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Met Police prosecution for Covid breach ‘an insult to memory of Sarah Everard’

Met Police prosecution for Covid breach ‘an insult to memory of Sarah Everard’

Met Police prosecution for Covid breach ‘an insult to memory of Sarah Everard’

15 July 2022

Jenny Edmunds is accused over a vigil on Clapham Common last year.


‘Typical’ quips the Queen as mobile phone rings during hospice visit

‘Typical’ quips the Queen as mobile phone rings during hospice visit

‘Typical’ quips the Queen as mobile phone rings during hospice visit

15 July 2022

The 96-year-old made a rare public appearance outside Windsor Castle to formally open the new £22m Thames Hospice building in nearby Maidenhead.


High temperatures a ‘wake-up call on climate change’

High temperatures a ‘wake-up call on climate change’

High temperatures a ‘wake-up call on climate change’

15 July 2022

The Met Office has issued its first red warning for extreme heat.


Life for mother who murdered toddler on day of family court hearing

Life for mother who murdered toddler on day of family court hearing

Life for mother who murdered toddler on day of family court hearing

15 July 2022

Carol Hodgson used a plastic bag to smother Daniel Hodgson Green in North Yorkshire in February.


Mother of brain-damaged Archie, 12, says she will keep fighting

Mother of brain-damaged Archie, 12, says she will keep fighting

Mother of brain-damaged Archie, 12, says she will keep fighting

15 July 2022

A judge who reviewed evidence at a High Court hearing has concluded that ending treatment was in Archie Battersbee’s best interests


Family of woman killed by Novichok say ‘patience wearing thin’ as probe delayed

Family of woman killed by Novichok say ‘patience wearing thin’ as probe delayed

Family of woman killed by Novichok say ‘patience wearing thin’ as probe delayed

15 July 2022

A lawyer for Dawn Sturgess’s family said there was ‘no hope’ of the public inquiry beginning early next year.


Pupils who miss first week of school have higher rates of absence overall

Pupils who miss first week of school have higher rates of absence overall

Pupils who miss first week of school have higher rates of absence overall

15 July 2022

New analysis shows that pupils who miss days at the start of term have much poorer rates of attendance than their peers.


UK Covid-19 infections jump by nearly 800,000 in a week

UK Covid-19 infections jump by nearly 800,000 in a week

UK Covid-19 infections jump by nearly 800,000 in a week

15 July 2022

Total infections are at levels last seen in mid-April.


Sunak and Tugendhat address plans to clean up Westminster, but others silent

Sunak and Tugendhat address plans to clean up Westminster, but others silent

Sunak and Tugendhat address plans to clean up Westminster, but others silent

15 July 2022

The pair were the only remaining Tory leadership candidates to respond to questions about their plans to tackle misconduct by MPs.


Kevin Spacey appears at book launch in London

Kevin Spacey appears at book launch in London

Kevin Spacey appears at book launch in London

15 July 2022

The Hollywood star had earlier been in court on sexual assault charges.


Plans for paid neonatal care leave move forwards with cross-party support

Plans for paid neonatal care leave move forwards with cross-party support

Plans for paid neonatal care leave move forwards with cross-party support

15 July 2022

SNP MP Stuart McDonald put forward the proposal in a Private Member’s Bill in the House of Commons.


Minority of Ukrainians able to continue healthcare since arriving in UK

Minority of Ukrainians able to continue healthcare since arriving in UK

Minority of Ukrainians able to continue healthcare since arriving in UK

15 July 2022

Around a fifth of those who had been receiving regular treatment before they left Ukraine said it has continued in the UK, the ONS said.


No 10 alarmed at reports of death of British aid volunteer captured in Ukraine

No 10 alarmed at reports of death of British aid volunteer captured in Ukraine

No 10 alarmed at reports of death of British aid volunteer captured in Ukraine

15 July 2022

Paul Urey is reported to have died while being detained by Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine.


York’s 15-acre maze cut into ‘world’s largest’ Lego minifigure

York’s 15-acre maze cut into ‘world’s largest’ Lego minifigure

York’s 15-acre maze cut into ‘world’s largest’ Lego minifigure

15 July 2022

The new design was made to celebrate Lego’s 90th anniversary.


ScotRail to resume full timetable next week after pay deal agreed

ScotRail to resume full timetable next week after pay deal agreed

ScotRail to resume full timetable next week after pay deal agreed

15 July 2022

The rail operator had cut almost 700 services a day under a temporary timetable in May, amid the dispute with drivers.


Met Office warns lives could be at risk with all-time record temperatures likely

Met Office warns lives could be at risk with all-time record temperatures likely

Met Office warns lives could be at risk with all-time record temperatures likely

15 July 2022

The UK’s record temperature is 38.7C, recorded in Cambridge in 2019.


Inquiry finds no evidence Channel 4 reality show used paid actors

Inquiry finds no evidence Channel 4 reality show used paid actors

Inquiry finds no evidence Channel 4 reality show used paid actors

15 July 2022

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries accused the 2010 programme Tower Block Of Commons of allegedly hiring actors to play real people.


Train driver praised after spotting pair in difficulty in river

Train driver praised after spotting pair in difficulty in river

Train driver praised after spotting pair in difficulty in river

15 July 2022

He stopped his train to assist in the incident off Cardross, Argyll and Bute, on Thursday afternoon.


Judge rules doctors can stop treating brain-damaged boy after reviewing evidence

Judge rules doctors can stop treating brain-damaged boy after reviewing evidence

Judge rules doctors can stop treating brain-damaged boy after reviewing evidence

15 July 2022

Mr Justice Hayden described what had happened to 12-year-old Archie Battersbee as a ‘tragedy of immeasurable dimensions’.


Kent safari park first in Europe where visitors can meet three species of rhino

Kent safari park first in Europe where visitors can meet three species of rhino

Kent safari park first in Europe where visitors can meet three species of rhino

15 July 2022

Port Lympne Reserve, near Hythe, has recently taken in an Indian rhino.


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