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Repairs carried out to sinkhole caused by burst water main
The hole opened up in Old Swan, Liverpool, on Friday evening.
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Joggers and walkers enjoy first Parkruns in England since lockdown ended
PhD student Cameron Dockerill, 24, took 16 minutes to become the first person to complete the Southwark Parkrun.
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Emergency staff to avoid self-isolation with 200 testing sites amid ‘pingdemic’
The scheme was initially launched on Thursday to protect the country’s food supplies.
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Lightning strike sets houses on fire as storms batter Britain
The incident occurred in Andover, Hampshire, early on Saturday.
By Ben Mitchell
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Job of Harry Dunn’s alleged killer kept secret for national security
The Dunn family brought a civil claim for damages against Anne Sacoolas following a fatal road crash in 2019.
By Josh Payne
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Airports expect busiest weekend of the year as summer takes off
Gatwick said flights to Spain and Greece are proving particularly popular with holidaymakers.
By Joe Gammie
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Discontent grows over ‘pingdemic’ amid food warnings and transport disruption
There were increasing calls for Boris Johnson to bring forward his wider relaxation of quarantine rules for the fully vaccinated.
By Sam Blewett
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Woman, 101, reunited with son for surprise birthday party
Lily Thornett’s son Brian could not attend her 100th birthday because the pandemic stopped him travelling from his home in the United States.
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660,000 key workers will be hit when Universal Credit uplift ends – report
The Unite union said September 30 is set to be a bleak day for workers.
By Alan Jones
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Charles challenges students to design solutions for environmental problems
More than 2,300 Royal College of Art students will be invited to collaborate in multi-disciplinary teams drawn from the college’s four schools.
By Tony Jones
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Holidaymakers seeking budget beach break ‘should do homework’
Post Office Travel Money found big differences in the cost of tourist staples at resorts across Europe.
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Parkrun participants ‘excited’ as free weekly events return
The runs take place every Saturday morning across the country.
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Cholesterol in middle aged ‘linked to Alzheimer’s more than 10 years later’
High levels of low-density lipoprotein were associated with an increased risk of developing the condition.
By Nina Massey
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Thunderstorms warning issued as heatwave ends
Forecasters said the unsettled weather looks set to continue early next week.
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Hunt for 11-year-old Bolton girl believed to have travelled to London
Fatuma Kadir left home without her parents’ knowledge on Thursday evening.
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Export bar placed on nativity painting valued at £460,000
The artwork is by Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi.
By Tom Horton
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Number of Covid patients in English hospitals up 30% in a week
The latest figures from NHS England show that 4,401 hospital beds were occupied by confirmed cases on Friday.
By Joe Gammie
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Queen travels to Balmoral for summer break
Members of the royal family are invited to spend time at Balmoral every summer.
By Tony Jones
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Teenager jailed after abusing children at nursery where he worked
Jayden McCarthy assaulted the children over the course of several weeks in 2019, when he was 16.
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UK faces ‘closures’ as restaurant staff not included on exemption list
The UK Hospitality trade association warned the sector will have “one tied behind our back” as staff are forced into isolation
By Lily Waddell
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Greensill review ‘scapegoated’ ex-senior civil servant Lord Heywood, says widow
Lady Heywood said her husband was ‘effectively gagged’ during the process.
By Sam Blewett
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Train timetables reduced and Tube lines closed as ‘pinged’ staff self-isolate
In excess of 600,000 people in England and Wales were instructed to quarantine by the coronavirus app in the week to July 14.
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Furry cross the Mersey! Cat reunited with family after seven years
Tony and Claire Fielding spent months trying to find their cat Sam and gave up hope after not being able to track him down.
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Queen holds video call with Canada’s first indigenous Governor General
Governor General Mary Simon served as Canada’s ambassador to Denmark.
By Tony Jones
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Food sector bosses: Government action over self-isolation ‘worse than useless’
It comes after a minister said more than 10,000 workers in the sector would be given an exemption.
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Governments under pressure to order Omagh bomb inquiries after judicial ruling
A judge in Belfast High Court found it was potentially plausible that the Real IRA attack in 1998 could have been prevented.
By David Young
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Delta variant ‘may be 46% more likely to cause reinfection’
The variant currently accounts for around 99% of coronavirus cases across the UK.
By Jane Kirby
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Man denies murdering 15-year-old who was shot and stabbed in street attack
A total of five suspects will face trial in October accused of killing Keon Lincoln.
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Couple devastated after life-sized Laurel and Hardy statues stolen
Owner said the figures, taken many times over the years, disappeared again on Thursday morning.