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The Crickets drummer Jerry Allison dies aged 82

The Crickets drummer Jerry Allison dies aged 82

The Crickets drummer Jerry Allison dies aged 82

23 August 2022

The death of the percussionist was announced on Monday.


Dominic Raab: Barristers are holding justice to ransom with industrial action

Dominic Raab: Barristers are holding justice to ransom with industrial action

Dominic Raab: Barristers are holding justice to ransom with industrial action

23 August 2022

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accused the Government of doing ‘absolutely nothing’ to resolve the situation.


Murder investigation begins after nine-year-old girl fatally shot

Murder investigation begins after nine-year-old girl fatally shot

Murder investigation begins after nine-year-old girl fatally shot

23 August 2022

A man also suffered gunshot wounds to his body and a woman suffered a gunshot injury to her hand in the incident.


Two men arrested after woman fatally stabbed in Merseyside

Two men arrested after woman fatally stabbed in Merseyside

Two men arrested after woman fatally stabbed in Merseyside

23 August 2022

Officers were called to Brambles pub on Cherryfield Drive at around 8.10pm on Monday following reports of an altercation.


Magistrate queries ‘secrecy’ as she rejects Nick Kyrgios’ request for delay

Magistrate queries ‘secrecy’ as she rejects Nick Kyrgios’ request for delay

Magistrate queries ‘secrecy’ as she rejects Nick Kyrgios’ request for delay

23 August 2022

The Wimbledon finalist was not present when the matter – in which he is accused of assaulting his former partner – was heard in Canberra.


Unions to meet councils as strikes see Edinburgh’s streets strewn with rubbish

Unions to meet councils as strikes see Edinburgh’s streets strewn with rubbish

Unions to meet councils as strikes see Edinburgh’s streets strewn with rubbish

23 August 2022

Council umbrella body Cosla is set to meet unions on Tuesday.


Nicola Sturgeon to chair energy summit amid concerns about price cap rises

Nicola Sturgeon to chair energy summit amid concerns about price cap rises

Nicola Sturgeon to chair energy summit amid concerns about price cap rises

23 August 2022

The First Minister will meet representatives from power companies and consumer organisations.


Banned Toyota ad ‘condoned and encouraged’ irresponsible driving

Banned Toyota ad ‘condoned and encouraged’ irresponsible driving

Banned Toyota ad ‘condoned and encouraged’ irresponsible driving

23 August 2022

A poster, which appeared The Guardian and The i newspapers in April and May 2022, had the headline ‘That GR Feeling’.


Assault case against Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios mentioned in court

Assault case against Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios mentioned in court

Assault case against Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios mentioned in court

23 August 2022

The case has been adjourned until October 4.


Truss sets out growth plan for West Midlands ahead of Tory leadership hustings

Truss sets out growth plan for West Midlands ahead of Tory leadership hustings

Truss sets out growth plan for West Midlands ahead of Tory leadership hustings

22 August 2022

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will once again be put to the test by party members during a two-hour event in Birmingham.


Liz Truss’s £235m cut to Environment Agency ‘doubled sewage discharge’ – Labour

Liz Truss’s £235m cut to Environment Agency ‘doubled sewage discharge’ – Labour

Liz Truss’s £235m cut to Environment Agency ‘doubled sewage discharge’ – Labour

22 August 2022

Raw sewage discharge more than doubled from 14.7 per overflow in 2016 to 29.3 in 2021.


Double payments to Ukrainian refugee hosts amid cost-of-living crisis – minister

Double payments to Ukrainian refugee hosts amid cost-of-living crisis – minister

Double payments to Ukrainian refugee hosts amid cost-of-living crisis – minister

22 August 2022

Refugees minister Lord Richard Harrington said he has been lobbying the Treasury ‘very hard’ to double the £350-a-month ‘thank you’ payment.


UN experts say Bill of Rights could ‘undermine enjoyment of human rights in UK’

UN experts say Bill of Rights could ‘undermine enjoyment of human rights in UK’

UN experts say Bill of Rights could ‘undermine enjoyment of human rights in UK’

22 August 2022

They have warned the proposed Bill could “fundamentally change the role and independence of UK courts”.


Herron leaves Larne FC ‘by mutual consent’ after row over ‘Up the Ra’ T-shirt

Herron leaves Larne FC ‘by mutual consent’ after row over ‘Up the Ra’ T-shirt

Herron leaves Larne FC ‘by mutual consent’ after row over ‘Up the Ra’ T-shirt

22 August 2022

The footballer, who is originally from Scotland, was strongly criticised over the incident.


Felixstowe dockers ‘relying on food banks’ as port strike reaches second day

Felixstowe dockers ‘relying on food banks’ as port strike reaches second day

Felixstowe dockers ‘relying on food banks’ as port strike reaches second day

22 August 2022

Almost 2,000 workers walked out from the site in Suffolk on Sunday for the first time in 30 years.


Family of man Tasered on Chelsea Bridge slam ‘unnecessary force’ of police

Family of man Tasered on Chelsea Bridge slam ‘unnecessary force’ of police

Family of man Tasered on Chelsea Bridge slam ‘unnecessary force’ of police

22 August 2022

Oladeji Adeyemi Omishore, 41, died after a confrontation with two officers on Chelsea Bridge on June 4.


Thousands of British Airways flights cancelled over coming months

Thousands of British Airways flights cancelled over coming months

Thousands of British Airways flights cancelled over coming months

22 August 2022

BA has cancelled over 600 flights up to October 29 due to the extension of the Heathrow passenger cap, and thousands more over the winter.


Ofqual to review why some students still waiting for results

Ofqual to review why some students still waiting for results

Ofqual to review why some students still waiting for results

22 August 2022

The exams regulator in England confirmed that while “good progress” was being made, some awarding organisations were still processing results.


Wallaby on the loose in Co Tyrone

Wallaby on the loose in Co Tyrone

Wallaby on the loose in Co Tyrone

22 August 2022

A search is under way for a wallaby which escaped from an enclosure on the Glenpark Estate close to Omagh on Sunday afternoon.


British woman fighting for life after being hit by lightning on Croatian beach

British woman fighting for life after being hit by lightning on Croatian beach

British woman fighting for life after being hit by lightning on Croatian beach

22 August 2022

The woman received medical treatment and was taken to hospital where she is being kept for further treatment.


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