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Lack of advertising ban in gambling plans ‘a gaping space’, say bereaved parents

Lack of advertising ban in gambling plans ‘a gaping space’, say bereaved parents

Lack of advertising ban in gambling plans ‘a gaping space’, say bereaved parents

27 April 2023

Liz and Charles Ritchie spoke to Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer after the long-awaited White Paper was published.


Government waging ‘ideological war on civil servants’, says union leader

Government waging ‘ideological war on civil servants’, says union leader

Government waging ‘ideological war on civil servants’, says union leader

27 April 2023

Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services union, said its members were treated ‘worse than anyone else’.


US talk show host Jerry Springer dies aged 79

US talk show host Jerry Springer dies aged 79

US talk show host Jerry Springer dies aged 79

27 April 2023

He was best known globally for hosting The Jerry Springer Show.


HMV to reopen historic Oxford Street store

HMV to reopen historic Oxford Street store

HMV to reopen historic Oxford Street store

27 April 2023

The music retailer opened its first shop on the site in 1921.


Collectors guilty of illegal plot to sell historic Anglo-Saxon coins abroad

Collectors guilty of illegal plot to sell historic Anglo-Saxon coins abroad

Collectors guilty of illegal plot to sell historic Anglo-Saxon coins abroad

27 April 2023

Craig Best, 46, and Roger Pilling, 75, were convicted of conspiring to sell criminal property worth £766,000.


Mordaunt says weekly exchanges with SNP get more views than her TV belly flop

Mordaunt says weekly exchanges with SNP get more views than her TV belly flop

Mordaunt says weekly exchanges with SNP get more views than her TV belly flop

27 April 2023

The Commons Leader told MPs ‘I am very proud of my belly flop on Splash!’ after the SNP’s Pete Wishart described it as ‘disastrous’.


King speaks of ‘pride and gratitude’ as he presents new Standards and Colours

King speaks of ‘pride and gratitude’ as he presents new Standards and Colours

King speaks of ‘pride and gratitude’ as he presents new Standards and Colours

27 April 2023

The four Colours and Standards which were consecrated will be seen during the coronation procession on May 6.


William and Kate abseil together off cliff in Brecon Beacons

William and Kate abseil together off cliff in Brecon Beacons

William and Kate abseil together off cliff in Brecon Beacons

27 April 2023

They were guided through the process by the Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team.


Gambling firms welcome new regulations but warn ‘devil will be in the detail’

Gambling firms welcome new regulations but warn ‘devil will be in the detail’

Gambling firms welcome new regulations but warn ‘devil will be in the detail’

27 April 2023

The bosses of Entain and Flutter said they had already introduced measures to implement new policies in the Government’s White Paper.


Physiotherapists in England vote to accept Government’s pay offer

Physiotherapists in England vote to accept Government’s pay offer

Physiotherapists in England vote to accept Government’s pay offer

27 April 2023

Members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy backed the deal by 65% on a turnout of 60%.


Protesters disrupt BP meeting as boss recommits extra money for fossil fuels

Protesters disrupt BP meeting as boss recommits extra money for fossil fuels

Protesters disrupt BP meeting as boss recommits extra money for fossil fuels

27 April 2023

A woman shouted that chairman Helge Lund was ‘not telling the truth about the climate crisis’.


Labour pledges to fix ‘broken’ bus system

Labour pledges to fix ‘broken’ bus system

Labour pledges to fix ‘broken’ bus system

27 April 2023

The party has committed to handing more control of routes and fares to local communities.


Levi Bellfield confesses to Lin and Megan Russell murders, lawyer says

Levi Bellfield confesses to Lin and Megan Russell murders, lawyer says

Levi Bellfield confesses to Lin and Megan Russell murders, lawyer says

27 April 2023

Michael Stone is currently serving three life sentences for the 1996 murders of Ms Russell and her six-year-old daughter.


Why gambling White Paper will lead to questions over sector’s influence on MPs

Why gambling White Paper will lead to questions over sector’s influence on MPs

Why gambling White Paper will lead to questions over sector’s influence on MPs

27 April 2023

A rise in spending by gambling firms on hospitality for MPs has coincided with delays to Government action on increasing levels of gambling addiction.


Council leader accused of giving false address tells court of marriage problems

Council leader accused of giving false address tells court of marriage problems

Council leader accused of giving false address tells court of marriage problems

27 April 2023

Russell Bowden was giving evidence at crown court.


Two mothers who died with herpes ‘most likely exposed to infection in surgery’

Two mothers who died with herpes ‘most likely exposed to infection in surgery’

Two mothers who died with herpes ‘most likely exposed to infection in surgery’

27 April 2023

Kimberley Sampson, 29, and Samantha Mulcahy, 32, died with herpes in 2018 after the same obstetrician conducted their Caesareans.


Tory grandees defend civil service ‘doing their job’ after Raab accusations

Tory grandees defend civil service ‘doing their job’ after Raab accusations

Tory grandees defend civil service ‘doing their job’ after Raab accusations

27 April 2023

Former Tory Cabinet ministers Lord Young of Cookham and Lord Fowler praised the ‘loyal’ civil service.


Tom Daley’s husband Dustin Lance Black faces trial accused of nightclub assault

Tom Daley’s husband Dustin Lance Black faces trial accused of nightclub assault

Tom Daley’s husband Dustin Lance Black faces trial accused of nightclub assault

27 April 2023

The American filmmaker appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, a court official confirmed.


Bereaved parents say fight is not over on tackling gambling harms

Bereaved parents say fight is not over on tackling gambling harms

Bereaved parents say fight is not over on tackling gambling harms

27 April 2023

Liz and Charles Ritchie set up the charity Gambling with Lives following the death of their 24-year-old son Jack in 2017.


Gray’s Inn bomb plot-accused is husband of £2.4m lottery winner, court told

Gray’s Inn bomb plot-accused is husband of £2.4m lottery winner, court told

Gray’s Inn bomb plot-accused is husband of £2.4m lottery winner, court told

27 April 2023

Jonathan Nuttall allegedly targeted two lawyers who had acted for the NCA in a £1.4 million legal wrangle involving his wife Amanda.


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