A 96-year-old has been given a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to causing the death of a pedestrian by dangerous driving. June Mills, from Merseyside, was handed an 18-month suspended sentence at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday. She pleaded guilty to causing the death of Brenda Joyce, 76, in August 2023, after hitting the woman and another pedestrian when her car mounted the pavement.
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Mental health "lies at the centre" of the trial of a man accused of murdering his "best friend" on Christmas Eve, his defence lawyer has claimed. Sky News
Kemi Badenoch has warned the Labour government are "doubling down" on mistakes made by her party in the past. Addressing the CBI conference in London on Monday, the Opposition leader said: "Today, we are all talking about the consequences of the Budget. We still do not know what the full consequences of the legislative programme will be."
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Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden has said the UK and its NATO allies will not be intimidated by Russian cyberthreats into stopping supporting Ukraine. In a speech delivered on Monday at the NATO Cyber Defence Conference, Mr McFadden urged NATO to work together to stay ahead in "the new AI arms race".
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The environment secretary has said supports are being put in place for those affected by Storm Bert. Steve Reed said a Floods Resilience Task Force has been set up to make sure the agencies on the ground in affected areas are able to offer as much support as possible. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Disruption caused by Storm Bert continues into Monday with at least two people confirmed dead after "devastating" flooding over the weekend.
The last of the Met Office’s rain warnings ended at 11.59pm on Sunday but strong winds persist and rain from high ground will reach rivers, which could disrupt clean-up efforts.
More than 200 flood alerts remain in place for England and Wales with travel issues set to continue into the week.
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Jess Phillips has revealed over 10,000 bar staff across the UK will be trained to deal with spiking incidents as she discussed the government's new legislation. The Home Office minister said a £250,000 budget has been allocated to facilitate the training of bar staff.
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