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Friends, family and pets recognised in 2021-22 storm names list

Friends, family and pets recognised in 2021-22 storm names list

Friends, family and pets recognised in 2021-22 storm names list

31 August 2021

The first storm of the year, which runs from September 2021 to the end of August 2022, will be called Arwen.


Boris Johnson ‘continuing to work’ during family trip to West Country

Boris Johnson ‘continuing to work’ during family trip to West Country

31 August 2021

The Prime Minister’s spokesman said Mr Johnson left on Sunday, after the final British troops left Afghanistan.


New study could pave the way for Huntington’s disease therapies

New study could pave the way for Huntington’s disease therapies

New study could pave the way for Huntington’s disease therapies

31 August 2021

The progressive neurodegenerative disorder affects about one in 10,000 people in the UK.


Vaccine booster campaign should start ‘pretty soon’ for over-80s and vulnerable

Vaccine booster campaign should start ‘pretty soon’ for over-80s and vulnerable

Vaccine booster campaign should start ‘pretty soon’ for over-80s and vulnerable

31 August 2021

The NHS is poised to start administering booster Covid-19 jabs within days but is yet to get final nod from vaccine experts


Geronimo the alpaca culled after testing positive for bovine tuberculosis

Geronimo the alpaca culled after testing positive for bovine tuberculosis

Geronimo the alpaca culled after testing positive for bovine tuberculosis

31 August 2021

The animal was rounded up on Tuesday morning as other alpacas watched on from a nearby field.


Ryanair launches 14 new routes from London aiports

Ryanair launches 14 new routes from London aiports

Ryanair launches 14 new routes from London aiports

31 August 2021

The airline said the announcement will create more than 500 new jobs for pilots, cabin crew and engineers at its London airports.


Batman, The Joker and Wonder Woman feature in new DC Comics-inspired stamps

Batman, The Joker and Wonder Woman feature in new DC Comics-inspired stamps

Batman, The Joker and Wonder Woman feature in new DC Comics-inspired stamps

31 August 2021

The Royal Mail, with Warner Bros Consumer Products, revealed the images of the stamps which will celebrate DC Comics’ heroes and villains.


MPs and peers call for ban on ‘cruel’ fur sales

MPs and peers call for ban on ‘cruel’ fur sales

MPs and peers call for ban on ‘cruel’ fur sales

31 August 2021

The group of more than 100 parliamentarians said banning the sale of fur could also help prevent future pandemics.


Geronimo the alpaca removed as police arrive at Gloucestershire farm

Geronimo the alpaca removed as police arrive at Gloucestershire farm

Geronimo the alpaca removed as police arrive at Gloucestershire farm

31 August 2021

Avon and Somerset Police officers attended the site in Wickwar, South Gloucestershire shortly before 11am.


New cleaner petrol rolled out across Britain’s forecourts

New cleaner petrol rolled out across Britain’s forecourts

New cleaner petrol rolled out across Britain’s forecourts

31 August 2021

E10 petrol is made with up to 10% bioethanol, which is a type of renewable fuel.


‘Pupils returning to class with no idea of how they will be examined’

‘Pupils returning to class with no idea of how they will be examined’

‘Pupils returning to class with no idea of how they will be examined’

31 August 2021

Shadow education secretary Kate Green accused ministers of showing ‘no care’ for young people’s futures with 2022 exam plans yet to be finalised.


Protesters blockade dairy factory to demand plant-based production

Protesters blockade dairy factory to demand plant-based production

Protesters blockade dairy factory to demand plant-based production

31 August 2021

Climate activists say they will not leave the factory in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, until the company commits to plant-based production.


Fall in shop prices slows as supply chain disruption hits retail costs

Fall in shop prices slows as supply chain disruption hits retail costs

Fall in shop prices slows as supply chain disruption hits retail costs

31 August 2021

The BRC-NieslenIQ shop price index for August revealed that shop prices decreased by 0.8% year-on-year.


Cholesterol-lowering drug could save 30,000 lives

Cholesterol-lowering drug could save 30,000 lives

Cholesterol-lowering drug could save 30,000 lives

31 August 2021

NHS England said the treatment will be rolled out at unprecedented scale after a pricing deal was agreed with the makers.


Pet shop Jollyes plans 20 new sites after locked down Britons buy animals

Pet shop Jollyes plans 20 new sites after locked down Britons buy animals

Pet shop Jollyes plans 20 new sites after locked down Britons buy animals

31 August 2021

Around 3.2 million households bought a pet during the pandemic.


Afghan former English teacher ‘regrets’ working with the UK

Afghan former English teacher ‘regrets’ working with the UK

Afghan former English teacher ‘regrets’ working with the UK

31 August 2021

The teacher said he has been targeted by the Taliban because his face is on billboards in Afghanistan, advertising English classes.


Claims of no calls to Pakistan and Afghanistan governments ‘not credible’ – Raab

Claims of no calls to Pakistan and Afghanistan governments ‘not credible’ – Raab

Claims of no calls to Pakistan and Afghanistan governments ‘not credible’ – Raab

31 August 2021

Reports said the Foreign Secretary had ‘shown no interest’ in taking calls from either country’s government in the six months before the evacuation.


Raab says number of UK nationals left behind in Afghanistan in ‘low hundreds’

Raab says number of UK nationals left behind in Afghanistan in ‘low hundreds’

Raab says number of UK nationals left behind in Afghanistan in ‘low hundreds’

31 August 2021

The Foreign Secretary said he is unable to give a ‘definitive’ figure.


Scotland is not a world leader on climate change, claims Greta Thunberg

Scotland is not a world leader on climate change, claims Greta Thunberg

Scotland is not a world leader on climate change, claims Greta Thunberg

31 August 2021

The climate activist said no countries in the global north ‘are even doing close to what is needed’.


Boy, 16, held on suspicion of murder after assault victim dies

Boy, 16, held on suspicion of murder after assault victim dies

Boy, 16, held on suspicion of murder after assault victim dies

31 August 2021

Mehmood Shamshi was found with a serious head injury in Hounslow, west London.


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