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Primary school teacher denies murdering man found buried in her back garden

Primary school teacher denies murdering man found buried in her back garden

Primary school teacher denies murdering man found buried in her back garden

12 August 2022

Fiona Beal appeared at Northampton Crown Court on Friday.


NHS to create thousands more beds and boost 999 staff numbers ahead of winter

NHS to create thousands more beds and boost 999 staff numbers ahead of winter

NHS to create thousands more beds and boost 999 staff numbers ahead of winter

12 August 2022

Winter is the busiest period and health leaders expect the combination of Covid and flu to pile yet more pressure on already stretched services.


Total water in England’s reservoirs is at lowest level since 1995

Total water in England’s reservoirs is at lowest level since 1995

Total water in England’s reservoirs is at lowest level since 1995

12 August 2022

The amount has been falling steadily in recent months.


Residents can return to homes after fatal gas blast

Residents can return to homes after fatal gas blast

Residents can return to homes after fatal gas blast

12 August 2022

Around 80 houses have been cordoned off since the explosion on Monday morning that killed a four-year-old.


Ryan Giggs’ ex ‘screamed in pain’ during sister’s 999 call, court hears

Ryan Giggs’ ex ‘screamed in pain’ during sister’s 999 call, court hears

Ryan Giggs’ ex ‘screamed in pain’ during sister’s 999 call, court hears

12 August 2022

The former Manchester United footballer is on trial accused of assaulting PR executive Kate Greville, causing her actual bodily harm.


BT workers to stage fresh strikes over pay

BT workers to stage fresh strikes over pay

BT workers to stage fresh strikes over pay

12 August 2022

Members of the CWU union at BT and Openreach will walk out on August 30 and 31.


Scottish rural economy ‘back in business’ as grouse shooting season begins

Scottish rural economy ‘back in business’ as grouse shooting season begins

Scottish rural economy ‘back in business’ as grouse shooting season begins

12 August 2022

Gamekeepers and shooting parties took to the moors on the ‘Glorious 12th’.


Train drivers to strike on Saturday in deadlocked dispute

Train drivers to strike on Saturday in deadlocked dispute

Train drivers to strike on Saturday in deadlocked dispute

12 August 2022

Aslef members at nine companies will walk out for 24 hours, crippling services, with large parts of the country having no trains.


Israeli man who died in Kent car crash radiated kindness, says former student

Israeli man who died in Kent car crash radiated kindness, says former student

Israeli man who died in Kent car crash radiated kindness, says former student

12 August 2022

Amnon Eden was supervised by Yoram Hirshfeld, who died in a car crash in Ramsgate on Wednesday night.


NHS staff in Scotland ‘prepared to strike’ over pay, say unions

NHS staff in Scotland ‘prepared to strike’ over pay, say unions

NHS staff in Scotland ‘prepared to strike’ over pay, say unions

12 August 2022

Workers have overwhelmingly rejected a 5% pay offer from the Scottish Government.


What you can and cannot do during a hosepipe ban

What you can and cannot do during a hosepipe ban

What you can and cannot do during a hosepipe ban

12 August 2022

Five water companies have already announced bans as Britons continue to swelter through hot and dry conditions.


Pensioner cleared of causing baby’s death by careless driving due to dementia

Pensioner cleared of causing baby’s death by careless driving due to dementia

Pensioner cleared of causing baby’s death by careless driving due to dementia

12 August 2022

Jurors at Cambridge Crown Court found that Shelagh Robertson’s undiagnosed dementia had affected her driving.


Civil servants ‘will find Truss antisemitism claims insulting and abhorrent’

Civil servants ‘will find Truss antisemitism claims insulting and abhorrent’

Civil servants ‘will find Truss antisemitism claims insulting and abhorrent’

12 August 2022

The Foreign Secretary was accused of going ‘further than the usual dog-whistle politics’ of the leadership election.


Sunak questions Truss’ criticism of oil and gas windfall tax

Sunak questions Truss’ criticism of oil and gas windfall tax

Sunak questions Truss’ criticism of oil and gas windfall tax

12 August 2022

The Tory leadership contender also insisted he is not out of the race, as many members are yet to make up their minds.


Plymouth remembers Keyham massacre one year on

Plymouth remembers Keyham massacre one year on

Plymouth remembers Keyham massacre one year on

12 August 2022

Last August 12, Jake Davison killed his mother, Maxine Davison, 51, after a row and then shot four others dead in a 12-minute attack.


Man due in court over shootings which left one dead and wife injured

Man due in court over shootings which left one dead and wife injured

Man due in court over shootings which left one dead and wife injured

12 August 2022

Finlay MacDonald, 39, will face Inverness Sheriff Court following the incidents on Skye and the mainland in north-west Scotland.


Drought declared for parts of England after driest summer for 50 years

Drought declared for parts of England after driest summer for 50 years

Drought declared for parts of England after driest summer for 50 years

12 August 2022

The change could lead to more measures such as hosepipe bans.


Companies could get more energy bill help from ministers

Companies could get more energy bill help from ministers

Companies could get more energy bill help from ministers

12 August 2022

It is ‘essential’ that heavy industry cuts production costs, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said.


UK’s Eurovision will be ‘greatest’ yet, says former Ukrainian winner Jamala

UK’s Eurovision will be ‘greatest’ yet, says former Ukrainian winner Jamala

UK’s Eurovision will be ‘greatest’ yet, says former Ukrainian winner Jamala

12 August 2022

The singer-songwriter praised the UK as a host country for 2023’s contest as she released a single to thank the world for supporting Ukraine.


More than 21,000 people brought to safety of UK from Afghanistan, figures show

More than 21,000 people brought to safety of UK from Afghanistan, figures show

More than 21,000 people brought to safety of UK from Afghanistan, figures show

12 August 2022

This includes British nationals and their families, Afghans who worked for the UK, and people identified as high-risk.


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