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Call for independent mediation to prevent court battles involving brain injuries

Call for independent mediation to prevent court battles involving brain injuries

Baroness Finlay said she hopes independent mediators can be used in future as ‘adversarial conflict doesn’t help anybody’.

Truss vs Sunak: Where do the Tory leadership contenders stand on policy?

Truss vs Sunak: Where do the Tory leadership contenders stand on policy?

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are seeking to woo voters set to decide which of the two will take over from Boris Johnson as head of the Tory party.

July migrant crossings hit highest monthly total for year

July migrant crossings hit highest monthly total for year

Some 3,683 made the crossing on 90 boats in the 31-day period.

Morrisons launches ‘carbon-neutral’ eggs from hens fed insects instead of soya

Morrisons launches ‘carbon-neutral’ eggs from hens fed insects instead of soya

The first ‘planet-friendly’ eggs come from a farm which also has renewables and is planting trees.

Heineken boosted by higher beer sales despite raising prices

Heineken boosted by higher beer sales despite raising prices

The company, which also makes Amstel and Birra Moretti, reported a jump in sales and profits over the period to July.

Truss promises to cut costs and end ‘stale groupthink’ in Whitehall

Truss promises to cut costs and end ‘stale groupthink’ in Whitehall

Tory leadership hopeful Liz Truss wants to save £11 billion a year with her plans.

Image of Sunak stabbing PM in the back not part of Truss campaign, says Coffey

Image of Sunak stabbing PM in the back not part of Truss campaign, says Coffey

The Work and Pensions Secretary, who is Liz Truss’s campaign manager, distanced the Foreign Secretary from Nadine Dorries’ retweet.

England’s Euro 2022 victory sets record for most-watched women’s football match

England’s Euro 2022 victory sets record for most-watched women’s football match

Ratings for Sunday’s match peaked at 7.32pm, when the audience reached 17.6 million.

Manufacturing growth lowest for two years as output stalls

Manufacturing growth lowest for two years as output stalls

Companies said they were getting less new work and demand was weakening.

Man in court charged with murder of nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte

Man in court charged with murder of nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte

Deividas Skebas, 22, will appear at Lincoln Crown Court later on Monday.

Annual house price growth will slow to 5% by the end of 2022, Zoopla predicts

Annual house price growth will slow to 5% by the end of 2022, Zoopla predicts

The average UK house price has increased by 8.3% annually, pushing the typical property value to £256,000.

There are three types of long Covid, say researchers

There are three types of long Covid, say researchers

Experts from King’s College London said there appears to be three “subtypes” of the condition, each with their own set of symptoms.

New rules to clamp down on adverts promoting high-risk investments

New rules to clamp down on adverts promoting high-risk investments

The FCA’s new rules will ban investment companies from offering certain incentives to invest, such as ‘refer a friend bonuses’.

Lionesses ‘have changed how the country sees women’s football’

Lionesses ‘have changed how the country sees women’s football’

Up to 7,000 supporters will have the opportunity to join the team at an event in London on Monday.

40-million-year-old crocodile fossil could be snapped up for £15,000 at auction

40-million-year-old crocodile fossil could be snapped up for £15,000 at auction

Other items being auctioned include fossilised dinosaur eggs, meteorite rock and a tooth from a Megalodon shark.

Murder charge after man fatally attacked at Reading station

Murder charge after man fatally attacked at Reading station

Thomas Parker, 24, was attacked at the station on Saturday following an altercation on a train.

Sunak insists he will bring ‘radicalism’ to No 10 as he battles for Tory votes

Sunak insists he will bring ‘radicalism’ to No 10 as he battles for Tory votes

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak is battling with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to become the next prime minister.

Archie Battersbee’s mother speaks of anxiety ahead of last-minute hearing

Archie Battersbee’s mother speaks of anxiety ahead of last-minute hearing

The 12-year-old is due to have life-support treatment at the Royal London Hospital in east London withdrawn at 2pm on Monday.

Tory MSPs back ‘child of the Union’ Liz Truss for prime minister

Tory MSPs back ‘child of the Union’ Liz Truss for prime minister

The leadership hopeful has been described by nine Scottish Conservative politicians as a ‘heartfelt Unionist’.

HSBC makes dividend pledge amid break-up pressure

HSBC makes dividend pledge amid break-up pressure

The banking giant is facing increasing calls from China’s Ping An Insurance Group to spin off its burgeoning Asian arm from the UK business.

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