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Car smashes through wall of library

Car smashes through wall of library

The incident happened at Hythe Library near Southampton on Sunday.

Big investment in green hydrogen production by Ineos

Big investment in green hydrogen production by Ineos

Plants will be built in Norway, Germany and Belgium in the next 10 years with investment also planned in the UK and France.

Colleagues among those to lay flowers in memory of Sir David Amess

Colleagues among those to lay flowers in memory of Sir David Amess

Sir David, 69, was stabbed to death while meeting constituents at the site on Friday.

Police ‘often don’t do anything’ when abuse reported, MP says

Police ‘often don’t do anything’ when abuse reported, MP says

Andrew Rosindell says MPs’ safety needs to be taken more seriously.

Murder probe after schoolboy killed in ‘shocking act of violence’

Murder probe after schoolboy killed in ‘shocking act of violence’

Justin McLaughlin, 14, was fatally injured in an incident at a station in Glasgow city centre.

Soldier who died in training accident on Salisbury Plain named

Soldier who died in training accident on Salisbury Plain named

Private Jethro Watson-Pickering, 23, of the 1st Yorks Regiment, was killed in an on Friday.

Patel: City status for Southend would be ‘wonderful tribute’ to Sir David Amess

Patel: City status for Southend would be ‘wonderful tribute’ to Sir David Amess

The Home Secretary said Sir David was ‘Mr Southend’.

EU would not let Ireland be singled out in protocol row – commissioner

EU would not let Ireland be singled out in protocol row – commissioner

Mairead McGuinness said UK/EU relations would be in a ‘very difficult place’ if it was true that Downing Street always intended to ditch the protocol.

Russia ‘will come to rescue’ of UK if needed during gas crisis, ambassador says

Russia ‘will come to rescue’ of UK if needed during gas crisis, ambassador says

The Russian ambassador Andrei Kelin denied his country is withholding gas supplies for political gain.

Politics must be kinder and based on respect, says Speaker after MP’s death

Politics must be kinder and based on respect, says Speaker after MP’s death

Sir Lindsay Hoyle also said he does not want face-to-face meetings with constituents end.

Police could guard MP surgeries to keep them safe, Patel says

Police could guard MP surgeries to keep them safe, Patel says

It comes after Conservative MP Sir David Amess was stabbed to death at a meeting with constituents on Friday.

Wasting Covid jabs that could be sent to developing nations ‘criminal’ – Brown

Wasting Covid jabs that could be sent to developing nations ‘criminal’ – Brown

Former prime minister Gordon Brown urged European and American countries to send unused vaccines to developing countries.

Campaigners returning to Westminster to demand end to Troubles ‘amnesty’ plan

Campaigners returning to Westminster to demand end to Troubles ‘amnesty’ plan

The Government is proposing a statute of limitations that would protect veterans and ex-paramilitaries from future prosecutions.

Gordon Brown: We must show unbreakable resolve after ‘attack on democracy’

Gordon Brown: We must show unbreakable resolve after ‘attack on democracy’

The former prime minister said the killing of Sir David Amess must not result in ‘less democracy’.

University staff to vote on strikes in row over pay, pensions and conditions

University staff to vote on strikes in row over pay, pensions and conditions

If approved, industrial action could start before the end of term.

Welsh Government pledges certainty for businesses facing volatile recovery

Welsh Government pledges certainty for businesses facing volatile recovery

Economy minister Vaughan Gething is due to set out Wales’s vision for creating jobs and tackling poverty.

Bouncer shortage poses ‘threat to public safety’, warn nightclubs

Bouncer shortage poses ‘threat to public safety’, warn nightclubs

The Night Time Industry Association said a struggle to hire bouncers has ‘deteriorated further’ as demand from partygoers continues to boom.

Alan Hawkshaw, composer of Grange Hill and Countdown theme tunes, dies aged 84

Alan Hawkshaw, composer of Grange Hill and Countdown theme tunes, dies aged 84

He died early on Saturday after being admitted to hospital with pneumonia.

Tens of thousands on waiting lists for safe space to store bikes, figures show

Tens of thousands on waiting lists for safe space to store bikes, figures show

Campaigners call for more funding to help city-dwellers store their cycles and boost active travel.

Student would not have died if he had been seen face-to-face by GP, family says

Student would not have died if he had been seen face-to-face by GP, family says

Law student David Nash, 26, died three weeks after the first of four remote GP consultations, when an ear infection caused a brain abscess.

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