Lead scientific adviser says many lethal Novichok doses applied to door handle
The witness told the inquiry that a sample of the nerve agent the size of ‘a third to a sixth of a grain of salt’ could be fatal to a human.
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Timothy West: Veteran actor who will be remembered for commitment to his family
The actor was a familiar face in the 1960s and early 1970s but became a household name when he starred in Edward The Seventh.
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Gary Lineker to step down from presenting Sports Personality Of The Year
The BBC has confirmed that last year’s ceremony was the former Barcelona forward’s last as a presenter.
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SSE boss to retire as energy giant reports sharp rise in profit
Chief executive Alistair Phillips-Davies said he will retire after 11 years in charge, as the firm reported a 26.4% rise in half-year profit.
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Swinney gives ‘cast-iron’ guarantee to return £46m to farming sector
The cash was taken from the agriculture budget to ease the cost-of-living crisis in Scotland.
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Just Eat sells US business Grubhub for 650m dollars at steep discount
Just Eat had been trying to sell its struggling US unit since 2022, after buying it for 7.3 billion dollars during the pandemic.
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Fewer than half take part in NHS midlife MOT – report
Experts said that if more people took up the offer, it would ‘save lives and public money’.
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Toy industry seeing ‘remarkable resurgence’ ahead of Christmas, figures show
The Toy Retailers Association has released its annual DreamToys list of the 20 predicted top sellers this Christmas.
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Inheritance tax reforms having ‘chilling effect’ on Scottish farming – Swinney
The First Minister was speaking ahead of an address at the AgriScot conference in Edinburgh on Wednesday.
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Pete Waterman becomes patron of Brain Tumour Research in honour of son Paul
Waterman is backing the charity’s calls to increase national investment in brain tumour research to £35 million per year.
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Lewis Hall ‘completely different player’ to the one Thomas Tuchel had at Chelsea
A 17-year-old Hall was given his first senior appearance by the Tuchel in Chelsea’s FA Cup win over Chesterfield in 2022.
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Mastectomy on 82-year-old woman by Paterson ‘inappropriate’, inquest told
The surgery by rogue surgeon Ian Paterson may have shortened the life of cancer patient Gladys Currall, an inquest into her death has been told.
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US jury awards former Abu Ghraib detainees 42 million dollars
The three former detainees said they were subjected to beatings, sexual abuse, forced nudity and other cruel treatment at the prison.
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Boy George, Janet Jackson and Eminem among songwriting hall of fame nominees
An eclectic line-up of nominees will appear on the ballot.
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Sara Sharif’s stepmother was victim of ‘honour-based abuse’, court told
Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial for Sara’s murder, along with his wife Beinash Batool, 30, and brother Faisal Malik, 29.
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