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Fewer people eligible for Covid-19 autumn booster

Fewer people eligible for Covid-19 autumn booster

Fewer people eligible for Covid-19 autumn booster

08 August 2023

Health officials have tightened the eligibility criteria.


Beaver-like dams can protect communities from flooding, study finds

Beaver-like dams can protect communities from flooding, study finds

Beaver-like dams can protect communities from flooding, study finds

08 August 2023

Researchers spent two years studying a small Shropshire river.


Elections watchdog apologises after hack left voters’ details exposed

Elections watchdog apologises after hack left voters’ details exposed

Elections watchdog apologises after hack left voters’ details exposed

08 August 2023

Electoral Commission head Shaun McNally said it would be very hard to use a cyber-attack to influence the democratic process.


In Pictures: Fans gather to remember Sinead O’Connor at her funeral

In Pictures: Fans gather to remember Sinead O’Connor at her funeral

In Pictures: Fans gather to remember Sinead O’Connor at her funeral

08 August 2023

Fans honoured and paid tribute to the singer Sinead O’Connor as her funeral took place in Ireland.


Asylum seekers in the UK awaiting a decision: Latest numbers

Asylum seekers in the UK awaiting a decision: Latest numbers

Asylum seekers in the UK awaiting a decision: Latest numbers

08 August 2023

Three-quarters of people claiming asylum have been waiting for an initial decision for more than six months.


Tribunal upholds £84 million fine for company that hiked drug prices

Tribunal upholds £84 million fine for company that hiked drug prices

Tribunal upholds £84 million fine for company that hiked drug prices

08 August 2023

Liothyronine tablets are used to treat thyroid hormone deficiency.


A-level cohort ‘unluckiest’ to come out of pandemic – social mobility expert

A-level cohort ‘unluckiest’ to come out of pandemic – social mobility expert

A-level cohort ‘unluckiest’ to come out of pandemic – social mobility expert

08 August 2023

School leavers waiting for results will be experiencing ‘the highest levels of anxiety and uncertainty’, according to Lee Elliot Major.


Honour to lead Muslim funeral prayer for Sinead O’Connor, says imam

Honour to lead Muslim funeral prayer for Sinead O’Connor, says imam

Honour to lead Muslim funeral prayer for Sinead O’Connor, says imam

08 August 2023

Fans are waiting to pay their respects to the Irish singer outside her former home in Bray, Co Wicklow.


Man arrested after stabbing close to British Museum

Man arrested after stabbing close to British Museum

Man arrested after stabbing close to British Museum

08 August 2023

Police said the incident was not terror-related and there was ‘no outstanding risk to the public’.


Water firms face legal action over claims of underreporting sewage discharges

Water firms face legal action over claims of underreporting sewage discharges

Water firms face legal action over claims of underreporting sewage discharges

08 August 2023

It is alleged they overcharged customers by underreporting pollution, meaning millions will receive compensation if the claim is successful.


Musicians remember Sinead O’Connor ahead of funeral

Musicians remember Sinead O’Connor ahead of funeral

Musicians remember Sinead O’Connor ahead of funeral

08 August 2023

People have been gathering outside her former home in Bray, Co Wicklow.


Shoppers make seven big impulse buys per year on average – survey

Shoppers make seven big impulse buys per year on average – survey

Shoppers make seven big impulse buys per year on average – survey

08 August 2023

TV mathematician Bobby Seagull has suggested people should wait at least two days and 21 hours to avoid making an impulse buy they later regret.


UK holidaymakers driving abroad warned to get emissions sticker or risk a fine

UK holidaymakers driving abroad warned to get emissions sticker or risk a fine

UK holidaymakers driving abroad warned to get emissions sticker or risk a fine

08 August 2023

The RAC said the number of areas across France which require drivers to display a Crit’Air sticker rose to 12 last month.


Ozzy Osbourne PlayStation tweet which failed to reveal link to Sony banned

Ozzy Osbourne PlayStation tweet which failed to reveal link to Sony banned

Ozzy Osbourne PlayStation tweet which failed to reveal link to Sony banned

08 August 2023

The Advertising Standards Authority said the tweet did not make clear it was part of a commercial relationship between Sony and the rock star.


Man accused of murdering 71-year-old appears in court

Man accused of murdering 71-year-old appears in court

Man accused of murdering 71-year-old appears in court

08 August 2023

Christine Emmerson was found with stab wounds at a property in Kirk Close, West Ashby, Lincolnshire on Thursday.


Man who raped murder victim five months before her death jailed

Man who raped murder victim five months before her death jailed

Man who raped murder victim five months before her death jailed

08 August 2023

Jamie Starrs will serve 10 and a half years behind bars.


Minister defends Lee Anderson over ‘robust’ comments on migrants shunning barge

Minister defends Lee Anderson over ‘robust’ comments on migrants shunning barge

Minister defends Lee Anderson over ‘robust’ comments on migrants shunning barge

08 August 2023

Alex Chalk defended the remarks made by the Ashfield MP after just 15 migrants entered the Bibby Stockholm barge off the Dorset coast on Monday.


Minister defends immigration lawyer task force as critics brand it ‘red herring’

Minister defends immigration lawyer task force as critics brand it ‘red herring’

Minister defends immigration lawyer task force as critics brand it ‘red herring’

08 August 2023

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said it was right to root out a ‘tiny minority’ of lawyers damaging the reputation of others.


Roads closed so fans can pay respects at Sinead O’Connor’s funeral

Roads closed so fans can pay respects at Sinead O’Connor’s funeral

Roads closed so fans can pay respects at Sinead O’Connor’s funeral

08 August 2023

The funeral procession through Bray in Co Wicklow after the private service will stop so people can say their goodbyes.


Starmer challenged over would-be MP’s Greenpeace links

Starmer challenged over would-be MP’s Greenpeace links

Starmer challenged over would-be MP’s Greenpeace links

08 August 2023

Alistair Strathern, who hopes to take Nadine Dorries’ seat for Labour, was part of a zombie-themed Greenpeace protest.


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