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Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:49:21 GMTServing Met Police officer charged with multiple child sex offences
Detective Constable Francois Olwage is set to appear before Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on Friday
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:35:50 GMT LGBT+ charity launches conversion therapy helpline as government sets out plan to ban it
The helpline will be available from 10am to 4pm, Monday to Friday
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:35:24 GMTFrance fishing row – latest: UK warns it will retaliate if sanctions imposed as post-Brexit tensions mount
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Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:29:22 GMTUK warns ‘two can play at that game’ if France imposes sanctions in post-Brexit fishing row
‘We obviously reserve the ability to respond in a proportionate way,’ George Eustice says
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:09:14 GMTPremier Inn hotel evacuated after man’s body and chemicals found in room
No risk to wider public, police say
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:05:45 GMTSadiq Khan calls for mandatory face masks on public transport to stop spread of Covid
London mayor called for Londoners to get both the Covid and the flu vaccine
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:54:26 GMTArchaeologists discover ‘astonishing’ Roman statues on HS2 route
Critics said more rare finds may have been bulldozed over
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:42:40 GMTHGV driver shortages: My morning at the wheel of the road’s biggest beast
New rules are to make it easier to become an articulated lorry driver. Colin Drury enjoyed a taster lesson but wonders if the change could risk road safety…
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:34:40 GMT‘Confined to cells for 23 hours’: Self-harm among female prisoners surges by 47% to record levels
‘The increases are part of a wider trend of declining mental health for women in prison and serve as a sobering reminder of the damaging impact prison has,’ says campaigner
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:05:36 GMTBritain won’t reach net zero unless local councils help retrofit homes, MPs warn
Government’s strategy lacks long-term funding for local authorities, says committee
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:00:28 GMTGreensill scheme pushed by David Cameron provided ‘no benefits to NHS’, official probe finds
‘Promised savings vanishing into thin air,’ says public accounts committee chief
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 05:56:45 GMTLiz Truss sets out plan to ban ‘abhorrent’ conversion therapy
Government wants to ban all ‘coercive’ practices – but experts have warned some victims can appear to have consented
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:27:25 GMTUK weather: Hundreds told evacuate homes and railway lines blocked as flooding declared ‘major incident’
Homes and businesses evacuated in Scottish Borders town of Hawick as rising rivers threaten ‘significant damage’
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:07:39 GMTBrexit: Detained British trawler’s crew ‘in good spirits’ and will remain on board boat in French port
‘Our priority is for the welfare of the crew of the Cornelis,’ Scottish firm says
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 23:50:31 GMTLabour MP Naz Shah forced to flee in the night with children after gun death threat
Sundas Alam, 30, admitted three counts of sending malicious communications
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:35:05 GMTPublic supports nationalising ‘gig economy’ apps such as Deliveroo and Uber to improve working conditions
Oxford University study finds strong support for action on gig economy
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:18:50 GMTYoung left behind by Sunak’s Budget could become lost generation, economists warn
Further education funding is still lower than in 2010 and younger workers face a heavy tax burden for social care
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:13:16 GMTEmily Maitlis stalker tells court he broke restraining order 'to prove innocence'
Edward Vines claims he had ‘reasonable excuse’ to breach court order by writing letters to BBC presenter from prison
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 20:22:28 GMTAngela Rayner apologises for calling Conservatives ‘scum’
Labour deputy leader says she has ‘reflected’ and will no longer use such language
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 20:20:34 GMTCop26: Polar research ship RSS Sir David Attenborough docks in Greenwich ahead of climate summit
Ship which public wanted to call ‘Boaty McBoatface’ will embark on first Antartic mission later this year
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:40:04 GMTBrexit news – live: UK summons French ambassador and alleges breach of international law as row escalates
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Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:12:25 GMTUK government summons French ambassador as row over fishing boats escalates
Boris Johnson’s government condemns ‘unjustified’ French threats
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 18:03:24 GMTJulian Assange: US promises over treatment of WikiLeaks founder not enough, argue lawyers
Assange has ‘committed no crime’ and should be praised, says former Labour leader
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:49:18 GMTEmiliano Sala: Businessman who organised fatal flight found guilty of endangering safety of plane
Emiliano Sala was on a flight between Nantes and Cardiff when the plane he was travelling in plummeted into the sea
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:42:11 GMTExtinction Rebellion protest: Olympians among activists at Fawley oil refinery in Hampshire
Decarbonisation needed to limit ‘death, destruction and mass extinction’ from climate change, group says
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:42:08 GMTBrexit: France detains British trawler amid dispute over fishing rights
This is the latest incident in the feud between Britain and France over post-Brexit fishing rights
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 16:15:43 GMTHow Amazon sellers are gaming the system by sending items no one ordered
1.1m Britons affected by ‘brushing’ scam of unwanted deliveries
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:52:17 GMTMan spared jail for threatening Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner after Sir David Amess murder
Two other men arrested amid investigation into threatening and abusive phone calls, emails and letters
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:49:13 GMTShould the government be enforcing another lockdown? Tell us in our poll
We want to know if you think it is time for another lockdown as Covid infection rates rise
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:48:04 GMTDanyal Hussein: Teenage Satanist sentenced to life in prison for murder of sisters in Wembley
‘There will be no celebrations here but justice has been done’, says mother of the murdered women
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:16:56 GMT‘World famous’: Rishi Sunak waxes lyrical about being in Burnley Market – while stood in Bury Market
One northern town is much the same as another, isn’t it?
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 14:20:01 GMTBudget reveals high tax, weak wage economy will hit middle income families, Resolution Foundation says
Highest taxes since 1950s will see households considerably worse off by 2026, think tank warns
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:36:24 GMT‘Haphazard’ shift to post-Brexit payments scheme could put farmers out of business, MPs say
Government must engage more coherently with farmers, or new plans will ‘fall at first hurdle’, committee warns
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:07:19 GMTYoung Hong Kongers who fled police brutality ‘languishing’ in UK asylum system due to arbitrary age cut-off
Exclusive: Home Office scheme offering sanctuary to Hong Kong nationals excludes young people and teenagers for reasons “entirely beyond their control’, campaigners warn
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:02:20 GMTBrexit overtakes Covid as the British public’s biggest concern
Impact of quitting EU has become top issue facing the nation, survey finds
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:49:47 GMTAmazon mystery parcel scam: More than a million people may be victims of ‘brushing’
Households are receiving parcels they did not order from sellers trying to game the website’s ranking system
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:29:00 GMTUK weather: The latest Met Office forecast
Watch the latest UK weather forecast from the Independent for today.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:37:05 GMTFrance still holding British fishing boat and risks breaking Brexit trade deal, says UK
Minister warns threats by France for further crackdown don’t appear ‘compatible’ with Brexit deal
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:22:07 GMTRishi Sunak’s ‘meagre’ schools’ recovery funding falls ‘far short’, warns former government catch-up tsar
Settlement ‘represents a false economy and a step towards a less equal society’
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:14:10 GMTBird of prey persecution linked to grouse shooting hits highest ever level
‘Public anger is mounting and cannot be ignored,’ says Chris Packham as RSPB calls for licensing system
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:40:33 GMTShare vaccines with developing world or face ‘countless’ Covid deaths, charities warn
Cuts to UK aid spending undermined Covid assistance, watchdog finds
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:53:08 GMTLiving standards to fall for many after decade of austerity knocks 40% off wages
No ‘feelgood factor’ for voters as Rishi Sunak splashes Budget cash