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Dentists issue warnings about illegal pop-up events in hotels

Premises in which dentistry happens must be registered with the relevant inspectorate but most hotels are not.

Donations cap to be debated in wake of £72 million Reform gifts

Reform has said it will use the money to fund its preparations for office.

World’s top tennis players call truce in prize-money battle with grand slams

Campaign comes to an end after US Open Sinner and Sabalenka most vocal of leading players The world’s leading players have agreed a truce in their long-running battle with the grand slam tournaments over prize money, we…

Hospitality industry urges Andy Burnham to lay out VAT cut plans

More than 800 businesses ask PM to make good on pledge, or risk more closures and job losses Hundreds of UK hospitality businesses, backed by celebrity chefs including Angela Hartnett and Heston Blumenthal, have asked A…

Researchers hope powerful new microscope will reveal ‘root cause’ of incurable bowel disease

No run-of-the-mill tech, ‘Curie’ operates at 10 times the resolution of conventional microscopy and could spur discoveries leading to new treatment The number of young people living with debilitating and incurable bowel…

Hidden history of royal staff uncovered in Buckingham Palace restoration

Whist drive ticket embedded in rock and news article on Great Train Robbers among items discovered during 10-year restoration Lost or long-discarded items revealing glimpses of the behind-the-scenes life of Buckingham P…

'Sketchy' plane passenger, dad who 'terrorised' Bargain Booze staff and 'weak' child sex offender jailed

These men all appeared at Liverpool Crown Court in the previous week

Holiday-let homes in Liverpool 'being used for sex work as men turn up with Google Maps'

Police and council investigating as modern slavery network leader says "it is a known problem, and it is a big issue"

Zoopla explains why it expects rental price growth to accelerate by end of 2026

Annual growth in UK rental prices is expected to reach 4% to 5% by the end of 2026, the website said.

The ‘silent pay rise’ workers could risk overlooking when considering a new job

Which? highlighted a ‘massively neglected employee benefit’ which younger adults in particular may not be taking into account.

Hartlepool roofer who got himself involved in gang found crouched beside car stolen from Grimsby

Ethan Chapman admitted breaching an earlier suspended sentence and to vehicle interference :: A judge was 'just persuaded' not to send him to prison

Grangetown thief put hand through taxi window and grabbed iPhone 14 Pro Max

Daniella Shellard stole the phone from a taxi driver who was parked up near to Newport Bridge

Stockton High Street plans and back garden hair salon in latest Stockton Council planning bids

Stockton Council is also considering proposals for Yarm Lane shop changes, an agricultural building and several home extensions

BT 'street hub' and care home conversion among latest Redcar and Cleveland planning applications

The applications have recently been submitted to the local planning authority and have yet to be determined

Service boss says threat of cyber-attack to council is 'constant and increasingly sophisticated'

Stockton councillors heard from Xentrall assistant director Ian Coxon 'we're under cyber-attack all the time', with people still the 'weakest link'

Succession’s Brian Cox calls on government to bolster NHS for dementia treatment

Ulster Unionists select Kyle Savage as Upper Bann candidate

“This is a constituency that punches above its weight, and it deserves a representative who is part of a team working together to make Northern Ireland stronger and more successful."

Hundreds of hospitality businesses call on Burnham to lower VAT

The VAT’s The Problem campaign has called for hospitality VAT to be reduced from 20% to 10%.

Homeowners warned of fatal risks as illegal gas work prosecutions soar

Dozens of people have been prosecuted for breaching gas safety laws by working on appliances in the past several years

'Why not have go?!' - Dunk's wonder goal against Coventry

Match of the Day pundits Danny Murphy and Wayne Rooney take a look at Lewis Dunk's incredible long-range strike in Brighton's 5-0 win against Coventry, praising the defender for his technique.

Getting goal decision so wrong is 'baffling' - Rooney

Match of the Day pundits Wayne Rooney and Danny Murphy finds it "baffling" that Erling Haaland's winning goal in the Manchester derby was not ruled out by VAR, but think Phil Foden's red card was the correct decision.

Zverev caps transformational year with US Open triumph

Alexander Zverev lands his second Grand Slam title after ending Ben Shelton's hopes of becoming a rare home US Open men's champion.

Swedish election: centre-left parties lead by just a single seat with most votes counted

Race too close to call and may take days to become clear despite early exit polls suggesting left bloc win With most of the votes counted, Sweden’s national election remained too close to call on Sunday night, with left…

European football: Kane helps Bayern edge Elversberg, Sassuolo stun Juventus

Elversberg 1-2 Bayern; Sassuolo 3-2 Juventus Barcelona see off Levante, PSG end winless run Harry Kane scored his first Bundesliga goal of the season to help Bayern Munich edge to a 2-1 win at promoted Elversberg on Sun…