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In Pictures: Campaigning enters home straight before Super Thursday elections

In Pictures: Campaigning enters home straight before Super Thursday elections

Candidates have been canvassing voters ahead of polling day.

Retail footfall almost a third below pre-pandemic levels despite reopenings

Retail footfall almost a third below pre-pandemic levels despite reopenings

The latest monthly monitor by research firm Springboard revealed that footfall in April was 32.7% below the levels seen in April 2019.

Adults are more generous when children are around, study finds

Adults are more generous when children are around, study finds

Research found people were up to twice as likely to donate to charity when children were present.

Tiny ear muscle device could help MND sufferers to communicate

Tiny ear muscle device could help MND sufferers to communicate

The revolutionary device could allow people with neurological conditions to communicate again using a tiny hidden ear muscle.

BA flying oxygen cylinders to India

BA flying oxygen cylinders to India

Many hospitals in the country are suffering from a shortage of supplies as coronavirus cases surge.

Varadkar hoping for return to normality by late summer

Varadkar hoping for return to normality by late summer

The Tanaiste warned no promises can be made around coronavirus.

Strike threat over return to work at jobcentres

Strike threat over return to work at jobcentres

PCS members will be asked if they would consider industrial action over Covid-safety.

Issa brothers set to sell petrol stations to help secure Asda takeover approval

Issa brothers set to sell petrol stations to help secure Asda takeover approval

Last month, the UK competition watchdog raised concerns that the deal could lead to higher petrol prices for motorists in 36 locations.

Dalian Atkinson threatened to take officer ‘to the gates of hell’, court told

Dalian Atkinson threatened to take officer ‘to the gates of hell’, court told

Pc Benjamin Monk told investigators he kicked the ex-footballer once after he was tasered to the ground.

Starmer: Football fans are sick and tired of disinterested club owners

Starmer: Football fans are sick and tired of disinterested club owners

The Labour leader hit out at owners and called for a fans-based review of the game.

Covid nurse aims to buy Caribbean home for retirement after lottery win

Covid nurse aims to buy Caribbean home for retirement after lottery win

Teresa Robinson, 65, of Woodbridge in Suffolk, will retire in June after 35 years in nursing.

Large bumblebees more likely to forage at dawn, study finds

Large bumblebees more likely to forage at dawn, study finds

Scientists used RFID – similar technology to contactless card payments – to monitor when bumblebees of different sizes left and returned to nests.

Boris Johnson: Now is not the time for reckless and irresponsible indyref2

Boris Johnson: Now is not the time for reckless and irresponsible indyref2

The PM has not travelled to Scotland in the run-up to Thursday’s Holyrood election.

Curbing global warming to 1.5C would halve sea level rise from ice melt – study

Curbing global warming to 1.5C would halve sea level rise from ice melt – study

Halving sea level rises from land ice could help reduce the increase in severe coastal flooding, scientists said.

PM and Starmer on push for ‘every vote’ during last day of election campaign

PM and Starmer on push for ‘every vote’ during last day of election campaign

Boris Johnson and the Opposition leader are making their final pitches to voters before the ‘super Thursday’ polls open.

Man accused of Trainspotting actor’s murder acquitted of 13 other charges

Man accused of Trainspotting actor’s murder acquitted of 13 other charges

Sean Orman remains on trial for the killing of Bradley Welsh and the assault and attempted murder of another man.

PM urges voters to back West Midlands mayor’s agenda in ‘very close’ race

PM urges voters to back West Midlands mayor’s agenda in ‘very close’ race

Boris Johnson joined Andy Street on the campaign trail.

Meghan’s letter to estranged father does not belong to Crown, High Court hears

Meghan’s letter to estranged father does not belong to Crown, High Court hears

The Keeper of the Privy Purse, acting on behalf of the Queen, has told Meghan’s lawyers the copyright to the letter does not belong to the Crown.

Depression rates more than double pre-pandemic levels

Depression rates more than double pre-pandemic levels

Over a fifth of adults in Britain experienced some form of depression between January 27 and March 7, the Office for National Statistics said.

Bus driver admits dangerous driving after children injured in bridge crash

Bus driver admits dangerous driving after children injured in bridge crash

Three youngsters suffered ‘life-changing facial injuries’ in the incident in Winchester last September.

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