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Joint injections for hand arthritis ‘ineffective’, study suggests

Joint injections for hand arthritis ‘ineffective’, study suggests

Joint injections for hand arthritis ‘ineffective’, study suggests

28 September 2023

The research team also said the effectiveness of some topical creams was ‘uncertain’.


Family of teenage girl killed in rush hour horror expresses heartbreak

Family of teenage girl killed in rush hour horror expresses heartbreak

Family of teenage girl killed in rush hour horror expresses heartbreak

28 September 2023

Elianne Andam was wounded in the neck after getting off a bus in Croydon.


Punished Ewing will ‘consider’ rejoining SNP group at Holyrood after suspension

Punished Ewing will ‘consider’ rejoining SNP group at Holyrood after suspension

Punished Ewing will ‘consider’ rejoining SNP group at Holyrood after suspension

28 September 2023

SNP MSPs voted to suspend the former rural economy secretary for seven days.


Scottish and Welsh ministers call for climate summit after PM’s net zero speech

Scottish and Welsh ministers call for climate summit after PM’s net zero speech

Scottish and Welsh ministers call for climate summit after PM’s net zero speech

28 September 2023

Mairi McAllan and Julie James’s joint letter to Michael Gove comes after the watering down of UK climate pledges by the Prime Minister last week.


More than a fifth of new cars sold from 2024 must be zero emission

More than a fifth of new cars sold from 2024 must be zero emission

More than a fifth of new cars sold from 2024 must be zero emission

28 September 2023

The minimum proportion rises each year to 80% in 2030 under the Department for Transport’s zero emission vehicle mandate.


Emergency services train for major summer’s day incident at busy beach

Emergency services train for major summer’s day incident at busy beach

Emergency services train for major summer’s day incident at busy beach

28 September 2023

The annual operation involving the local council and emergency services took place at Camber Sands in East Sussex.


Proportion of children who have received key vaccinations, by local area

Proportion of children who have received key vaccinations, by local area

Proportion of children who have received key vaccinations, by local area

28 September 2023

There are sharp differences in vaccine coverage across the country.


Youth detained for stabbing maths teacher

Youth detained for stabbing maths teacher

Youth detained for stabbing maths teacher

28 September 2023

The court heard the school was locked down for four hours as a result of the incident.


BBC flagship presenters banned from attacks on political parties

BBC flagship presenters banned from attacks on political parties

BBC flagship presenters banned from attacks on political parties

28 September 2023

Gary Lineker described the new rules as ‘all very sensible’.


Phillipson denies U-turn over Labour’s private school charitable status stance

Phillipson denies U-turn over Labour’s private school charitable status stance

Phillipson denies U-turn over Labour’s private school charitable status stance

28 September 2023

The shadow education secretary had previously appeared to advocate for stripping private schools of tax breaks afforded by charitable status.


Sturgeon shows support for striking school staff on picket line

Sturgeon shows support for striking school staff on picket line

Sturgeon shows support for striking school staff on picket line

28 September 2023

The former first minister briefly joined workers outside Royal Mile Primary School, Edinburgh, on Thursday.


Children sleeping on floor amid ‘bed poverty’ in cost of living crisis – survey

Children sleeping on floor amid ‘bed poverty’ in cost of living crisis – survey

Children sleeping on floor amid ‘bed poverty’ in cost of living crisis – survey

28 September 2023

Barnardo’s children’s charity said it is unacceptable to have such a situation in a country as rich as the UK.


Jury out in police pursuit inquest

Jury out in police pursuit inquest

Jury out in police pursuit inquest

28 September 2023

Kelvin Bainbridge, 19, died following a six-minute pursuit when he tried to flee from a moving car and he collided with a police car.


Lawyer had ‘nothing to hide’ despite advising ‘throwing money’ at subpostmasters

Lawyer had ‘nothing to hide’ despite advising ‘throwing money’ at subpostmasters

Lawyer had ‘nothing to hide’ despite advising ‘throwing money’ at subpostmasters

28 September 2023

Emails suggested Mandy Talbot had suggested dealing with a subpostmistress by saying: ‘How much to go away and keep your mouth shut’?


Researchers discover what makes carrots orange

Researchers discover what makes carrots orange

Researchers discover what makes carrots orange

28 September 2023

Experts suggest the findings can shed light on ways to improve the vegetable.


Immigration worries hit six-year high as pensioners and Tories express concern

Immigration worries hit six-year high as pensioners and Tories express concern

Immigration worries hit six-year high as pensioners and Tories express concern

28 September 2023

The economy remains the number one issue in the UK, but worries about inflation appear to have eased.


Previous governments failed to halt ‘abusive’ child migration, inquiry finds

Previous governments failed to halt ‘abusive’ child migration, inquiry finds

Previous governments failed to halt ‘abusive’ child migration, inquiry finds

28 September 2023

Thousands of children were sent abroad from Scotland from the latter part of the 19th century until well into the second half of the 20th century.


Rishi Sunak accused of using climate as ‘party political football’

Rishi Sunak accused of using climate as ‘party political football’

Rishi Sunak accused of using climate as ‘party political football’

28 September 2023

The Commons Energy Security and Net Zero Committee disputed that the PM’s move can ‘be described as an ambitious environmental agenda’.


PhD student guilty of making drone to deliver chemical weapon for terrorists

PhD student guilty of making drone to deliver chemical weapon for terrorists

PhD student guilty of making drone to deliver chemical weapon for terrorists

28 September 2023

Mechanical engineering graduate Mohamad Al Bared used a 3D printer to make drone parts at his home, while communicating with terrorists online.


Campaigners in protest outside Defra to demand more action to protect nature

Campaigners in protest outside Defra to demand more action to protect nature

Campaigners in protest outside Defra to demand more action to protect nature

28 September 2023

It comes after a State of Nature report warned 16% of the UK’s wildlife species are at risk of extinction.


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