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The course of the weekend. And why 500 trees in one the most famous gardens in britain could be under threat by major road widening plans. Good morning. Its friday 25th august. Im annita mcveigh, welcome to bbc newsroom live. A police force has been severely criticised for its failure over a four year period to investigate allegations about ian watkins, the former lead singer of the band lost prophets, who was convicted in 2013 of 13 child sex offences. An investigation by the independent Police...

Youre watching bbc news at 9 with me, annita mcveigh. The Headlines Police investigating the murder of the journalist lyra mckee in londonderry arrest four men. The entire hs2 rail line will be given the go ahead by the government an announcement is expected at lunchtime. A transport overhaul the government is pledging £5 billion to buses and cycle links across england. There is all sorts of investment we need in transport infrastructure in particular across the country. I mean, i have long sai...

There has been a 48% increase in the number of women economically inactive due to ill health, compared to five years ago.

When Sarah started having chest pains in early June 2021, her first port of call was her GP. She was otherwise healthy, 30 years old and busy juggling work and raising her son in Manchester. “My GP had a feel of my chest area and said it seemed as though I had an inflamed sternum. I had never heard of it,” Sarah says.

Years of austerity, followed by Covid, have left Britain with an unhealthy workers and businesses struggling to recruit, but the road to recovery, of all kinds, will be long

The party is facing kickback over plans outlined by deputy leader Angela Rayner to make a swathe of changes in the partys first 100 days in power if it wins the next election.

Pay is rising too fast for the Bank of England to cut interest rates, economists have warned, after wages rose by 6.2pc in the 12 months to December.

Justin Musgrove, the companys chief executive, said they were trying to gain new members by offering app-based classes.

This is according to a survey of more than 1,000 businesses by the British Chambers of Commerce and technology firm Cisco.

The study, by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and technology firm Cisco, found a clear divide between sectors, with those such as finance and legal more likely to expect remote working.