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Burrow, who was diagnosed with MND in 2019, thanked his family, who were with him for the event, saying they ‘give me reason never to give in’.

HMS Portland’s commanding officer said: “Escorting warships in UK territorial waters and adjacent sea areas is routine activity for the Royal Navy.”.

Michelle Donelan spoke out after the TV presenter sparked anger with a column about the Duchess of Sussex.

The Foreign Secretary met with political parties and businesses in Northern Ireland on Wednesday.

More than 21 gigawatts of wind power was being produced early on Tuesday evening.

Iranian ex-deputy defence minister Alireza Akbari has been sentenced to death after being accused of spying for the UK.

The union said its members in 124 government departments and other bodies will walk out on February 1.

The Government said the proposals are subject to parliamentary scrutiny.

James Cleverly said the party’s vice president Michelle O’Neill had been invited to attend.

Experts have stressed that XBB.1.5 – a “sub lineage” of the Omicron variant – is not more dangerous than the original Omicron variant.

Teachers and some secondary school pupils protested outside Nicola Sturgeon’s official residence in Edinburgh on Wednesday.

A Wirral woman, 23, has been held on suspicion of assisting an offender, police added.

Mendy denies seven counts of rape, one of attempted rape and one of sexual assault relating to six women.

The John Muir Trust has angered neighbours in Assynt with an out-of-season cull at Quinag.

A minster said the law ‘already covers spiking and police have never been unable to prosecute somebody’.

A ‘carbon takeback obligation’ could drive needed investment in capture and underground storage of carbon dioxide, researchers say.

The company’s comments come after MPs debated the future of postal services.

Lawyers from several UK firms have said that employers are unlikely to want to sack their workers over breach of the proposed law.

Paramedics, call handlers, drivers and technicians from the Unison and GMB unions were taking part in staggered strikes across a 24-hour period.

A statement said it was temporarily unable to despatch export items.