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Adele gushes about boyfriend Rich Paul: ‘I’m obsessed with him’

Adele gushes about boyfriend Rich Paul: ‘I’m obsessed with him’

Adele gushes about boyfriend Rich Paul: ‘I’m obsessed with him’

15 August 2022

She has said she does want to get married again, but is not engaged to Rich Paul.


PM still ‘working’ despite holidaying in Greece, says Tory MP

PM still ‘working’ despite holidaying in Greece, says Tory MP

PM still ‘working’ despite holidaying in Greece, says Tory MP

15 August 2022

Boris Johnson is back on holiday as he enters his final few weeks in Downing Street.


Starmer pledges to freeze fuel bills by extending windfall tax

Starmer pledges to freeze fuel bills by extending windfall tax

Starmer pledges to freeze fuel bills by extending windfall tax

15 August 2022

The Opposition leader contrasted Labour’s ‘robust’ plan with the ‘internal battle’ of the Tory leadership race and ‘lame duck’ Prime Minister.


Cornwall faces hosepipe ban amid drought and heatwave

Cornwall faces hosepipe ban amid drought and heatwave

Cornwall faces hosepipe ban amid drought and heatwave

15 August 2022

South West Water said the ban would come into force from August 23 to protect dwindling supplies.


‘Hundreds’ of bus routes to be axed unless pandemic funding continues – mayors

‘Hundreds’ of bus routes to be axed unless pandemic funding continues – mayors

‘Hundreds’ of bus routes to be axed unless pandemic funding continues – mayors

15 August 2022

Four Labour mayors representing areas across northern England warned that ‘many communities’ will have no public transport.


Rail fares rise in England will be below inflation rate

Rail fares rise in England will be below inflation rate

Rail fares rise in England will be below inflation rate

15 August 2022

The Department for Transport said next year’s rise in fares will be delayed until March and will be lower than July’s retail price index.


Harry and Meghan to visit UK next month for first time since Jubilee

Harry and Meghan to visit UK next month for first time since Jubilee

Harry and Meghan to visit UK next month for first time since Jubilee

15 August 2022

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will attend charity events in Manchester and London and also travel to Germany.


Man dies from serious injuries in Manchester after reports of a shooting

Man dies from serious injuries in Manchester after reports of a shooting

Man dies from serious injuries in Manchester after reports of a shooting

15 August 2022

The man was believed to be aged between 18 and 25.


What the papers say – August 15

What the papers say – August 15

What the papers say – August 15

15 August 2022

Monday’s papers focus on Labour’s promise to ‘freeze cruel bills now’ with a ‘fully-funded’ plan to combat the ‘national economic emergency’.


Actress Anne Heche ‘peacefully taken off life support’ nine days after car crash

Actress Anne Heche ‘peacefully taken off life support’ nine days after car crash

Actress Anne Heche ‘peacefully taken off life support’ nine days after car crash

15 August 2022

The 53-year-old died from her injuries nine days after she was involved in a fiery car crash.


Rail fare increase in England will be below inflation rate, Government says

Rail fare increase in England will be below inflation rate, Government says

Rail fare increase in England will be below inflation rate, Government says

15 August 2022

The Government will not use July’s retail price index to calculate how much to raise rail fares in 2023.


Trial of Manchester City’s Benjamin Mendy on rape charges to begin

Trial of Manchester City’s Benjamin Mendy on rape charges to begin

Trial of Manchester City’s Benjamin Mendy on rape charges to begin

15 August 2022

Mendy denies all the charges.


Inquiry into fire which claimed lives of two men at luxury hotel begins

Inquiry into fire which claimed lives of two men at luxury hotel begins

Inquiry into fire which claimed lives of two men at luxury hotel begins

15 August 2022

The Fatal Accident Inquiry into the fire at Cameron House on the banks of Loch Lomond in December 2017 begins on Monday.


Thunder, lightning and floods predicted over the next few days

Thunder, lightning and floods predicted over the next few days

Thunder, lightning and floods predicted over the next few days

14 August 2022

The Met Office has implemented a yellow weather warning from Monday to Wednesday.


Sprinter Ricardo Dos Santos pulled over for a second time by police

Sprinter Ricardo Dos Santos pulled over for a second time by police

Sprinter Ricardo Dos Santos pulled over for a second time by police

14 August 2022

Mr Dos Santos and his partner, fellow sprinter Bianca Williams, were both pulled over and handcuffed by officers in 2020.


Temperatures reach 34C ahead of three days of rain and thunder

Temperatures reach 34C ahead of three days of rain and thunder

Temperatures reach 34C ahead of three days of rain and thunder

14 August 2022

The hot weather led to several wildfires erupting across England while Scotland had heavy thunderstorms.


Hundreds attend vigil for Archie Battersbee

Hundreds attend vigil for Archie Battersbee

Hundreds attend vigil for Archie Battersbee

14 August 2022

Archie, 12, died on August 6 in the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, after weeks of legal wrangling.


Inverness supermarket closed after roof collapses

Inverness supermarket closed after roof collapses

Inverness supermarket closed after roof collapses

14 August 2022

A Tesco store in Inverness was closed after rain water poured through the roof.


Co-founder of UK Black Pride ‘blown away’ by community solidarity

Co-founder of UK Black Pride ‘blown away’ by community solidarity

Co-founder of UK Black Pride ‘blown away’ by community solidarity

14 August 2022

Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, who is known as Lady Phyll, is one of the event’s co-founders and is executive director of UK Black Pride.


Starmer vows to extend windfall tax to freeze family fuel bills

Starmer vows to extend windfall tax to freeze family fuel bills

Starmer vows to extend windfall tax to freeze family fuel bills

14 August 2022

The Labour leader promises a £29 billion support package to deal with a ‘national economic emergency’.


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