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More than 80% of online marketplace products fail in Government safety checks

More than 80% of online marketplace products fail in Government safety checks

The product category with the highest rate of non-compliance was toys, the Office for Product Safety and Standards found.

Harry, 11, gets highest grade in GCSE maths after taking exam five years early

Harry, 11, gets highest grade in GCSE maths after taking exam five years early

Harry Thew, who took the exam in Year 6 at Bede Academy in Blyth, Northumberland, said his performance was ‘quite good’.

Alice Winn’s In Memoriam scoops Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2023

Alice Winn’s In Memoriam scoops Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2023

The novel, set in the First World War, was described as ‘comfortingly classic yet daringly original’ by judges.

Failures to deal with Lucy Letby complaints ‘more likely than not’ led to deaths

Failures to deal with Lucy Letby complaints ‘more likely than not’ led to deaths

Letby, 33, was sentenced to a whole-life term on Monday for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murders of six more.

Meghan to join husband Harry at Invictus Games

Meghan to join husband Harry at Invictus Games

The Duchess of Sussex will fly to Europe to join the Duke of Sussex shortly after the event in Germany begins.

Top GCSE results fall in return to pre-Covid grading system

Top GCSE results fall in return to pre-Covid grading system

Around 203,000 fewer top GCSE grades were awarded in England, Wales and Northern Ireland compared to last year.

Yousaf accuses Sunak of ‘climate denial’ over oil and gas licences

Yousaf accuses Sunak of ‘climate denial’ over oil and gas licences

The First Minister said the UK Government ‘holds us back’.

Yousaf: SNP is on ‘steady footing’ despite deficit rising to £800,000-plus

Yousaf: SNP is on ‘steady footing’ despite deficit rising to £800,000-plus

Accounts published by the Electoral Commission showed the party’s income and membership numbers fell in 2022.

Diana, Princess of Wales’s death ‘will be covered sensitively’ in The Crown

Diana, Princess of Wales’s death ‘will be covered sensitively’ in The Crown

The Crown’s producers also told of how the late-Queen’s death has affected the final season of the hit TV series.

Teenager dies after getting into difficulty in the water in Co Cork

Teenager dies after getting into difficulty in the water in Co Cork

The alarm was raised at Passage West in Co Cork at 2pm on Thursday, before a body was recovered from the water at 4pm.

Edinburgh Trams fined £240,000 over ‘avoidable’ death of pedestrian

Edinburgh Trams fined £240,000 over ‘avoidable’ death of pedestrian

Bus driver Carlos Correa was hit by a tram in September 2018 at the Saughton Mains crossing – the scene of a near miss two years earlier.

Van driver arrested after death of bus driver following crash

Van driver arrested after death of bus driver following crash

Gordon Stirling, 23, died five days after a collision in East Ayrshire on August 14.

Two men arrested after fire at Crooked House pub

Two men arrested after fire at Crooked House pub

A 66-year-old man from Dudley and a 33-year-old man from Milton Keynes are being questioned by officers.

In Pictures: Joy and relief on GCSE results day

In Pictures: Joy and relief on GCSE results day

Teenagers across the country were receiving their results on Thursday.

From tallest giraffe to tiniest tadpole: London Zoo conducts annual weigh-in

From tallest giraffe to tiniest tadpole: London Zoo conducts annual weigh-in

The annual weigh-in is a chance for keepers at the conservation zoo in London to ensure they hold accurate information on their 14,000 animals.

World must shun new coal-fired power stations, warns climate envoy John Kerry

World must shun new coal-fired power stations, warns climate envoy John Kerry

He was speaking at the first Scottish Global Dialogues in Edinburgh on Thursday.

Serious Fraud Office drops 10-year probe into former FTSE 100 miner ENRC

Serious Fraud Office drops 10-year probe into former FTSE 100 miner ENRC

The office had been running a bribery investigation into the company since 2013 but said it had ‘insufficient admissible evidence’ to prosecute.

Louis Theroux ‘right’ that BBC cannot shy away from difficult topics – BBC boss

Louis Theroux ‘right’ that BBC cannot shy away from difficult topics – BBC boss

Charlotte Moore says the licence fee is there to allow the BBC to ‘take risks’ and explore the ‘moral complexity of the human condition’.

Yousaf pledges £24m to aid agencies for countries worst hit by climate crisis

Yousaf pledges £24m to aid agencies for countries worst hit by climate crisis

The First Minister made the announcement as he welcomed US special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry to Scotland.

Scottish firefighters warn of potential strike action over cuts

Scottish firefighters warn of potential strike action over cuts

Hundreds joined a rally in Glasgow to voice their concerns about the likely impact on the fire service.

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