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Sheeran’s Shape Of You was made ‘from scratch at extraordinary speed’ – producer

Sheeran’s Shape Of You was made ‘from scratch at extraordinary speed’ – producer

Sheeran’s Shape Of You was made ‘from scratch at extraordinary speed’ – producer

10 March 2022

Steve Mac – whose real name is Steven McCutcheon – joked that he was left with “a headache” such was the intensity of the session.


Reverse Universal Credit cut ‘in name of humanity’, urges Tory grandee

Reverse Universal Credit cut ‘in name of humanity’, urges Tory grandee

Reverse Universal Credit cut ‘in name of humanity’, urges Tory grandee

10 March 2022

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean highlighted the increased revenue Chancellor Rishi Sunak would net from rapidly rising fuel prices


Bin lorry driver saw ‘smartly-dressed’ man in pink shirt, McKeague inquest told

Bin lorry driver saw ‘smartly-dressed’ man in pink shirt, McKeague inquest told

Bin lorry driver saw ‘smartly-dressed’ man in pink shirt, McKeague inquest told

10 March 2022

RAF gunner Corrie McKeague, from Dunfermline, was 23 when he disappeared after a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, in September 2016.


M&S boss to quit after six years in top job

M&S boss to quit after six years in top job

M&S boss to quit after six years in top job

10 March 2022

Steve Rowe joined the business at 15 and rose through the ranks until eventually taking over as chief executive in 2016.


Public inquiry will start next week into death of Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess

Public inquiry will start next week into death of Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess

Public inquiry will start next week into death of Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess

10 March 2022

The long-awaited inquiry will be chaired by former Supreme Court judge Lord Hughes of Ombersley.


Police culture and behaviour problems not limited to capital, warns watchdog

Police culture and behaviour problems not limited to capital, warns watchdog

Police culture and behaviour problems not limited to capital, warns watchdog

10 March 2022

The outgoing chief inspector of constabulary said he expected there could be ‘pockets’ of similar issues in other parts of the country.


Chelsea fan says buying last shirt before sanctions shut club shop was ‘surreal’

Chelsea fan says buying last shirt before sanctions shut club shop was ‘surreal’

Chelsea fan says buying last shirt before sanctions shut club shop was ‘surreal’

10 March 2022

Martyn Hardiman, 29, from Guildford, was with his two-year-old son, Peter, when staff shut the shop following the news.


Boris Johnson confirmed for Scottish Tory conference despite calls to resign

Boris Johnson confirmed for Scottish Tory conference despite calls to resign

Boris Johnson confirmed for Scottish Tory conference despite calls to resign

10 March 2022

The Prime Minister was originally only slated to appear by video but will now attend the conference in Aberdeen in person.


Global Covid death toll ‘may be more than three times higher than recorded’

Global Covid death toll ‘may be more than three times higher than recorded’

Global Covid death toll ‘may be more than three times higher than recorded’

10 March 2022

Researchers estimate more than 18.2 million people may have died because of the pandemic by the end of December last year.


Putin warned against use of chemical weapons in Ukraine

Putin warned against use of chemical weapons in Ukraine

Putin warned against use of chemical weapons in Ukraine

10 March 2022

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said she was ‘very concerned’ about the possible use of a chemical weapon in the conflict.


Daughter fears for midwife mother after Mariupol maternity hospital blast

Daughter fears for midwife mother after Mariupol maternity hospital blast

Daughter fears for midwife mother after Mariupol maternity hospital blast

10 March 2022

Mariia Moskalenko said the last time she heard from her parents was just hours before a Russian airstrike on a maternity hospital.


Sturgeon: Increasing North Sea production to offset price rise is ‘not credible’

Sturgeon: Increasing North Sea production to offset price rise is ‘not credible’

Sturgeon: Increasing North Sea production to offset price rise is ‘not credible’

10 March 2022

The First Minister called on the Chancellor to extend ‘substantial’ financial support to households hit by rising energy prices.


Leeds Bradford Airport scraps plans for new £150m terminal building

Leeds Bradford Airport scraps plans for new £150m terminal building

Leeds Bradford Airport scraps plans for new £150m terminal building

10 March 2022

Airport bosses blamed ‘excessive delays’ and calls for a public inquiry into the controversial development.


Stonehaven rail crash: Accident shames Network Rail, says Anas Sarwar

Stonehaven rail crash: Accident shames Network Rail, says Anas Sarwar

Stonehaven rail crash: Accident shames Network Rail, says Anas Sarwar

10 March 2022

The Scottish Labour leader hit out at the age of the train which was involved in the tragedy.


Dressed-up dogs return to Crufts after last year’s Covid-19 cancellation

Dressed-up dogs return to Crufts after last year’s Covid-19 cancellation

Dressed-up dogs return to Crufts after last year’s Covid-19 cancellation

10 March 2022

But Russian exhibitors have been banned from the event following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.


Smiling Queen holds virtual audiences at Windsor

Smiling Queen holds virtual audiences at Windsor

Smiling Queen holds virtual audiences at Windsor

10 March 2022

The monarch is hoping to attend the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on Monday.


Hospital staff absences rise for first time since start of the year

Hospital staff absences rise for first time since start of the year

Hospital staff absences rise for first time since start of the year

10 March 2022

The number of patients with Covid-19 has also increased in recent days.


New artificial intelligence tool ‘can detect heart disease at record speed’

New artificial intelligence tool ‘can detect heart disease at record speed’

New artificial intelligence tool ‘can detect heart disease at record speed’

10 March 2022

The computer tool can analyse heart MRI scans in just 20 seconds while the patient is in the scanner.


Nicola Sturgeon: Vladimir Putin is ‘committing war crimes every day in Ukraine’

Nicola Sturgeon: Vladimir Putin is ‘committing war crimes every day in Ukraine’

Nicola Sturgeon: Vladimir Putin is ‘committing war crimes every day in Ukraine’

10 March 2022

Scotland’s First Minister said the Russian president should ‘pay the severest price for his actions’.


Government teacher pay plans risk real terms cut for experienced teachers

Government teacher pay plans risk real terms cut for experienced teachers

Government teacher pay plans risk real terms cut for experienced teachers

10 March 2022

Plans for increasing teacher pay could lead to real terms cuts for the most experienced staff, say experts.


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