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Body found in search for 16-year-old boy in Dudley reservoir

Body found in search for 16-year-old boy in Dudley reservoir

Body found in search for 16-year-old boy in Dudley reservoir

24 July 2024

Police discovered a body shortly before 11.30am on Wednesday, with formal identification yet to take place.


Starmer: Top general is right – Army must be ready for war within three years

Starmer: Top general is right – Army must be ready for war within three years

Starmer: Top general is right – Army must be ready for war within three years

24 July 2024

General Sir Roly Walker has said the UK must ‘re-establish credible land forces’ in an ‘increasingly volatile’ world.


Astronomers discover ‘super-Jupiter’ giant exoplanet

Astronomers discover ‘super-Jupiter’ giant exoplanet

Astronomers discover ‘super-Jupiter’ giant exoplanet

24 July 2024

The planet has a mass more than six times that of Jupiter.


Officer stabbed at maximum security jail ‘stable’ overnight

Officer stabbed at maximum security jail ‘stable’ overnight

Officer stabbed at maximum security jail ‘stable’ overnight

24 July 2024

Inquiries into what happened at Frankland Prison, Durham, continue.


Boy, eight, dies after being pulled from river

Boy, eight, dies after being pulled from river

Boy, eight, dies after being pulled from river

24 July 2024

Joshua Hillstead, from Birmingham, died the day after being pulled from the River Arrow in Alcester, Warwickshire.


Starmer defends proposal to impose VAT on private schools

Starmer defends proposal to impose VAT on private schools

Starmer defends proposal to impose VAT on private schools

24 July 2024

The Prime Minister argued that every parent has aspirations for their children no matter which school they go to.


Hilary Benn: NI truth recovery body will help victims’ families ‘find an answer’

Hilary Benn: NI truth recovery body will help victims’ families ‘find an answer’

Hilary Benn: NI truth recovery body will help victims’ families ‘find an answer’

24 July 2024

Mr Benn told MPs: ‘The commission is now open for business and it is available to families to approach to find an answer.’


Sunak makes self-deprecating joke about election defeat at Starmer’s first PMQs

Sunak makes self-deprecating joke about election defeat at Starmer’s first PMQs

Sunak makes self-deprecating joke about election defeat at Starmer’s first PMQs

24 July 2024

The Tory leader, wishing UK athletes well for the Olympics, said he was ‘probably not the first person they want to hear advice from on how to win’.


Skye fossils show Jurassic mammals lived longer and grew more slowly than today

Skye fossils show Jurassic mammals lived longer and grew more slowly than today

Skye fossils show Jurassic mammals lived longer and grew more slowly than today

24 July 2024

The study was carried out by an international team led by researchers at National Museums Scotland.


Teenager arrested over fatal stabbing of 15-year-old boy

Teenager arrested over fatal stabbing of 15-year-old boy

Teenager arrested over fatal stabbing of 15-year-old boy

24 July 2024

The victim’s family are ‘understandably heartbroken’, police said.


PM vows to tackle child poverty with ‘vigour’ amid unease over two-child cap

PM vows to tackle child poverty with ‘vigour’ amid unease over two-child cap

PM vows to tackle child poverty with ‘vigour’ amid unease over two-child cap

24 July 2024

Seven Labour MPs were stripped of the whip for backing an SNP motion to axe the welfare limit.


Starmer shares cordial exchanges with Sunak over Ukraine at first PMQs

Starmer shares cordial exchanges with Sunak over Ukraine at first PMQs

Starmer shares cordial exchanges with Sunak over Ukraine at first PMQs

24 July 2024

The pair also spoke about the desire of Saudi Arabia to join the Tempest fighter jet programme.


Man arrested following horror crash which left six dead

Man arrested following horror crash which left six dead

Man arrested following horror crash which left six dead

24 July 2024

West Yorkshire Police said the man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following the collision near Barnsley.


Car production down 7.6% in first half of year as manufacturers switch to EVs

Car production down 7.6% in first half of year as manufacturers switch to EVs

Car production down 7.6% in first half of year as manufacturers switch to EVs

24 July 2024

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said the decline was ‘expected’ due to car makers overhauling lines to make electric vehicles.


Nine arrested after pro-Palestine protesters block entrance to Foreign Office

Nine arrested after pro-Palestine protesters block entrance to Foreign Office

Nine arrested after pro-Palestine protesters block entrance to Foreign Office

24 July 2024

The protest came as Israeli forces ordered the evacuation of eastern parts of Khan Younis in Gaza on Monday, causing thousands to flee.


Motorist, 91, who killed pedestrian to stand trial accused of dangerous driving

Motorist, 91, who killed pedestrian to stand trial accused of dangerous driving

Motorist, 91, who killed pedestrian to stand trial accused of dangerous driving

24 July 2024

Peter Burrow, from Herefordshire, has admitted causing death by careless driving over the incident in which Joyce Hickson, 89, died.


Defence Secretary hails new UK-Germany security pact

Defence Secretary hails new UK-Germany security pact

Defence Secretary hails new UK-Germany security pact

24 July 2024

John Healey ratified the ‘joint defence declaration’ between London and Berlin as he embarked on a 48-hour diplomatic blitz across Europe.


Health minister Eluned Morgan set to become next Welsh Labour leader

Health minister Eluned Morgan set to become next Welsh Labour leader

Health minister Eluned Morgan set to become next Welsh Labour leader

24 July 2024

Baroness Morgan was the only candidate to enter the race to replace outgoing First Minister Vaughan Gething as leader of Welsh Labour.


MP raises questions over role of key Labour official on Casement Park rebuild

MP raises questions over role of key Labour official on Casement Park rebuild

MP raises questions over role of key Labour official on Casement Park rebuild

24 July 2024

The derelict west Belfast ground has been earmarked to host five matches at Euro 2028.


Runners and riders: Who will seek to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader?

Runners and riders: Who will seek to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader?

Runners and riders: Who will seek to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader?

24 July 2024

Nominations are due to open for the Conservative leadership as the party attempts to rebuild in opposition after its mauling in the general election.


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