The Met Office’s pollen forecast predicts very high pollen counts for swaths of England, Wales and Scotland on Saturday
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Reform councillor suspended after being charged with assault at Pride event
Mandy Clare was charged with assault and criminal damage after an incident at Pride
Girl sues boarding school for £145,000 after ‘drug binge left her with PTSD’
The binge landed Irune Pedrayes in hospital after she suffered an extended ‘psychotic outbreak’
Violent phone snatchers caught by armed police after high-speed chase through central London
Violent phone snatchers were caught by armed police after a high-speed chase through London, newly-released video shows.
Overturned car shuts M3 motorway in both directions after crash
National Highways told drivers to expect an hour of delays.
Nadia Whittome: ‘I’m appalled by my party’s stance on trans rights’
The Labour MP for Nottingham East tells Emma Henderson she’s proud of her party’s pledge to tackle violence against women and girls but wants to push from within for change on trans rights
Royal Mail given go-ahead to make changes to second-class post service
Ofcom added it had also launched a review of the price of stamps
Police incident shuts M42 in both directions near Birmingham airport
The major motorway is currently shut after an incident between junction four and five at Solihull
Britons should be forced to vote, says influential charity as turnouts drop
Britain is facing ‘a vicious cycle of unequal turnout, economic stagnation and political disillusionment’, the Constitution Society has said
BMW worker was fired after bosses authorised secret filming over back pain
Mohamed Kerita, who worked in the firm’s manufacturing factory, suffered with back pain from 2017, the tribunal in Reading heard