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Government delays reform enabling fairer costs for care home residents

Government delays reform enabling fairer costs for care home residents

Government delays reform enabling fairer costs for care home residents

08 July 2022

Existing care home residents may now need to wait until April 2025 before they can ask their council to arrange their care, at generally lower rates.


Man who raped schoolgirl on holiday in Florida jailed

Man who raped schoolgirl on holiday in Florida jailed

Man who raped schoolgirl on holiday in Florida jailed

08 July 2022

Matthew Mackie, 68, from East Dunbartonshire, has been labelled a ‘danger to girls and women’.


Queen offers condolences to Japan’s Emperor after fatal shooting of Shinzo Abe

Queen offers condolences to Japan’s Emperor after fatal shooting of Shinzo Abe

Queen offers condolences to Japan’s Emperor after fatal shooting of Shinzo Abe

08 July 2022

Shinzo Abe and the Queen met in 2016 during his second stint as Prime Minister.


Labour will not make election deal with SNP, says Starmer

Labour will not make election deal with SNP, says Starmer

Labour will not make election deal with SNP, says Starmer

08 July 2022

Labour will not make a deal with the Scottish National Party before or after the next general election, Sir Keir Starmer has said.


Safe and legal routes are way to combat people smuggling, says Lord Dubs

Safe and legal routes are way to combat people smuggling, says Lord Dubs

Safe and legal routes are way to combat people smuggling, says Lord Dubs

08 July 2022

The Labour peer described the Kindertransport scheme, which saved 10,000 children from persecution, as a ‘pretty generous gesture by this country’.


Bird flu detected on Rathlin Island

Bird flu detected on Rathlin Island

Bird flu detected on Rathlin Island

08 July 2022

It comes a month after the protection zone for Northern Ireland was lifted in June.


Sir Mark Rowley: From West Midlands Police to head of the UK’s largest force

Sir Mark Rowley: From West Midlands Police to head of the UK’s largest force

Sir Mark Rowley: From West Midlands Police to head of the UK’s largest force

08 July 2022

His career spans more than 30 years.


‘Sick and twisted’ killer of PCSO Julia James jailed for at least 37 years

‘Sick and twisted’ killer of PCSO Julia James jailed for at least 37 years

‘Sick and twisted’ killer of PCSO Julia James jailed for at least 37 years

08 July 2022

Callum Wheeler, 22, was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court.


‘It’s great to be back together’ – Heinz and Tesco bury the hatchet after pricing row

‘It’s great to be back together’ – Heinz and Tesco bury the hatchet after pricing row

‘It’s great to be back together’ – Heinz and Tesco bury the hatchet after pricing row

08 July 2022

Beans had been disappearing from Tesco’s shelves amid a dispute between the firms


Signed copy of book about Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition to go under hammer

Signed copy of book about Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition to go under hammer

Signed copy of book about Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition to go under hammer

08 July 2022

The book, titled South, has been signed by Ernest Shackleton’s second-in-command, Frank Wild.


In Pictures: Britons take to the rivers to bask in the summer sun

In Pictures: Britons take to the rivers to bask in the summer sun

In Pictures: Britons take to the rivers to bask in the summer sun

08 July 2022

Boaters were out in Knaresborough, Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick, with forecasters predicting a heatwave to come.


Starmer promises UK ‘fresh start’ as police find no rules broken over ‘beergate’

Starmer promises UK ‘fresh start’ as police find no rules broken over ‘beergate’

Starmer promises UK ‘fresh start’ as police find no rules broken over ‘beergate’

08 July 2022

A Durham Police investigation found that the Labour leader did not break Covid regulations during a visit to the city while campaigning last year.


Vara in Belfast for first visit as Northern Ireland Secretary

Vara in Belfast for first visit as Northern Ireland Secretary

Vara in Belfast for first visit as Northern Ireland Secretary

08 July 2022

He was appointed to the role on Thursday after Brandon Lewis joined scores of ministers resigning from Boris Johnson’s Government.


Septic tank murder allegation based on guesswork, farmer’s defence team says

Septic tank murder allegation based on guesswork, farmer’s defence team says

Septic tank murder allegation based on guesswork, farmer’s defence team says

08 July 2022

David Venables’ QC told a jury the 89-year-old’s wife Brenda may have taken her own life or met someone who wished her harm in 1982.


Johnson ally pays emotional tribute to ‘boss and friend’

Johnson ally pays emotional tribute to ‘boss and friend’

Johnson ally pays emotional tribute to ‘boss and friend’

08 July 2022

Conor Burns was speaking during a press conference in Guernsey during the 37th British-Irish Council Summit.


Households warned of potential £1,400 rise in energy bills by next year

Households warned of potential £1,400 rise in energy bills by next year

Households warned of potential £1,400 rise in energy bills by next year

08 July 2022

The price cap could increase in January by £360 more than previously thought, according to new predictions by energy consultancy Cornwall Insight.


Winner of award for children’s poetry announced

Winner of award for children’s poetry announced

Winner of award for children’s poetry announced

08 July 2022

Valarie Bloom has won the 2022 CLiPPA for her collection Stars with Flaming Tails.


Pc who took photos of murdered sisters bragged about ‘Asian assault cover-up’

Pc who took photos of murdered sisters bragged about ‘Asian assault cover-up’

Pc who took photos of murdered sisters bragged about ‘Asian assault cover-up’

08 July 2022

Deniz Jaffer also used a racially offensive term when referring to the victims of the assault, which happened after the Fryent Country Park murders.


Fewer bombings, shootings and paramilitary style attacks in NI over last year

Fewer bombings, shootings and paramilitary style attacks in NI over last year

Fewer bombings, shootings and paramilitary style attacks in NI over last year

08 July 2022

According to police figures there were just four bombing incidents between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, compared with 13 in the previous 12 months.


Next PM must change course on protocol and legacy – Murphy

Next PM must change course on protocol and legacy – Murphy

Next PM must change course on protocol and legacy – Murphy

08 July 2022

Stormont’s Finance Minister was speaking as he attended a meeting of the British-Irish Council in Guernsey.


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