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Large crowds attend service for grandparents and boy killed in Cashel crash

Large crowds attend service for grandparents and boy killed in Cashel crash

Large crowds attend service for grandparents and boy killed in Cashel crash

31 August 2023

“So I really hope that this occasion will help on some level in the days and weeks, the months ahead,” the parish priest said.


Resurrection of Monarch Airlines fails to take off

Resurrection of Monarch Airlines fails to take off

Resurrection of Monarch Airlines fails to take off

31 August 2023

The new company said it did not have enough money to continue.


Firefighters called to incident in disused building at asylum seeker site

Firefighters called to incident in disused building at asylum seeker site

Firefighters called to incident in disused building at asylum seeker site

31 August 2023

Essex Fire and Rescue Service were called to the site in Wethersfield at 1.18pm on Thursday.


Dire Straits’ former guitarist Jack Sonni dies

Dire Straits’ former guitarist Jack Sonni dies

Dire Straits’ former guitarist Jack Sonni dies

31 August 2023

The British rock band announced the news by writing ‘Jack Sonni Rest In Peace’ alongside a photo of the musician on social media.


Nottingham maternity whistleblowers believe more scandals happening nationwide

Nottingham maternity whistleblowers believe more scandals happening nationwide

Nottingham maternity whistleblowers believe more scandals happening nationwide

31 August 2023

Jack and Sarah Hawkins are still contacted by families from across the country about care failings at other NHS Trusts.


Councils report rise in homeless figures for Afghans on hotel move deadline day

Councils report rise in homeless figures for Afghans on hotel move deadline day

Councils report rise in homeless figures for Afghans on hotel move deadline day

31 August 2023

The Government gave a deadline of August 31 for all Afghan nationals to have moved out of hotels into more settled accommodation.


Stop dementia death sentence by investing in diagnostics, charity says

Stop dementia death sentence by investing in diagnostics, charity says

Stop dementia death sentence by investing in diagnostics, charity says

31 August 2023

It comes after promising trials of two new drugs.


Royal palace visitors advised how to dodge Ulez cameras

Royal palace visitors advised how to dodge Ulez cameras

Royal palace visitors advised how to dodge Ulez cameras

31 August 2023

Vehicles leaving Hampton Court Palace enter the expanded pollution charging zone.


High-security jail holding Charles Bronson needs ‘urgent improvement’ – watchdog

High-security jail holding Charles Bronson needs ‘urgent improvement’ – watchdog

High-security jail holding Charles Bronson needs ‘urgent improvement’ – watchdog

31 August 2023

Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor wrote to Justice Secretary Alex Chalk to issue an urgent notification for improvement at HMP Woodhill.


Hold firms signed up to sustainability code to higher standards, watchdog urged

Hold firms signed up to sustainability code to higher standards, watchdog urged

Hold firms signed up to sustainability code to higher standards, watchdog urged

31 August 2023

ShareAction responded to the record number of firms signed up to the UK Stewardship Code.


Senior officer visited Bayoh family amid ‘highly charged’ response, inquiry told

Senior officer visited Bayoh family amid ‘highly charged’ response, inquiry told

Senior officer visited Bayoh family amid ‘highly charged’ response, inquiry told

31 August 2023

Retired chief superintendent Garry McEwan said he met with relatives himself, rather than sending family liaison officers.


Widow pays tribute to ‘amazing’ officer killed trying to save man on rail tracks

Widow pays tribute to ‘amazing’ officer killed trying to save man on rail tracks

Widow pays tribute to ‘amazing’ officer killed trying to save man on rail tracks

31 August 2023

Sergeant Graham Saville suffered serious injuries in the incident in Balderton, near Newark-on-Trent, on August 24.


Schools told to close classrooms threatened by aerated concrete

Schools told to close classrooms threatened by aerated concrete

Schools told to close classrooms threatened by aerated concrete

31 August 2023

The Department for Education said more than 100 schools in England are affected.


Labour suspends entire Leicester East branch amid internal investigation

Labour suspends entire Leicester East branch amid internal investigation

Labour suspends entire Leicester East branch amid internal investigation

31 August 2023

The National Executive Committee is currently investigating the troubled constituency party over concerns about its operation.


Judge bars unlawful protests against Esso oil pipeline project

Judge bars unlawful protests against Esso oil pipeline project

Judge bars unlawful protests against Esso oil pipeline project

31 August 2023

Mr Justice Julian Knowles on Thursday granted a ‘permanent injunction’ after an application by lawyers representing Esso.


Hopes on Claire Coutinho to speed up net zero drive

Hopes on Claire Coutinho to speed up net zero drive

Hopes on Claire Coutinho to speed up net zero drive

31 August 2023

Campaigners and industry experts see a fresh start in the new energy secretary’s appointment.


Clonmel crash victim’s mother pays emotional tribute to her ‘beautiful angel’

Clonmel crash victim’s mother pays emotional tribute to her ‘beautiful angel’

Clonmel crash victim’s mother pays emotional tribute to her ‘beautiful angel’

31 August 2023

Nicole Murphy, 18, was one of four young people killed in the collision in Co Tipperary on Friday evening.


Brain stimulation could boost maths ability – study

Brain stimulation could boost maths ability – study

Brain stimulation could boost maths ability – study

31 August 2023

Scientists used high-frequency random noise stimulation, which sends a mild electrical current to the brain through two electrodes.


Fires at two derelict pubs just streets apart treated as ‘suspicious’ by police

Fires at two derelict pubs just streets apart treated as ‘suspicious’ by police

Fires at two derelict pubs just streets apart treated as ‘suspicious’ by police

31 August 2023

Around 100 firefighters tackled the blazes, which happened at the same time in Croydon on Thursday morning.


Nottingham NHS Trust head: Maternity improvements to be made ‘whatever the cost’

Nottingham NHS Trust head: Maternity improvements to be made ‘whatever the cost’

Nottingham NHS Trust head: Maternity improvements to be made ‘whatever the cost’

31 August 2023

Anthony May said families and staff who had concerns about care could raise them with confidence with the trust.


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