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Power firms provided ‘unacceptable service’ to some after Storm Arwen – watchdog

Power firms provided ‘unacceptable service’ to some after Storm Arwen – watchdog

Power firms provided ‘unacceptable service’ to some after Storm Arwen – watchdog

09 June 2022

A six-month review by Ofgem has been published following the storm which brought trees down across England and Scotland.


Four UK schools on global prizes shortlist

Four UK schools on global prizes shortlist

Four UK schools on global prizes shortlist

09 June 2022

The London Academy of Excellence has been shortlisted for a prize worth thousands of pounds for its work on mental health.


Ministry of Defence acquires Government’s first quantum computer

Ministry of Defence acquires Government’s first quantum computer

Ministry of Defence acquires Government’s first quantum computer

09 June 2022

London-based firm Orca Computing will work with the ministry as part of the scheme.


Wales could ban energy drinks for under-16s to curb obesity

Wales could ban energy drinks for under-16s to curb obesity

Wales could ban energy drinks for under-16s to curb obesity

09 June 2022

The Welsh Government is also looking at ways to stop takeaways from opening up near schools.


What the papers say – June 9

What the papers say – June 9

What the papers say – June 9

09 June 2022

The headlines cover surging fuel prices and Government plans to deal with the cost-of-living crisis.


Vigil for British journalist and indigenous affairs official missing in Amazon

Vigil for British journalist and indigenous affairs official missing in Amazon

Vigil for British journalist and indigenous affairs official missing in Amazon

09 June 2022

Well-wishers are expected to gather outside the Brazilian Embassy.


TikTok adds new screen time management tools to boost ‘digital wellbeing’

TikTok adds new screen time management tools to boost ‘digital wellbeing’

TikTok adds new screen time management tools to boost ‘digital wellbeing’

09 June 2022

The video platform is to give users more tools to control and manage how long they spend on the site.


Sir Keir Starmer to meet Irish leaders amid NI Protocol row

Sir Keir Starmer to meet Irish leaders amid NI Protocol row

Sir Keir Starmer to meet Irish leaders amid NI Protocol row

09 June 2022

The Labour leader’s first official visit to Ireland comes as the UK proposes controversial legislation to override the Northern Ireland Protocol.


Royal warship’s wreckage found off coast of Norfolk after sinking in 1682

Royal warship’s wreckage found off coast of Norfolk after sinking in 1682

Royal warship’s wreckage found off coast of Norfolk after sinking in 1682

09 June 2022

The HMS Gloucester was carrying the future king James Stuart.


Meet Fernanda the giant tortoise from a species believed extinct a century ago

Meet Fernanda the giant tortoise from a species believed extinct a century ago

Meet Fernanda the giant tortoise from a species believed extinct a century ago

09 June 2022

Scientists have used DNA to link her to a male found in 1906 on a volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean.


Remains of Europe’s largest ever land predator dinosaur found on Isle of Wight

Remains of Europe’s largest ever land predator dinosaur found on Isle of Wight

Remains of Europe’s largest ever land predator dinosaur found on Isle of Wight

09 June 2022

The crocodile-faced spinosaurid lived 125 million years ago and would have been 10 metres long.


Duke of Sussex’s libel claim against publisher over Home Office case in court

Duke of Sussex’s libel claim against publisher over Home Office case in court

Duke of Sussex’s libel claim against publisher over Home Office case in court

09 June 2022

Mr Justice Nicklin will be asked to determine the ‘natural and ordinary’ meaning of the parts of the article in the claim.


Cost of living could impact violent crime, warns London mayor Sadiq Khan

Cost of living could impact violent crime, warns London mayor Sadiq Khan

Cost of living could impact violent crime, warns London mayor Sadiq Khan

09 June 2022

Mr Khan says the impact of the cost-of-living crisis could jeopardise progress made in tackling violent crime.


Johnson hopes housing benefit for mortgage vision will recover Tory support

Johnson hopes housing benefit for mortgage vision will recover Tory support

Johnson hopes housing benefit for mortgage vision will recover Tory support

08 June 2022

He is expected to confirm plans to extend the right to buy to housing association tenants.


Tory forced out as Foreign Office adviser over Boris Johnson criticism

Tory forced out as Foreign Office adviser over Boris Johnson criticism

Tory forced out as Foreign Office adviser over Boris Johnson criticism

08 June 2022

Baroness Morrissey had described the Prime Minister as a ‘liability’ and urged him to resign.


Captured Britons ‘face 20 years in jail after appearing in pro-Russian court’

Captured Britons ‘face 20 years in jail after appearing in pro-Russian court’

Captured Britons ‘face 20 years in jail after appearing in pro-Russian court’

08 June 2022

The video appeared to show the two Britons in the dock in the pro-Russian territory’s supreme court alongside a third man.


Longest-serving High Court judge hailed at retirement ceremony

Longest-serving High Court judge hailed at retirement ceremony

Longest-serving High Court judge hailed at retirement ceremony

08 June 2022

Mr Justice Holman, 74, is stepping down after 27 years on the bench.


Sir Cliff Richard recalls how he feared heart attack after sex assault claims

Sir Cliff Richard recalls how he feared heart attack after sex assault claims

Sir Cliff Richard recalls how he feared heart attack after sex assault claims

08 June 2022

Being falsely accused could ‘completely destroy you’, he said.


Cancer diagnoses hampered by staff shortages – report

Cancer diagnoses hampered by staff shortages – report

Cancer diagnoses hampered by staff shortages – report

08 June 2022

The Royal College of Radiologists said staff shortages are the ‘number one concern’.


Cambridge rises in global university rankings

Cambridge rises in global university rankings

Cambridge rises in global university rankings

08 June 2022

UK is home to four universities in the top 10.


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