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Tram workers to stage three-day strike in dispute over pay

Tram workers to stage three-day strike in dispute over pay

Tram workers to stage three-day strike in dispute over pay

25 August 2022

Aslef says drivers have been offered a 3% rise while inflation is above 12%.


Asda ‘to keep grocery bills in check’ as demand surges for value products

Asda ‘to keep grocery bills in check’ as demand surges for value products

Asda ‘to keep grocery bills in check’ as demand surges for value products

25 August 2022

The retailer said it has benefited from strong sales of its new Just Essentials range.


Health Secretary Steve Barclay confronted by angry woman about ambulance delays

Health Secretary Steve Barclay confronted by angry woman about ambulance delays

Health Secretary Steve Barclay confronted by angry woman about ambulance delays

25 August 2022

Mr Barclay’s press interviews outside Moorfields Eye Hospital in central London were interrupted by a member of the public.


Growing number of Afghans risking lives on small boats to reach UK

Growing number of Afghans risking lives on small boats to reach UK

Growing number of Afghans risking lives on small boats to reach UK

25 August 2022

Afghans crossing the English Channel in small boats made up just under a fifth of arrivals in the first half of 2022, Home Office figures show.


‘Synthetic embryo with brain and beating heart grown from mouse stem cells’

‘Synthetic embryo with brain and beating heart grown from mouse stem cells’

‘Synthetic embryo with brain and beating heart grown from mouse stem cells’

25 August 2022

The results could be used to guide repair and development of synthetic, or artificial, human organs for transplantation, experts suggest.


Young Welsh footballer scores top GCSE grades

Young Welsh footballer scores top GCSE grades

Young Welsh footballer scores top GCSE grades

25 August 2022

Evie Norris, who got her first cap against Scotland in July, has achieved 11 A*s and three As.


Sunak faces backlash after criticism of lockdown decision-making

Sunak faces backlash after criticism of lockdown decision-making

Sunak faces backlash after criticism of lockdown decision-making

25 August 2022

Scientists criticised Rishi Sunak after he claimed the Government’s independent advisers were given too great a role.


Missing wallaby found after three days on the run

Missing wallaby found after three days on the run

Missing wallaby found after three days on the run

25 August 2022

Winnie escaped from her enclosure on the Glenpark Estate in Co Tyrone on Sunday evening.


Met defends handling of Owami Davies case against suggestions of ‘racial bias’

Met defends handling of Owami Davies case against suggestions of ‘racial bias’

Met defends handling of Owami Davies case against suggestions of ‘racial bias’

25 August 2022

The student nurse was found safe and well.


Sunak would back rival’s economic plans despite labelling them a ‘moral failure’

Sunak would back rival’s economic plans despite labelling them a ‘moral failure’

Sunak would back rival’s economic plans despite labelling them a ‘moral failure’

25 August 2022

Rishi Sunak also insisted he would ‘always support’ a Conservative government despite his strident attacks on his rival’s tax-cutting policies.


Firefighter’s tribute to grandfather who died tackling blaze 50 years ago

Firefighter’s tribute to grandfather who died tackling blaze 50 years ago

Firefighter’s tribute to grandfather who died tackling blaze 50 years ago

25 August 2022

Derek Roden laid a helmet at the altar of Glasgow Cathedral to remember his grandfather and six other firefighters who died tackling a blaze.


Health service should not pay the price for political failure, Swann warns

Health service should not pay the price for political failure, Swann warns

Health service should not pay the price for political failure, Swann warns

25 August 2022

The health minister told Stormont colleagues he intends to overspend by potentially £400 million this year in order to maintain services.


In Pictures: Umbrellas at the ready as dry weather gives way to downpours

In Pictures: Umbrellas at the ready as dry weather gives way to downpours

In Pictures: Umbrellas at the ready as dry weather gives way to downpours

25 August 2022

A yellow thunderstorm warning was announced for parts of England.


Girl power: Geri Horner and Amanda Holden celebrate daughters’ GCSE results

Girl power: Geri Horner and Amanda Holden celebrate daughters’ GCSE results

Girl power: Geri Horner and Amanda Holden celebrate daughters’ GCSE results

25 August 2022

The A-Listers’ offspring were among hundreds of thousands of teenagers collecting their exam results on Thursday.


Planned strike action by workers to increase to 20 councils across Scotland

Planned strike action by workers to increase to 20 councils across Scotland

Planned strike action by workers to increase to 20 councils across Scotland

25 August 2022

Unite the union said that despite ‘constructive’ talks with Deputy First Minister John Swinney on Wednesday, there was no breakthrough.


Government to probe Czech billionaire’s Royal Mail stake over national security

Government to probe Czech billionaire’s Royal Mail stake over national security

Government to probe Czech billionaire’s Royal Mail stake over national security

25 August 2022

Royal Mail told the London Stock Exchange that Kwasi Kwarteng ‘reasonably suspects’ that Vesa Equity Investment might increase its stake.


Westminster Academy pupils ‘put pandemic challenges behind them’

Westminster Academy pupils ‘put pandemic challenges behind them’

Westminster Academy pupils ‘put pandemic challenges behind them’

25 August 2022

This year has seen the first set of in-person GCSE exams take place since before the pandemic.


Smiles and hugs as pupils gather to receive GCSE results

Smiles and hugs as pupils gather to receive GCSE results

Smiles and hugs as pupils gather to receive GCSE results

25 August 2022

Many thanked their school for helping them through their studies during the pandemic.


Mendy accuser denies thinking about compensation, court told

Mendy accuser denies thinking about compensation, court told

Mendy accuser denies thinking about compensation, court told

25 August 2022

A woman who accused footballer Benjamin Mendy of rape has denied having ‘a mind to apply for compensation’, a jury has heard.


Cameron House bosses were warned about storing ashes in cupboards, inquiry told

Cameron House bosses were warned about storing ashes in cupboards, inquiry told

Cameron House bosses were warned about storing ashes in cupboards, inquiry told

25 August 2022

Simon Midgley, 32, and Richard Dyson, 38, died when a fire broke out at the luxury hotel in December 2017.


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