US funeral home owners who ‘stored 190 decaying bodies’ fined 950m dollars
Compensation is unlikely to be paid out to the victims’ relatives since the owners have been in financial trouble for years.
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Eluned Morgan sworn in as First Minister of Wales
Baroness Morgan has been confirmed as the new First Minister of Wales, the first woman to lead the country.
UK News|Aug 6
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Country braced for more court appearances after weekend riots
Suspects are expected to answer to charges such as violent disorder at magistrates’ courts across England.
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Musk’s post that UK ‘civil war is inevitable’ is deeply irresponsible – minister
Justice minister Heidi Alexander said that ‘everyone who has a platform should be exercising their power responsibly’.
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Courts could sit through night to deal with rioters as violence continues
Revealing the plan, justice minister Heidi Alexander also said a ‘standing army’ of specialist police had been set up to deal with violent protests.
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Bangladesh’s president dissolves parliament amid violent protests
The streets of Dhaka appeared calmer, with no reports of new violence as jubilant protesters thronged ousted leader Sheikh Hasina’s residence.
World News|Aug 6
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Ofwat proposes £168m in fines for three water companies over sewage spills
Fines include a £104 million penalty for Thames Water, as part of the regulator’s biggest ever investigation into the industry.
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‘I feel I’ve done enough’ - Hester hints at riding retirement
Carl Hester admitted it had been a week of ‘very, very different emotions’ as the British dressage team put the Charlotte Dujardin story to one side to claim Olympic bronze in the Grand Prix Special.
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Police attacked during further violence in Belfast
The PSNI said it was dealing with disorder in the Donegall Road area of Belfast.
UK News|Aug 6
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Kamala Harris officially secures Democratic presidential nomination
She is the first woman of colour to feature at the top of a major party’s ticket.
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‘Shocking’ chaos at HMP Wandsworth was ‘in plain view of leaders’, report finds
The Ministry of Justice said it was deploying extra specialist staff and redirecting £100 million to the scandal-hit prison.
UK News|Aug 6
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Keely Hodgkinson says ‘I deserved this’ after storming to 800m Olympic gold
The 22-year-old Briton handled the pressure of being favourite for the title heading into the Paris Olympics.
UK Sport|Aug 5
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Police officers injured in Plymouth as violence continues for seventh day
In Southport, hundreds of people attended a peaceful vigil a week on from the murders of Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice Dasilva Aguiar.
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Thousands of children still awaiting first appointment for gender care
New centres took on a total of 236 patients but thousands more children are still awaiting appointments, data obtained by the PA news agency shows.
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People spreading hate online should have ‘nowhere to hide’, says minister
Peter Kyle said he had met representatives from social media giants on Monday.
UK News|Aug 5
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