Day: February 21, 2023
Man to face trial accused of murdering pensioner
February 21, 2023A man will face trial later this year accused of murdering an elderly woman. Cameron Davis, 30, did not attend a brief bail application hearing at Exeter Crown Court. He is accused of stabbing to death Lorna England, 74, on February 18 in Ludwell Valley Park, which is in the Wonford area of Exeter. Judge […]
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We need to get around the table, says health minister as junior doctors announce 72-hour strike
February 21, 2023Health minister Maria Caulfield said that strike action by BMA members “would not resolve” a bitter pay dispute as junior medics told of feeling “undervalued and overworked”. Almost 37,000 votes were cast in the BMA’s ballot and 98 per cent of those were cast in favour of strike action, meaning this was the largest ever […]
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Kate Forbes says campaign ‘not over’ as MSPs withdraw support amid backlash
February 21, 2023K ate Forbes has said her campaign to replace Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister is “absolutely not over”, as a backlash over her equal marriage views has seen her support ebb away among MSPs. The Finance Secretary said on Monday that her conscience would not have allowed her to vote in favour of same-sex marriage, […]
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London’s most-wanted neighbourhoods: From Wimbledon to… Croydon
February 21, 2023It is leafy, lovely, and world famous thanks to its international tennis tournament. Wimbledon, in south west London, has been named the capital’s most in-demand location. A series of affluent south west London locations dominate the league table of the most-searched locations of the past year, according to Rightmove. Alongside SW19, buyers have been keenly […]
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Why family-friendly Hayes could be the perfect spot to get onto the property ladder
February 21, 2023Up-and-coming Hayes is in Hillingdon, London’s most westerly borough and also its greenest, boasting 67 award-winning Green Flag parks and other open spaces. The amount of outdoor space was one of the factors that has led to it also being crowned the capital’s most family-friendly borough by estate agency Portico, which analysed Rightmove data using […]
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