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Lucy Letby inquiry will be upgraded to statutory, Health Secretary announces

Lucy Letby inquiry will be upgraded to statutory, Health Secretary announces

Lucy Letby inquiry will be upgraded to statutory, Health Secretary announces

30 August 2023

The move to a statutory footing grants the inquiry legal powers to compel witnesses.


Harris calls for national debate about adding TDs ‘ad nauseum’

Harris calls for national debate about adding TDs ‘ad nauseum’

Harris calls for national debate about adding TDs ‘ad nauseum’

30 August 2023

The Electoral Commission said there should be immediate commencement of research on the rules around constituencies and representation.


Marks & Spencer returns to FTSE 100 while Abrdn and Persimmon get the boot

Marks & Spencer returns to FTSE 100 while Abrdn and Persimmon get the boot

Marks & Spencer returns to FTSE 100 while Abrdn and Persimmon get the boot

30 August 2023

The upmarket supermarket made the return to the top tier after seeing its share price jump by more than two thirds over the past year.


Two teenagers found guilty of murdering man over his drunken antics on bus

Two teenagers found guilty of murdering man over his drunken antics on bus

Two teenagers found guilty of murdering man over his drunken antics on bus

30 August 2023

Gabriel Stoyanov was fatally stabbed in the chest after getting off the 181 bus in south London on November 4 last year.


Man charged in connection with break-in at Chelsea star Raheem Sterling’s home

Man charged in connection with break-in at Chelsea star Raheem Sterling’s home

Man charged in connection with break-in at Chelsea star Raheem Sterling’s home

30 August 2023

Emiliano Krosi, 23, of Ditton Court Road, Southend-on-Sea, will appear at Guildford Crown Court on September 21.


Racism can ‘manifest itself’ in Police Scotland, inquiry hears

Racism can ‘manifest itself’ in Police Scotland, inquiry hears

Racism can ‘manifest itself’ in Police Scotland, inquiry hears

30 August 2023

Retired chief superintendent Garry McEwan was giving evidence to the Sheku Bayoh inquiry.


Riverdance stars pass on tips to budding Irish dancers from Ukraine

Riverdance stars pass on tips to budding Irish dancers from Ukraine

Riverdance stars pass on tips to budding Irish dancers from Ukraine

30 August 2023

Refugees who have developed a passion for Irish dancing since move to Ireland attend a weekly class in Dublin.


Government unveils plans to overhaul police disciplinary system

Government unveils plans to overhaul police disciplinary system

Government unveils plans to overhaul police disciplinary system

30 August 2023

Chief constables, or other senior officers, will have greater powers to root out and sack rogue staff from their forces.


Edinburgh Academy apologises for ‘brutal and unrestrained’ historic abuse

Edinburgh Academy apologises for ‘brutal and unrestrained’ historic abuse

Edinburgh Academy apologises for ‘brutal and unrestrained’ historic abuse

30 August 2023

The comments were made before the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry on Wednesday.


Billie Eilish ‘inspired’ by second-hand clothes rather than fashion trends

Billie Eilish ‘inspired’ by second-hand clothes rather than fashion trends

Billie Eilish ‘inspired’ by second-hand clothes rather than fashion trends

30 August 2023

The Grammy-winning singer spoke about the importance of sustainable fashion at a climate-focused event, entitled Overheated, which she co-founded.


New drug could prevent hearing loss among child cancer patients

New drug could prevent hearing loss among child cancer patients

New drug could prevent hearing loss among child cancer patients

30 August 2023

A high number of children who get a certain cancer treatment suffer hearing loss.


Constituency review allows room to breathe for some high-profile TDs

Constituency review allows room to breathe for some high-profile TDs

Constituency review allows room to breathe for some high-profile TDs

30 August 2023

A selection of high-profile incumbents will be happy with the adjustments to their electoral areas.


Gerard Lawlor family ‘disappointed’ by Ombudsman report

Gerard Lawlor family ‘disappointed’ by Ombudsman report

Gerard Lawlor family ‘disappointed’ by Ombudsman report

30 August 2023

The family has differed with the findings of a Police Ombudsman report which found failures in the probe, but no collusion.


Pilot drug consumption room must follow report recommending it, says SNP MP

Pilot drug consumption room must follow report recommending it, says SNP MP

Pilot drug consumption room must follow report recommending it, says SNP MP

30 August 2023

Alison Thewliss was speaking after the Commons Home Affairs Committee said such a facility should be set up in Glasgow.


Charity calls for more spending on childhood cancer research

Charity calls for more spending on childhood cancer research

Charity calls for more spending on childhood cancer research

30 August 2023

It comes amid efforts to raise £300 million to build a state-of-the-art Children’s Cancer Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital.


Autumn Covid vaccine programme brought forward after new variant detected in UK

Autumn Covid vaccine programme brought forward after new variant detected in UK

Autumn Covid vaccine programme brought forward after new variant detected in UK

30 August 2023

The Government said vaccinations would start on September 11 following advice from the UK Health Security Agency.


Sunak appears to rule out central Government support for Ulez-hit outer London

Sunak appears to rule out central Government support for Ulez-hit outer London

Sunak appears to rule out central Government support for Ulez-hit outer London

30 August 2023

The Prime Minister said the scheme is ‘solely the responsibility of the Labour Party’.


No criminal inquiry into death of police officer hit by train

No criminal inquiry into death of police officer hit by train

No criminal inquiry into death of police officer hit by train

30 August 2023

Sergeant Graham Saville was fatally injured while trying to save a distressed man on the railway tracks in Balderton, near Newark-on-Trent.


Tories allowing fly-tippers to escape justice, says Labour

Tories allowing fly-tippers to escape justice, says Labour

Tories allowing fly-tippers to escape justice, says Labour

30 August 2023

Fly-tipping is an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and can result in a warning, formal caution or prosecution.


Police statements soon after Sheku Bayoh death ‘inappropriate’, inquiry told

Police statements soon after Sheku Bayoh death ‘inappropriate’, inquiry told

Police statements soon after Sheku Bayoh death ‘inappropriate’, inquiry told

30 August 2023

The 31-year-old father-of-two died after he was restrained on the ground by six police officers in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in May 2015.


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