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New Zealand Cricket World Cup squad introduced in ‘best team announcement ever’

New Zealand Cricket World Cup squad introduced in ‘best team announcement ever’

New Zealand Cricket World Cup squad introduced in ‘best team announcement ever’

11 September 2023

Toddlers and a grandmother took part in the unusual announcement of the squad for the Cricket World Cup.


Welsh First Minister defends controversial 20mph speed limits

Welsh First Minister defends controversial 20mph speed limits

Welsh First Minister defends controversial 20mph speed limits

11 September 2023

Mark Drakeford said cutting speed from 30mph to 20mph would protect lives and claimed it would save the NHS in Wales £92 million a year


Hobbies linked to lower depression levels among older people, study suggests

Hobbies linked to lower depression levels among older people, study suggests

Hobbies linked to lower depression levels among older people, study suggests

11 September 2023

The study found the benefits of having a hobby were relatively universal, with only small differences between countries.


Huge moral case to support children says commissioner amid benefit cut reports

Huge moral case to support children says commissioner amid benefit cut reports

Huge moral case to support children says commissioner amid benefit cut reports

11 September 2023

Dame Rachel de Souza said now is a ‘really big moment for us as a nation to support our children and back our children’.


Met Police ‘still has hundreds of officers who should have been sacked’

Met Police ‘still has hundreds of officers who should have been sacked’

Met Police ‘still has hundreds of officers who should have been sacked’

11 September 2023

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said last October that the number of officers and staff being sacked was ‘massively under-engineered’.


College lecturers begin rolling strike action in pay dispute

College lecturers begin rolling strike action in pay dispute

College lecturers begin rolling strike action in pay dispute

11 September 2023

EIS-Fela members at New College Lanarkshire walked out on Monday.


Yousaf calls for ‘urgency’ on pilot drugs consumption room in Glasgow

Yousaf calls for ‘urgency’ on pilot drugs consumption room in Glasgow

Yousaf calls for ‘urgency’ on pilot drugs consumption room in Glasgow

11 September 2023

The First Minister spoke after the Lord Advocate made clear it was ‘not in the public interest’ to prosecute users of such a facility with possession.


Hunt suggests India trade deal could be struck this year

Hunt suggests India trade deal could be struck this year

Hunt suggests India trade deal could be struck this year

11 September 2023

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said the next few weeks would be crucial in talks between the two sides.


Mother of boy killed by bully XL dog attacks Government over lack of breed ban

Mother of boy killed by bully XL dog attacks Government over lack of breed ban

Mother of boy killed by bully XL dog attacks Government over lack of breed ban

11 September 2023

Emma Whitfield spoke out after Home Secretary Suella Braverman suggested the animals could be prohibited following an attack in Birmingham.


O2 Academy Brixton pledges stronger doors after deadly crush

O2 Academy Brixton pledges stronger doors after deadly crush

O2 Academy Brixton pledges stronger doors after deadly crush

11 September 2023

The company which owns the south London music venue proposed a number of new safety measures as it fights to restore its licence.


Scientist who led team which cloned Dolly the sheep dies aged 79

Scientist who led team which cloned Dolly the sheep dies aged 79

Scientist who led team which cloned Dolly the sheep dies aged 79

11 September 2023

Professor Sir Ian Wilmut was described as ‘a titan of the scientific world’ after his death.


Vapes ‘best way to quit smoking’ but linked to stress in young people – research

Vapes ‘best way to quit smoking’ but linked to stress in young people – research

Vapes ‘best way to quit smoking’ but linked to stress in young people – research

11 September 2023

But it comes as separate research linked vaping to chronic stress in older teenagers and young adults.


Alleged Chinese security threat taken ‘seriously’ amid arrest – First Minister

Alleged Chinese security threat taken ‘seriously’ amid arrest – First Minister

Alleged Chinese security threat taken ‘seriously’ amid arrest – First Minister

11 September 2023

Humza Yousaf reassured the public that appropriate mitigations have been in place for years.


Starmer highlights ‘common ground’ with unions ahead of TUC dinner

Starmer highlights ‘common ground’ with unions ahead of TUC dinner

Starmer highlights ‘common ground’ with unions ahead of TUC dinner

11 September 2023

The Labour leader insisted there is ‘a lot of common ground’ with trade unions.


John Lewis boss calls for public inquiry into decline of UK high streets

John Lewis boss calls for public inquiry into decline of UK high streets

John Lewis boss calls for public inquiry into decline of UK high streets

11 September 2023

Dame Sharon White, chairwoman of the John Lewis Partnership, said some UK towns and cities have become ‘shells of their former selves’.


BMW gets Government funding to support £600m UK investment in electric cars

BMW gets Government funding to support £600m UK investment in electric cars

BMW gets Government funding to support £600m UK investment in electric cars

11 September 2023

The German manufacturer said it will transform its plant in Oxford to enable production of two new electric Mini models to begin in 2026.


Woman tortured and battered to death by ‘sadistic’ trio, court told

Woman tortured and battered to death by ‘sadistic’ trio, court told

Woman tortured and battered to death by ‘sadistic’ trio, court told

11 September 2023

Shakira Spencer, 35, was ‘treated like a slave’, jurors have heard.


Weather patterns ‘could cause more gradual change of colour’ for autumn trees

Weather patterns ‘could cause more gradual change of colour’ for autumn trees

Weather patterns ‘could cause more gradual change of colour’ for autumn trees

11 September 2023

Forestry England said the wet spring with heatwaves in the summer could mean trees are red, gold and orange for longer.


Confident speaking ‘vital’ skill for pupils, says Starmer

Confident speaking ‘vital’ skill for pupils, says Starmer

Confident speaking ‘vital’ skill for pupils, says Starmer

11 September 2023

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer told pupils at an east London secondary school that oracy skills would help them in their future careers and lives.


All 400 Wilko stores to close by early October, says union

All 400 Wilko stores to close by early October, says union

All 400 Wilko stores to close by early October, says union

11 September 2023

It means redundancies now look likely for all 12,500 staff at the historic high street chain.


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