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Proposed oil field will have lowest possible carbon footprint, vows developer

Proposed oil field will have lowest possible carbon footprint, vows developer

Proposed oil field will have lowest possible carbon footprint, vows developer

05 August 2022

Equinor is looking to take forward the Rosebank site north-west of Shetland.


Man jailed for 19 years for stabbing burglar to death

Man jailed for 19 years for stabbing burglar to death

Man jailed for 19 years for stabbing burglar to death

05 August 2022

A jury cleared Karl Townsend, 32, of murdering Jordan Brophy, 31, outside his home on Merseyside, but found him guilty of manslaughter.


Neighbours asked to grass on hosepipe rule-breakers

Neighbours asked to grass on hosepipe rule-breakers

Neighbours asked to grass on hosepipe rule-breakers

05 August 2022

The imposition of restrictions on water use comes as the impact of the drought can be seen on golf clubs, parkland and river beds.


Archie Battersbee’s parents turn to Court of Appeal over hospice transfer

Archie Battersbee’s parents turn to Court of Appeal over hospice transfer

Archie Battersbee’s parents turn to Court of Appeal over hospice transfer

05 August 2022

His mother Hollie Dance said the family is ‘broken’ but vowed to carry on because they ‘refuse to give up’ on the 12-year-old.


Port of Felixstowe workers to strike for eight days over pay dispute

Port of Felixstowe workers to strike for eight days over pay dispute

Port of Felixstowe workers to strike for eight days over pay dispute

05 August 2022

Members of Unite will walk out on August 21 after talks at the conciliation service Acas failed.


NHS staffing concerns grow amid increase in share of recruits from abroad

NHS staffing concerns grow amid increase in share of recruits from abroad

NHS staffing concerns grow amid increase in share of recruits from abroad

05 August 2022

Several organisations issued fresh calls for the Government to tackle the NHS staffing crisis.


Ex-BBC DJ guilty of stalking Jeremy Vine during ‘vile’ hate campaign

Ex-BBC DJ guilty of stalking Jeremy Vine during ‘vile’ hate campaign

Ex-BBC DJ guilty of stalking Jeremy Vine during ‘vile’ hate campaign

05 August 2022

Alex Belfield, whose YouTube radio station has 373,000 followers, used social media and emails to stalk four victims.


Ignoring the SNP ‘dangerously complacent’, says Sunak

Ignoring the SNP ‘dangerously complacent’, says Sunak

Ignoring the SNP ‘dangerously complacent’, says Sunak

05 August 2022

Liz Truss previously said she would ‘ignore’ First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.


Wanted rapist who absconded from prison may be living ‘off grid’, police say

Wanted rapist who absconded from prison may be living ‘off grid’, police say

Wanted rapist who absconded from prison may be living ‘off grid’, police say

05 August 2022

Sean Phipps, who has convictions for rape and kidnap, has been missing since June 1 after absconding from HMP Leyhill in south Gloucester.


Micro-artists team up to create tiny Commonwealth Games tributes

Micro-artists team up to create tiny Commonwealth Games tributes

Micro-artists team up to create tiny Commonwealth Games tributes

05 August 2022

The Birmingham-based duo have united to celebrate the athletes’ achievements.


Kaye Adams and Richie Anderson join Strictly line-up

Kaye Adams and Richie Anderson join Strictly line-up

Kaye Adams and Richie Anderson join Strictly line-up

05 August 2022

The Loose Women star and the TV and radio personality were announced as contestants on Friday.


Experts: Which plants to save and which to spare as gardeners ponder water use

Experts: Which plants to save and which to spare as gardeners ponder water use

Experts: Which plants to save and which to spare as gardeners ponder water use

05 August 2022

Gardening gurus explain where water should be prioritised as restrictions come into force – and it is not the front lawn.


BBC and Martin Tyler apologise over Hillsborough and hooliganism comment

BBC and Martin Tyler apologise over Hillsborough and hooliganism comment

BBC and Martin Tyler apologise over Hillsborough and hooliganism comment

05 August 2022

Mr Tyler spoke about commentating on the first premier league match 30 years ago and the state of football at the time on the Today programme.


Former Church official accused of ‘clocking up more flights than Alan Whicker’

Former Church official accused of ‘clocking up more flights than Alan Whicker’

Former Church official accused of ‘clocking up more flights than Alan Whicker’

05 August 2022

Martin Sargeant appeared in court charged with defrauding a charity of more than £5 million.


UK Covid-19 infections fall for second week in a row

UK Covid-19 infections fall for second week in a row

UK Covid-19 infections fall for second week in a row

05 August 2022

The ONS said prevalence of the virus has declined among all age groups.


Yorkshire’s first breeding ospreys for centuries ‘nothing short of a miracle’

Yorkshire’s first breeding ospreys for centuries ‘nothing short of a miracle’

Yorkshire’s first breeding ospreys for centuries ‘nothing short of a miracle’

05 August 2022

Sacha Dench, known as ‘the human swan’, has visited the nesting site on the Bolton Castle estate in Wensleydale.


Timeline in the case of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee

Timeline in the case of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee

Timeline in the case of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee

05 August 2022

Archie Battersbee’s life support will be withdrawn at 10am on Saturday.


British woman ‘killed in speedboat crash in Turkey’

British woman ‘killed in speedboat crash in Turkey’

British woman ‘killed in speedboat crash in Turkey’

05 August 2022

Three other UK nationals have been injured in the incident in Marmaris.


Love Island star Kem Cetinay helping police after involvement in fatal collision

Love Island star Kem Cetinay helping police after involvement in fatal collision

Love Island star Kem Cetinay helping police after involvement in fatal collision

05 August 2022

The 26-year-old reality star was unharmed in the crash in Romford, east London.


Archie Battersbee’s parents lose High Court battle over hospice transfer

Archie Battersbee’s parents lose High Court battle over hospice transfer

Archie Battersbee’s parents lose High Court battle over hospice transfer

05 August 2022

Mrs Justice Theis ruled it would not be in the 12-year-old’s best interests for him to be moved.


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