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Midwives vote to accept NHS pay offer

Midwives vote to accept NHS pay offer

Midwives vote to accept NHS pay offer

26 April 2023

Some unions have said yes to the offer while others have rejected it.


Husband found drunk and bleeding at Euston station convicted of wife’s murder

Husband found drunk and bleeding at Euston station convicted of wife’s murder

Husband found drunk and bleeding at Euston station convicted of wife’s murder

26 April 2023

Phillip Dafter faces an automatic life sentence when he is sentenced next month.


Father told children ‘it was like hide-and-seek’ amid gunfight near Sudan home

Father told children ‘it was like hide-and-seek’ amid gunfight near Sudan home

Father told children ‘it was like hide-and-seek’ amid gunfight near Sudan home

26 April 2023

Munzir Salman was with his three children when Sudanese soldiers were ambushed by Rapid Support Forces officers outside his Khartoum block of flats.


Suella Braverman fails to back migrants claim with figures as Bill criticised

Suella Braverman fails to back migrants claim with figures as Bill criticised

Suella Braverman fails to back migrants claim with figures as Bill criticised

26 April 2023

The Illegal Migration Bill cleared the House of Commons on Wednesday.


Striking teachers insist ‘enough is enough’ as action closes schools across NI

Striking teachers insist ‘enough is enough’ as action closes schools across NI

Striking teachers insist ‘enough is enough’ as action closes schools across NI

26 April 2023

Many civil servants were also on the picket lines on Wednesday.


Lee Anderson in ‘aggressive’ clash with Andrew Bridgen and ex-Tory councillor

Lee Anderson in ‘aggressive’ clash with Andrew Bridgen and ex-Tory councillor

Lee Anderson in ‘aggressive’ clash with Andrew Bridgen and ex-Tory councillor

26 April 2023

The altercation in a parliamentary dining room came after Mr Bridgen was expelled from the party.


Charles and Camilla’s phone calls intercepted by The Sun publisher, court told

Charles and Camilla’s phone calls intercepted by The Sun publisher, court told

Charles and Camilla’s phone calls intercepted by The Sun publisher, court told

26 April 2023

News Group Newspapers is bringing a bid to have the Duke of Sussex’s case thrown out, along with a similar claim by actor Hugh Grant.


Mother accused of starving son ‘locked herself away’ during pandemic, court told

Mother accused of starving son ‘locked herself away’ during pandemic, court told

Mother accused of starving son ‘locked herself away’ during pandemic, court told

26 April 2023

Olabisi Abubakar’s son Taiwo, three, was found dead at their home in Cardiff in June 2020.


Ex-PM May warns Government immigration reforms will harm modern slavery victims

Ex-PM May warns Government immigration reforms will harm modern slavery victims

Ex-PM May warns Government immigration reforms will harm modern slavery victims

26 April 2023

Theresa May accused ministers of delivering a ‘slap in the face’ via its proposed changes to the Illegal Migration Bill.


Chinese official’s attendance at coronation would be outrageous, Tory MPs say

Chinese official’s attendance at coronation would be outrageous, Tory MPs say

Chinese official’s attendance at coronation would be outrageous, Tory MPs say

26 April 2023

The Chinese vice-president expected to attend oversaw Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong’s liberties.


Former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher ‘to stand down at next election’

Former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher ‘to stand down at next election’

Former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher ‘to stand down at next election’

26 April 2023

The MP said he had privately told his family and friends know at the beginning of the year he did not want to stand for election again.


Celebrities back campaign for quality work experience for state school pupils

Celebrities back campaign for quality work experience for state school pupils

Celebrities back campaign for quality work experience for state school pupils

26 April 2023

Speakers for Schools has produced a new film featuring high-profile supporters of the charity telling how work experience shaped their careers.


British military assures Sudan evacuations can continue even if ceasefire breaks

British military assures Sudan evacuations can continue even if ceasefire breaks

British military assures Sudan evacuations can continue even if ceasefire breaks

26 April 2023

More than 2,000 Britons have registered with the Foreign Office as being in Sudan under the evacuation operation.


US and Canadian pensioners benefit more from UK firms than British counterparts

US and Canadian pensioners benefit more from UK firms than British counterparts

US and Canadian pensioners benefit more from UK firms than British counterparts

26 April 2023

Julia Hoggett, the chief executive of the London Stock Exchange, said that British pension funds should feel able to take the same kind of risk.


Attending coronation the ‘right thing to do’ for reconciliation, says O’Neill

Attending coronation the ‘right thing to do’ for reconciliation, says O’Neill

Attending coronation the ‘right thing to do’ for reconciliation, says O’Neill

26 April 2023

The Sinn Fein vice president will attend the ceremony along with her party’s Stormont Assembly Speaker Alex Maskey.


Extra safety measures to be introduced for anti-acne drug

Extra safety measures to be introduced for anti-acne drug

Extra safety measures to be introduced for anti-acne drug

26 April 2023

It comes after a number of suicides by people taking the drug isotretinoin.


UK one of most trusting countries when it comes to neighbours, survey suggests

UK one of most trusting countries when it comes to neighbours, survey suggests

UK one of most trusting countries when it comes to neighbours, survey suggests

26 April 2023

Overall the British public’s trust in their neighbours has risen from 78% in 2005 to 84% in 2022, research by King’s College London found.


Braverman appears to rule out safe and legal routes for refugees from Sudan

Braverman appears to rule out safe and legal routes for refugees from Sudan

Braverman appears to rule out safe and legal routes for refugees from Sudan

26 April 2023

The Home Secretary said there were ‘no plans’ to consider allowing civilians in the war-torn country to seek asylum in Britain.


British nationals face dangerous journeys to Sudan evacuation site

British nationals face dangerous journeys to Sudan evacuation site

British nationals face dangerous journeys to Sudan evacuation site

26 April 2023

Tarig Babikir and Dr Ehab Al-Moubarak are trying to make their way to the Wadi Saeedna airstrip.


Schools across Liverpool given funding to celebrate Eurovision

Schools across Liverpool given funding to celebrate Eurovision

Schools across Liverpool given funding to celebrate Eurovision

26 April 2023

EuroGrant funding of up to £2000 has been given to 27 schools to host events that celebrate the song contest.


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