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October 21, 2024

Navy veteran, 88, tells of love for home he has bought twice

Broadcaster John Stapleton announces Parkinson’s disease diagnosis

Woman admits assault by beating after throwing milkshake over Nigel Farage

First adults charged with riot after deaths of two boys in Cardiff enter pleas

UK consumer confidence improves after slowdown in inflation

Microsoft to begin rolling out autonomous AI agents to business users

Tram workers win toilet breaks dispute

‘You are not my king’ – Australian senator accuses King of ‘genocide’

NHS data sharing will streamline services, says health minister

No more money available for local government pay, says Robison

Thousands of drivers suffer major delays with two M25 closures

Divers search overnight for man who went into reservoir

Flood warnings remain as Storm Ashley lashes Britain and Ireland

King lambasted by Australian senator for ‘genocide’ against indigenous people

Spice products recalled over fears of undeclared peanut traces

Schools in Swinney’s constituency to close due to strike

Prisons overcrowding crisis: Why are some criminals being released early?

More prisoners to leave jail early in next phase of bid to free up cell space

Government launches major ‘national conversation’ on future of NHS

What the papers say – October 21

October 20, 2024

Cop16: What is the UN nature summit and what will negotiations involve?

Countries gather for UN biodiversity summit to negotiate halting nature crisis

Ban new, young drivers from carrying passengers of similar age – AA

Maximum ticket price proposal tabled in Parliament after Oasis backlash

UK has more to gain from generative AI than any other G7 nation, report finds

Change rules to allow public sector investment borrowing, Swinney to tell Reeves

‘It’s a miracle’ – Girl’s message in bottle travels from Sunderland to Sweden

NotebookLM: How Google’s AI-powered note-taking app ‘took off’ by adding audio

Vaginal mesh material degrades within 60 days of implantation in pelvis – study

Shoppers set to spend £1.7bn in West End ahead of bumper Christmas

‘Sort out crisis in maternity care’, charity urges Government

Government cracks down on dangerous fake car parts

How to take part in the ‘national conversation’ on the future of the NHS

Couple who built restaurant on St Lucia say EuroMillions win changed their life

Charities cutting back on services over delays to probate, research finds

Cutting nature-friendly farming budget would be act of self harm, say Tory MPs

JK Rowling reveals she turned down peerages twice after Kemi Badenoch offer

‘Increased levels’ of natural gas found near site of fatal Bedford explosion

Taoiseach says he expects general election to be held in 2024

Russia only country waging war in Europe, says Healey, after ‘proxy war’ claim

Two more men charged with murdering young father

Critically endangered lemur born at Cotswold Wildlife Park

Fans gather in Hyde Park to remember former One Direction star Liam Payne

Neighbour heard ‘mighty bang’ during fatal explosion and fire in Bedford

Vladimir Putin unlikely to go to Novichok victim’s inquiry, ambassador says

Wes Streeting says weight-loss jabs for jobless obese people is not ‘dystopian’

Minister gives up Grenfell role over visits to event sponsored by cladding firm

NHS problems will not be fixed ‘in a single Budget’, says Streeting

UK Islamic terror may get ‘boost’ after death of Hamas leader, ex-MI6 chief says

High winds and rain cause travel disruption as Storm Ashley hits

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