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Five million school days lost to term-time holidays as parents swerve sky-high prices

Department for Education data shows millions of school days are lost to holidays during term time but parents are facing sky-high prices over peak holidays

Daily Mirror

'Brilliant' and 'bubbly' mum of three, 34, dies

Jennifer Roche was described as the person who dedicated their life to "putting a smile on people's faces"

Liverpool Echo

Rishi Sunak's levelling up nightmare: Deprived areas that missed out and wealthy winners

A massive £2.1 billion was distributed between 111 places across the UK whose bids for cash were accepted, but many of the decisions have been met by a massive outcry

Daily Mirror

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Judge: No in-person meetings for couple's triple murder case

An Idaho judge says a couple accused in a bizarre triple murder case will not be allowed to meet face-to-face to talk about strategy before they stand trial in April

The Independent UK

Anger in 'forgotten town' beset by crime and poverty after Tory 'Levelling Up' snub

Levelling Up plans in South Shields turned to dust and local MP Emma Lewell-Buck was naturally incensed, telling voters: “Freeports bid – rejected; towns fund bid – rejected; two levelling up bids – rejected. Levelling up is just an empty slogan"

Daily Mirror

Trio smuggled 31 KILOS of cocaine worth over £1m through Manchester Airport in deconstructed suitcases

The operation brought drugs into the UK from the Caribbean

Manchester Evening News

Mum knew 'something was wrong' when her baby struggled to walk

Louie was diagnosed with a lifelong condition when he was just one-year-old

Liverpool Echo

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In a 'foreboding sign' for Seattle, Amazon freezes corporate hiring

Pressured by economic uncertainty, Amazon is freezing hiring for its corporate workforce "for the next few months," the company announced Thursday.

Tribune News Service

'Gruesome' smoking experiments on mice happened at University of Newcastle

Mice were forced into tiny plastic tubes and cigarette smoke pumped directly into their nostrils.

Newcastle Herald

Mermaid meetups, schools and conventions: Inside the SoCal water nymph subculture

LOS ANGELES -- Jack Laflin likes to recall the time he wriggled into a 9-foot-long, 30-pound blue mermaid tail. He'd spotted similar pieces behind the scenes of the acting gigs he was trying to land, but this was his first attempt to maneuver his way into a silicon tube.

Los Angeles Times

Vince Cable reveals he had a stroke when Liberal Democrat leader

Former business secretary reveals in memoir that he tried to keep health issues a secret and carry on working

The Guardian - UK

Belfast death cafe sparking conversations to help people overcome mortality fears

"It helps increase an awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives."

Belfast Live

Mum 'won't stop taking kids on term-time holidays and sees nothing wrong with it'

Rachel Smith, a 32-year-old from Essex, received a £60 fine for her son and another for her daughter after the family went away during the term-time, she explained on TikTok

Daily Mirror

Dad with 'heart of gold' found dead in bed with partner after taking cocktail of drugs

James Acton, 41, and his girlfriend Zoe Hamilton, 28, were discovered together in the bedroom of her home in Failsworth, Greater Manchester - with an inquest heard their relationship had been "tumultuous" and that a report of assault had been made against Mr Acton following a domestic incident

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Manchester Evening News

Dad with 'heart of gold' found dead in bed with girlfriend after taking cocktail of drugs

"He was a much loved dad, son, brother and friend and he is eternally missed by us all."

The Independent UK

Doctor who lied about his age jailed for killing woman with botched procedure

Dr Isyaka Mamman carried out the ‘highly dangerous’ procedure on Shahida Parveen using the wrong needle and inserted it in the wrong place.

Manchester Evening News

"I live in fear of them...": Vile 'Portuguese Mafia' cuckooing gang terrorised vulnerable addicts and used CHILDREN to peddle drugs

Nine men have been jailed

Tribune News Service

Seattle's JumpStart tax on big businesses' salaries upheld by WA court

An appellate court judge upheld Seattle's JumpStart payroll tax on Tuesday, doubling down on a decision made in King County Superior Court last year.

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Amazon close to 10,000 Bellevue workers, as it stretches HQ1 beyond Seattle

Roughly seven years after announcing its return to the city where Jeff Bezos opened Amazon's first office from his garage, the company has close to 10,000 Bellevue, Washington-based employees.

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester kicks off Queen Jubilee celebrations in style with 20C sun-soaked street parties

Thousands headed out to kickstart the four-day weekend

Birmingham Post

Business Life: charity initiatives and award wins in the North East

Esh Construction, Greggs, Miller Homes and Host & Stay feature in this week's round-up

Daily Record

Heartbroken family pay tribute to 'loving' mum who tragically died in car crash

Rachel Smith, 38, tragically died after the vehicle she was travelling in collided with a tree.

Zenger

Something To Shellebrate: Ruined Oyster Reefs Can Be Restored Say Experts

Over-harvesting and disease have devastated oyster populations over the last two centuries.

Daily Record

Dad found dead with pregnant woman and her partner after taking cocktail of drugs

Andrew Smith was discovered alongside Zoe Hamilton and James Acton on December 28 last year.

Manchester Evening News

Dad found dead alongside pregnant woman and her partner had taken a 'cocktail of drugs'

Andrew Smith's mental health deteriorated after witnessing a traumatic event

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