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People urged to take up Covid vaccine offer before universal programme closes

People urged to take up Covid vaccine offer before universal programme closes

Vaccination experts said the nation is moving away from the ’emergency response’ to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Man held on suspicion of killing well known drag queen

Man held on suspicion of killing well known drag queen

A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of Darren Moore, 39, in Cardiff city centre

Teachers mark halfway point in strike action with Burns-style poetry recital

Teachers mark halfway point in strike action with Burns-style poetry recital

Teachers braved the cold to gather in Edinburgh on Wednesday, marking the halfway point of 16 days of continuous strike action.

NCA raid suspected crime gang accused of exploiting migrants at cannabis farms

NCA raid suspected crime gang accused of exploiting migrants at cannabis farms

Five people were arrested in the National Crime Agency operation in London on Wednesday.

Spirit of Thatcherism can help level up the North, says Gove

Spirit of Thatcherism can help level up the North, says Gove

The Cabinet minister was speaking at the Convention of the North in Manchester.

Royal Opera House cuts ties with long-term sponsor BP

Royal Opera House cuts ties with long-term sponsor BP

The oil and gas company has sponsored the opera house for more than three decades.

Mourners urged to find hope at funeral of pub shooting victim Elle Edwards

Mourners urged to find hope at funeral of pub shooting victim Elle Edwards

The 26-year-old was killed outside the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village, Wirral, on Christmas Eve.

Treasury review after claims it helped sanctioned Russian to sue journalist

Treasury review after claims it helped sanctioned Russian to sue journalist

Exchequer Secretary James Cartlidge said he would not comment publicly on the case of Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Downing Street ‘concerned’ over transgender rapist sent to women’s jail

Downing Street ‘concerned’ over transgender rapist sent to women’s jail

Isla Bryson, formerly known as Adam Graham, was found guilty following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

Badenoch says menopause ‘is priority area’ after calls to ‘change tack’

Badenoch says menopause ‘is priority area’ after calls to ‘change tack’

Kemi Badenoch defended the Government’s rejection of recommendations by the Women and Equalities Committee on menopause and the workplace.

Drink-driver who killed rickshaw passenger in crash has sentence increased

Drink-driver who killed rickshaw passenger in crash has sentence increased

Luis Balcazar Soto did not have a licence and was over twice the drink-drive limit in Elephant and Castle, south-east London.

Sunak faces pressure over probation failings in Zara Aleena murder

Sunak faces pressure over probation failings in Zara Aleena murder

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer pressed Rishi Sunak on the matter during Prime Minister’s Questions.

Triple killer asylum seeker jailed for life for Subway takeaway shop murder

Triple killer asylum seeker jailed for life for Subway takeaway shop murder

Fugitive Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai was convicted of murdering two people in Serbia before stabbing Thomas Roberts to death in March last year.

Kate ‘excited’ about new early years campaign

Kate ‘excited’ about new early years campaign

The Princess of Wales met her team of advisers on the subject at Windsor Castle.

Olympic champion canoeist hauled off tanker during climate protest, trial told

Olympic champion canoeist hauled off tanker during climate protest, trial told

Etienne Stott is on trial along with four others over a protest in west London.

Northern Ireland’s first children’s ambulance launched

Northern Ireland’s first children’s ambulance launched

The vehicle has been specially adapted to transport children for heart operations and has been dubbed by one child as his ‘battleship’.

Rishi Sunak promises legislation to build new Holocaust memorial centre

Rishi Sunak promises legislation to build new Holocaust memorial centre

The PM said the centre next to Parliament would ensure the testimonies of Holocaust survivors were ‘heard at the heart of our democracy’.

Logan Mwangi’s mother fails in bid to challenge murder conviction

Logan Mwangi’s mother fails in bid to challenge murder conviction

Angharad Williamson, 31, and two others were sentenced to life for killing her five-year-old son in July 2021.

Ministers ‘asleep at the wheel’ on installing electric car charging devices

Ministers ‘asleep at the wheel’ on installing electric car charging devices

Labour criticised the Tories after figures showed fewer than 9,000 public charging points were installed in the UK last year.

Government pledge to hire 20,000 police officers ‘on track’, Home Secretary says

Government pledge to hire 20,000 police officers ‘on track’, Home Secretary says

Suella Braverman insisted police forces should reach the milestone by the end of March.

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