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Lottery winner not guilty of causing death of pensioner by dangerous driving

Lottery winner not guilty of causing death of pensioner by dangerous driving

Lottery winner not guilty of causing death of pensioner by dangerous driving

10 March 2021

Matthew Topham was found not guilty at Lincoln Crown Court on Wednesday.


UK waiting for ‘accurate read out’ of Hong Kong reforms as it mulls sanctions

UK waiting for ‘accurate read out’ of Hong Kong reforms as it mulls sanctions

UK waiting for ‘accurate read out’ of Hong Kong reforms as it mulls sanctions

10 March 2021

Meetings of China’s National People’s Congress are taking place this week.


NI-Scotland link is ‘smokescreen for Brexit fallout’ – Michelle O’Neill

NI-Scotland link is ‘smokescreen for Brexit fallout’ – Michelle O’Neill

NI-Scotland link is ‘smokescreen for Brexit fallout’ – Michelle O’Neill

10 March 2021

NI’s deputy First Minister has dismissed the possibility of a bridge or tunnel between Northern Ireland and Scotland as a ‘pipe dream’.


Salmond committee member attacks ‘secretive national party’ in confidence vote

Salmond committee member attacks ‘secretive national party’ in confidence vote

Salmond committee member attacks ‘secretive national party’ in confidence vote

10 March 2021

The motion was pushed at Holyrood by the Scottish Tories after advice published by the Deputy First Minister was deemed not sufficient.


Gang suspected of planning to make amphetamines arrested in police raids

Gang suspected of planning to make amphetamines arrested in police raids

Gang suspected of planning to make amphetamines arrested in police raids

10 March 2021

Officers believe they were planning to produce industrial quantities of the drug in Scotland, as well as trafficking heroin to Merseyside.


Piers Morgan’s comments on Meghan ‘unacceptable’, says Welsh health minister

Piers Morgan’s comments on Meghan ‘unacceptable’, says Welsh health minister

Piers Morgan’s comments on Meghan ‘unacceptable’, says Welsh health minister

10 March 2021

Vaughan Gething said he fears the comments on mental health ‘would have set a number of people back’.


Wales could face varying ‘stay local’ restrictions, Health Minister says

Wales could face varying ‘stay local’ restrictions, Health Minister says

Wales could face varying ‘stay local’ restrictions, Health Minister says

10 March 2021

An announcement on the country’s current “stay-at-home” requirement will be made on Friday.


Emiliano Sala inquest to take place next year

Emiliano Sala inquest to take place next year

Emiliano Sala inquest to take place next year

10 March 2021

The footballer was killed in a plane crash two years ago and his inquest will begin in February in Dorset.


Electric cars are ‘biggest problem’ to promoting cycling and walking – Boardman

Electric cars are ‘biggest problem’ to promoting cycling and walking – Boardman

Electric cars are ‘biggest problem’ to promoting cycling and walking – Boardman

10 March 2021

Chris Boardman was speaking to the Commons Transport Select Committee.


Public urged to join slow handclap against 1% pay offer for NHS workers

Public urged to join slow handclap against 1% pay offer for NHS workers

Public urged to join slow handclap against 1% pay offer for NHS workers

10 March 2021

Thursday’s event is aimed at mirroring the weekly applause given to health workers during the pandemic last year.


Johnson accused of lying over Labour’s position on NHS funding

Johnson accused of lying over Labour’s position on NHS funding

Johnson accused of lying over Labour’s position on NHS funding

10 March 2021

Downing Street repeatedly refused to say Boris Johnson would correct the record in the Commons.


Bernardine Evaristo: Duchess of Sussex faced deep-rooted prejudices

Bernardine Evaristo: Duchess of Sussex faced deep-rooted prejudices

Bernardine Evaristo: Duchess of Sussex faced deep-rooted prejudices

10 March 2021

The fact that Meghan is a ‘powerful woman’ got ‘some people’s backs up’, she said.


Police officer arrested on suspicion of murder over Sarah Everard disappearance

Police officer arrested on suspicion of murder over Sarah Everard disappearance

Police officer arrested on suspicion of murder over Sarah Everard disappearance

10 March 2021

The man is in his 40s and is part of the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, the Met said.


Charlene White steps down as awards host after press body’s race comments

Charlene White steps down as awards host after press body’s race comments

Charlene White steps down as awards host after press body’s race comments

10 March 2021

The journalist said she ‘only works with organisations who practise what they preach’.


Call for police to ‘strike balance between rights of protesters and of others’

Call for police to ‘strike balance between rights of protesters and of others’

Call for police to ‘strike balance between rights of protesters and of others’

10 March 2021

The scales may tip too readily in favour of demonstrators and a ‘modest reset’ is needed, according to a report.


Watchdog criticises Police Scotland on recurring errors in recording crime

Watchdog criticises Police Scotland on recurring errors in recording crime

Watchdog criticises Police Scotland on recurring errors in recording crime

10 March 2021

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland Gill Imery and her team have carried out the latest audit.


Ireland appeals to the UK not to jeopardise the Good Friday Agreement

Ireland appeals to the UK not to jeopardise the Good Friday Agreement

Ireland appeals to the UK not to jeopardise the Good Friday Agreement

10 March 2021

EU Affairs Minister Thomas Byrne says the peace process is ‘fragile’ and that unilateral actions create ‘problems’.


Passenger train converted into Covid-19 testing station

Passenger train converted into Covid-19 testing station

Passenger train converted into Covid-19 testing station

10 March 2021

The train is based at Brighton station.


Warning over Royal Mail text message scam

Warning over Royal Mail text message scam

Warning over Royal Mail text message scam

10 March 2021

The message attempts to obtain a person’s personal and financial details.


Pupils experience life under the ocean and in outer space in immersive classroom

Pupils experience life under the ocean and in outer space in immersive classroom

Pupils experience life under the ocean and in outer space in immersive classroom

10 March 2021

The 5G-enabled classroom in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, is said to be the first of its kind in the UK.


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