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Ukrainian evacuee is first to be employed as bus driver via recruitment scheme

Ukrainian evacuee is first to be employed as bus driver via recruitment scheme

Ukrainian evacuee is first to be employed as bus driver via recruitment scheme

24 August 2023

Volodymyr Syrotiuk settled in Brighton and has joined Brighton and Hove Buses as a driver.


What the papers say – August 24

What the papers say – August 24

What the papers say – August 24

24 August 2023

Thursday’s front pages are dominated by the plane crash which Russian officials say killed Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.


UK watching closely following reports of Wagner chief’s death in plane crash

UK watching closely following reports of Wagner chief’s death in plane crash

UK watching closely following reports of Wagner chief’s death in plane crash

23 August 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin was reportedly killed in a crash more than 180 miles north of Moscow.


Heavy rain, thunder, lightning and hail to batter commuters on Thursday

Heavy rain, thunder, lightning and hail to batter commuters on Thursday

Heavy rain, thunder, lightning and hail to batter commuters on Thursday

23 August 2023

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms in the south-east of England.


Priti Patel ‘apologises to King’ for email about Andrew’s security

Priti Patel ‘apologises to King’ for email about Andrew’s security

Priti Patel ‘apologises to King’ for email about Andrew’s security

23 August 2023

She reportedly sent an email to Charles’ principal private secretary Sir Clive Alderton.


Delivery worker who died in attack is named as police arrest fifth suspect

Delivery worker who died in attack is named as police arrest fifth suspect

Delivery worker who died in attack is named as police arrest fifth suspect

23 August 2023

DPD delivery worker Aurman Singh, 23, died after an attack in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, on Monday.


Mother, 49, ‘nervous’ awaiting biology GCSE result

Mother, 49, ‘nervous’ awaiting biology GCSE result

Mother, 49, ‘nervous’ awaiting biology GCSE result

23 August 2023

Zoe Lee said getting her grade in GCSE biology would ‘make a long-term ambition come true’.


UK Government closely monitoring reports of Wagner chief’s death in plane crash

UK Government closely monitoring reports of Wagner chief’s death in plane crash

UK Government closely monitoring reports of Wagner chief’s death in plane crash

23 August 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of the plane which crashed with 10 fatalities 60 miles north of Moscow.


Death of bus driver in crash being treated as murder – police

Death of bus driver in crash being treated as murder – police

Death of bus driver in crash being treated as murder – police

23 August 2023

Gordon Stirling, 23, was driving a single-decker Stagecoach bus near Kingswell, East Ayrshire, on August 14 when it crashed with a Ford Transit van.


Garden is my office: National Trust veteran gardener to retire after 41 years

Garden is my office: National Trust veteran gardener to retire after 41 years

Garden is my office: National Trust veteran gardener to retire after 41 years

23 August 2023

Dave Lock, 64, is looking forward to ‘taking it easy’ after maintaining the gardens surrounding Chirk Castle in Wrexham for decades.


Woman born without womb says UK’s first transplant gives her ‘glimmer of hope’

Woman born without womb says UK’s first transplant gives her ‘glimmer of hope’

Woman born without womb says UK’s first transplant gives her ‘glimmer of hope’

23 August 2023

Hannah Vaughan found out that she was born without a womb when she was 16.


New model could offer personalised breast cancer screening approach, say experts

New model could offer personalised breast cancer screening approach, say experts

New model could offer personalised breast cancer screening approach, say experts

23 August 2023

Researchers say their study could help to potentially reduce breast cancer deaths, and cut unnecessary screenings for those at lower risk.


Wilko administrators deny stores will close next week

Wilko administrators deny stores will close next week

Wilko administrators deny stores will close next week

23 August 2023

The GMB said on Wednesday it was told in a meeting that ‘there is no longer any prospect that the majority of the business will be saved’.


UK needs Dragons’ Den-style investment to lead world in net zero – think tank

UK needs Dragons’ Den-style investment to lead world in net zero – think tank

UK needs Dragons’ Den-style investment to lead world in net zero – think tank

23 August 2023

The Institute for Public Policy Research called for the UK to adopt the approach to investing offered on the BBC show.


Humza Yousaf to announce £24 million for countries worst hit by climate crisis

Humza Yousaf to announce £24 million for countries worst hit by climate crisis

Humza Yousaf to announce £24 million for countries worst hit by climate crisis

23 August 2023

Funding will go to support work in Rwanda, Malawi and Zambia.


Woman accused of cruelty says she made ‘minimal contact’ with horse she hit

Woman accused of cruelty says she made ‘minimal contact’ with horse she hit

Woman accused of cruelty says she made ‘minimal contact’ with horse she hit

23 August 2023

Sarah Moulds, 39, said she had not returned to trail hunting since the incident due to death threats to herself and her children.


Families should have ‘full confidence’ in Letby inquiry, says Barclay

Families should have ‘full confidence’ in Letby inquiry, says Barclay

Families should have ‘full confidence’ in Letby inquiry, says Barclay

23 August 2023

It comes amid debate over the type of inquiry to be held into nurse Lucy Letby’s crimes.


Ospreys breeding in Ireland after 200 years ‘like finding long-lost treasure’

Ospreys breeding in Ireland after 200 years ‘like finding long-lost treasure’

Ospreys breeding in Ireland after 200 years ‘like finding long-lost treasure’

23 August 2023

A pair of birds have produced the first known wild osprey chicks on the island of Ireland in modern times.


Beagles held in testing laboratory for 12 years to be rehomed in UK

Beagles held in testing laboratory for 12 years to be rehomed in UK

Beagles held in testing laboratory for 12 years to be rehomed in UK

23 August 2023

The Beagle Freedom Project UK said the dogs will be taken to an animal sanctuary in Kent.


Channel crossings continue for eighth consecutive day

Channel crossings continue for eighth consecutive day

Channel crossings continue for eighth consecutive day

23 August 2023

Large numbers of people – including several children – were pictured being brought ashore in Dover, Kent, on Wednesday before boarding coaches.


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