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‘Constructive’ meeting between RMT, train operators and Government

‘Constructive’ meeting between RMT, train operators and Government

‘Constructive’ meeting between RMT, train operators and Government

09 January 2023

No further strikes have been announced but there is little sign of the deadlock being broken soon.


Covid scientist jailed for two years over road death of talented artist

Covid scientist jailed for two years over road death of talented artist

Covid scientist jailed for two years over road death of talented artist

09 January 2023

Ibnu Rizwan, 29, was driving at some 30mph on the 20mph Minories road when he hit David Joseph Evans, 32, early on August 8 2021.


UK considers supply of Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine

UK considers supply of Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine

UK considers supply of Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine

09 January 2023

Defence sources have confirmed talks with the government in Kyiv are ongoing.


Mark Cavendish tells court how masked raider held knife to his face

Mark Cavendish tells court how masked raider held knife to his face

Mark Cavendish tells court how masked raider held knife to his face

09 January 2023

Masked men broke into the Olympic cyclist’s home as he was asleep upstairs with his wife on November 27, 2021, Chelmsford Crown Court heard.


100,000 diabetes patients could benefit from ‘artificial pancreas’ technology

100,000 diabetes patients could benefit from ‘artificial pancreas’ technology

100,000 diabetes patients could benefit from ‘artificial pancreas’ technology

09 January 2023

Officials said they hope complications linked to hypoglycaemia caused by type 1 diabetes could become a ‘thing of the past’ thanks to the technology.


Sustainable drainage to be mandatory for new developments in England from 2024

Sustainable drainage to be mandatory for new developments in England from 2024

Sustainable drainage to be mandatory for new developments in England from 2024

09 January 2023

Developers will have to put in measures such as permeable paving, wetlands and grassed areas to reduce flood and pollution risks.


Foreign Secretary summons most senior Iran diplomat over execution of protesters

Foreign Secretary summons most senior Iran diplomat over execution of protesters

Foreign Secretary summons most senior Iran diplomat over execution of protesters

09 January 2023

James Cleverly said he had condemned ‘in the strongest possible terms’ the killings of Mohammad Mahdi Karami and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini.


Youth guilty of stab murder glorified in drill rap video

Youth guilty of stab murder glorified in drill rap video

Youth guilty of stab murder glorified in drill rap video

09 January 2023

Bubacar Jabbie Dukureh, 17, who was known as Buba, was walking back to his home in Walthamstow, east London, when he was attacked.


Speaker urges parties to grasp spirit of 1998 peace deal and restore Assembly

Speaker urges parties to grasp spirit of 1998 peace deal and restore Assembly

Speaker urges parties to grasp spirit of 1998 peace deal and restore Assembly

09 January 2023

Alex Maskey said the reputation of the Stormont Assembly did not match the high hopes that existed for it in 1998.


No evidence to support trafficking or rape allegations – Andrew Tate’s lawyer

No evidence to support trafficking or rape allegations – Andrew Tate’s lawyer

No evidence to support trafficking or rape allegations – Andrew Tate’s lawyer

09 January 2023

The influencer’s legal representative Eugen Vidineac spoke to Romanian online newspaper Gandul about the case.


Luxury car maker Bentley hits record sales

Luxury car maker Bentley hits record sales

Luxury car maker Bentley hits record sales

09 January 2023

The Crewe-based company, which dates back to 1919, said it delivered 15,174 cars last year.


Warming oceans have destroyed many marine parasites, study suggests

Warming oceans have destroyed many marine parasites, study suggests

Warming oceans have destroyed many marine parasites, study suggests

09 January 2023

While the tiny creatures prompt fear or disgust in many, their decline is worrying news for ecosystems, the scientists say.


Funding for care beds ‘will not address root causes of NHS and care challenges’

Funding for care beds ‘will not address root causes of NHS and care challenges’

Funding for care beds ‘will not address root causes of NHS and care challenges’

09 January 2023

The Local Government Association said “piecemeal” funding is “no substitute for a strategic approach to the pressure on hospital beds”.


EU-UK data-sharing agreement hailed as ‘positive step’ amid NI protocol row

EU-UK data-sharing agreement hailed as ‘positive step’ amid NI protocol row

EU-UK data-sharing agreement hailed as ‘positive step’ amid NI protocol row

09 January 2023

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris met European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic.


Strikes set to go ahead after ‘insulting’ talks with Health Secretary

Strikes set to go ahead after ‘insulting’ talks with Health Secretary

Strikes set to go ahead after ‘insulting’ talks with Health Secretary

09 January 2023

Ministers on Monday held a series of meetings aimed at ending a wave of industrial unrest in the NHS and on the rail network.


Raider held knife to Mark Cavendish’s throat during break-in, court told

Raider held knife to Mark Cavendish’s throat during break-in, court told

Raider held knife to Mark Cavendish’s throat during break-in, court told

09 January 2023

Raiders broke into Olympic cyclist Cavendish’s home as he was asleep upstairs with his wife Peta on November 27, 2021, Chelmsford Crown Court heard.


Harry accuses Camilla of sacrificing him on ‘her personal PR altar’

Harry accuses Camilla of sacrificing him on ‘her personal PR altar’

Harry accuses Camilla of sacrificing him on ‘her personal PR altar’

09 January 2023

The Duke of Sussex’s book, Spare, due out on Tuesday, has sparked a furore over his claims that the Prince of Wales physically attacked him.


Judge dismisses legal challenge to Northern Ireland’s long waiting lists

Judge dismisses legal challenge to Northern Ireland’s long waiting lists

Judge dismisses legal challenge to Northern Ireland’s long waiting lists

09 January 2023

A High Court judge said the issue was for politicians, not the courts.


Talks to be held between Government and biggest civil service union amid pay row

Talks to be held between Government and biggest civil service union amid pay row

Talks to be held between Government and biggest civil service union amid pay row

09 January 2023

The Public and Commercial Services union said it will meet a Government minister at the Cabinet Office later this week.


Harry: Queen ‘knew how hard it was’ for me but was not angry over Megxit crisis

Harry: Queen ‘knew how hard it was’ for me but was not angry over Megxit crisis

Harry: Queen ‘knew how hard it was’ for me but was not angry over Megxit crisis

09 January 2023

The duke spoke about his good relationship with his grandmother, who died in September, in the latest of his television interviews about his book.


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