Firm fined £80,000 after surveyor killed in ‘entirely avoidable’ electrical explosion
A property firm has been fined £80,000 after an asbestos surveyor died following an electrical explosion.Inverness-based Global Energy Nigg Limited...
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BAFTAs 2023: All Quiet On The Western Front leads the nominations – as Irish talent also shines
German-language war epic All Quiet On The Western Front leads this year's BAFTA race - while Irish talent also shines...
Tory MP Simon Clarke defiant after saying nurses using food banks ‘should budget better’
A former cabinet minister has doubled down on his criticism of nurses using food banks after his comments were branded...
King Charles asks for profits from £1bn wind farm deal to go to ‘wider public good’ – and not to the royals
The King has again signalled his wish to potentially shake up the way the monarchy is funded following a £1bn...
She reported her police officer ex-husband for rape – and investigation ‘was more traumatic than the incident’
A woman who reported her police officer ex-husband for rape says detectives mishandled the case and their investigation "was more...
Julian Sands: British actor goes missing while hiking in Californian mountains
British actor Julian Sands has gone missing while hiking in Californian mountains.The 65-year-old disappeared on Friday evening - with teams...
Manchester Airport temporarily closes both runways due to heavy snowfall
Manchester Airport temporarily closed both of its runways due to heavy snowfall.The airport said it was clearing the airfield as...
NHS leaders making contingency plans as biggest walkout in its history looms
NHS leaders are making contingency plans as the biggest walkout in the health service's history looms.Ambulance staff and nurses are...
Woman who reported police officer ex-husband for rape found investigation ‘more traumatic than incident’
A woman who reported her police officer ex-husband for rape says detectives mishandled the case and their investigation "was more...
Ambulance strikes: GMB union announce six further dates for action
Ambulance workers have announced six further strike dates as their dispute over pay, jobs and conditions continues. More than 10,000...
Plymouth shooting inquest hears 999 calls from neighbours as gunman carried out attack
An inquest into the deaths of five people shot and killed in Plymouth has been shown police bodycam footage and...
David Carrick: Rapist PC case ‘absolutely despicable’, Sunak tells Met Police chief
The abuse of power shown by rapist PC David Carrick is "absolutely despicable" and urgent action must be taken, the...
Kaylea Titford: Morbidly obese teen died in conditions ‘unfit for any animal’ after parents ‘seriously neglected her’, court hears
A vulnerable teenage girl died after becoming morbidly obese and forced to live in conditions "unfit for any animal", a...
All forces asked to check every officer against police database in wake of David Carrick case
Forces have been asked to check all officers and staff against national police databases to "identify anyone who has slipped...
Ambulance strikes: GMB union announce six further dates for action
Ambulance workers have announced six further strike dates as their dispute over pay, jobs and conditions continues. More than 10,000...
Advanced battery plant in Oxfordshire to be opened later this year, creating up to 300 new jobs
Britain's battery sector has been delivered some unexpected good news, after an Australian billionaire told Sky News he will be...
Inflation eases slightly to 10.5% from 10.7% the previous month due to cheaper fuel and clothes, official figures show
The rate of inflation eased to 10.5%, according to official figures - down from 10.7% in November.The Office for National...
Inflation: The worst is not yet over for consumers – falling inflation is not the same as falling prices
That inflation of 10.5% should be essentially good news speaks volumes for the economic turmoil of the last year.A second...
Belfast: ‘Historic moment for shipbuilding’ will see 900 jobs created as part of £1.6bn navy contract
Around 900 jobs are to be created in what has been described as a "historic moment for shipbuilding in Belfast".The...
Teenager convicted of murdering software engineer after row at Asda supermarket
A 15-year-old has been found guilty of murdering software engineer Ian Kirwan, who was stabbed in the chest after a...