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January 29, 2025

United Utilities and South West Water hike dividends amid bill increases

WH Smith reveals falling high street sales amid talks to sell the division

Charity founder tackling loneliness in people with cancer through letter writing

What the papers say – January 29

NHS and health department officials ‘out of ideas’ for transforming care – MPs

ATM withdrawals fall by 6% in one year, figures show

Healthier food grows more expensive at twice rate of unhealthy options – report

Litter found in 90% of surveyed spots as campaigners call for national strategy

Water companies to invest £22bn in wide-ranging programme to protect environment

Cyber threat against UK Government severe and advancing quickly, warns watchdog

Calorie labels on restaurant menus ‘is concern for people with eating disorders’

Suffragette’s great-granddaughter attacks protest sentences ahead of appeal bids

Enforcing XL bully ban ‘placing huge burden on policing’

Economic growth alone not enough to cut poverty, says charity

Teachers in sixth form colleges stage further strike action in pay dispute

January 28, 2025

Starmer vows to clear ‘regulatory weeds’ ahead of Reeves growth speech

Lord Mandelson expected to be approved as ambassador to US – reports

Rachel Reeves to pledge to ‘fight’ for growth in economic speech

Climate change made devastating LA fires more likely, scientists say

Norse code: Keeping the flame at the Up Helly Aa festival

Government defeat in Lords over protecting copyright from AI data scraping

Charity concerns as NHS prepares to publish priorities for the year ahead

‘Limited distribution’ in UK of drinks covered by Coca-Cola recall, FSA says

Plan to jail water bosses who block watchdog probes moves closer to becoming law

10 Labour MPs offer support to proposed compensation scheme for Waspi women

Cardiff University sets out plans to cut 400 jobs and close degrees

I was afraid to report person who could have been danger to my life – Celeste

Hospital generator failure probed after Eowyn caused power cut

Greens and Lib Dems give their backing to the Scottish Budget

Assisted dying should be about relieving suffering – ex-judge with Parkinson’s

Gerry Adams says any compensation in ex-detainee case will be donated

Helicopter crash was ‘accident waiting to happen’, says Leicester owner’s family

Tourists, friends, flower girl to-be and ‘gentle giant’ father among Omagh dead

Police force looks to cut all of its PCSOs as Government funding ‘not enough’

Downing Street defends Mandelson amid report ‘dossier’ passed to FBI

One of three teenagers killed after car hit tree named as family pay tribute

Man who denies stabbing wife to death claims she ‘took her own life’

Minister reminded of responsibilities after Muslim Council of Britain appearance

US will take ‘big interest’ in Sudan conflict, says Foreign Secretary

Almost 200 engineers deployed to Northern Ireland following Storm Eowyn

Omagh inquiry ‘allowing us to close wound that has been open for 26 years’

Fashion chain Quiz on verge of administration – reports

Irish Government will ‘fully’ cooperate with Omagh Bomb Inquiry – premier

Community rallies round to support elderly and vulnerable cut off by Storm Eowyn

Girl, 14, who stabbed teachers previously took knife to school, court hears

Legacy Act prevented ‘landing zone’ being reached for Troubles victims – Harris

Elon Musk’s X announces deal with Visa to launch in-app financial services

Reasonable force to be used to order sentencing attendance – Justice Secretary

Family who heard laughing as son died given ‘poor bereavement care’ by hospital

Taoiseach denies delay in request for help from the EU after storm

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