NHS issues national alert over blood shortages for just second time ever
National stocks of O negative and O positive blood have fallen to ‘unprecedentedly low levels’, NHS Blood and Transplant said.
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Power station secures injunction against ‘threat of environmental protest’
The Drax power station in Selby, North Yorkshire, was the target of a ‘protest camp’ to be held next month, the High Court was told.
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Senedd to be recalled to allow Eluned Morgan to be made Welsh first minister
The Welsh Parliament is on recess and was not due to return until September.
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Government majority ‘gone by Easter’ if rebellion continues – shadow minister
Liberal Democrat spokesperson Wera Hobhouse also said the new group of independents could be a ‘Frankenstein’s monster’ for the Prime Minister.
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UN cultural agency opts not to put Buddha’s birthplace on endangered list
Lumbini was made a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1997.
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Jury out in trial of two men accused of murdering grandfather run down by van
Father and son Martin and Shaun Breeze deny killing 60-year-old Brian Darby, who was carried 150m on the vehicle’s bonnet.
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Sir Vince Cable accepts department had ‘clear policy failure’ in Horizon scandal
The ex-Liberal Democrats leader gave evidence to the inquiry on Thursday.
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Tugendhat, Cleverly and Jenrick to run for Tory leadership
Tom Tugendhat, James Cleverly and Robert Jenrick have confirmed they will run for the top Tory job after nominations opened.
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British Gas owner’s profits fall from record highs amid more ‘normalised’ market
Centrica said it will return a further £200 million to investors, despite profits easing back in the first half.
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270 flights axed in Germany as activists target airports across Europe
Federal police said several demonstrators got into Germany’s busiest airport at Frankfurt in the early morning.
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Revolut secures UK banking licence after three-year wait
A licence means the company will be able to hold customer deposits, and offer lending products like credit cards, personal loans, or mortgages.
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ITV hails Euro 2024 advertising boost
The broadcaster saw total ad revenues surge 17% in its second quarter and they were up 10% over the first half as a whole.
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British Gas owner sees profits slump as energy markets stabilise
Centrica reported underlying earnings halving to £1.04 billion for the first half of 2024 from £2.08 billion a year ago.
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Lloyds earnings dip as boost from borrowing costs slows
The banking group said it made a pre-tax profit of £3.3 billion in the first six months of the year.
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What the papers say – July 25
A range of stories feature across the front pages.
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