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Residents of evacuated Bristol tower block will not move back in before New Year

Residents of evacuated Bristol tower block will not move back in before New Year

Residents of evacuated Bristol tower block will not move back in before New Year

18 December 2023

The issues suggested by earlier surveys at Barton House are not present throughout the whole building, and residents will be able to return next year.


Rescue centres ‘may not cope’ with influx of XL bully dogs as ban looms

Rescue centres ‘may not cope’ with influx of XL bully dogs as ban looms

Rescue centres ‘may not cope’ with influx of XL bully dogs as ban looms

18 December 2023

An expert at the RSPCA warned the dogs are already being “surrendered or abandoned” across the rescue sector.


Life of Alistair Darling to be celebrated at memorial service in Edinburgh

Life of Alistair Darling to be celebrated at memorial service in Edinburgh

Life of Alistair Darling to be celebrated at memorial service in Edinburgh

18 December 2023

A service to celebrate the life of the former chancellor will be held at St Margaret’s Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh on Tuesday.


Junior doctor strikes will put health service ‘on back foot’, says NHS chief

Junior doctor strikes will put health service ‘on back foot’, says NHS chief

Junior doctor strikes will put health service ‘on back foot’, says NHS chief

18 December 2023

Professor Sir Stephen Powis said the walkouts – set to begin at 7am on Wednesday morning – will cause ‘huge disruption’.


Tory councils ‘bitterly disappointed’ by financial settlement

Tory councils ‘bitterly disappointed’ by financial settlement

Tory councils ‘bitterly disappointed’ by financial settlement

18 December 2023

Michael Gove said the provisional settlement for 2024/25 shows the Government ‘stands behind councils up and down the country’.


Drink-driver sentenced after crash which left car hanging over canal

Drink-driver sentenced after crash which left car hanging over canal

Drink-driver sentenced after crash which left car hanging over canal

18 December 2023

Paul Pollard said he felt ‘terrible’ after crashing the company car he had driven to a hotel after a night of drinking.


Red Sea security could be bolstered as BP pauses shipments after attacks

Red Sea security could be bolstered as BP pauses shipments after attacks

Red Sea security could be bolstered as BP pauses shipments after attacks

18 December 2023

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have been blamed for targeting commercial shipping in the Red Sea.


Sunak calls on Scottish Government to explain ‘different approach’ to tax

Sunak calls on Scottish Government to explain ‘different approach’ to tax

Sunak calls on Scottish Government to explain ‘different approach’ to tax

18 December 2023

The Prime Minister challenged the Scottish Government ahead of Tuesday’s budget, which is expected to include tax rises for higher earners.


XR protester who broke window in Government building spared jail

XR protester who broke window in Government building spared jail

XR protester who broke window in Government building spared jail

18 December 2023

Gail Bradbrook was joined by Game Of Thrones star Jerome Flynn outside court after she received a suspended prison sentence.


MPs criticise Jimmy Lai ‘pantomime trial’ as China branded ‘totalitarian’

MPs criticise Jimmy Lai ‘pantomime trial’ as China branded ‘totalitarian’

MPs criticise Jimmy Lai ‘pantomime trial’ as China branded ‘totalitarian’

18 December 2023

The UK Government has condemned the ‘politically motivated’ prosecution of British citizen Mr Lai, 76, under a national security law imposed by China.


Sinn Fein attacks ‘lack of leadership’ as DUP rules out deal before Christmas

Sinn Fein attacks ‘lack of leadership’ as DUP rules out deal before Christmas

Sinn Fein attacks ‘lack of leadership’ as DUP rules out deal before Christmas

18 December 2023

Conor Murphy has urged Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris to ‘call time’ on the ‘endless negotiation’ with the DUP.


Police receive average of 561 spiking reports a month – report

Police receive average of 561 spiking reports a month – report

Police receive average of 561 spiking reports a month – report

18 December 2023

It comes as the Government stopped short of overhauling laws to make spiking a specific offence.


Churches and religious charities ditch Barclays over fossil fuel ties

Churches and religious charities ditch Barclays over fossil fuel ties

Churches and religious charities ditch Barclays over fossil fuel ties

18 December 2023

Barclays has come under fire in recent years for investing in oil and gas companies.


Russell Brand questioned for second time over allegations of sexual offences

Russell Brand questioned for second time over allegations of sexual offences

Russell Brand questioned for second time over allegations of sexual offences

18 December 2023

The comedian was interviewed by detectives under caution over six claims.


WHO chief thanks Ireland for ‘moral leadership’ on Gaza crisis

WHO chief thanks Ireland for ‘moral leadership’ on Gaza crisis

WHO chief thanks Ireland for ‘moral leadership’ on Gaza crisis

18 December 2023

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that diseases could take ‘more lives in the space of a few days than bombs will take in a few weeks’.


Boy, 17, stabbed to death by two teenagers ‘under influence of nitrous oxide’

Boy, 17, stabbed to death by two teenagers ‘under influence of nitrous oxide’

Boy, 17, stabbed to death by two teenagers ‘under influence of nitrous oxide’

18 December 2023

Harley Brown was killed in a ‘sustained and brutal’ knife attack after a chance encounter with two youths he knew outside a shop.


Minister’s introduction ceremony interrupted by Mission: Impossible music

Minister’s introduction ceremony interrupted by Mission: Impossible music

Minister’s introduction ceremony interrupted by Mission: Impossible music

18 December 2023

The theme tune played from a Labour peer’s phone as Robert Douglas-Miller was being made an environment minister.


Poorer pupils’ struggles have ‘little to do’ with lack of character, report says

Poorer pupils’ struggles have ‘little to do’ with lack of character, report says

Poorer pupils’ struggles have ‘little to do’ with lack of character, report says

18 December 2023

The findings come after politicians and educators have stressed the importance of social and emotional skills among young people.


Brianna accused were ‘in it together’, murder trial hears

Brianna accused were ‘in it together’, murder trial hears

Brianna accused were ‘in it together’, murder trial hears

18 December 2023

Transgender teenager Brianna Ghey died after being stabbed 28 times with a hunting knife, Manchester Crown Court heard.


Posters urging against ‘DUP sellout’ are ‘intimidatory’ – Beattie

Posters urging against ‘DUP sellout’ are ‘intimidatory’ – Beattie

Posters urging against ‘DUP sellout’ are ‘intimidatory’ – Beattie

18 December 2023

The posters which said ‘Stop DUP sellout’ were erected across Northern Ireland at the weekend.


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