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Lucky escape as car crashes into children's party

Wed, 07/17/2019 - 06:05
Fifty members of a family celebrating a children's birthday party narrowly avoided tragedy.

Older victims of crime not cared for well enough, says report

Wed, 07/17/2019 - 04:28
Two watchdogs have "grave" concerns about how police and prosecutors treat victims of crime aged over 60.

Labour anti-Semitism row: Advert criticises Jeremy Corbyn

Wed, 07/17/2019 - 02:12
Labour lords accuse party leader Jeremy Corbyn of presiding over a "toxic culture" of anti-Semitism.

Education: New school curriculum 'could widen achievement gap'

Wed, 07/17/2019 - 01:51
A survey suggests only 30% of teachers at pilot schools think it will benefit poorer pupils.

What can be done about Scotland's drugs crisis?

Wed, 07/17/2019 - 01:41
Experts back five ways of trying to halt Scotland's rising toll of drug-related deaths.

Tiptree Jam factory blamed for water problems on Essex estate

Wed, 07/17/2019 - 01:18
People living on a new estate near the Tiptree factory say low water pressure leaves them in a jam.

Exmoor big picnic to mark 70 years of national parks

Wed, 07/17/2019 - 01:16
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will join 500 picnickers at Exmoor national park.

East Midlands Ambulance Service: Trust makes 'significant improvements'

Wed, 07/17/2019 - 01:12
East Midlands Ambulance Service has previously faced financial and response times issues.

Females to the fore? What golf is doing to attract more women

Wed, 07/17/2019 - 01:11
Golf has realised it needs to make the sport more attractive to women, on and off the playing course.

'Cordless' Dyson fan advert falls foul of watchdog

Wed, 07/17/2019 - 01:06
The UK Advertising Standards Authority bans a Dyson ad for implying fan is cordless.

And the most-played song on UK radio is... Chasing Cars

Wed, 07/17/2019 - 01:02
It's a song from 2006, by a band from Northern Ireland... But what is it?

Climate change: 'No brainer' fuel change to cut transport carbon

Wed, 07/17/2019 - 01:01
MPs say the simple step of adding more ethanol to the UK's fuel mix would be same as taking 700,000 cars off the roads.

Domestic abuse report exposes hidden side of rural life

Wed, 07/17/2019 - 00:51
Victims of domestic abuse in rural areas suffer longer and are less likely to get support, says report.

Syrian conflict: Helping children through the horror of bomb blasts

Wed, 07/17/2019 - 00:45
A new medical guide aims to improve the chances of saving children's lives, and limbs, in war zones.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe 'in psychiatric ward'

Wed, 07/17/2019 - 00:27
Her move to a hospital in Tehran follows a hunger strike last month in protest at her detention in Iran.

Labour pledges to end in-work poverty in first full term

Wed, 07/17/2019 - 00:02
The party says it will eliminate the "modern-day scourge" if it wins the next election.

Brexit: Bosses seek cut to immigrant salary threshold

Wed, 07/17/2019 - 00:00
Business lobby groups say ministers must act to avoid "acute" skills shortages after Brexit.

Newspaper headlines: General election murmurs and TV licence pleas

Tue, 07/16/2019 - 23:27
Boris Johnson's reported plans for an early election and a possible no-deal Brexit lead the papers.

Patricia Henry: Man charged over death of missing woman

Tue, 07/16/2019 - 22:48
No trace of Patricia Henry, 46, has been found since she went missing from Girvan in November 2017.

Jolyon Palmer column: Lewis Hamilton makes winning in F1 look easy

Tue, 07/16/2019 - 21:16
Lewis Hamilton is proving too good this season, leaving Valtteri Bottas behind, says Jolyon Palmer.

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