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Document drawn up by King Charles II could fetch £600,000 at auction

Document drawn up by King Charles II could fetch £600,000 at auction

Document drawn up by King Charles II could fetch £600,000 at auction

06 April 2023

One of only two surviving copies of the Declaration of Breda will be offered at Sotheby’s auction on May 4.


Union marks three years since coronavirus death of rail worker Belly Mujinga

Union marks three years since coronavirus death of rail worker Belly Mujinga

Union marks three years since coronavirus death of rail worker Belly Mujinga

06 April 2023

Ms Mujinga worked at Victoria station in central London and was one of the first frontline workers to die with the virus.


Support staff at 14 universities balloted for industrial action in pay dispute

Support staff at 14 universities balloted for industrial action in pay dispute

Support staff at 14 universities balloted for industrial action in pay dispute

06 April 2023

The ballot of staff at universities in Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, London, Brighton, Bristol, Winchester and Luton will end next month.


Coldstream Guard who sold bullets to undercover officer is jailed for three years

Coldstream Guard who sold bullets to undercover officer is jailed for three years

Coldstream Guard who sold bullets to undercover officer is jailed for three years

06 April 2023

Rajon Graham, 34, a lance sergeant in the elite unit, had pleaded guilty to four counts of selling ammunition.


Cadbury World crafts giant chocolate chick to mark Easter weekend

Cadbury World crafts giant chocolate chick to mark Easter weekend

Cadbury World crafts giant chocolate chick to mark Easter weekend

06 April 2023

Three chocolatiers created the 70cm-high chick, hatching from an egg, over four days.


Influencers warned of the risks of promoting ‘get rich quick’ schemes

Influencers warned of the risks of promoting ‘get rich quick’ schemes

Influencers warned of the risks of promoting ‘get rich quick’ schemes

06 April 2023

Financial influencers should not create a sense of FOMO (fear of missing out) around products, regulators said.


Scientists create embryo-like structures from monkey cells

Scientists create embryo-like structures from monkey cells

Scientists create embryo-like structures from monkey cells

06 April 2023

When implanted, these structures induced pregnancy signs in female macaques.


One in three young teachers says housing situation ‘affects ability to do job’

One in three young teachers says housing situation ‘affects ability to do job’

One in three young teachers says housing situation ‘affects ability to do job’

06 April 2023

Delegates at the NASUWT conference will debate a motion calling for the creation of housing discount schemes for teachers.


New test could help identify risk of developing type 2 diabetes earlier

New test could help identify risk of developing type 2 diabetes earlier

New test could help identify risk of developing type 2 diabetes earlier

06 April 2023

Scientists from the University of Edinburgh made the discovery.


Vauxhall Insignia driven by Alan Partridge for sale in online auction

Vauxhall Insignia driven by Alan Partridge for sale in online auction

Vauxhall Insignia driven by Alan Partridge for sale in online auction

06 April 2023

The hatchback was widely used in the filming of This Time With Alan Partridge.


Loyalist internee brands 1998 peace deal the ‘Green Friday Agreement’

Loyalist internee brands 1998 peace deal the ‘Green Friday Agreement’

Loyalist internee brands 1998 peace deal the ‘Green Friday Agreement’

06 April 2023

Jim Wilson said the accord has been rendered ‘worthless’ due to the handling of the Brexit process and the creation of barriers between GB and NI.


Negotiating with mortal enemies was only way to secure peace deal – Lord Empey

Negotiating with mortal enemies was only way to secure peace deal – Lord Empey

Negotiating with mortal enemies was only way to secure peace deal – Lord Empey

06 April 2023

The peer was one of the closest allies of UUP leader David Trimble in 1998.


DUP boycott could lead to end of Stormont Assembly, peer warns

DUP boycott could lead to end of Stormont Assembly, peer warns

DUP boycott could lead to end of Stormont Assembly, peer warns

06 April 2023

Lord Reg Empey said Brexit had been a disaster for Northern Ireland


Early release was not the central issue for IRA prisoners, says hunger striker

Early release was not the central issue for IRA prisoners, says hunger striker

Early release was not the central issue for IRA prisoners, says hunger striker

06 April 2023

Pat Sheehan said republican inmates in the Maze did not want to be pawns in the Good Friday Agreement talks.


Victims of Troubles ‘left behind’ by political agreement

Victims of Troubles ‘left behind’ by political agreement

Victims of Troubles ‘left behind’ by political agreement

06 April 2023

Linda Molloy’s son John was killed in a random sectarian killing in north Belfast in 1996.


Aer Lingus app and website restored after going down ahead of busy weekend

Aer Lingus app and website restored after going down ahead of busy weekend

Aer Lingus app and website restored after going down ahead of busy weekend

06 April 2023

Dublin Airport expects 485,000 passengers to pass through its gates between Thursday and Monday.


Man denies murder of Elle Edwards after Christmas Eve pub shooting

Man denies murder of Elle Edwards after Christmas Eve pub shooting

Man denies murder of Elle Edwards after Christmas Eve pub shooting

06 April 2023

Connor Chapman appeared at Liverpool Crown Court by videolink from HMP Manchester.


UK construction activity eases amid steep drop in housing demand

UK construction activity eases amid steep drop in housing demand

UK construction activity eases amid steep drop in housing demand

06 April 2023

A closely watched survey found the construction sector grew slightly in March but was weighed down by a housing slowdown.


Coalition era policies contributed towards social housing failures, Gove says

Coalition era policies contributed towards social housing failures, Gove says

Coalition era policies contributed towards social housing failures, Gove says

06 April 2023

The Communities Secretary said mistakes of successive governments had contributed to tragedies such as the Grenfell Tower fire.


Government ‘extremely reluctant’ to introduce direct rule for Northern Ireland

Government ‘extremely reluctant’ to introduce direct rule for Northern Ireland

Government ‘extremely reluctant’ to introduce direct rule for Northern Ireland

06 April 2023

Northern Ireland Office minister Steve Baker urged the DUP to end its boycott of the Stormont institutions.


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