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Cyclists raise £80,000 for ‘life-changing’ gardens at UK’s spinal injury centres

Cyclists raise £80,000 for ‘life-changing’ gardens at UK’s spinal injury centres

Cyclists raise £80,000 for ‘life-changing’ gardens at UK’s spinal injury centres

10 August 2022

Presenter and TV gardener Arit Anderson joined the team for the final leg of their 1,100-mile trip across the UK.


Jury to begin deliberations in trial of pensioner over crash that killed baby

Jury to begin deliberations in trial of pensioner over crash that killed baby

Jury to begin deliberations in trial of pensioner over crash that killed baby

10 August 2022

Shelagh Robertson, 75, was driving home from a shopping trip to Tesco.


Braverman seeks to clarify schools’ legal duties to gender-questioning pupils

Braverman seeks to clarify schools’ legal duties to gender-questioning pupils

Braverman seeks to clarify schools’ legal duties to gender-questioning pupils

10 August 2022

The Attorney General said she wanted to ‘free up schools to act in each and every child’s best interest’.


Jail term for man who poisoned neighbours’ cats

Jail term for man who poisoned neighbours’ cats

Jail term for man who poisoned neighbours’ cats

10 August 2022

Tristian Paul Pearson placed pots of the poison at the end of his garden to lure in unsuspecting animals.


Sturgeon to make ‘judgment’ on remaining as leader ahead of next election

Sturgeon to make ‘judgment’ on remaining as leader ahead of next election

Sturgeon to make ‘judgment’ on remaining as leader ahead of next election

10 August 2022

The First Minister said her ‘default position’ was that she would continue to lead the SNP at the next Holyrood vote.


Sturgeon: Scotland will vote Yes to independence by comfortable margin

Sturgeon: Scotland will vote Yes to independence by comfortable margin

Sturgeon: Scotland will vote Yes to independence by comfortable margin

10 August 2022

The First Minister also discussed post-independence energy prices and trade with the rest of the UK.


Government ‘considering all options’ to accommodate Ukrainian refugees

Government ‘considering all options’ to accommodate Ukrainian refugees

Government ‘considering all options’ to accommodate Ukrainian refugees

10 August 2022

There are more than 4,000 refugees staying in student accommodation across the country.


Safeguarding indigenous peoples’ lands could save primates, research suggests

Safeguarding indigenous peoples’ lands could save primates, research suggests

Safeguarding indigenous peoples’ lands could save primates, research suggests

10 August 2022

Analysis by researchers shows that indigenous peoples’ lands account for 30% of the area in which primates live.


Chancellor tours Northern Ireland’s industrial past and cybersecurity future

Chancellor tours Northern Ireland’s industrial past and cybersecurity future

Chancellor tours Northern Ireland’s industrial past and cybersecurity future

10 August 2022

Nadhim Zahawi took in the Titanic visitor centre and the Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology in a one-day visit.


What are the options for helping households with their energy bills?

What are the options for helping households with their energy bills?

What are the options for helping households with their energy bills?

10 August 2022

The Government is being urged to take further action as prices are forecast to rocket in October, and again in January.


Rishi Sunak ‘losing advantage’ over Liz Truss among public – poll

Rishi Sunak ‘losing advantage’ over Liz Truss among public – poll

Rishi Sunak ‘losing advantage’ over Liz Truss among public – poll

10 August 2022

The number of people saying the former chancellor would make a good prime minister fell over the last week of July.


Pharmacists ‘concerned’ over medicine shortages

Pharmacists ‘concerned’ over medicine shortages

Pharmacists ‘concerned’ over medicine shortages

10 August 2022

More than half of those surveyed for the Pharmaceutical Journal believed patients had been put at risk in the last six months due to shortages.


Man who killed new bride and put body in suitcase found guilty of murder

Man who killed new bride and put body in suitcase found guilty of murder

Man who killed new bride and put body in suitcase found guilty of murder

10 August 2022

The body of 52-year-old Dawn Walker was discovered in a field four days after she married Thomas Nutt in October last year.


Police response to burglary, robbery and theft ‘not good enough’, report finds

Police response to burglary, robbery and theft ‘not good enough’, report finds

Police response to burglary, robbery and theft ‘not good enough’, report finds

10 August 2022

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services found a number of shortcomings in some police forces.


Aviva vows to deliver more investor returns after earnings leap higher

Aviva vows to deliver more investor returns after earnings leap higher

Aviva vows to deliver more investor returns after earnings leap higher

10 August 2022

The insurer has already dished out £4.75 billion to shareholders after selling off chunks of the business in recent years.


Chancellor and Stormont ministers ‘looking at solution’ to energy bill worries

Chancellor and Stormont ministers ‘looking at solution’ to energy bill worries

Chancellor and Stormont ministers ‘looking at solution’ to energy bill worries

10 August 2022

Extending the scheme to Northern Ireland has been complicated by the absence of a fully functioning Stormont Assembly.


Sturgeon says Truss asked her about how to get into Vogue magazine

Sturgeon says Truss asked her about how to get into Vogue magazine

Sturgeon says Truss asked her about how to get into Vogue magazine

10 August 2022

The First Minister said she told the Foreign Secretary she hed been in Vogue twice.


Community demands answers over girl’s ‘unnecessary’ death in gas explosion

Community demands answers over girl’s ‘unnecessary’ death in gas explosion

Community demands answers over girl’s ‘unnecessary’ death in gas explosion

10 August 2022

Sahara Salman died when a terraced house collapsed in Thornton Heath on Monday.


Martin Lewis warns lives are at risk amid energy bill crisis

Martin Lewis warns lives are at risk amid energy bill crisis

Martin Lewis warns lives are at risk amid energy bill crisis

10 August 2022

The founder of MoneySavingExpert called on the two Conservative leadership candidates to set out how they would tackle soaring bills.


Illegal weapons for sale on AliExpress, Amazon, eBay and Wish, warns Which?

Illegal weapons for sale on AliExpress, Amazon, eBay and Wish, warns Which?

Illegal weapons for sale on AliExpress, Amazon, eBay and Wish, warns Which?

10 August 2022

The consumer group found banned weapons such as zombie and flick knives, knuckle dusters, swords and batons on the sites for as little as 49p.


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