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Boy who camped in tent for three years is ‘a true hero’, says charity

Boy who camped in tent for three years is ‘a true hero’, says charity

Boy who camped in tent for three years is ‘a true hero’, says charity

02 March 2023

Max Woosey has spent every night for the past three years in a tent and has raised £700,000 for North Devon Hospice.


Boris Johnson criticises Sunak’s new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland

Boris Johnson criticises Sunak’s new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland

Boris Johnson criticises Sunak’s new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland

02 March 2023

The former prime minister said he would find it ‘very difficult’ to back the Windsor agreement.


Isabel Oakeshott says Hancock leaks ‘in public interest’ despite criticism

Isabel Oakeshott says Hancock leaks ‘in public interest’ despite criticism

Isabel Oakeshott says Hancock leaks ‘in public interest’ despite criticism

02 March 2023

The journalist said she makes ‘no apology whatsoever for acting in the national interest’ over her disclosure of Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp messages.


Delay to pensions dashboards timetable is a ‘huge let down for consumers’

Delay to pensions dashboards timetable is a ‘huge let down for consumers’

Delay to pensions dashboards timetable is a ‘huge let down for consumers’

02 March 2023

More time is needed for the complex build of pensions dashboards to be set up, the Government said.


Warning over surge in vehicles without an MOT as drivers ‘cannot afford tests’

Warning over surge in vehicles without an MOT as drivers ‘cannot afford tests’

Warning over surge in vehicles without an MOT as drivers ‘cannot afford tests’

02 March 2023

Drivers in Britain can be fined up to £1,000 for using a vehicle without a valid MOT certificate.


BBC documentary about Deborah James to feature unseen footage and voice notes

BBC documentary about Deborah James to feature unseen footage and voice notes

BBC documentary about Deborah James to feature unseen footage and voice notes

02 March 2023

The Storyville special was filmed with Dame Deborah in the ‘last months of her life’.


Misplaced breathing tube ‘contributed to death’ of first UK child Covid victim

Misplaced breathing tube ‘contributed to death’ of first UK child Covid victim

Misplaced breathing tube ‘contributed to death’ of first UK child Covid victim

02 March 2023

Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, 13, died in the early hours of March 30 2020, three days after testing positive for Covid-19.


Police continue their search of area where baby’s remains were discovered

Police continue their search of area where baby’s remains were discovered

Police continue their search of area where baby’s remains were discovered

02 March 2023

Constance Marten, 35, and Mark Gordon, 48, were arrested on suspicion of child neglect after a passer-by spotted them in Brighton.


Pedestrian who caused cyclist to fall in front of car is jailed for manslaughter

Pedestrian who caused cyclist to fall in front of car is jailed for manslaughter

Pedestrian who caused cyclist to fall in front of car is jailed for manslaughter

02 March 2023

CCTV footage shows Auriol Grey shouted and waved aggressively at retired midwife Celia Ward who was riding on the pavement.


Hospitals still facing high level of delays in A&E handovers and discharges

Hospitals still facing high level of delays in A&E handovers and discharges

Hospitals still facing high level of delays in A&E handovers and discharges

02 March 2023

Around one in nine ambulance patients waited more than an hour last week for a handover.


Assisted dying ban ‘failing families’ as British membership of Dignitas soars

Assisted dying ban ‘failing families’ as British membership of Dignitas soars

Assisted dying ban ‘failing families’ as British membership of Dignitas soars

02 March 2023

Campaigning organisation Dignity in Dying said the numbers are ‘evidence that the ban on assisted dying is failing British families’.


WH Smith workers’ personal data accessed in second IT hack in a year

WH Smith workers’ personal data accessed in second IT hack in a year

WH Smith workers’ personal data accessed in second IT hack in a year

02 March 2023

The retailer said hackers have accessed UK staff payroll data, such as names, addresses, dates of birth and national insurance numbers.


Yousaf plans £1m community fund to boost cost-of-living support

Yousaf plans £1m community fund to boost cost-of-living support

Yousaf plans £1m community fund to boost cost-of-living support

02 March 2023

The SNP leadership candidate also vowed to ‘hold the Tories to account’ for the costs crisis.


Key revelations from leak of Hancock WhatsApps

Key revelations from leak of Hancock WhatsApps

Key revelations from leak of Hancock WhatsApps

02 March 2023

The messages shed light on government decision-making around Covid testing, school closures and care homes.


Gene test could guide use of chemotherapy in bowel cancer patients

Gene test could guide use of chemotherapy in bowel cancer patients

Gene test could guide use of chemotherapy in bowel cancer patients

02 March 2023

Scientists have found that patients respond differently to drugs based on a mutation in a gene called KRAS.


New Brexit deal does not strengthen NI’s place in UK – former attorney general

New Brexit deal does not strengthen NI’s place in UK – former attorney general

New Brexit deal does not strengthen NI’s place in UK – former attorney general

02 March 2023

DUP MP Ian Paisley wrote in a new report that he did not think the Windsor Framework solved all the problems of the NI Protocol.


Headteacher ‘died from shotgun blast to chest – while daughter was shot in head’

Headteacher ‘died from shotgun blast to chest – while daughter was shot in head’

Headteacher ‘died from shotgun blast to chest – while daughter was shot in head’

02 March 2023

The pair are believed to have been murdered by George Pattison, 39, their husband and father respectively, before he killed himself.


Nearly half of people ‘have put off vehicle repairs because of cost-of-living’

Nearly half of people ‘have put off vehicle repairs because of cost-of-living’

Nearly half of people ‘have put off vehicle repairs because of cost-of-living’

02 March 2023

More than a third of people are concerned their car will break down due to neglect, according to the research.


How is the next SNP leader and Scottish first minister chosen?

How is the next SNP leader and Scottish first minister chosen?

How is the next SNP leader and Scottish first minister chosen?

02 March 2023

Either Ash Regan, Kate Forbes or Humza Yousaf will replace Nicola Sturgeon.


WH Smith workers’ information accessed as retailer is hit by cyber attack

WH Smith workers’ information accessed as retailer is hit by cyber attack

WH Smith workers’ information accessed as retailer is hit by cyber attack

02 March 2023

The retailer said the IT hack has not impacted its trading activities, website or customer accounts and databases.


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