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Wheelchair skate group which creates ‘community and acceptance’ celebrates anniversary

Wheelchair skate group which creates ‘community and acceptance’ celebrates anniversary

Wheels and Wheelchairs was started in 2012 and is made up of a group of wheelchair users and skaters.

Civil servants paid nearly £30 million in high-street vouchers amid pay freeze

Civil servants paid nearly £30 million in high-street vouchers amid pay freeze

A third more ‘reward and recognition’ vouchers were distributed in 2021-22 than in 2020-21 and two thirds more than in 2018-19.

What the papers say – December 29

What the papers say – December 29

Industrial action, a lack of tax reform and a hidden tiger cub are on the front pages.

Victims choose offenders’ punishment under Labour’s anti-social behaviour review

Victims choose offenders’ punishment under Labour’s anti-social behaviour review

Shadow justice secretary Steve Reed says he will update Tony Blair’s ‘tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime’ mantra and focus on prevention.

Blair aide wanted ‘accuracy’ rules for newspapers

Blair aide wanted ‘accuracy’ rules for newspapers

Files released by the National Archives show advisers said that such a plan would be ‘suicidal’.

Tony Blair’s cabinet awaydays ‘pretty ghastly’

Tony Blair’s cabinet awaydays ‘pretty ghastly’

Senior ministers gathered at Chequers each year to discuss policy and politics ahead of the party conferences.

What should we do with the Dome? Move it to Swindon

What should we do with the Dome? Move it to Swindon

Files released to the National Archives show the Science Museum director wanted to use it to house a new museum in Wiltshire.

Lobby group calls for supertax on private jets to boost public transport

Lobby group calls for supertax on private jets to boost public transport

Campaign for Better Transport wants private jet passengers to pay £780 in Air Passenger Duty for every flight from the UK.

Blair’s rush to make friends with Bush revealed in newly released files

Blair’s rush to make friends with Bush revealed in newly released files

Aides to the then PM warned at the time that the new US president would not be as helpful as his predecessor Bill Clinton.

Blair’s exasperation with Mowlam over drugs policy revealed

Blair’s exasperation with Mowlam over drugs policy revealed

Files released to the National Archives show the former Northern Ireland secretary pressed to liberalise the laws on cannabis.

Firefighters tackled nearly 25,000 wildfires during record-breaking summer

Firefighters tackled nearly 25,000 wildfires during record-breaking summer

More than 800 were recorded on July 19, the day temperatures rose above 40C for the first time.

Tony Blair wanted Vladimir Putin to be at international ‘top table’

Tony Blair wanted Vladimir Putin to be at international ‘top table’

Newly released files show officials warned that despite ‘warm rhetoric’ the Russian leader maintained Cold War levels of spying against UK.

2023 may be year of the volunteer amid ‘surprising enthusiasm’ from young people

2023 may be year of the volunteer amid ‘surprising enthusiasm’ from young people

One in six people aged 18-34 plan to start volunteering in 2023, according to a survey for Pro Bono Economics.

Summer wildfires in England in 2020, 2021 and 2022, by fire service

Summer wildfires in England in 2020, 2021 and 2022, by fire service

The figures are based on data obtained by the PA news agency through Freedom of Information requests.

Families facing ‘groundhog year’ as financial squeeze continues – think-tank

Families facing ‘groundhog year’ as financial squeeze continues – think-tank

Family finances face a repeat of 2022’s squeeze as the cost-of-living crisis deepens, the Resolution Foundation has warned.

The biggest showbiz stories of 2022: Will Smith, Johnny Depp and more

The biggest showbiz stories of 2022: Will Smith, Johnny Depp and more

The past year has offered an array of entertainment headlines, from an on-stage slap to a new Time Lord.

Mandela’s ‘unhelpful’ mediation over Lockerbie bombing

Mandela’s ‘unhelpful’ mediation over Lockerbie bombing

Libya’s Colonel Muammar Gaddafi wanted the former South African president to persuade Tony Blair to lift sanctions on his country

Towns and cities where house prices have increased the most and least in 2022

Towns and cities where house prices have increased the most and least in 2022

Popular commuter towns are among the locations in England and Wales to have seen strong house price growth over the past year, Halifax said.

New discoveries and ongoing threats for the UK’s marine and coastal wildlife

New discoveries and ongoing threats for the UK’s marine and coastal wildlife

The Wildlife Trusts’ marine review of 2022 highlights new corals, an octopus ‘boom’, gatherings of minke whales and a devastating bird flu outbreak.

Randox’s lawyers step up pressure on MPs over ‘misleading’ report

Randox’s lawyers step up pressure on MPs over ‘misleading’ report

An unpublished legal letter suggested the reliability of the Public Accounts Committee’s report on Randox could be called into question.

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