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Samsung is ‘listening and learning’ to make foldables more appealing

Samsung is ‘listening and learning’ to make foldables more appealing

Samsung is ‘listening and learning’ to make foldables more appealing

10 August 2022

A senior UK and Ireland executive said the company is well placed to lead a ‘foldable future’ in the smartphone market.


Boy, 15, held on suspicion of murdering schoolboy Deshaun Tuitt

Boy, 15, held on suspicion of murdering schoolboy Deshaun Tuitt

Boy, 15, held on suspicion of murdering schoolboy Deshaun Tuitt

10 August 2022

A 34-year-old woman has also been held by police in London on suspicion of assisting an offender.


House prices ‘moving firmly upwards despite falls in new buyer inquiries’

House prices ‘moving firmly upwards despite falls in new buyer inquiries’

House prices ‘moving firmly upwards despite falls in new buyer inquiries’

10 August 2022

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said house prices are still expected to be higher in a year’s time.


Family speak of loss as first anniversary of Plymouth shootings approaches

Family speak of loss as first anniversary of Plymouth shootings approaches

Family speak of loss as first anniversary of Plymouth shootings approaches

10 August 2022

Stephen Washington, 59, was one of five people shot dead by Jake Davison on August 12 last year in the Devon city.


It’s A Sin star Callum Scott Howells to take on lead role in West End’s Cabaret

It’s A Sin star Callum Scott Howells to take on lead role in West End’s Cabaret

It’s A Sin star Callum Scott Howells to take on lead role in West End’s Cabaret

10 August 2022

The Handmaid’s Tale actress Madeline Brewer will also join the revival of the hit show as Sally Bowles from October 3 to January 28 2023.


Ministers working on fresh cost-of-living support package to put to new PM

Ministers working on fresh cost-of-living support package to put to new PM

Ministers working on fresh cost-of-living support package to put to new PM

10 August 2022

Treasury minister argues it is ‘absolutely right’ for the new leader to consider ‘these options in the round’ when they take the reins.


Study finds evidence that giant meteorite impacts created the continents

Study finds evidence that giant meteorite impacts created the continents

Study finds evidence that giant meteorite impacts created the continents

10 August 2022

The theory that the continents originally formed at sites of these collisions had been around for decades but with little evidence to support it.


Chancellor pledges to deliver energy bill discount in Northern Ireland

Chancellor pledges to deliver energy bill discount in Northern Ireland

Chancellor pledges to deliver energy bill discount in Northern Ireland

10 August 2022

Nadhim Zahawi was meeting with the Utility Regulator and Stormont ministers to discuss extending the UK-wide scheme to the region.


What households should do today to cut their energy usage and prepare for winter

What households should do today to cut their energy usage and prepare for winter

What households should do today to cut their energy usage and prepare for winter

10 August 2022

There are plenty of measures households can take to cut their energy usage now and get ready for ‘dire’ cost increases predicted for later this year.


All you need to know about the rapid polio vaccination programme

All you need to know about the rapid polio vaccination programme

All you need to know about the rapid polio vaccination programme

10 August 2022

Almost a million children will be asked to get a polio vaccine in the coming weeks.


Police investigations into Diana’s death to be explored in Channel 4 documentary

Police investigations into Diana’s death to be explored in Channel 4 documentary

Police investigations into Diana’s death to be explored in Channel 4 documentary

10 August 2022

Investigating Diana: Death In Paris will also look at how conspiracy theories about the crash proliferated.


Sir Cliff to feature in documentary exploring impact of Operation Yewtree

Sir Cliff to feature in documentary exploring impact of Operation Yewtree

Sir Cliff to feature in documentary exploring impact of Operation Yewtree

10 August 2022

The programme would ‘compel viewers to ask important questions about a watershed moment in recent British history’, Channel 4 said.


Liz Truss summons Chinese ambassador over ‘aggression’ against Taiwan

Liz Truss summons Chinese ambassador over ‘aggression’ against Taiwan

Liz Truss summons Chinese ambassador over ‘aggression’ against Taiwan

10 August 2022

The Foreign Secretary said Beijing’s behaviour is threatening peace and stability in the region.


Researchers take ‘important new step’ in finding treatment for MND

Researchers take ‘important new step’ in finding treatment for MND

Researchers take ‘important new step’ in finding treatment for MND

10 August 2022

A drug commonly used for enlarged prostate glands could be used to treat the illness, University of Edinburgh researchers have found.


Temperatures climb as parts of UK grapple with impacts of hot, dry summer

Temperatures climb as parts of UK grapple with impacts of hot, dry summer

Temperatures climb as parts of UK grapple with impacts of hot, dry summer

10 August 2022

The Met Office has an amber warning in place for extreme heat from Thursday to Sunday.


Ryan Giggs’s ex tells jury she was ‘a slave to his every need and every demand’

Ryan Giggs’s ex tells jury she was ‘a slave to his every need and every demand’

Ryan Giggs’s ex tells jury she was ‘a slave to his every need and every demand’

10 August 2022

The former footballer denies using controlling and coercive behaviour and assault.


BBC broke impartiality rules by screening Russell T Davies Bafta interview

BBC broke impartiality rules by screening Russell T Davies Bafta interview

BBC broke impartiality rules by screening Russell T Davies Bafta interview

10 August 2022

The corporation admitted the clip of the Doctor Who and It’s A Sin writer criticising the Government’s plans to sell off Channel 4 was aired in error.


Round-up of strikes breaking out across the country

Round-up of strikes breaking out across the country

Round-up of strikes breaking out across the country

10 August 2022

Unions have described it as a ‘summer of solidarity’.


UK Government: Supreme Court does not have power to rule on legality of Indyref2

UK Government: Supreme Court does not have power to rule on legality of Indyref2

UK Government: Supreme Court does not have power to rule on legality of Indyref2

10 August 2022

The Advocate General for Scotland, Lord Stewart QC, has said the decision does not fall within the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.


Worsening conditions will force people out of farming, industry warns

Worsening conditions will force people out of farming, industry warns

Worsening conditions will force people out of farming, industry warns

10 August 2022

Agricultural workers have told of the impact of drought and rising costs.


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