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Three teenagers detained after killing dog walker in park attack

Three teenagers detained after killing dog walker in park attack

Three teenagers detained after killing dog walker in park attack

21 March 2024

Warwick Crown Court was told John Hackett, 36, died a day after suffering a ‘bisected’ kidney and rib fractures when he was kicked and punched.


Queen says Charles is doing very well as she completes Northern Ireland visit

Queen says Charles is doing very well as she completes Northern Ireland visit

Queen says Charles is doing very well as she completes Northern Ireland visit

21 March 2024

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill sent her regards to Charles as she shook hands with Camilla at an event in Hillsborough Castle.


Former Liverpool football prodigy jailed for role in drugs plot

Former Liverpool football prodigy jailed for role in drugs plot

Former Liverpool football prodigy jailed for role in drugs plot

21 March 2024

Jamie Cassidy had at one time been one of England’s hottest football prospects, a court heard.


Over 500 jobs at risk as Waitrose proposes warehouse closure

Over 500 jobs at risk as Waitrose proposes warehouse closure

Over 500 jobs at risk as Waitrose proposes warehouse closure

21 March 2024

Under the proposals, the warehouse is likely to close this summer, ahead of its lease coming to an end in early 2025.


Concerns over ‘Government’s failure’ to act on patient safety recommendations

Concerns over ‘Government’s failure’ to act on patient safety recommendations

Concerns over ‘Government’s failure’ to act on patient safety recommendations

21 March 2024

The report by an expert panel was commissioned following the Lucy Letby case.


Channel 4 finds ‘no evidence’ staff knew about Russell Brand allegations

Channel 4 finds ‘no evidence’ staff knew about Russell Brand allegations

Channel 4 finds ‘no evidence’ staff knew about Russell Brand allegations

21 March 2024

Brand has strongly denied all allegations.


Falling armed forces recruitment levels deemed ‘national security crisis’

Falling armed forces recruitment levels deemed ‘national security crisis’

Falling armed forces recruitment levels deemed ‘national security crisis’

21 March 2024

Labour former defence minister Kevan Jones said a ‘radical revolution’ is needed in the way the services recruit and employ people.


Sadiq Khan pledges £30 million youth services investment if re-elected in May

Sadiq Khan pledges £30 million youth services investment if re-elected in May

Sadiq Khan pledges £30 million youth services investment if re-elected in May

21 March 2024

The London mayor said the new funding would help tackle youth crime and support 300 youth projects currently operating across London.


Tory MP wonders if Rishi Sunak ‘dances like Hugh Grant’ in Number 10

Tory MP wonders if Rishi Sunak ‘dances like Hugh Grant’ in Number 10

Tory MP wonders if Rishi Sunak ‘dances like Hugh Grant’ in Number 10

21 March 2024

Nick Fletcher MP also said that the speech given by Hugh Grant’s Prime Minister in Love Actually made him feel ‘genuinely proud to be British’.


US Justice Department accuses Apple of ‘illegal monopoly’ in competition lawsuit

US Justice Department accuses Apple of ‘illegal monopoly’ in competition lawsuit

US Justice Department accuses Apple of ‘illegal monopoly’ in competition lawsuit

21 March 2024

The lawsuit accuses the technology giant of stifling innovation and competition through its control over the iPhone ecosystem.


Jacqueline Wilson to release new adult sequel to her Girls series

Jacqueline Wilson to release new adult sequel to her Girls series

Jacqueline Wilson to release new adult sequel to her Girls series

21 March 2024

The bestselling author will revisit the lives of Ellie, Magda and Nadine who are now aged 40.


Funeral takes place for Garda killer Pearse McAuley

Funeral takes place for Garda killer Pearse McAuley

Funeral takes place for Garda killer Pearse McAuley

21 March 2024

He was found dead in his home in Strabane on Monday.


Tory Manchester mayoral candidate Dan Barker defects to Reform party

Tory Manchester mayoral candidate Dan Barker defects to Reform party

Tory Manchester mayoral candidate Dan Barker defects to Reform party

21 March 2024

Dan Barker was set to face the current mayor, Labour’s Andy Burnham, as the Conservative candidate in May.


More than a third of children living in poverty in some of UK’s biggest cities

More than a third of children living in poverty in some of UK’s biggest cities

More than a third of children living in poverty in some of UK’s biggest cities

21 March 2024

Pendle in Lancashire had the highest level of children living in a relative low income family than any other UK local authority, at 43.2%.


Earlier signs of spring are becoming the new norm, Woodland Trust says

Earlier signs of spring are becoming the new norm, Woodland Trust says

Earlier signs of spring are becoming the new norm, Woodland Trust says

21 March 2024

The charity runs the Nature’s Calendar scheme which asks citizen scientists to record the signs of the changing seasons.


Greenpeace activists deny criminal damage after protest at PM’s home

Greenpeace activists deny criminal damage after protest at PM’s home

Greenpeace activists deny criminal damage after protest at PM’s home

21 March 2024

Four defendants denied the charge of damaging roof slates to a value of less than £5,000 belonging to Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty.


Showers likely across UK over Easter weekend

Showers likely across UK over Easter weekend

Showers likely across UK over Easter weekend

21 March 2024

The Met Office has forecast unsettled weather over the bank holiday weekend.


Mother guilty of murdering three-year-old son after ‘campaign of violence’

Mother guilty of murdering three-year-old son after ‘campaign of violence’

Mother guilty of murdering three-year-old son after ‘campaign of violence’

21 March 2024

Christina Robinson, 30, was convicted following a three-week-trial.


Next government urged to prioritise investment in tackling global water crisis

Next government urged to prioritise investment in tackling global water crisis

Next government urged to prioritise investment in tackling global water crisis

21 March 2024

WaterAid is calling for British MPs to allocate a minimum of 10% of the overseas aid budget to tackling the global water crisis.


Officers will take common sense approach to hate crime law, police chief vows

Officers will take common sense approach to hate crime law, police chief vows

Officers will take common sense approach to hate crime law, police chief vows

21 March 2024

New legislation comes into force in Scotland on April 1 but there are concerns over its potential impact on freedom of speech.


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