid custody earlier in April.


Inquest into Kelly’s Bar bombing will not conclude by legacy deadline

Inquest into Kelly’s Bar bombing will not conclude by legacy deadline

Inquest into Kelly’s Bar bombing will not conclude by legacy deadline

30 April 2024

John Moran was 19 when he died from injuries received in a car bomb at Kelly’s Bar on the Springfield Road in 1972.


Kemi Badenoch calls for examples of incorrect guidance on single-sex spaces

Kemi Badenoch calls for examples of incorrect guidance on single-sex spaces

Kemi Badenoch calls for examples of incorrect guidance on single-sex spaces

30 April 2024

It comes a day after the Health Secretary announced plans to overhaul the NHS constitution to ‘ensure that biological sex is respected’.


Starmer pledges crackdown on shoplifting in speech to retail workers

Starmer pledges crackdown on shoplifting in speech to retail workers

Starmer pledges crackdown on shoplifting in speech to retail workers

30 April 2024

The Labour leader put shoplifters ‘on notice’ as he pledged 13,000 extra neighbourhood police on the beat.


Family of poet who drowned say he would be alive had he received ‘adequate’ care

Family of poet who drowned say he would be alive had he received ‘adequate’ care

Family of poet who drowned say he would be alive had he received ‘adequate’ care

30 April 2024

Gboyega Odubanjo, 27, had taken drugs before he went missing at Shambala Festival in August last year, an inquest has heard.


Ministers examining calls to stop foreign state involvement in UK online media

Ministers examining calls to stop foreign state involvement in UK online media

Ministers examining calls to stop foreign state involvement in UK online media

30 April 2024

Conservative former leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith warned the Government is dealing with a ‘digital world with analogue tools’.


Dating app Bumble unveils new features to boost women’s safety

Dating app Bumble unveils new features to boost women’s safety

Dating app Bumble unveils new features to boost women’s safety

30 April 2024

The app has undergone a major redesign and update.


Lioness urges people to wear SPF and not take a risk with their skin

Lioness urges people to wear SPF and not take a risk with their skin

Lioness urges people to wear SPF and not take a risk with their skin

30 April 2024

Bethany England’s grandfather died from skin cancer, and she said people should be proactive about protecting themselves from the sun.


Line Of Duty and Rob Roy star Brian McCardie dies aged 59

Line Of Duty and Rob Roy star Brian McCardie dies aged 59

Line Of Duty and Rob Roy star Brian McCardie dies aged 59

30 April 2024

He played criminal boss turned police informant Tommy Hunter in season two of the hit BBC crime show.


Launch of new legacy arrangements is ‘day of infamy’, son of IRA victim says

Launch of new legacy arrangements is ‘day of infamy’, son of IRA victim says

Launch of new legacy arrangements is ‘day of infamy’, son of IRA victim says

30 April 2024

David Johnston and Constable John Graham were shot dead while they were on foot patrol in Lurgan, County Armagh, on 16 June 1997.


Further age assessments ordered for pair charged over Channel crossings tragedy

Further age assessments ordered for pair charged over Channel crossings tragedy

Further age assessments ordered for pair charged over Channel crossings tragedy

30 April 2024

A further hearing was set for May 28, but the court heard it was unclear how long it would take for the assessments to be done.


UK Government has not investigated claims on asylum seekers in Ireland, MPs hear

UK Government has not investigated claims on asylum seekers in Ireland, MPs hear

UK Government has not investigated claims on asylum seekers in Ireland, MPs hear

30 April 2024

Deputy foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell said the increase in irregular migration in Ireland suggested the Rwanda effect was working as a deterrent.


Premier Inn ad banned over ‘misleading’ pricing claims

Premier Inn ad banned over ‘misleading’ pricing claims

Premier Inn ad banned over ‘misleading’ pricing claims

30 April 2024

A reader complained to the advertising watchdog after being unable to find any rooms at the advertised £35 price.


‘British ingenuity’ not colonialism drove UK growth, says Kemi Badenoch

‘British ingenuity’ not colonialism drove UK growth, says Kemi Badenoch

‘British ingenuity’ not colonialism drove UK growth, says Kemi Badenoch

30 April 2024

A new book from the Institute for Economic Affairs claims colonialism and slavery played at most a minor part in driving UK economic growth.


Telegraph takeover: Why did it collapse and what happens next?

Telegraph takeover: Why did it collapse and what happens next?

Telegraph takeover: Why did it collapse and what happens next?

30 April 2024

Proposed buyer RedBird IMI has said it will now put the Telegraph Media Group back on the market.


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