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The 30-year-old died in hospital following the incident in Didsbury, Manchester.

Royal Mail could be allowed to cut its letter deliveries to five days a week, or even three, under a series of options announced by Ofcom.

An estimated 170,000 public sector workers took part in a strike over pay last week.

Statements from Sheeran’s manager Stuart Camp were read at Leeds Crown Court on Wednesday at the trial of Lynda Chenery and Mark Woods.

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry heard she gave an email address to an adviser where she said she could be reached ‘privately’.

It comes after Tata Steel confirmed plans to close blast furnaces in Port Talbot with the loss of up to 2,800 jobs.

Conservative MP Miriam Cates said there has been a ‘marked increase’ in poor teenage mental health since 2010.

Valdo Calocane was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia when he ‘brutally’ stabbed Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates.

A gust of 97mph was recorded at Capel Curig in Snowdonia.

Tahir Ali also called for the Prime Minister to commit to demanding an immediate ceasefire and ending of UK’s arms trade with Israel.

Ofcom has put forward options for reforming Royal Mail’s letter deliveries.

The exchanges took place after former Cabinet minister Sir Simon Clarke called for Mr Sunak to be replaced as Tory leader.

Former Cabinet minister Sir Simon Clarke has said the Conservatives risk ‘extinction’ without a change in leader.

Opposition parties criticised its decision to await the preliminary findings from the International Court of Justice.

General Sir Patrick Sanders said bolstering Army numbers in preparation for a potential conflict needs to be a ‘whole-of-nation undertaking’.

Costs include money spent by the NHS on treating the complications of obesity, such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

Raymond Grant investigated William Quarm, who died two years after being convicted of embezzlement.

Whichever party wins the next general election may be unable to fund existing public services, the Institute for Fiscal Studies warned.

The rail operator said it carried 18.6 million passengers in 2023.

Ofcom has outlined two proposals for consultation, including cutting the six-day service down to five days a week or three.