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Gas company donates £500,000 to support residents affected by fatal explosion

Gas company donates £500,000 to support residents affected by fatal explosion

Gas company donates £500,000 to support residents affected by fatal explosion

15 August 2022

Southern Gas Networks has donated the money to Merton Council to help it support evacuees.


Sadiq Khan tells Londoners to prepare for risk of flash flooding from heavy rain

Sadiq Khan tells Londoners to prepare for risk of flash flooding from heavy rain

Sadiq Khan tells Londoners to prepare for risk of flash flooding from heavy rain

15 August 2022

Experts have warned that city drainage systems may not be able to cope if a sudden downpour hits.


Downing Street unable to confirm where PM will work from in final weeks

Downing Street unable to confirm where PM will work from in final weeks

Downing Street unable to confirm where PM will work from in final weeks

15 August 2022

Removal vans were seen in Downing Street on Monday.


Sunak commits to Civil Service cuts as part of plan for Whitehall ‘shake-up’

Sunak commits to Civil Service cuts as part of plan for Whitehall ‘shake-up’

Sunak commits to Civil Service cuts as part of plan for Whitehall ‘shake-up’

15 August 2022

The former chancellor said the ‘bloated post-Covid state is in need of a shake-up’.


Sunak and Truss both promise more scrutiny of Scottish Government

Sunak and Truss both promise more scrutiny of Scottish Government

Sunak and Truss both promise more scrutiny of Scottish Government

15 August 2022

Their pledges came ahead the candidates heading to Perth to face Tory members at an official hustings on Tuesday.


Scots 25% more likely to support independence under next PM, poll suggests

Scots 25% more likely to support independence under next PM, poll suggests

Scots 25% more likely to support independence under next PM, poll suggests

15 August 2022

A survey of 1,002 Scots showed a equal shift in favour of independence regardless of which candidate wins the Tory leadership race.


Ministers ‘worrying about votes’ while crops rot in fields – food industry

Ministers ‘worrying about votes’ while crops rot in fields – food industry

Ministers ‘worrying about votes’ while crops rot in fields – food industry

15 August 2022

Industry figures said that farmers were being ‘nannied’ by the Government.


Tax fuel on domestic flights to fund train fares freeze, urges lobby group

Tax fuel on domestic flights to fund train fares freeze, urges lobby group

Tax fuel on domestic flights to fund train fares freeze, urges lobby group

15 August 2022

Campaign for Better Transport said taxing jet fuel at the same rate as petrol and diesel for motorists would raise £1.53 billion per year.


Educational disadvantage gap virtually unchanged in 20 years, says report

Educational disadvantage gap virtually unchanged in 20 years, says report

Educational disadvantage gap virtually unchanged in 20 years, says report

15 August 2022

The pandemic has significantly worsened overall outcomes as well as widening inequalities, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said.


Lib Dems urge freeze on energy bills and rail fares

Lib Dems urge freeze on energy bills and rail fares

Lib Dems urge freeze on energy bills and rail fares

15 August 2022

A freeze on rail fares and the energy price cap is the latest proposal revealed by the Liberal Democrats to tackle the soaring cost of living.


Legal first in ‘Billy the Kid’ home-side homicide convictions

Legal first in ‘Billy the Kid’ home-side homicide convictions

Legal first in ‘Billy the Kid’ home-side homicide convictions

15 August 2022

Issa Seed, Adel Yussuf and Daniel Mensah were found guilty of murdering their friend, Billy McCullagh, during a shoot-out with a rival gang.


Man stabbed to death near London’s Oxford Street

Man stabbed to death near London’s Oxford Street

Man stabbed to death near London’s Oxford Street

15 August 2022

London Ambulance Service and the air ambulance attended but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.


Commonwealth Games equipment to be given to community groups

Commonwealth Games equipment to be given to community groups

Commonwealth Games equipment to be given to community groups

15 August 2022

Kit ranging from wrestling mats to boxing gloves are up for grabs for schools, sports and voluntary groups.


Residents of street where gas explosion killed girl unable to return one week on

Residents of street where gas explosion killed girl unable to return one week on

Residents of street where gas explosion killed girl unable to return one week on

15 August 2022

More than 500 Galpin’s Road residents have been living in hotels paid for by Merton Council for a week.


Complaint over second police stop of Portuguese sprinter Ricardo Dos Santos

Complaint over second police stop of Portuguese sprinter Ricardo Dos Santos

Complaint over second police stop of Portuguese sprinter Ricardo Dos Santos

15 August 2022

The athlete posted dashcam clips of the incident on Twitter.


Ryan Giggs threatened to headbutt me next, ex’s sister tells court

Ryan Giggs threatened to headbutt me next, ex’s sister tells court

Ryan Giggs threatened to headbutt me next, ex’s sister tells court

15 August 2022

Emma Greville was giving evidence at the start of the second week of former Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs’ trial.


Sunak and Truss urged to act on cost-of-living crisis with PM on holiday again

Sunak and Truss urged to act on cost-of-living crisis with PM on holiday again

Sunak and Truss urged to act on cost-of-living crisis with PM on holiday again

15 August 2022

Sir Keir Starmer attacked the Tory leadership contenders, accusing the pair of lacking any ‘credible proposals’ to tackle the energy crisis.


A-level results day will not be ‘pain-free’, Ucas chief warns

A-level results day will not be ‘pain-free’, Ucas chief warns

A-level results day will not be ‘pain-free’, Ucas chief warns

15 August 2022

Clare Marchant said Government departments and regulators are ‘working to make sure’ support is available on Thursday.


Parents left without childcare after thousands of providers close

Parents left without childcare after thousands of providers close

Parents left without childcare after thousands of providers close

15 August 2022

Families have been left in a “scramble” for childcare following the loss of thousands of nurseries over the last year.


Two men accused of throwing disposable BBQ into woodland charged with arson

Two men accused of throwing disposable BBQ into woodland charged with arson

Two men accused of throwing disposable BBQ into woodland charged with arson

15 August 2022

Members of the public put out the fire at Bawsey Country Park near King’s Lynn on Sunday and called emergency services.


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