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Former Spurs owner Joe Lewis pleads guilty in US insider trading case

Former Spurs owner Joe Lewis pleads guilty in US insider trading case

Former Spurs owner Joe Lewis pleads guilty in US insider trading case

24 January 2024

According to prosecutors, Lewis orchestrated ‘a brazen insider trading scheme’.


Sophie calls for period products to be kept ‘out of the closet’ to end taboo

Sophie calls for period products to be kept ‘out of the closet’ to end taboo

Sophie calls for period products to be kept ‘out of the closet’ to end taboo

24 January 2024

The duchess took part in a menstrual health workshop at a school in south London and opened up about her own experience of heavy periods.


Reading terrorist joined Islamic extremists during Arab Spring, inquest told

Reading terrorist joined Islamic extremists during Arab Spring, inquest told

Reading terrorist joined Islamic extremists during Arab Spring, inquest told

24 January 2024

Libyan refugee Khairi Saadallah fatally stabbed James Furlong, David Wails and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett in the Berkshire town in June 2020.


Judge urged not to pass whole life order on Nottingham triple-killer

Judge urged not to pass whole life order on Nottingham triple-killer

Judge urged not to pass whole life order on Nottingham triple-killer

24 January 2024

Peter Joyce KC said Valdo Calocane should not have been on the streets and was ‘gravely and seriously’ mentally ill.


Cold water swimming could be beneficial for menopause symptoms, study suggests

Cold water swimming could be beneficial for menopause symptoms, study suggests

Cold water swimming could be beneficial for menopause symptoms, study suggests

24 January 2024

The study authors said they hope their findings ‘may provide an alternative solution for women struggling with the menopause’.


Parents may ‘miss out’ on childcare offer in April due to funding uncertainty

Parents may ‘miss out’ on childcare offer in April due to funding uncertainty

Parents may ‘miss out’ on childcare offer in April due to funding uncertainty

24 January 2024

Final funding rates required by early years settings have not been published by many local authorities across England.


Council leaders push for reform after ‘short-term’ £500m social care boost confirmed

Council leaders push for reform after ‘short-term’ £500m social care boost confirmed

Council leaders push for reform after ‘short-term’ £500m social care boost confirmed

24 January 2024

Communities Secretary Michael Gove has announced extra money for councils following pressure from Tory MPs.


Labour MP apologises after saying PM has ‘blood on hands’ over Israel-Gaza war

Labour MP apologises after saying PM has ‘blood on hands’ over Israel-Gaza war

Labour MP apologises after saying PM has ‘blood on hands’ over Israel-Gaza war

24 January 2024

Tahir Ali was condemned by the Labour leadership after he made the claim during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons.


‘There was swearing’: Leitch on chat with Sturgeon over advice to avoid parties

‘There was swearing’: Leitch on chat with Sturgeon over advice to avoid parties

‘There was swearing’: Leitch on chat with Sturgeon over advice to avoid parties

24 January 2024

The Covid inquiry heard it came after Public Health Scotland urged people to consider postponing their Christmas events in December 2021.


Parents fear gadgets ‘eating into family time and damaging children’s health’

Parents fear gadgets ‘eating into family time and damaging children’s health’

Parents fear gadgets ‘eating into family time and damaging children’s health’

24 January 2024

A study by online safety group Internet Matters has found parents have growing concerns about children’s screen time.


Web designer who killed woman in speedboat crash on first date free from prison

Web designer who killed woman in speedboat crash on first date free from prison

Web designer who killed woman in speedboat crash on first date free from prison

24 January 2024

Jack Shepherd, now 36, was released from jail in Staffordshire on Tuesday.


Delilah, the oldest gorilla in the UK, dies at Belfast Zoo

Delilah, the oldest gorilla in the UK, dies at Belfast Zoo

Delilah, the oldest gorilla in the UK, dies at Belfast Zoo

24 January 2024

The gorilla, which previously featured on the show Animal Magic with Johnny Morris, had been at the zoo for 32 years.


Former subpostmaster’s conviction quashed

Former subpostmaster’s conviction quashed

Former subpostmaster’s conviction quashed

24 January 2024

Robert Thomson was wrongly convicted in 2006 of embezzling money amid the Horizon scandal.


MP: Drivers should not receive penalty points for sub-30mph speeding

MP: Drivers should not receive penalty points for sub-30mph speeding

MP: Drivers should not receive penalty points for sub-30mph speeding

24 January 2024

Conservative former minister Kit Malthouse’s Bill calls for a speed awareness course to be the required response to such an offence.


Inquest into killing of man in Co Londonderry in 1986 set to resume next month

Inquest into killing of man in Co Londonderry in 1986 set to resume next month

Inquest into killing of man in Co Londonderry in 1986 set to resume next month

24 January 2024

Francis Bradley, 20, was killed in disputed circumstances near Toomebridge, Co Londonderry, in 1986.


More than one million vehicles built in UK last year

More than one million vehicles built in UK last year

More than one million vehicles built in UK last year

24 January 2024

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said the industry’s fortunes have been ‘revived’.


Axed Robert Burns manuscript could have put career in jeopardy, says scholar

Axed Robert Burns manuscript could have put career in jeopardy, says scholar

Axed Robert Burns manuscript could have put career in jeopardy, says scholar

24 January 2024

An early version of one of the Bard’s most famous songs has been unearthed in Edinburgh and released to coincide with his birthday this week.


Monk convicted of abusing children describes victims as ‘unhinged’ at inquiry

Monk convicted of abusing children describes victims as ‘unhinged’ at inquiry

Monk convicted of abusing children describes victims as ‘unhinged’ at inquiry

24 January 2024

Michael Murphy, 90, was convicted in 2003, 2016 and 2021 of physically and sexually abusing boys in his care.


Judge can continue fraud trial without jury, Court of Appeal rules

Judge can continue fraud trial without jury, Court of Appeal rules

Judge can continue fraud trial without jury, Court of Appeal rules

24 January 2024

Jurors were discharged in a trial involving nine defendants charged with multiple fraud and money laundering offences.


UK ‘unsafe’ from future pandemic threats, says Oxford Vaccine Group director

UK ‘unsafe’ from future pandemic threats, says Oxford Vaccine Group director

UK ‘unsafe’ from future pandemic threats, says Oxford Vaccine Group director

24 January 2024

Professor Sir Andrew Pollard’s team created the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab during the pandemic.


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