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Shopper footfall stalls amid record temperatures and cost-of-living pressure

Shopper footfall stalls amid record temperatures and cost-of-living pressure

Shopper footfall stalls amid record temperatures and cost-of-living pressure

04 August 2022

Total UK footfall fell by 14.2% in July compared with three years previously.


Rare, jewel-coloured sea slug found in UK water for first time

Rare, jewel-coloured sea slug found in UK water for first time

Rare, jewel-coloured sea slug found in UK water for first time

04 August 2022

A specimen of Babakina anadoni was found in waters off the Isles of Scilly earlier this month.


Stephen Hawking’s Volkswagen Caravelle coming up for auction

Stephen Hawking’s Volkswagen Caravelle coming up for auction

Stephen Hawking’s Volkswagen Caravelle coming up for auction

04 August 2022

The Volkswagen Caravelle was used as scientist’s wedding car in 1995.


Anne ‘hugely grateful’ to performers as Tattoo returns after three years

Anne ‘hugely grateful’ to performers as Tattoo returns after three years

Anne ‘hugely grateful’ to performers as Tattoo returns after three years

04 August 2022

The Princess Royal joined more than 900 performers at the Redford Barracks, Edinburgh, on Thursday for final rehearsals of this year’s Tattoo.


Another hefty rate rise may be on the cards in September, economists warn

Another hefty rate rise may be on the cards in September, economists warn

Another hefty rate rise may be on the cards in September, economists warn

04 August 2022

Experts said this month’s half-point rate increase may not be the last as Bank of England looks to rein in inflation of 13%.


BBC should have further explored issues raised about Tim Westwood, report says

BBC should have further explored issues raised about Tim Westwood, report says

BBC should have further explored issues raised about Tim Westwood, report says

04 August 2022

The broadcaster has launched a broader review led by barrister Gemma White.


‘Very little meaningful rain’ forecast as temperatures set to climb next week

‘Very little meaningful rain’ forecast as temperatures set to climb next week

‘Very little meaningful rain’ forecast as temperatures set to climb next week

04 August 2022

Ongoing dry conditions have prompted hosepipe bans and calls to restore wetlands on an ‘enormous scale’ to cope with a drier future.


Oyster nurseries filter half a million bathtubs of water in year since creation

Oyster nurseries filter half a million bathtubs of water in year since creation

Oyster nurseries filter half a million bathtubs of water in year since creation

04 August 2022

Experts say efforts to bring the native oyster back from the brink of extinction is already having major benefits.


Investigation into force used by police on elderly disabled man in care home

Investigation into force used by police on elderly disabled man in care home

Investigation into force used by police on elderly disabled man in care home

04 August 2022

The 93-year-old man had Pava spray and a Taser used on him by two Sussex Police officers.


Schoolgirl Lilia Valutyte, nine, died from stab wound to chest, inquest hears

Schoolgirl Lilia Valutyte, nine, died from stab wound to chest, inquest hears

Schoolgirl Lilia Valutyte, nine, died from stab wound to chest, inquest hears

04 August 2022

Lilia was confirmed dead at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital following the incident in Lincolnshire on July 28.


Truss sets out plan to ‘unleash investment and boost economic growth’

Truss sets out plan to ‘unleash investment and boost economic growth’

Truss sets out plan to ‘unleash investment and boost economic growth’

04 August 2022

Prime ministerial hopeful Liz Truss believes her economic plan ‘will put money back into the pockets of hard-working people’.


Bailey defends Bank of England’s independence as clash with Truss looms

Bailey defends Bank of England’s independence as clash with Truss looms

Bailey defends Bank of England’s independence as clash with Truss looms

04 August 2022

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said Threadneedle Street had a record of managing ‘political pressure’.


ITV to air documentary about disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris

ITV to air documentary about disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris

ITV to air documentary about disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris

04 August 2022

The 92-year-old was jailed for five years and nine months in 2014 and released on licence in 2017.


Jasper and Willow share Cat of the Year award for bringing ‘comfort’ to hospice

Jasper and Willow share Cat of the Year award for bringing ‘comfort’ to hospice

Jasper and Willow share Cat of the Year award for bringing ‘comfort’ to hospice

04 August 2022

The sibling rescue cats won National Cat of the Year 2022 for their work comforting ‘patients, family and friends, or staff’.


Page from 800-year-old bible on display at Glastonbury Abbey

Page from 800-year-old bible on display at Glastonbury Abbey

Page from 800-year-old bible on display at Glastonbury Abbey

04 August 2022

The original work was created by the abbey’s monks in the Middle Ages and disappeared during the English Reformation.


Scots will have to choose to ‘freeze or starve’ this winter, claims charity

Scots will have to choose to ‘freeze or starve’ this winter, claims charity

Scots will have to choose to ‘freeze or starve’ this winter, claims charity

04 August 2022

Inflation is projected to rise to 13.3% by October if the energy price cap rises to £3,450.


Children who claim free school meals earn less as adults despite education – ONS

Children who claim free school meals earn less as adults despite education – ONS

Children who claim free school meals earn less as adults despite education – ONS

04 August 2022

The ONS said data showed a “persistent earnings gap” between those who received free school meals and other students.


Bank boss says ‘absolute priority’ to control inflation as rates jump to 1.75%

Bank boss says ‘absolute priority’ to control inflation as rates jump to 1.75%

Bank boss says ‘absolute priority’ to control inflation as rates jump to 1.75%

04 August 2022

Bank policymakers hiked the interest rates to 1.75% from 1.25%, the biggest single rise since 1995, as they tried to control runaway inflation.


Outsourcer Serco to hand out £9m cash boost to workforce

Outsourcer Serco to hand out £9m cash boost to workforce

Outsourcer Serco to hand out £9m cash boost to workforce

04 August 2022

Shares in the company, which runs security, transport and immigration contracts, moved higher on Thursday.


NHS suicides ‘brushed under carpet’, BBC show creator says as memorial unveiled

NHS suicides ‘brushed under carpet’, BBC show creator says as memorial unveiled

NHS suicides ‘brushed under carpet’, BBC show creator says as memorial unveiled

04 August 2022

This Is Going To Hurt writer Adam Kay has planted a tree in tribute to health workers who have taken their own lives.


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