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Boris Johnson to co-chair ex-Tory MP’s net zero initiative

Boris Johnson to co-chair ex-Tory MP’s net zero initiative

Boris Johnson to co-chair ex-Tory MP’s net zero initiative

01 May 2024

The former prime minister has announced he will join ex-net zero tsar Chris Skidmore’s company, Better Earth.


Paddy Power owner moves main stock market listing to New York in blow to London

Paddy Power owner moves main stock market listing to New York in blow to London

Paddy Power owner moves main stock market listing to New York in blow to London

01 May 2024

Flutter will still keep a secondary listing in London, meaning its shares could also be traded there.


Government must take action on violence to protect pupils and teachers – unions

Government must take action on violence to protect pupils and teachers – unions

Government must take action on violence to protect pupils and teachers – unions

01 May 2024

The warning comes after two adults and one child were injured in an incident in a secondary school in Sheffield.


No one could have known private school pupil would take her own life – inquest

No one could have known private school pupil would take her own life – inquest

No one could have known private school pupil would take her own life – inquest

01 May 2024

Caitlyn Scott-Lee, 16, was found dead at Wycombe Abbey school in Buckinghamshire on April 21 last year.


Activating emergency response to Covid in NI few days earlier ‘probably prudent’

Activating emergency response to Covid in NI few days earlier ‘probably prudent’

Activating emergency response to Covid in NI few days earlier ‘probably prudent’

01 May 2024

Sir David Sterling, former head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, gave evidence to the Covid-19 Inquiry in Belfast on Wednesday.


Plant-based diet ‘may potentially help people with cancer live longer’

Plant-based diet ‘may potentially help people with cancer live longer’

Plant-based diet ‘may potentially help people with cancer live longer’

01 May 2024

Experts say more high-quality studies are needed to improve lifestyle recommendations for cancer survivors.


‘Reckless’ to discharge people to care homes without Covid tests

‘Reckless’ to discharge people to care homes without Covid tests

‘Reckless’ to discharge people to care homes without Covid tests

01 May 2024

Eddie Lynch was giving evidence on the second day of the UK wide Covid-19 Inquiry sitting in Northern Ireland.


Teenager arrested as school goes into lockdown after three injured

Teenager arrested as school goes into lockdown after three injured

Teenager arrested as school goes into lockdown after three injured

01 May 2024

Children from The Birley Academy in Sheffield have described lying on the floor and under tables after the school was placed in lockdown.


Family appeals against ‘lenient’ sentence for rig worker who killed room-mate

Family appeals against ‘lenient’ sentence for rig worker who killed room-mate

Family appeals against ‘lenient’ sentence for rig worker who killed room-mate

01 May 2024

Robbie Robson, who worked on a Qatari gas rig, was bludgeoned to death by colleague Scott Forrest.


Princess Charlotte set to celebrate ninth birthday

Princess Charlotte set to celebrate ninth birthday

Princess Charlotte set to celebrate ninth birthday

01 May 2024

William and Kate’s daughter, who is third in line to the throne, was born on May 2 2015.


Don’t send police to border, Sunak tells Dublin amid asylum row

Don’t send police to border, Sunak tells Dublin amid asylum row

Don’t send police to border, Sunak tells Dublin amid asylum row

01 May 2024

An Irish minister claimed there had been a rise in the number of asylum seekers crossing the border from Northern Ireland.


Boy, 14, killed in Hainault sword attack named

Boy, 14, killed in Hainault sword attack named

Boy, 14, killed in Hainault sword attack named

01 May 2024

The boy was killed and four other people were hurt in the horror in east London on Tuesday.


Jury sworn in to try 12-year-olds accused of machete murder

Jury sworn in to try 12-year-olds accused of machete murder

Jury sworn in to try 12-year-olds accused of machete murder

01 May 2024

Both defendants deny killing 19-year-old Shawn Seesahai, who was pronounced dead at Stowlawn playing fields in Wolverhampton last year.


One of the biggest cargo ships in the world docks at UK port

One of the biggest cargo ships in the world docks at UK port

One of the biggest cargo ships in the world docks at UK port

01 May 2024

The 400-metre long MSC Loreto is capable of carrying 24,346 standard containers.


Ex-Met Police officer rapist branded ‘the devil’ as he is jailed for life

Ex-Met Police officer rapist branded ‘the devil’ as he is jailed for life

Ex-Met Police officer rapist branded ‘the devil’ as he is jailed for life

01 May 2024

He must serve a minimum sentence of 13 years and 225 days for his crimes that took place between 2014 and 2023.


Decline in cigarette consumption has ‘plateaued’, study finds

Decline in cigarette consumption has ‘plateaued’, study finds

Decline in cigarette consumption has ‘plateaued’, study finds

01 May 2024

Experts have called for legislation that will aim to create a ‘smoke-free generation’ to pass through Parliament ‘swiftly’.


Newsreader Martine Croxall appears at employment tribunal against BBC

Newsreader Martine Croxall appears at employment tribunal against BBC

Newsreader Martine Croxall appears at employment tribunal against BBC

01 May 2024

She is among a number of female journalists who did not land a chief presenter role when the BBC merged its international and domestic news channels.


Government dragging its heels on abortion clinic buffer zones, say campaigners

Government dragging its heels on abortion clinic buffer zones, say campaigners

Government dragging its heels on abortion clinic buffer zones, say campaigners

01 May 2024

Safe access zones were part of the Public Order Act which gained royal assent in May 2023.


Yousaf calls for unity within SNP as leadership contest to replace him looms

Yousaf calls for unity within SNP as leadership contest to replace him looms

Yousaf calls for unity within SNP as leadership contest to replace him looms

01 May 2024

The outgoing First Minister has urged his colleagues to judge his replacement on their policies, not their faith.


Rishi Sunak insists no cuts to state pension to fund national insurance ambition

Rishi Sunak insists no cuts to state pension to fund national insurance ambition

Rishi Sunak insists no cuts to state pension to fund national insurance ambition

01 May 2024

Labour argues the pledge to abolish national insurance contributions would amount to £46 billion and ‘puts people’s retirement at risk’.


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