Archive 2023/08/24
- President of Guyana demands slavery reparations ahead of apology
- Sunak insists his ‘Stop the Boats’ pledge will cut ‘unacceptable’ asylum bill
- Frankie McAvoy confident Hearts can turn around Europa Conference League tie
- Manchester United and England left-back Luke Shaw sidelined by muscle injury
- Mauricio Pochettino highlights the importance of desire to his Chelsea players
- Nordstrom reports fall in fiscal second quarter sales and profits
- Hearts’ Europa Conference League hopes hit after home defeat to PAOK
- Four dead after retired police officer opens fire at California biker bar
- Aberdeen’s bravery pleases Barry Robson after Hearts battle back in Sweden
- Man charged with murder of council worker who was shot in Liverpool
- Police in Pakistan ‘close to locating’ family of young girl found dead in Woking
- US intelligence assessment finds intentionally caused explosion killed Prigozhin
- Republican presidential candidates enjoy fundraising boost after debate
- Zimbabwe police arrest 41 election monitors as votes are counted after delays
- Nicky Devlin on target as Aberdeen fight back for Europa League draw with Hacken
- Edinburgh Trams fined £240,000 over ‘avoidable’ death of pedestrian
- Tottenham forward Troy Parrott joins Excelsior Rotterdam on season-long loan
- Harry, 11, gets highest grade in GCSE maths after taking exam five years early
- Alice Winn’s In Memoriam scoops Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2023
- Trump expected to turn himself in at Georgia jail on 2020 US election charges
- Failures to deal with Lucy Letby complaints ‘more likely than not’ led to deaths
- Trump supporters gather outside Georgia jail before his expected surrender
- Meghan to join husband Harry at Invictus Games
- Yousaf accuses Sunak of ‘climate denial’ over oil and gas licences
- Brodie Spencer arrives but frustration for striker-light Well and their manager
- Top GCSE results fall in return to pre-Covid grading system
- Ropey Guest earns deserved victory on the Knavesmire
- Putin breaks silence following plane crash involving Wagner chief Prigozhin
- Manchester City secure winger Jeremy Doku from Rennes on five-year deal
- Yousaf: SNP is on ‘steady footing’ despite deficit rising to £800,000-plus
- England reeling from loss of Anthony Watson in troubled World Cup build-up
- Gary Moore pays heartfelt tribute to Sire De Grugy
- World must shun new coal-fired power stations, warns climate envoy John Kerry
- Two men arrested after fire at Crooked House pub
- Geraint Thomas happy to compete in two grand tours as retirement looms
- Serious Fraud Office drops 10-year probe into former FTSE 100 miner ENRC
- Nursery staff to walk out next month over council’s ‘fire and rehire’ plans
- Corbyn: I hope indyref2 will happen soon and Labour should support it
- Teenager dies after getting into difficulty in the water in Co Cork
- Van driver arrested after death of bus driver following crash
- In Pictures: Joy and relief on GCSE results day
- From tallest giraffe to tiniest tadpole: London Zoo conducts annual weigh-in
- Warm feeling for Doyle with rare big-race win for Ballydoyle
- Josh Kerr won’t let world championship success change his approach
- Marco Silva knows he faces a challenge to strengthen striker-light Fulham
- 4 hacks to get teens off the sofa and get active – as study warns of heart damage
- Cost of asylum system nears £4bn as backlog hits new record high
- FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales
- Sea Theme hints at bright future with Galtres Strike
- Fast fashion retailers Shein and Forever 21 team up in bid to expand their reach
- What happens when you ask AI if it can write a better university assignment than students? You'll be surprised by the answer!
