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October 24, 2024

John Lewis launches beauty-led store makeovers as part of £800m investment

Criminal sanctions could be brought over harm suffered by nuclear test veterans

Suspected murder case of boy ‘extraordinary’, says Ireland’s police chief

Minister shakes off calls for inquiry into Taylor Swift freebie row

Call for surrender of blank firing guns after tests find them easily convertible

Irish premier tells US event: We cannot ignore the cries of children in Gaza

Letby retrial ‘should not have gone ahead due to overwhelming prejudice’

Police-recorded shoplifting offences in England and Wales hit new 20-year high

Woman questioned on suspicion of manslaughter after care home deaths

Winchester prison needs ‘urgent improvement’, watchdog warns

More than seven in 10 dementia clinic appointments booked by women – Nationwide

Nearly 300 migrants crossed English Channel as three died in boat rescue

Man V Food star Adam Richman ‘cleaned out by thieves’ at motorway services

Murder arrest after body found in missing person investigation

Woman, 27, stabbed at railway station dies in hospital

Police reopen investigation into fatal Wimbledon school crash

Frasers demands appointment of founder Mike Ashley as boss of Boohoo

Commonwealth heads ‘could agree plans to discuss slavery reparations’

Starmer-Harris meeting unlikely ahead of US polls

What the papers say – October 24

Prime Minister ‘appalled’ by deadly attack on Turkish defence company

Chris Hoy hailed for ‘courage’ in speaking about terminal cancer diagnosis

Letby challenge bid against latest conviction to be heard by Court of Appeal

Why do the clocks go back and was the measure really introduced to help farmers?

Rise in casual smokers who may be less motivated to quit, study warns

October 23, 2024

Starmer: UK cannot be ‘protectionist’ amid Commonwealth economic opportunities

Charity watchdog says Mermaids must inform parents on chest binders

Special educational needs system ‘not delivering’ for families – watchdog

Striking council staff stage pay protest outside Swinney’s office

Fine businesses not following anti-obesity rules on healthy food, peers say

Warning over e-bike and e-scooter fire risk

Most Year 10 pupils in England do not do any work experience placements – report

Mental health hospitals ‘re-traumatising patients’, charity warns

‘Utterly unique’ Bronze Age hoard saved for the nation

£20m initiative to tackle ‘historically low’ numbers in dementia clinical trials

Larger number of Airbnb rentals associated with higher crime rates – study

Aspiring pilot, 10, who raised £160,000 for charity wins Pride of Britain award

New data laws aim to ‘improve public services and boost economy by £10 billion’

Dame Helen Mirren: Upsetting and unfair to be treated differently as we age

Workers to be given twice as long to strike under Government proposals

Parts of Bill banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements ‘unconstitutional’

‘No reason’ for Budget to make entrepreneurs want to leave UK, Starmer insists

Bolstered football watchdog Bill to return to Parliament

Woman arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after Swanage care home deaths

Poor sleep may age the brain by nearly three years, scientists say

Scotland Yard praises policing reforms as ‘welcome step forward’

Robots could help scientists understand how fish started to walk on land

Study uncovers why the brain can quickly process short messages on screens

One in 10 young adults do not believe or realise ‘stealthing’ is a crime – study

Met Office works with Chinese farmers to protect tea harvest from climate change

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