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Sat, 29 Jan 2022 09:49:17 GMT
Ilfracombe: Historic lighthouse lantern worth £1m stolen in north Devon
Two-tonne navigation light is ‘of particular historical significance’, police say

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 09:33:21 GMT
Emma Raducanu ‘creeped out’ by stalker who stole her father’s shoe
The man had hung fairylights on a tree in the Raducanu family’s garden before he was caught

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 09:30:56 GMT
I didn’t want to blow my top, but I was very angry – former anti-fraud minister
Lord Agnew of Oulton said his despatch box resignation was over the Government’s ‘egregious’ failure in its handling of bounce-back loans.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 09:24:04 GMT
Boris Johnson news - live: Redacted Sue Gray report ‘imminent’ as Met Police denies delaying publication
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Sat, 29 Jan 2022 09:20:36 GMT
Tom Tugendhat says he will ‘go for it’ if Boris Johnson is toppled as Tory leader
Foreign affairs committee chair, and Iraq and Afghan war veteran, is first Conservative to declare

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 09:16:42 GMT
Corruption experts warn Boris Johnson’s government is worst since WWII
Researchers say failure of integrity at No 10 could have serious long-term consequences for UK

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 09:00:40 GMT
Life in clifftop homes ‘falling into the sea’ amid the climate crisis
‘I tend to keep at least a metre away from the edge,’ one resident who estimates his house has 30 years left says

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 08:55:43 GMT
Sue Gray report to be heavily censored after police intervention
Former chief prosecutor brands decision to limit report to ‘minimal’ detail ‘disproportionate’

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 08:54:51 GMT
MPs spent £100,000 on temporary bonging mechanism for Big Ben used just ten times
Parliament’s clock tower is under refurbishment but MPs still wanted to hear the bell on special occasions

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 09:34:15 GMT
Drink-driver banned after ‘driving through’ McDonald’s restaurant
Taylor Steel was disqualified from driving for two years after being found to be nearly three times the legal limit.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 08:49:28 GMT
‘I can’t just take any job’: Universal credit claimants express anger at DWP ‘get any job now’ policy
‘It shows that policymakers do not have a grasp on the realities of finding work,’ says one jobseeker

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 08:47:32 GMT
Storm Malik: Met Office issues severe weather warning for Scotland and northern England
Parts of the UK will be battered by the Danish storm this weekend

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 08:46:38 GMT
Starmer says more powers for Holyrood would be ‘early priority’ if he becomes PM
During a visit to Glasgow, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said there should be reform of devolution ‘quickly’.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 08:43:40 GMT
Norwich stabbing: Man and woman arrested after teenager killed
Man in 40s and woman in 30s arrested by police

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:22:04 GMT
What the papers say – January 29
Most of the nation’s papers react to the news that Sue Gray’s report into Downing Street will be censored by police.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 03:17:05 GMT
Boris Johnson to call Vladimir Putin and ask Russia to ‘step back’ from Ukraine invasion
PM also expected to make trip to region in coming days

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 02:45:11 GMT
Britain’s youngest Islamist terrorist back behind bars
Jailed for terrorism aged 14 for plotting a massacre, he has broken the terms of his release from jail.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:01:46 GMT
Partygate report due at No 10 within days as police deny delaying publication
Reports circulate of a potential outside challenger for the Tory leadership who is thought by some to represent the ‘best chance for a fresh start’.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:01:22 GMT
Winds up to 80mph set to batter northern UK as Storm Malik sweeps in
Amber and yellow weather warnings are in place for Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 22:57:47 GMT
Home Secretary approves extradition of Autonomy founder to US
Priti Patel has signed an extradition order for British tycoon Dr Mike Lynch after he lost a fraud case over the sale of his company to HP.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 22:48:51 GMT
Boris Johnson to visit region amid rising Russia-Ukraine tensions
The Prime Minister will also speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin over a phone call.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 22:29:30 GMT
Six casualties after fire breaks out at house in Wishaw
The fire service said six people were passed into the care of paramedics.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 21:57:25 GMT
Met denies delaying publication of Sue Gray inquiry as officers examine material
The PM is highly unlikely to be presented with a copy of the Gray report on Friday night, the PA news agency understands, but it is due shortly.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 21:50:32 GMT
Edwin Poots fails in bid to become DUP South Down candidate
Diane Forsythe will go forward as the DUP’s preferred candidate in South Down.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 21:33:56 GMT
Animal charity founder denies Boris Johnson intervened in Afghanistan evacuation
Paul Farthing said he had ‘absolutely no dealings with anybody in government’

