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Tory MP Scott Benton filmed offering to lobby for gambling industry investors

Tory MP Scott Benton filmed offering to lobby for gambling industry investors

Tory MP Scott Benton filmed offering to lobby for gambling industry investors

05 April 2023

MPs are barred from carrying out paid lobbying or advising on how to influence Parliament in exchange for money.


Limit sugary drinks to one per week, researchers say

Limit sugary drinks to one per week, researchers say

Limit sugary drinks to one per week, researchers say

05 April 2023

Academics said that limiting sugar intake can have significant health benefits.


Heaton-Harris denies ‘tough budget’ will be punishment for Stormont not sitting

Heaton-Harris denies ‘tough budget’ will be punishment for Stormont not sitting

Heaton-Harris denies ‘tough budget’ will be punishment for Stormont not sitting

05 April 2023

The Secretary of State will set the budget for Northern Ireland in the absence of Stormont Executive Ministers.


Rishi Sunak considering law change to define sex as ‘biological’

Rishi Sunak considering law change to define sex as ‘biological’

Rishi Sunak considering law change to define sex as ‘biological’

05 April 2023

The Government has been told that amending the definition of sex could make the law on women-only spaces clearer.


New test could reassure parents their babies’ hearing aids are working – study

New test could reassure parents their babies’ hearing aids are working – study

New test could reassure parents their babies’ hearing aids are working – study

05 April 2023

Researchers say there is no reliable way of testing how well babies are hearing through their hearing aids between the ages of three and seven months.


King and Queen Consort sample gin and gelato in ‘Yorkshire’s food capital’

King and Queen Consort sample gin and gelato in ‘Yorkshire’s food capital’

King and Queen Consort sample gin and gelato in ‘Yorkshire’s food capital’

05 April 2023

The royals visited North Yorkshire market town Malton in Camilla’s first engagement since her new title of Queen Camilla was unveiled.


British Steel to offer other jobs to 250 staff hit by coke ovens closure

British Steel to offer other jobs to 250 staff hit by coke ovens closure

British Steel to offer other jobs to 250 staff hit by coke ovens closure

05 April 2023

The company said the coke ovens, situated at its integrated steelmaking site in Scunthorpe, are reaching the end of their operational life.


Police spotted scouring Sturgeon home after husband’s arrest in finances probe

Police spotted scouring Sturgeon home after husband’s arrest in finances probe

Police spotted scouring Sturgeon home after husband’s arrest in finances probe

05 April 2023

Police officers with spades were seen in the back garden of Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell’s Glasgow home.


Archie Battersbee: Mother still fighting for ‘justice’ nearly year after tragedy

Archie Battersbee: Mother still fighting for ‘justice’ nearly year after tragedy

Archie Battersbee: Mother still fighting for ‘justice’ nearly year after tragedy

05 April 2023

Hollie Dance, of Southend, Essex, has asked the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to consider Archie’s case.


Park authority can appeal against Dartmoor wild camping ruling

Park authority can appeal against Dartmoor wild camping ruling

Park authority can appeal against Dartmoor wild camping ruling

05 April 2023

In January, a judge concluded that a nearly 40-year-old piece of legislation did not provide a right to wild camp on Dartmoor.


Gary Lineker insists his tweets on Government policy were ‘factually accurate’

Gary Lineker insists his tweets on Government policy were ‘factually accurate’

Gary Lineker insists his tweets on Government policy were ‘factually accurate’

05 April 2023

The presenter spoke to Alastair Campbell during an interview for Men’s Health UK.


Sargassum farming company given Government grant

Sargassum farming company given Government grant

Sargassum farming company given Government grant

05 April 2023

Seafields wants to grow and harvest an invasive species of seaweed that would store carbon and replace fossil fuel resources.


Flooding could become ‘major public health issue’, professionals warn

Flooding could become ‘major public health issue’, professionals warn

Flooding could become ‘major public health issue’, professionals warn

05 April 2023

New analysis has found 176 incidents of flooding between April 2021 and March 2022, disrupting patient care and damaging infrastructure.


Father facing life for murders of his wife and their two young children

Father facing life for murders of his wife and their two young children

Father facing life for murders of his wife and their two young children

05 April 2023

Saju Chelavalel admitted the murder of Anju Asok, six-year-old Jeeva Saju and Janvi Saju, aged four, at Northampton Crown Court.


‘Human bones’ garden find was toy pirate skeleton with parrot

‘Human bones’ garden find was toy pirate skeleton with parrot

‘Human bones’ garden find was toy pirate skeleton with parrot

05 April 2023

Derbyshire Police said it was ‘better to be safe than to be sorry’.


Teachers ‘should support drag queen story time to boost inclusivity in schools’

Teachers ‘should support drag queen story time to boost inclusivity in schools’

Teachers ‘should support drag queen story time to boost inclusivity in schools’

05 April 2023

Inviting LGBT+ authors into schools can help challenge the ‘heteronormative culture and curriculum’ in education, a union has said.


Dementia linked to air pollution exposure in new analysis

Dementia linked to air pollution exposure in new analysis

Dementia linked to air pollution exposure in new analysis

05 April 2023

Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been linked to an increased risk.


Sleeping issues may increase risk of a stroke, study suggests

Sleeping issues may increase risk of a stroke, study suggests

Sleeping issues may increase risk of a stroke, study suggests

05 April 2023

The findings could prompt doctors to have earlier conversations about the risks with people who are having sleep problems.


Student aims to stop cheats using essay-writing bots with his own AI app

Student aims to stop cheats using essay-writing bots with his own AI app

Student aims to stop cheats using essay-writing bots with his own AI app

05 April 2023

Ed Daniels began developing software start-up after a project on his university course asked him to integrate AI with education.


Smart M-way crash that killed two ‘would not have happened with hard shoulder’

Smart M-way crash that killed two ‘would not have happened with hard shoulder’

Smart M-way crash that killed two ‘would not have happened with hard shoulder’

05 April 2023

The collision happened on the M1 near Sheffield in March 2019.


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