Ministers ‘want to get our sleeves rolled up’ and fix potholes for good, the prime minister said
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Author: Millie Cooke
Starmer promises to clamp down on local authorities in war on potholes
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Strabane: Some schools closed due to ‘a security concern’
In posts on social media on Monday, Strabane Academy and Holy Cross College say they will not be open.
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Author: @BBCNews
LIVE updates as several NI schools closed for ‘security reasons’
The schools are reportedly “closed this morning due to security reasons”.
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Author: Lauren Harte
Several NI schools forced to close due to ‘security concerns’
A number of schools across Co Tyrone have been forced to close due to what have been described as “security concerns” this morning.
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Author: Christopher Leebody
UK’s Heathrow defends decision to shut airport amid blame game
Britain’s Heathrow defended its decision to shut down operations at Europe’s busiest airport last Friday as the blame game intensified over an 18-hour closure which cost airlines tens of millions of pounds and stranded thousands of passengers.
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Author: Sarah Young
Mystery of missing man who got on train home but didn’t return
Lee Horton, 36, was reported missing on Wednesday, March 12 after the last contact with him was around midday Tuesday, March 11 – his last known sighting was in Gloucester
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Author: Zasha Whiteway-Wilkinson
National Grid confirms Heathrow had power access during shutdown
Heathrow’s boss previously said the shutdown was not for lack of power but to reboot complex systems.
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Manchester man found shot dead in Pakistan in ‘execution’ after his ‘guard dogs were poisoned’
WARNING – DISTRESSING CONTENT: Mohammed Anwar Zeb was killed at his home in a tiny remote village in the Swat Valley, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KPK) in Pakistan
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Author: Paige Ingram
Letter: The last time Hayes lit up the headlines
From Joe Keaney, formerly of Hayes, Middlesex, UK
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Author: FinancialTimes
National Grid confirms Heathrow had power access during shutdown
Heathrow’s boss previously said the shutdown was not for lack of power but to reboot complex systems.
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Author: @BBCNews
Unions warn about effect on vital services after Chancellor confirms job cuts
FDA general secretary Dave Penman said a 10% cut in the entire salary bill of the Civil Service could mean up to 50,000 jobs may be cut.
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Author: PA Reporters
Newspaper headlines: ‘Reeves risks union war’ and ‘Pontiff’s progress’
A mix of stories – including Reeves’ Spring Statement and the Pope’s recovery – lead the front pages on Monday.
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Author: @BBCNews
Migrants to be housed in hotels for years, Treasury admits
Assessment will come as blow to Government, which has pledged to save the taxpayer millions
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Author: Daniel Martin
Rachel Reeves to risk unions’ wrath with 50,000 civil service job cuts
Chancellor’s plan to slash £2bn from government running costs could mean the loss of five times more Whitehall jobs than previously planned
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Author: Oliver Wright, Policy Editor | Aubrey Allegretti, Chief Political Correspondent
Major Madeleine McCann update as prime suspect Christian Brueckner seeks early release from prison
Investigators fear that Christian Brueckner could be freed soon unless they can arrest him urgently over Maddie’s disappearance in 2007
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Author: Paige Ingram
A bonfire of civil servants
Editorial: Rachel Reeves deserves credit for wanting to make cuts to a bloated civil service but she needs a bolder approach than the light trim she intends to give it
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Heathrow ‘had enough power to avoid shutdown’
National Grid boss says other substations were working and could have provided enough power to keep airport open
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Author: Albert Tait
Party in school hall ‘stormed by group wielding knives and machetes’
Three teenagers have been arrested.
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Author: Craig Munro
Reeves faces union backlash over Civil Service cuts
Chancellor warned Government will face huge ‘opposition’ and ‘chaos’ if civil servants targeted for job cuts
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Author: Daniel Martin
Two stabbed at primary school event ‘gatecrashed by youths with knives’
Police rushed to Elm Park Primary School’s hall, in Havering, after 9pm on Saturday after teenagers were reportedly involved in a terrifying knife fight
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Author: Liam Buckler
National Grid questions scale of Heathrow shutdown after fire
Chief executive of power network says there was no lack of capacity at substations near airport
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Author: Philip Georgiadis,Rachel Millard
Armed officers swarm street after boy, 8, and mum injured in horror dog attack
The area was taped off following the incident
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Author: James Holt
Knifeman ‘randomly’ attacks 4 people in rampage outside shops as CCTV released
FOUR people were slashed and a “fifth victim” hurt after a knifeman went on the rampage outside shops. Armed police and paramedics descended on Hawthorn Road and Kingstanding Road in Bi…
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Author: Jonathan Rose
Knifeman ‘randomly’ attacks 4 people in rampage outside shops as CCTV released
FOUR people were slashed and a “fifth victim” hurt after a knifeman went on the rampage outside shops. Armed police and paramedics descended on Hawthorn Road and Kingstanding Road in Bi…
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Author: Jonathan Rose
