Day: March 31, 2023
UK hospices ‘face funding crisis and need extra £120m to pay staff’
March 31, 2023For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails UK hospices are facing a funding crisis and will need to find an extra £120m to match the NHS pay offer to staff, chief executives have warned. The […]
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Pep Guardiola: Manchester City experience counts for little in title race
March 31, 2023Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Pep Guardiola is convinced Arsenal’s eight-point advantage in the title race counts for far more than Manchester City’s past experience of winning the Premier League. City, who have a game in […]
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‘Ecstatic’ Tate brothers released from jail in Romania and placed under house arrest
March 31, 2023Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother have been released from jail in Romania and placed under house arrest for 30 days instead, according to court documents. The self-proclaimed misogynist, 36, and his sibling Tristan were released from a detention facility in Bucharest just before midnight local time. Andrew Tate took to Twitter after his […]
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Four climate activists convicted of causing public nuisance, but no jail term
March 31, 2023Four climate protesters, including a man who glued his head to the road in order to block traffic in central London, have escaped jail terms. Matthew Tulley, 44, Ben Taylor, 38, George Burrow, 68 and Anthony Hill, 72, staged a protest between Bishopsgate and Wormwood Street in the City of London on 25 October 2021. […]
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Four Insulate Britain protesters convicted of causing public nuisance
March 31, 2023Four climate protesters who stopped traffic on a central London road during rush hour have been convicted of causing a public nuisance. Julie Mecoli, 68, Stefania Morosi, 45, Louise Lancaster, 57 and Nicholas Till, 67, were among a group of Insulate Britain supporters who walked into Upper Thames Street on 25 October 2021 while a […]
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Constance Marten and Mark Gordon appear in court over the death of their child
March 31, 2023An aristocrat and her partner have appeared in court following the death of their baby daughter. The trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon is due to take place next year. Both are charged with the manslaughter of baby Victoria, who was found dead in Brighton on March 1 after a huge search. Today Marten, […]
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March was England’s ‘wettest in 40 years’
March 31, 2023England has had its wettest March in more than 40 years. Met Office data up to 30 March showed 111.3mm of rain fell during the month, 91% more than the average. Wales and Northern Ireland also had one of their 10 wettest Marches on record, according to the research. Wales had 197.5mm of rain, some […]
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Which UK cities have ULEZ or Clean Air Zones including Birmingham and Portsmouth
March 31, 2023ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zones) have become a hot subject of discussion, particularly in London. While it was designed to combat air pollution and improve the health of many of the capital’s residents, the scheme has proved controversial since its inception. In London, the announcement that the scheme was going to be expanded from August […]
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Church charity spent £95,000 on overseas holidays and gym memberships
March 31, 2023A church used £95,000 of charitable money on overseas holidays and gym memberships, it has been revealed. Rhema Church on Woodside Green in Croydon, south London, had has its charity status revoked after a report on its spending was published yesterday. The Charity Commission’s inquiry found that ‘day-to-day living expenses such as food, domestic purchases, […]
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Man jailed for 21 years for murdering man with horseshoe in row over loud music
March 31, 2023To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A man who murdered a golf greenkeeper by bludgeoning him with a horseshoe has been jailed for 21 years. Kirkpatrick Virgo, 42, smashed Thomas Parker, 24, with the U-shaped iron after they argued over loud music being […]
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