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'We lost our life savings in a cryptocurrency scam'

Thu, 07/29/2021 - 00:03
A pensioner caught up in an investment saga lost it all, prompting warnings to others.

Covid: Furlough scheme set to wind down further

Thu, 07/29/2021 - 00:03
Employers will have to contribute more to the job support scheme before it is phased out in September.

Richer parents pressured teachers on exam grades

Thu, 07/29/2021 - 00:01
"Sharp-elbowed" parents have been chasing better grades in this year's replacement exams, says study.

How Talking Books gave blind people a lifeline in pandemic

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 22:53
Founder, Rhian Evans, has used her sight loss to "benefit myself and others" for 40 years.

LGBTQ: Wales' bid to be 'most friendly' nation in Europe

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 22:52
A new plan aims to make Wales "the most LGBTQ+ friendly" nation in Europe.

Welsh slate landscape crowned a World Heritage site

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 22:20
The slate landscape of north-west Wales becomes the 32 UK site to be on Unesco's heritage list.

Celtic knocked out of Champions League in qualifying round

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 21:13
Beleaguered Celtic's Champions League hopes ended in the second qualifying round for the second consecutive year as a callow side were undone in extra time by Denmark's Midtjylland.

Covid-19: Belfast Trust to cancel some cancer surgeries

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 21:03
The trust says it is working to reschedule procedures, which have been cancelled due to a rising number of Covid-19 patients.

Queen's lawyers secured amendment to Scottish green energy law

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 20:55
The legislation was changed so the monarch's private estates could not be subject to compulsory purchase orders.

Snowdon: Two women struck by lightning at summit

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 20:46
One of the women was more seriously injured by the strike, said mountain rescuers.

Northampton midwife attacked by egg-throwers in Coventry

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 20:42
Laney Holland had been visiting a patient when the gang threw eggs, flour and water at her car.

NHS England appoints first female chief executive

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 19:10
Amanda Pritchard to take over from Sir Simon Stevens on 1 August, describing it as a great honour.

Extinction Rebellion: Paralympian James Brown guilty over plane stunt

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 18:58
Former Paralympian James Brown glued himself to an aircraft in an Extinction Rebellion protest.

Marble Arch Mound: 'I wouldn't pay £4 to walk up a hill'

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 18:52
The public reacts to London's newest tourist attraction, which is facing complaints of being incomplete.

Covid: One million masks for NHS fail high-grade safety tests

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 18:39
The BMA doctors' union says it is "scandalous" staff working in the pandemic were put at risk.

Covid: UK sends nine million vaccines to vulnerable countries

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 18:02
The government has promised to donate 100m surplus doses to other countries before the middle of 2022.

Lost Morecambe and Wise Show a 'huge discovery'

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 16:35
A tape of the BBC show was thought lost, but found by Eric Morecambe's son in the family attic.

Are middle-aged people more unhealthy than ever?

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 16:29
Why could the current cohort of 40-somethings be proving less healthy than previous generations?

Covid: Medal for GP who came out of retirement to treat patients

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 16:18
A GP who came out of retirement to treat patients in the pandemic is awarded a medal.

Sajid Javid calls on younger people to have Covid vaccines

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 16:12
Fighting Covid has been a "race" with the baton now being passed from older to young people, says the health secretary

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