Day: October 1, 2024
What the papers say – October 2
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Tory leadership candidates to make final pitch to conference delegates
October 1, 2024The four Conservative leadership candidates are preparing for their final chance to address the party’s conference in their race to be Rishi Sunak’s successor. Their contest has been the focus of the four-day gathering as the party looks to rebuild after the general election loss in July. The final session comes the day after Mr […]
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More scattered showers forecast but conditions becoming more settled
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UK’s busiest train station will be closed for eight days over Christmas
October 1, 2024Jasper KingPublished Oct 1, 2024, 8:18pm|Updated Oct 2, 2024, 7:10am The UK’s busiest railway station is set to be closed for eight days over the Christmas period causing travel misery for thousands of people. Network Rail has confirmed that London Liverpool Street station will be closed from Christmas Day until January 2 for works on […]
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Girl, 14, suffers ‘life-changing injuries’ after acid attack at Westminster school
October 1, 2024Josh MiltonPublished Oct 1, 2024, 9:59am|Updated Oct 1, 2024, 11:33am An acid attack at a Westminster school has left a 14-year-old girl with ‘life-changing’ injuries and two others in hospital’. The ‘acidic’ substance was allegedly thrown at students and a teacher outside Westminster Academy at about 4.40pm yesterday. An employee flagged down police officers after […]
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WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to make first public statement since his release from prison
October 1, 2024For 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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will make his first public statements since he was released from prison when he addresses the […]
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Tax cuts and child supports to dominate Ireland’s pre-election budget
October 1, 2024Tax cuts and child-related supports will be among the key measures unveiled in Budget 2025 amid the threat of a winter general election in Ireland. The Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and the Green Party government is to unveil 8.3 billion euro worth of measures in the last of the coalition’s five financial packages. Budget 2025, […]
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Most teachers have seen pupils in dirty clothes, with unwashed hair and unbrushed teeth in past year
October 1, 2024The majority of teachers have witnessed pupils attend school in dirty clothes, with unwashed hair and unbrushed teeth in the past year, a new survey suggests. Four in five school staff believe there has been an increase in “hygiene poverty” issues in their school in the last 12 months – and a third of these […]
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What the papers say – October 1
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