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Police accused of ‘lying’ and ‘creating phantom units’ on sat nav app

Police accused of ‘lying’ and ‘creating phantom units’ on sat nav app

Police accused of ‘lying’ and ‘creating phantom units’ on sat nav app

30 August 2022

Surrey Police’s traffic officers admitted reporting their locations on Waze even when they are moving.


Ireland would ‘need to speak to UK’ before any move to restrict Russian tourists

Ireland would ‘need to speak to UK’ before any move to restrict Russian tourists

Ireland would ‘need to speak to UK’ before any move to restrict Russian tourists

30 August 2022

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said that engagement with London would be necessary due to the Common Travel Area arrangement.


All of south-west England now in drought following extreme dry conditions

All of south-west England now in drought following extreme dry conditions

All of south-west England now in drought following extreme dry conditions

30 August 2022

The Environment Agency has moved the Wessex area, including Bristol, Somerset, Dorset and parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire into drought status.


Man stabbed to death at Notting Hill Carnival named as rapper TKorStretch

Man stabbed to death at Notting Hill Carnival named as rapper TKorStretch

Man stabbed to death at Notting Hill Carnival named as rapper TKorStretch

30 August 2022

The 21-year-old, from Bristol, was visiting the carnival with his sister and friends, Mr Patrick said.


New North Sea drilling not the answer to current energy costs, critics warn

New North Sea drilling not the answer to current energy costs, critics warn

New North Sea drilling not the answer to current energy costs, critics warn

30 August 2022

Greenpeace said ‘unleashing a North Sea drilling frenzy isn’t a plan to help bill payers, but a gift to the fossil fuel giants’.


People ‘turning to credit as painfully high bills eat into incomes’

People ‘turning to credit as painfully high bills eat into incomes’

People ‘turning to credit as painfully high bills eat into incomes’

30 August 2022

Households are turning to credit to maintain their standard of living, experts have suggested.


Energy costs ‘wiping out profits’ for struggling pubs, brewery boss warns

Energy costs ‘wiping out profits’ for struggling pubs, brewery boss warns

Energy costs ‘wiping out profits’ for struggling pubs, brewery boss warns

30 August 2022

Soaring energy prices are making it impossible for some pub owners to make money, the chief operating officer of St Austell Brewery said.


Minister suffers connection failure during Nick Ferrari interview on broadband

Minister suffers connection failure during Nick Ferrari interview on broadband

Minister suffers connection failure during Nick Ferrari interview on broadband

30 August 2022

DCMS minister Matt Warman’s line failed shortly after he spoke about the ‘huge progress’ in rolling out the technology.


Sainsbury’s to remove ‘use by’ dates from own-brand yoghurts to cut waste

Sainsbury’s to remove ‘use by’ dates from own-brand yoghurts to cut waste

Sainsbury’s to remove ‘use by’ dates from own-brand yoghurts to cut waste

30 August 2022

Some 54,000 tonnes of yoghurt is wasted a year – around half of it in unopened tubs, research suggests.


Warning over surge in asthma attacks as schools return

Warning over surge in asthma attacks as schools return

Warning over surge in asthma attacks as schools return

30 August 2022

One parent described taking her son to hospital almost every September.


Athlete, 22, will try to swim from Europe to Asia in memory of his grandfather

Athlete, 22, will try to swim from Europe to Asia in memory of his grandfather

Athlete, 22, will try to swim from Europe to Asia in memory of his grandfather

30 August 2022

Louis Alexander from London has dedicated his life to raising money for dementia research after his grandfather died.


Liz Truss snubs BBC as Tory leadership race enters final stages

Liz Truss snubs BBC as Tory leadership race enters final stages

Liz Truss snubs BBC as Tory leadership race enters final stages

30 August 2022

The final hustings of the campaign will take place on Wednesday, with either Ms Truss or Rishi Sunak announced as the new Tory leader on Monday.


Man charged with murdering his elderly mother

Man charged with murdering his elderly mother

Man charged with murdering his elderly mother

30 August 2022

Margaret Joyce Griffiths, 87, has been described as a ‘much-loved’ and ‘active member of the community’.


Meghan says she has ‘really made an effort to forgive’

Meghan says she has ‘really made an effort to forgive’

Meghan says she has ‘really made an effort to forgive’

30 August 2022

The former actress told an interviewer in the US she thinks forgiveness is ‘really important’.


NHS ‘has never seen this level of demand’ – expert

NHS ‘has never seen this level of demand’ – expert

NHS ‘has never seen this level of demand’ – expert

30 August 2022

Matthew Taylor called for action to alleviate ‘terrible situation’.


Asda ‘in £450m bid for Co-op’s petrol stations’

Asda ‘in £450m bid for Co-op’s petrol stations’

Asda ‘in £450m bid for Co-op’s petrol stations’

30 August 2022

Co-op Group – which owns supermarket chains and funeral care operations – has offloaded a number of its divisions over the past decade.


Some steroids ‘may change brain structure’ – study

Some steroids ‘may change brain structure’ – study

Some steroids ‘may change brain structure’ – study

30 August 2022

Experts examined MRI scans of the brain on both those taking the drugs and those who were not.


Clean-up operation begins in Edinburgh after bin strike ends

Clean-up operation begins in Edinburgh after bin strike ends

Clean-up operation begins in Edinburgh after bin strike ends

30 August 2022

Waster workers took to the streets to clear up the rubbish left during nearly two weeks of strike action.


Self-professed ‘movie buff’ makes her mark with mini cross-stitch film posters

Self-professed ‘movie buff’ makes her mark with mini cross-stitch film posters

Self-professed ‘movie buff’ makes her mark with mini cross-stitch film posters

30 August 2022

Victoria McNally from Brooklyn, New York, has made posters for Jordan Peele’s movie trilogy, which includes new release Nope.


What the papers say – August 30

What the papers say – August 30

What the papers say – August 30

30 August 2022

The front pages splash on the potential of North Sea oil amid rising energy bills.


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