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Ministry of Defence sets target of doubling female recruits by 2030
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will aim to more than double its number of female recruits as part of a series of changes following a report into the bullying and harassment of women in the armed services..
Scientists may have identified trigger behind Covid vaccine induced blood clots
Scientists believe they may have found the “trigger” behind the extremely rare blood clot complications stemming from the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine..
WTA suspends China tournaments amid concern for Peng Shuai
The Women’s Tennis Association has suspended all tournaments in China amid fears for the safety of Chinese player Peng Shuai..
Nearly two thirds of Scots say mental health funding should rise
Thats according to polling from YouGov.
Pharmaceutical manufacturing firm to create 350 jobs by doubling Teesside site
Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies are to invest 400 million pounds.
Christmas shoppers warned over fake online reviews
The warning has come from National Trading Standards.
Ministers have little information on whether taxpayer cash well spent
The National Audit Office found that much of (the Government’s) work is either not evaluated robustly or not evaluated at all.
Sir Paul McCartneys The Lyrics scoops top prize
It has been named Waterstones Book of the Year 2021.
UK manufacturers speed up growth for second month running
Thats according to the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index.
House prices up by 10 annually in November
Thats according to data from the Nationwide.
Cancers will go undetected as NHS backlog worsens
Thats according to the new Shadow Health Secretary, Wes Streeting.
Irreplaceable trees among thousands lost in Storm Arwen
Thats according to the National Trust.
Storm Arwen leaves 30000 homes without power five days on
97 per cent of homes that lost supply have been reconnected.
Take a Covid test before attending Christmas parties
Thats according to the Health Secretary, Sajid Javid.
Another energy supplier collapses in gas price squeeze
Zog Energy is the 25th supplier to fail since the start of September.
I got to live my dreams Johanna Konta grateful as she retires from tennis
The former British number one made the announcement on Social Media.
Ben Stokes fit and hungry for a big series ahead of first Ashes Test
The series gets underway next week at the Gabba.
Storm hit Im A Celebrity returns to TV screens after three days off air
The live episodes on Saturday, Sunday and Monday were all cancelled.
Cashback at the till service being rolled out to more than 2000 shops
Youll soon be able to withdraw cash without needing to make a purchase.
Cheapest supermarkets to buy your Christmas dinner revealed
Aldi came out as the cheapest, followed closely by Asda, Lidl and Tesco.