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Harry and Charles remain ‘distant’, with duke’s calls to King going ‘unanswered’

Harry and Charles remain ‘distant’, with duke’s calls to King going ‘unanswered’

Harry and Charles remain ‘distant’, with duke’s calls to King going ‘unanswered’

15 April 2025

A source told US magazine People there is no sign of a rapprochement between the father and son.


Schools could face strikes as early as autumn if pay remains ‘unacceptable’

Schools could face strikes as early as autumn if pay remains ‘unacceptable’

Schools could face strikes as early as autumn if pay remains ‘unacceptable’

15 April 2025

The National Education Union leader has called on the Government to take the ‘necessary steps to avoid a confrontation’ with the teaching profession.


Birmingham bin boss urges striking workers to reconsider ‘very fair’ offer

Birmingham bin boss urges striking workers to reconsider ‘very fair’ offer

Birmingham bin boss urges striking workers to reconsider ‘very fair’ offer

15 April 2025

Birmingham needs to ‘get back to normal’, the council’s bin boss said as residents report seeing ‘cat-sized’ rats and workers fear losing their homes.


Man who pretended to be Greggs manager to claim £710,000 in Covid grants jailed

Man who pretended to be Greggs manager to claim £710,000 in Covid grants jailed

Man who pretended to be Greggs manager to claim £710,000 in Covid grants jailed

15 April 2025

Aftab Baig, 47, from Glasgow, was part of a fraud which saw bogus claims made against the Leeds branches of the bakery chain.


Energy watchdog boss vows less ‘heavy handed’ approach to regulating suppliers

Energy watchdog boss vows less ‘heavy handed’ approach to regulating suppliers

Energy watchdog boss vows less ‘heavy handed’ approach to regulating suppliers

15 April 2025

Ofgem chief executive Jonathan Brearley was speaking weeks after the Chancellor vowed to cut red tape across the UK to promote growth.


Omagh Bombing Inquiry reaches agreement with Irish Government over co-operation

Omagh Bombing Inquiry reaches agreement with Irish Government over co-operation

Omagh Bombing Inquiry reaches agreement with Irish Government over co-operation

15 April 2025

The memorandum of understanding will grant inquiry access to material held by the Irish administration.


Voyeur photographer sentenced again after more victims come forward

Voyeur photographer sentenced again after more victims come forward

Voyeur photographer sentenced again after more victims come forward

15 April 2025

David Glover, who was jailed for 20 months in 2023, was given a 15-month suspended sentence after further victims saw his case reported in the news.


Man jailed for more than eight years after throwing acid in teenager’s face

Man jailed for more than eight years after throwing acid in teenager’s face

Man jailed for more than eight years after throwing acid in teenager’s face

15 April 2025

Gilson Martins, 23, attacked his 16-year-old victim in Stockport.


Inflation set to ease further after dip in petrol prices

Inflation set to ease further after dip in petrol prices

Inflation set to ease further after dip in petrol prices

15 April 2025

A consensus of economists has predicted that Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation will come in at 2.7% for March.


Yousaf blasted over meeting with wife of Turkish president in Istanbul

Yousaf blasted over meeting with wife of Turkish president in Istanbul

Yousaf blasted over meeting with wife of Turkish president in Istanbul

15 April 2025

The former first minister met the first lady of Turkey at a meeting of global donors in the country’s largest city.


Reynolds says job changes may be needed to ensure Scunthorpe steel plant future

Reynolds says job changes may be needed to ensure Scunthorpe steel plant future

Reynolds says job changes may be needed to ensure Scunthorpe steel plant future

15 April 2025

The Business Secretary said new technology and facilities may be part of a long-term viable future.


Sewage may have been dumped in Scots waterways every 90 seconds in 2024 – study

Sewage may have been dumped in Scots waterways every 90 seconds in 2024 – study

Sewage may have been dumped in Scots waterways every 90 seconds in 2024 – study

15 April 2025

Surfers Against Sewage has accused Scottish Water of ‘inaction’ over the reporting of sewage discharges.


Residents fear for health while ‘cat-sized’ rats raid rubbish piles in streets

Residents fear for health while ‘cat-sized’ rats raid rubbish piles in streets

Residents fear for health while ‘cat-sized’ rats raid rubbish piles in streets

15 April 2025

A school worker from Birmingham says the stench from piling rubbish has been making her asthma worse.


Reynolds says Chinese firms would be viewed ‘in different way’ over steel bids

Reynolds says Chinese firms would be viewed ‘in different way’ over steel bids

Reynolds says Chinese firms would be viewed ‘in different way’ over steel bids

15 April 2025

But the Business Secretary added that the dispute over the North Lincolnshire site was because of ‘one specific company’.


Two thirds say gambling advertising is ‘everywhere’, charity finds

Two thirds say gambling advertising is ‘everywhere’, charity finds

Two thirds say gambling advertising is ‘everywhere’, charity finds

15 April 2025

GambleAware urged people to ‘open up’ after a survey suggested 67% of the public believe there is still stigma around gambling harms.


2,487 water pollution incidents recorded in 2024, say campaigners

2,487 water pollution incidents recorded in 2024, say campaigners

2,487 water pollution incidents recorded in 2024, say campaigners

15 April 2025

Firms were collectively set a target of a 40% reduction in pollution incidents but instead recorded a 30% increase, Surfers Against Sewage said.


Council workers to be balloted in ‘biggest vote on strike action in years’

Council workers to be balloted in ‘biggest vote on strike action in years’

Council workers to be balloted in ‘biggest vote on strike action in years’

15 April 2025

Local authority staff could stage industrial action amid a dispute over a 3% pay offer described by Unison as ‘pitiful’.


Teaching union accuses Reform UK of being ‘racist and far-right’

Teaching union accuses Reform UK of being ‘racist and far-right’

Teaching union accuses Reform UK of being ‘racist and far-right’

15 April 2025

Nigel Farage has said he will ‘go to war’ with the National Education Union if his party wins the next General Election.


Migrants arrive in UK after crossing English Channel

Migrants arrive in UK after crossing English Channel

Migrants arrive in UK after crossing English Channel

15 April 2025

Pictures show people wearing blankets, life jackets and orange covers coming into Dover on an RNLI lifeboat on Tuesday.


Titanic tragedy dead remembered at anniversary service in Belfast

Titanic tragedy dead remembered at anniversary service in Belfast

Titanic tragedy dead remembered at anniversary service in Belfast

15 April 2025

Among those gathered was Marjorie Wilson whose grandfather died in the maritime disaster in 1912.


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