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The Royal Society of Chemistry is calling on the UK Government to overhaul its drinking water standards to tackle the risk of PFAS.

Health minister Neil O’Brien said the drugs are ‘game changing’.

Adam Chowdhary, now 21, bought the flick knife online.

They will appear in court in November.

The chair of the standards watchdog said there should be an overhaul of the system for ensuring compliance with the rules after ‘significant’ damage.

Isaac Winfield opened his first food bank when he was just nine, during the Covid pandemic.

The channel was removed from the Senedd’s internal television network.

The Covid inquiry is hearing from scientists who advised the Government throughout 2020 and 2021.

The charity was set up in the wake of mammoth fundraising efforts by a Second World War veteran who captured the nation’s hearts.

Unite and the GMB have accepted the Cosla offer but Unison has rejected it and strikes will continue to take place.

The Chancellor has been called on to address a ‘cost-of-children crisis’ in the forthcoming autumn statement as research highlights family struggles.

The First Minister announced the move to the SNP conference in Aberdeen – but council leaders said they were not told in advance of the freeze.

Having nitrous oxide will be illegal from November 8 and serious repeat offenders face up to two years in prison, the Home Office has said.

Professor David Miller claimed ‘Zionist organisations’ targeted UK universities through a ‘censorship campaign’.

The First Minister said it would said it would ‘raise Scotland’s profile’ and attract investors.

Police arrived at the scene in Norfolk to find the woman being mauled by her pet XL bully dog.

Gheorghe Nica, 46, was jailed for 27 years for manslaughter.

The animal died two days after the incident, it was reported.

Humza Yousaf closed the SNP conference on a positive note but a sombre mood floated around the party gathering.

The Crown’s opening speech was briefly halted on the first day of a trial at Birmingham Crown Court.