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Police continue to quiz woman in mobility scooter murder probe

Police continue to quiz woman in mobility scooter murder probe

Police continue to quiz woman in mobility scooter murder probe

24 January 2023

Gloucestershire Police have been granted an additional 36 hours to questions the 40-year-old suspect on suspicion of murder and robbery.


Victims protest outside NIO calling for controversial Legacy Bill to be ditched

Victims protest outside NIO calling for controversial Legacy Bill to be ditched

Victims protest outside NIO calling for controversial Legacy Bill to be ditched

24 January 2023

The draft legislation is set to be debated in the House of Lords on Tuesday.


Irish talent well represented at 95th Oscar nominations

Irish talent well represented at 95th Oscar nominations

Irish talent well represented at 95th Oscar nominations

24 January 2023

Martin McDonagh’s dark Irish comedy The Banshees Of Inisherin was one of the top films to be recognised, with a total of nine nominations.


Home Office to investigate ‘full circumstances’ of asylum seeker guilty of murder

Home Office to investigate ‘full circumstances’ of asylum seeker guilty of murder

Home Office to investigate ‘full circumstances’ of asylum seeker guilty of murder

24 January 2023

Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai was found guilty of killing 21-year-old Thomas Roberts outside a Subway sandwich shop.


Haggis shipped to Antarctica for Burns Night celebration

Haggis shipped to Antarctica for Burns Night celebration

Haggis shipped to Antarctica for Burns Night celebration

24 January 2023

Workers at the British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Research Station marked the event.


MPs urge action to find children ‘missing’ from Home Office-run accommodation

MPs urge action to find children ‘missing’ from Home Office-run accommodation

MPs urge action to find children ‘missing’ from Home Office-run accommodation

24 January 2023

The Commons heard concerns from Brighton and Hove MPs about vulnerable children being “dumped by the Home Office” in hotels in the area.


A Labour government would ‘fix the bad Tory Brexit deal’, says David Lammy

A Labour government would ‘fix the bad Tory Brexit deal’, says David Lammy

A Labour government would ‘fix the bad Tory Brexit deal’, says David Lammy

24 January 2023

The shadow foreign secretary said the current UK-EU trade deal is damaging the British economy.


British Fencing chief Georgina Usher hails sport’s equality after being made MBE

British Fencing chief Georgina Usher hails sport’s equality after being made MBE

British Fencing chief Georgina Usher hails sport’s equality after being made MBE

24 January 2023

She praised the advancements made in the sport over the past four decades to put women on an equal footing with men.


Colin Farrell and Bill Nighy receive first best actor Oscar nominations

Colin Farrell and Bill Nighy receive first best actor Oscar nominations

Colin Farrell and Bill Nighy receive first best actor Oscar nominations

24 January 2023

Nominations for the 95th Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday.


No 10 vows ‘robust’ age checks for asylum seekers after fatal stabbing

No 10 vows ‘robust’ age checks for asylum seekers after fatal stabbing

No 10 vows ‘robust’ age checks for asylum seekers after fatal stabbing

24 January 2023

An Afghan migrant previously convicted of murder in Serbia claimed he was 16 when he arrived in the UK but a court determined his real age is 21.


Eurostar forced to leave hundreds of seats empty on trains to avoid queues

Eurostar forced to leave hundreds of seats empty on trains to avoid queues

Eurostar forced to leave hundreds of seats empty on trains to avoid queues

24 January 2023

Chief executive Gwendoline Cazenave said there is a ‘bottleneck at stations’.


Collecting MBE ‘very special’, Coronation Street star Helen Worth says

Collecting MBE ‘very special’, Coronation Street star Helen Worth says

Collecting MBE ‘very special’, Coronation Street star Helen Worth says

24 January 2023

England’s chief nurse Ruth May also receive honours from William.


London judge orders mother to return two children to Ireland

London judge orders mother to return two children to Ireland

London judge orders mother to return two children to Ireland

24 January 2023

The children’s father has won a High Court fight after complaining that his ex-partner had wrongly taken the youngsters to England.


Zara Aleena murder: Probation have ‘blood on their hands’, aunt says

Zara Aleena murder: Probation have ‘blood on their hands’, aunt says

Zara Aleena murder: Probation have ‘blood on their hands’, aunt says

24 January 2023

Jordan McSweeney was released from prison just days before carrying out the brutal attack.


Local papers need new support to survive, say MPs

Local papers need new support to survive, say MPs

Local papers need new support to survive, say MPs

24 January 2023

Local newspapers have been among those hit hardest by the drastic changes in the news industry, with many forced to close in recent years.


Teenagers appear in court charged with stabbing boy, 18, to death

Teenagers appear in court charged with stabbing boy, 18, to death

Teenagers appear in court charged with stabbing boy, 18, to death

24 January 2023

A second man was chased and threatened with the knife but escaped unhurt, police said.


Surge in companies facing collapse as Government chases down Covid debts

Surge in companies facing collapse as Government chases down Covid debts

Surge in companies facing collapse as Government chases down Covid debts

24 January 2023

Begbies Traynor warned that the Government and HMRC are pursuing Covid debts that could cripple small businesses forced to repay loans.


Night-time workers down 720,000 in five years, data shows

Night-time workers down 720,000 in five years, data shows

Night-time workers down 720,000 in five years, data shows

24 January 2023

There were 8.7 million staff in the sector in 2022, down from a peak of 9.5 million in 2016.


Zara Aleena reports shows ‘women and girls are not safe’, says victim’s aunt

Zara Aleena reports shows ‘women and girls are not safe’, says victim’s aunt

Zara Aleena reports shows ‘women and girls are not safe’, says victim’s aunt

24 January 2023

Farah Naz said it was an “extremely distressing report … revealing a litany of errors” which left Jordan McSweeney able to kill her 35-year-old niece.


Princess Eugenie ‘so excited’ to be pregnant with second child

Princess Eugenie ‘so excited’ to be pregnant with second child

Princess Eugenie ‘so excited’ to be pregnant with second child

24 January 2023

The princess is expecting a brother or sister for son August, who turns two next month.


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