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The First Minister said it would take some time to find out how many schools and other public buildings contained a kind of suspect kind of concrete.

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died peacefully at Balmoral in Scotland on September 8 last year.

A third person suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being hit by the car.

The boy will be sentenced at Cheltenham Youth Court on September 28.

A report by nearly 90 scientists has found that species are being transported between countries faster than ever before.

Two-year-old Isabella Tucker was struck at Horsley Hale Farm in Horsley Hale, near Littleport, Cambridgeshire, on Friday August 25.

The controversial legislation is set to return to Parliament this week.

It is expected to sell for between £2 million and £3 million, auction house Sotheby’s said.

Rishi Sunak said 95% of England’s 22,000 schools were unaffected, leaving open the possibility that hundreds could be impacted.

Train operators are bidding to shut nearly all station ticket offices in England.

Energy inflation, labour rates, more costly repairs, longer repair times and increased second-hand car prices have fed into motor insurers’ costs.

Total UK retail sales were up 4.1% on last August, above the three-month average of 3.6%, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.

Yang Guang and Tian Tian were brought to Scotland in 2011 as part of an initial 10-year agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association.

Some 113 people made the journey in two boats on Sunday, according to Home Office data, suggesting an average of around 57 migrants per vessel.

The children’s charity has said more safety features and regulator guidance are needed to protect younger users of VR spaces.

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn revealed a new frontbench team for his party at the House of Commons.

It comes five days after the Ministry of Justice announced planned legislation to make defendants attend sentencings, including by force if needed.

The crash involving two cars and a bus happened on the A61 near Ripon, the North Yorkshire force said.

The man is due to appear at Falkirk Sheriff Court on Monday.

Martha Mills died after developing sepsis while under the care of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.