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Angela Rayner declines to publish tax advice on sale of council home

Angela Rayner declines to publish tax advice on sale of council home

Angela Rayner declines to publish tax advice on sale of council home

28 March 2024

Labour’s deputy leader said she was confident she had ‘done absolutely nothing wrong’.


Children with obesity have higher MS risk, study suggests

Children with obesity have higher MS risk, study suggests

28 March 2024

The risk of being diagnosed with MS was twice as high among those who were obese in childhood.


Last year’s recession slightly weaker than first thought, revised data show

Last year’s recession slightly weaker than first thought, revised data show

Last year’s recession slightly weaker than first thought, revised data show

28 March 2024

The ONS’s updated data confirmed that the UK was in a recession in the last half of 2023.


Thames Water funding woes deepen after shareholders pull investment plan

Thames Water funding woes deepen after shareholders pull investment plan

Thames Water funding woes deepen after shareholders pull investment plan

28 March 2024

The group said the first £500 million of the new equity that had been agreed will not be provided by its shareholders by March 31.


Government urged to support shift to healthier diets through farming reforms

Government urged to support shift to healthier diets through farming reforms

Government urged to support shift to healthier diets through farming reforms

28 March 2024

The Nature Friendly Farming Network says unhealthy diets are contributing to the nature and climate emergency in the UK.


Humza Yousaf: The politician tipped for the top from the start of his career

Humza Yousaf: The politician tipped for the top from the start of his career

28 March 2024

Mr Yousaf began hias career as a political staffer and is now First Minister.


Scientists train dogs to sniff out stress in human breath

Scientists train dogs to sniff out stress in human breath

28 March 2024

Pilot study suggests dogs can be taught to recognise the scent of trauma reactions, which could make PTSD assistance dogs more effective.


Same-sex marriages in UK: What the numbers show

Same-sex marriages in UK: What the numbers show

28 March 2024

Covid-19 restrictions in 2020 saw the number of weddings drop sharply.


Teachers facing ‘dystopian’ working conditions need new deal on pay – union

Teachers facing ‘dystopian’ working conditions need new deal on pay – union

28 March 2024

The NASUWT has been consulting its teacher member to gauge whether they would be interested in taking industrial action on pay and working conditions.


‘Make LGBT rights a foreign policy priority’ to mark same-sex marriage milestone

‘Make LGBT rights a foreign policy priority’ to mark same-sex marriage milestone

28 March 2024

Same-sex marriages have increased year-on-year since being legalised 10 years ago on Friday.


Drugs breakthrough could help those with faulty gene avoid breast cancer surgery

Drugs breakthrough could help those with faulty gene avoid breast cancer surgery

28 March 2024

It comes after researchers spotted signs of ‘exhaustion’ in the immune cells of women with the BRCA mutation.


‘Marriage was not in our vocabulary’ – couples mark 10 years of LGBT+ weddings

‘Marriage was not in our vocabulary’ – couples mark 10 years of LGBT+ weddings

28 March 2024

Two couples have shared their views on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 a decade after the first weddings took place.


Arrests, defections and U-turns: Humza Yousaf’s first year in Bute House

Arrests, defections and U-turns: Humza Yousaf’s first year in Bute House

28 March 2024

The First Minister may want to focus on the future.


Humza Yousaf marks first anniversary as Scotland’s First Minister

Humza Yousaf marks first anniversary as Scotland’s First Minister

28 March 2024

Humza Yosuaf was officially sworn in as Scotland’s sixth First Minister on March 29 2023.


Russell T Davies says end of the BBC is ‘undoubtedly on its way’

Russell T Davies says end of the BBC is ‘undoubtedly on its way’

Russell T Davies says end of the BBC is ‘undoubtedly on its way’

28 March 2024

Davies said the decision to co-produce the new series of Doctor Who with Disney was to ‘prepare’ for it to outlive the UK broadcaster.


What the papers say – March 28

What the papers say – March 28

What the papers say – March 28

28 March 2024

An Easter message of kindness and a report on dirty water in our rivers feature on the front of Thursday’s newspapers.


People could not tell me and Billie Piper apart on Scoop set, Sam McAlister says

People could not tell me and Billie Piper apart on Scoop set, Sam McAlister says

27 March 2024

The Doctor Who star plays former Newsnight producer Sam McAlister in the Netflix film about the Duke of York’s interview with the BBC.


Calls for police investigation over recordings of Post Office executives

Calls for police investigation over recordings of Post Office executives

Calls for police investigation over recordings of Post Office executives

27 March 2024

Liam Byrne MP said the recordings were ‘the first evidence that people knew there was a problem’ with the Horizon IT system back in 2013.


Saturday’s Lotto jackpot estimated at £4m after no mid-week winners

Saturday’s Lotto jackpot estimated at £4m after no mid-week winners

Saturday’s Lotto jackpot estimated at £4m after no mid-week winners

27 March 2024

Four players scooped £1 million each after matching five of the six numbers plus the bonus in the Lotto draw.


Justice Secretary seeks ‘urgent clarification’ of prison security lapse claims

Justice Secretary seeks ‘urgent clarification’ of prison security lapse claims

Justice Secretary seeks ‘urgent clarification’ of prison security lapse claims

27 March 2024

An undercover journalist said security scanners at the entrance to HMP Bedford were often unmanned.


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