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Broadband customers to be freed from ‘industry jargon’ under Ofcom proposals

Broadband customers to be freed from ‘industry jargon’ under Ofcom proposals

Broadband customers to be freed from ‘industry jargon’ under Ofcom proposals

08 March 2023

The watchdog found that only 46% of customers who reported being on full-fibre broadband were living in areas where it was actually available.


Oldest fossils of mysterious animal group are really seaweeds, study suggests

Oldest fossils of mysterious animal group are really seaweeds, study suggests

Oldest fossils of mysterious animal group are really seaweeds, study suggests

08 March 2023

The findings mean Bryozoans are millions of years younger than previously thought.


SNP contest needs ‘robust’ debate, says Forbes after criticising Yousaf

SNP contest needs ‘robust’ debate, says Forbes after criticising Yousaf

SNP contest needs ‘robust’ debate, says Forbes after criticising Yousaf

08 March 2023

She said the next Scottish first minister will need to show ‘mettle’.


Mother’s boyfriend killed toddler and blamed injuries on dog, court told

Mother’s boyfriend killed toddler and blamed injuries on dog, court told

Mother’s boyfriend killed toddler and blamed injuries on dog, court told

08 March 2023

Kyle Bevan and Sinead James are on trial over the death of two-year-old Lola James.


Mourners asked to wear pink for Brianna’s funeral

Mourners asked to wear pink for Brianna’s funeral

Mourners asked to wear pink for Brianna’s funeral

08 March 2023

The transgender 16-year-old was found with fatal stab wounds in a park in Warrington in February.


Cleverly says he is ‘absolutely’ a feminist as he visits Sierra Leone

Cleverly says he is ‘absolutely’ a feminist as he visits Sierra Leone

Cleverly says he is ‘absolutely’ a feminist as he visits Sierra Leone

08 March 2023

The Foreign Secretary is visiting his mother’s home town to announce a plan aimed at tackling threats to gender equality.


Transport and communication workers ‘among most likely to strike last year’

Transport and communication workers ‘among most likely to strike last year’

Transport and communication workers ‘among most likely to strike last year’

08 March 2023

Workers in Northern Ireland and the North West were also the most likely to strike between June and December last year.


Mother who worked two jobs celebrates £838,000 lottery win

Mother who worked two jobs celebrates £838,000 lottery win

Mother who worked two jobs celebrates £838,000 lottery win

08 March 2023

Sally-Ann Hanitzsch did not realise she had won until more than a month later.


Three in 10 secondary school children have had private tuition, survey finds

Three in 10 secondary school children have had private tuition, survey finds

Three in 10 secondary school children have had private tuition, survey finds

08 March 2023

The Government’s flagship National Tutoring Programme has given a wider range of students access to tutoring, a charity suggests.


Rates should not rise further due to ‘overtightening’ risks – Bank policymaker

Rates should not rise further due to ‘overtightening’ risks – Bank policymaker

Rates should not rise further due to ‘overtightening’ risks – Bank policymaker

08 March 2023

Bank rate-setter Swati Dhingra said she believes rates should be held at 4% at the next meeting.


Bronson faced brutal treatment in jail, psychologist tells parole hearing

Bronson faced brutal treatment in jail, psychologist tells parole hearing

Bronson faced brutal treatment in jail, psychologist tells parole hearing

08 March 2023

The proceedings, to consider whether he should be freed from jail, resumed on Wednesday.


Top tips on how to drive safely in the snow

Top tips on how to drive safely in the snow

Top tips on how to drive safely in the snow

08 March 2023

The UK is being hit with snowfall as temperatures plummet.


Regular Twitter user Gary Lineker criticised for airing political views in past

Regular Twitter user Gary Lineker criticised for airing political views in past

Regular Twitter user Gary Lineker criticised for airing political views in past

08 March 2023

The broadcaster and former professional footballer has used Twitter to voice opinions on issues including Brexit and refugees.


Which sectors are still due to strike and which walkouts have been called off?

Which sectors are still due to strike and which walkouts have been called off?

Which sectors are still due to strike and which walkouts have been called off?

08 March 2023

Services from health to education are set to be hit by walkouts this month and beyond while other action has been suspended as unions enter pay talks.


Royal race row charity boss steps down as chief executive of Sistah Space

Royal race row charity boss steps down as chief executive of Sistah Space

Royal race row charity boss steps down as chief executive of Sistah Space

08 March 2023

Ngozi Fulani has temporarily resigned as chief executive because of the difficulties women have had accessing the organisation in the aftermath.


Demand from house hunters fell for tenth month in a row in February – surveyors

Demand from house hunters fell for tenth month in a row in February – surveyors

Demand from house hunters fell for tenth month in a row in February – surveyors

08 March 2023

The majority of the feedback points to house sales being agreed within 5% of asking prices, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said.


Sub-zero temperatures fail to deter swimmers from sunrise dip

Sub-zero temperatures fail to deter swimmers from sunrise dip

Sub-zero temperatures fail to deter swimmers from sunrise dip

08 March 2023

Hundreds of women braved the freezing weather for a dip in the Firth of Forth.


What is the new wonder weight loss drug?

What is the new wonder weight loss drug?

What is the new wonder weight loss drug?

08 March 2023

Your questions answered on Wegovy.


Four-year-olds ‘may have the basic skills that underlie map reading’

Four-year-olds ‘may have the basic skills that underlie map reading’

Four-year-olds ‘may have the basic skills that underlie map reading’

08 March 2023

Researchers say map-reading ‘may be cognitively simpler than previously thought’.


Flights disrupted amid snowfall in south following coldest night of the year

Flights disrupted amid snowfall in south following coldest night of the year

Flights disrupted amid snowfall in south following coldest night of the year

08 March 2023

The Met Office has said temperatures at Kinbrace in the Highlands dropped to this year’s low of minus 15.4C overnight.


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