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Andy Burnham urged to act as UK drivers set for £120 yearly increase

A warning has been issued as fuel prices have been rising in recent weeks

Shoplifters carrying shopping lists, says M&S manager

The Marks and Spencer area manager for Shropshire says shoplifting is a "really large issue".

Anthropic lands deal in $31bn datacentre in western Queensland, David Crisafulli says

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‘I brought my putting mat into hospital... the doctors hadn’t seen that before’: How golf is helping Armagh schoolboy battle brain tumour

DWP sending £345 payments with more than 1 million people urged to check

More than a million people have left work to look after loved ones in the past two years

Why there will be even more potholes on our roads this winter

Half of drivers now say potholes are their 'biggest worry'

Blitz spirit at Belfast Telegraph as staff defied IRA bomb to publish the Penny Marvel

In the second part of a series of reports on the Belfast Telegraph bombing 50 years ago, Ivan Little speaks to the journalists caught up in the terror

Serial criminal called PCSO a 'fat b**tard' then spat at them while 'high on drugs'

Lee Egege has almost 50 convictions for nearly 100 offences but has avoided jail despite being convicted of assaulting a police officer in West Bromwich

9/11 changed how America saw the IRA... but 25 years on, that lesson is being forgotten

DWP warning as millions set to pay back winter fuel payments

New data has shown that millions of people will need to pay back winter fuel payments due to eligibility changes

Traffic, tourism and economy among election concerns

Residents and business owners in Onchan discuss key concerns ahead of the House of Keys election.

Report finds modern slavery victims working in supermarkets and on high streets ahead of major October rule change

The report said victims of modern slavery are being 'exploited in plain sight'

Plans to 'unlock' spin-off bodies for culture industries - including gaming

Creative Scotland head Ian Munro told MSPs there were “live conversations” about the potential creation of other bodies for sectors - such as gaming - which would be "unlocked" in the coming months.

Strictly Come Dancing 2026 launch: Date, start time and full celebrity line-up

Strictly is back on BBC One with a bunch of new celebrities and their professional dance partners

Get rid of fruit flies instantly with 1 cooking item they hate – not vinegar

Fruit flies feed on the fruit in your kitchen and can quickly multiply, but one cooking ingredient you might already have in your cupboard could actually eliminate them

Drivers issued warning over 'serious' issue as a result of UK's record hot summer

A repair bill for pothole damage could set a driver back almost £500

The 29-space Manchester street that generated £733k in parking fines

Motorists keep getting stung on St John Street which only has 29 parking bays

'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

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

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

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.

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

Arts diary: The storytelling goat who should get his own show and a tale of two daughters

The goat seemed very interested in storytelling

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