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Low of minus 2.7C recorded overnight but warmer weather forecast for weekend

Low of minus 2.7C recorded overnight but warmer weather forecast for weekend

Low of minus 2.7C recorded overnight but warmer weather forecast for weekend

13 September 2024

The Met Office said the chilly weather is set to give way to higher temperatures.


Grangemouth owners urged to reconsider ‘premature’ refinery closure

Grangemouth owners urged to reconsider ‘premature’ refinery closure

Grangemouth owners urged to reconsider ‘premature’ refinery closure

13 September 2024

Petroineos announced on Thursday that the site will cease operations in the second quarter of next year.


Tributes paid to ‘adored’ man as duo charged with murder

Tributes paid to ‘adored’ man as duo charged with murder

Tributes paid to ‘adored’ man as duo charged with murder

13 September 2024

Andrew Main, 33, from Falkirk, died in hospital four weeks after being injured in Swansea.


Coal mine plans should be ‘permanently shelved’ after court ruling – campaigners

Coal mine plans should be ‘permanently shelved’ after court ruling – campaigners

Coal mine plans should be ‘permanently shelved’ after court ruling – campaigners

13 September 2024

A High Court judge quashed the Government’s decision to grant planning permission for the site at Whitehaven, Cumbria, on Friday.


Community order for woman who wore T-shirt ‘in support of Hamas’ at protest

Community order for woman who wore T-shirt ‘in support of Hamas’ at protest

Community order for woman who wore T-shirt ‘in support of Hamas’ at protest

13 September 2024

Shenissa Govanni wore a black and white T-shirt displaying an image of one of the proscribed organisation’s spokespeople, Abu Obaida.


Met Police officer’s conviction over assault of woman on bus quashed

Met Police officer’s conviction over assault of woman on bus quashed

Met Police officer’s conviction over assault of woman on bus quashed

13 September 2024

Pc Perry Lathwood had appealed against his conviction.


Welby: Preparing UK to wage peace will save lives, cash and control migration

Welby: Preparing UK to wage peace will save lives, cash and control migration

Welby: Preparing UK to wage peace will save lives, cash and control migration

13 September 2024

The Archbishop of Canterbury outlined his ideas during a House of Lords debate on the situation in Sudan.


Bank of England set to pause interest rate cuts as ‘cautious tone’ sticks

Bank of England set to pause interest rate cuts as ‘cautious tone’ sticks

Bank of England set to pause interest rate cuts as ‘cautious tone’ sticks

13 September 2024

Experts think that the Bank’s rate-setting committee will likely keep UK interest rates at 5% on Thursday.


Media regulator announces new five-year funding settlement

Media regulator announces new five-year funding settlement

Media regulator announces new five-year funding settlement

13 September 2024

The Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) is financed by the Regulatory Funding Company, which is funded by member publications.


Former Met officer jailed for 16 months after stealing from dead man

Former Met officer jailed for 16 months after stealing from dead man

Former Met officer jailed for 16 months after stealing from dead man

13 September 2024

Craig Carter, of Harlow, Essex, stole around £115 from Italian filmmaker and actor Claudio Gaetani between September 7 and 14 2022.


Starmer refuses to rule out axing single-person council tax discount

Starmer refuses to rule out axing single-person council tax discount

Starmer refuses to rule out axing single-person council tax discount

13 September 2024

The Prime Minister said he would not be drawn on the issue ahead of the Budget.


‘Bring on the next decade’ says Harry, as he reveals excitement about turning 40

‘Bring on the next decade’ says Harry, as he reveals excitement about turning 40

‘Bring on the next decade’ says Harry, as he reveals excitement about turning 40

13 September 2024

The Duke of Sussex was born on September 15 1984.


OpenAI unveils new models designed to think more before answering

OpenAI unveils new models designed to think more before answering

OpenAI unveils new models designed to think more before answering

13 September 2024

The OpenAI o1 series of AI models are designed to help with complex tasks and harder problems, the company said.


Zoo staff celebrate birth of critically-endangered mountain bongo calf

Zoo staff celebrate birth of critically-endangered mountain bongo calf

Zoo staff celebrate birth of critically-endangered mountain bongo calf

13 September 2024

The birth is the latest in a number of new arrivals in recent weeks at Marwell Zoo in Hampshire.


Russia’s accusations that diplomats were spying ‘completely baseless’, UK says

Russia’s accusations that diplomats were spying ‘completely baseless’, UK says

Russia’s accusations that diplomats were spying ‘completely baseless’, UK says

13 September 2024

The Foreign Office rejected allegations from Russia about six embassy workers after Moscow revoked their accreditation over ‘signs of spying’.


Silverstone track invasion protesters lose convictions appeals

Silverstone track invasion protesters lose convictions appeals

Silverstone track invasion protesters lose convictions appeals

13 September 2024

The five Just Stop Oil activists were found guilty of causing a public nuisance amid a protest at the British F1 Grand Prix.


Prison population down 2% in a week as hundreds of inmates freed early

Prison population down 2% in a week as hundreds of inmates freed early

Prison population down 2% in a week as hundreds of inmates freed early

13 September 2024

The Government said around 1,750 prisoners were freed early on Tuesday from jails across England and Wales.


Dame Esther makes plea to PM to follow through on assisted dying debate vow

Dame Esther makes plea to PM to follow through on assisted dying debate vow

Dame Esther makes plea to PM to follow through on assisted dying debate vow

13 September 2024

The broadcaster has previously been praised for her role in bringing the difficult and sensitive conversation on assisted dying to the fore.


Rape crisis centre chief quits after review found lack of women-only spaces

Rape crisis centre chief quits after review found lack of women-only spaces

Rape crisis centre chief quits after review found lack of women-only spaces

13 September 2024

Mridul Wadhwa left her role at Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre after a report said she had failed to set professional standards of behaviour.


Planning permission for UK’s first coal mine in 30 years quashed by High Court

Planning permission for UK’s first coal mine in 30 years quashed by High Court

Planning permission for UK’s first coal mine in 30 years quashed by High Court

13 September 2024

Mr Justice Holgate said arguments in favour of supporting the decision to grant planning permission for the site at Whitehaven were ‘unsustainable’.


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