Day: June 8, 2025
Police to get above-inflation boost after 11th-hour spending review wrangling
June 8, 2025Policing is expected to receive an above-inflation boost in the spending review after eleventh-hour Cabinet negotiations over the weekend. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is prepared to announce real-terms increases to budgets for the service every year as she sets out spending plans for the next three years on Wednesday. The Times newspaper reported the boost would […]
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Coleen Rooney says Unicef support for Ukrainian families is a ‘lifeline’
June 8, 2025Coleen Rooney has said Unicef support for Ukrainian families has been a “lifeline” that is “changing lives”. The media personality recently travelled to Poland with Unicef to see how Soccer Aid donations have directly supported Ukrainian families who were forced to flee their homes. The 39-year-old said she could not “imagine” what Ukrainian refugee families […]
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Draft climate plan proposes hundreds of actions to protect Northern Ireland
June 8, 2025Hundreds of actions are being considered in the latest proposed plan to tackle climate change in Northern Ireland. The draft third Northern Ireland climate change adaptation programme (NICCAP3) includes more than 250 actions suggested by government departments, councils, academia, NGOs, businesses and the public. These are aimed at improving resilience against the impacts of climate […]
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Gut bacteria changes could be ‘warning sign for worsening Parkinson’s symptoms’
June 8, 2025More than 1,000 patients across the UK and Switzerland were recruited for the trial (Alamy/PA) Changes in specific bacteria in the mouth and gut of patients with Parkinson’s disease could potentially be an early warning sign that symptoms of the condition are getting worse, a study suggests. With the help of artificial intelligence (AI), scientists […]
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Bizarre moment plane-spotter filmed man running around on Heathrow runway
June 8, 2025Luke Alsford Published June 8, 2025 11:06pm Updated June 9, 2025 7:21am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A man has been detained after running towards planes on the tarmac at Heathrow Airport. The individual, wearing something around his waist, was running away […]
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Harry Styles spotted dancing up a storm at London music festival
June 8, 2025Harry Styles is not missing out on this year’s selection of incredible music festival headliners, even if he’s not back on stage just yet. The As It Was hitmaker, 31, has been taking time away from the recording studio after the success of his Love On Tour in 2023. His last on-stage performance was in […]
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Two men charged with murder after teenager hit by car in Sheffield
June 8, 2025Two men have been charged with murder after the death of a teenager in Sheffield. Abdullah Yaser Abdullah al Yazidi, 16, died after being hit by a car. He had only recently come to the UK from Yemen, looking “for a better future”, his loved ones previously said. Zulkernain Ahmed, 20, and Amaan Ahmed, 26, […]
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The winners and losers in the chancellor’s spending review
June 8, 2025“It’s a big deal for this government,” says Simon Case. “It’s the clearest indication yet of what they plan to do between now and the general election, a translation of their manifesto. “This is where you should expect the chancellor to say, on behalf of the government: ‘This is what we’re about’.” As the former […]
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Why the UK loves Dippy the Dinosaur so much
June 8, 2025Dippy – a complete cast of a diplodocus skeleton – is Britain’s most famous dinosaur. It has resided at the Natural History Museum in London since 1905 and is now on show in Coventry where it is “dinosaur-in-residence” at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum. Dippy, the star attraction in the huge entrance hall of […]
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Map reveals the cheapest London station to live near — where rents are £835 less than average
June 8, 2025Easy access to the Tube is a must when looking for a new flat in London. After all, you’re paying through the nose, so the least you can expect is a straightforward commute. Now, new data has unveiled the cheapest places to rent and buy property along each TfL station in London – so you […]
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