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Russian racing driver loses latest round of fight against sanctions

Russian racing driver loses latest round of fight against sanctions

Russian racing driver loses latest round of fight against sanctions

08 June 2023

Nikita Mazepin, who used to race in Formula 1 for Haas, wanted sanctions temporarily relaxed so he could negotiate with UK-based teams.


Heathrow boss regrets lack of ‘diggers’ over Boris Johnson’s constituency

Heathrow boss regrets lack of ‘diggers’ over Boris Johnson’s constituency

Heathrow boss regrets lack of ‘diggers’ over Boris Johnson’s constituency

08 June 2023

John Holland-Kaye made the comment as he insisted a third runway is vital for the UK to have a ‘thriving healthy economy’.


Ex-MGN journalist never saw anyone intercept a call, phone hacking trial told

Ex-MGN journalist never saw anyone intercept a call, phone hacking trial told

Ex-MGN journalist never saw anyone intercept a call, phone hacking trial told

08 June 2023

Jane Kerr has said she never used private investigators to engage in unlawful activities


Big banks offering ‘measly’ savings rates to loyal customers, say MPs

Big banks offering ‘measly’ savings rates to loyal customers, say MPs

Big banks offering ‘measly’ savings rates to loyal customers, say MPs

08 June 2023

The Treasury Committee found that a ‘loyalty penalty’ was especially prominent for elderly and vulnerable customers.


British child among four severely injured after French playground knife attack

British child among four severely injured after French playground knife attack

British child among four severely injured after French playground knife attack

08 June 2023

The suspect, identified as a Syrian with refugee status in Sweden, repeatedly stabbed a child in a pushchair as part of the horrific attack.


Permission for asylum seeker barge in London rejected, confirms Royal Docks

Permission for asylum seeker barge in London rejected, confirms Royal Docks

Permission for asylum seeker barge in London rejected, confirms Royal Docks

08 June 2023

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he backed the decision as he implored the Home Secretary to abandon her plan to use vessels for refugee accommodation.


Couple ‘encouraged’ each other over baby’s ‘suffering and death’, court told

Couple ‘encouraged’ each other over baby’s ‘suffering and death’, court told

Couple ‘encouraged’ each other over baby’s ‘suffering and death’, court told

08 June 2023

Gemma Barton and Craig Crouch ‘worked together’ to murder Jacob Crouch, who they called ‘the devil’, their trial has heard.


King told of life-saving aid work thanks to donations to Pakistan Floods Appeal

King told of life-saving aid work thanks to donations to Pakistan Floods Appeal

King told of life-saving aid work thanks to donations to Pakistan Floods Appeal

08 June 2023

Charles held a meeting at Buckingham Palace on Thursday with charity chiefs to learn about the response to last summer’s disaster.


Sailor circumnavigates all 262 islands around England and Wales in charity bid

Sailor circumnavigates all 262 islands around England and Wales in charity bid

Sailor circumnavigates all 262 islands around England and Wales in charity bid

08 June 2023

Ken Fowler has spent the last four years sailing around all the islands in a dingy the ‘size of two bathtubs’.


Whiskers on an elephant’s trunk may help it feel and balance objects – study

Whiskers on an elephant’s trunk may help it feel and balance objects – study

Whiskers on an elephant’s trunk may help it feel and balance objects – study

08 June 2023

Scientists say their research is the first detailed study of elephant whisker anatomy.


Strictly Come Dancing’s Amy Dowden tells fans breast cancer surgery ‘went well’

Strictly Come Dancing’s Amy Dowden tells fans breast cancer surgery ‘went well’

Strictly Come Dancing’s Amy Dowden tells fans breast cancer surgery ‘went well’

08 June 2023

The dancer thanked her surgeons and nurses and said they had been ‘utterly amazing’.


Charity demands urgent response plan to protect wild birds from avian influenza

Charity demands urgent response plan to protect wild birds from avian influenza

Charity demands urgent response plan to protect wild birds from avian influenza

08 June 2023

The RSPB NI said it has had an outbreak at its Window On Wildlife Reserve in Belfast Lough.


Government campus launched in Sheffield as part of levelling up agenda

Government campus launched in Sheffield as part of levelling up agenda

Government campus launched in Sheffield as part of levelling up agenda

08 June 2023

Cabinet Secretary Simon Case said the move was an attempt to remove barriers to people who do not want to leave their home town to join Whitehall.


Nearly one in four pupils in England eligible for free school meals

Nearly one in four pupils in England eligible for free school meals

Nearly one in four pupils in England eligible for free school meals

08 June 2023

The figure has increased every year since 2018.


Retired colonel cleared over £43,000 claim to pay his children’s school fees

Retired colonel cleared over £43,000 claim to pay his children’s school fees

Retired colonel cleared over £43,000 claim to pay his children’s school fees

08 June 2023

Marcus Reedman, a former British Army officer, was accused of making a false claim.


William meets cancer patients at opening of new research and treatment centre

William meets cancer patients at opening of new research and treatment centre

William meets cancer patients at opening of new research and treatment centre

08 June 2023

He followed in the footsteps of his mother Diana, Princess of Wales, who opened a children’s cancer unit at the hospital in 1993.


Economic bias towards London and South East remains baked into system, say MPs

Economic bias towards London and South East remains baked into system, say MPs

Economic bias towards London and South East remains baked into system, say MPs

08 June 2023

An economic bias remains ‘baked into’ the system, leaving barriers to the levelling up agenda, the Commons Public Accounts Committee said.


Climate campaigners cover ‘bird’ in fake oil in Rosebank protest

Climate campaigners cover ‘bird’ in fake oil in Rosebank protest

Climate campaigners cover ‘bird’ in fake oil in Rosebank protest

08 June 2023

Ocean Rebellion staged the demonstration in Dundee to highlight the risk of oil spills.


Aspects of Edinburgh short-term lets licensing plan ‘unlawful’, judge rules

Aspects of Edinburgh short-term lets licensing plan ‘unlawful’, judge rules

Aspects of Edinburgh short-term lets licensing plan ‘unlawful’, judge rules

08 June 2023

A judicial review was held at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.


Man carries 100kg barbell up Ben Nevis to raise funds for MND research

Man carries 100kg barbell up Ben Nevis to raise funds for MND research

Man carries 100kg barbell up Ben Nevis to raise funds for MND research

08 June 2023

David Dooher, 38, was inspired by the late Doddie Weir.


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