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Tributes paid to former Alliance Party MLA Anna Lo after her death at 74

Tributes paid to former Alliance Party MLA Anna Lo after her death at 74

Tributes paid to former Alliance Party MLA Anna Lo after her death at 74

07 November 2024

Alliance leader Naomi Long described her as a ‘ground breaker’.


Abuser might have been brought to justice had Justin Welby reported it – review

Abuser might have been brought to justice had Justin Welby reported it – review

Abuser might have been brought to justice had Justin Welby reported it – review

07 November 2024

Responses by the Church of England and others were ‘wholly ineffective and amounted to a cover-up’, a review found.


Consumer watchdog urges Government to tackle barriers to heat pumps and EVs

Consumer watchdog urges Government to tackle barriers to heat pumps and EVs

Consumer watchdog urges Government to tackle barriers to heat pumps and EVs

07 November 2024

Which?’s sustainability tracker found that cost and insufficient information is deterring consumers from switching to greener home heating and cars.


President leads tributes to Kathleen Watkins after her death aged 90

President leads tributes to Kathleen Watkins after her death aged 90

President leads tributes to Kathleen Watkins after her death aged 90

07 November 2024

The musician, broadcaster and author died surrounded by her family on Thursday.


He told me he’d kill me – Conor McGregor rape accuser was ‘afraid for her life’

He told me he’d kill me – Conor McGregor rape accuser was ‘afraid for her life’

He told me he’d kill me – Conor McGregor rape accuser was ‘afraid for her life’

07 November 2024

The mixed martial arts fighter is facing a civil damages claim by Nikita Hand, who alleges she was sexually assaulted in a hotel room.


Remove barriers on NHS data access to save patient lives – review

Remove barriers on NHS data access to save patient lives – review

Remove barriers on NHS data access to save patient lives – review

07 November 2024

The UK’s health data should be recognised as ‘critical national infrastructure’, experts have said.


Bank says ‘gradual approach’ to interest rate cuts needed after Budget

Bank says ‘gradual approach’ to interest rate cuts needed after Budget

Bank says ‘gradual approach’ to interest rate cuts needed after Budget

07 November 2024

Andrew Bailey said it would ‘help us to observe’ how the tax measures would play out for the economy.


Why have interest rates been cut, and what does it mean?

Why have interest rates been cut, and what does it mean?

Why have interest rates been cut, and what does it mean?

07 November 2024

The PA news agency looks at the outcome of the Bank of England’s decision, and whether rates will fall again soon.


Harry tells bereaved children he ‘understands’ losing parent at a young age

Harry tells bereaved children he ‘understands’ losing parent at a young age

Harry tells bereaved children he ‘understands’ losing parent at a young age

07 November 2024

Prince Harry has told bereaved military children he ‘understands, perhaps more than most’ the weight of losing a parent at a young age.


Rogue surgeon tells inquest he ‘fought hard for patient to have what she wanted’

Rogue surgeon tells inquest he ‘fought hard for patient to have what she wanted’

Rogue surgeon tells inquest he ‘fought hard for patient to have what she wanted’

07 November 2024

Ian Paterson said he was an ‘advocate’ for Christine Baker, who died in 2015 after putting her trust in his advice to have a ‘skin-sparing” mastectomy


Fact check: Badenoch Budget claim, Spanish floods and altered King Charles video

Fact check: Badenoch Budget claim, Spanish floods and altered King Charles video

Fact check: Badenoch Budget claim, Spanish floods and altered King Charles video

07 November 2024

Round up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.


Counter-terror police ‘left Salisbury officers feeling they were overreacting’

Counter-terror police ‘left Salisbury officers feeling they were overreacting’

Counter-terror police ‘left Salisbury officers feeling they were overreacting’

07 November 2024

An email from Inspector Gill Hughes in April 2021 said special branch had been ‘very dismissive’.


Church of England response to John Smyth serial abuse ‘amounted to a cover-up’

Church of England response to John Smyth serial abuse ‘amounted to a cover-up’

Church of England response to John Smyth serial abuse ‘amounted to a cover-up’

07 November 2024

The abuse spanned five decades and three countries with as many as many as 130 boys and young men victimised, a review found.


2024 on track for hottest year on record as humanity ‘torching planet’, UN warns

2024 on track for hottest year on record as humanity ‘torching planet’, UN warns

2024 on track for hottest year on record as humanity ‘torching planet’, UN warns

07 November 2024

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says international datasets show 2024 outstripping 2023’s record heat.


Baby suffered head injury when pram rolled into 35mph train – report

Baby suffered head injury when pram rolled into 35mph train – report

Baby suffered head injury when pram rolled into 35mph train – report

07 November 2024

The collision caused the pram to tip over, resulting in the infant falling onto the platform at Banbury station, Oxfordshire.


Val McDermid and Nicola Sturgeon to discuss books at festive event

Val McDermid and Nicola Sturgeon to discuss books at festive event

Val McDermid and Nicola Sturgeon to discuss books at festive event

07 November 2024

Sturgeon and McDermid described their friendship as ‘improbable’ and said all their conversations revolve around reading.


Duchess of Gloucester honours war dead in place of Queen at Westminster Abbey

Duchess of Gloucester honours war dead in place of Queen at Westminster Abbey

Duchess of Gloucester honours war dead in place of Queen at Westminster Abbey

07 November 2024

Birgitte attended the 96th annual event as the Queen is unwell with a chest infection.


Trump win will not trigger exodus of US companies from Ireland, says Harris

Trump win will not trigger exodus of US companies from Ireland, says Harris

Trump win will not trigger exodus of US companies from Ireland, says Harris

07 November 2024

The Taoiseach acknowledged the risk of a transatlantic trade shock had increased.


Eight people cited data breach as they left PSNI, Policing Board told

Eight people cited data breach as they left PSNI, Policing Board told

Eight people cited data breach as they left PSNI, Policing Board told

07 November 2024

Details of almost 10,000 officers and staff in the Police Service of Northern Ireland were released last August.


Top NHS medic: I was terrified service would be overwhelmed during Covid

Top NHS medic: I was terrified service would be overwhelmed during Covid

Top NHS medic: I was terrified service would be overwhelmed during Covid

07 November 2024

It comes as Sir Stephen Powis was asked about a document prioritising who should receive care in the Covid-19 pandemic.


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