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Betfred to pay £3.25m for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures

Betfred to pay £3.25m for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures

Betfred to pay £3.25m for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures

18 July 2023

The company failed to carry out any safer gambling interactions on one customer who staked £517,499 over a two-month period.


NHS planned care will come to virtual standstill this week, senior doctor warns

NHS planned care will come to virtual standstill this week, senior doctor warns

NHS planned care will come to virtual standstill this week, senior doctor warns

18 July 2023

Consultant doctors will be on strike for 48 hours from 7am on Thursday until 7am on Saturday.


Bibby Stockholm met by protesters as it arrives into Portland Port

Bibby Stockholm met by protesters as it arrives into Portland Port

Bibby Stockholm met by protesters as it arrives into Portland Port

18 July 2023

Critics have lambasted the Government’s plans to house 500 migrants on the barge, calling them ‘immoral and cruel’.


Music festivals safe for women, but ‘always an element of risk’, says minister

Music festivals safe for women, but ‘always an element of risk’, says minister

Music festivals safe for women, but ‘always an element of risk’, says minister

18 July 2023

Media minister Sir John Whittingdale said he would not have let his children attend music festivals if he did not believe they were safe.


SNP’s Philippa Whitford announces she will stand down at next election

SNP’s Philippa Whitford announces she will stand down at next election

SNP’s Philippa Whitford announces she will stand down at next election

18 July 2023

The former breast cancer surgeon is the eighth MP from the party to announce they are stepping down.


Mammal and dinosaur found ‘locked in mortal combat’ from 125m years ago

Mammal and dinosaur found ‘locked in mortal combat’ from 125m years ago

Mammal and dinosaur found ‘locked in mortal combat’ from 125m years ago

18 July 2023

The discovery questions the view that dinosaurs roamed the planet unchallenged during the Cretaceous period, researchers say.


Ex-boyfriend of Towie’s Lauren Goodger denies assaulting her, court hears

Ex-boyfriend of Towie’s Lauren Goodger denies assaulting her, court hears

Ex-boyfriend of Towie’s Lauren Goodger denies assaulting her, court hears

18 July 2023

Charles Drury is accused of assaulting television personality Lauren Goodger in August 2022.


School leavers face competition for university places amid population growth

School leavers face competition for university places amid population growth

School leavers face competition for university places amid population growth

18 July 2023

Students have been told to ‘thoroughly consider’ all options available ahead of A-level results day next month.


Jamie Oliver calls for vulnerable children to be given free school meals

Jamie Oliver calls for vulnerable children to be given free school meals

Jamie Oliver calls for vulnerable children to be given free school meals

18 July 2023

The TV chef also wants every child to leave school ‘knowing how to cook 10 recipes to save their life’.


Woman who lost her wife to hospital-acquired Covid tells inquiry of trauma

Woman who lost her wife to hospital-acquired Covid tells inquiry of trauma

Woman who lost her wife to hospital-acquired Covid tells inquiry of trauma

18 July 2023

Jane Morrison raised concerns about lax infection control measures as she spoke to the UK Covid inquiry.


Wetter, cooler and no heatwave: How July 2023 in the UK compares with 2022

Wetter, cooler and no heatwave: How July 2023 in the UK compares with 2022

Wetter, cooler and no heatwave: How July 2023 in the UK compares with 2022

18 July 2023

The position of the jet stream has ensured the UK has avoided a repeat of last year’s extreme heat.


Darktrace shares surge after probe into finances closes

Darktrace shares surge after probe into finances closes

Darktrace shares surge after probe into finances closes

18 July 2023

The cybersecurity firm also said that demand for AI cybersecurity in the ‘ChatGPT era’ is set to further boost its sales.


Varadkar does not think halting of Ukraine grain deal will cause inflation spike

Varadkar does not think halting of Ukraine grain deal will cause inflation spike

Varadkar does not think halting of Ukraine grain deal will cause inflation spike

18 July 2023

Russia on Monday ended a deal that allowed grain to be exported from the port of Odesa.


Former Spanish king asks High Court judge to dismiss ex-lover’s damages claim

Former Spanish king asks High Court judge to dismiss ex-lover’s damages claim

Former Spanish king asks High Court judge to dismiss ex-lover’s damages claim

18 July 2023

Danish businesswoman Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn has sued Juan Carlos, 85, and made harassment allegations.


Irish father and son die on holiday in Turkey

Irish father and son die on holiday in Turkey

Irish father and son die on holiday in Turkey

18 July 2023

The man is understood to have been in his 30s while his son was 10.


What has happened with the Government’s plans to curb Channel crossings?

What has happened with the Government’s plans to curb Channel crossings?

What has happened with the Government’s plans to curb Channel crossings?

18 July 2023

The Government’s migration plans are poised to become law after ministers saw off fresh challenges by peers.


Labour mayors prepare legal challenge to ‘rushed’ mass closure of ticket offices

Labour mayors prepare legal challenge to ‘rushed’ mass closure of ticket offices

Labour mayors prepare legal challenge to ‘rushed’ mass closure of ticket offices

18 July 2023

Five Labour metro mayors have joined forces to fight plans to close train ticket offices.


Giggs hoping to ‘rebuild life’ after domestic abuse charges dropped

Giggs hoping to ‘rebuild life’ after domestic abuse charges dropped

Giggs hoping to ‘rebuild life’ after domestic abuse charges dropped

18 July 2023

The domestic violence case against him collapsed after his ex-girlfriend said she did not want the ordeal of a retrial, the court heard.


Portland not the right place to be homing all of these people, say protesters

Portland not the right place to be homing all of these people, say protesters

Portland not the right place to be homing all of these people, say protesters

18 July 2023

The Bibby Stockholm barge will house 500 asylum seekers.


Using barges for asylum seekers ‘catastrophic’ for mental health, therapist says

Using barges for asylum seekers ‘catastrophic’ for mental health, therapist says

Using barges for asylum seekers ‘catastrophic’ for mental health, therapist says

18 July 2023

Ann Salter said those who have fled to the UK will ‘most certainly’ have experienced trauma from their home country or journey.


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