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October 23, 2024

Dame Helen Mirren: Upsetting and unfair to be treated differently as we age

Workers to be given twice as long to strike under Government proposals

Parts of Bill banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements ‘unconstitutional’

‘No reason’ for Budget to make entrepreneurs want to leave UK, Starmer insists

Bolstered football watchdog Bill to return to Parliament

Woman arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after Swanage care home deaths

Poor sleep may age the brain by nearly three years, scientists say

Scotland Yard praises policing reforms as ‘welcome step forward’

Robots could help scientists understand how fish started to walk on land

Study uncovers why the brain can quickly process short messages on screens

One in 10 young adults do not believe or realise ‘stealthing’ is a crime – study

Met Office works with Chinese farmers to protect tea harvest from climate change

Government hopes Iranian sanctions will deter it from ‘destabilising’ region

Infected blood victims losing faith in compensation scheme, Labour MP says

Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy: I have ‘lost the best part of myself’

Starmer: Commonwealth should focus on ‘here and now’, not on slavery reparations

Met officer sacked for ‘appalling’ racist tweets

O’Neill insists she can still lead as First Minister in stormy committee meeting

McDonald’s value drops by billions after hamburgers linked to E. coli outbreak

Reeves ‘WhatsApps’ Hunt and is in contact ‘regularly’ with Blair and Brown

Stepmother claimed Sara Sharif wore hijab to ‘follow her religion’

First black hole triple system ‘challenges understanding of how they form’

Army officer stabbed near barracks ‘overwhelmed’ as fundraiser nears £50,000

Demand for drinking water could outstrip supply by mid-2030s, Government warns

Searches targeting crime gang take place in Ireland and Spain

Man faces trial accused of murder of woman who was out walking her dog

Mother of Brianna Ghey killer tells inquest he is ‘good child’

Reckitt sees sales of new hyaluronic acid condoms surge in China

Trade unions and health experts to have their say on child poverty plans

London’s Addison Lee bought by Singapore-based transport firm for £269m

Frasers ditches £111m takeover plans for luxury firm Mulberry

Drivers warned over rise in crashes after clocks change

‘Frankenchickens’ are like 28-stone three-year-olds, Court of Appeal hears

Murdered trans teenager ‘immersed in darkness’, inquest told

Long-term Northern Ireland funding plan needed to fix public services, MPs say

Police name second victim of Newcastle house blast

Fatal crash train operator runs services at lower speeds over ‘slippery rails’

Mid Wales|Oct 23

New defence agreement will bolster European security, say UK and Germany

‘Three people dead in suspected carbon monoxide care home incident’ – councillor

Man in court accused of murdering woman who was out walking her dog

Businessman avoids jail after sending funds to nephew in Syria

Rayner and Dowden clash over prospect of Budget tax rises at ‘battle of gingers’

North Korean troops in Russia would be sign of Putin’s ‘desperation’, says UK

Rapist who began sexually abusing young girls when he was 12 jailed

New Alzheimer’s drugs should be available on NHS, says patient’s wife

Lord Alli found to have committed four minor breaches in registering interests

Mother suffered too much after infection linked to pigeons, inquiry told

Two people taken to hospital as emergency services attend care home incident

Nationwide Building Society will offer bigger 0% loans for green retrofitting

UK and Germany sign ‘landmark’ defence agreement

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