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Asylum seeker ‘carried out murder in revenge for deaths of Palestinian children’

Asylum seeker ‘carried out murder in revenge for deaths of Palestinian children’

Asylum seeker ‘carried out murder in revenge for deaths of Palestinian children’

11 April 2024

Ahmed Alid denies murdering Terence Carney, 70, in a Hartlepool street eight days after the Hamas attacks on Israel


Assessment: less than half fish quotas agreed by UK in line with science advice

Assessment: less than half fish quotas agreed by UK in line with science advice

Assessment: less than half fish quotas agreed by UK in line with science advice

11 April 2024

Government body finds only 46% of catch limits negotiated by UK with EU and countries such as Norway for 2024 meet advice for sustainability.


Calls for Rishi Sunak to suspend Tory MP for endorsing Reform’s Lee Anderson

Calls for Rishi Sunak to suspend Tory MP for endorsing Reform’s Lee Anderson

Calls for Rishi Sunak to suspend Tory MP for endorsing Reform’s Lee Anderson

11 April 2024

Nick Fletcher took to social media to endorse Mr Anderson as Ashfield’s “greatest champion” adding he should be back in Westminster after the election


Happiness of trans young people falls to lowest level in decade, says charity

Happiness of trans young people falls to lowest level in decade, says charity

Happiness of trans young people falls to lowest level in decade, says charity

11 April 2024

The report by LGBT Youth Scotland came as leading politicians called for the Scottish Government to suspend the use of puberty blockers.


Public hearing date set for murderer whose conviction made legal history

Public hearing date set for murderer whose conviction made legal history

Public hearing date set for murderer whose conviction made legal history

11 April 2024

William Dunlop murdered pizza delivery woman Julie Hogg in 1989.


SAS shooting of three IRA men at Coagh was justified, coroner rules

SAS shooting of three IRA men at Coagh was justified, coroner rules

SAS shooting of three IRA men at Coagh was justified, coroner rules

11 April 2024

Mr Justice Humphreys also concluded that the operation was not planned in a manner which minimised the need for lethal force.


Pappano says the way opera is looked on with great suspicion ‘drives me nuts’

Pappano says the way opera is looked on with great suspicion ‘drives me nuts’

Pappano says the way opera is looked on with great suspicion ‘drives me nuts’

11 April 2024

Sir Antonio Pappano is the new musical director and chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, replacing Sir Simon Rattle.


What the latest NHS performance figures show

What the latest NHS performance figures show

What the latest NHS performance figures show

11 April 2024

Some 74% of patients were seen within four hours in A&Es last month, the highest figure since April 2023.


Youths aged 13 and 17 appear in court charged over fatal town centre stabbing

Youths aged 13 and 17 appear in court charged over fatal town centre stabbing

Youths aged 13 and 17 appear in court charged over fatal town centre stabbing

11 April 2024

Both defendants were remanded in custody to appear before a crown court judge on Friday.


World-first factory turning faeces into jet fuel to be built in Essex

World-first factory turning faeces into jet fuel to be built in Essex

World-first factory turning faeces into jet fuel to be built in Essex

11 April 2024

Biofuel company Firefly said it will develop the plant in Harwich and expects to begin supplying the lower carbon fuel from around 2028.


Trial date set for two men accused of running people-smuggling ring

Trial date set for two men accused of running people-smuggling ring

Trial date set for two men accused of running people-smuggling ring

11 April 2024

Dilshad Shamo, 41, and Ali Khdir, 40, from Caerphilly in Wales, will face trial on November 4 after being accused of assisting unlawful immigration.


Watchdog raps investor Woodford and says it would have fined administrator £50m

Watchdog raps investor Woodford and says it would have fined administrator £50m

Watchdog raps investor Woodford and says it would have fined administrator £50m

11 April 2024

Investors were left trapped in the Woodford Equity Income Fund in 2019.


Personalised blood cancer treatment approved for routine rollout on the NHS

Personalised blood cancer treatment approved for routine rollout on the NHS

Personalised blood cancer treatment approved for routine rollout on the NHS

11 April 2024

A charity said the decision offers a ‘ray of hope’ to those aged 25 and under with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.


Ex-Post Office manager apologises for celebrating after subpostmistress jailed

Ex-Post Office manager apologises for celebrating after subpostmistress jailed

Ex-Post Office manager apologises for celebrating after subpostmistress jailed

11 April 2024

Seema Misra was handed a 15-month prison sentence in November 2010.


Government needs TikTok strategy to combat misinformation, say MPs

Government needs TikTok strategy to combat misinformation, say MPs

Government needs TikTok strategy to combat misinformation, say MPs

11 April 2024

Data from Ofcom said one in 10 people aged between 12 and 15 cited TikTok as their main source of news.


Change in calculation of waiting list means some patients no longer included

Change in calculation of waiting list means some patients no longer included

Change in calculation of waiting list means some patients no longer included

11 April 2024

Around 36,000 treatments have been excluded from the overall waiting list for February due to new guidance.


Body parts search continues after woman’s remains found in park

Body parts search continues after woman’s remains found in park

Body parts search continues after woman’s remains found in park

11 April 2024

Gemma Watts, 48, and Steven Sansom, 44, were arrested on Saturday and subsequently charged.


Boy, 16, stabbed to death by drug dealer who tried to rob him, court told

Boy, 16, stabbed to death by drug dealer who tried to rob him, court told

Boy, 16, stabbed to death by drug dealer who tried to rob him, court told

11 April 2024

Andy Wood was killed by a single stab wound which penetrated his neck.


Lee Anderson reveals he won’t campaign in his Tory friends’ seats

Lee Anderson reveals he won’t campaign in his Tory friends’ seats

Lee Anderson reveals he won’t campaign in his Tory friends’ seats

11 April 2024

Announcing a non-aggression pact, the Ashfield MP said he won’t be campaigning in certain seats in the next general election because of ‘friendship’.


‘Institutional bias’ prevented further probe of Horizon complaints, inquiry told

‘Institutional bias’ prevented further probe of Horizon complaints, inquiry told

‘Institutional bias’ prevented further probe of Horizon complaints, inquiry told

11 April 2024

David Smith resigned as managing director of the Post Office after seven months.


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