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Government has issued blatant threat by taking legal action over nurses strike

The Government has issued a “blatant threat” by taking legal action over a planned 48-hour strike by nurses in the long-running dispute over pay, a union leader has said. Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members working in the NHS in England at workplaces with a strike mandate are preparing to take industrial action from 8pm or the start of the night shift on April 30 until 8pm or the start […]

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Activists jailed over Dartford Crossing bridge protest

Two Just Stop Oil protesters who scaled a bridge on the Dartford Crossing, causing gridlock when police closed the bridge to traffic, have both been jailed as the judge stressed he wanted others to be deterred from copying them. Morgan Trowland, 40, and 34-year-old Marcus Decker used ropes and other climbing equipment to scale the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, which links the M25 in Essex and Kent. Prosecutor Adam King […]

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Worlds fastest marathon runner says London race is like my home

The world’s fastest marathon runner has said Tower Bridge is his favourite landmark in the London Marathon and that the race “is like my home”. Speaking to children at Cubitt Town Primary School in east London ahead of this year’s event on Sunday, Eliud Kipchoge also said listening to Kelly Clarkson’s hit Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) motivates him to run faster. The 38-year-old Kenyan athlete won the TSA London […]

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Leah Williamson set to miss World Cup as Arsenal confirm ACL injury

England captain Leah Williamson will miss this summer’s World Cup after rupturing her anterior cruciate knee ligament. Arsenal confirmed the worst fears around the injury the 26-year-old suffered during Wednesday’s Women’s Super League defeat by Manchester United. The Gunners said in a statement: “Leah will now begin a period of rehabilitation and is set for an extended spell on the sidelines. She will undergo surgery in due course. “Everyone at […]

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Dominic Raab resigns from Cabinet following bullying probe

The Deputy Prime Minister says he promised to step down if the findings showed any bullying whatsoever Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has quit Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet following the conclusion of an inquiry into bullying allegations. Mr Sunak received the report from senior lawyer Adam Tolley KC’s investigation on Thursday and had been considering the findings since. In a resignation letter to the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister said: […]

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Erik ten Hag not happy with Man Uniteds unacceptable lack of fight and desire

His side crashed out of the Europa League last night Erik ten Hag says Manchester United let the fans down with their “unacceptable” lack of fight and desire in Thursday’s humiliating Europa League exit to Sevilla. Last week the Red Devils threw away a commanding quarter-final lead as late Tyrell Malacia and Harry Maguire own goals saw the first leg end in a chaotic 2-2 draw. But United wilted rather than rallied in the return […]

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My blue tick has passed away Twitter users mourn removal of legacy checkmarks

They're now only available to users who pay for them Legacy blue ticks have been removed from Twitter as the social media site continues its push to drive more people towards signing up for Twitter Blue. Twitter Verified tweeted that legacy verified checkmarks would be removed from the site on April 20, with the main way of getting a blue tick being to sign up for Twitter Blue, with an £8 monthly fee for those based in […]

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SpaceXs Starship rocket explodes minutes after blast off

SpaceX’s Starship – the biggest and most powerful space rocket ever developed – has exploded minutes after blasting off. The launch, which took place from SpaceX’s Starbase in the US state of Texas, came after a stuck valve forced a launch attempt on Monday to be aborted. While Thursday’s launch saw the rocket leave the launch pad and ascend into the sky, the first and second stages of the launch […]

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Seven year old Nikki Allan skipped to her death murder trial told

A seven-year-old “skipped to her death” while being lured to a derelict building where she was brutally murdered in 1992, a court heard. David Boyd, then aged 25, is accused of smashing Nikki’s Allan’s skull with a brick before repeatedly stabbing her through the heart and dragging her body through the ruined building and dumping her in the basement. The 55-year-old, then also known as Smith or Bell, of Chesterton […]

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