- Lewis Hamilton fears ‘high chance’ Max Verstappen will win 10 remaining races
- Louis Theroux ‘right’ that BBC cannot shy away from difficult topics – BBC boss
- Yousaf pledges £24m to aid agencies for countries worst hit by climate crisis
- Frankie left to rue York near-miss with Free Wind
- Brendan Rodgers looking to bring in experience to fill Celtic’s defensive void
- Ireland hooker Dan Sheehan expected to be fit in time for the World Cup
- Scottish firefighters warn of potential strike action over cuts
- Gravestone damage at Jewish cemetery investigated as hate crime
- A Knavesmire epic, as Warm Heart takes Yorkshire Oaks glory
- Double killer who murdered vicar and pensioner dies in jail
- Pressure builds on government as ‘seventh circle of hell’ at Stormont continues
- Mauricio Pochettino urges patience with Chelsea new boys
- GCSE gender gap at its narrowest in 14 years
- Mysterious dark spot on Neptune detected from Earth for the first time
- AI can write better university assignments than students, report suggests
- Antarctic sea ice loss causes unprecedented emperor penguin breeding failure
- Man interviewed by police following reported thefts at British Museum
- GCSE trends: What this year’s results tell us
- Man who stabbed ‘hugely popular’ Islington flower seller jailed for life
- Ironman competitor who died in swim ‘waved to fiancee’ before entering sea
- Gap in top GCSE grades between London and North East widens
- Medics caring for sick autistic man explored ‘all options’ – senior nurse
- Ofgem expected to slash price cap, but bills likely to remain high
- Fourth time lucky for GCSE maths student, 29, who can now train as teacher
- Man jailed for life for killing stranger in her home while baby slept upstairs
- Oleksandr Usyk keeps press conference short ahead of Daniel Dubois title clash
- Councillor obtains English GCSE aged 68 and plans to take on maths next
- Calls for ‘urgent change’ to return NHS dentistry to pre-pandemic levels
- TikTok star Mizzy bailed again over prank videos
- Dragon Leader roars to scintillating York victory
- Hip-hop artist jailed for 20 years after criticising Myanmar’s military leaders
- Minister warns against jumping to conclusions over Wagner chief’s reported death
- Labour membership slides but party enjoys financial boost as Tory income falls
- Drivers delayed by increasing number of roadworks caused by water leaks – data
- Aymeric Laporte completes move from Manchester City to Saudi side Al-Nassr
- Jury retires in trial of ex-teacher accused of animal cruelty for striking horse
- Electrician brutally murdered was ‘denied chance to clear his name’
- Major wildfires in Greece force more evacuations
- England wing Anthony Watson ruled out of World Cup with calf injury
- Plane crash believed to have killed Wagner’s Prigozhin seen as Kremlin’s revenge
- Brendan Rodgers wants new centre-back after Celtic duo sidelined for eight weeks
- SNP deficit rises to £800,000 and membership numbers fall, party accounts show
- Relief Rally rewards favourite-backers in Lowther
- Teenager ‘threatened to cut off Aled Jones’s arm during Rolex robbery’
- NI students celebrate GCSE results despite uncertainty around grade levels
- What to do if you see a dog locked in a car in hot weather
- Tom Stewart handed full Ireland debut at hooker for final warm-up against Samoa
- Soaring asylum backlog deemed ‘disastrous record’ for Sunak and Braverman
- First look at what will be the UK's largest and best connected train station
- 2023 Notting Hill Carnival: line-up, timings, parade path, closed roads, plus more
- Rockslide near Dead Sea in Israel kills five-year-old boy
- Tory MP hits out at Dorries’ ‘extraordinary’ entitlement
- Unai Emery appears to do U-turn on transfer target after Villa thrash Hibs in Europe
- Inquiry launched into case of innocent man jailed for 17 years for rape
- Former couple jailed for ‘brutal and cold-blooded’ murder of electrician
- Birmingham's weather, Thursday August 24
- Kylian carrying plenty of confidence in Gimcrack bid
- Charles and Camilla’s rescheduled state visit to France will begin in September
- Bristol's weather, Thursday August 24
- Gosden backing Courage Mon Ami to bounce back
- Two dead and many feared trapped as building collapses in Nigeria’s capital
- Courtney Lawes to captain England when he wins 100th cap against Fiji
- Glasgow's weather, Thursday August 24
- Government ‘failing Afghans as safe routes not matching scale of need’
- Today's weather in London
