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Body of newborn baby boy is found at recycling centre

Body of newborn baby boy is found at recycling centre

Cambridgeshire Police said the deceased infant was discovered at the site in Ely Road, Waterbeach on Tuesday.

Sunak slams ‘unacceptable deterioration’ of northern railways

Sunak slams ‘unacceptable deterioration’ of northern railways

The Prime Minister faced pressure in the Commons over the chaos in the region’s rail services.

Review into state pension age ‘considering cost and intergenerational fairness’

Review into state pension age ‘considering cost and intergenerational fairness’

Mel Stride said the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)’s review is expected by May but refused to be drawn on any decisions.

Channel 4 boss: Jordan Gray’s sketch was ‘beautiful moment of trans expression’

Channel 4 boss: Jordan Gray’s sketch was ‘beautiful moment of trans expression’

Ofcom received more than a thousand complaints following her performance, which saw her strip down completely naked live on air.

Brexit is a ‘significant long-term cause of the UK economic crisis’, SNP claims

Brexit is a ‘significant long-term cause of the UK economic crisis’, SNP claims

Ian Blackford branded the UK’s departure from the European Union the ‘elephant in the room that neither the Tories or Labour are willing to confront’.

Charity to rewild ‘birthplace of England’ after buying Alfred the Great site

Charity to rewild ‘birthplace of England’ after buying Alfred the Great site

Somerset Wildlands has purchased 73 acres of farmland below the Isle of Athelney where the king burned the cakes and dreamed of a vision of England.

People getting sicker due to spending cuts and rising cost of living – doctors

People getting sicker due to spending cuts and rising cost of living – doctors

Around half of GP appointments are taken up with often preventable, long-term conditions.

Starmer tells PM Labour will lend him the votes to pass planning reforms

Starmer tells PM Labour will lend him the votes to pass planning reforms

His comments come days after the Government was forced to pull a vote on plans for mandatory, centrally-set targets to build 300,000 homes a year.

Star ‘squeezed like toothpaste tube’ by supermassive black hole in cosmic show

Star ‘squeezed like toothpaste tube’ by supermassive black hole in cosmic show

The event is the brightest and furthest ever detected, occurring more than eight billion light-years away.

Palace household member resigns and apologises after comment to black guest

Palace household member resigns and apologises after comment to black guest

The encounter took place at Buckingham Palace during the Queen Consort’s major reception to raise awareness of violence against women.

16.6 million watched England claim victory over Wales in World Cup

16.6 million watched England claim victory over Wales in World Cup

England will now take on Senegal in the last 16 on Sunday.

Murder-accused used knife over fears others would be ‘cross’ at him, jury told

Murder-accused used knife over fears others would be ‘cross’ at him, jury told

Ross McCullum accepts strangling and using a knife on Megan Newborough but has denied her murder.

New lawyers appointed as counsel to Scotland’s Covid-19 inquiry

New lawyers appointed as counsel to Scotland’s Covid-19 inquiry

Lord Brailsford, the inquiry’s chairman, appointed four leading lawyers to act as counsel.

HSBC could lose 100 staff in new round of branch closures

HSBC could lose 100 staff in new round of branch closures

The bank said it has seen a substantial decline in customers coming into its branches over the last five years, but especially since the pandemic.

H&M to cut 1,500 jobs globally as cost-of-living pressures bite

H&M to cut 1,500 jobs globally as cost-of-living pressures bite

The Sweden-based retailer said the move is part of a ‘global programme to reduce costs and further improve efficiency in the business’.

Artist to have first UK show after she and museum win £110k prize

Artist to have first UK show after she and museum win £110k prize

Everlyn Nicodemus and National Galleries of Scotland have won the Freelands Award.

Woman had made complaint to police the day before her death in ‘murder-suicide’

Woman had made complaint to police the day before her death in ‘murder-suicide’

Sherrie Milnes was pronounced dead after being stabbed and strangled, a pre-inquest review was told.

Member of Palace household asked black guest ‘Where do your people come from?’

Member of Palace household asked black guest ‘Where do your people come from?’

The alleged encounter took place at Buckingham Palace during the Queen Consort’s major reception to raise awareness of violence against women.

Ministers accused of threatening independence of elections watchdog

Ministers accused of threatening independence of elections watchdog

A cross-party group of MPs said new Government powers in relation to the Electoral Commission could damage public confidence.

Killer stabbed man to death because he wrongly thought he was meeting girl

Killer stabbed man to death because he wrongly thought he was meeting girl

A judge described the murder as ‘particularly tragic’.

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