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Resident doctors vote in favour of strike action

Resident doctors vote in favour of strike action

Resident doctors vote in favour of strike action

08 July 2025

There are around 77,000 resident doctors in England.


Macron arrives in UK promising co-operation on issues including migration

Macron arrives in UK promising co-operation on issues including migration

Macron arrives in UK promising co-operation on issues including migration

08 July 2025

French president Emmanuel Macron said talks with the UK would also cover defence, security and nuclear energy.


Week-long yellow heat health alert issued for southern half of England

Week-long yellow heat health alert issued for southern half of England

Week-long yellow heat health alert issued for southern half of England

08 July 2025

The alert will be in place from 10am on Wednesday to 10am on July 15, with ‘significant impacts’ likely across health and social care services.


Comedian Andy Hamilton says he is ‘vehemently opposed’ to Wimbledon expansion

Comedian Andy Hamilton says he is ‘vehemently opposed’ to Wimbledon expansion

Comedian Andy Hamilton says he is ‘vehemently opposed’ to Wimbledon expansion

08 July 2025

Mr Hamilton joined demonstrators from campaign group Save Wimbledon Park outside the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday.


Yorkshire households first to face hosepipe ban as hot dry summer bites

Yorkshire households first to face hosepipe ban as hot dry summer bites

Yorkshire households first to face hosepipe ban as hot dry summer bites

08 July 2025

England has had the hottest spring and the driest for more than a century, with northern areas drought-stricken.


A&E waits going in the right direction, Health Secretary insists

A&E waits going in the right direction, Health Secretary insists

A&E waits going in the right direction, Health Secretary insists

08 July 2025

The proportion of people seen within four hours rose from 67.3% to 67.6%.


Tributes paid to Tory ‘titan’ Norman Tebbit after his death aged 94

Tributes paid to Tory ‘titan’ Norman Tebbit after his death aged 94

Tributes paid to Tory ‘titan’ Norman Tebbit after his death aged 94

08 July 2025

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch described the former Cabinet minister as a political ‘icon’.


Public asked not to lay flowers to mark a year on from Southport attack

Public asked not to lay flowers to mark a year on from Southport attack

Public asked not to lay flowers to mark a year on from Southport attack

08 July 2025

In an open letter, Sefton Council asked people to donate to local causes instead.


Monzo fined over £21m after anti-fraud controls ‘fell far short’

Monzo fined over £21m after anti-fraud controls ‘fell far short’

Monzo fined over £21m after anti-fraud controls ‘fell far short’

08 July 2025

The FCA said Monzo’s financial fraud systems and controls ‘failed to keep pace’ with its rapid growth in customers numbers in recent years.


Water regulator handed largest ever budget to tackle pollution

Water regulator handed largest ever budget to tackle pollution

Water regulator handed largest ever budget to tackle pollution

08 July 2025

The Environment Agency will receive a cash injection of more than £189 million this financial year of 2025/26.


Thousands set to lobby MPs in call for urgent action on climate and nature

Thousands set to lobby MPs in call for urgent action on climate and nature

Thousands set to lobby MPs in call for urgent action on climate and nature

08 July 2025

The mass lobby of politicians is taking place as the impacts of climate change are growing ever clearer.


Watchdog bans host of ads for prescription-only weight-loss medications

Watchdog bans host of ads for prescription-only weight-loss medications

Watchdog bans host of ads for prescription-only weight-loss medications

08 July 2025

The Advertising Standards Authority said the rulings made it ‘crystal clear’ that prescription-only medicines could not be advertised to the public.


Second teenager killed on railway line named

Second teenager killed on railway line named

Second teenager killed on railway line named

08 July 2025

Jordan Everett and Joshua Myers, both 16, died near Poynton railway station on July 3.


EU and US must work ‘intensively’ to get tariff deal before deadline

EU and US must work ‘intensively’ to get tariff deal before deadline

EU and US must work ‘intensively’ to get tariff deal before deadline

08 July 2025

Countries had been working to a Wednesday deadline to make a new deal with the Trump administration.


Octopus Energy pays £1.5 million for prepayment meter billing errors

Octopus Energy pays £1.5 million for prepayment meter billing errors

Octopus Energy pays £1.5 million for prepayment meter billing errors

08 July 2025

Ofgem found more than 34,000 prepayment meter customers between 2014 and October 2023 did not receive final bills within six weeks.


UK finances in ‘vulnerable’ position after reversed spending cuts, says OBR

UK finances in ‘vulnerable’ position after reversed spending cuts, says OBR

UK finances in ‘vulnerable’ position after reversed spending cuts, says OBR

08 July 2025

The Office for Budget Responsibility said the state finances were facing ‘mounting risks’ in the face of growing debts.


Maternity label worn by Kate collapses into administration

Maternity label worn by Kate collapses into administration

Maternity label worn by Kate collapses into administration

08 July 2025

Seraphine struggled amid rising costs and a difficult backdrop for consumer spending, according to administrators.


Minister tells airline passengers to ‘work on the basis’ that 100ml remains

Minister tells airline passengers to ‘work on the basis’ that 100ml remains

Minister tells airline passengers to ‘work on the basis’ that 100ml remains

08 July 2025

Edinburgh and Birmingham airports have become the latest airports to allow passengers to keep liquids in their bags when going through security.


Sats results rise on last year but stay below pre-pandemic levels

Sats results rise on last year but stay below pre-pandemic levels

Sats results rise on last year but stay below pre-pandemic levels

08 July 2025

It comes as education unions have raised concerns about the statutory tests taken by Year 6 pupils in primary schools across England.


Horizon IT scandal final report will be ‘monumental’, says ex-subpostmaster

Horizon IT scandal final report will be ‘monumental’, says ex-subpostmaster

Horizon IT scandal final report will be ‘monumental’, says ex-subpostmaster

08 July 2025

More than 900 subpostmasters were wrongfully prosecuted between 1999 and 2015, with many wrongly convicted of theft and false accounting.


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