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UK could be hotter than Ibiza as temperatures may reach 32C

UK could be hotter than Ibiza as temperatures may reach 32C

UK could be hotter than Ibiza as temperatures may reach 32C

04 September 2023

The Met Office has said temperatures could be 4C hotter than the Spanish island and UK temperatures could also be warmer than Ayia Napa in Cyprus.


Keegan caught on camera swearing about coverage of schools concrete row

Keegan caught on camera swearing about coverage of schools concrete row

Keegan caught on camera swearing about coverage of schools concrete row

04 September 2023

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan criticised others and claimed the Government had gone ‘over and above’.


Sunak warned against ‘fudge’ on any onshore wind ban reversal

Sunak warned against ‘fudge’ on any onshore wind ban reversal

Sunak warned against ‘fudge’ on any onshore wind ban reversal

04 September 2023

The Prime Minister is reportedly set to overturn the current de facto ban in the face of party pressure.


Wallace Chan exhibition featuring one of world’s largest black diamonds opens

Wallace Chan exhibition featuring one of world’s largest black diamonds opens

Wallace Chan exhibition featuring one of world’s largest black diamonds opens

04 September 2023

The Wheel Of Time exhibition premiered at Christie’s King Street headquarters in London.


Yousaf to announce ‘package’ of childcare measures

Yousaf to announce ‘package’ of childcare measures

Yousaf to announce ‘package’ of childcare measures

04 September 2023

The First Minister will publish his first Programme for Government in the job on Tuesday.


Parents’ relief as children return to school despite ongoing concrete issues

Parents’ relief as children return to school despite ongoing concrete issues

Parents’ relief as children return to school despite ongoing concrete issues

04 September 2023

Many parents praised teachers for arranging temporary solutions, some with just a few days’ notice.


‘Horror’ over for Rikki Neave’s mother after schoolboy’s killer loses appeal

‘Horror’ over for Rikki Neave’s mother after schoolboy’s killer loses appeal

‘Horror’ over for Rikki Neave’s mother after schoolboy’s killer loses appeal

04 September 2023

James Watson, who was last year jailed for murdering six-year-old Rikki nearly 30 years ago, has failed in a bid to overturn his conviction.


Care home resident and staff fulfil dream with matching tattoos for charity

Care home resident and staff fulfil dream with matching tattoos for charity

Care home resident and staff fulfil dream with matching tattoos for charity

04 September 2023

Alexa Peach, 56, got a peach tattoo to pay homage to her name and the care home team got matching designs to raise money for charity.


Policing Board drops public meeting as Chief Constable faces no-confidence vote

Policing Board drops public meeting as Chief Constable faces no-confidence vote

Policing Board drops public meeting as Chief Constable faces no-confidence vote

04 September 2023

Simon Byrne has been under growing pressure following a High Court ruling that two junior officers were unlawfully disciplined.


Review of concrete risk in Scotland will take ‘some months’, says Yousaf

Review of concrete risk in Scotland will take ‘some months’, says Yousaf

Review of concrete risk in Scotland will take ‘some months’, says Yousaf

04 September 2023

The First Minister said it would take some time to find out how many schools and other public buildings contained a kind of suspect kind of concrete.


King is doing a ‘good job’, majority of people surveyed tell YouGov

King is doing a ‘good job’, majority of people surveyed tell YouGov

King is doing a ‘good job’, majority of people surveyed tell YouGov

04 September 2023

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died peacefully at Balmoral in Scotland on September 8 last year.


Man arrested and sectioned after two killed in collisions in Coventry

Man arrested and sectioned after two killed in collisions in Coventry

Man arrested and sectioned after two killed in collisions in Coventry

04 September 2023

A third person suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being hit by the car.


Youth, 15, admits attempted GBH after stabbing teacher in school corridor

Youth, 15, admits attempted GBH after stabbing teacher in school corridor

Youth, 15, admits attempted GBH after stabbing teacher in school corridor

04 September 2023

The boy will be sentenced at Cheltenham Youth Court on September 28.


Invasive alien species ‘travelling around the world at unprecedented rates’

Invasive alien species ‘travelling around the world at unprecedented rates’

Invasive alien species ‘travelling around the world at unprecedented rates’

04 September 2023

A report by nearly 90 scientists has found that species are being transported between countries faster than ever before.


Fundraising appeal for funeral of toddler hit by vehicle tops £16,000

Fundraising appeal for funeral of toddler hit by vehicle tops £16,000

Fundraising appeal for funeral of toddler hit by vehicle tops £16,000

04 September 2023

Two-year-old Isabella Tucker was struck at Horsley Hale Farm in Horsley Hale, near Littleport, Cambridgeshire, on Friday August 25.


Victims’ images projected on Parliament as Government urged to scrap legacy Bill

Victims’ images projected on Parliament as Government urged to scrap legacy Bill

Victims’ images projected on Parliament as Government urged to scrap legacy Bill

04 September 2023

The controversial legislation is set to return to Parliament this week.


Freddie Mercury’s grand piano to be auctioned ‘without reserve’

Freddie Mercury’s grand piano to be auctioned ‘without reserve’

Freddie Mercury’s grand piano to be auctioned ‘without reserve’

04 September 2023

It is expected to sell for between £2 million and £3 million, auction house Sotheby’s said.


Hundreds more schools could be hit by crumbling concrete row, Sunak acknowledges

Hundreds more schools could be hit by crumbling concrete row, Sunak acknowledges

Hundreds more schools could be hit by crumbling concrete row, Sunak acknowledges

04 September 2023

Rishi Sunak said 95% of England’s 22,000 schools were unaffected, leaving open the possibility that hundreds could be impacted.


Nearly 700,000 responses to consultation on station ticket office closures

Nearly 700,000 responses to consultation on station ticket office closures

Nearly 700,000 responses to consultation on station ticket office closures

04 September 2023

Train operators are bidding to shut nearly all station ticket offices in England.


Record £2.5bn in motor claims was paid out between April and June, says ABI

Record £2.5bn in motor claims was paid out between April and June, says ABI

Record £2.5bn in motor claims was paid out between April and June, says ABI

04 September 2023

Energy inflation, labour rates, more costly repairs, longer repair times and increased second-hand car prices have fed into motor insurers’ costs.


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