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MP Mark Menzies loses Tory whip as party investigates claims he misused funds

MP Mark Menzies loses Tory whip as party investigates claims he misused funds

MP Mark Menzies loses Tory whip as party investigates claims he misused funds

18 April 2024

The Fylde MP is alleged to have used campaign funds to pay off ‘bad people’ and cover medical expenses.


Allowing a patch of grass in gardens to grow long helps butterflies, study finds

Allowing a patch of grass in gardens to grow long helps butterflies, study finds

Allowing a patch of grass in gardens to grow long helps butterflies, study finds

18 April 2024

Butterfly Conservation scientists urge gardeners to let some of their garden go wild to help declining species.


Jury to deliver verdicts in Stardust fire inquests

Jury to deliver verdicts in Stardust fire inquests

Jury to deliver verdicts in Stardust fire inquests

18 April 2024

Forty eight people died in the blaze at the Dublin nightclub on St Valentine’s Day in 1981.


‘Truly exciting’ letter about Lord Byron’s memoirs found at Cambridge college

‘Truly exciting’ letter about Lord Byron’s memoirs found at Cambridge college

‘Truly exciting’ letter about Lord Byron’s memoirs found at Cambridge college

18 April 2024

The letter, from Elizabeth Palgrave, was discovered in Trinity College’s Wren Library.


Scientists hopeful for ‘new era’ of blood cancer treatment after breakthrough

Scientists hopeful for ‘new era’ of blood cancer treatment after breakthrough

Scientists hopeful for ‘new era’ of blood cancer treatment after breakthrough

18 April 2024

Existing drugs could be repurposed following the discovery, according to researchers, who have also developed a new compound using their findings.


Ellie Goulding collaborates with sounds of Nature as it becomes official artist

Ellie Goulding collaborates with sounds of Nature as it becomes official artist

Ellie Goulding collaborates with sounds of Nature as it becomes official artist

18 April 2024

Nature has been given its own profile on major streaming platforms including Spotify and Apple Music.


William to resume official public duties with food charity visits

William to resume official public duties with food charity visits

William to resume official public duties with food charity visits

18 April 2024

William will attend Sunbury Cricket Club, the charity’s headquarters.


Local leaders pledge to ‘resist dragging climate policies into culture wars’

Local leaders pledge to ‘resist dragging climate policies into culture wars’

Local leaders pledge to ‘resist dragging climate policies into culture wars’

18 April 2024

The pledge was launched ahead of local and mayoral elections set to take place in May.


What the papers say – April 18

What the papers say – April 18

What the papers say – April 18

18 April 2024

A variety of stories feature on the fronts of the nation’s papers on Thursday.


Further delays to Rwanda plan as peers maintain fight to rewrite Bill

Further delays to Rwanda plan as peers maintain fight to rewrite Bill

Further delays to Rwanda plan as peers maintain fight to rewrite Bill

17 April 2024

The legislation to make the Government’s Rwanda plan legally watertight will return to the Commons on Monday.


Actor Warwick Davis’s wife Samantha dies aged 53

Actor Warwick Davis’s wife Samantha dies aged 53

Actor Warwick Davis’s wife Samantha dies aged 53

17 April 2024

The couple married in 1991 and had two children together.


Tory MP Menzies under investigation by party over claims about misuse of funds

Tory MP Menzies under investigation by party over claims about misuse of funds

Tory MP Menzies under investigation by party over claims about misuse of funds

17 April 2024

Fylde MP Mark Menzies allegedly used cash raised by donors to pay medical expenses and sought money from an aide after being detained by ‘bad people’.


Single ticket wins £5.2 million lottery jackpot

Single ticket wins £5.2 million lottery jackpot

Single ticket wins £5.2 million lottery jackpot

17 April 2024

The estimated jackpot for Saturday’s Lotto draw now stands at £3.8m.


Probe launched after trust admits giving baby to wrong mother at maternity unit

Probe launched after trust admits giving baby to wrong mother at maternity unit

Probe launched after trust admits giving baby to wrong mother at maternity unit

17 April 2024

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust said it is investigating an incident.


Briton living in Dubai says floods are ‘crazy’ as torrential rain hits region

Briton living in Dubai says floods are ‘crazy’ as torrential rain hits region

Briton living in Dubai says floods are ‘crazy’ as torrential rain hits region

17 April 2024

Jake McCulloch, from Essex, said he had to wade through knee-deep water to get to his car on Tuesday


No Downing Street flea problem after ‘vast’ expense of new carpets, says Hunt

No Downing Street flea problem after ‘vast’ expense of new carpets, says Hunt

No Downing Street flea problem after ‘vast’ expense of new carpets, says Hunt

17 April 2024

Liz Truss said the No 11 flat was invested with fleas, but Jeremy Hunt said he had not experienced the problem after paying for new carpets.


Rwanda Bill stuck in deadlock as defiant peers insist on changes to asylum plan

Rwanda Bill stuck in deadlock as defiant peers insist on changes to asylum plan

Rwanda Bill stuck in deadlock as defiant peers insist on changes to asylum plan

17 April 2024

The House of Lords snubbed ministerial calls to back down over the contentious legislation.


Labour urged to support oil and gas sector to enable green transition

Labour urged to support oil and gas sector to enable green transition

Labour urged to support oil and gas sector to enable green transition

17 April 2024

A leading industry figure said skills and capabilities in existing supply chains can play a key role in the move to clean energy.


European countries need to recognise Palestinian statehood – Irish premier

European countries need to recognise Palestinian statehood – Irish premier

European countries need to recognise Palestinian statehood – Irish premier

17 April 2024

Simon Harris was attending a European Council meeting in Brussels.


Police probe bone marrow injections ‘offered to children with autism’

Police probe bone marrow injections ‘offered to children with autism’

Police probe bone marrow injections ‘offered to children with autism’

17 April 2024

A person claiming to be a doctor plans to travel to the UK next week to offer the treatment, the Royal Borough of Greenwich said.


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