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Moped delivery drivers targeted in crackdown on illegal working – Ho...

Drivers working for Deliveroo, JustEat and UberEats have been arrested for offences including illegal working and possession of false documentation.

Don Lemon, longtime CNN host, out at cable news network

On the CNN This Morning co-host’s own Twitter account, Lemon said the news came as a surprise to him.

Pandemic accelerated interest in outdoor activities, minister says

The adventure centre’s new ‘Zip Trail’ course was funded through a 200,000 euro investment.

Alzheimer’s drug lowers levels of protein known to cause disease, su...

Researchers say the findings are a ‘significant’ step forward in demonstrating that it may be possible to target the protein to slow the disease.

Extinction Rebellion’s four-day protest comes to an end

A mass protest which the climate group has called The Big One has been taking place in the city since Friday.

Sunak chairs emergency Cobra meeting on rescuing Britons from Sudan

A team of British troops were understood to have been flown into Port Sudan to scope out the options for any rescue mission of civilians.

Isolating China is ‘a betrayal of national interest’, Cleverly to sa...

At the Lord Mayor’s Easter Banquet the Foreign Secretary will say the UK must engage directly with the country in order to promote stability.

Attach conditions if scrapping developer levies, new homeless charit...

Francis Doherty takes over from Pat Doyle as CEO of the Peter McVerry Trust on June 1.

Woman dies after she is hit on A1 by vehicle which did not stop

The 45-year-old died after being hit by a vehicle on the A1 near Dunbar, East Lothian, in the early hours of Monday.

Government defends under-fire Illegal Migration Bill

The proposed legislation has been criticised by both the Council of Europe and the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Children reading more books thanks to social media trends, research...

But the What Kids Are Reading Report showed high school pupils were reading books of no greater difficulty than primary school children.

India’s population to be world’s largest by end of month, says UN

By the end of April, India’s population is expected to reach 1.425 billion, the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs said.

Beefeaters at the Tower unveil new uniform for King’s reign ahead of...

The Yeoman Warders’ day dress now features a CIIIR cypher below a red crown.

Editors and journalists discuss cross-border news coverage

The event in the Dublin Convention Centre was the latest dialogue facilitated through the Government’s Shared Island initiative.

Firm that breeds dogs for research continues legal fight after prote...

Pop star Will Young took part in a demonstration outside an MBR Acres site in Wyton, Cambridgeshire, and has called for dogs to be rehomed.

Woman behind Big Noise project to be appointed Children’s Commission...

Nicola Killean, subject to a vote in parliament and the approval of the King, will take over from Bruce Adamson.

Labour to force vote on opposition bill to end sewage dumping

The party said it will table an Opposition day motion in the House of Commons for a debate on the Water Quality (Sewage Discharge) Bill.

MPs not taking lobbying problems seriously, professional body says

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations said MPs were not paying enough attention to flaws in lobbying rules.

Man jailed for causing £55,000 damage to police cars on Prince of Wa...

Matthew Woody-Jones, 34, hit four Gwent Police vehicles as they chased his Ford Transit van across the Severn Crossing at night-time.

Father and son jailed for murder of thief who tried to open car door...

The judge said both men went out ‘with the intention of hunting down Mr Charles and at least causing him really serious harm’.