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Simon Foster, the police and crime commissioner for the area, is taking legal action against the Government’s move to scrap his role.

A man and a woman had been arrested on suspicion of offences including prevention of a lawful and decent burial.

Fairtrade is calling on the UK banana industry to lead the way in driving change towards more sustainable supply chains.

Former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman is giving evidence to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry.

Sharon Boswell was giving evidence following the death of her husband George, 52, from the virus in February 2021.

It will be the eighth state-level agreement reached by the UK, while the prospects for a full trade deal with the US remain limited.

Camilla praised the historical struggle by suffragettes for gender equality.

Joseph Nee appeared before Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday where he was fined £60 for possessing cannabis.

Labour MP Simon Lightwood called for a law change requiring all providers to mark public authority sites as ‘zero rated’, guaranteeing free access.

Some 600 investors in the Carlauren Group were left out of pocket after the 2019 collapse.

An investigation by What Car? found a shortfall of up to 38% in the range of electric vehicles in low temperatures compared with official figures.

Conservative MP Sheryll Murray quoted the former Prime Minister during questions to the Foreign Office on the UK overseas territory.

Frank Hester is alleged to have said Britain’s longest-serving black MP made him ‘want to hate all black women’.

Foreign Minister Leo Docherty told the Commons that 28 British nationals had died since 2019 following elective medical procedures abroad.

The Science Secretary also told the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee that civil servants cleared her approach.

Damian Hinds told MPs that some youngsters were given phones ‘quite a lot earlier’ than the final year of primary school.

Harleigh Hepworth, 17, was found with fatal stab wounds on March 7.

Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell bemoaned the situation but insisted there is ‘renewed energy’ within his department to resolve it.

With data showing that more than half of all UK households own a pet, veterinary services reach a large proportion of the population.

Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell said the British Government would be pressing for an investigation into the reports.