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‘Revive quickly if risk of no-deal Brexit subsided’ Builders see sharpest drop in new orders since 2009
The Markit/CIPS UK Construction purchasing managers’ index recorded a reading of 45 in August, down from 45.3 in July.
Mum of murdered Alex, five, says she wasn’t warned his killer was banned from contacting children
Marvyn Iheanacho was jailed for life for the murder of Alex Malcolm who was fatally beaten in a park after losing a shoe.
Health think tanks write to MPs, joining doctors groups to warn of no-deal effect on NHS
The warning comes after the BMA, Royal College of Nursing, Royal College of Midwives, Unison, and other NHS staff groups called on MPs to take no-deal off the table.
People ‘ingest 50,000 tiny bits of plastic every year through food and drink’
Researchers found that bottled water may be one of the biggest sources of the microparticles - which may endanger health.
Rees-Mogg admits if public had ‘informed decision’ now second referendum would ‘overturn’ Brexit vote
Boris Johnson’s Leader of the Commons admits the problem with a second referendum is British public would vote to stay in the EU.
Berlin zoo celebrates Germany’s first panda cub births
Meng Meng, who arrived from China in 2017, has given birth to twins after mating with Jiao Qing.
UK manufacturing output plunges to seven-year low amid Brexit uncertainty
IHS Markit, which compiles the monthly survey, said UK manufacturers were stifled by ‘political uncertainty’ and ‘global trade tensions’ in August.
Nearly half of benefits claimants unable to afford essentials
Citizens Advice said the welfare system was not providing the safety net people required.
Geese have changed their migration paths ‘due to climate change’
A study, published in the journal Global Change Biology, is among the first to provide hard evidence that wild animals are inventing new traditions to cope with climate change