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Ex-Scottish Labour leader wonders if he did enough to help at Clutha crash site

Ex-Scottish Labour leader wonders if he did enough to help at Clutha crash site

Ex-Scottish Labour leader wonders if he did enough to help at Clutha crash site

29 November 2023

Jim Murphy, a former Scottish Secretary, helped people in the pub after a helicopter crashed on November 29 2013.


Freed Hamas hostage Emily Hand refuses to speak above whisper after ordeal

Freed Hamas hostage Emily Hand refuses to speak above whisper after ordeal

Freed Hamas hostage Emily Hand refuses to speak above whisper after ordeal

29 November 2023

Her father has revealed how the nine-year-old was led through gunfire in her pyjamas.


Labour and trade union lash out at Government pledge to boost environmentalism

Labour and trade union lash out at Government pledge to boost environmentalism

Labour and trade union lash out at Government pledge to boost environmentalism

29 November 2023

The Conservatives announced an environmental shake-up ahead of Dubai’s Cop28 summit.


What the papers say – November 29

What the papers say – November 29

What the papers say – November 29

29 November 2023

Omid Scobie’s royal tell-all book Endgame has made waves in the British press.


UK Biobank releases world’s largest set of whole genome sequencing data

UK Biobank releases world’s largest set of whole genome sequencing data

UK Biobank releases world’s largest set of whole genome sequencing data

29 November 2023

Among other things, the data could enable researchers to look at a person’s individual risk of common disease.


Number of nurses registered in UK hits record high

Number of nurses registered in UK hits record high

Number of nurses registered in UK hits record high

29 November 2023

Some 748,528 nurses are now registered to work in the UK.


Monitoring abnormal cells ‘could increase cervical cancer risk in long term’

Monitoring abnormal cells ‘could increase cervical cancer risk in long term’

Monitoring abnormal cells ‘could increase cervical cancer risk in long term’

29 November 2023

The Danish study looked at the records of women with cells deemed a ‘medium risk’ over a 20-year period.


England’s only bottlenose dolphin pod at risk of extinction, says study

England’s only bottlenose dolphin pod at risk of extinction, says study

England’s only bottlenose dolphin pod at risk of extinction, says study

29 November 2023

The pod of 48 dolphins inhabits the coastline of the English Channel and is under threat from pollution and fishing


Scotland, England, Ireland brace for ice and snow as temperatures drop

Scotland, England, Ireland brace for ice and snow as temperatures drop

Scotland, England, Ireland brace for ice and snow as temperatures drop

29 November 2023

There are two yellow weather warnings in place for the United Kingdom.


UK set for slower growth next year as economy lags behind G7 peers – OECD

UK set for slower growth next year as economy lags behind G7 peers – OECD

UK set for slower growth next year as economy lags behind G7 peers – OECD

29 November 2023

The OECD reduced its forecast UK growth rate for 2024 to 0.7%.


Dame Priti Patel: Government ‘needs to act’ over EU control in Northern Ireland

Dame Priti Patel: Government ‘needs to act’ over EU control in Northern Ireland

Dame Priti Patel: Government ‘needs to act’ over EU control in Northern Ireland

29 November 2023

The former Home Secretary said the Windsor Framework ‘posed a risk to the integrity’ of the United Kingdom.


Inquest to open into deaths of four teenagers killed in car crash

Inquest to open into deaths of four teenagers killed in car crash

Inquest to open into deaths of four teenagers killed in car crash

29 November 2023

The bodies of Jevon Hirst, 16, Harvey Owen, 17, Wilf Fitchett, 17, and Hugo Morris, 18, were found in a silver Ford Fiesta on November 21.


Acting chair urges nation to ‘believe in’ BBC as it faces difficult choices

Acting chair urges nation to ‘believe in’ BBC as it faces difficult choices

Acting chair urges nation to ‘believe in’ BBC as it faces difficult choices

29 November 2023

She will appear at the Voice of the Listener and Viewer conference on Wednesday.


Controversial book about royal family pulled from shelves in the Netherlands

Controversial book about royal family pulled from shelves in the Netherlands

Controversial book about royal family pulled from shelves in the Netherlands

28 November 2023

Omid Scobie’s book, Endgame, was published on Tuesday and he is said to be close to Harry and Meghan.


Mother of British-Israeli man Noam Sagi freed by Hamas

Mother of British-Israeli man Noam Sagi freed by Hamas

Mother of British-Israeli man Noam Sagi freed by Hamas

28 November 2023

His 75-year-old mother Ada was taken from her home in Kibbutz Nir Oz near the border with Gaza on October 7.


New self-driving cars legislation touted to make roads safer and boost growth

New self-driving cars legislation touted to make roads safer and boost growth

New self-driving cars legislation touted to make roads safer and boost growth

28 November 2023

The Bill aims to ensure a high standard of safety for these cars.


MP: Grey squirrels are Hamas of squirrel world

MP: Grey squirrels are Hamas of squirrel world

MP: Grey squirrels are Hamas of squirrel world

28 November 2023

The DUP’s Jim Shannon made the comparison during a parliamentary debate.


Irish government to give UK Legacy Act ‘very serious consideration’

Irish government to give UK Legacy Act ‘very serious consideration’

Irish government to give UK Legacy Act ‘very serious consideration’

28 November 2023

The controversial legislation was discussed by the governments at the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference.


Laurence Fox apologises in court for calling people ‘paedophiles’ in online row

Laurence Fox apologises in court for calling people ‘paedophiles’ in online row

Laurence Fox apologises in court for calling people ‘paedophiles’ in online row

28 November 2023

The actor was giving evidence in a High Court libel trial.


Lockdown ‘would have been much later’ without decision to test in hospitals

Lockdown ‘would have been much later’ without decision to test in hospitals

Lockdown ‘would have been much later’ without decision to test in hospitals

28 November 2023

Professor Dame Jenny Harries has been giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 public inquiry.


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