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JK Rowling: Social media is a gift for people who want to behave in a malign way

JK Rowling: Social media is a gift for people who want to behave in a malign way

JK Rowling: Social media is a gift for people who want to behave in a malign way

27 August 2022

The author recently received a threat on Twitter after voicing her support for Sir Salman Rushdie.


In Pictures: Bog triathlon sees good clean contest

In Pictures: Bog triathlon sees good clean contest

In Pictures: Bog triathlon sees good clean contest

27 August 2022

The race precedes the annual World Bog Snorkelling Championships on Sunday.


Car owned by Diana, Princess of Wales sells for £650,000

Car owned by Diana, Princess of Wales sells for £650,000

Car owned by Diana, Princess of Wales sells for £650,000

27 August 2022

The black Ford Escort RS Turbo was owned by Diana from 1985 to 1988.


Family rescue injured fox and nurse it back to health in garden tent

Family rescue injured fox and nurse it back to health in garden tent

Family rescue injured fox and nurse it back to health in garden tent

27 August 2022

The fox – given the name Florence – was looked after by Liz Wink and her four children.


Australian comic Sam Campbell wins top prize at Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards

Australian comic Sam Campbell wins top prize at Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards

Australian comic Sam Campbell wins top prize at Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards

27 August 2022

Campbell took the best comedy show prize, while Lara Ricote was named best newcomer.


Motorcyclists mark anniversary of Harry Dunn’s death outside US embassy

Motorcyclists mark anniversary of Harry Dunn’s death outside US embassy

Motorcyclists mark anniversary of Harry Dunn’s death outside US embassy

27 August 2022

Riders from around the country said prayers and revved engines in London, three years after the teenager died outside RAF Croughton.


Gardai mark 100 years of protecting Ireland from ‘sustained threats’

Gardai mark 100 years of protecting Ireland from ‘sustained threats’

Gardai mark 100 years of protecting Ireland from ‘sustained threats’

27 August 2022

Commissioner Drew Harris praised the force during a ceremony at Dublin Castle.


HMS Prince of Wales given colourful send-off sailing past music festival

HMS Prince of Wales given colourful send-off sailing past music festival

HMS Prince of Wales given colourful send-off sailing past music festival

27 August 2022

The departure of the 65,000-tonne warship from Portsmouth Naval Base in Hampshire was had been delayed because of a technical issue.


Truss vows to bolster Britain’s defences as ‘era of complacency is over’

Truss vows to bolster Britain’s defences as ‘era of complacency is over’

Truss vows to bolster Britain’s defences as ‘era of complacency is over’

27 August 2022

The Foreign Secretary says her ‘number one priority’ as PM would be to keep the nation safe.


Tony Hudgell’s adoptive mother welcomes halting of boy’s father’s release from jail

Tony Hudgell’s adoptive mother welcomes halting of boy’s father’s release from jail

Tony Hudgell’s adoptive mother welcomes halting of boy’s father’s release from jail

27 August 2022

Tony was so badly abused at the hands of his mother Jody Simpson and father Anthony Smith that he needed to have both legs amputated.


Woman, 37, charged with murder and arson after fire at east London home

Woman, 37, charged with murder and arson after fire at east London home

Woman, 37, charged with murder and arson after fire at east London home

27 August 2022

Officers were called just after 10am on Thursday after the man, 56, was found dead.


UK sends minehunter drones to Ukraine to clear way for grain exports

UK sends minehunter drones to Ukraine to clear way for grain exports

UK sends minehunter drones to Ukraine to clear way for grain exports

27 August 2022

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said Russia’s ‘cynical attempts to hold the world’s food supply to ransom’ must not succeed.


Three killed in Highlands crash were American tourists, Police Scotland confirm

Three killed in Highlands crash were American tourists, Police Scotland confirm

Three killed in Highlands crash were American tourists, Police Scotland confirm

27 August 2022

The trio died when their car was involved in a collision with a lorry on the A9.


Former Yes Scotland strategy chief makes case for compromise on independence

Former Yes Scotland strategy chief makes case for compromise on independence

Former Yes Scotland strategy chief makes case for compromise on independence

27 August 2022

Stephen Noon said he wanted Scotland to have the form of government that it wishes as he accepted ‘that may not be independence’.


Man in 20s dies after falling into Thames while being arrested by police

Man in 20s dies after falling into Thames while being arrested by police

Man in 20s dies after falling into Thames while being arrested by police

27 August 2022

The man was pulled from the water and treated by paramedics but later declared dead.


Next PM ‘right’ to wait to weigh up options to ease cost of living – minister

Next PM ‘right’ to wait to weigh up options to ease cost of living – minister

Next PM ‘right’ to wait to weigh up options to ease cost of living – minister

27 August 2022

George Eustice insists people will soon know what further action Boris Johnson’s successor will take to ease the burden.


Gardai to take part in parade to mark 100th anniversary of policing handover

Gardai to take part in parade to mark 100th anniversary of policing handover

Gardai to take part in parade to mark 100th anniversary of policing handover

27 August 2022

The gardai will retrace the steps of Michael Staines and his force, which marched from the Gresham Hotel on O’Connell Street to Dublin Castle.


Price cap hike ‘could see three-quarters of Scots in fuel poverty’

Price cap hike ‘could see three-quarters of Scots in fuel poverty’

Price cap hike ‘could see three-quarters of Scots in fuel poverty’

27 August 2022

Frazer Scott of Energy Action Scotland said almost three quarters of Scottish households could be in fuel poverty after the October increase.


Dimbleby says Maitlis should not have made Newsnight monologue a ‘polemic’

Dimbleby says Maitlis should not have made Newsnight monologue a ‘polemic’

Dimbleby says Maitlis should not have made Newsnight monologue a ‘polemic’

27 August 2022

The veteran broadcaster also dismissed the idea a call from No 10 put pressure on the BBC to rebuke Maitlis and her team.


Eustice defends sewage spill plan branded ‘cruel joke’ by critics

Eustice defends sewage spill plan branded ‘cruel joke’ by critics

Eustice defends sewage spill plan branded ‘cruel joke’ by critics

27 August 2022

The Cabinet minister says he is the first Secretary of State to ‘really grip’ the issue posed by storm overflows.


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