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Steve Wright: A much-loved veteran BBC broadcaster and pioneer of UK ‘zoo’ radio

Steve Wright: A much-loved veteran BBC broadcaster and pioneer of UK ‘zoo’ radio

Steve Wright: A much-loved veteran BBC broadcaster and pioneer of UK ‘zoo’ radio

13 February 2024

The radio presenter was best known for hosting BBC Radio 2 programme Steve Wright In The Afternoon.


Vodka bottle found at scene where BMW worker was allegedly murdered, court hears

Vodka bottle found at scene where BMW worker was allegedly murdered, court hears

Vodka bottle found at scene where BMW worker was allegedly murdered, court hears

13 February 2024

Scarlet Blake, 25, is accused of targeting Jorge Martin Carreno, 30, as he walked home from a night out in Oxford in July 2021.


Second Labour candidate suspended as Starmer insists party ‘has changed’

Second Labour candidate suspended as Starmer insists party ‘has changed’

Second Labour candidate suspended as Starmer insists party ‘has changed’

13 February 2024

Audio emerged that appeared to show former Labour MP Graham Jones use the words “f****** Israel.


Minister to propose Northern Ireland’s first environmental improvement plan

Minister to propose Northern Ireland’s first environmental improvement plan

Minister to propose Northern Ireland’s first environmental improvement plan

13 February 2024

Andrew Muir made the announcement during a debate on an Assembly motion calling for action to protect Lough Neagh.


Tui to leave London Stock Exchange in favour of Germany

Tui to leave London Stock Exchange in favour of Germany

Tui to leave London Stock Exchange in favour of Germany

13 February 2024

The move deals another heavy blow to London’s languishing stock markets.


Emma Caldwell trial: Accused ‘ashamed’ of forced sex act but denies murder

Emma Caldwell trial: Accused ‘ashamed’ of forced sex act but denies murder

Emma Caldwell trial: Accused ‘ashamed’ of forced sex act but denies murder

13 February 2024

Iain Packer is accused of killing Ms Caldwell in 2005 and dumping her body in woodland.


Looking at possible Palestinian state recognition isn’t helping Hamas – Cameron

Looking at possible Palestinian state recognition isn’t helping Hamas – Cameron

Looking at possible Palestinian state recognition isn’t helping Hamas – Cameron

13 February 2024

The former prime minister said last month that the Palestinian people should be given a ‘political horizon’.


Voters in Rochdale say they have ‘tuned out’ of local politics

Voters in Rochdale say they have ‘tuned out’ of local politics

Voters in Rochdale say they have ‘tuned out’ of local politics

13 February 2024

Labour’s by-election candidate Azhar Ali was dropped by the party on Monday, after apologising for remarks he made about Israel.


Veteran BBC radio presenter Steve Wright dies aged 69

Veteran BBC radio presenter Steve Wright dies aged 69

Veteran BBC radio presenter Steve Wright dies aged 69

13 February 2024

He joined the BBC in the 1970s and went on to host shows on BBC Radio 1 and 2 for more than four decades.


Leo Varadkar says Israel has become ‘blinded by rage’

Leo Varadkar says Israel has become ‘blinded by rage’

Leo Varadkar says Israel has become ‘blinded by rage’

13 February 2024

Ireland has committed to increase relief funding.


London Zoo ‘over the moon’ to welcome second critically endangered baby gorilla

London Zoo ‘over the moon’ to welcome second critically endangered baby gorilla

London Zoo ‘over the moon’ to welcome second critically endangered baby gorilla

13 February 2024

The western lowland gorilla baby was born on February 8.


Treasury plan for Stormont to raise £113m will harm families in NI – Archibald

Treasury plan for Stormont to raise £113m will harm families in NI – Archibald

Treasury plan for Stormont to raise £113m will harm families in NI – Archibald

13 February 2024

The stipulation is a key element of a £3.3 billion financial package drawn up by the Government to support the return of devolution in NI.


Most barristers want to stop prosecuting serious sex offence cases, report finds

Most barristers want to stop prosecuting serious sex offence cases, report finds

Most barristers want to stop prosecuting serious sex offence cases, report finds

13 February 2024

Poor pay is a key reason 64% of prosecutors no longer want to conduct rape and serious sexual assault cases, the Criminal Bar Association said.


Horizon convictions cleared ‘speedily’ through court fast track, top judge says

Horizon convictions cleared ‘speedily’ through court fast track, top judge says

Horizon convictions cleared ‘speedily’ through court fast track, top judge says

13 February 2024

The Lady Chief Justice said the Court of Appeal was committed to the ‘swift despatch’ of appeals linked to the faulty IT system.


Councils say social housing is being sidelined in call for right-to-buy reform

Councils say social housing is being sidelined in call for right-to-buy reform

Councils say social housing is being sidelined in call for right-to-buy reform

13 February 2024

The Local Government Association insisted the current right-to-buy arrangements ‘can no longer be allowed to exist’.


Canterbury Cathedral hosts first pancake race in decades for Shrove Tuesday

Canterbury Cathedral hosts first pancake race in decades for Shrove Tuesday

Canterbury Cathedral hosts first pancake race in decades for Shrove Tuesday

13 February 2024

Staff including the Dean of Canterbury Cathedral, Very Reverend Dr David Monteith, took part in the festivities in the cathedral precincts.


The Body Shop: What went wrong and what happens next?

The Body Shop: What went wrong and what happens next?

The Body Shop: What went wrong and what happens next?

13 February 2024

Administrators said the restructuring is to create ‘a more nimble and financially stable UK business’.


Conditions at Bedford prison ‘some of the worst I have seen’ – watchdog

Conditions at Bedford prison ‘some of the worst I have seen’ – watchdog

Conditions at Bedford prison ‘some of the worst I have seen’ – watchdog

13 February 2024

The Victorian jail is said to be infested with rats and cockroaches and rife with violence.


Brighton hospital must address culture and leadership issues, inspectors warn

Brighton hospital must address culture and leadership issues, inspectors warn

Brighton hospital must address culture and leadership issues, inspectors warn

13 February 2024

Inspectors found an ‘improving culture’ during an unannounced visit in August but that more needs to be addressed at an ‘urgent pace’.


The page’s not for turning – Government halts Thatcher era visitors’ book sale

The page’s not for turning – Government halts Thatcher era visitors’ book sale

The page’s not for turning – Government halts Thatcher era visitors’ book sale

13 February 2024

The book was in use during Margaret Thatcher and Sir John Major’s time in office in the 1980s and 90s.


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