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Detectives probe ‘lift’ murder suspect took on day of double stabbing

Detectives probe ‘lift’ murder suspect took on day of double stabbing

Lincolnshire Police appealed for any witnesses to the 10-mile trip to come forward.

Racist language directed at teenager before he was stabbed to death, say police

Racist language directed at teenager before he was stabbed to death, say police

Dea-John Reid was killed on College Road in the Kingstanding area of Birmingham at about 7.30pm on Monday.

Economic cost of lost learning to run into billions, Sir Kevan Collins warns

Economic cost of lost learning to run into billions, Sir Kevan Collins warns

Various estimates suggest that the crisis in lost learning calls for a massive national policy response.

Education catch-up tsar quits over lack of funding on ‘awful day’ for Government

Education catch-up tsar quits over lack of funding on ‘awful day’ for Government

Sir Kevan Collins was appointed to advise the Government on the long-term measures needed to support pupils who have faced disruption due to Covid.

Man charged with murder of flower seller

Man charged with murder of flower seller

Tony Eastlake was known as the ‘flower man of Islington’ by customers and his local community.

Palace ‘had practice of not employing minorities for clerical jobs in 1960s’

Palace ‘had practice of not employing minorities for clerical jobs in 1960s’

Race is an important issue for the monarchy after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex accused an unnamed member of the royal family of a racist comment.

Six arrested after teenager chased and stabbed to death in Birmingham

Six arrested after teenager chased and stabbed to death in Birmingham

West Midlands police have named the teenager as Dea-John Reid and said racist language was directed at him and his friends before the incident.

Report calls for more to be done to prevent NHS waiting-room mix-ups

Report calls for more to be done to prevent NHS waiting-room mix-ups

The warning comes after a patient got the wrong procedure after a similar sounding name was called out.

Education catch-up tsar resigns over Government’s ‘inadequate’ fund for pupils

Education catch-up tsar resigns over Government’s ‘inadequate’ fund for pupils

He said the package of support ‘falls far short of what is needed’.

Sir Kevan Collins quits as catch-up tsar

Sir Kevan Collins quits as catch-up tsar

He described funding as ‘pitiful’.

UK’s mini-heatwave records hottest day of 2021

UK’s mini-heatwave records hottest day of 2021

England, Scotland and Wales all saw their warmest days of the year on Wednesday, while Northern Ireland matched its previous record

Blue star Lee Ryan charged with two speeding offences

Blue star Lee Ryan charged with two speeding offences

The All Rise singer, 37, was not in court when his case was heard at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

Wearing masks and working from home after June 21 not ruled out by Hancock

Wearing masks and working from home after June 21 not ruled out by Hancock

The Health Secretary said data does not show progress is ‘definitively off track’ but it is too early to make a call on lifting further measures.

JVT and the Queen have helped to inspire ‘sky high’ vaccine take-up – Hancock

JVT and the Queen have helped to inspire ‘sky high’ vaccine take-up – Hancock

Nine in ten Britons have, or intend to get, their Covid-19 vaccine.

Call to tackle complacency as vaccine is rolled out to younger groups

Call to tackle complacency as vaccine is rolled out to younger groups

Experts are calling for a five-pronged approach to tackle hesitancy focusing on confidence, complacency, convenience, communication and context.

Boris Johnson to chair four-nation coronavirus recovery summit

Boris Johnson to chair four-nation coronavirus recovery summit

The meeting had been due to take place last week but was rearranged with Ms Sturgeon calling on the UK Government to extend furlough again.

Diana’s wedding dress goes on display in new exhibition

Diana’s wedding dress goes on display in new exhibition

The dress will be on show at Kensington Palace.

Machine learning could help with early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer – study

Machine learning could help with early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer – study

Scientists developed an algorithm that distinguished between patients who went on to develop pancreatic cancer and those who did not.

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton and Rossendale continue to record the highest rates.

Hopes raised that Greek islands and Malta will be added to green list

Hopes raised that Greek islands and Malta will be added to green list

A travel industry expert said a number of popular destinations ‘really deserve’ to move to the low-risk tier.

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