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Warning over high pollen and UV levels as temperatures set to hit 29C

Warning over high pollen and UV levels as temperatures set to hit 29C

Warning over high pollen and UV levels as temperatures set to hit 29C

28 April 2025

Temperature records for April and May are unlikely to be broken this week, the Met Office said.


Wife of British man detained in Dubai calls on PM to act to secure his release

Wife of British man detained in Dubai calls on PM to act to secure his release

Wife of British man detained in Dubai calls on PM to act to secure his release

28 April 2025

Heather Cornelius delivered a letter to 10 Downing Street on Monday, the day after her husband Ryan Cornelius’s 71st birthday.


Valuation Office Agency to be scrapped in latest quango cull

Valuation Office Agency to be scrapped in latest quango cull

Valuation Office Agency to be scrapped in latest quango cull

28 April 2025

The agency will be disbanded as a standalone division and the majority will be merged within HM Revenue & Customs by April next year.


Labour MP urges Glastonbury organisers to remove Kneecap from festival line-up

Labour MP urges Glastonbury organisers to remove Kneecap from festival line-up

Labour MP urges Glastonbury organisers to remove Kneecap from festival line-up

28 April 2025

David Taylor said it would be ‘deeply troubling’ to see the band performing at the event after a member allegedly called for the death of Tory MPs.


Government urged to invest £260m in teacher training to boost school standards

Government urged to invest £260m in teacher training to boost school standards

Government urged to invest £260m in teacher training to boost school standards

28 April 2025

All teachers should be given free access to a ‘golden thread’ of core professional qualifications, a think tank and charity has suggested.


University applications for AI degrees rise 15%, data shows

University applications for AI degrees rise 15%, data shows

University applications for AI degrees rise 15%, data shows

28 April 2025

Data from Ucas shows the number of young people applying for degrees in artificial intelligence are rising, even as wider computing applications fall.


British lorry driver denies murdering wife after remains found at Co Cork home

British lorry driver denies murdering wife after remains found at Co Cork home

British lorry driver denies murdering wife after remains found at Co Cork home

28 April 2025

Richard Satchwell, 58, is charged with the murder of Tina Satchwell in Youghal on March 20 2017.


‘Impossible’ to make smartphones safe for children, Sophie Winkleman warns

‘Impossible’ to make smartphones safe for children, Sophie Winkleman warns

‘Impossible’ to make smartphones safe for children, Sophie Winkleman warns

28 April 2025

Netflix drama Adolescence has fuelled a debate about phones in schools.


BBC executives ‘draw a line in the sand’ after workplace culture review

BBC executives ‘draw a line in the sand’ after workplace culture review

BBC executives ‘draw a line in the sand’ after workplace culture review

28 April 2025

The review was announced in 2024 in the wake of the furore over disgraced former newsreader Huw Edwards.


Chancellor Reeves warned of ‘tough’ trade-offs ahead of spending review

Chancellor Reeves warned of ‘tough’ trade-offs ahead of spending review

Chancellor Reeves warned of ‘tough’ trade-offs ahead of spending review

28 April 2025

A report from the Resolution Foundation suggests that the Government should focus spending in areas such as health and housing.


Triple-death crash prompts renewed calls for graduated driving licences

Triple-death crash prompts renewed calls for graduated driving licences

Triple-death crash prompts renewed calls for graduated driving licences

28 April 2025

Edward Spencer killed three fellow pupils at his school in a crash in April 2023, just six weeks after passing his driving test.


Jail for driver who caused deaths of mother and daughter during storm

Jail for driver who caused deaths of mother and daughter during storm

Jail for driver who caused deaths of mother and daughter during storm

28 April 2025

Data later revealed Firas Zeineddine, 46, had been driving at more than 90mph in bad weather conditions.


Streeting’s ex-aide spared jail after exposing himself to girl and following her

Streeting’s ex-aide spared jail after exposing himself to girl and following her

Streeting’s ex-aide spared jail after exposing himself to girl and following her

28 April 2025

Samuel Gould, 33, of Hornchurch, Essex, pleaded guilty last month to two counts of exposure.


Constance Marten denies carrying baby in supermarket bag while on the run

Constance Marten denies carrying baby in supermarket bag while on the run

Constance Marten denies carrying baby in supermarket bag while on the run

28 April 2025

Marten and Mark Gordon are charged with the manslaughter of their daughter Victoria, who died after they went off-grid in early 2023.


Girl, 14, showed no remorse after school stabbing and made threats in detention

Girl, 14, showed no remorse after school stabbing and made threats in detention

Girl, 14, showed no remorse after school stabbing and made threats in detention

28 April 2025

The schoolgirl was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court on Monday to 15 years in detention for attempted murder.


Woman ‘distraught’ after alleged rape by former Britain’s Got Talent contestant

Woman ‘distraught’ after alleged rape by former Britain’s Got Talent contestant

Woman ‘distraught’ after alleged rape by former Britain’s Got Talent contestant

28 April 2025

Andrew Johnston, 30, denies two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.


Jury selected in trial of two men accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree

Jury selected in trial of two men accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree

Jury selected in trial of two men accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree

28 April 2025

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, deny two counts each of criminal damage.


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