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 21:30:59 GMT
Nine in 10 say Boris Johnson must go, finds Independent readers poll
Overwhelming majority back resignation as Partygate scandal continues

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 21:22:25 GMT
Amina-Faye Johnson: Parents jailed over death of baby with more than 60 broken bones after ‘despicable’ abuse
Benjamin O’Shea and Naomi Johnson committed ‘monstrous crimes’, police say

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:48:27 GMT
Liz Truss says government won’t stop DUP from suspending Brexit checks
Unionist ministers have pledged to halt inspections in Northern Ireland

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:46:14 GMT
Car and van crash after ‘trolley dropped onto carriageway’
The trolley is thought to have been dropped onto the carriageway of the A9 from a bridge above.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:35:54 GMT
Censored version of Sue Gray’s Partygate report to go to Boris Johnson ‘shortly’
Decision sets scene for potentially explosive publication and debate early next week

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:13:38 GMT
Met Police promises to finish investigation ‘promptly’ after receiving evidence from Sue Gray team
Scotland Yard insists it did ‘not delay’ Gray report, as No 10 prepares to receive redacted version

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:05:38 GMT
Sue Gray report: Police fear details could hinder investigation by revealing evidence to suspects
Making evidence against suspects public risks ‘giving them the thinking time to provide an explanation’, barrister says

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:00:42 GMT
SP Energy Networks issues safety advice ahead of Storm Malik
Amber and yellow weather warnings are in place for this weekend.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:59:24 GMT
Nowzad founder believes Boris Johnson did not intervene in animal evacuation
Paul Farthing said he had ‘absolutely no dealings with anybody in Government’.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 18:30:05 GMT
Girls’ private schools could strike for the first time over pensions
Teachers at schools run by the Girls’ Day School Trust could strike over pensions.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:34:33 GMT
UK arms exports delayed ‘for up to six months’ due to Brexit
‘Economic disaster affecting everybody’, says select committee chief

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:30:49 GMT
Legal status for British Sign Language a step closer after Commons backing
Labour MP Rosie Cooper spoke passionately about the British Sign Language Bill

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:25:13 GMT
Checks between NI and GB not fit for purpose, say EU officials
The draft report was compiled following an audit carried out by the European Commission.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:22:20 GMT
No 10 insists tax rise going ahead, despite minister admitting ‘everybody’ opposes it
Fears in Whitehall that Boris Johnson is wobbling over 2.5 per cent levy on workers and companies

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:19:10 GMT
Scottish Government facing £5m bill to insurers over ferries shipyard takeover
The High Court case centered on the shipyard constructing ferries which have been delayed by several years.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 18:56:04 GMT
Government hikes student loan repayments by £150 a year
Repayment threshold freeze released in written statement on Friday after MPs leave Westminster

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 18:32:29 GMT
Omicron strain ‘has greater growth rate and may be more transmissible’
The BA.2 strain is a sub-lineage of the now dominant original Omicron variant known as BA.1.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 18:16:34 GMT
Man jailed for stalking former Hollyoaks actress Stephanie Davis
Alex Boston bombarded Davis with social media messages, letters, and gifts he delivered to her home at night.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 18:09:55 GMT
Crossbow attacker given hospital order after shooting and injuring two people
Andrew Ramdeen, 30, shot two men in Uxbridge in random and unprovoked attacks.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 18:00:34 GMT
Father and son murdered ‘friend’ by driving over him four times in supermarket car park
Detective says killing was ‘cold and calculated’

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:55:27 GMT
Student loan repayment freeze is a ‘tax rise by stealth’ for middle earners
The freeze, in place for one year, has been called too “modest”.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:54:45 GMT
Mother and son jailed for shocking machete killing
The defendants also received concurrent sentences for having weapons.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:53:21 GMT
Police constable cleared of assault after telling court he feared being punched
Pc Jack Green was found not guilty part-way through the evidence after a district judge said the case had not been proved.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:20:29 GMT
Police searching for missing Lynn McPaul release image of her jacket
The 45-year-old was last seen in Dundee on Sunday morning.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:18:27 GMT
Bloody Sunday: What happened on 30 January 1972 and what did the Saville Inquiry conclude in 2010?
Mass shooting of Catholic demonstrators in Derry by British paratroopers, perhaps the defining episode of the Troubles, remembered 50 years on

