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Kate misses Royal Ascot for second year as she aims for right balance
The Princess of Wales’s public appearances have increased in recent weeks and she has attended three high profile events.
Government urged to do more to show it values public services
A senior union leader has urged the Government to do more to show it values public services and the workers who deliver them. Christina McAnea, general secretary of Unison, told her union’s annual ...
Person dies in UK after becoming infected with rabies while on holiday
A person has died in Yorkshire from rabies after becoming infected while on holiday in Morocco, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The person, which the Barnsley Chronicle reports is a ...
Kate Phillips named permanent BBC chief content officer after interim role
Kate Phillips has been announced as the permanent chief content officer of the BBC, after she had been performing the role on an interim basis after predecessor Charlotte Moore announced she was ...
Israel unleashes intense air strikes in Tehran
Uncertainty roiled the region and residents of Tehran fled their homes in droves on the sixth day of Israel’s air campaign ...
British man shot while travelling in Mexico was unlawfully killed, coroner finds
A British man shot dead alongside two friends while travelling in Mexico was “tragically in the wrong place at the wrong time”, his inquest has heard. Ben Marshall Corser, 36, from St Just in Cornwall ...
Kneecap rapper faces charges for alleged support of terrorist group, court told
A member of rap group Kneecap faces criminal charges for allegedly supporting a proscribed terrorist organisation and not his support for the people of Palestine, a court has heard. Liam Og O hAnnaidh ...
EU diplomat warns that Russia has a plan for long-term aggression against Europe
Russia poses a direct threat to the European Union through acts of sabotage and cyber attacks, but its massive military spending suggests that President Vladimir Putin also plans to use his armed ...
UK inflation to edge higher if oil prices push up energy costs, experts warn
Experts have said that inflation is set to remain elevated over the coming months, particularly if global oil prices continue to spike.
Kneecap greeted by hundreds at court as rap group member faces terrorism charge
A member of rap trio Kneecap has arrived at court to face a terrorism charge as hundreds of people turned out with placards and flags in a show of support. Liam Og O hAnnaidh, who performs under the ...
Micheal Martin’s constituency office in Co Cork vandalised
A spokesperson for the Taoiseach confirmed the latest attack, adding that personal threats have also been sent to the office.
Dame Esther Rantzen’s daughter ‘hopeful’ assisted dying Bill can pass major vote
MPs will gather for the next major vote on the Bill on Friday, which could see it either fall or progress to the Lords.