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Wimbledon attendance down 11% on 2019

Wimbledon attendance down 11% on 2019

Wimbledon attendance down 11% on 2019

30 June 2022

Analysis shows the lowest cumulative attendance since 2016.


Royal Mail rotating daily which streets do not receive letters, MPs told

Royal Mail rotating daily which streets do not receive letters, MPs told

Royal Mail rotating daily which streets do not receive letters, MPs told

30 June 2022

Concerns highlighted by Labour MP Barry Gardiner are to be raised with Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng.


Farmer accused of murdering wife in 1982 ‘not one to show emotion’, jury told

Farmer accused of murdering wife in 1982 ‘not one to show emotion’, jury told

Farmer accused of murdering wife in 1982 ‘not one to show emotion’, jury told

30 June 2022

David Venables is accused of killing his wife Brenda, whose body was found in a septic tank in 2019.


Groom ‘furious’ at BA after case containing wedding outfit not put on flight

Groom ‘furious’ at BA after case containing wedding outfit not put on flight

Groom ‘furious’ at BA after case containing wedding outfit not put on flight

30 June 2022

Farhad Ehtesham, from Surrey, faces a race against time to be reunited with his baggage before tying the knot in Tuscany on Saturday.


Lavazza in ‘open’ talks with UK retailers as coffee bean costs surge

Lavazza in ‘open’ talks with UK retailers as coffee bean costs surge

Lavazza in ‘open’ talks with UK retailers as coffee bean costs surge

30 June 2022

The cost of a 1kg bag of Lavazza whole beans rose by around £2 over the last 14 to 16 months in UK supermarkets.


Alleged stalker ‘sent The Crown star Claire Foy 1,000 emails in a month’

Alleged stalker ‘sent The Crown star Claire Foy 1,000 emails in a month’

Alleged stalker ‘sent The Crown star Claire Foy 1,000 emails in a month’

30 June 2022

Foy, who played the young queen in the first two series of the hit Netflix show, was allegedly targeted by Jason Penrose, 39, last year.


UK Infrastructure Bank has £5bn pipeline after investments kick off

UK Infrastructure Bank has £5bn pipeline after investments kick off

UK Infrastructure Bank has £5bn pipeline after investments kick off

30 June 2022

National Audit Office chief Gareth Davies said ‘there is more work to do before it is fully operational’.


Tory MP waves Nokia phone in Commons as he ponders why school pleas ignored

Tory MP waves Nokia phone in Commons as he ponders why school pleas ignored

Tory MP waves Nokia phone in Commons as he ponders why school pleas ignored

30 June 2022

Sir Charles Walker said ‘nothing happens’ when he texts Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi.


Testing on live animals increased by 6%, new data suggests

Testing on live animals increased by 6%, new data suggests

Testing on live animals increased by 6%, new data suggests

30 June 2022

Across Great Britain some 3.06 million tests were carried out on animals in 2021.


Watchdogs find ‘weaknesses in way police investigate colleagues’ in abuse cases

Watchdogs find ‘weaknesses in way police investigate colleagues’ in abuse cases

Watchdogs find ‘weaknesses in way police investigate colleagues’ in abuse cases

30 June 2022

The report into domestic abuse cases involving serving police officers found ‘not all forces are treating these cases with the gravity they deserve’.


Former MP Natalie McGarry jailed for two years for embezzlement

Former MP Natalie McGarry jailed for two years for embezzlement

Former MP Natalie McGarry jailed for two years for embezzlement

30 June 2022

Sheriff Tom Hughes told the former SNP member that she had fallen short of the standards that the public had a right to expect from MPs.


Government pledges university advert revamp to crack down on ‘dead-end’ courses

Government pledges university advert revamp to crack down on ‘dead-end’ courses

Government pledges university advert revamp to crack down on ‘dead-end’ courses

30 June 2022

Higher and further education minister Michelle Donelan says the move will particularly help students who are the first in their family to do a degree.


Disabled students need earlier support to reach university, says Ucas

Disabled students need earlier support to reach university, says Ucas

Disabled students need earlier support to reach university, says Ucas

30 June 2022

A Ucas report has found disabled students are much more likely to defer or delay their course if they do not get timely support.


Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry jailed for two years for embezzlement

Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry jailed for two years for embezzlement

Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry jailed for two years for embezzlement

30 June 2022

Natalie McGarry was sentenced at Glasgow Sheriff Court.


Cost-of-living crisis puts domestic abuse refuges under strain

Cost-of-living crisis puts domestic abuse refuges under strain

Cost-of-living crisis puts domestic abuse refuges under strain

30 June 2022

Families are spending longer in refuges as the cost of moving on has risen by £5,000 since 2020.


Six police forces placed under special measures

Six police forces placed under special measures

Six police forces placed under special measures

30 June 2022

The Metropolitan Police is one of the forces after facing criticism over a number of issues.


Government unveils 22-point plan to tackle flight disruption

Government unveils 22-point plan to tackle flight disruption

Government unveils 22-point plan to tackle flight disruption

30 June 2022

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said holidaymakers ‘deserve certainty’.


Truss urges allies to ‘learn lessons from Ukraine’ and give Taiwan more support

Truss urges allies to ‘learn lessons from Ukraine’ and give Taiwan more support

Truss urges allies to ‘learn lessons from Ukraine’ and give Taiwan more support

30 June 2022

The Foreign Secretary said Nato must respond to China’s build-up of military capabilities.


Women and children among latest to make Channel crossing in small boats

Women and children among latest to make Channel crossing in small boats

Women and children among latest to make Channel crossing in small boats

30 June 2022

The crossings bring the total to have arrived in the UK so far this year to 12,606.


European court intervenes in case of British pair condemned to death by Russia

European court intervenes in case of British pair condemned to death by Russia

European court intervenes in case of British pair condemned to death by Russia

30 June 2022

Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner were captured while fighting for the Ukrainian army.


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