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Stepfather who murdered 10-month-old baby will not have sentence inc...
September 06, 2023 11:40 PM PDT | By PAMEDIACraig Crouch was convicted of the murder of his stepson, Jacob Crouch, on August 2.

Lack of sightings ‘testament to ingenuity of on-the-run soldier’ – p...
September 06, 2023 11:35 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAThe Met’s counter-terrorism commander, Dominic Murphy, said it was ‘unusual’ to have no confirmed sightings.

Legal challenge lodged over controversial Northern Ireland legacy le...
September 06, 2023 11:13 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAVictims campaigner Raymond McCord has applied for a judicial review on the grounds it is a breach of his human rights.

American man guilty of murder after stabbing security guard during e...
September 06, 2023 11:04 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAChad Henderson will be sentenced next month after refusing to appear in court at his trial

Sunak urged to provide funds to devolved governments for concrete re...
September 06, 2023 11:03 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAThe Scottish Social Justice Secretary said it would be a ‘dereliction of duty’ if the Prime Minister and Chancellor do not pass on more cash.

Rural areas prioritised in funding scheme for hundreds of electric b...
September 06, 2023 10:50 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAThe first £25 million of a zero-emission buses scheme worth up to £129 million will be focused on rural communities.

Whale sharks ‘exhibit disturbed behaviour in presence of tourist swi...
September 06, 2023 10:47 PM PDT | By PAMEDIANew research suggests shark tourism may be not be good for the creatures’ wellbeing.

Scottish schools will close during three-day staff strike, unions wa...
September 06, 2023 10:46 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAWorkers including cleaners, caterers and janitors will walk out from September 26 to 28.

Late Queen told ex-PM Liz Truss they would ‘meet again soon’ at fina...
September 06, 2023 10:37 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAQueen Elizabeth II died two days after appointing Ms Truss prime minister at Balmoral Castle.

Temperatures hit 32.6C on hottest day of year so far
September 06, 2023 10:33 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAThe heatwave is about to break the record for the most consecutive days with temperatures above 30C in September, the Met Office has said.

Serving and veteran Team UK competitors depart for Germany for Invic...
September 06, 2023 10:29 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAThis year’s competition is the sixth and will see 550 competitors from 21 countries take part.

Munitions depot staff providing missiles to Ukraine set for fresh st...
September 06, 2023 10:28 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAGMB Scotland members at the MoD’s Defence, Equipment & Support centre in Beith, North Ayrshire, will walk out on Monday for two weeks.

Seamstress creates handmade memory bears to ‘celebrate’ life of late...
September 06, 2023 10:09 PM PDT | By PAMEDIACardiff seamstress Sharon Samways is using her handmade bears to ‘bring some joy on a sad day’ as Friday marks one year since the late Queen’s death.

Ex-Tory whip Chris Pincher resigns as an MP after losing groping app...
September 06, 2023 09:50 PM PDT | By PAMEDIARishi Sunak now faces two ‘difficult’ by-elections.

UK to host global food security summit amid Russian blockade of Ukra...
September 06, 2023 09:32 PM PDT | By PAMEDIARishi Sunak said the G20 summit would respond to the ‘terrible global consequences of Putin’s stranglehold’ on food exports from the war-torn country.

TUC calls for national risk register in wake of Raac crisis
September 06, 2023 09:23 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAThe issue in schools is likely to be the ‘tip of the iceberg’, with other public buildings also at risk, unions warn.

Rail drainage would have coped with rain if built correctly, crash h...
September 06, 2023 09:18 PM PDT | By PAMEDIANetwork Rail has admitted health and safety failings which led to the fatal crash near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, in 2020.

Network Rail admits failings over fatal crash amid ‘biblical’ weathe...
September 06, 2023 09:18 PM PDT | By PAMEDIATrain driver Brett McCullough, conductor Donald Dinnie and passenger Christopher Stuchbury died in the crash.

Ulez expansion will add 13 minutes to life expectancy of average Lon...
September 06, 2023 09:17 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAThe Ulez was expanded on August 29 to cover the whole of Greater London.

Thousands of rugby fans travelling by Eurostar to France for World C...
September 06, 2023 09:07 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAThe cross-Channel train operator has added about 50 additional services during the tournament.