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Attorney General reviewing whether Nottingham attacker sentence too lenient

Valdo Calocane was handed a hospital order over the deaths of three people last summer The Attorney General is considering whether judges should review the sentence of Nottingham knifeman Valdo Calocane after receiving a submission that it could be unduly lenient. A judge handed down a hospital order to the 32-year-old, who has paranoid schizophrenia and whose pleas to manslaughter by diminished responsibility were accepted earlier this week. The families of the three people he killed have reacted angrily to the sentencing […]

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Obesity levels among children could end up costing more than 8bn

Obesity levels among children due to the pandemic could end up costing more than £8 billion, research suggests. A new study found obesity in England rose significantly among four to five-year-olds and those aged 10 to 11 between 2019/20 and 2020/21 – at the height of the spread of coronavirus. While more recent figures show a slight drop in obesity levels during primary school, the proportion of obese children aged 10 to 11 is still higher than before the pandemic. Researchers from the National Institute […]

January 25, 2024 25

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Liverpool hold off late Fulham charge to reach Carabao Cup final

Liverpool booked their place in the Carabao Cup final as they capitalised on their first-leg advantage and held a spirited Fulham to a 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage. Luis Diaz’s opener was cancelled out by Issa Diop but the Red’s dug deep in the second leg to claim a 3-2 aggregate victory. Liverpool will face Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea at Wembley on February 25, two years after defeating the Blues in both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup finals. A fired up Fulham came out […]

January 25, 2024 22

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Home Secretary says we must give youngsters way out of violence amid knives crackdown

New legislation to tackle zombie-style knives will be introduced in Parliament today The Home Secretary has defended the Government’s record on tackling knife crime as he announced next steps to ban zombie-style knives. Fresh legislation is set to be introduced to Parliament on Thursday, which James Cleverly said seeks to “close that loophole” on outlawing the weapons. Zombie-style knives were first banned in 2016 but ministers hope these tighter measures will stop some retailers being able to sell dangerous knives […]

January 25, 2024 20

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EasyJet cuts end of year losses despite 40m hit from Hamas Israel conflict

EasyJet said it reduced its losses in the final three months of 2023 despite suffering a £40 million hit from the Hamas-Israel conflict. The airline recorded a loss before tax of £126 million between October and December last year, down from £133 million during the same period in 2022. Passenger numbers increased by 14% year-on-year. The airline said it suffered a “direct impact of £40 million” in the quarter due to the war between Israel and Hamas. This relates to […]

January 24, 2024 27

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Chelsea reach Carabao Cup final with second leg hammering of Middlesbrough

Chelsea put defeat in their Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Middlesbrough behind them to book a first Wembley appearance since 2022 with a ruthless 6-1 win at Stamford Bridge. Four first-half goals for Mauricio Pochettino’s side effectively ended the tie as a contest as a Jonny Howson own goal and strikes from Enzo Fernandez, Axel Disasi and Cole Palmer showed a clinical side to Chelsea rarely seen this season. Noni Madueke and a second from Palmer wrapped up an […]

January 24, 2024 23

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Royal Mails universal postal service unsustainable without reform Ofcom

Cutting Royal Mail’s letter deliveries to five days a week or three are among options being put forward by the industry watchdog as it warned the universal postal service risks becoming “unsustainable” without reform. Ofcom said Britain’s universal postal service “must modernise” as it outlined proposals for its overhaul following a review amid calls from Royal Mail to ditch Saturday letter deliveries due to slumping demand. It said two main options being mooted, cutting the six-day a week service to […]

January 24, 2024 23

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Government borrowing drops but debt remains at levels not seen since 1960s

The Government borrowed less money last month than in any December in four years but debt remains at historical highs, new data suggested. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that public sector net borrowing hit £7.8 billion during the month. That was £8.4 billion less than a year earlier and the lowest in any December since 2019. Experts had expected it to reach £11.4 billion. A year ago changes to student loan repayments came into force and meant that […]

January 23, 2024 18

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Two million to be cut off from gas and electricity this winter Citizens Advice

More than two million people will have their gas and electricity cut off this winter because they cannot afford to top up their prepayment meter, Citizens Advice has said. The charity said it was concerned that having no gas and electricity would not be a “one-off” experience for many, after finding that 1.7 million people disconnected at least once a month last year. Some 800,000 people went for more than 24 hours without gas and electricity last year because they […]

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