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:15:18 GMT
Latest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas
The highest local rates are all in Northern Ireland.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:58:29 GMT
Knifeman jailed for 23 years for stabbing five homeless men in ‘unprovoked spree of violence’
Kieran McLoughlin went on ‘rampage’ in Manchester last January

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:53:02 GMT
Met under fire over intervention on partygate inquiry over ‘finable offences’
Legal experts, Tory MPs and opposition politicians criticised Scotland Yard for throwing the Sue Gray report into disarray.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 18:01:39 GMT
Couple whose baby daughter died with more than 60 broken bones jailed
Naomi Johnson and Benjamin O’Shea claimed the fractures suffered by eight-week-old Amina-Faye were caused by paramedics.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:32:10 GMT
Alan Carr’s husband Paul Drayton walks free after winning sentence appeal
The judge told the 50-year-old he should be given the opportunity to turn his life around, and was given a suspended sentence.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:29:55 GMT
Autonomy founder plans appeal as Hewlett Packard wins fraud case against him
Mike Lynch is also facing extradition to the US over allegations related to the sale.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:24:57 GMT
Buckingham Palace braced for damage from Prince Andrew’s ‘ultimate gamble’ sex lawsuit defence
Prince Andrew has demanded a jury trial which would begin later this year

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:23:08 GMT
Lisa Smith denied taking part in Syrian fighting in 2019 interview, trial hears
The former Defence Forces soldier, 39, has pleaded not guilty to terror related charges at the Special Criminal Court.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:09:52 GMT
Met Police under fire over intervention on partygate inquiry
Tory MPs and legal experts have criticised Scotland Yard for calling for only ‘minimal reference’ to events subject to its investigation.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:04:37 GMT
Lighthouse lantern worth £1 million stolen in Devon
The two-tonne lamp, which dates back to the 19th century, was taken from a storage facility in Ilfracombe.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:04:25 GMT
‘Lenient’ sentence of kidnapper who bundled girlfriend into van to be reviewed
Angel Lynn was found with serious injuries on the A6 near Loughborough on September 17 2020.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:04:07 GMT
‘Enough is enough’ – Campaigners say deaf people must no longer face exclusion
Dave Buxton, British Deaf Association chair, said deaf people face ‘many barriers’ because sign language has not been legally recognised.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:48:08 GMT
Police make new appeal over Belfast gun murder
Mark Hall, 31, was shot dead in front of his family in December.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:43:53 GMT
Paranoid pensioner with dementia is detained for stabbing wife to death
Hugh Webber, 79, stabbed Angela Webber, 77, a total of 15 times with two knives during an attack at their home in the village of Dunster, Somerset.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:40:05 GMT
E-scooter firms to introduce ‘universal’ warning sound in bid to stop collisions
The trial will begin later this year in hopes of improving safety and bettering accessibility on the UK’s roads

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:31:33 GMT
‘Death by dangerous cycling’ offence could become law
Ministers under pressure following the death of Kim Briggs in 2016

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:31:16 GMT
Met Police asks Sue Gray to make ‘minimal reference’ to No 10 parties under investigation
Force is running parallel criminal probe into potential lawbreaking at Downing Street

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:30:48 GMT
Labour by-election candidate and nurse hits out at Government’s partygate ‘lies’
Birmingham Erdington candidate Paulette Hamilton said she was giving Covid jabs while “Mr Johnson was having parties”.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:26:58 GMT
HR procedures could delay Sue Gray inquiry details, employment lawyer warns
Amanda Lennon said if staff are identified, it is possible ‘they could claim the process is procedurally and substantively unfair’.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:16:13 GMT
Taoiseach urges fishermen to stay safe ahead of Russian naval exercises
The planned drills off the Irish coast have caused considerable upset and controversy.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:05:25 GMT
Liz Truss to visit Moscow ‘in next two weeks’, Russian foreign minister says
The visit will come amid tensions with Russia over threats towards Ukraine.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:04:46 GMT
Met officer who died of Covid would be ‘horrified’ by handling of party probe
Fran Hall, a spokeswoman for the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice Campaign Group, said she had been left ‘furious’ by the Metropolitan Police.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:03:24 GMT
New rail boss ‘more provocative’ than former private operators, say unions
Rail unions Aslef, RMT, TSSA and Unite accused Chris Gibb of being ‘confrontational’.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:57:41 GMT
UK weather: 80mph winds set to hit country as Storm Malik sweeps in
The weather warnings have been put in place as Storm Malik makes its way across Europe.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:56:55 GMT
‘More than 350,000’ new Covid-19 cases each day in UK in early January
High levels of under-reporting are likely to be affecting the official figures.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:52:52 GMT
No 10 denies involvement in police decision on partygate report
Warnings of ‘profound damage’ from perception of ‘establishment stitch-up’

