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Record number of runners take part in London Marathon

Record number of runners take part in London Marathon

Record number of runners take part in London Marathon

21 April 2024

More than 50,000 people are running through the streets of the capital.


Tories will keep two-child benefit limit, PM confirms

Tories will keep two-child benefit limit, PM confirms

Tories will keep two-child benefit limit, PM confirms

21 April 2024

Charities have called for the cap to be abolished amid record levels of child poverty.


Spice Girls reunite for Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday party

Spice Girls reunite for Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday party

Spice Girls reunite for Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday party

21 April 2024

The 1990s girl group danced and sang along to their hit song Stop.


Minister backs Met Commissioner after calls for him to quit over protest row

Minister backs Met Commissioner after calls for him to quit over protest row

Minister backs Met Commissioner after calls for him to quit over protest row

21 April 2024

Sir Mark Rowley has faced calls to resign or be sacked over the force’s handling of pro-Palestinian protests.


Debanking complaints surge 44% as businesses hit by account closures

Debanking complaints surge 44% as businesses hit by account closures

Debanking complaints surge 44% as businesses hit by account closures

21 April 2024

New data published by Parliament’s Treasury Committee showed that the Financial Ombudsman received 3,858 complaints linked to debanking.


I don’t want to be PM again, Truss insists

I don’t want to be PM again, Truss insists

I don’t want to be PM again, Truss insists

21 April 2024

The former leader said her new book was not about ‘trying to reinstate myself as prime minister’.


Ultra-runner’s world record attempt in Africa in doubt as he faces safety issues

Ultra-runner’s world record attempt in Africa in doubt as he faces safety issues

Ultra-runner’s world record attempt in Africa in doubt as he faces safety issues

21 April 2024

Keith Boyd hopes to become the fastest person to run the length of Africa.


Project to dry out Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House at ‘exciting’ stage

Project to dry out Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House at ‘exciting’ stage

Project to dry out Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House at ‘exciting’ stage

21 April 2024

The building in Helensburgh was damaged by water ingress over the decades since it was built in 1904.


Young women fuelling demand at Uniqlo, UK chief says

Young women fuelling demand at Uniqlo, UK chief says

Young women fuelling demand at Uniqlo, UK chief says

21 April 2024

Alessandro Dudech said Generation Z shoppers want clothes that they can wear both ‘at the office or on a night out’.’


Letters from climber who vanished on Mount Everest in 1924 published online

Letters from climber who vanished on Mount Everest in 1924 published online

Letters from climber who vanished on Mount Everest in 1924 published online

21 April 2024

The first documented summit of Mount Everest was not until 1953.


Holyrood committee backs ‘necessary’ abortion buffer zones Bill at stage one

Holyrood committee backs ‘necessary’ abortion buffer zones Bill at stage one

Holyrood committee backs ‘necessary’ abortion buffer zones Bill at stage one

21 April 2024

The Bill proposes a ban on protests within 200m of health facilities offering abortion services.


Europe hit by heatwaves, floods and wildfire in 2023 as climate crisis grows

Europe hit by heatwaves, floods and wildfire in 2023 as climate crisis grows

Europe hit by heatwaves, floods and wildfire in 2023 as climate crisis grows

21 April 2024

EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service highlighted a ‘huge number’ of record climatic conditions and extreme events.


Airlines with low-cost reputations ‘not always cheapest because of extras’

Airlines with low-cost reputations ‘not always cheapest because of extras’

Airlines with low-cost reputations ‘not always cheapest because of extras’

21 April 2024

British Airways was cheaper than Ryanair and Wizz Air on two out of three routes analysed, according to consumer group Which?.


MS patients ‘too embarrassed’ to speak to doctors about some symptoms

MS patients ‘too embarrassed’ to speak to doctors about some symptoms

MS patients ‘too embarrassed’ to speak to doctors about some symptoms

21 April 2024

People with the condition can suffer from sexual dysfunction, as well as bladder and bowel issues.


Met Police chief faces calls to quit over Gaza protests

Met Police chief faces calls to quit over Gaza protests

Met Police chief faces calls to quit over Gaza protests

20 April 2024

Suella Braverman and the Campaign Against Antisemitism criticised the force’s handling of protests over the past six months.


Record number of runners to take part in 2024 London Marathon

Record number of runners to take part in 2024 London Marathon

Record number of runners to take part in 2024 London Marathon

20 April 2024

More than 50,000 people, a record number, are expected to take part on what is due to be a dry and bright day with temperatures up to 12C.


Kym Marsh’s son-in-law among those running London Marathon for charity

Kym Marsh’s son-in-law among those running London Marathon for charity

Kym Marsh’s son-in-law among those running London Marathon for charity

20 April 2024

Mikey Hoszowskyj will be flanked by 190 runners aiming to collectively raise about £375,000 for Prostate Cancer UK.


Tories no longer a patriotic party, says Starmer

Tories no longer a patriotic party, says Starmer

Tories no longer a patriotic party, says Starmer

20 April 2024

The Labour leader said the Conservative Party was no longer capable of ‘serving anything other than itself’.


Wednesday’s Lotto jackpot estimated at £5m after no player scoops top prize

Wednesday’s Lotto jackpot estimated at £5m after no player scoops top prize

Wednesday’s Lotto jackpot estimated at £5m after no player scoops top prize

20 April 2024

The winning Lotto numbers were 05, 26, 29, 43, 52, 54 and the bonus number was 32.


Lib Dem candidate suspended over Galloway endorsement

Lib Dem candidate suspended over Galloway endorsement

Lib Dem candidate suspended over Galloway endorsement

20 April 2024

Workers Party MP George Galloway has spoken of forming a ‘grand alliance’ to defeat Labour, his former party, at the local elections in Rochdale.


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