15 vehicles involved in crash on motorway
Five people - including two children - have been taken to hospital following a 15-vehicle crash which closed part of a major Scottish motorway overnight.
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Businesses to get £3,000 state bonus for hiring unemployed young people
Businesses will be given a £3,000 government bonus for hiring a young person who has been out of work for six months.
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Alcohol-free beer and pet grooming used to measure inflation
Houmous and motorhomes are also added to the basket of goods and services used to chart the rising cost of living.
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Five taken to hospital after 15-vehicle crash on M73
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sent three fire appliances and a heavy rescue unit to the scene just before midnight.
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We'll never know how our dad's body became riddled with maggots
Ronald Parkin's case prompts calls from his family for the government to regulate the funeral sector.
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Emergency workers called to 15-vehicle crash on motorway - five people taken to hospital
Five people - including two children - have been taken to hospital following a 15-vehicle crash which closed part of a major Scottish motorway overnight.
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Fears of two-tier health system as more turn to private care, says watchdog
The patient watchdog warns of two-tier service as polling shows numbers paying for care is on the rise.
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School confirms pupil died in Kent meningitis outbreak
A Faversham grammar school sixth former dies of meningitis, along with a university student.
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Laptop found in search for missing psychologist
A laptop that police believe belongs to a missing Brazilian academic in Essex has been found.
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Man died after GP's calls to hospital were missed
Suffolk Coroner Nigel Parsley files a Prevention of Future Deaths report after Terrence Frost's death.
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I'll carry on till I can't walk, says paperboy, 79
Colin Bradley, from Little Weighton, East Yorkshire, is one of the oldest - and fastest - paperboys.
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Travelodge changes policy after attacker given room key
The woman was attacked by Kyran Smith, who was given a key to her hotel room by staff.
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Assisted dying debate reaches final stages on eve of vote
The long-running political battle over assisted dying comes to an end as MSPs get ready to vote.
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Firms to be paid to hire unemployed young people
Payments of £3,000 for each 18-24 year old given a job are among proposals to tackle youth unemployment being announced later.
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We didn't view Dad's body after being told it had changed so much
Ronald Parkin's case prompts calls from his family for the government to regulate the funeral sector.
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One-off £2,000 grant gives care leavers head start, study finds
Participants were less likely to become homeless or spend time in hospital or prison, researchers say.
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People turn to private health care to beat NHS waits, says watchdog
The patient watchdog warns of two-tier service as polling shows numbers paying for care is on the rise.
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How US groups are driving a new generation of anti-abortion activism in the UK
The killing of Charlie Kirk galvanised a transatlantic campaign against abortion. But will it succeed in shifting Britain's pro-choice consensus?
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Schoolgirl traumatised after being wrongly sent to England for abortion
The teenager could have been treated in Northern Ireland, but was sent to London due to confusion over the services available.
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PM to set out support plan for heating oil costs
Households have faced a sharp rise in the cost of heating oil since the outbreak of the US-Israeli war with Iran.
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