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November 19, 2024
Doctor tells Letby inquiry number of baby deaths in June 2015 was ‘unusual’
Neonatal clinical lead consultant Dr Stephen Brearey is giving evidence to the Thirlwall Inquiry into the events surrounding Lucy Letby’s cr...
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November 19, 2024
Calls to assess and rank existing rail franchise agreements rejected by MPs
Louise Haigh argued that assessing franchises as part of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill would create ‘unnecessary co...
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November 19, 2024
Seizure may have contributed to death of woman mauled by pet dog, inquest told
Kelly Reilly was killed by her American bulldog, Mendoza, at her home in July.
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November 19, 2024
Extra prison capacity will likely last until autumn 2025, MPs told
The Justice Committee heard from prisons minister Lord Timpson that the early release scheme had bought 5,500 extra jail spaces.
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November 19, 2024
Harshita Brella was strangled to death police say, as new CCTV of suspect released
The body of Ms Brella was found in the boot of a car in Ilford
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November 19, 2024
How to get involved with World AIDS Day 2024
World AIDS Day is taking place at the start of December
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November 19, 2024
Many farmers ‘wrong’ about inheritance tax change, Environment Secretary says
Steve Reed rejected claims that the Government has underestimated how many will be affected by the plans.
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November 19, 2024
Thousands more pensioners in poverty due to winter fuel payment cut
Ministers have faced criticism for slashing access to the payment.
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November 19, 2024
Former vicar jailed for life after raping six-year-old boy in church
Ifor Whittaker, 80, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of eight years.
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November 19, 2024
Former vicar jailed for life after raping six-year-old boy in church
Ifor Whittaker, 80, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of eight years.
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November 19, 2024
Suspects visited Salisbury day before poisonings for ‘reconnaissance purposes’
Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, his daughter Yulia and former police officer Nick Bailey were all poisoned by Novichok in Salisbury in Ma...
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November 19, 2024
G20 leaders’ statement ‘disappointing’ on Ukraine
Russia is a member of the G20, and minister of foreign affairs Sergei Lavrov has been at this week’s summit in Rio de Janeiro.
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November 19, 2024
Sinn Fein plan to review RTE’s objectivity ‘extraordinarily concerning’
Mary Lou McDonald has insisted the manifesto pledge did not amount to political interference in the media.
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November 19, 2024
Many farmers ‘wrong’ about inheritance tax change, Environment Secretary says
Steve Reed rejected claims that many in the sector will be affected by plans to limit 100% property relief to the first £1 million of assets...
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November 19, 2024
Judge emotional as she jails getaway driver over murders of two innocent boys
Mrs Justice May described Max Dixon and Mason Rist as ‘two good boys from loving homes’ as she jailed Antony Snook for life.
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November 19, 2024
Meta's foray in public services shows Big Tech is getting bigger
Nick Clegg told the Standard about Meta's large language model, Llama, and how they're supporting innovations designed to boost the public s...
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November 19, 2024
Aldi vegetarian item recalled over 'health risk'
All date codes of the product have been impacted
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November 19, 2024
Fact check: Videos of celebrities speaking about politics more than a year old
Social media footage promising takedowns of Sir Keir Starmer rely on out of context interviews from years ago.
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November 19, 2024
Has Putin raised nuclear attack threat? ...Tech and Science Daily podcast
Plus, a fully automated transcript of today’s episode
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November 19, 2024
Doctor tells Letby inquiry number of baby deaths in June 2015 was ‘unusual’
Neonatal clinical lead consultant Dr Stephen Brearey is giving evidence to the Thirlwall Inquiry into the events surrounding Lucy Letby’s cr...
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November 19, 2024
Hilary Benn urged to take NI farmers’ inheritance tax concerns to Treasury
The Northern Ireland Secretary said there was a ‘fundamental difference of view’ on how many people would be impacted by the Government’s pl...
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November 19, 2024
Private school fees 'paid for sanctioned Russian politician's children'
Dmitrii Ovsiannikov is accused of repeatedly breaching UK sanctions
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November 19, 2024
'It will take more than snow to dampen farmers' fury over inheritance tax change'
Nigel Farage, Sir Ed Davey and Jeremy Clarkson made for strange political bedfellows as they all slammed Labour’s tax changes
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November 19, 2024
Breast cancer drug blocked for NHS use as price talks break down for third time
Nice said it was ‘extremely disappointed’ it will be unable to recommend trastuzumab deruxtecan, sold under the brand name Enhertu.
