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Gatwick baggage screeners to strike from next week

Gatwick baggage screeners to strike from next week

Gatwick baggage screeners to strike from next week

13 August 2025

Unite said the workers are among the lowest paid at the West Sussex airport, earning ‘just above the minimum wage’.


Shoe Zone blames Budget tax hikes as chain halves profit forecast

Shoe Zone blames Budget tax hikes as chain halves profit forecast

Shoe Zone blames Budget tax hikes as chain halves profit forecast

13 August 2025

Shoe Zone bosses said they saw weaker ‘discretionary spending’ and decreased footfall in stores.


Victorian-era floral favourites asters make comeback at UK supermarket

Victorian-era floral favourites asters make comeback at UK supermarket

Victorian-era floral favourites asters make comeback at UK supermarket

13 August 2025

Flowers were considered a demure way of conveying feelings in the late 19th century.


Energy regulator ‘disappointed’ after strike announcement

Energy regulator ‘disappointed’ after strike announcement

Energy regulator ‘disappointed’ after strike announcement

13 August 2025

Members of the PCS union in Glasgow, London and Cardiff will walk out at Ofgem for three days later this month over pay and conditions.


Tui cheers profit jump despite pressure from heat waves and Middle East conflict

Tui cheers profit jump despite pressure from heat waves and Middle East conflict

Tui cheers profit jump despite pressure from heat waves and Middle East conflict

13 August 2025

Bosses at the firm said the group had been boosted by its recent growth strategy.


Human rights ‘worsened’ in UK over the past year, says US

Human rights ‘worsened’ in UK over the past year, says US

Human rights ‘worsened’ in UK over the past year, says US

13 August 2025

The annual US State Department report points to violence motivated by antisemitism and ‘serious restrictions’ on freedom of speech.


Shooting stars visible across the UK in annual Perseid meteor shower

Shooting stars visible across the UK in annual Perseid meteor shower

Shooting stars visible across the UK in annual Perseid meteor shower

13 August 2025

Every summer the Earth slams into a trail of debris from the Swift-Tuttle comet that also orbits the Sun.


Inheritance tax changes under consideration amid spending gap concerns – reports

Inheritance tax changes under consideration amid spending gap concerns – reports

Inheritance tax changes under consideration amid spending gap concerns – reports

13 August 2025

Government U-turns over winter fuel payments and welfare reform have left Chancellor Rachel Reeves with a multibillion-pound fiscal shortfall.


Bhim Kohli’s teenage killer to have sentence reviewed at Court of Appeal

Bhim Kohli’s teenage killer to have sentence reviewed at Court of Appeal

Bhim Kohli’s teenage killer to have sentence reviewed at Court of Appeal

13 August 2025

Mr Kohli, 80, was attacked with a shoe and died the following day.


TV presenter Jay Blades to appear in court charged with rape

TV presenter Jay Blades to appear in court charged with rape

TV presenter Jay Blades to appear in court charged with rape

13 August 2025

The 55-year-old is not expected to enter pleas to the charges on Wednesday.


Joanna Lumley and Tulisa confirmed for Cheltenham Literature Festival 2025

Joanna Lumley and Tulisa confirmed for Cheltenham Literature Festival 2025

Joanna Lumley and Tulisa confirmed for Cheltenham Literature Festival 2025

13 August 2025

The literature festival features talks and discussions from a variety of authors, journalists and public figures.


Funeral director to enter pleas to 63 charges after remains found at premises

Funeral director to enter pleas to 63 charges after remains found at premises

Funeral director to enter pleas to 63 charges after remains found at premises

13 August 2025

Robert Bush was charged after an investigation into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors’ sites in Hull.


Amber heat alert as fourth summer heatwave pushes temperatures towards 34C

Amber heat alert as fourth summer heatwave pushes temperatures towards 34C

Amber heat alert as fourth summer heatwave pushes temperatures towards 34C

12 August 2025

Parts of England are set for another day of sweltering sunshine after highs of 33.4C on Tuesday.


Friday’s EuroMillions jackpot estimated to hit £201m

Friday’s EuroMillions jackpot estimated to hit £201m

Friday’s EuroMillions jackpot estimated to hit £201m

12 August 2025

One UK player came close to the jackpot, winning more than £600,000 for matching five numbers and one lucky star.


Man charged with murder and attempted murder in Downpatrick

Man charged with murder and attempted murder in Downpatrick

Man charged with murder and attempted murder in Downpatrick

12 August 2025

A 30-year-old man has been charged with murder and attempted murder following the death of a man and the serious assault of a priest in Downpatrick.


Parents who advised daughter against chemotherapy warned over inquest behaviour

Parents who advised daughter against chemotherapy warned over inquest behaviour

Parents who advised daughter against chemotherapy warned over inquest behaviour

12 August 2025

Paloma Shemirani, 23, collapsed last July and was taken to hospital where she died five days later having earlier declined cancer treatment.


Starmer to co-chair Ukraine meeting after call with Trump and European leaders

Starmer to co-chair Ukraine meeting after call with Trump and European leaders

Starmer to co-chair Ukraine meeting after call with Trump and European leaders

12 August 2025

The call on Wednesday will include Sir Keir, Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz, who will later be joined by the US President.


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