'Panicked' prison officers didn't cut hanged inmate's ligature for nearly three minutes
Arron Hamer, who was serving a controversial IPP sentence, died in his cell at HMP Buckley Hall in Rochdale
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Bully battered partner and threatened to break her neck in weeks-long campaign of domestic abuse
Woman beater sentenced to prison but released for appeal
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Senior lawyers warned Law Society chief not to back his paedophile cousin
David Lavery found ‘guilty of gross misconduct’ over reference for pervert former teacher
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Andy Burnham government to make major change for workers who want to WFH
Burnham's government said businesses would have to show they had “properly” considered a worker’s request before rejecting it.
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Education department moves to scrap thousands of minor works bids after nine-year wait for school repairs
The top 10pc of projects from 2017 have not yet been progressed
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Arts diary: The storytelling goat who should get his own show and a tale of two daughters
The goat seemed very interested in storytelling
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How the SNP are fighting homelessness and racist disinformation about refugees – Shirley-Anne Somerville
On Scottish Housing Day, Scottish Cabinet minister Shirley-Anne Somerville stresses the importance of safe and affordable homes for all
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SNP's 'bloated' civil service grows in size despite vows to reduce in John Swinney's reforms
The increased size of the Scottish government’s civil service comes as the workforce south of the border reduced for the first time since 2021.
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Why Andy Burnham is turning out to be bigger gift to SNP than bungling Boris Johnson – Murdo Fraser
The Prime Minister’s careless remark about an independence referendum gave the SNP a boost just when they were in real trouble, even coming under attack from The Proclaimers
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Book festival suffered 'significant financial blow' following loss of Baillie Gifford sponsorship
Borders Book Festival ended its sponsorship partnership with Baillie Gifford two years ago
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Scottish football legend Danny McGrain deserves all our best wishes following Alzheimer's diagnosis
Danny McGrain is one of the nicest people in football
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The Fringe is 'like Disneyland where Mickey doesn't get paid'
The production company said it had cut corners as much as possible
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The shocking rise of violence against women in Scotland requires a whole-society response
If Scotland is to prevent violence against women from continuing to rise, it must address the twisted ideology that drives it
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Glasgow has so many asylum seekers 'because other councils haven't stepped up', says Home Secretary
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood said she was looking to “reduce the pressure” on Scotland’s biggest city in housing asylum seekers.
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It’s my self-care tip of the year: I quit our local veg box scheme, and set my mind free | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Being a member felt like the right thing to do – and it was a boon during the pandemic. But oh, the emotional labour. I can never look at a turnip again Last week, as summer gave way to pumpkin season, I found myself co…
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Slave-trade wealth was embedded in Britain’s financial system, research finds
Dozens of Bank of England directors and founding subscribers invested in trafficking of enslaved Africans The Bank of England and the British financial system were for centuries deeply involved in the enslavement and tr…
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‘It sits at the meeting point of science and the humanities’: should you study psychology?
Psychology has become one of the most popular courses at university. That’s no surprise as the insights it gives to our behaviour can help in a huge variety of careers For Niamh Mulcahy, 21, graduating with a psychology…
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Fresh evidence of C of E’s role in enslavement uncovered as church wrestles with reparations debate
Register of British Slave Traders shows clergymen financed company that trafficked enslaved Africans on hundreds of voyages Nearly 250 years after the abolitionist Ottobah Cugoano made the Christian case for reparative…
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People protecting nature and land set up self-defence units amid threat of murder
Defenders of forests and rivers killed at rate of one every three days in 2025, with 85% of deaths in Latin America Nature and land defenders were murdered at the rate of one every three days last year, prompting many c…
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Threat to North Devon's rare UNESCO status over 850-acre data centre
World-leading environmental organisation confirms prospective data centre in North Devon Biosphere would weigh on decision to maintain the designation
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Derbyshire care home issued warning after inspectors uncovered significant failings
Significant issues put residents' safety 'at risk'
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Cherished son who died aged just 28 in Derby Telegraph funeral notices this week
Our thoughts are with all those who have lost a loved one recently
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What MOT-style inspection says about the state of Derbyshire roads
Far fewer Derbyshire roads are of a good quality, but some statistics show there are also far fewer poor quality routes
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Derby firm with 64 employees plunges into liquidation after winding up order
It is unclear what this means for employees
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