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November 19, 2024
London Overground rebrand: here are the new line names
Here are the reasons for the new names for London’s six Overground lines and their colours
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November 19, 2024
Man convicted of terror offences tells judge his risk has been ‘exaggerated’
Ahmed Aweys was first convicted of terror offences in 2018.
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November 19, 2024
Zoe Ball departing BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show to ‘focus on family’
She has been fronting the show since 2019 and said it has ‘been a privilege’.
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November 19, 2024
Families describe living their own life sentence after murder of Max and Mason
Antony Snook was handed two life sentences and jailed for a minimum of 38 years at Bristol Crown Court on Tuesday.
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November 19, 2024
Jury told McGregor case ‘not about some kind of hot take, not about your gut’
The jury began hearing closing arguments on Tuesday morning.
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November 19, 2024
King and Queen to be joined by solo Prince of Wales for white tie reception
The Princess of Wales will not attend the Diplomatic Corps event at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening.
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November 19, 2024
Minecraft to become UK real-life destination in deal with Merlin
The deal will include Minecraft-themed accommodation, retail and restaurants plus a Minecraft-themed ride in the UK and the US
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November 19, 2024
Starmer declines to say which way he will vote on assisted dying
The Government is neutral on the issue and MPs will have a free vote when the Bill is debated next week.
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November 19, 2024
Instagram testing user ability to reset content recommendations
The social media giant has said users will be able to clear their recommended content and ‘start fresh’.
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November 19, 2024
When did it last snow in London on Christmas Day?
After some surprisingly early snow graced the capital on Tuesday, hopes for a white Christmas are rising
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November 19, 2024
Minecraft to become UK real-life destination in deal with Merlin
The deal will include Minecraft-themed accommodation, retail and restaurants plus a Minecraft-themed ride in the UK and the US.
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November 19, 2024
Scottish Labour pledges means-tested winter payment if it wins Holyrood election
The UK Government sparked anger over the change, which it announced just weeks after taking office in the summer.
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November 19, 2024
Over 100 passengers evacuated from flight after phone battery sets fire to plane seat
The passenger whose phone ignited the blaze had to be treated for burns on their hand
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November 19, 2024
Wes Streeting pledges to address concerns surrounding physician associates
The Health Secretary told the Commons he would ‘grip’ the issue of doctor substitution and transparency for patients.
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November 19, 2024
Ukraine fires six US-made ATACMS missiles into Russia, says Moscow
Ukraine claimed it hit a military weapons depot in Bryansk in the middle of the night, although it did not specify what weapons it used
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November 19, 2024
Starmer declines to say which way he will vote on assisted dying
The Government is neutral on the issue and MPs will have a free vote when the Bill is debated next week.
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November 19, 2024
Pro-democracy activists jailed in Hong Kong day after Starmer met President Xi
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer insisted it was right to have ‘pragmatic’ engagement with China’s Xi Jinping.
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November 19, 2024
In Pictures: UK shivers as snowy weather sweeps in
An Arctic blast ushered in the ‘first taste of winter’ on Tuesday.
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November 19, 2024
‘First taste of winter’ causes travel disruption across UK as warnings issued
The Met Office issued three yellow warnings for snow and ice across the country.
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November 19, 2024
Jeremy Hunt: NHS ‘most micro-managed healthcare system in world’
The longest-serving health secretary in British history made his first contribution since returning to the backbenches during Health Questio...
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November 19, 2024
Getaway driver jailed for murdering two teenage boys in Bristol
Antony Snook, 45, helped four teenagers kill Mason Rist and Max Dixon in Knowle West in January.
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November 19, 2024
Migrant jailed for 10 years over rape of 15-year-old girl
The Congolese national was granted asylum in the UK following several failed attempts to deport him.
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November 19, 2024
Competition watchdog clears Google’s partnership with Anthropic AI
The Competition and Markets Authority said a provisional investigation found the link between the two companies did not meet the merger thre...
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November 19, 2024
Snowy weather closes more than 200 schools as new warnings issued
The Met Office has put in place several warnings for snow and ice across the UK for Tuesday and Wednesday.
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November 19, 2024
Google's best apps and games of 2024 revealed
Google’s app and game of the year are a role-playing adventure and a party planner app
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November 19, 2024