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Two men cleared of conspiracy to rob Amir Khan after gunpoint watch theft

Two men cleared of conspiracy to rob Amir Khan after gunpoint watch theft

Two men cleared of conspiracy to rob Amir Khan after gunpoint watch theft

24 March 2023

Ismail Mohamed and Nurul Amin were unanimously found not guilty.


‘Disappointment’ that King’s visit to France had to be postponed, experts say

‘Disappointment’ that King’s visit to France had to be postponed, experts say

‘Disappointment’ that King’s visit to France had to be postponed, experts say

24 March 2023

It is believed the German part of Charles’s trip is still going ahead.


Business groups hit back at Bank boss for saying price rises ‘hurt people’

Business groups hit back at Bank boss for saying price rises ‘hurt people’

Business groups hit back at Bank boss for saying price rises ‘hurt people’

24 March 2023

Campaigners warned there could be business failures and job losses if companies do not raise prices above inflation.


BBC raised concerns over chairman appointment process before Richard Sharp hired

BBC raised concerns over chairman appointment process before Richard Sharp hired

BBC raised concerns over chairman appointment process before Richard Sharp hired

24 March 2023

The Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments is ‘reviewing the competition to ensure the process was run in compliance with the rules’.


Paid leave for parents with babies in neonatal care one step closer to law

Paid leave for parents with babies in neonatal care one step closer to law

Paid leave for parents with babies in neonatal care one step closer to law

24 March 2023

Parliament heard how around 700,000 babies are admitted to neonatal care each year.


BBC defends its news coverage of Gary Lineker row after viewers’ complaints

BBC defends its news coverage of Gary Lineker row after viewers’ complaints

BBC defends its news coverage of Gary Lineker row after viewers’ complaints

24 March 2023

The BBC has said it believes coverage of the story was ‘proportionate, fair and duly impartial’.


Singing estate agent’s NeverEnding Story-inspired video goes viral

Singing estate agent’s NeverEnding Story-inspired video goes viral

Singing estate agent’s NeverEnding Story-inspired video goes viral

24 March 2023

‘I’ve never known anything like it,’ said Claire Cossey, owner of Just Knock Estate Agents in Bedfordshire.


Water missing from climate planning despite threat to billions, scientists warn

Water missing from climate planning despite threat to billions, scientists warn

Water missing from climate planning despite threat to billions, scientists warn

24 March 2023

Billions of people face water shortages by the end of the decade with floods, droughts and water-borne diseases becoming more frequent and intense.


Mother of woman who died in Qatar criticises lack of action from Foreign Office

Mother of woman who died in Qatar criticises lack of action from Foreign Office

Mother of woman who died in Qatar criticises lack of action from Foreign Office

24 March 2023

Raffy Tsakanika died after the car she was travelling in was struck from behind by a second vehicle in March 2019.


Man who was convicted of killing wife thanks to Alexa recordings is jailed

Man who was convicted of killing wife thanks to Alexa recordings is jailed

Man who was convicted of killing wife thanks to Alexa recordings is jailed

24 March 2023

Serial domestic abuser Daniel White murdered his wife, Angie, at their home in Plasmarl, Swansea, in October 2022.


Man who murdered motorcyclist has minimum jail term reduced

Man who murdered motorcyclist has minimum jail term reduced

Man who murdered motorcyclist has minimum jail term reduced

24 March 2023

Brandon McNeil, now aged 20, admitted murdering Shane Jerome, 23, in Brixton, south London, in July 2021.


Man accused of murdering Olivia Pratt-Korbel is innocent, witness tells court

Man accused of murdering Olivia Pratt-Korbel is innocent, witness tells court

Man accused of murdering Olivia Pratt-Korbel is innocent, witness tells court

24 March 2023

Nicky McHale said he saw Thomas Cashman in the garden of a house at the time of the shooting.


Sturgeon opens £33m NHS treatment centre in final engagement as First Minister

Sturgeon opens £33m NHS treatment centre in final engagement as First Minister

Sturgeon opens £33m NHS treatment centre in final engagement as First Minister

24 March 2023

The National Treatment Centre in Kirkcaldy, Fife, is intended to address the backlog of planned care exacerbated by the pandemic.


Richard Branson tells of Scottish roots as he opens Virgin Hotel in Edinburgh

Richard Branson tells of Scottish roots as he opens Virgin Hotel in Edinburgh

Richard Branson tells of Scottish roots as he opens Virgin Hotel in Edinburgh

24 March 2023

The entrepreneur spoke of his Edinburgh links as he welcomed guests to his new hotel in Edinburgh.


Belfast officer honoured for role in policing operation after death of Queen

Belfast officer honoured for role in policing operation after death of Queen

Belfast officer honoured for role in policing operation after death of Queen

24 March 2023

Chief Superintendent Davy Beck has been made a member of the Royal Victorian Order.


Graham Dwyer loses appeal against conviction for Elaine O’Hara murder

Graham Dwyer loses appeal against conviction for Elaine O’Hara murder

Graham Dwyer loses appeal against conviction for Elaine O’Hara murder

24 March 2023

Dwyer had won a case in Europe about the mobile data retention practices used in the case against him.


Starmer: Labour will deliver where SNP has failed on renewable jobs for Scotland

Starmer: Labour will deliver where SNP has failed on renewable jobs for Scotland

Starmer: Labour will deliver where SNP has failed on renewable jobs for Scotland

24 March 2023

The UK Labour leader was speaking as he visited the Beatrice wind farm, off Caithness.


Watchdog drops games console concerns over £56bn Microsoft-Activision deal

Watchdog drops games console concerns over £56bn Microsoft-Activision deal

Watchdog drops games console concerns over £56bn Microsoft-Activision deal

24 March 2023

The CMA said the ‘transaction will not result in a substantial lessening of competition in relation to console gaming in the UK’.


Tax decisions not made in personal interest, No 10 says after Sunak release

Tax decisions not made in personal interest, No 10 says after Sunak release

Tax decisions not made in personal interest, No 10 says after Sunak release

24 March 2023

The Prime Minister reportedly saved £300,000 thanks to a cut in capital gains tax he voted for in 2016.


Sunak lightly challenges Netanyahu as he faces wave of protests in Israel

Sunak lightly challenges Netanyahu as he faces wave of protests in Israel

Sunak lightly challenges Netanyahu as he faces wave of protests in Israel

24 March 2023

Shouts of ‘shame’ followed the Israeli prime minister to his meeting in Downing Street.


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