A judge has approved a “global” settlement of compensation claims made by people affected by the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire. Lawyers representing bereaved relatives, survivors and local residents on Tuesday told a High Court hearing in London that there had been a global settlement of about 900 cases and a global sum of about £150 […]
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Pupils and parents are facing more disruption as tens of thousands of teachers walk out of schools and sixth-form colleges across England. Teacher members of the National Education Union (NEU) are back on picket lines on Tuesday as they stage a fresh strike in a long-running pay row. The NEU – which also staged a
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Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group (TRG) has cheered “very encouraging” trading as it revealed plans to speed up its closure programme. Shares in the company, which also owns the Frankie & Benny’s brand, jumped on Tuesday morning after it hailed “good progress” on recent cost-cutting efforts. In March, the company said it would shut 35 of
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Sir Keir Starmer has said he is “confident” that partygate investigator Sue Gray has not broken any rules in her discussions with Labour about a senior party role. A Cabinet Office minister is due to issue a written statement to the House of Commons on Tuesday containing an “update into the circumstances leading to the
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Oil giant BP’s profit was more than half a billion pounds more than expected in the first three months of the year as the business continued to benefit from elevated energy prices. Bosses revealed on Tuesday that the company made just under five billion US dollars (£4 billion) in underlying replacement cost profit between January
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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have said there is “seriousness” to the offer they broadcast on Twitter for footballer Gareth Bale to come out of retirement and play at the Hollywood stars’ club Wrexham. Former Wales captain Bale was offered the opportunity to play for the Welsh club following their promotion to the English Football
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Two final evacuation flights from Sudan were expected to land in Cyprus overnight as the number of people repatriated from the war-torn nation neared 2,200. The Foreign Office said Sudanese doctors working for the NHS were among the flight passengers after ministers agreed to extend the evacuation criteria to include eligible non-British nationals working as
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A relative of a woman who was fatally stabbed during the afternoon of Bank Holiday Monday has said “it’s still so raw”, while several people were seen praying at the scene of her death in south London. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called at around 4.04pm to reports of a stabbing on Stockwell Park
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As part of a national week of action, Derbyshire Constabulary’s dedicated stalking coordinator is answering some commonly asked questions. Charlotte Doohan provides a whole host of advice on all types of stalking, ensuring that officers are equipped with the right knowledge as well as additional support they can access for the victim. She also looks
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A man has died following a serious collision near to Creswell earlier today (Sunday 30 April). The incident happened on the B6042 Crags Road just before 12 noon. Two cars were involved in the collision, a black Ford Focus and a black Subaru Impreza. The driver of the Ford Focus, a man aged in his
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