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Duncan Mackison said there was a ‘big sigh of relief’ as the vessel formally entered service.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said over the weekend that her fiscal rules were “non-negotiable”.

Michael Ellam returns to the Civil Service after more than a decade at HSBC.

The airline said such a policy would result in ‘a safer travel experience for passengers and crews’.

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden said Tulip Siddiq had ‘done the right thing’ by asking the ethics tsar to investigate her.

The health service has been facing ‘significant winter pressures’.

The firm said it now expects full-year earnings at the lower end of the £49 million to £58.5 million range pencilled in by the City.

Zara Lachlan has overcome a cut leg and a capsized boat as she hopes to break three world records while raising money for charity.

Some 83.9 million passengers travelled through its terminals last year.

Keith Scovell, who said he loves ‘off-beat’ cakes with ‘auras’, has previously portrayed other celebrities in cake form.

The CalMac crew officially welcomed passengers on board on Monday.

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Ice and snow is expected to melt, with localised flooding possible, the Met Office said.

The figures came in a quarterly survey carried out in December.

The ferry was originally due to sail with passengers for the first time on Monday.

The North American black bears were spotted rolling around and play fighting at Woburn Safari Park.

Wildfires have killed at least 16 people in Los Angeles.

Police were called to the Royal Oldham Hospital on Saturday evening.

Police were called at 10.35pm on Saturday to reports of gun shots being fired in separate incidents in Hackney, east London.

People stripped down to their underwear and hopped on the Tube on Sunday afternoon.