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Stroke could cost UK £75bn by 2035, charity warns

Stroke could cost UK £75bn by 2035, charity warns

Stroke could cost UK £75bn by 2035, charity warns

25 April 2024

The Stroke Association is urging the next government to invest in prevention or risk pressure on NHS services becoming ‘unsustainable’.


Deputy PM Oliver Dowden seeks to ease fears on cyber threat from China

Deputy PM Oliver Dowden seeks to ease fears on cyber threat from China

Deputy PM Oliver Dowden seeks to ease fears on cyber threat from China

25 April 2024

MPs raised a number of issues in the Commons including over a Government-contracted ‘supercomputer’ from a Chinese firm.


First Minister facing vote of no confidence after powersharing deal axed

First Minister facing vote of no confidence after powersharing deal axed

First Minister facing vote of no confidence after powersharing deal axed

25 April 2024

The Scottish Conservatives confirmed they will lodge a vote of Humza Yousaf at Holyrood.


Nestle sales slow after Nescafe maker raises prices around the world

Nestle sales slow after Nescafe maker raises prices around the world

Nestle sales slow after Nescafe maker raises prices around the world

25 April 2024

The food and drinks giant said pet products and coffee were selling well, while sales of frozen food and dairy products were slower.


Knife crime offences: What the latest figures show

Knife crime offences: What the latest figures show

Knife crime offences: What the latest figures show

25 April 2024

West Midlands Police have the highest rate of knife crime offences per 100,000 people.


Navies commemorate Anzac Day on board last remaining ship of Gallipoli campaign

Navies commemorate Anzac Day on board last remaining ship of Gallipoli campaign

Navies commemorate Anzac Day on board last remaining ship of Gallipoli campaign

25 April 2024

A wreath-laying ceremony was held onboard HMS M.33 at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.


Teachers and pupil injured in school stabbing released from hospital, police say

Teachers and pupil injured in school stabbing released from hospital, police say

Teachers and pupil injured in school stabbing released from hospital, police say

25 April 2024

The two teachers and a pupil injured in a school stabbing in Ammanford have been discharged from hospital, Dyfed-Powys Police have said.


Rare Cartier silver gift box from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to be auctioned

Rare Cartier silver gift box from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to be auctioned

Rare Cartier silver gift box from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to be auctioned

25 April 2024

Yoko Ono personally gave the box to John Lennon’s bank manager after his death in December 1980.


Museum ‘cements legacy’ of artist George Wyllie in docks where he worked

Museum ‘cements legacy’ of artist George Wyllie in docks where he worked

Museum ‘cements legacy’ of artist George Wyllie in docks where he worked

25 April 2024

George Wyllie retired as a customs officer in his late 50s to focus on art.


Former police constable appears in court on misconduct charges

Former police constable appears in court on misconduct charges

Former police constable appears in court on misconduct charges

25 April 2024

Jason Catton, who worked for Sussex Police, faces allegations said to have happened in Sussex between September 2020 and January 2021.


Ceramics pioneer Clarice Cliff honoured with blue plaque 125 years after birth

Ceramics pioneer Clarice Cliff honoured with blue plaque 125 years after birth

Ceramics pioneer Clarice Cliff honoured with blue plaque 125 years after birth

25 April 2024

The plaque will be unveiled in Stoke-on-Trent on Friday by arts and heritage minister Lord Parkinson.


Key points from Humza Yousaf’s speech after ditching Scottish Greens

Key points from Humza Yousaf’s speech after ditching Scottish Greens

Key points from Humza Yousaf’s speech after ditching Scottish Greens

25 April 2024

Scotland’s First Minister has terminated the powersharing agreement and the SNP will now govern as a minority administration.


Japanese tea service bought by George Harrison goes on display at Beatles museum

Japanese tea service bought by George Harrison goes on display at Beatles museum

Japanese tea service bought by George Harrison goes on display at Beatles museum

25 April 2024

The set was one of three bought by Harrison in 1966 when touring Japan.


When will deportation flights take off now Rwanda Bill has become law?

When will deportation flights take off now Rwanda Bill has become law?

When will deportation flights take off now Rwanda Bill has become law?

25 April 2024

Now the plan has become an Act of Parliament, questions remain over what happens next to put it into action.


Q&A: Labour’s plan for rail reform and the background to nationalisation

Q&A: Labour’s plan for rail reform and the background to nationalisation

Q&A: Labour’s plan for rail reform and the background to nationalisation

25 April 2024

Labour has pledged to nationalise the rail network, claiming it has become a ‘symbol of national decline’.


Former Post Office executive says she never ‘knowingly did anything wrong’

Former Post Office executive says she never ‘knowingly did anything wrong’

Former Post Office executive says she never ‘knowingly did anything wrong’

25 April 2024

Angela van den Bogerd gave evidence at the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry in central London on Thursday.


Campaigners call for asylum laws to be repealed to avoid ‘catastrophe’

Campaigners call for asylum laws to be repealed to avoid ‘catastrophe’

Campaigners call for asylum laws to be repealed to avoid ‘catastrophe’

25 April 2024

The Refugee Council claimed 115,575 asylum seekers could be stranded in a ‘permanent limbo’ by the end of 2024.


Captain Sir Tom Moore’s home listed for sale for £2.25 million

Captain Sir Tom Moore’s home listed for sale for £2.25 million

Captain Sir Tom Moore’s home listed for sale for £2.25 million

25 April 2024

The Grade II-listed Old Rectory in Bedfordshire is described in the sale listing as a ‘magnificent seven-bedroom property’.


What next for the Scottish Government after end of Bute House Agreement?

What next for the Scottish Government after end of Bute House Agreement?

What next for the Scottish Government after end of Bute House Agreement?

25 April 2024

The deal was scrapped by First Minister Humza Yousaf on Thursday.


Four men deny attacking NHS worker who was hit by car

Four men deny attacking NHS worker who was hit by car

Four men deny attacking NHS worker who was hit by car

25 April 2024

Phillip Adams, Patrick James, Jordan McCarthy and Daniel Whereatt appeared before Bristol Crown Court on Thursday.


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