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Man charged after collision with two police vehicles

Man charged after collision with two police vehicles

Man charged after collision with two police vehicles

10 April 2023

Scotland Yard said two police officers were injured during the incident.


Man killed by single gunshot wound in Sheffield named

Man killed by single gunshot wound in Sheffield named

Man killed by single gunshot wound in Sheffield named

10 April 2023

South Yorkshire Police (SYP) named the 25-year-old as Abdullah Hassan.


Abba hail ‘musical brilliance’ of long-serving guitarist Lasse Wellander

Abba hail ‘musical brilliance’ of long-serving guitarist Lasse Wellander

Abba hail ‘musical brilliance’ of long-serving guitarist Lasse Wellander

10 April 2023

Wellander, who also featured on the soundtracks to the Mamma Mia! films, died on Good Friday after being diagnosed with cancer.


Heavy rain and strong winds to replace Easter sunshine

Heavy rain and strong winds to replace Easter sunshine

Heavy rain and strong winds to replace Easter sunshine

10 April 2023

The Met Office has issued two yellow warnings for wind covering western and southern areas from Tuesday.


Teachers want Ofsted’s ‘reign of terror’ abolished, union says

Teachers want Ofsted’s ‘reign of terror’ abolished, union says

Teachers want Ofsted’s ‘reign of terror’ abolished, union says

10 April 2023

A motion at the NASUWT conference called for the inspection system to be abolished in its ‘current form’ and immediate inspections to be halted.


Outage which hit 1% of Vodafone broadband customers ‘fixed’

Outage which hit 1% of Vodafone broadband customers ‘fixed’

Outage which hit 1% of Vodafone broadband customers ‘fixed’

10 April 2023

The issue came after Virgin Media experienced problems last week.


Rachmaninov tops Classic FM poll on 150th anniversary of birth

Rachmaninov tops Classic FM poll on 150th anniversary of birth

Rachmaninov tops Classic FM poll on 150th anniversary of birth

10 April 2023

It was also a record year for film music.


Labour to launch more attacks on Sunak despite adverts backlash

Labour to launch more attacks on Sunak despite adverts backlash

Labour to launch more attacks on Sunak despite adverts backlash

10 April 2023

Frontbencher Emily Thornberry continued to defend the initial advert accusing the Prime Minister of not wanting child sex abusers to go to jail.


NHS leader urges Acas intervention to avert ‘catastrophic’ junior doctor strikes

NHS leader urges Acas intervention to avert ‘catastrophic’ junior doctor strikes

NHS leader urges Acas intervention to avert ‘catastrophic’ junior doctor strikes

10 April 2023

NHS Confederation chief executive Matthew Taylor has urged the Government and unions to call in the Acas conciliation agency.


Teenager dies after getting into difficulties in canal

Teenager dies after getting into difficulties in canal

Teenager dies after getting into difficulties in canal

10 April 2023

The death is not being treated as suspicious.


SNP urged to ‘come together’ by its former Westminster leader

SNP urged to ‘come together’ by its former Westminster leader

SNP urged to ‘come together’ by its former Westminster leader

10 April 2023

Ian Blackford said the party needs to make sure it is ready to face the general election next year now new leader Humza Yousaf is in place.


Inflation slowing but remains strong, say accountants BDO

Inflation slowing but remains strong, say accountants BDO

Inflation slowing but remains strong, say accountants BDO

10 April 2023

BDO’s inflation index dropped to 110.99 points – a score above 95 means that inflation is growing.


Almost 60% surge in pubs shutting for good in first quarter of 2023

Almost 60% surge in pubs shutting for good in first quarter of 2023

Almost 60% surge in pubs shutting for good in first quarter of 2023

10 April 2023

More than 50 pubs have been demolished or redeveloped for other purposes each month so far this year.


Elon Musk calls BBC ‘among least biased’ in Twitter row

Elon Musk calls BBC ‘among least biased’ in Twitter row

Elon Musk calls BBC ‘among least biased’ in Twitter row

10 April 2023

The BBC has always maintained its impartiality and operates through a Royal Charter agreed with government, which says it ‘must be independent’.


Research finds UK is far from a ‘racially just society’

Research finds UK is far from a ‘racially just society’

Research finds UK is far from a ‘racially just society’

10 April 2023

The research found more than one in three people from minority backgrounds have experienced racially motivated physical or verbal abuse.


National Trust rangers move into lifeboat house to monitor little tern colony

National Trust rangers move into lifeboat house to monitor little tern colony

National Trust rangers move into lifeboat house to monitor little tern colony

10 April 2023

The rangers will live on site at Blakeney Point on the north Norfolk coast for eight months.


Rich urban elites consuming more than fair share of water, research finds

Rich urban elites consuming more than fair share of water, research finds

Rich urban elites consuming more than fair share of water, research finds

10 April 2023

The consumption of water for swimming pools, gardens and washing cars is leaving others without basic means in at least 80 cities worldwide.


Three junior doctors would make just £66.55 for taking out appendix, says BMA

Three junior doctors would make just £66.55 for taking out appendix, says BMA

Three junior doctors would make just £66.55 for taking out appendix, says BMA

10 April 2023

The BMA has highlighted the low pay as part of a new advertising campaign in support of the pay dispute by junior doctors in England.


Smokers to be encouraged to vape in ‘swap to stop’ scheme

Smokers to be encouraged to vape in ‘swap to stop’ scheme

Smokers to be encouraged to vape in ‘swap to stop’ scheme

10 April 2023

Pregnant women will also be offered financial incentives of up to £400 to quit under Government plans.


Britons cut back on groceries but spend more on TV subscriptions, figures show

Britons cut back on groceries but spend more on TV subscriptions, figures show

Britons cut back on groceries but spend more on TV subscriptions, figures show

10 April 2023

Spending on digital content and subscriptions was up 4.1% – its highest year-on-year rise in five months, Barclays found.


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