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Boris Becker denies giving officials the ‘runaround’ over missing trophies

Boris Becker denies giving officials the ‘runaround’ over missing trophies

Boris Becker denies giving officials the ‘runaround’ over missing trophies

04 April 2022

Tennis champion Boris Becker denies giving bankruptcy officials the ‘runaround’ over missing trophies to be sold to pay off his debts a court heard.


Woman, 23, dies in east London after eating ‘cannabis sweet’

Woman, 23, dies in east London after eating ‘cannabis sweet’

Woman, 23, dies in east London after eating ‘cannabis sweet’

04 April 2022

The Met Police said the woman died after eating a cannabis ‘sweet’ that she ordered via her phone to her home in Ilford.


Groups pull out of landmark LGBT conference over conversion therapy ban change

Groups pull out of landmark LGBT conference over conversion therapy ban change

Groups pull out of landmark LGBT conference over conversion therapy ban change

04 April 2022

Religious leaders including the former archbishop of Canterbury have urged the PM to include trans people in a ban on conversion therapy.


British father and son, nine, killed in landslide on Australian holiday

British father and son, nine, killed in landslide on Australian holiday

British father and son, nine, killed in landslide on Australian holiday

04 April 2022

The boy and his 49-year-old father died at the scene, at Wentworth Pass in the Blue Mountains.


Police arrest 275 people after fuel protests

Police arrest 275 people after fuel protests

Police arrest 275 people after fuel protests

04 April 2022

It comes following days of demonstrations across the UK.


Walkers targets 50% healthy products amid looming junk food restrictions

Walkers targets 50% healthy products amid looming junk food restrictions

Walkers targets 50% healthy products amid looming junk food restrictions

04 April 2022

The crisps giant said it will invest £35 million over the next three years into a programme which will include reformulating some existing ranges.


Loss of neurons, not lack of sleep, makes Alzheimer’s patients drowsy – study

Loss of neurons, not lack of sleep, makes Alzheimer’s patients drowsy – study

Loss of neurons, not lack of sleep, makes Alzheimer’s patients drowsy – study

04 April 2022

The findings contradict the common belief that Alzheimer’s disease patients sleep during the day to make up for a bad night of sleep.


Dan Walker leaves BBC amid string of high-profile departures

Dan Walker leaves BBC amid string of high-profile departures

Dan Walker leaves BBC amid string of high-profile departures

04 April 2022

The TV star is moving to Channel 5.


99% of world’s population breathes poor-quality air, WHO says

99% of world’s population breathes poor-quality air, WHO says

99% of world’s population breathes poor-quality air, WHO says

04 April 2022

WHO is calling for more action to cut fossil-fuel use as nearly everybody globally breathes air that does not meet its standards for air quality


Religious leaders urge PM to include trans people in conversion therapy ban

Religious leaders urge PM to include trans people in conversion therapy ban

Religious leaders urge PM to include trans people in conversion therapy ban

04 April 2022

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is among the signatories of a letter sent to Boris Johnson.


Ending the age of fossil fuels? Answers to key questions on climate report

Ending the age of fossil fuels? Answers to key questions on climate report

Ending the age of fossil fuels? Answers to key questions on climate report

04 April 2022

It is the third part of a global assessment of climate science by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.


Government unveils plans to let Britons pay with crypto money

Government unveils plans to let Britons pay with crypto money

Government unveils plans to let Britons pay with crypto money

04 April 2022

Stablecoins will become usable for payments in the UK under the plans.


140 police stations closed across Scotland in past decade, research finds

140 police stations closed across Scotland in past decade, research finds

140 police stations closed across Scotland in past decade, research finds

04 April 2022

The ‘detrimental impact’ could see people living in remote areas being less likely to contact officers, the study added.


Key points of new UN report: From cutting fossil fuels to greener cities

Key points of new UN report: From cutting fossil fuels to greener cities

Key points of new UN report: From cutting fossil fuels to greener cities

04 April 2022

Continuing to install technology such as coal power plants without carbon capture and storage will ‘lock in’ emissions.


‘At a crossroads’ to a liveable future: UN report urges rapid action

‘At a crossroads’ to a liveable future: UN report urges rapid action

‘At a crossroads’ to a liveable future: UN report urges rapid action

04 April 2022

Substantial cuts in the use of fossil fuels are needed to tackle the climate crisis, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report warns


Top footballers to be banned from gambling ads under new rules, UK body says

Top footballers to be banned from gambling ads under new rules, UK body says

Top footballers to be banned from gambling ads under new rules, UK body says

04 April 2022

The Committee for Advertising Practice (CAP) revealed the tough new restrictions, which include banning all leading footballers from gambling ads.


Starmer says he ‘has confidence in’ Trident row MP

Starmer says he ‘has confidence in’ Trident row MP

Starmer says he ‘has confidence in’ Trident row MP

04 April 2022

Labour leader backed shadow Foreign Office minister Fabian Hamilton who once said he would be ‘quite happy’ for Trident to be hacked


Partygate: Ex-ethics chief MacNamara fined and sorry for ‘error of judgment’

Partygate: Ex-ethics chief MacNamara fined and sorry for ‘error of judgment’

Partygate: Ex-ethics chief MacNamara fined and sorry for ‘error of judgment’

04 April 2022

Helen MacNamara accepted and paid a fixed penalty notice following the police investigation into parties in Downing Street and Whitehall.


British Army to have its first female lieutenant general

British Army to have its first female lieutenant general

British Army to have its first female lieutenant general

04 April 2022

Sharon Nesmith will become the Deputy Chief of the General Staff and the army’s highest ranked female officer in August.


Dan Walker to leave BBC Breakfast for Channel 5 News

Dan Walker to leave BBC Breakfast for Channel 5 News

Dan Walker to leave BBC Breakfast for Channel 5 News

04 April 2022

The TV star will also present a range of programmes across the channel.


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