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Train operators praised for helping families with young children

Train operators praised for helping families with young children

Train operators praised for helping families with young children

23 August 2023

The Campaign for Family-Friendly Trains heralded the progress of LNER and Merseyrail.


Force ‘deeply sorry’ after body-worn footage lost in latest police data concern

Force ‘deeply sorry’ after body-worn footage lost in latest police data concern

Force ‘deeply sorry’ after body-worn footage lost in latest police data concern

23 August 2023

South Yorkshire Police said footage in about 69 cases, spanning a period of nearly three years, has been lost from its systems.


Civil Aviation Authority workers vote in favour of industrial action

Civil Aviation Authority workers vote in favour of industrial action

Civil Aviation Authority workers vote in favour of industrial action

23 August 2023

Prospect union members backed strike action by 2-1.


Watchdog fears eased over Tube signalling impact from rail infrastructure deal

Watchdog fears eased over Tube signalling impact from rail infrastructure deal

Watchdog fears eased over Tube signalling impact from rail infrastructure deal

23 August 2023

The CMA is sticking by its provisional findings that the proposed deal would lessen competition in the supply of mainline rail signalling in the UK.


MP accuses Greece of ‘blatant opportunism’ following British Museum thefts

MP accuses Greece of ‘blatant opportunism’ following British Museum thefts

MP accuses Greece of ‘blatant opportunism’ following British Museum thefts

23 August 2023

Legal action is being taken by the museum against an unnamed member of staff, who has been sacked.


£20,000 reward offered after rapper stabbed to death at Notting Hill Carnival

£20,000 reward offered after rapper stabbed to death at Notting Hill Carnival

£20,000 reward offered after rapper stabbed to death at Notting Hill Carnival

23 August 2023

Father-to-be Takayo Nembhard died in hospital after being stabbed at around 8pm on August 29 2022 at Notting Hill Carnival.


Homes more affordable but borrowers stretched by rising mortgage costs – Halifax

Homes more affordable but borrowers stretched by rising mortgage costs – Halifax

Homes more affordable but borrowers stretched by rising mortgage costs – Halifax

23 August 2023

The mortgage lender said soaring interest rates are offsetting the benefits of falling house prices and strong wage growth.


Ofgem fines Morgan Stanley £5.4m after traders spoke via WhatsApp

Ofgem fines Morgan Stanley £5.4m after traders spoke via WhatsApp

Ofgem fines Morgan Stanley £5.4m after traders spoke via WhatsApp

23 August 2023

The US bank had been unable to hand over communications that took place between 2018 and 2020, the regulator said.


English is our ‘intellectual weapon’, says Ukrainian military teacher

English is our ‘intellectual weapon’, says Ukrainian military teacher

English is our ‘intellectual weapon’, says Ukrainian military teacher

23 August 2023

Olena Chekryzhova has been voluntarily teaching the Ukrainian military English for more than a year.


Inactive teenagers ‘more likely to show signs of heart damage as young adults’

Inactive teenagers ‘more likely to show signs of heart damage as young adults’

Inactive teenagers ‘more likely to show signs of heart damage as young adults’

23 August 2023

Researchers said that parents should encourage teenagers to be more physically active.


Taking adult education classes may lower risk of dementia, study suggests

Taking adult education classes may lower risk of dementia, study suggests

Taking adult education classes may lower risk of dementia, study suggests

23 August 2023

Researchers analysed data from 282,421 people enrolled in the UK Biobank study.


What the papers say – August 23

What the papers say – August 23

What the papers say – August 23

23 August 2023

Historic womb transplant and questions over Lucy Letby case dominate Wednesday’s newspaper front pages.


Hot spell could be last of the year, forecasters say

Hot spell could be last of the year, forecasters say

Hot spell could be last of the year, forecasters say

22 August 2023

Temperatures are expected to be lower after Wednesday, but tropical storms could push warmer and drier weather to our shores before autumn.


Record label releases own Mary Earps shirt after ‘disgusting’ Nike decision

Record label releases own Mary Earps shirt after ‘disgusting’ Nike decision

Record label releases own Mary Earps shirt after ‘disgusting’ Nike decision

22 August 2023

Jack Clothier, the 41-year-old founder of Alcopop Records, said Nike ‘have missed a massive PR open goal’.


Female military recruits given ‘ill-fitting’ uniforms, report finds

Female military recruits given ‘ill-fitting’ uniforms, report finds

Female military recruits given ‘ill-fitting’ uniforms, report finds

22 August 2023

Ofsted inspectors found rotting infrastructure and a poorly fitting clothing at some armed forces sites.


Shell and BP among firms accused of greenwashing over renewable energy

Shell and BP among firms accused of greenwashing over renewable energy

Shell and BP among firms accused of greenwashing over renewable energy

22 August 2023

Greenpeace analysed the annual reports of the British fossil fuel giants for 2022, alongside 10 other European companies.


Doctors can stop treating man who suffered brain damage in car crash – judge

Doctors can stop treating man who suffered brain damage in car crash – judge

Doctors can stop treating man who suffered brain damage in car crash – judge

22 August 2023

Specialists, who said the man was in a ‘persistent vegetative state’ and would not recover, thought treatment should end – relatives disagreed.


Met under fire for protecting ‘one of their own’ as serial rapist ex-Pc jailed

Met under fire for protecting ‘one of their own’ as serial rapist ex-Pc jailed

Met under fire for protecting ‘one of their own’ as serial rapist ex-Pc jailed

22 August 2023

Adam Provan was found guilty of eight rapes against two women and jailed for 16 years with a further eight years on extended licence.


Man who murdered 10-month-old stepson could have sentence increased

Man who murdered 10-month-old stepson could have sentence increased

Man who murdered 10-month-old stepson could have sentence increased

22 August 2023

Craig Crouch was given a life sentence at Derby Crown Court earlier in August.


7/7 bombings ‘hero’ stripped of MBE after child sexual assault conviction

7/7 bombings ‘hero’ stripped of MBE after child sexual assault conviction

7/7 bombings ‘hero’ stripped of MBE after child sexual assault conviction

22 August 2023

Raymond Parry acted with a ‘significant degree of planning’ to groom a child while volunteering at an activity centre.


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