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CelebrityPA Media: UK NewsGerard Butler ‘devastated’ after sudden death of ‘brother in arms’ Darius
The actor said Campbell Danesh had a heart ‘bigger and brighter than the sun and an energy so contagious he could light up a room in seconds’.
NewsThe GuardianThe Australian’s buried scoop on Morrison raises the question: who knew what, when?
Oz journalists criticised for sitting on dynamite revelations of grab for power for two years. Plus: journalism’s gender gap
NewsPA Media: UK NewsBritish ‘Beatle’ IS terror cell member to be sentenced in US
El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, was found guilty of his role in a hostage-taking scheme which involved torturing, beating, and executing prisoners.
NewsReutersUK spy chief says Putin is losing information war in Ukraine -The Economist
Jeremy Fleming, the intelligence head, in an op-ed in The Economist, wrote that both countries have been using their cyber capabilities in the war in Ukraine. Fleming said Russia had deployed WhisperGate malware to destroy and deface Ukrainian government systems.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsHealth Secretary Steve Barclay considers overseas hiring spree for care homes
There have been calls for ‘urgent action’ over the 165,000 job vacancies in social care.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsTory candidates face hustings as Truss accused of wanting ‘devastating cuts’
Liz Truss was criticised for calling for patients to be charged to see their GP in a controversial 2009 policy paper she co-authored.
SportPA Media: UK NewsEx-footballers to cycle around clubs ‘to show red card to human trafficking’
The cycle is to take place on August 19 around five football clubs in the North East.
LifestylePA Media: UK NewsScots mum who had double hand transplant to take on North Coast 500
Cor Hutton, who lost her hands and lower legs after getting pneumonia and sepsis, is to take on the scenic 500-mile route.
BusinessPA Media: UK NewsWater company bosses got 20% pay rise amid sewage ‘scandal’, say Lib Dems
Research by the party showed water company executives picked up wages of £24.8 million in 2021-22 – a increase of 21% on the previous year.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsNext prime minister must deliver Online Safety Bill, urge campaigners
A group of survivors and families have called on Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to resist calls to water down the planned legislation.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsMedieval friars were ‘riddled with parasites’, study suggests
They were were almost twice as likely as Cambridge’s general population to be infected by intestinal parasites, experts said.
BusinessPA Media: UK NewsConsumer confidence hits record low amid ‘acute’ cost-of-living concerns
GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index fell three points in August to minus 44, its lowest figure since records began.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsFree e-cigarette vouchers help two in five smokers to quit in pilot study
People were given advice and support and were required to cover the ongoing costs of using e-cigarettes themselves.
TechnologyPA Media: UK NewsSelf-driving vehicles ‘on UK roads by 2025’ under new Government plans
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has unveiled new Government plans to boost the rollout of self-driving technology.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsArchie Battersbee’s mother says she felt ‘backed into corner’ by court system
Archie died on August 6 in the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, after weeks of legal wrangling.
HealthThe GuardianSmoking and other risk factors cause almost half of cancer deaths, study finds
Largest research project of its kind also points to alcohol and being overweight as major contributors
HealthPA Media: UK News‘Almost half of cancer deaths due to risk factors like smoking and drinking’
Between 2010 and 2019, cancer deaths due to risk factors rose by 20.4% globally, increasing from 3.7 million to 4.45 million.
HealthPA Media: UK NewsPeople with mild Covid are likely to be infectious for five days, study suggests
The research is the first to reveal how long infectiousness lasts after coronavirus infection in the community.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsNHS Covid Pass fixed after glitch leaves travellers without vaccination records
The service resumed working at 10pm after the technical issue was resolved.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsLabour demands recall of Parliament as cost-of-living crisis bites
The party has written to Boris Johnson demanding that MPs return early in order to freeze energy bills.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsSunak pledges to ‘restore’ NHS dentistry
The Tory leadership hopeful vowed to address the ‘unprecedented pressure’ facing dentists as most NHS practices are not accepting new patients.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsMan accused of attacking Sir Salman Rushdie pleads not guilty
Judge David Foley refused to grant Hadi Matar, 24, bail.
BusinessPA Media: UK NewsTravellers unable to show vaccination records as NHS Covid Pass goes down
Users trying to access proof of their vaccination status via the NHS App and website on Thursday found that the service was unavailable.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsPrince William hails ‘landmark’ illegal wildlife trade sentencing
Moazu Kromah was sentenced to more than five years in prison for conspiring to traffic elephant ivory and rhinoceros horns.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsTruss called for patients to be charged for GP visits in 2009, document reveals
The Tory leadership frontrunner also wanted doctors’ pay to be slashed by 10% in a pamphlet she co-authored 13 years ago.