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BBC should have further explored issues raised about Tim Westwood, report says

BBC should have further explored issues raised about Tim Westwood, report says

BBC should have further explored issues raised about Tim Westwood, report says

04 August 2022

The broadcaster has launched a broader review led by barrister Gemma White.


‘Very little meaningful rain’ forecast as temperatures set to climb next week

‘Very little meaningful rain’ forecast as temperatures set to climb next week

‘Very little meaningful rain’ forecast as temperatures set to climb next week

04 August 2022

Ongoing dry conditions have prompted hosepipe bans and calls to restore wetlands on an ‘enormous scale’ to cope with a drier future.


Oyster nurseries filter half a million bathtubs of water in year since creation

Oyster nurseries filter half a million bathtubs of water in year since creation

Oyster nurseries filter half a million bathtubs of water in year since creation

04 August 2022

Experts say efforts to bring the native oyster back from the brink of extinction is already having major benefits.


Investigation into force used by police on elderly disabled man in care home

Investigation into force used by police on elderly disabled man in care home

Investigation into force used by police on elderly disabled man in care home

04 August 2022

The 93-year-old man had Pava spray and a Taser used on him by two Sussex Police officers.


Schoolgirl Lilia Valutyte, nine, died from stab wound to chest, inquest hears

Schoolgirl Lilia Valutyte, nine, died from stab wound to chest, inquest hears

Schoolgirl Lilia Valutyte, nine, died from stab wound to chest, inquest hears

04 August 2022

Lilia was confirmed dead at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital following the incident in Lincolnshire on July 28.


Truss sets out plan to ‘unleash investment and boost economic growth’

Truss sets out plan to ‘unleash investment and boost economic growth’

Truss sets out plan to ‘unleash investment and boost economic growth’

04 August 2022

Prime ministerial hopeful Liz Truss believes her economic plan ‘will put money back into the pockets of hard-working people’.


Bailey defends Bank of England’s independence as clash with Truss looms

Bailey defends Bank of England’s independence as clash with Truss looms

Bailey defends Bank of England’s independence as clash with Truss looms

04 August 2022

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said Threadneedle Street had a record of managing ‘political pressure’.


ITV to air documentary about disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris

ITV to air documentary about disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris

ITV to air documentary about disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris

04 August 2022

The 92-year-old was jailed for five years and nine months in 2014 and released on licence in 2017.


Jasper and Willow share Cat of the Year award for bringing ‘comfort’ to hospice

Jasper and Willow share Cat of the Year award for bringing ‘comfort’ to hospice

Jasper and Willow share Cat of the Year award for bringing ‘comfort’ to hospice

04 August 2022

The sibling rescue cats won National Cat of the Year 2022 for their work comforting ‘patients, family and friends, or staff’.


Page from 800-year-old bible on display at Glastonbury Abbey

Page from 800-year-old bible on display at Glastonbury Abbey

Page from 800-year-old bible on display at Glastonbury Abbey

04 August 2022

The original work was created by the abbey’s monks in the Middle Ages and disappeared during the English Reformation.


Scots will have to choose to ‘freeze or starve’ this winter, claims charity

Scots will have to choose to ‘freeze or starve’ this winter, claims charity

Scots will have to choose to ‘freeze or starve’ this winter, claims charity

04 August 2022

Inflation is projected to rise to 13.3% by October if the energy price cap rises to £3,450.


Children who claim free school meals earn less as adults despite education – ONS

Children who claim free school meals earn less as adults despite education – ONS

Children who claim free school meals earn less as adults despite education – ONS

04 August 2022

The ONS said data showed a “persistent earnings gap” between those who received free school meals and other students.


Bank boss says ‘absolute priority’ to control inflation as rates jump to 1.75%

Bank boss says ‘absolute priority’ to control inflation as rates jump to 1.75%

Bank boss says ‘absolute priority’ to control inflation as rates jump to 1.75%

04 August 2022

Bank policymakers hiked the interest rates to 1.75% from 1.25%, the biggest single rise since 1995, as they tried to control runaway inflation.


Outsourcer Serco to hand out £9m cash boost to workforce

Outsourcer Serco to hand out £9m cash boost to workforce

Outsourcer Serco to hand out £9m cash boost to workforce

04 August 2022

Shares in the company, which runs security, transport and immigration contracts, moved higher on Thursday.


NHS suicides ‘brushed under carpet’, BBC show creator says as memorial unveiled

NHS suicides ‘brushed under carpet’, BBC show creator says as memorial unveiled

NHS suicides ‘brushed under carpet’, BBC show creator says as memorial unveiled

04 August 2022

This Is Going To Hurt writer Adam Kay has planted a tree in tribute to health workers who have taken their own lives.


Wetlands ‘must be restored on enormous scale’ to cope with more droughts

Wetlands ‘must be restored on enormous scale’ to cope with more droughts

Wetlands ‘must be restored on enormous scale’ to cope with more droughts

04 August 2022

The Wildlife Trusts said there was a need to restore wetlands to cope with a future of more dry conditions.


Sofa seller ScS warns over cost-of-living pressures

Sofa seller ScS warns over cost-of-living pressures

Sofa seller ScS warns over cost-of-living pressures

04 August 2022

The furniture retailer reported a 3.9% increase in orders in the year to July 30, compared with the previous year.


Man guilty of murdering neighbour after becoming annoyed by motorbike noise

Man guilty of murdering neighbour after becoming annoyed by motorbike noise

Man guilty of murdering neighbour after becoming annoyed by motorbike noise

04 August 2022

Norwich Crown Court heard that Jamie Crosbie stabbed 41-year-old Dean Allsop 17 times last April.


£50-a-month jump in average tracker mortgage costs following rate rise

£50-a-month jump in average tracker mortgage costs following rate rise

£50-a-month jump in average tracker mortgage costs following rate rise

04 August 2022

The increase adds up to more than £600 extra in mortgage costs over the course of a year.


First shipment of Ukrainian grain since war began ‘to arrive in UK in 10 days’

First shipment of Ukrainian grain since war began ‘to arrive in UK in 10 days’

First shipment of Ukrainian grain since war began ‘to arrive in UK in 10 days’

04 August 2022

The Malta-flagged Rojen is due to arrive in the UK on August 14, an official said


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