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Charity urges people to go the extra mile for Doddie Weir with fundraising event

Charity urges people to go the extra mile for Doddie Weir with fundraising event

Charity urges people to go the extra mile for Doddie Weir with fundraising event

21 December 2022

The mass-participation exercise event starts on New Year’s Day.


Government borrowing soars to record £22bn in November

Government borrowing soars to record £22bn in November

Government borrowing soars to record £22bn in November

21 December 2022

The increase was partly caused by higher interest payments on bonds and cost-of-living support for households.


Family pay tribute to ‘selfless’ relative who died after Brixton Academy crush

Family pay tribute to ‘selfless’ relative who died after Brixton Academy crush

Family pay tribute to ‘selfless’ relative who died after Brixton Academy crush

21 December 2022

Relatives said Gaby Hutchinson ‘protected those they loved fiercely and it was the same with Gaby’s job’.


Virgin Orbit secures licences for UK’s first space launch

Virgin Orbit secures licences for UK’s first space launch

Virgin Orbit secures licences for UK’s first space launch

21 December 2022

Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson’s company is planning a launch from Spaceport Cornwall at Cornwall Airport Newquay.


Irish soldier injured in Lebanon attack returns home

Irish soldier injured in Lebanon attack returns home

Irish soldier injured in Lebanon attack returns home

21 December 2022

Private Shane Kearney was hurt in the attack that killed Private Sean Rooney.


Racing club offering punters chance to buy stake in thoroughbred named in honour of Queen

Racing club offering punters chance to buy stake in thoroughbred named in honour of Queen

Racing club offering punters chance to buy stake in thoroughbred named in honour of Queen

21 December 2022

Thoroughbreds owned by the Queen won four out of the five flat racing classics – the 1,000 Guineas and 2,000 Guineas, the Oaks and the St Leger.


Hundreds of migrants ‘detained illegally at immigration removal centres’

Hundreds of migrants ‘detained illegally at immigration removal centres’

Hundreds of migrants ‘detained illegally at immigration removal centres’

21 December 2022

During a surge in Channel crossings in October, as many as 4,000 people were being detained at Manston, which is designed to hold just 1,600.


Turtles are in a race against time to beat climate change, study suggests

Turtles are in a race against time to beat climate change, study suggests

Turtles are in a race against time to beat climate change, study suggests

21 December 2022

While the creatures are likely to survive a warming planet, they will have move to new places.


Christmas getaway fuel prices at record high

Christmas getaway fuel prices at record high

Christmas getaway fuel prices at record high

21 December 2022

The RAC said motorists are being ‘heartlessly overcharged’ as the average price per litre for petrol is around 153p, with diesel at 176p.


Man due in court charged with murdering mother and three children

Man due in court charged with murdering mother and three children

Man due in court charged with murdering mother and three children

21 December 2022

Terri Harris, her children Lacey Bennett and John Paul Bennett, and Lacey’s friend Connie Gent all died.


KidsOR to set up operating room in Afghanistan to help with ‘desperate need’

KidsOR to set up operating room in Afghanistan to help with ‘desperate need’

KidsOR to set up operating room in Afghanistan to help with ‘desperate need’

21 December 2022

Kids Operating Room will open the theatre in Kabul’s Ataturk Children’s Hospital, the charity has announced.


Serco to be sentenced over safety failures that led to custody officer’s death

Serco to be sentenced over safety failures that led to custody officer’s death

Serco to be sentenced over safety failures that led to custody officer’s death

21 December 2022

Mentally-ill Humphrey Burke fatally attacked Lorraine Barwell as she tried to escort him from his cell in Blackfriars Crown Court in June 2015.


What the papers say – December 21

What the papers say – December 21

What the papers say – December 21

21 December 2022

Britons have been warned to ‘avoid taking risks’ as strike action continues to escalate.


Musk to quit as Twitter chief if he finds someone ‘foolish enough’ to take job

Musk to quit as Twitter chief if he finds someone ‘foolish enough’ to take job

Musk to quit as Twitter chief if he finds someone ‘foolish enough’ to take job

21 December 2022

More than 57% of users who voted in a Twitter poll Mr Musk posted on Sunday night said he should step down.


Controversial gender reforms expected to pass at Holyrood

Controversial gender reforms expected to pass at Holyrood

Controversial gender reforms expected to pass at Holyrood

21 December 2022

The Bill will make it easier for trans people to obtain a gender recognition certificate, but critics are concerned about its impact on women.


Unions choosing to ‘inflict harm’ on patients with ambulance strikes – Barclay

Unions choosing to ‘inflict harm’ on patients with ambulance strikes – Barclay

Unions choosing to ‘inflict harm’ on patients with ambulance strikes – Barclay

21 December 2022

Health Secretary urged the public to take ‘extra care’ as 25,000 ambulance staff walk out in one-day strike.


Nursing unions to announce post-Christmas strikes by Friday unless deal is made

Nursing unions to announce post-Christmas strikes by Friday unless deal is made

Nursing unions to announce post-Christmas strikes by Friday unless deal is made

20 December 2022

A ‘clock is running’ for the Prime Minister to enter negotiations after a 12-hour walk-out on Tuesday, a union chief said.


Nurse strikes after Christmas ‘highly likely’ if government maintains ‘silence’

Nurse strikes after Christmas ‘highly likely’ if government maintains ‘silence’

Nurse strikes after Christmas ‘highly likely’ if government maintains ‘silence’

20 December 2022

The associate director of nursing at RCN Wales claims Eluned Morgan had refused all calls by the union to enter into negotiations about pay.


Barclay urges public to ‘take extra care’ as ambulance crews walk out

Barclay urges public to ‘take extra care’ as ambulance crews walk out

Barclay urges public to ‘take extra care’ as ambulance crews walk out

20 December 2022

The Health Secretary said the unions’ action is ‘deeply regrettable’ but his ‘number one priority’ is patient safety.


Man charged with murder of 68-year-old woman

Man charged with murder of 68-year-old woman

Man charged with murder of 68-year-old woman

20 December 2022

Police attended an address in Connaught Road on Sunday due to concerns for the welfare of a woman and found Sabrina Cooper dead at the scene.


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