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UK holidaymakers driving abroad warned to get emissions sticker or r...
August 08, 2023 10:02 AM AEST | By PAMEDIAThe RAC said the number of areas across France which require drivers to display a Crit’Air sticker rose to 12 last month.
Man accused of murdering 71-year-old appears in court
August 08, 2023 09:40 AM AEST | By PAMEDIAChristine Emmerson was found with stab wounds at a property in Kirk Close, West Ashby, Lincolnshire on Thursday.
Man who raped murder victim five months before her death jailed
August 08, 2023 09:34 AM AEST | By PAMEDIAJamie Starrs will serve 10 and a half years behind bars.
Minister defends Lee Anderson over ‘robust’ comments on migrants shu...
August 08, 2023 09:33 AM AEST | By PAMEDIAAlex Chalk defended the comments made by the Ashfield MP after just 15 migrants entered the floating accommodation off the Dorset coast on Monday.
Minister defends immigration lawyer task force as critics brand it ‘...
August 08, 2023 09:18 AM AEST | By PAMEDIAJustice Secretary Alex Chalk said it was right to root out a ‘tiny minority’ of lawyers damaging the reputation of others.
Starmer challenged over would-be MP’s Greenpeace links
August 08, 2023 09:12 AM AEST | By PAMEDIAAlistair Strathern, who hopes to take Nadine Dorries’ seat for Labour, was part of a zombie-themed Greenpeace protest.
New compensation costs rules for wrongfully convicted may be ‘backda...
August 08, 2023 09:06 AM AEST | By PAMEDIAJustice Secretary Alex Chalk made the suggestion after Andrew Malkinson had his wrongful rape conviction quashed.
Scottish exams pass rate down from last year but above 2019 levels
August 08, 2023 09:01 AM AEST | By PAMEDIAFigures from the Scottish Qualification Authority show attainment of A to C grades was 77.1%.
Mayor calls for historic pub gutted by fire to be rebuilt ‘brick by...
August 08, 2023 08:55 AM AEST | By PAMEDIAAndy Street also said emergency services faced blocked access roads as they attempted to tackle the blaze at The Crooked House in Himley.
Remains of landmark pub demolished two days after it was gutted by f...
August 08, 2023 06:50 AM AEST | By PAMEDIAThe Crooked House – known as ‘Britain’s wonkiest pub’ – was reduced to rubble despite a campaign for it to be rebuilt.
80 people evacuated from homes after ‘hazardous materials’ found in...
August 08, 2023 03:38 AM AEST | By PAMEDIAThe Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) is at the scene as police try to determine the nature of the materials.
Tory MP George Eustice compares new oil boiler ban to Ulez for rural...
August 08, 2023 02:31 AM AEST | By PAMEDIAMr Eustice said the Government needs to create different approaches to develop the delivery of net zero, rather than ‘lock’ into technologies now.
Targeted support needed for older people among ethnic minorities, sa...
August 08, 2023 01:45 AM AEST | By PAMEDIAIndependent Age noted that ‘alarmingly, people talked about their distrust of the Government, and how that prevents them applying for support’.
People to gather at Sinead O’Connor’s former home for ‘last goodbye’
August 08, 2023 01:45 AM AEST | By PAMEDIAHer family have asked people who want to pay their respects to line the seafront in Bray, Co Wicklow ahead of her burial.
What the papers say – August 8
August 08, 2023 12:14 AM AEST | By PAMEDIAA variety of stories feature on the front pages of Britain’s newspapers.
What will life be like for migrants on board the Bibby Stockholm bar...
August 07, 2023 11:02 PM AEST | By PAMEDIAAfter a series of delays, the first residents arrived on Monday amid continued safety and overcrowding fears.
Suella Braverman says task force will target ‘crooked immigration la...
August 07, 2023 11:01 PM AEST | By PAMEDIACritics say the announcement focuses on a ‘tiny minority of lawyers’ rather than ‘significant asylum claim backlogs’.
Former mayor brands charges he failed to disclose financial interest...
August 07, 2023 09:46 PM AEST | By PAMEDIAFormer fund manager Andy Preston, 57, has been charged with four counts of non-disclosure of pecuniary interests in executive meetings.
Man charged with causing death of 12-year-old boy in M62 collision
August 07, 2023 07:56 PM AEST | By PAMEDIAMatthew Rycroft will appear before Leeds Magistrates’ Court charged with causing the death of Callum Rycroft.
Weather in coming weeks ‘absolutely crucial’ to harvest, union leade...
August 07, 2023 07:25 PM AEST | By PAMEDIAFarmers could have to pay extra to dry out crops and reduce their prices if they are of worse quality, the NFU said.
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