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Floral tributes in Hainault show country’s solidarity, says family friend

Floral tributes in Hainault show country’s solidarity, says family friend

Floral tributes in Hainault show country’s solidarity, says family friend

03 May 2024

Bouquets of flowers, handwritten notes, Arsenal FC memorabilia and teddies have been left at the bottom of Laing Close in Hainault.


Bank holiday weekend expected to bring sunshine, showers and heavy traffic

Bank holiday weekend expected to bring sunshine, showers and heavy traffic

Bank holiday weekend expected to bring sunshine, showers and heavy traffic

03 May 2024

Greg Dewhurst, from the Met Office, said there would be ‘plenty of sunshine around, but it will become cloudier the further north you are’.


Family pay tribute to man whose remains were discovered in nature reserve

Family pay tribute to man whose remains were discovered in nature reserve

Family pay tribute to man whose remains were discovered in nature reserve

03 May 2024

Stuart Everett’s remains were found in Kersal Dale Wetlands, near Salford, on April 4.


Talks over Tata steel plans have broken down, say unions

Talks over Tata steel plans have broken down, say unions

Talks over Tata steel plans have broken down, say unions

03 May 2024

Community, the GMB and Unite said that the company was ‘completely disregarding’ the impact of its plans on workers and local communities.


Artist behind Kelly Jones album cover exhibits painting in art show

Artist behind Kelly Jones album cover exhibits painting in art show

Artist behind Kelly Jones album cover exhibits painting in art show

03 May 2024

Christine Clark’s painting Orbit, will form part of the Inception Art Show in Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian.


Tories lose almost half of councillors but Tees Valley result gives PM solace

Tories lose almost half of councillors but Tees Valley result gives PM solace

Tories lose almost half of councillors but Tees Valley result gives PM solace

03 May 2024

The Conservative Party has suffered heavy losses, including the mayoralty covering the Prime Minister’s own constituency in North Yorkshire.


Boy who stabbed Alfie Lewis, 15, on way home from school guilty of murder

Boy who stabbed Alfie Lewis, 15, on way home from school guilty of murder

Boy who stabbed Alfie Lewis, 15, on way home from school guilty of murder

03 May 2024

Alfie was stabbed to death ‘in full view’ of pupils leaving a primary school in the Horsforth area of Leeds last November.


Reform UK leader claims his party is now the ‘real opposition’ to Labour

Reform UK leader claims his party is now the ‘real opposition’ to Labour

Reform UK leader claims his party is now the ‘real opposition’ to Labour

03 May 2024

Richard Tice was bullish about his party’s performance at Thursday’s polls and said it was ‘clear that the Tories are on the way down’.


Met firearms officers cleared of gross misconduct over Wimbledon shooting

Met firearms officers cleared of gross misconduct over Wimbledon shooting

Met firearms officers cleared of gross misconduct over Wimbledon shooting

03 May 2024

The officers were cleared on Friday after a three-week disciplinary hearing.


Trade union’s legal challenge over Rwanda Act to be heard in June

Trade union’s legal challenge over Rwanda Act to be heard in June

Trade union’s legal challenge over Rwanda Act to be heard in June

03 May 2024

The union said it was bringing legal action over the relationship of the Civil Service Code with the Government’s Safety of Rwanda Act.


UK sanctions more Israeli settlers over ‘unprecedented violence’

UK sanctions more Israeli settlers over ‘unprecedented violence’

UK sanctions more Israeli settlers over ‘unprecedented violence’

03 May 2024

Lord Cameron called on Israeli authorities to clamp down on alleged human rights abuses by settlers in the West Bank.


Machete attack victim died from 23cm-deep stab wound, murder trial jury told

Machete attack victim died from 23cm-deep stab wound, murder trial jury told

Machete attack victim died from 23cm-deep stab wound, murder trial jury told

03 May 2024

A pathologist said Shawn Seesahai suffered a fatal wound to the heart and three other sharp force injuries to the head, arm and thigh.


Labour wins mayoral contest ‘in Sunak’s backyard’

Labour wins mayoral contest ‘in Sunak’s backyard’

Labour wins mayoral contest ‘in Sunak’s backyard’

03 May 2024

David Skaith won slightly more than a third of the vote in York and North Yorkshire, the first time voters went to the polls to elect a mayor.


Family ‘so excited’ as Irish-Palestinian heads to Ireland after fleeing Gaza

Family ‘so excited’ as Irish-Palestinian heads to Ireland after fleeing Gaza

Family ‘so excited’ as Irish-Palestinian heads to Ireland after fleeing Gaza

03 May 2024

Zak Hania previously spoke about his fear of never seeing his family again after they were able to leave Gaza at the end of last year.


Two protesters fined after attempting to block road on day of Grand National

Two protesters fined after attempting to block road on day of Grand National

Two protesters fined after attempting to block road on day of Grand National

03 May 2024

Animal Rising said their actions ‘helped shine the spotlight onto our broken relationship with animals and the natural world’.


Campaigners in second High Court victory against Government over climate policy

Campaigners in second High Court victory against Government over climate policy

Campaigners in second High Court victory against Government over climate policy

03 May 2024

A High Court judge ruled ministers acted unlawfully by approving the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan in March 2023.


Labour’s McGuinness sees off independent to win North East mayoral election

Labour’s McGuinness sees off independent to win North East mayoral election

Labour’s McGuinness sees off independent to win North East mayoral election

03 May 2024

Second-placed Jamie Driscoll had quit Labour after he was barred from standing as the party’s candidate in the North East.


Teenager detained for life over fatal stabbing of 16-year-old at house party

Teenager detained for life over fatal stabbing of 16-year-old at house party

Teenager detained for life over fatal stabbing of 16-year-old at house party

03 May 2024

Shane Cunningham fatally stabbed Mikey Roynon in the neck with a large knife during a house party in Bath last year.


Post Office lawyer ‘covered up’ flawed prosecution of pregnant subpostmistress

Post Office lawyer ‘covered up’ flawed prosecution of pregnant subpostmistress

Post Office lawyer ‘covered up’ flawed prosecution of pregnant subpostmistress

03 May 2024

Jarnail Singh was sent a report which identified a fault in the Horizon system only three days before Seema Misra was prosecuted, an inquiry heard.


Charity to launch legal action against Home Office over Rwanda policy

Charity to launch legal action against Home Office over Rwanda policy

Charity to launch legal action against Home Office over Rwanda policy

03 May 2024

Asylum Aid says it is concerned the policy could lead to the Home Office unlawfully denying people seeking asylum from entering the UK asylum system.


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