Day: July 29, 2026
Shamed funeral director accepts he is ‘hated and despised’ pariah, court told
July 29, 2026Crooked funeral director Robert Bush accepts he is “hated and despised” as a “pariah” and has apologised to the families left devastated by his mistreatment of their deceased loved ones, a court heard. Bush’s version of events at his firm Legacy Independent Funeral Directors was heard for the first time on Wednesday after more than […]
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Glen Hansard: The Oscar winner who never stopped busking on Dublin’s streets
July 29, 2026The late Glen Hansard – who has died at the age of 56 – used his voice as much for his poetic folk melodies as he did for social causes. He played at venues great and small across Ireland, and had just completed a set of summer gigs at Trinity College in Dublin three weeks […]
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Reform MSP reports lawyer Aamer Anwar to police over hate speech claims
July 29, 2026Reform UK’s deputy leader in Scotland has reported one of the country’s most high-profile lawyers to police over hate speech claims. Thomas Kerr has asked officers to investigate a speech made by Aamer Anwar during a counter-protest to anti-immigration demonstrators last week. Police Scotland said around 1,700 people took part in demonstrations in the city […]
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How Hansard called out division, busked for the homeless and marched for Ukraine
July 29, 2026Award-winning musician Glen Hansard spoke out against divisive rhetoric over housing during one of his famous charity busks on the streets of Dublin. In the first, post-pandemic gig in aid of the Dublin Simon Community, he asked people to stand with the people of Ukraine months after Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022. He […]
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London weather LIVE: Drought declared in capital as temperatures reach heatwave high
July 29, 2026London and six other regions of England are now officially in a drought, the Environment Agency has announced. Today’s announcement comes as temperatures soared to their highest level in London of the current UK heatwave. A Met Office temperature recording in Heathrow at 2pm had the mercury at 34.4C. A temperature of 34.1C was recorded […]
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First UK-built crewed stealth fighter jet in 40 years nears completion
July 29, 2026Rory McKeown | Assistant editor (news) Published July 29, 2026 2:56pm Updated July 29, 2026 2:56pm A rendering of how the UK’s new stealth fighter will look (Picture: BAE Systems/Cover Images) The first crewed stealth fighter jet built in the UK for 40 years is nearing completion as the cutting-edge air combat technology seeks to […]
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to give evidence in trial
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Manchester City propose change to New Deal transfer levy proposal
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Drought declared across half of England – what it means and where
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New UK leader Burnham vows to fix a ‘broken’ social care system
July 29, 2026British Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged Wednesday that he will succeed where decades of predecessors have failed and fix a “broken” social care system built on an overstretched public sector and profit-making private firms. Burnham, 56, said it was a “major dereliction of duty” that his generation of politicians had failed to provide decent care […]
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