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Couple celebrate £1.2m Lottery win reliving romantic weekend in Weym...
November 29, 2023 10:59 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAGraham and Caroline Parris, both 65, from Berkshire, matched five numbers and the Bonus Ball in the Lotto Must Be Won draw on November 1.

Four students drowned in North Wales road crash, inquest told
November 29, 2023 10:56 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAJevon Hirst, Harvey Owen, Wilf Fitchett and Hugo Morris died after their car left the road near Llanfrothen earlier this month.

South Downs National Park planting 23,000 trees to restore disease-h...
November 29, 2023 10:31 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAThe trees will replace those lost to pests and diseases, including ash dieback and Dutch elm disease, as well as creating new habitats for wildlife.

Eyewitness recalls ‘terrifying’ scene as helicopter hit Clutha pub 1...
November 29, 2023 10:28 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAGordon Smart was on the roof of a nearby car park and saw the crash happen.

King to deliver opening address at Cop28 climate conference
November 29, 2023 10:19 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIACharles will address world leaders and delegates at the conference in Dubai on Friday.

Too much social media linked to harmful behaviours in teenagers, stu...
November 29, 2023 09:55 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAResearchers found exposure to alcohol advertising had the biggest impact.

Parents of woman killed by stalker aim ‘to make a change’ across UK
November 29, 2023 09:53 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAGracie Spinks, 23, was stabbed to death by a former work colleague who she had previously reported to the police for stalking her.

Families of students killed in Nottingham attacks vow to get justice
November 29, 2023 09:39 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAValdo Calocane, 32, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, by reason of diminished responsibility.

Sunak seeks to burnish green credentials ahead of Cop28 summit
November 29, 2023 08:17 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAPrime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a series of measures to protect nature in England.

Charity head condemns police chief’s ‘inflammatory’ comments on arme...
November 29, 2023 07:59 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIADirector of Inquest Deb Coles said it was ‘appalling’ that Sir Mark Rowley had criticised justice campaign groups.

Ex-Scottish Labour leader wonders if he did enough to help at Clutha...
November 29, 2023 07:49 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAJim Murphy, a former Scottish Secretary, helped people in the pub after a helicopter crashed on November 29 2013.

Freed Hamas hostage Emily Hand refuses to speak above whisper after...
November 29, 2023 06:20 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAHer father has revealed how the nine-year-old was led through gunfire in her pyjamas.

Labour and trade union lash out at Government pledge to boost enviro...
November 29, 2023 05:15 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAThe Conservatives announced an environmental shake-up ahead of Dubai’s Cop28 summit.

What the papers say – November 29
November 29, 2023 03:11 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAOmid Scobie’s royal tell-all book Endgame has made waves in the British press.

UK Biobank releases world’s largest set of whole genome sequencing d...
November 29, 2023 02:45 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAAmong other things, the data could enable researchers to look at a person’s individual risk of common disease.

Number of nurses registered in UK hits record high
November 29, 2023 02:45 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIASome 748,528 nurses are now registered to work in the UK.

Monitoring abnormal cells ‘could increase cervical cancer risk in lo...
November 29, 2023 02:45 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAThe Danish study looked at the records of women with cells deemed a ‘medium risk’ over a 20-year period.

England’s only bottlenose dolphin pod at risk of extinction, says st...
November 29, 2023 02:45 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAThe pod of 48 dolphins inhabits the coastline of the English Channel and is under threat from pollution and fishing

Scotland, northern England warned to brace for ice and snow as tempe...
November 29, 2023 01:34 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAThere are two yellow weather warnings in place for the United Kingdom.

Scotland, England, Ireland brace for ice and snow as temperatures dr...
November 29, 2023 01:34 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAThere are two yellow weather warnings in place for the United Kingdom.