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Uxbridge, Mid-Bedfordshire and Selby by-elections: Key numbers

Uxbridge, Mid-Bedfordshire and Selby by-elections: Key numbers

Labour and the Lib Dems would need big swings in the vote to win all three seats.

Girl, seven, and boy, 11, dead in suspected double murder

Girl, seven, and boy, 11, dead in suspected double murder

The victims of a suspected double murder in Stoke-on-Trent on Sunday were a seven-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy.

NHS chief warns of ‘enormous’ disruption ahead of junior doctors’ strike

NHS chief warns of ‘enormous’ disruption ahead of junior doctors’ strike

The warning came as the health service urged people to try to stay safe in the warm weather during strikes.

Charles takes to footplate of Flying Scotsman on North Yorkshire Moors visit

Charles takes to footplate of Flying Scotsman on North Yorkshire Moors visit

The King went on an extended walkabout in Pickering after arriving in the market town on the Royal Train.

Ukrainian bank accuses former owners of ‘epic’ fraud at London trial

Ukrainian bank accuses former owners of ‘epic’ fraud at London trial

JSC Commercial Bank Privatbank has accused businessmen Igor Kolomoisky and Gennadiy Bogolyubov of misappropriating more than £1.5 billion.

Former UK chief scientific adviser to receive honorary degree

Former UK chief scientific adviser to receive honorary degree

Sir Patrick Vallance is one of 10 ‘magnificent’ recipients of such an honour from Strathclyde University in Glasgow.

Trust in food industry falls to nine-year low – Which?

Trust in food industry falls to nine-year low – Which?

The Which? consumer insight tracker found 88% of consumers are worried about food prices – the highest level since the survey began in 2012.

Bishop ignored and undermined safeguarding at diocese – official report

Bishop ignored and undermined safeguarding at diocese – official report

Robert Byrne, formerly of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, showed serious failures of leadership, says the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency.

Man appears in court charged with murdering Chloe Mitchell

Man appears in court charged with murdering Chloe Mitchell

Brandon John Rainey, 26, was remanded in custody.

Tory civil war enflamed as Sunak accuses Johnson of ‘not right’ peerage demands

Tory civil war enflamed as Sunak accuses Johnson of ‘not right’ peerage demands

The Prime Minister said his one-time Conservative ally asked him to ‘do something I wasn’t prepared to do’.

Britain’s electricity grid breaks 46-day streak without coal

Britain’s electricity grid breaks 46-day streak without coal

One of the units at Uniper’s Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal power plant started producing electricity for the first time in weeks on Monday.

Channel crossings reach highest daily total in 2023 so far

Channel crossings reach highest daily total in 2023 so far

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made tackling small boat crossings a priority for his Government this year.

Bank policymaker says further interest rate rises ‘cannot be ruled out’

Bank policymaker says further interest rate rises ‘cannot be ruled out’

Jonathan Haskel, writing in The Scotsman, spoke of the ‘difficult judgments’ the Bank has to make to bring inflation down to its 2% target.

Language learning in Northern Ireland ‘slowly recovering from pandemic’ – report

Language learning in Northern Ireland ‘slowly recovering from pandemic’ – report

Research by the British Council found that the decline in language learning at post-primary schools is plateauing.

Firefighters continue to tackle raging wildfire in Highlands

Firefighters continue to tackle raging wildfire in Highlands

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has been on the scene since Saturday afternoon.

Odey Asset Management not ‘gating’ funds in wake of allegations against founder

Odey Asset Management not ‘gating’ funds in wake of allegations against founder

The asset manager said all its funds are open ‘as per usual business’.

Scrapping one-word ratings would not fix ‘discomfort’ among heads – Ofsted chief

Scrapping one-word ratings would not fix ‘discomfort’ among heads – Ofsted chief

The ‘whole school accountability system’ is built around single-word judgments, Amanda Spielman said.

University student runs 2,000 miles along A-road in Bristol

University student runs 2,000 miles along A-road in Bristol

Viet-Anh Tran’s finished his three-year running challenge with an ultra-marathon along the Portway

Sunak steps up call for UK to lead on AI regulation

Sunak steps up call for UK to lead on AI regulation

Rishi Sunak said artificial intelligence could transform work and public services but was open to misuses by ‘bad actors’.

Head of new legacy body hopes Irish Government will participate in process

Head of new legacy body hopes Irish Government will participate in process

Sir Declan Morgan, is to become chief commissioner of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR).

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