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Deal worth £233m announced to maintain RAF’s Poseidon fleet

Deal worth £233m announced to maintain RAF’s Poseidon fleet

Deal worth £233m announced to maintain RAF’s Poseidon fleet

07 July 2021

The five-year contract is expected to create 107 jobs at RAF Lossiemouth in Moray and a further 46 posts at sites in Bristol, Yeovil and Gosport.


Tram crash inquest jury can return verdict of unlawful killing

Tram crash inquest jury can return verdict of unlawful killing

Tram crash inquest jury can return verdict of unlawful killing

07 July 2021

Seven people died and a further 51 were injured when a tram derailed in south London on November 9 2016.


Record number of students set to start university amid rise in offers – Ucas

Record number of students set to start university amid rise in offers – Ucas

Record number of students set to start university amid rise in offers – Ucas

07 July 2021

Offer-making from the most selective institutions has risen from last year’s high, figures suggest.


Propaganda ‘rife’ around NI Protocol – community worker

Propaganda ‘rife’ around NI Protocol – community worker

Propaganda ‘rife’ around NI Protocol – community worker

07 July 2021

Elaine Weir from the Shankill Women’s Centre said the Protocol needs to be ‘fixed’ but said there are also positives.


William to saddle up for charity polo match

William to saddle up for charity polo match

William to saddle up for charity polo match

07 July 2021

The Duke of Cambridge is taking part in a game at the Guards Polo Club on Friday.


North America’s record heatwave ‘virtually impossible without climate change’

North America’s record heatwave ‘virtually impossible without climate change’

North America’s record heatwave ‘virtually impossible without climate change’

07 July 2021

Scientists say global warming made the record-shattering temperatures in the US and Canada at least 150 times more likely.


Lady Lavinia Nourse calls for accused to be granted anonymity until charged

Lady Lavinia Nourse calls for accused to be granted anonymity until charged

Lady Lavinia Nourse calls for accused to be granted anonymity until charged

07 July 2021

The 77-year-old was found not guilty of all 17 charges against her this year by jurors at Peterborough’s Nightingale court.


Premier League star avoids driving ban after being caught speeding

Premier League star avoids driving ban after being caught speeding

Premier League star avoids driving ban after being caught speeding

07 July 2021

Callum Hudson-Odoi admitted speeding in his black Mercedes on August 6 last year on the A3 in south-west London.


Pressure builds for Julian Assange to be released

Pressure builds for Julian Assange to be released

Pressure builds for Julian Assange to be released

07 July 2021

The US is appealing against a court decision in January not to extradite the WikiLeaks founder, but no date has been set.


Grant Shapps: ‘No doubt’ that HS2 should continue despite drop in travel

Grant Shapps: ‘No doubt’ that HS2 should continue despite drop in travel

Grant Shapps: ‘No doubt’ that HS2 should continue despite drop in travel

07 July 2021

The Cabinet minister told MPs that ‘people will need to meet’ and increased transport capacity will be required by future generations.


MPs to quiz DVLA over delays in processing driving licence applications

MPs to quiz DVLA over delays in processing driving licence applications

MPs to quiz DVLA over delays in processing driving licence applications

07 July 2021

The agency is embroiled in a long-running dispute with the PCS union over Covid-related safety.


Rules must be tightened to prevent foreign money influencing elections – report

Rules must be tightened to prevent foreign money influencing elections – report

Rules must be tightened to prevent foreign money influencing elections – report

07 July 2021

The independent Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) has published 47 recommendations following a year-long review.


Campbell criticises O’Neill for ‘arbitrary’ stance on NI relaxations

Campbell criticises O’Neill for ‘arbitrary’ stance on NI relaxations

Campbell criticises O’Neill for ‘arbitrary’ stance on NI relaxations

07 July 2021

The deputy First Minister said Northern Ireland would not be following England’s road map.


Firefighter ‘over the moon’ to be crowned Gardener of the Year

Firefighter ‘over the moon’ to be crowned Gardener of the Year

Firefighter ‘over the moon’ to be crowned Gardener of the Year

07 July 2021

Gary McLaughlan, from Sunderland, scooped a £10,000 prize with his winning design.


Nine in 10 adults in most of UK likely to have Covid-19 antibodies

Nine in 10 adults in most of UK likely to have Covid-19 antibodies

Nine in 10 adults in most of UK likely to have Covid-19 antibodies

07 July 2021

Their presence suggests someone has had the infection in the past or has been vaccinated.


Rebekah Vardy claims partial victory in latest round of Coleen Rooney libel case

Rebekah Vardy claims partial victory in latest round of Coleen Rooney libel case

Rebekah Vardy claims partial victory in latest round of Coleen Rooney libel case

07 July 2021

Mrs Vardy is suing Mrs Rooney for libel over allegations she had leaked false stories to the press.


Debate over masks continues as academic says July 19 plans ‘make no sense’

Debate over masks continues as academic says July 19 plans ‘make no sense’

Debate over masks continues as academic says July 19 plans ‘make no sense’

07 July 2021

Mandatory mask-wearing is set to be ditched on Freedom Day.


Cruise liner sails into port after crew members test positive for Covid-19

Cruise liner sails into port after crew members test positive for Covid-19

Cruise liner sails into port after crew members test positive for Covid-19

07 July 2021

Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth is due to set sail with passengers later this month for the first time since cruises were halted in March 2020.


Mother fears her daughters’ murderer will become ‘killing machine’ in jail

Mother fears her daughters’ murderer will become ‘killing machine’ in jail

Mother fears her daughters’ murderer will become ‘killing machine’ in jail

07 July 2021

Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman were stabbed to death in a park in north London by Danyal Hussein, 19, last June.


Timetable for relaxing self-isolation ‘not a perfect solution’, admits Kwarteng

Timetable for relaxing self-isolation ‘not a perfect solution’, admits Kwarteng

Timetable for relaxing self-isolation ‘not a perfect solution’, admits Kwarteng

07 July 2021

The rules will be eased for the double-jabbed in England from August 16, four weeks after other restrictions are lifted.


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