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Critically ill boy now ‘full of energy’ after kidney transplant from mother

Critically ill boy now ‘full of energy’ after kidney transplant from mother

Critically ill boy now ‘full of energy’ after kidney transplant from mother

06 May 2021

Leo McFaulds required dialysis three times a week after falling seriously ill after an E.coli infection.


Victims and politicians condemn Government’s Troubles ‘amnesty’ plan

Victims and politicians condemn Government’s Troubles ‘amnesty’ plan

Victims and politicians condemn Government’s Troubles ‘amnesty’ plan

06 May 2021

It has been reported that the Government intends to introduce a statute of limitations on offences committed before the 1998 Good Friday peace deal.


Bereaved families voice hurt and anger at Troubles ‘amnesty’ plan

Bereaved families voice hurt and anger at Troubles ‘amnesty’ plan

Bereaved families voice hurt and anger at Troubles ‘amnesty’ plan

06 May 2021

Reports suggest the UK Government is set to introduce a statute of limitations on prosecutions for conflict crimes that occurred pre-1998.


Online performance boosts newspaper publisher’s profit expectations

Online performance boosts newspaper publisher’s profit expectations

Online performance boosts newspaper publisher’s profit expectations

06 May 2021

Digital revenue soared 35% in the four months to late April, Reach said.


BT reaches goal of helping millions improve digital skills

BT reaches goal of helping millions improve digital skills

BT reaches goal of helping millions improve digital skills

06 May 2021

The telecoms firm has set a new target stretching over the next few years.


William reveals Kate is encouraging his interest in gardening

William reveals Kate is encouraging his interest in gardening

William reveals Kate is encouraging his interest in gardening

06 May 2021

The Duke of Cambridge visited Brighter Futures to learn how it is supporting the needs of the local community in Rhyl, north Wales.


Man charged with murdering elderly woman in connection with arson attack

Man charged with murdering elderly woman in connection with arson attack

Man charged with murdering elderly woman in connection with arson attack

06 May 2021

Peggy Wright, 83, died after jumping from a window at her home in a bid to escape the fire.


Killer whales spotted off the coast of Cornwall

Killer whales spotted off the coast of Cornwall

Killer whales spotted off the coast of Cornwall

06 May 2021

Experts believe this is the first sighting of the UK’s only resident population of killer whales travelling this far south.


PM hopes Cop26 talks will see final details agreed for ‘era-defining’ outcome

PM hopes Cop26 talks will see final details agreed for ‘era-defining’ outcome

PM hopes Cop26 talks will see final details agreed for ‘era-defining’ outcome

06 May 2021

Boris Johnson has urged countries to work out issues before the key climate summit in Glasgow in November.


Pop-up polling station set up in car boot after keyholder oversleeps

Pop-up polling station set up in car boot after keyholder oversleeps

Pop-up polling station set up in car boot after keyholder oversleeps

06 May 2021

Toby Porter said he voted at the car boot in Oxford after his polling station failed to open on time.


Kellogg’s offers staff Friday afternoons off to ‘switch off’ from work

Kellogg’s offers staff Friday afternoons off to ‘switch off’ from work

Kellogg’s offers staff Friday afternoons off to ‘switch off’ from work

06 May 2021

The company has also launched ‘meeting-free’ afternoons and an extra day’s annual leave.


Unseasonal snow gives skiers a chance to return to the slopes

Unseasonal snow gives skiers a chance to return to the slopes

Unseasonal snow gives skiers a chance to return to the slopes

06 May 2021

Lake District Ski Club members were ‘giddy’ at the unusual sight of snow-covered mountains in May, club president Mike Sweeney said.


Meghan aide ‘tried to protect her father from media intrusion’

Meghan aide ‘tried to protect her father from media intrusion’

Meghan aide ‘tried to protect her father from media intrusion’

06 May 2021

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s former communications secretary ‘led extensive efforts’ to protect Meghan and her parents, the High Court has heard.


Engineers and biologists join forces to reveal how seals evolved to swim

Engineers and biologists join forces to reveal how seals evolved to swim

Engineers and biologists join forces to reveal how seals evolved to swim

06 May 2021

Not all seals are the same – some use their front flippers to swim, while others propel themselves with their back feet.


Police back assessment that loyalist paramilitaries did not threaten port staff

Police back assessment that loyalist paramilitaries did not threaten port staff

Police back assessment that loyalist paramilitaries did not threaten port staff

06 May 2021

A Stormont committee is examining the circumstances around the withdrawal of staff carrying out Brexit checks earlier this year.


Kate promises to turn up in pink dress for four-year-old Mila

Kate promises to turn up in pink dress for four-year-old Mila

Kate promises to turn up in pink dress for four-year-old Mila

06 May 2021

The duchess held a telephone conversation with the youngster who was one of the stars of her Hold Still photography project.


Grim outlook as more May snow set to give way to a wet and windy weekend

Grim outlook as more May snow set to give way to a wet and windy weekend

Grim outlook as more May snow set to give way to a wet and windy weekend

06 May 2021

Many places in northern England woke to a dusting of snow on Thursday.


Full-time return to work unlikely for more than one million staff

Full-time return to work unlikely for more than one million staff

Full-time return to work unlikely for more than one million staff

06 May 2021

New research has found that the vast majority of big businesses will adopt a hybrid working model in the future.


Dogs, snow and a polling station in a car boot among unusual voting day sights

Dogs, snow and a polling station in a car boot among unusual voting day sights

Dogs, snow and a polling station in a car boot among unusual voting day sights

06 May 2021

The famous #DogsInPollingStations hashtag took off on Twitter, among other election day developments.


Disadvantaged primary pupils ‘extra month behind’ peers due to Covid – study

Disadvantaged primary pupils ‘extra month behind’ peers due to Covid – study

Disadvantaged primary pupils ‘extra month behind’ peers due to Covid – study

06 May 2021

The attainment gap did not shrink during the autumn term when schools fully reopened to pupils, research suggests.


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