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Foreign Office details crimes allegedly committed by overseas diplomats

Foreign Office details crimes allegedly committed by overseas diplomats

Foreign Office details crimes allegedly committed by overseas diplomats

14 November 2024

The Government said it ‘does not tolerate foreign diplomats or dependants breaking the law’.


Bubble has burst for the pharmacy sector, say owners

Bubble has burst for the pharmacy sector, say owners

Bubble has burst for the pharmacy sector, say owners

14 November 2024

The warning came as independent community pharmacies voted in favour of action which could see hours reduced and some services withdrawn.


Former Met officer denies sex attacks on woman and teenage girl

Former Met officer denies sex attacks on woman and teenage girl

Former Met officer denies sex attacks on woman and teenage girl

14 November 2024

David Carrick appeared at the Old Bailey in London via video-link.


Fact check: Projections of fiscal drag effect on pensioners are not from HMRC

Fact check: Projections of fiscal drag effect on pensioners are not from HMRC

Fact check: Projections of fiscal drag effect on pensioners are not from HMRC

14 November 2024

Claim that £130 of tax to be collected on everyone receiving state pension relies on tax thresholds staying frozen longer than anticipated.


Charles makes birthday visit to surplus food project

Charles makes birthday visit to surplus food project

Charles makes birthday visit to surplus food project

14 November 2024

The King shared his 76th birthday with the first anniversary of his Coronation Food Project and treated it as a normal working day.


EU fines Meta £660m for competition rule breaches over Facebook Marketplace

EU fines Meta £660m for competition rule breaches over Facebook Marketplace

EU fines Meta £660m for competition rule breaches over Facebook Marketplace

14 November 2024

The European Commission said Meta had acted illegally in tying the Marketplace to the social network arm of the platform.


Man accused of Skye shooting spree claimed osteopath ruined his life, court told

Man accused of Skye shooting spree claimed osteopath ruined his life, court told

Man accused of Skye shooting spree claimed osteopath ruined his life, court told

14 November 2024

Finlay MacDonald, 41, denies a charge of murder and three charges of attempted murder on August 10, 2022.


Conor McGregor ‘petrified’ during police interviews about alleged rape

Conor McGregor ‘petrified’ during police interviews about alleged rape

Conor McGregor ‘petrified’ during police interviews about alleged rape

14 November 2024

The Irish MMA fighter is accused of sexually assaulting Nikita Hand in 2018.


CQC inspectors not told of concerns over deaths at Letby hospital, inquiry hears

CQC inspectors not told of concerns over deaths at Letby hospital, inquiry hears

CQC inspectors not told of concerns over deaths at Letby hospital, inquiry hears

14 November 2024

During the period of the first inspection, child serial killer nurse Lucy Letby attempted to murder a baby girl.


Sara Sharif’s father ‘can’t explain’ similar burns and bites on two children

Sara Sharif’s father ‘can’t explain’ similar burns and bites on two children

Sara Sharif’s father ‘can’t explain’ similar burns and bites on two children

14 November 2024

Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, is accused of murdering his 10-year-old daughter in August last year.


Owners’ joy as cat missing from Scottish home found 300 miles away in Coventry

Owners’ joy as cat missing from Scottish home found 300 miles away in Coventry

Owners’ joy as cat missing from Scottish home found 300 miles away in Coventry

14 November 2024

Beans went missing from its home near Glasgow before turning up weeks later south of the border in the West Midlands.


MPs concerned at loss of ‘vital lifeline’ amid Post Office closures threat

MPs concerned at loss of ‘vital lifeline’ amid Post Office closures threat

MPs concerned at loss of ‘vital lifeline’ amid Post Office closures threat

14 November 2024

Commons Leader Lucy Powell said Labour inherited a Post Office that is ‘not fit for purpose’ and the organisation needs a ‘serious culture change’.


Met Police chief warns of ‘eye-watering cuts’ without more funding

Met Police chief warns of ‘eye-watering cuts’ without more funding

Met Police chief warns of ‘eye-watering cuts’ without more funding

14 November 2024

Sir Mark Rowley said back-ups such as selling police stations and using reserves ‘have run out’.


Ex-soldier tells court his mother took him to Iran ‘to bring me down to earth’

Ex-soldier tells court his mother took him to Iran ‘to bring me down to earth’

Ex-soldier tells court his mother took him to Iran ‘to bring me down to earth’

14 November 2024

Daniel Khalife had been misbehaving at school, his trial heard.


Roofers least trustworthy traders as housebuilding costs up by a fifth – report

Roofers least trustworthy traders as housebuilding costs up by a fifth – report

Roofers least trustworthy traders as housebuilding costs up by a fifth – report

14 November 2024

The average cost of a building job is now £12,634 due to the higher cost of labour and materials, up from £10,626 in July to September.


Google’s Gemini AI gets dedicated iPhone app in the UK for the first time

Google’s Gemini AI gets dedicated iPhone app in the UK for the first time

Google’s Gemini AI gets dedicated iPhone app in the UK for the first time

14 November 2024

It marks a major expansion in the AI assistant’s availability on Apple devices.


Government to ban new coal mining schemes as UK turns to clean energy

Government to ban new coal mining schemes as UK turns to clean energy

Government to ban new coal mining schemes as UK turns to clean energy

14 November 2024

Ministers confirmed they would bring forward legislation restricting the licensing of new coal mines.


Minister tries to ease MP concerns over time available for assisted dying Bill

Minister tries to ease MP concerns over time available for assisted dying Bill

Minister tries to ease MP concerns over time available for assisted dying Bill

14 November 2024

Commons Leader Lucy Powell said the committee stage for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill would likely last for ‘several weeks’.


Ministerial cars ‘not free taxis to the football’, says Findlay

Ministerial cars ‘not free taxis to the football’, says Findlay

Ministerial cars ‘not free taxis to the football’, says Findlay

14 November 2024

It comes as Health Secretary Neil Gray prepares to make a statement after being taken in an official vehicle to three Aberdeen games.


Grandmother drove grandson to house where he killed friend, court told

Grandmother drove grandson to house where he killed friend, court told

Grandmother drove grandson to house where he killed friend, court told

14 November 2024

Dylan Thomas, 24, is accused of murdering William Bush, 23, on December 24 last year at their home in Llandaff, Cardiff.


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