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Services cadets advised not to wear uniform in public after attack on soldier

Services cadets advised not to wear uniform in public after attack on soldier

Services cadets advised not to wear uniform in public after attack on soldier

25 July 2024

The Army has not changed its recommendation that uniforms should be worn in public.


How might a shingles vaccine help reduce the risk of dementia?

How might a shingles vaccine help reduce the risk of dementia?

How might a shingles vaccine help reduce the risk of dementia?

25 July 2024

The Shingrix shingles vaccine is given to people on the NHS.


Sir Lenny Henry supports letter calling Voter ID laws ‘attack on rights’

Sir Lenny Henry supports letter calling Voter ID laws ‘attack on rights’

Sir Lenny Henry supports letter calling Voter ID laws ‘attack on rights’

25 July 2024

The Government says there will be an evaluation of the rules.


Sitting in the Commons is ‘not a hobby’, MP says in second jobs ban debate

Sitting in the Commons is ‘not a hobby’, MP says in second jobs ban debate

Sitting in the Commons is ‘not a hobby’, MP says in second jobs ban debate

25 July 2024

House of Commons rules contain ‘loopholes allowing a member to use their privileged position and knowledge for personal gain’, Lucy Powell said.


Jury fails to reach verdicts in trial of ‘Good Samaritan’ murder-accused

Jury fails to reach verdicts in trial of ‘Good Samaritan’ murder-accused

Jury fails to reach verdicts in trial of ‘Good Samaritan’ murder-accused

25 July 2024

Father-of-two Chris Marriott died when he was hit by a car as he helped a stranger in the Burngreave area of Sheffield in December 2023.


Teacher banned over misgendering pupil loses High Court appeal

Teacher banned over misgendering pupil loses High Court appeal

Teacher banned over misgendering pupil loses High Court appeal

25 July 2024

Joshua Sutcliffe claimed a prohibition order against him was an ‘unjustified interference’ with his rights to freedom of speech and religion.


Interfaith dialogue in UK ‘has almost collapsed’ since Gaza conflict, says Welby

Interfaith dialogue in UK ‘has almost collapsed’ since Gaza conflict, says Welby

Interfaith dialogue in UK ‘has almost collapsed’ since Gaza conflict, says Welby

25 July 2024

The Archbishop of Canterbury told the House of Lords that overseas conflicts had a ‘profound impact’ on community cohesion on home soil.


Father who drove van into group out of ‘revenge’ guilty of murder

Father who drove van into group out of ‘revenge’ guilty of murder

Father who drove van into group out of ‘revenge’ guilty of murder

25 July 2024

Victim Brian Darby, 60, had enjoyed a night out with friends when he was mown down on a footpath.


School children unwittingly smoking spice-spiked vapes, study finds

School children unwittingly smoking spice-spiked vapes, study finds

School children unwittingly smoking spice-spiked vapes, study finds

25 July 2024

Researchers tested hundreds of confiscated vapes from 38 schools in England.


Man, 40, charged after two XL bully dogs maul woman to death

Man, 40, charged after two XL bully dogs maul woman to death

Man, 40, charged after two XL bully dogs maul woman to death

25 July 2024

Esther Martin, 68, died in February after the incident in Jaywick, Essex.


Car makers would struggle to comply with ‘strict’ 2030 ban, industry leader says

Car makers would struggle to comply with ‘strict’ 2030 ban, industry leader says

Car makers would struggle to comply with ‘strict’ 2030 ban, industry leader says

25 July 2024

Mike Hawes, of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, suggested the Government should consider allowing sales of hybrids to continue longer.


Reform and SNP MPs criticise ‘unfair’ committees in call for more representation

Reform and SNP MPs criticise ‘unfair’ committees in call for more representation

Reform and SNP MPs criticise ‘unfair’ committees in call for more representation

25 July 2024

The Government proposed a motion to establish a modernisation committee that would consider reforms to House of Commons procedures.


Student paralysed from waist down after falling from tree graduates as doctor

Student paralysed from waist down after falling from tree graduates as doctor

Student paralysed from waist down after falling from tree graduates as doctor

25 July 2024

Xander Van der Poll, 25, graduated from Bristol University seven years after he broke his back in a fall from an oak tree while on a dog walk.


Woman denies murder of baby found in woodland 26 years ago

Woman denies murder of baby found in woodland 26 years ago

Woman denies murder of baby found in woodland 26 years ago

25 July 2024

Joanne Sharkey, 55, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court.


Second Barbary macaque born at safari park

Second Barbary macaque born at safari park

Second Barbary macaque born at safari park

25 July 2024

Mother Eadie gave birth to Harper at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling in June.


Man in court over stabbing of pregnant partner

Man in court over stabbing of pregnant partner

Man in court over stabbing of pregnant partner

25 July 2024

Alana Odysseos, 32, died after being found injured at her home in east London in the early hours of Monday.


Former police officer’s sentence for ‘campaign of rape’ increased

Former police officer’s sentence for ‘campaign of rape’ increased

Former police officer’s sentence for ‘campaign of rape’ increased

25 July 2024

Cliff Mitchell was jailed for life with a minimum of 13 years 225 days in May but the Court of Appeal extended this to a minimum of 17 years 225 days.


Activists face jail for pouring soup on one of world’s ‘most valuable artworks’

Activists face jail for pouring soup on one of world’s ‘most valuable artworks’

Activists face jail for pouring soup on one of world’s ‘most valuable artworks’

25 July 2024

The two Just Stop Oil protesters threw tins of Heinz tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers, damaging its frame.


Supreme Court to hear cases of traders jailed over rate-rigging

Supreme Court to hear cases of traders jailed over rate-rigging

Supreme Court to hear cases of traders jailed over rate-rigging

25 July 2024

Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo have secured permission to take bids to clear their names to the UK’s highest court.


CrowdStrike faces backlash over 10 dollar apology vouchers for IT outage

CrowdStrike faces backlash over 10 dollar apology vouchers for IT outage

CrowdStrike faces backlash over 10 dollar apology vouchers for IT outage

25 July 2024

The firm has offered the voucher to staff and partners who helped it respond to the global IT outage last week.


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