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Murdered sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman remembered at London vigil

Murdered sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman remembered at London vigil

Murdered sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman remembered at London vigil

03 August 2021

Crowds gathered at Fryent Country Park in Wembley, north-west London, on Tuesday evening.


BMX Olympics ‘prince of Peckham’ cheered home by young riders

BMX Olympics ‘prince of Peckham’ cheered home by young riders

BMX Olympics ‘prince of Peckham’ cheered home by young riders

03 August 2021

Kye Whyte celebrated with family and friends at the Prince of Peckham pub in the south London.


Covid jabs for 16 and 17-year-olds could be approved within days – Sturgeon

Covid jabs for 16 and 17-year-olds could be approved within days – Sturgeon

Covid jabs for 16 and 17-year-olds could be approved within days – Sturgeon

03 August 2021

Nicola Sturgeon told the Scottish Parliament she was ‘possibly veering towards expecting’ an announcement.


Tom McEwen’s sister on Olympic medals: ‘It’s what dreams are made of’

Tom McEwen’s sister on Olympic medals: ‘It’s what dreams are made of’

Tom McEwen’s sister on Olympic medals: ‘It’s what dreams are made of’

03 August 2021

Ella McEwen said she felt an ‘enormous’ sense of pride in her brother’s achievements.


Max Whitlock reunited with wife and daughter after success in Tokyo

Max Whitlock reunited with wife and daughter after success in Tokyo

Max Whitlock reunited with wife and daughter after success in Tokyo

03 August 2021

The 28-year-old won gold in the men’s pommel horse competition.


Healthcare bodies demand an end to abuse of doctors and nurses by anti-vaxxers

Healthcare bodies demand an end to abuse of doctors and nurses by anti-vaxxers

Healthcare bodies demand an end to abuse of doctors and nurses by anti-vaxxers

03 August 2021

Trolling and hate speech has reached new levels following a campaign to persuade pregnant women to get the jab, the Royal College of Midwives said.


Johnson snubs Sturgeon invite to discuss Covid recovery in Edinburgh

Johnson snubs Sturgeon invite to discuss Covid recovery in Edinburgh

Johnson snubs Sturgeon invite to discuss Covid recovery in Edinburgh

03 August 2021

The Scottish First Minister had invited the Prime Minister to meet at her official Edinburgh residence while he was in Scotland.


Philanthropist who backed silver medallist hails ‘mind-blowing’ success

Philanthropist who backed silver medallist hails ‘mind-blowing’ success

Philanthropist who backed silver medallist hails ‘mind-blowing’ success

03 August 2021

Keely Hodgkinson is not funded by British Athletics as they did not add anyone further onto the World Class Performance Programme in 2020.


Traveller demands refund from Government for ‘rat-infested’ quarantine hotel

Traveller demands refund from Government for ‘rat-infested’ quarantine hotel

Traveller demands refund from Government for ‘rat-infested’ quarantine hotel

03 August 2021

The 25-year-old from York contacted his MP about the issue.


Five-year-old boy dies after suffering injury at department store

Five-year-old boy dies after suffering injury at department store

Five-year-old boy dies after suffering injury at department store

03 August 2021

The Fenwick store will be closed on Wednesday ‘as a mark of respect’.


Drug deaths are Scotland’s ‘national shame’, minister says

Drug deaths are Scotland’s ‘national shame’, minister says

Drug deaths are Scotland’s ‘national shame’, minister says

03 August 2021

Scotland’s minister for drug policy outlined some measures aimed at tackling the drug death crisis.


What are the lockdown restrictions across the UK?

What are the lockdown restrictions across the UK?

What are the lockdown restrictions across the UK?

03 August 2021

All four countries in the UK have eased most of their Covid-19 regulations, but certain safeguards remain.


Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

03 August 2021

Lincoln, Middlesbrough and Exeter are currently recording the highest rates.


Johnson tells Team GB: We’re all rooting for you

Johnson tells Team GB: We’re all rooting for you

Johnson tells Team GB: We’re all rooting for you

03 August 2021

Boris Johnson filmed a video message to congratulate Team GB’s athletes on their successes fo far.


Weightlifter’s family takes bubbly to market to thank people who supported her

Weightlifter’s family takes bubbly to market to thank people who supported her

Weightlifter’s family takes bubbly to market to thank people who supported her

03 August 2021

Emily Campbell’s family have rewarded the traders who helped her on her path to a silver medal at the Olympics.


CBI urges loosened travel restrictions amid ‘last chance saloon’ for summer

CBI urges loosened travel restrictions amid ‘last chance saloon’ for summer

CBI urges loosened travel restrictions amid ‘last chance saloon’ for summer

03 August 2021

Business leaders called for a ‘new settlement’ to help the travel industry and the UK economy more broadly ‘live with Covid-19’.


Seven guilty of murdering teenage law student in botched drive-by shooting

Seven guilty of murdering teenage law student in botched drive-by shooting

Seven guilty of murdering teenage law student in botched drive-by shooting

03 August 2021

Innocent passer-by Aya Hachem, 19, was ‘in the wrong place at the wrong time’ when she was shot in Blackburn, Lancashire, last year.


Double-jabbed half as likely to be infected – study

Double-jabbed half as likely to be infected – study

Double-jabbed half as likely to be infected – study

03 August 2021

People who have received both doses of a vaccine are also more likely to have a milder infection if they do get Covid-19.


Ever Given docks in Felixstowe after blocking Suez Canal

Ever Given docks in Felixstowe after blocking Suez Canal

Ever Given docks in Felixstowe after blocking Suez Canal

03 August 2021

The ship caused disruption to global shipping after getting stuck in the Suez Canal in April.


‘Cocktail of elation and worry’ for businesses as Scotland to go beyond Level 0

‘Cocktail of elation and worry’ for businesses as Scotland to go beyond Level 0

‘Cocktail of elation and worry’ for businesses as Scotland to go beyond Level 0

03 August 2021

Industry experts have reacted to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announcing the lifting of almost all of Scotland’s coronavirus restrictions.


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