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Concern has been expressed over the siting of a loyalist bonfire close to an electricity substation in Belfast. The location of the towering pyre is also close to two major Belfast hospitals.
It comes as education unions have raised concerns about the statutory tests taken by Year 6 pupils in primary schools across England.
Betty Brown, 92, from County Durham, ran the Annfield Plain Post Office with her late husband when the faulty Horizon software was introduced.
Flights scheduled at Marseille Airport have been suspended after a wildfire raged close to the southern French port city, local authorities said. The prefecture urged people in the affected areas to ...
Campaigners and experts debated on whether utilities should be nationalised as ministers seek to ‘reset’ the failing sector.
Mr Sunak, who was prime minister between October 2022 and July 2024, is set to advise leaders across the firm.
A 16-year-old boy was wounded in the leg during an attack in Manor Road, Chigwell, shortly before 8.55pm on Saturday, July 5. Essex Police believe a large group may have been involved. A separate ...
A public inquiry into the murders of three girls at a Southport dance class will identify changes that urgently need to be made to protect the most vulnerable from other “horrors”, the chairman has ...
Pc Marsden said he had received a report of “two Asian males fighting outside Starbucks” and on arrival was told by a member of the public, Abdulkareem Ismaeil, that he had been headbutted by a male ...
The Liverpool footballer and his brother, Andre Silva, died after the Lamborghini they were travelling in burst into flames.
An ex-teacher, referred to as Evan, gave evidence via videolink from prison, where he is serving an eight-year sentence for sexual assault and rape.
A jury has heard evidence in the inquest for Benedict Blythe, five, who became unwell at school before his death.