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Stormy Daniels must pay 122,000 dollars in Trump legal bills
April 04, 2023 11:08 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAMs Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, alleges she had an affair with Mr Trump in 2006.

Park authority can appeal against Dartmoor wild camping ruling
April 04, 2023 10:59 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAIn January, a judge concluded that a nearly 40-year-old piece of legislation did not provide a right to wild camp on Dartmoor.

Sargassum farming company given Government grant
April 04, 2023 10:53 PM PDT | By PAMEDIASeafields wants to grow and harvest an invasive species of seaweed that would store carbon and replace fossil fuel resources.

Flooding could become ‘major public health issue’, professionals war...
April 04, 2023 10:43 PM PDT | By PAMEDIANew analysis has found 176 incidents of flooding between April 2021 and March 2022, disrupting patient care and damaging infrastructure.

Garda investigations may create ‘challenges’ for Defence Forces inqu...
April 04, 2023 10:36 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAMicheal Martin said there may be pathways for gardai to investigate sexual assaults within the Defence Forces overseas.

Health and social care boards face ‘increasing stress’ – report
April 04, 2023 10:35 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAIntegration joint boards have a projected funding gap of £124 million across Scotland.

Zelensky visit tightens bonds with Poland amid Russian war
April 04, 2023 10:34 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAPolish President Andrzej Duda said his country has provided four Soviet-designed MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine.

Father facing life for murders of his wife and their two young child...
April 04, 2023 10:32 PM PDT | By PAMEDIASaju Chelavalel admitted the murder of Anju Asok, six-year-old Jeeva Saju and Janvi Saju, aged four, at Northampton Crown Court.

‘Human bones’ garden find was toy pirate skeleton with parrot
April 04, 2023 10:31 PM PDT | By PAMEDIADerbyshire Police said it was ‘better to be safe than to be sorry’.

Teachers ‘should support drag queen story time to boost inclusivity...
April 04, 2023 10:24 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAInviting LGBT+ authors into schools can help challenge the ‘heteronormative culture and curriculum’ in education, a union has said.

Dementia linked to air pollution exposure in new analysis
April 04, 2023 10:24 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAExposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been linked to an increased risk.

Sleeping issues may increase risk of a stroke, study suggests
April 04, 2023 10:18 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAThe findings could prompt doctors to have earlier conversations about the risks with people who are having sleep problems.

Student aims to stop cheats using essay-writing bots with his own AI...
April 04, 2023 10:16 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAEd Daniels began developing software start-up after a project on his university course asked him to integrate AI with education.

Smart M-way crash that killed two ‘would not have happened with hard...
April 04, 2023 10:07 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAThe collision happened on the M1 near Sheffield in March 2019.

Anas Sarwar: SNP has ‘big questions’ to answer following Murrell arr...
April 04, 2023 10:01 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAThe Scottish Labour leader spoke following the arrest of Nicola Sturgeon’s husband, the former SNP chief executive, Peter Murrell.

Barge leased to house 500 asylum seekers off Dorset coast, despite T...
April 04, 2023 09:57 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAThe Home Office announced the ‘basic and functional’ accommodation will be provided on the Bibby Stockholm.

Department of Justice tentatively reaches Texas church shooting sett...
April 04, 2023 09:53 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAAuthorities put the official death toll at 26 because one of the 25 people killed was pregnant.

Higher earners in Scotland to pay more tax as new laws come into for...
April 04, 2023 09:51 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAMinister have said the changes, which commence with the new financial year, will raise an additional £129 million.

Two homes searched in probe over reports of IRA clothing in funeral...
April 04, 2023 09:42 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAThe searches were carried out in relation to alleged offences contrary to Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Blinken says reporter ‘wrongfully detained’ by Russia
April 04, 2023 09:33 PM PDT | By PAMEDIAMr Blinken said the legal process for such a determination would be completed soon.