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Mourners to gather for Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota’s wake in Portugal

The Portuguese forward died alongside his brother, Andre Silva, in a car crash in Spain on Thursday.

Lost voices of monks heard again after 500 years

Recent research by a historian at the University of Exeter led to the discovery of the rare monastic music.

Iron Age Roman settlement uncovered after rare sword find

The excavation near a Cotswolds village has revealed what could be evidence of a Roman villa

Sport stars pay tribute to late Doddie Weir in birthday video

Supporters from across the UK will wear Doddie tartan to work on Friday, which would have been the star’s birthday.

Councils to have to set targets to improve number of children ready for school

Bridget Phillipson will decry ‘a national scandal’ when she speaks at a Government regional improvement conference on Friday.

High streets suffer disappointing June amid ‘incredibly cautious’ spending

Sales rose by just 0.6% year on year, according to the latest High Street Sales Tracker from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO.

Ministers reveal plan to nearly double onshore wind across England by 2030

The strategy outlines steps for ministers and industry to take to build wind farms across the country’s landscape over the next five years.

More than 100 public servants who died in service awarded Elizabeth Emblem

The award is the civilian equivalent of the Elizabeth Cross.

Police arrest almost 2,000 people in week-long county lines crackdown

Forces across the country shut down lines and seized weapons, drugs and cash between June 23 and 29.

Home Office unaware how many might have overstayed skilled worker visa, MPs warn

The Public Accounts Committee said the Home Office had not analysed exit checks since the skilled worker visa route was introduced in 2020.

Ex-Labour MP Sultana says she will set up new party with Jeremy Corbyn

Zarah Sultana had the Labour whip suspended last year.

Ministers face backbench calls to widen access to top tier of sickness benefits

The Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill cleared its first Commons hurdle at second reading on Tuesday.