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Paula Vennells to give evidence at next stage of Horizon inquiry

Paula Vennells to give evidence at next stage of Horizon inquiry

Ms Vennells was chief executive officer of Post Office Ltd between 2012 and 2019.

Man dies after falling from Tate Modern gallery

Man dies after falling from Tate Modern gallery

The man died at the scene, police said.

Labour commences access talks with civil service

Labour commences access talks with civil service

Shadow cabinet teams will begin to meet with departments, a party spokesperson said.

Boxing referee brings libel action against sport’s governing body

Boxing referee brings libel action against sport’s governing body

Jeff Hinds claimed he suffered ‘reputational damage’ due to the actions of the British Boxing Board of Control at a High Court hearing on Friday.

Labour not committed to ‘arbitrary’ numbers on green investment – Rayner

Labour not committed to ‘arbitrary’ numbers on green investment – Rayner

The deputy Labour leader was speaking while campaigning in East Lothian on Friday.

Fire Brigades Union launches equality campaign

Fire Brigades Union launches equality campaign

The union is drawing up its own set of standards for the fire and rescue sector.

Dave Myers’ determination to film Hairy Bikers after cancer treatment hailed

Dave Myers’ determination to film Hairy Bikers after cancer treatment hailed

Myers briefly took a break from filming instalments of The Hairy Bikers.

Abuse victim says ‘I have no shame now’ as attacker from 1980s jailed

Abuse victim says ‘I have no shame now’ as attacker from 1980s jailed

Stephen Lewsey first reported his attacker in 2011 and said on sentencing ‘I can now start to re-build my life’.

Camilla ‘may take up tap dancing’ after Strictly star gives her shoes

Camilla ‘may take up tap dancing’ after Strictly star gives her shoes

Strictly Come Dancing star Johannes Radebe presented the Queen with tap dancing shoes at an event in Cambridge.

Train drivers’ strikes to bring more travel misery

Train drivers’ strikes to bring more travel misery

Parts of the country will have no train services on Saturday.

Boy, 14, becomes fourth youth arrested over murder of teenage boys in Bristol

Boy, 14, becomes fourth youth arrested over murder of teenage boys in Bristol

The arrest leaves two youths facing questioning as two others, aged 15 and 16, were charged and appeared in court.

Second arrest made in connection with Daniel Khalife’s alleged escape from jail

Second arrest made in connection with Daniel Khalife’s alleged escape from jail

The 25-year-old woman has been bailed until April after being questioned.

Asda follows Sainsbury’s with vacuum-pack mince packaging to save plastic

Asda follows Sainsbury’s with vacuum-pack mince packaging to save plastic

The supermarket said it is replacing the plastic trays across its Just Essentials beef mince range with a lighter plastic film alternative.

Questions over how sex offender suspected of chemical attack was granted asylum

Questions over how sex offender suspected of chemical attack was granted asylum

Abdul Shokoor Ezedi is being hunted by police after a woman and girl were left with potentially life-changing injuries in London.

Labour peer who fled on Kindertransport makes emotional address to Parliament

Labour peer who fled on Kindertransport makes emotional address to Parliament

Lord Dubs held back tears as he recalled his experience of fleeing to the UK from Czechoslovakia aged six during the Second World War.

Footage shows moment Brianna Ghey meets up with teenage killers

Footage shows moment Brianna Ghey meets up with teenage killers

Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe, both 15 at the time, have been found guilty of the murder of 16-year-old Brianna.

Tony Blair and Elton John among mourners at Derek Draper funeral service

Tony Blair and Elton John among mourners at Derek Draper funeral service

Also attending the service were former Labour MPs Ed Balls, Lord Peter Mandelson and shadow climate change secretary Ed Miliband.

Joint enterprise ‘miscarriage of justice’ on same scale as Horizon scandal – MP

Joint enterprise ‘miscarriage of justice’ on same scale as Horizon scandal – MP

The warning came as the House of Commons considered the Joint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) Bill at second reading.

Stormont deal has not removed Irish Sea border, says ex-attorney general

Stormont deal has not removed Irish Sea border, says ex-attorney general

Former attorney general for Northern Ireland John Larkin was commissioned by opponents of the agreement to assess the legal effect of the measures.

Engineering archive belonging to Stevenson family to be auctioned

Engineering archive belonging to Stevenson family to be auctioned

The author’s grandfather, Robert Stevenson, invented intermittent flashing lights, and his descendants designed most of Scotland’s lighthouses.

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