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PA Media: UK News
Year-long inquiry finds ‘systemic racism’ in UK maternity care
The inquiry panel heard evidence from over 300 people with lived and professional experience of racial injustice in maternity care.
3 hours ago
Evening Standard
Kourtney Kardashian marries Travis Barker in fairytale Italian wedding
Kourtney Kardashian tied the knot with Travis Barker in a fairtytale Italian wedding on Sunday. In an Instagram post, the reality star gushed about finding her “happily ever after” as the pair said “I do” in Portofino. The former Blink 182 drummer shared a picture of the couple kissing in front of a stunning altar covered in red roses and velvet.
11 hours ago
The Independent
Parris Island wages battles, not war, against climate change
A Defense Department-funded “resiliency review” finds Parris Island facing growing threats from climate change
2 days ago
Sky News
Staffordshire Police investigate claims van driver 'drove straight over' family of ducklings crossing road
Police are investigating claims that a van driver "crushed" three ducklings by mowing them down as they were crossing the road. Staffordshire Police said officers were made aware of the incident, which took place in Trentham, a southern suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, on Friday. Images of the ducklings laying in the road were shared across social media after being posted on Facebook by a man called Steven Walley.
19 hours ago
AFP
Wallaby great Pocock poised to become an Australian senator
Wallaby great and environmental activist David Pocock was poised to win a seat in the Australian Senate Sunday and become the first independent to hold the role for the national capital Canberra.
a day ago
Evening Standard
Afghan TV anchors forced to wear face-covering after Taliban order
Female TV news anchors are being told they must wear face coverings when presenting live on air in Afghanistan. The Taliban said the ruling was “non-negotiable” and is now being strictly enforced by the Government. The party overthrew the previous Afghan government in August last year and has since placed more restrictions on women, limiting their access to education and dictating how they must dress in public.
3 hours ago
The Guardian
Eight priorities for Anthony Albanese’s new Labor government
The newly sworn-in PM has confirmed Australia’s parliament will meet before the end of July – what is at the top of his post-election agenda?
4 hours ago
The Telegraph
End of the road for bargains as new cars cost record high
The cheapest new car in the UK now costs more than £10,000 - making it more expensive than ever to buy a brand-new vehicle.
14 hours ago
Evening Standard
Schools in England paying an estimated £1bn a year for energy, says Labour
Shadow schools minister Stephen Morgan has urged Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi to form ‘a proper plan’ to tackle the issue
20 hours ago
Sky News
Partygate: Sue Gray's team reject claim she initiated meeting with Boris Johnson over report
Pressure is growing on Number 10 to explain a meeting between Sue Gray and Boris Johnson as it emerged an unnamed Downing Street official suggested the pair get together. Opposition MPs have demanded more details about the event, which took place some weeks ago and was made public last night by Sky News. Downing Street sources issued a statement which said the meeting had not been ordered by the PM personally.
2 days ago
Oxford Mail
How police caught ATM gang that terrorised the Home Counties
Two days before the smash that claimed the life of Rocky Broadway, DCI Aidan Donohoe had formally signed off an operation investigating the organised crime boss for whom the four occupants of the stolen Mercedes were working when they crashed.
22 hours ago
The Guardian
In shock and anger over Liberal defeat, Sky News commentators urge party to shift right
Sky After Dark regulars say the Liberal party must distinguish itself by appealing to ‘conservative values that Labor have abandoned’
16 hours ago
Bournemouth Echo UK
RNLI crews help medical incident on Green Island
LIFEBOAT crews rushed to help the medical evacuation of a patient from Green Island.
23 hours ago
Isle of Wight County Press
Businessman to face trial over tree preservation charges
Mark Andrew King, of Watery Lane, Newchurch, has failed to enter pleas on four charges of causing a contravention of tree preservation regulations by cutting down, uprooting or destroying trees.
5 hours ago
The Telegraph
Rising immigration 'undeniably undermines' Brexit promises, warn Red Wall MPs
Priti Patel has been warned over the “drastic increase” in net immigration, as Red Wall MPs say it “undeniably undermines” Brexit promises. In a letter to the Home Secretary, over two dozen Conservative politicians have sounded the alarm over data suggesting net immigration for this year “could be higher than any in recent history”. The group of MPs highlight figures which show that work visas are up 25 per cent to 239,987, family visas are up 49 per cent to 280,776 and student visas are up 52 p
16 hours ago
Euronews
What can you do if there’s a drunk and disruptive passenger on your plane?
As drunk passengers are often responsible for miserable flights, we ask if alcohol should be banned on flights.
a day ago
The Independent
Two men charged in fatal Chicago shopping district shooting
Two men have been charged in a shooting that left two people dead and seven others hurt outside a fast food restaurant just blocks from Chicago’s famed Magnificent Mile shopping district
20 hours ago
PA Media: Entertainment
Dorries’ claim that Channel 4 reality show used paid actors ‘unfounded’
The production company behind Tower Block Of Commons believes the Culture Secretary’s claims to be unfounded but said it will investigate the matter.
2 days ago
Lancashire Telegraph
Lancashire remembers the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing
On the fifth anniversary, Lancashire remembers the 22 victims, four who lived in the county, of the Manchester Bombing.
a day ago
Bournemouth Echo UK
8 roses with royal connections to sniff out for the Platinum Jubilee
The monarch and her family, as well as royal residences, all have roses named after them. By Hannah Stephenson.
a day ago

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