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It comes as the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) published its first annual report detailing the infectious diseases impacting England.

Chief executive Thomas Woldbye will give evidence to the Transport Select Committee.

The regulator is proposing allowing opening up the mobile spectrum for phone signals via satellites.

One expert has said the perception of lowering taxes on big businesses while making government spending cuts would likely face criticism.

The RAF engineers carried the broken half through the town into a taxi which took them and the statue back to their base in Hampshire.

The former Scotland rugby captain, 32, did not have to attend court on Tuesday for a review hearing.

The unnamed pair were sentenced at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

Douglas Ross has confirmed he will not stand in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.

The chair of the body criticised the reduction in police numbers and a stretching of resources under the SNP.

The upper chamber of the island’s parliament has sent the Bill for royal assent and an assisted dying service could potentially be in place by 2027.

The armed forces minister said no UK personnel had been put at risk as a result of US officials using a messaging app to discuss war plans.

Afghans and Iranians were the most common nationalities among the 38,079 asylum seekers in hotels in December.

Marc Allen, 50, disturbed the intruder at his property in Erith, south-east London, who then snatched the keys to his car.

The Financial Reporting Council said there were ‘serious failings’ by the Big Four financial services group.

The two brands both saw improvements in annual revenue despite a slump in consumer confidence in the UK.

Scottish Govenrment data shows a drop of 7% in the number of properties completed in 2024.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has approved a development consent order application by National Highways for the new 14.5-mile crossing.

Scottish Action for Mental Health will open its first Nook in Glasgow in the autumn.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said the surgeon is co-operating with the review and it is not naming them for legal reasons.

Cam Whitnall, managing director of The Big Cat Sanctuary, said they are relieved ‘to have these lions safe and settled’ in Kent.