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:22:41 GMT
Teen accused of anti-Semitic glass bottle attack kept in custody
Malachi Thorpe, 18, is accused of hitting a Jewish man with a glass bottle in an anti-Semitic attack in London.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:22:12 GMT
Coronavirus claims lives of 16 more Scots, Government statistics show
Scotland reported 7,258 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, according to latest Government statistics.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:17:09 GMT
Irishman Richard O’Halloran allowed to return home from China after three years
Mr O’Halloran had been working for a Dublin-based aircraft leasing firm when it became involved in a legal dispute with the Chinese authorities.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:16:58 GMT
Hewlett Packard wins huge fraud case over acquisition of British firm Autonomy
Mr Justice Hildyard delivered a summary of his conclusions in the case on Friday.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:09:41 GMT
Father and son guilty of BMW crush murder
Businessman John Avers died in a car park after being run over several times in east London in September 2020.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:05:45 GMT
Lisa Smith was proposed to by Islamic State propagandist in Syria, court hears
The Co Louth woman, 39, has pleaded not guilty to terror-related charges at the Special Criminal Court.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:53:51 GMT
Lord Frost says ‘no way back’ for Boris Johnson if he misled parliament
‘Future of government needs to be settled in next few days’, says ex-Brexit minister

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:49:53 GMT
Appeal to establish circumstances surrounding teenagers’ deaths in Dorset
The bodies of an 18-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl were found at Bothenhampton Reservoir outside of Bridport on Tuesday morning.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:48:29 GMT
Labour ready to fight general election against any Tory leader, says Starmer
It comes as Boris Johnson continues to be engulfed in the partygate scandal.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:44:51 GMT
Keir Starmer: Government is ‘paralysed by partygate and criminal investigation’
The Labour leader said he wants the Sue Gray report published as soon as possible with ‘no redactions, no edits, no bits left out’.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:39:12 GMT
Partygate: What does Sue Gray do now the Met Police have intervened?
The Whitehall inquisitor has two realistic options now that Scotland Yard has told her to make ‘minimal reference’ to potentially criminal elements.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:37:30 GMT
Man drove without licence or insurance for 70 years, police say
Motorist in 80s admitted being on the road without paperwork since the age of 12

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:37:18 GMT
80mph winds set to batter UK as Storm Malik sweeps in
The weather warnings have been put in place as Storm Malik makes its way across Europe.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:25:51 GMT
Cameron tells of ‘huge responsibility’ in delivering Bloody Sunday apology
This weekend sees the 50th anniversary of the day when British soldiers shot dead 13 civil rights protesters in Derry.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:24:12 GMT
Minister who said PM was ‘ambushed with cake’ now says there was no cake
Conor Burns said his defence of Boris Johnson was ‘not part of a strategy’.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:14:45 GMT
Andrew gives up membership at prestigious home of golf
The Duke of York is preparing to defend himself against a civil lawsuit which will be heard at a jury trial at the end of the year.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:12:23 GMT
Government exams chief: 2022 test changes will not advantage more able pupils
No standardisation model will be used to decide grades, Ofqual’s chief regulator said.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:09:23 GMT
Origami artist’s latest creation used one piece of paper creased 5,377 times
“It was huge accomplishment; it is the greatest work I have done so far,” said Juho Konkkola.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:01:53 GMT
Prince Andrew hands back golf club membership as sexual assault trial looms
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews says it ‘respects and appreciates’ duke’s decision

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:55:21 GMT
Online porn normalises behaviours not appropriate for wooing a woman, warns peer
The Earl of Erroll voiced concern about children believing some sex acts are suitable in a new relationship.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:53:13 GMT
Roofers and bar staff among close-proximity jobs ‘most likely to be unjabbed’
Headteachers, GPs and police officers are least likely to be unvaccinated.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:38:32 GMT
Jewellery and money stolen during high-value break-in
Police have appealed for witnesses who may have seen anyone acting suspiciously in the area after the burglary in Renfrew.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:36:45 GMT
Origami artist’s latest creation used one piece of paper creased 5,377 times
“It was huge accomplishment; it is the greatest work I have done so far,” said Juho Konkkola.



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