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North Sea’s biggest oil and gas producer Harbour Energy reports £337m profit

North Sea’s biggest oil and gas producer Harbour Energy reports £337m profit

North Sea’s biggest oil and gas producer Harbour Energy reports £337m profit

24 August 2023

The company produces more oil and gas from the UK’s North Sea than any other company.


‘Men in Quilts’ take on kilted hunks with comedy show and calendar of their own

‘Men in Quilts’ take on kilted hunks with comedy show and calendar of their own

‘Men in Quilts’ take on kilted hunks with comedy show and calendar of their own

24 August 2023

Graham Stewart, Kenny Sinclair and Ronnie Black have been described as the ‘the toy boys of old folk’s homes’.


Record-breaking year for British watermelon grower despite rainy July

Record-breaking year for British watermelon grower despite rainy July

Record-breaking year for British watermelon grower despite rainy July

24 August 2023

Oakley Farms in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, is set to double its previous production record, up to 11,000 this year from around 5,500 in 2020.


Boy born without a hand gets to grips with new ‘robot arm’

Boy born without a hand gets to grips with new ‘robot arm’

Boy born without a hand gets to grips with new ‘robot arm’

24 August 2023

Louie collected the Ironman-themed Hero Arm this week and can move its mechanical fingers by using muscles in his arm to press buttons inside.


Sunak inadvertently breached MPs’ code of conduct, standards commissioner finds

Sunak inadvertently breached MPs’ code of conduct, standards commissioner finds

Sunak inadvertently breached MPs’ code of conduct, standards commissioner finds

24 August 2023

Standards Commissioner Daniel Greenberg concluded that the breach was ‘inadvertent’.


Paul Mescal and Rose Ayling-Ellis among nominees for 2023 Stage Debut Awards

Paul Mescal and Rose Ayling-Ellis among nominees for 2023 Stage Debut Awards

Paul Mescal and Rose Ayling-Ellis among nominees for 2023 Stage Debut Awards

24 August 2023

The Normal People star and former Strictly champion will go head to head in the best West End debut performer category later this year.


Claudia Winkleman, TV bosses to discuss media’s future at Edinburgh TV Festival

Claudia Winkleman, TV bosses to discuss media’s future at Edinburgh TV Festival

Claudia Winkleman, TV bosses to discuss media’s future at Edinburgh TV Festival

24 August 2023

Thursday’s schedule will see panel discussions heads of BBC, Amazon Prime Video, Sky and Channel 4.


Dog cruelty happening on ‘massive scale’ and has risen since pandemic – RSPCA

Dog cruelty happening on ‘massive scale’ and has risen since pandemic – RSPCA

Dog cruelty happening on ‘massive scale’ and has risen since pandemic – RSPCA

24 August 2023

Reports of dog cruelty have risen by more than a quarter in the years 2020 to 2022, the charity said.


Wife killer refuses to reveal where victim’s body is in public parole hearing

Wife killer refuses to reveal where victim’s body is in public parole hearing

Wife killer refuses to reveal where victim’s body is in public parole hearing

24 August 2023

Glyn Razzell, 64, was found guilty of murdering his estranged wife, Linda, 41, in 2003 and sentenced to life in prison.


Call for remote areas to get better access to defibrillators after new study

Call for remote areas to get better access to defibrillators after new study

Call for remote areas to get better access to defibrillators after new study

24 August 2023

Researchers said their study could guide where community defibrillators are placed.


Ukrainian evacuee is first to be employed as bus driver via recruitment scheme

Ukrainian evacuee is first to be employed as bus driver via recruitment scheme

Ukrainian evacuee is first to be employed as bus driver via recruitment scheme

24 August 2023

Volodymyr Syrotiuk settled in Brighton and has joined Brighton and Hove Buses as a driver.


What the papers say – August 24

What the papers say – August 24

What the papers say – August 24

24 August 2023

Thursday’s front pages are dominated by the plane crash which Russian officials say killed Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.


UK watching closely following reports of Wagner chief’s death in plane crash

UK watching closely following reports of Wagner chief’s death in plane crash

UK watching closely following reports of Wagner chief’s death in plane crash

23 August 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin was reportedly killed in a crash more than 180 miles north of Moscow.


Heavy rain, thunder, lightning and hail to batter commuters on Thursday

Heavy rain, thunder, lightning and hail to batter commuters on Thursday

Heavy rain, thunder, lightning and hail to batter commuters on Thursday

23 August 2023

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms in the south-east of England.


Priti Patel ‘apologises to King’ for email about Andrew’s security

Priti Patel ‘apologises to King’ for email about Andrew’s security

Priti Patel ‘apologises to King’ for email about Andrew’s security

23 August 2023

She reportedly sent an email to Charles’ principal private secretary Sir Clive Alderton.


Delivery worker who died in attack is named as police arrest fifth suspect

Delivery worker who died in attack is named as police arrest fifth suspect

Delivery worker who died in attack is named as police arrest fifth suspect

23 August 2023

DPD delivery worker Aurman Singh, 23, died after an attack in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, on Monday.


Mother, 49, ‘nervous’ awaiting biology GCSE result

Mother, 49, ‘nervous’ awaiting biology GCSE result

Mother, 49, ‘nervous’ awaiting biology GCSE result

23 August 2023

Zoe Lee said getting her grade in GCSE biology would ‘make a long-term ambition come true’.


UK Government closely monitoring reports of Wagner chief’s death in plane crash

UK Government closely monitoring reports of Wagner chief’s death in plane crash

UK Government closely monitoring reports of Wagner chief’s death in plane crash

23 August 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of the plane which crashed with 10 fatalities 60 miles north of Moscow.


Death of bus driver in crash being treated as murder – police

Death of bus driver in crash being treated as murder – police

Death of bus driver in crash being treated as murder – police

23 August 2023

Gordon Stirling, 23, was driving a single-decker Stagecoach bus near Kingswell, East Ayrshire, on August 14 when it crashed with a Ford Transit van.


Garden is my office: National Trust veteran gardener to retire after 41 years

Garden is my office: National Trust veteran gardener to retire after 41 years

Garden is my office: National Trust veteran gardener to retire after 41 years

23 August 2023

Dave Lock, 64, is looking forward to ‘taking it easy’ after maintaining the gardens surrounding Chirk Castle in Wrexham for decades.


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