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Government drops Tories’ plan to challenge ICC over Netanyahu arrest warrant

Government drops Tories’ plan to challenge ICC over Netanyahu arrest warrant

Government drops Tories’ plan to challenge ICC over Netanyahu arrest warrant

26 July 2024

The Labour Government will not submit an objection to the International Criminal Court’s application for an arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu.


Remote peatland granted world heritage status

Remote peatland granted world heritage status

Remote peatland granted world heritage status

26 July 2024

The Flow Country in the Highlands is home to diverse wildlife and also acts as a massive carbon capture site.


Man who murdered lodger before cutting up his body is jailed for 19 years

Man who murdered lodger before cutting up his body is jailed for 19 years

Man who murdered lodger before cutting up his body is jailed for 19 years

26 July 2024

Simon Shotton, 49, was killed in a ‘ferocious attack’ by Benjamin Atkins, who then dismembered his body and dumped his remains.


Olympics travel disruption: How else can I get to Paris?

Olympics travel disruption: How else can I get to Paris?

Olympics travel disruption: How else can I get to Paris?

26 July 2024

As Eurostar has told customers to cancel their trips to Paris, the PA news agency looks at a number of other ways to reach the French capital.


Eurostar cancels quarter of weekend services amid rail vandalism before Olympics

Eurostar cancels quarter of weekend services amid rail vandalism before Olympics

Eurostar cancels quarter of weekend services amid rail vandalism before Olympics

26 July 2024

The rail operator confirmed 25% of its trains would no longer run on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.


Tory architect of GCSEs says Government review should scrap the qualification

Tory architect of GCSEs says Government review should scrap the qualification

Tory architect of GCSEs says Government review should scrap the qualification

26 July 2024

Lord Baker of Dorking told peers: ‘I invented it and I now want to scrap it.’


Met Police officer admits stealing money from dead man

Met Police officer admits stealing money from dead man

Met Police officer admits stealing money from dead man

26 July 2024

Pc Craig Carter, of Harlow, Essex, stole around £115 from Claudio Gaetani between September 7 and 14 2022.


Supermarkets unlikely to be misleading shoppers over loyalty prices – watchdog

Supermarkets unlikely to be misleading shoppers over loyalty prices – watchdog

Supermarkets unlikely to be misleading shoppers over loyalty prices – watchdog

26 July 2024

The Competition and Markets Authority said it was in the process of analysing thousands of loyalty price promotions.


Lammy urges China to block firms supporting Russia’s war effort

Lammy urges China to block firms supporting Russia’s war effort

Lammy urges China to block firms supporting Russia’s war effort

26 July 2024

The Foreign Secretary held bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of an ASEAN gathering in Laos on Friday.


Man, 87, appears in court charged with murdering his wife

Man, 87, appears in court charged with murdering his wife

Man, 87, appears in court charged with murdering his wife

26 July 2024

William Haxworth was present at Bristol Crown Court for the short hearing.


MP who lost grandmother in infected blood scandal calls for ‘culture change’

MP who lost grandmother in infected blood scandal calls for ‘culture change’

MP who lost grandmother in infected blood scandal calls for ‘culture change’

26 July 2024

‘I grew up without a grandmother due to infected blood,’ the MP told the Commons.


Family of man kicked by police officer want to see ‘calm prevail’

Family of man kicked by police officer want to see ‘calm prevail’

Family of man kicked by police officer want to see ‘calm prevail’

26 July 2024

Roads and tram lines were blocked in Manchester city centre on Thursday night during a protest after a police officer was suspended.


John Hunt says messages of support ‘like a hug’ following family crossbow deaths

John Hunt says messages of support ‘like a hug’ following family crossbow deaths

John Hunt says messages of support ‘like a hug’ following family crossbow deaths

26 July 2024

Matt Chapman, an ITV commentator, said Mr Hunt was ‘very thankful that people are thinking about’ him and his daughter, Amy.


Boy guilty of stabbing woman after inhaling laughing gas

Boy guilty of stabbing woman after inhaling laughing gas

Boy guilty of stabbing woman after inhaling laughing gas

26 July 2024

The defendant denied Kacey Clarke’s murder and claimed he acted in self-defence after a row sparked by the loss of her car keys.


MSP wins enough support to introduce greyhound racing ban Bill at Holyrood

MSP wins enough support to introduce greyhound racing ban Bill at Holyrood

MSP wins enough support to introduce greyhound racing ban Bill at Holyrood

26 July 2024

Mark Ruskell said it means the ‘writing is on the wall’ for the sport.


Infected blood victims’ families can apply for £100k compensation from October

Infected blood victims’ families can apply for £100k compensation from October

Infected blood victims’ families can apply for £100k compensation from October

26 July 2024

As of June 30, interim payments of more than £1 billion have been made to patients infected with contaminated blood products, and bereaved partners.


Eurostar customers told to cancel trips after rail vandalism before Olympics

Eurostar customers told to cancel trips after rail vandalism before Olympics

Eurostar customers told to cancel trips after rail vandalism before Olympics

26 July 2024

The rail operator confirmed on Friday several trains to Paris had been cancelled and others were diverted or subject to delays.


Streeting: Time for assisted dying debate has come, as Bill introduced in Lords

Streeting: Time for assisted dying debate has come, as Bill introduced in Lords

Streeting: Time for assisted dying debate has come, as Bill introduced in Lords

26 July 2024

It is also possible a private member’s bill on assisted dying could be chosen for debate in the Commons, when a ballot takes place in September.


Ex-Pcs who shared ‘offensive’ messages in chat with Wayne Couzens lose appeals

Ex-Pcs who shared ‘offensive’ messages in chat with Wayne Couzens lose appeals

Ex-Pcs who shared ‘offensive’ messages in chat with Wayne Couzens lose appeals

26 July 2024

Former Pcs Jonathon Cobban and Joel Borders failed to overturn their convictions.


Streeting says health watchdog not fit for purpose and needs ‘radical reform’

Streeting says health watchdog not fit for purpose and needs ‘radical reform’

Streeting says health watchdog not fit for purpose and needs ‘radical reform’

26 July 2024

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he was ‘absolutely appalled’ after an independent review into the CQC found ‘significant failings’.


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