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In Pictures: Revellers enjoy Glastonbury Festival on day two

In Pictures: Revellers enjoy Glastonbury Festival on day two

In Pictures: Revellers enjoy Glastonbury Festival on day two

23 June 2022

Revellers, who were warned the blue skies may soon be replaced by storm clouds, took part in a laughter yoga workshop.


British Airways workers vote to strike in pay dispute

British Airways workers vote to strike in pay dispute

British Airways workers vote to strike in pay dispute

23 June 2022

Members of the GMB and Unite unions based at Heathrow have backed industrial action.


Plans to create transport network in the south east revealed

Plans to create transport network in the south east revealed

Plans to create transport network in the south east revealed

23 June 2022

It is hoped the network would be partially funded by the Department for Transport and be carbon neutral by 2050.


Sheffield United players charged after Nottingham Forest fans’ pitch invasion

Sheffield United players charged after Nottingham Forest fans’ pitch invasion

Sheffield United players charged after Nottingham Forest fans’ pitch invasion

23 June 2022

The club said it was “disappointed” to learn Oli McBurnie and Rhian Brewster have been charged.


‘Fascist’ cell who used 3D printer to make gun parts jailed

‘Fascist’ cell who used 3D printer to make gun parts jailed

‘Fascist’ cell who used 3D printer to make gun parts jailed

23 June 2022

An undercover police officer infiltrated the group.


Primary school-aged children saw biggest rise in pandemic screen time use

Primary school-aged children saw biggest rise in pandemic screen time use

Primary school-aged children saw biggest rise in pandemic screen time use

23 June 2022

Researchers suggest the increases were associated with a negative impact on diet, sleep, mental health and eye health.


Unpaid carers ‘feel increasingly socially isolated and unsupported in roles’

Unpaid carers ‘feel increasingly socially isolated and unsupported in roles’

Unpaid carers ‘feel increasingly socially isolated and unsupported in roles’

23 June 2022

Fewer carers were able to take a break from caring for more than 24 hours, according to NHS Digital’s survey of adult carers in England.


Teachers’ strike would undermine children’s education – Downing Street

Teachers’ strike would undermine children’s education – Downing Street

Teachers’ strike would undermine children’s education – Downing Street

23 June 2022

A senior Conservative MP said that industrial action would amount to another ‘lockdown’ for children.


Constitution is a reserved matter despite latest ‘wheeze’ from Sturgeon – Jack

Constitution is a reserved matter despite latest ‘wheeze’ from Sturgeon – Jack

Constitution is a reserved matter despite latest ‘wheeze’ from Sturgeon – Jack

23 June 2022

The Scottish Secretary was questioned on the issue while at the Royal Highland Show near Edinburgh on Thursday.


MP vote on Northern Ireland Protocol Bill next week welcomed

MP vote on Northern Ireland Protocol Bill next week welcomed

MP vote on Northern Ireland Protocol Bill next week welcomed

23 June 2022

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson welcomed the Government’s decision to press ahead with the bill.


Nigerian politician charged with plot to harvest child’s organs

Nigerian politician charged with plot to harvest child’s organs

Nigerian politician charged with plot to harvest child’s organs

23 June 2022

Ike Ekweremadu is a district senator.


Mother and daughter ‘killed by falling rotting tree that crushed their car’

Mother and daughter ‘killed by falling rotting tree that crushed their car’

Mother and daughter ‘killed by falling rotting tree that crushed their car’

23 June 2022

Elaine Reason, 56, and Grace, 16, died when the mature beech tree crushed their Land Rover Freelander nearly three years ago


Respect workers and resolve rail strike, Sturgeon tells UK Government

Respect workers and resolve rail strike, Sturgeon tells UK Government

Respect workers and resolve rail strike, Sturgeon tells UK Government

23 June 2022

The First Minister addressed the issue as train services again ground to a halt across Britain as workers stage strike action.


CMA provisionally finds construction firm cartels rigged £150m of contracts

CMA provisionally finds construction firm cartels rigged £150m of contracts

CMA provisionally finds construction firm cartels rigged £150m of contracts

23 June 2022

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said eight of the firms involved in the cartels have admitted to taking part.


Robot painting Glastonbury’s famous faces says festival atmosphere is ‘electric’

Robot painting Glastonbury’s famous faces says festival atmosphere is ‘electric’

Robot painting Glastonbury’s famous faces says festival atmosphere is ‘electric’

23 June 2022

Ai-Da is heralded as the world’s first ultra-realistic robot artist and has been producing abstract paintings of this year’s Glastonbury headliners.


Zookeepers save endangered baby birds by hand-feeding them 12 times a day

Zookeepers save endangered baby birds by hand-feeding them 12 times a day

Zookeepers save endangered baby birds by hand-feeding them 12 times a day

23 June 2022

Keepers at Whipsnade Zoo stepped in to hand-rear the two blue-crowned laughingthrush chicks.


Camilla: Everyone in Commonwealth should be helping end violence against women

Camilla: Everyone in Commonwealth should be helping end violence against women

Camilla: Everyone in Commonwealth should be helping end violence against women

23 June 2022

The duchess told the anti-domestic violence event: ‘The figures are shocking.’


Thousands of children unprotected against polio, data shows

Thousands of children unprotected against polio, data shows

Thousands of children unprotected against polio, data shows

23 June 2022

Around a third of unprotected five-year-olds are in London.


Leaked recording of SNP MPs supporting Grady ‘utterly unacceptable’ – Sturgeon

Leaked recording of SNP MPs supporting Grady ‘utterly unacceptable’ – Sturgeon

Leaked recording of SNP MPs supporting Grady ‘utterly unacceptable’ – Sturgeon

23 June 2022

The Glasgow North MP was found to have acted inappropriately towards a member of party staff.


In Pictures: Pickets and fewer passengers as second rail strike hits services

In Pictures: Pickets and fewer passengers as second rail strike hits services

In Pictures: Pickets and fewer passengers as second rail strike hits services

23 June 2022

Edinburgh Waverley, London Euston, London Paddington and Liverpool Lime Street were among the stations seeing fewer passengers than a typical weekday.


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