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Boots owner reportedly considering £10bn sale of pharmacy chain
Boots owner reportedly considering £10bn sale of pharmacy chain
03 December 2021
US retail giant Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is lining up advisers from Goldman Sachs to explore a potential sale, according to reports.
US market will import UK lamb from January after two decades of restrictions
US market will import UK lamb from January after two decades of restrictions
03 December 2021
UK lamb can be exported to the US from January 3 2022.
Dame Judi Dench leads tributes to Sir Antony Sher following his death aged 72
Dame Judi Dench leads tributes to Sir Antony Sher following his death aged 72
03 December 2021
The Royal Shakespeare Company announced the news of his death from cancer.
Father of killed Liverpool schoolgirl Ava White says family ‘devastated’
Father of killed Liverpool schoolgirl Ava White says family ‘devastated’
03 December 2021
Ava’s father Robert Martin has spoken about her death in a statement released by Merseyside Police.
Lessons must be learned after six-year-old’s murder, says PM
Lessons must be learned after six-year-old’s murder, says PM
03 December 2021
Boris Johnson vowed to leave ‘absolutely no stone unturned’ to establish what went wrong in the case of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes.
Prime Minister gets Tory candidate’s name wrong during byelection visit
Prime Minister gets Tory candidate’s name wrong during byelection visit
03 December 2021
The Prime Minister later referred to the candidate as ‘Dr Neil’ after he watched the medic give vaccinations to members of the public at a pharmacy.
MailOnline editor-in-chief and chief executive steps down
MailOnline editor-in-chief and chief executive steps down
03 December 2021
Martin Clarke relaunched the website in 2008.
Brother charged with murder and sexual assault of 16-year-old Amber Gibson
Brother charged with murder and sexual assault of 16-year-old Amber Gibson
03 December 2021
Connor Gibson appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday.
Epstein employment was ‘slavery’, former housekeeper tells court
Epstein employment was ‘slavery’, former housekeeper tells court
03 December 2021
Juan Patricio Alessi was cross-examined by Ghislaine Maxwell’s counsel on Friday.
Gove warns Mercedes F1 he will intervene over Grenfell insulation partnership
Gove warns Mercedes F1 he will intervene over Grenfell insulation partnership
03 December 2021
Communities Secretary Michael Gove has warned ministers could amend advertising rules on racing cars.
Spreading of Covid restriction misinformation branded ‘disgraceful’ by O’Neill
Spreading of Covid restriction misinformation branded ‘disgraceful’ by O’Neill
03 December 2021
The deputy First Minister said she has been reassured by health officials that current action being taken is enough at this time.
Homophobia always ‘bubbling under the surface’, says Tube attack victim
Homophobia always ‘bubbling under the surface’, says Tube attack victim
03 December 2021
Alan Hunter sustained cuts and bruises in an attack after being verbally abused on public transport last month.
Coroner warns of ‘insidious’ meningitis after death of 25-year-old DJ
Coroner warns of ‘insidious’ meningitis after death of 25-year-old DJ
03 December 2021
Alex Theodossiadis died in a Leeds hospital in January 2020 after days of feeling unwell, an inquest heard.
Bulb administration could cost billpayers £400m more than alternative
Bulb administration could cost billpayers £400m more than alternative
03 December 2021
Ofgem said that its usual process to transfer a failed company’s customers to a new supplier could have crippled an even larger company.
Latest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas
Latest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas
03 December 2021
More than half of areas have recorded a week-on-week rise in rates.
Rapid test ‘identifies antibody effectiveness against Covid variants’
Rapid test ‘identifies antibody effectiveness against Covid variants’
03 December 2021
Scientists say the test could potentially tell doctors how protected a patient is from new variants and those currently circulating in a community.
Woman diagnosed with rare cancer wins legal battle against NHS to have surgery
Woman diagnosed with rare cancer wins legal battle against NHS to have surgery
03 December 2021
The court heard how the procedure is said to result in patients having a 40% chance of surviving for five years.
Teenager who murdered father-of-four to spend at least 13 years in custody
Teenager who murdered father-of-four to spend at least 13 years in custody
03 December 2021
Joshuah Sparks, 16, stabbed James Gibbons after the 34-year-old challenged a group of youths who were harassing a homeless man.
Frost says ‘significant’ gaps remain with EU over N Ireland Protocol
Frost says ‘significant’ gaps remain with EU over N Ireland Protocol
03 December 2021
The Brexit minister is to speak again next week to the European Commission vice-president to try to break the deadlock.
Stepmother jailed for murdering boy, 6, as family say authorities ‘failed’ him
Stepmother jailed for murdering boy, 6, as family say authorities ‘failed’ him
03 December 2021
Murderer Emma Tustin must serve a minimum of 29 years in prison while killer Thomas Hughes was jailed for 21 years.