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The unusual piece of sporting history had a starting price of £300,000.

Conservative MP Anthony Mangnall said South West Water had failed to ‘safeguard public health’.

The Duke of Edinburgh deputised for the King as he attended the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

Some communities could be temporarily cut off by flooded roads, forecasters warn.

The group’s pilot would take off from North Weald Airfield in Epping Forest, Essex, and fly to France.

Anthony Mangnall, MP for Totnes, said it had been ‘an absolutely disastrous week and the anger is palpable’.

Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Baird has marked the milestone with his family in South Ayrshire.

Researchers say their findings strengthen the case for identifying people with type 2 diabetes at the earliest opportunity.

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Around 16% of teachers admitted to self-censoring in order to avoid causing religious offence, according to a survey from November.

Victoria Atkins said she would never put protecting reputations ahead of protecting patient safety.

The Institute of Alcohol Studies charity said its data suggests a more than 40% increase in the cost of harm since 2003.

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper criticised the three years it took to process Ahmed Alid’s asylum claim before he murdered a pensioner.

The Prime Minister clapped from the stands as he watched his beloved Southampton FC take on West Brom.

The latest offer was only a third of what he had requested, according to the BBC, and Mr Bates told the broadcaster it was ‘frustrating’.

The Princess Royal spoke with D-Day veterans at the annual garden party for The Not Forgotten Association at Buckingham Palace on Friday.

No-one has ever been convicted over the bombings, but the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force admitted responsibility in 1993.

The ceremony marks the beginning of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

Netflix’s director of public policy, Benjamin King, spoke about the hit series Baby Reindeer at a select committee.

Vladimir Kara-Murza, who is imprisoned in Siberia, was made an honorary fellow of Trinity Hall in recognition of his bravery.