Day: April 8, 2023

Row erupts as Scottish Tory leader suggests people could vote Labour to oust SNP thumbnail

Row erupts as Scottish Tory leader suggests people could vote Labour to oust SNP

April 8, 2023

The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has suggested that Tories should vote Labour in the next election, prompting fury from his party’s Westminster HQ. Douglas Ross said people should “do what’s best for the country” and support the candidate most likely to beat the SNP in their constituency – and in many Scottish seats, it […]

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Harpist on mission to break Guinness World Record on Mount Kilimanjaro thumbnail

Harpist on mission to break Guinness World Record on Mount Kilimanjaro

April 8, 2023

For 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 A harpist is on a mission to break her own Guinness World Record – this time on Mount Kilimanjaro – alongside a woman with cystic fibrosis who hopes […]

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Up to 250,000 appointments and operations at risk as England's junior doctors prepare for strikes thumbnail

Up to 250,000 appointments and operations at risk as England’s junior doctors prepare for strikes

April 8, 2023

Up to 250,000 appointments and operations are at risk in England’s hospitals when junior doctors walk off the job for four days next week. The strikes, which are part of a long-running pay dispute, begin at 6.59am on Tuesday and last until 6.59am on Saturday 15 April. NHS national medical director Professor Sir Stephen Powis […]

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Signing players with Premier League experience ‘right decision’ – Mikel Arteta thumbnail

Signing players with Premier League experience ‘right decision’ – Mikel Arteta

April 8, 2023

Sign 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 Mikel Arteta has praised Arsenal’s Premier League-ready signings for their immediate impact at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners head to Liverpool on Sunday knowing that, even if they slip to defeat, […]

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Ukraine to restart critical electricity exports again after Russian attacks ‘fail’ thumbnail

Ukraine to restart critical electricity exports again after Russian attacks ‘fail’

April 8, 2023

U kraine is returning to exporting electricity after a six-month gap, the country’s energy minister has announced. Successful repairs have been carried out on the electricity system since Russia’s strikes, Herman Halushchenko said on Friday. Last October, Ukraine halted exports of electricity to the European Union – its main export market for energy since the […]

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Tory mayoral hopeful pledges referendum on Khan’s Ulez expansion thumbnail

Tory mayoral hopeful pledges referendum on Khan’s Ulez expansion

April 8, 2023

O uter London boroughs could be offered a referendum on Sadiq Khan’s expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) scheme under Tory a mayoral hopeful. If selected as a candidate and succesful elected in next year’s elections, Samuel Kasumu, a former adviser to Boris Johnson, would grant boroughs affected by the expansion – including Bromley, Bexley, […]

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Teenager charged as man, 19, left in critical condition following stabbing in East London thumbnail

Teenager charged as man, 19, left in critical condition following stabbing in East London

April 8, 2023

A teenager has been arrested and charged after a man, aged 19, was stabbed in East London. The victim is still recovering from critical injuries in hospital a week after the violent incident on Sunday April 1. Police were called to reports of a man being stabbed on Mile End Road in Bow just after […]

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Football fan Prince George joins William to cheer on Aston Villa thumbnail

Football fan Prince George joins William to cheer on Aston Villa

April 8, 2023

P rince George enjoyed a nail-biting day out with his father the Prince of Wales to watch Aston Villa’s win against Nottingham Forest. The nine-year-old football mad future king was seen in the stands with William and Villa chief executive Christian Purslow at Villa Park in Birmingham on Saturday. George was a mini-me of William, […]

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Children on hospital ward left with ‘big smiles’ after Easter egg surprise thumbnail

Children on hospital ward left with ‘big smiles’ after Easter egg surprise

April 8, 2023

C hildren on a hospital ward were left with “big smiles” after they were surprised with Easter eggs by players of a football team who have jokingly been referred to as “the other Wrexham”. On Saturday, five players from the men’s side at FC United of Wrexham – Hugo Matthews, Taylor Edwards, Kiyan Roger, Harvey […]

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Want to make the most of the Easter weekend? These day hikes are easily accessible for Londoners thumbnail

Want to make the most of the Easter weekend? These day hikes are easily accessible for Londoners

April 8, 2023

You can’t beat getting out of the city over the Bank Holiday, even if just for a few hours. The good news is, you don’t have to look far away from London to get a healthy dose of nature this Easter. There are loads of great trails where you can get in touch with nature […]

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