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Female rowing trio raises more than £80,000 in record-breaking Atlantic race

Female rowing trio raises more than £80,000 in record-breaking Atlantic race

Female rowing trio raises more than £80,000 in record-breaking Atlantic race

23 January 2024

Hatty Carder, Bobbie Mellor and Katherine Antrobus, better known as the WaveBreakers, rowed for 40 days across the Atlantic ocean.


Hinkley Point C nuclear plant ‘could cost up to £35 billion’

Hinkley Point C nuclear plant ‘could cost up to £35 billion’

Hinkley Point C nuclear plant ‘could cost up to £35 billion’

23 January 2024

EDF is aiming for HPC to become a major source of decarbonised electricity supply for the UK, providing around 7% of national consumption.


Terrible things happen when we are polarised, Holocaust survivor says

Terrible things happen when we are polarised, Holocaust survivor says

Terrible things happen when we are polarised, Holocaust survivor says

23 January 2024

Joan Salter said the Hamas attack on October 7 has divided communities, just as it was intended to do.


Ministers ‘risk repeating past industrial collapse with Tata Steel deal’

Ministers ‘risk repeating past industrial collapse with Tata Steel deal’

Ministers ‘risk repeating past industrial collapse with Tata Steel deal’

23 January 2024

Welsh Secretary David TC Davies said the Government was faced with the possibility of Tata pulling out of the UK completely.


Betty Boothroyd’s belongings raise £84,600 for charity at auction

Betty Boothroyd’s belongings raise £84,600 for charity at auction

Betty Boothroyd’s belongings raise £84,600 for charity at auction

23 January 2024

A souvenir programme for the inauguration of JFK signed: ‘To Betty Boothroyd, with very best wishes, John F Kennedy’ was sold for £7,250.


Salman Rushdie to discuss onstage attack at London literature event

Salman Rushdie to discuss onstage attack at London literature event

Salman Rushdie to discuss onstage attack at London literature event

23 January 2024

Sir Salman will be speaking virtually at the Southbank Centre event.


Storm Jocelyn expected to hit Scotland with 80mph winds

Storm Jocelyn expected to hit Scotland with 80mph winds

Storm Jocelyn expected to hit Scotland with 80mph winds

23 January 2024

Heavy winds of up to 80mph are expected during Storm Jocelyn, prompting fears more trees and other debris could fall onto tracks.


Queen to star in documentary on domestic violence and sexual abuse

Queen to star in documentary on domestic violence and sexual abuse

Queen to star in documentary on domestic violence and sexual abuse

23 January 2024

Camilla, who has been followed by a film crew, will appear in the programme, which will focus on the wider sphere of domestic abuse.


Storm Jocelyn hits UK with 71mph gusts and trains suspended in Scotland

Storm Jocelyn hits UK with 71mph gusts and trains suspended in Scotland

Storm Jocelyn hits UK with 71mph gusts and trains suspended in Scotland

23 January 2024

It comes shortly after Storm Isha left two people dead and one seriously injured.


Most bizarre calls to Welsh Ambulance Service last year revealed

Most bizarre calls to Welsh Ambulance Service last year revealed

Most bizarre calls to Welsh Ambulance Service last year revealed

23 January 2024

Of the 414,149 calls the service received in 2023, 68,416 were not a life-or-death emergency.


Counsellor ‘harassed mental health services to examine Reading terror attacker’

Counsellor ‘harassed mental health services to examine Reading terror attacker’

Counsellor ‘harassed mental health services to examine Reading terror attacker’

23 January 2024

Khairi Saadallah fatally stabbed friends James Furlong, Dr David Wails, and Joseph Ritchie-Bennet in June 2020.


Funeral held for Ian Bailey in Cork

Funeral held for Ian Bailey in Cork

Funeral held for Ian Bailey in Cork

23 January 2024

Mr Bailey, 66, was the main suspect in the murder of French producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier but always vehemently denied any involvement.


Government rejects Labour bid to create register for children absent from school

Government rejects Labour bid to create register for children absent from school

Government rejects Labour bid to create register for children absent from school

23 January 2024

An Opposition motion sought to ensure the Commons considered their Children Not in School (National Register and Support) Bill on February 7.


Cameron to push for ‘urgent humanitarian pause’ in Gaza war on Middle East visit

Cameron to push for ‘urgent humanitarian pause’ in Gaza war on Middle East visit

Cameron to push for ‘urgent humanitarian pause’ in Gaza war on Middle East visit

23 January 2024

Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron will advocate a ‘sustainable, permanent ceasefire’ in meetings with regional leaders.


Teenagers arrested in connection with stabbing in Birmingham

Teenagers arrested in connection with stabbing in Birmingham

Teenagers arrested in connection with stabbing in Birmingham

23 January 2024

Muhammad Hassam Ali, 17, died from his injuries after being stabbed in the city centre on Saturday.


Possible water contamination is investigated at housing estate

Possible water contamination is investigated at housing estate

Possible water contamination is investigated at housing estate

23 January 2024

Problems at the Marleigh development in Fen Ditton were first reported on Thursday.


Boney M creator Frank Farian dies aged 82

Boney M creator Frank Farian dies aged 82

Boney M creator Frank Farian dies aged 82

23 January 2024

Boney M was the brainchild of Farian, who put the band together with four singers in 1975.


Nottingham triple-killer branded ‘monster’ by victims’ family members

Nottingham triple-killer branded ‘monster’ by victims’ family members

Nottingham triple-killer branded ‘monster’ by victims’ family members

23 January 2024

Valdo Calocane, 32, has ‘violence in his soul’, victim Grace O’Malley-Kumar’s mother told Nottingham Crown Court on Tuesday.


In Pictures: UK battered by further wind and rain as Storm Jocelyn follows Isha

In Pictures: UK battered by further wind and rain as Storm Jocelyn follows Isha

In Pictures: UK battered by further wind and rain as Storm Jocelyn follows Isha

23 January 2024

The Met Office issued amber and yellow weather warnings for wind covering much of the country.


Cost-of-living support packages in Scotland were not ‘rural-proofed’, MPs say

Cost-of-living support packages in Scotland were not ‘rural-proofed’, MPs say

Cost-of-living support packages in Scotland were not ‘rural-proofed’, MPs say

23 January 2024

The Scottish Affairs Committee said the UK and Scottish Governments must reflect on how future policy impacts rural Scots.


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