- 4 hacks to get teens off the sofa and get active – as study warns of heart damage
- ‘Not in our DNA to strike’, say consultants as second walkout under way
- Moscow court extends arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich
- Wife of brain-damaged pastor loses life-support treatment fight
- Headteacher’s delight at GCSE results for pupils ‘most affected’ by pandemic
- See Naomi Campbell and Elle Fanning in star-studded Alexander McQueen campaign
- Schoolboy goalkicker Corey Domachowski ready for World Cup debut at prop
- Sewer workers ‘quack’ case of the blocked pipe as duck found roaming underground
- Theroux says there is campaigning for ‘Brexit from licence fee’
- Celebrations planned for some as teenagers get their GCSE results
- Ikea to open Oxford Street store next year
- Spanish GCSE sees rise in popularity as entries up more than 11% on 2022
- China bans Japan seafood after Fukushima nuclear plant begins wastewater release
- 5 things to know about Britain’s world champion Josh Kerr
- Scientists to measure CO2 storage in volcanic rock
- Striker headache for Motherwell with Mika Biereth and Jon Obika ruled out
- Rishi Sunak announces Bletchley Park as site of autumn AI summit
- Sunak inadvertently breached MPs’ code of conduct, standards commissioner finds
- Asylum backlog reaches new record high
- Key statistics in this year’s GCSE results
- GCSE top grades fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels
- Teenager celebrates nine GCSEs after battling serious health problems
- Haas announce Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg staying for 2024
- Minister suggests Dorries is not fulfilling her duties to constituents
- Children among injured after rockslide near Dead Sea in Israel
- Special envoy Kerry says 1.5C target still ‘doable’ but will be ‘very difficult’
- Paul Mescal and Rose Ayling-Ellis among nominees for 2023 Stage Debut Awards
- Union tells KP Snacks before walkout: If you pay peanuts, expect strike action
- British surgeon shot dead after taking wrong turn in South Africa, inquest told
- Hundreds of items missing from British Museum since 2013, records show
- Travelodge sees hotels sell out ahead of Taylor Swift tour amid concert boost
- Fifties Birmingham: 39 fabulous photos showcase Midlands city
- GCSE top grades fall in NI but remain above pre-pandemic levels
- Strike threat at Gatwick over as workers accept improved pay offers
- Iran and Saudi Arabia among six nations set to join Brics economic bloc
- Wolves bemoan loss of key player for early season 'six pointer' against Everton
- UK risks losing £65m in exports without heat pump switch, analysts warn
- Prigozhin’s journey from prisoner and hot dog vendor to armed rebellion leader
- Fukushima nuclear plant begins releasing radioactive wastewater into the sea
- Stakeknife report a ‘step closer’ to publication after passing security checks
- How to work the Kate-approved statement earrings trend, from just £10 a pair
- Windrush Seaside Memories exhibition ‘shows people what they have in common’
- 11 budget buys to beautify your space for £40 and less
- ‘Men in Quilts’ take on kilted hunks with comedy show and calendar of their own
- Wonderful wines and brilliant beers for the bank holiday and beyond
- Record-breaking year for British watermelon grower despite rainy July
- Boy who was born without a hand gets to grips with new ‘robot arm’
- Donald Trump attacks rivals in online interview while skipping presidential debate
- Republican presidential candidates do battle as Trump skips first debate
- Essential tips for first-time campers
- Football rumours: Manchester City turn attention to Palace’s Eberechi Eze
- Call for remote areas to get better access to defibrillators after new study
- Women more severely affected by ME, study claims
- Claudia Winkleman, TV bosses to discuss media’s future at Edinburgh TV Festival
- What the papers say – August 24
- UK watching closely following reports of Wagner chief’s death in plane crash
- Heavy rain, thunder, lightning and hail to batter commuters on Thursday
- Humza Yousaf to announce £24 million for countries worst hit by climate crisis
- Women more severely affected by ME, study claims
- Students receive GCSE results amid plan to return to pre-Covid grading
- Probation worker subjected to monkey chants wins payout
- Measures such as lockdowns and masks ‘unequivocally reduced Covid infections’
- Ospreys breeding in Ireland after 200 years ‘like finding long-lost treasure’