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Activist on trial after repeatedly trying to talk to Sir David Attenborough

Activist on trial after repeatedly trying to talk to Sir David Attenborough

Activist on trial after repeatedly trying to talk to Sir David Attenborough

17 March 2023

Emma Smart has gone on trial accused of failing to comply with a Section 35 dispersal order in Weymouth, Dorset, which she denies.


No 10 defends ‘proportionate’ Government phones TikTok ban after China criticism

No 10 defends ‘proportionate’ Government phones TikTok ban after China criticism

No 10 defends ‘proportionate’ Government phones TikTok ban after China criticism

17 March 2023

The Chinese embassy in Britain accused UK ministers of outlawing the Chinese-owned app based on ‘political motive rather than facts’.


Whole life sentence prisoners face ban from marrying under Government plans

Whole life sentence prisoners face ban from marrying under Government plans

Whole life sentence prisoners face ban from marrying under Government plans

17 March 2023

It comes amid anger over a bid by Levi Bellfield to challenge a decision blocking the serial killer from marrying in prison.


Retired taxi driver will return to Scottish Highland roads after £1m lotto win

Retired taxi driver will return to Scottish Highland roads after £1m lotto win

Retired taxi driver will return to Scottish Highland roads after £1m lotto win

17 March 2023

Steve Glover, 73, said he fell in love with the Scottish Highlands while based there with the RAF.


Regan pledges to ‘hit the ground running’ as she meets Permanent Secretary

Regan pledges to ‘hit the ground running’ as she meets Permanent Secretary

Regan pledges to ‘hit the ground running’ as she meets Permanent Secretary

17 March 2023

All three candidates were invited to meet with the top civil servant ahead.


Death in custody of black man would automatically lead to tension, inquiry told

Death in custody of black man would automatically lead to tension, inquiry told

Death in custody of black man would automatically lead to tension, inquiry told

17 March 2023

An inquiry into the circumstances around Mr Bayoh’s death is continuing.


Skipper and company owner avoid jail over speedboat death of Emily Lewis,15

Skipper and company owner avoid jail over speedboat death of Emily Lewis,15

Skipper and company owner avoid jail over speedboat death of Emily Lewis,15

17 March 2023

The rigid inflatable boat (Rib) she was in collided with a 4.5m high buoy at 36.6 knots in Southampton Water on August 22 2020.


Olivia murder accused wore tracksuit bottoms matching the gunman’s, court hears

Olivia murder accused wore tracksuit bottoms matching the gunman’s, court hears

Olivia murder accused wore tracksuit bottoms matching the gunman’s, court hears

17 March 2023

Thomas Cashman, 34, denies killing nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool last year.


UK economy expected to be second-worst in G20 this year – OECD

UK economy expected to be second-worst in G20 this year – OECD

UK economy expected to be second-worst in G20 this year – OECD

17 March 2023

The OECD said that it expects a 0.2% fall in UK gross domestic product (GDP) this year, followed by a rise of 0.9% next year.


MPs back plans for tougher sanctions on parents who do not pay child maintenance

MPs back plans for tougher sanctions on parents who do not pay child maintenance

MPs back plans for tougher sanctions on parents who do not pay child maintenance

17 March 2023

The Child Support (Enforcement) Bill would strengthen the enforcement powers of the DWP to reclaim debts built up by non-paying parents.


Drakeford accuses UK Government of ‘dog whistle’ politics over Stop The Boats

Drakeford accuses UK Government of ‘dog whistle’ politics over Stop The Boats

Drakeford accuses UK Government of ‘dog whistle’ politics over Stop The Boats

17 March 2023

Wales’ First Minister was in Paris when he hit out at the Home Secretary’s controversial new asylum bill.


Pc facing sack after excessive force misconduct finding in Dalian Atkinson case

Pc facing sack after excessive force misconduct finding in Dalian Atkinson case

Pc facing sack after excessive force misconduct finding in Dalian Atkinson case

17 March 2023

Pc Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith had faced disciplinary action over her behaviour during a fatal incident involving the former footballer.


Dominic Raab’s warning over serial killer Levi Bellfield’s prison marriage bid

Dominic Raab’s warning over serial killer Levi Bellfield’s prison marriage bid

Dominic Raab’s warning over serial killer Levi Bellfield’s prison marriage bid

17 March 2023

The Justice Secretary said there was a risk to anyone wanting to marry such an offender.


Cecil the lion did not die ‘in vain’, minister says as trophy-hunting ban passed

Cecil the lion did not die ‘in vain’, minister says as trophy-hunting ban passed

Cecil the lion did not die ‘in vain’, minister says as trophy-hunting ban passed

17 March 2023

MPs critical of the hunting trophy import ban claimed it could be viewed as ‘neo-colonial’.


Appeal judges cut jail term handed to former politician Lord Nazir Ahmed

Appeal judges cut jail term handed to former politician Lord Nazir Ahmed

Appeal judges cut jail term handed to former politician Lord Nazir Ahmed

17 March 2023

The peer had been convicted of sexually abusing two children when he was a teenager in Rotherham in the 1970s.


Diesel drivers ‘not benefiting from fuel duty freeze’

Diesel drivers ‘not benefiting from fuel duty freeze’

Diesel drivers ‘not benefiting from fuel duty freeze’

17 March 2023

The RAC said major fuel retailers are refusing to cut pump prices in ‘any meaningful way’ despite wholesale diesel costs falling.


Peanut allergies may fall by 77% if babies weaned early on products – scientists

Peanut allergies may fall by 77% if babies weaned early on products – scientists

Peanut allergies may fall by 77% if babies weaned early on products – scientists

17 March 2023

Researchers said that introducing allergens in small quantities between four and six months of age reduces the risk of developing the condition.


Three men accused of murdering footballer Cody Fisher to stand trial in July

Three men accused of murdering footballer Cody Fisher to stand trial in July

Three men accused of murdering footballer Cody Fisher to stand trial in July

17 March 2023

All three men, who are accused of killing Mr Fisher at a nightclub in Birmingham on Boxing Day 2022, deny charges of murder and affray.


Great-great-grandmother, 108, says ‘lunchtime tipple’ is key to long, happy life

Great-great-grandmother, 108, says ‘lunchtime tipple’ is key to long, happy life

Great-great-grandmother, 108, says ‘lunchtime tipple’ is key to long, happy life

17 March 2023

Mary Ann Clifton was born on March 16 1915 in Lambeth, south London.


Jodey Whiting’s mother has ‘chance of justice’ after second inquest ordered

Jodey Whiting’s mother has ‘chance of justice’ after second inquest ordered

Jodey Whiting’s mother has ‘chance of justice’ after second inquest ordered

17 March 2023

Court of Appeal judges ruled on Friday there should be a fresh inquest into Ms Whiting’s death after a legal battle fought by her mother, Joy Dove.


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