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Politicians ‘optimistic’ buyer will rescue famous engineering firm

Politicians ‘optimistic’ buyer will rescue famous engineering firm

Cleveland Bridge in Darlington has been involved in famous engineering feats across the world.

Neo-Nazi jailed for seven years over fundraising for extreme right-wing group

Neo-Nazi jailed for seven years over fundraising for extreme right-wing group

The judge said Dymock had been an ‘active and committed proponent for right wing neo-Nazi extremism’.

Labour MP Apsana Begum in court for alleged housing fraud

Labour MP Apsana Begum in court for alleged housing fraud

The Poplar and Limehouse MP denied three fraud charges at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Wednesday.

Avanti West Coast starts UK’s largest refurbishment of a train fleet

Avanti West Coast starts UK’s largest refurbishment of a train fleet

The firm said the £117 million scheme will make its 56 Pendolinos ‘feel like new trains’.

Peers ‘disappointed’ with Government response to digital recommendations

Peers ‘disappointed’ with Government response to digital recommendations

The House of Lords Covid-19 Committee said ministers did not respond to eight out of 24 points set out in a recent report.

EU tells UK it will not renegotiate terms of Northern Ireland’s Brexit deal

EU tells UK it will not renegotiate terms of Northern Ireland’s Brexit deal

Brexit minister Lord Frost called for the EU to agree a ‘new balance’ in the arrangements.

Local high streets to see boom in new stores due to hybrid working – report

Local high streets to see boom in new stores due to hybrid working – report

Survey by Barclays finds that up to 17,000 new stores could open on local high streets as new hybrid work crowd look to shopping nearer home.

More than 100 e-scooters seized as police urge riders to follow rules

More than 100 e-scooters seized as police urge riders to follow rules

The Assistant Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands thanked the force for its ‘tough’ action.

Bank of England vows action after report reveals poor racial diversity

Bank of England vows action after report reveals poor racial diversity

The Bank’s Court of Directors found the central bank missed most of its ethnic and gender diversity targets.

More progress needed to improve global physical activity, experts say

More progress needed to improve global physical activity, experts say

Researchers say the Olympics remain a missed opportunity to increase physical activity in host countries.

Keir Starmer enters isolation after child tests positive for coronavirus

Keir Starmer enters isolation after child tests positive for coronavirus

The Labour leader was said to have tested negative on Wednesday morning before he appeared in Parliament.

Ex-soldier raises £140,000 for family home by selling medal awarded for bravery

Ex-soldier raises £140,000 for family home by selling medal awarded for bravery

Shaun Garry Jardine auctioned the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross and six other medals.

Police corruption must be cut to ‘irreducible minimum’ after Sarah Everard case

Police corruption must be cut to ‘irreducible minimum’ after Sarah Everard case

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary described the murder of Sarah Everard as a case of particular “severity and dreadfulness”.

Police issue photo of boy taken on day he was found unresponsive in lake

Police issue photo of boy taken on day he was found unresponsive in lake

Two-year-old Greyson Birch died on June 3 after he was found at Swanwick Lakes Nature Reserve.

Scrapping GCSEs would ‘fail the most disadvantaged children’, says minister

Scrapping GCSEs would ‘fail the most disadvantaged children’, says minister

Nick Gibb said it would be a ‘huge mistake’ to abolish exams at 16 despite growing calls for reform of the assessment system.

Patel: Border policy has not failed to manage Covid variants

Patel: Border policy has not failed to manage Covid variants

The Home Secretary was challenged on the issue by Yvette Cooper, chair of the Home Affairs Committee.

Anger over lack of announcement on NHS pay

Anger over lack of announcement on NHS pay

The Government had been expected to make a long-awaited decision on pay on Wednesday.

Sexual harassment crackdown key part of halting violence against women and girls

Sexual harassment crackdown key part of halting violence against women and girls

The Government’s strategy for tackling violence against females was published on Wednesday.

Medals awarded to RAF hero who became Princess Margaret’s lover fetch £260,000

Medals awarded to RAF hero who became Princess Margaret’s lover fetch £260,000

Group Captain Peter Townsend became the first pilot to bring down an enemy aircraft on English soil in February 1940.

Loungers boss condemns ‘shambolic’ Government messaging over Covid passports

Loungers boss condemns ‘shambolic’ Government messaging over Covid passports

Nick Collins said the idea is ‘unworkable’ in the hospitality sector.

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