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Bill to ban ‘vile and cruel’ shark fin trade has Government’s ‘full support’

Bill to ban ‘vile and cruel’ shark fin trade has Government’s ‘full support’

Bill to ban ‘vile and cruel’ shark fin trade has Government’s ‘full support’

15 July 2022

Opening the second reading debate of her Shark Fins Bill, Labour’s Christina Rees told the Commons “sharks desperately need our help and protection”.


People over 50 to be offered Covid booster jab this autumn

People over 50 to be offered Covid booster jab this autumn

People over 50 to be offered Covid booster jab this autumn

15 July 2022

Experts hope expanding the offer will provide necessary protection to those at higher risk of severe illness.


Neo-Nazi group teenager found with Nazi dagger, SS hat and Swastika armband

Neo-Nazi group teenager found with Nazi dagger, SS hat and Swastika armband

Neo-Nazi group teenager found with Nazi dagger, SS hat and Swastika armband

15 July 2022

Luca Benincasa, 19, is the first person to be convicted of belonging to the Feuerkrieg Division (FKD) since the far-right organisation was banned.


Metropolitan Police officer dismissed for punching handcuffed teenage boy

Metropolitan Police officer dismissed for punching handcuffed teenage boy

Metropolitan Police officer dismissed for punching handcuffed teenage boy

15 July 2022

Constable Steven Martin was dismissed without notice for gross misconduct following an Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation.


Robber handed 30-year jail term for ‘terrifying’ raid on home of Ashley Cole

Robber handed 30-year jail term for ‘terrifying’ raid on home of Ashley Cole

Robber handed 30-year jail term for ‘terrifying’ raid on home of Ashley Cole

15 July 2022

The footballer was tied up in the attack while holding his young daughter.


Mother ‘truly angry’ over reported death of aid volunteer captured in Ukraine

Mother ‘truly angry’ over reported death of aid volunteer captured in Ukraine

Mother ‘truly angry’ over reported death of aid volunteer captured in Ukraine

15 July 2022

Paul Urey was reported to have died in captivity on Sunday.


Sir Keir Starmer discusses Brexit and Ukraine with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

Sir Keir Starmer discusses Brexit and Ukraine with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

Sir Keir Starmer discusses Brexit and Ukraine with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

15 July 2022

The Labour leader also wanted to talk about his hopes of winning the next general election, and plans for Britain and Germany to work more closely.


How to cope with extreme temperatures during the heatwave

How to cope with extreme temperatures during the heatwave

How to cope with extreme temperatures during the heatwave

15 July 2022

Here is everything you know about coping with the soaring mercury.


Liz Truss makes multibillion-pound pledges for Tory leadership in Zoom hustings

Liz Truss makes multibillion-pound pledges for Tory leadership in Zoom hustings

Liz Truss makes multibillion-pound pledges for Tory leadership in Zoom hustings

15 July 2022

The Foreign Secretary vowed to axe the corporation tax hike, which would cost around £16 billion per year.


Giant ‘Beanotown’ sign unveiled over Dundee to mark city’s comic heritage

Giant ‘Beanotown’ sign unveiled over Dundee to mark city’s comic heritage

Giant ‘Beanotown’ sign unveiled over Dundee to mark city’s comic heritage

15 July 2022

The sign will be visible across the Tay and will be in place for the duration of the Dundee Bash Street Festival.


Ashley Cole: Terror on my children’s faces during robbery will never leave me

Ashley Cole: Terror on my children’s faces during robbery will never leave me

Ashley Cole: Terror on my children’s faces during robbery will never leave me

15 July 2022

A gang of men smashed their way into the family’s home in January 2020 and tied them up.


Met Police prosecution for Covid breach ‘an insult to memory of Sarah Everard’

Met Police prosecution for Covid breach ‘an insult to memory of Sarah Everard’

Met Police prosecution for Covid breach ‘an insult to memory of Sarah Everard’

15 July 2022

Jenny Edmunds is accused over a vigil on Clapham Common last year.


‘Typical’ quips the Queen as mobile phone rings during hospice visit

‘Typical’ quips the Queen as mobile phone rings during hospice visit

‘Typical’ quips the Queen as mobile phone rings during hospice visit

15 July 2022

The 96-year-old made a rare public appearance outside Windsor Castle to formally open the new £22m Thames Hospice building in nearby Maidenhead.


High temperatures a ‘wake-up call on climate change’

High temperatures a ‘wake-up call on climate change’

High temperatures a ‘wake-up call on climate change’

15 July 2022

The Met Office has issued its first red warning for extreme heat.


Life for mother who murdered toddler on day of family court hearing

Life for mother who murdered toddler on day of family court hearing

Life for mother who murdered toddler on day of family court hearing

15 July 2022

Carol Hodgson used a plastic bag to smother Daniel Hodgson Green in North Yorkshire in February.


Mother of brain-damaged Archie, 12, says she will keep fighting

Mother of brain-damaged Archie, 12, says she will keep fighting

Mother of brain-damaged Archie, 12, says she will keep fighting

15 July 2022

A judge who reviewed evidence at a High Court hearing has concluded that ending treatment was in Archie Battersbee’s best interests


Family of woman killed by Novichok say ‘patience wearing thin’ as probe delayed

Family of woman killed by Novichok say ‘patience wearing thin’ as probe delayed

Family of woman killed by Novichok say ‘patience wearing thin’ as probe delayed

15 July 2022

A lawyer for Dawn Sturgess’s family said there was ‘no hope’ of the public inquiry beginning early next year.


Pupils who miss first week of school have higher rates of absence overall

Pupils who miss first week of school have higher rates of absence overall

Pupils who miss first week of school have higher rates of absence overall

15 July 2022

New analysis shows that pupils who miss days at the start of term have much poorer rates of attendance than their peers.


UK Covid-19 infections jump by nearly 800,000 in a week

UK Covid-19 infections jump by nearly 800,000 in a week

UK Covid-19 infections jump by nearly 800,000 in a week

15 July 2022

Total infections are at levels last seen in mid-April.


Sunak and Tugendhat address plans to clean up Westminster, but others silent

Sunak and Tugendhat address plans to clean up Westminster, but others silent

Sunak and Tugendhat address plans to clean up Westminster, but others silent

15 July 2022

The pair were the only remaining Tory leadership candidates to respond to questions about their plans to tackle misconduct by MPs.


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