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Thu, 24 Mar 2022 08:51:51 GMTRishi Sunak denies family is profiting from Putin’s regime in awkward interview
UK chancellor - believed to be wealthiest man in House of Commons - brushes off questions on firm with links to wife
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 08:51:36 GMTCroydon tram crash: Driver and TfL to be prosecuted over accident that killed 7 people
51 people were injured in the 2016 crash
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 08:47:03 GMTPutin has already crossed ‘red line’ with his ‘barbarism’ in Ukraine, Boris Johnson says
PM suggests the UK could target Russian leader’s gold reserves
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 08:42:20 GMTProsecutions launched over Croydon tram crash
The Office of Rail and Road said it is prosecuting Transport for London, FirstGroup-owned Tram Operations Limited and driver Alfred Dorris.
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 08:36:24 GMTBoris Johnson news - live: 1.3 million people will sink into poverty amid record fall in living standards
Families face biggest drop in real incomes since the 1950s - worse than the aftermath of the 2008 recession
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 08:31:52 GMTNext faces £85 million sales hit over Russia and Ukraine closures
The retailer said the conflict will knock £18 million off its profits but that strong UK trade will partially offset this.
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 08:15:17 GMTBritain heading for worst fall in living standards since 1950s as 1.3m people face ‘absolute poverty’
Cuts to national insurance and income tax will not stop total tax take rising to post-war high
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 08:13:48 GMTCost of living crisis: Lack of support will push 1.3 million into absolute poverty, economists warn
The chancellor left the poorest households ‘painfully exposed’ in his Spring Statement, the Resolution Foundation has said
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 07:54:12 GMTEuro 2028 tournament in Russia would be ‘beyond comprehension’, says Boris Johnson
Bid from Vladimir Putin’s ostracised nation is ‘not a runner’, says prime minister
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 07:38:00 GMTLack of low-income support pushes 1.3 million into poverty, think tank says
Resolution Foundation warned Rishi Sunak’s measures represented a ‘big but poorly targeted policy package’.
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 07:38:37 GMTDozens of Ukrainian orphans clap and cheer as they arrive in the UK
Children as young as one and two were on the flight from Poland.
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 07:05:04 GMTSadiq Khan aims to rebuild trust in the Met with new Police and Crime Plan
The plan sets out the key priorities and objectives for policing in the capital over the next three years.
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 06:26:39 GMTSunak warns of ‘challenging and uncertain times’ ahead
Labour said the Chancellor did nothing to address the cost-of-living crisis in his spring statement.
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 05:25:49 GMTBritain to send 6,000 more missiles to Ukraine, says Boris Johnson
The Prime Minister will call for an emergency summit of Nato leaders to ‘keep the flame of freedom alive’ in Ukraine.
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 04:39:12 GMTWilliam expresses ‘profound sorrow’ at slavery and acknowledges Jamaica’s ‘pain’
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are touring the Caribbean to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 03:03:16 GMTBoris Johnson news - live: PM rebukes Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s trolls, as Tories demand NI rise delay
She ‘should not have to face any sort of abuse,’ PM’s spokesperson said
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 02:27:15 GMTPrince William expresses ‘sorrow’ about slavery in Jamaica speech - but doesn’t apologise
Prince William has described his “profound sorrow” over “abhorrent” slavery amid a second wave of reparations protests during his visit to Jamaica -but stops short of apologising.
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 02:36:06 GMTWhat the papers say – March 24
Thursday’s papers are dedicated to the Chancellor’s spring statement.
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 01:14:02 GMTLondon suburb Tulse Hill could be renamed due to its slavery links
The south London suburb was named after Sir Henry Tulse, whose wealth primarily derived from slavery
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 01:08:42 GMTKate forces William off road in truck training in Jamaica
Kate was in fits of laughter as she created extreme weather, pot-holes and manipulated lighting levels during the simulation.
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:50:33 GMT‘The up yours mini budget’: Newspapers savage Rishi Sunak’s spring statement
Many of Thursday’s newspaper front pages offer scathing assessment of chancellor
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:40:26 GMTHow much can I earn before paying National Insurance?
Chancellor Rishi Sunak raises threshold before tax due by £3,000 to assist with cost of living crisis
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:01:27 GMTP&O chief executive to be quizzed by MPs over sackings
Peter Hebblethwaite will appear before a joint hearing of transport and business committees.
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:01:11 GMTCharles and Camilla visit Ireland’s oldest city as they continue island tour
The royal couple will meet local people as they travel to Waterford and Tipperary.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 23:57:33 GMTPutin ‘failing’ in Ukraine, Boris Johnson says as he promises more arms shipments
But prime minister has been snubbed from second part of major gathering of world leaders in Brussels
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 23:37:59 GMTWhat is fuel duty and how will the cut affect prices?
Campaigners say announcement sends ‘detrimental’ message that driving is preferable to using public transport
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 23:13:13 GMT‘Tone deaf’: Optics of William and Kate’s Jamaica tour questioned after photos draw ridicule
‘Do Prince William and Kate employ even one person of colour in their PR depts and run optics of ... images .. by them first?’ asks author Malorie Blackman
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 22:32:27 GMTUkraine orphans en route to Scotland after arriving in UK
The children and their carers were brought out of Ukraine after the Russian invasion.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 22:30:00 GMTBBC given emergency funding to counter Russian disinformation on Ukraine war
The £4.1 million will support the BBC’s news coverage to the people in Ukraine and Russia.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 22:07:07 GMTWilliam and Kate told of Jamaica’s ‘unresolved’ issues after welcome from PM
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are touring the Caribbean to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 21:29:28 GMTNurses ‘short changed’ by Sunak budget says union as household incomes fall
NHS workers ‘having to choose between filling up their cars and feeding their children’
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 21:26:31 GMTRishi Sunak warned refusal to uprate benefits will drive more people to food banks
‘People are already making impossible decisions between heating and eating,’ Trussell Trust says
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 21:18:31 GMTUkraine president to address Irish parliament
Volodymyr Zelensky has accepted an invitation to address the Oireachtas on April 6.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 20:41:51 GMTThe Queen to feature on British Vogue cover in Platinum Jubilee special
The magazine will look back at its relationship with the monarch across her 70-year reign.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 20:28:35 GMTRishi Sunak tells jobless young woman there is ‘lots’ of work at local freeport
Chancellor confronted by protests that he has turned his back on benefit claimants, on phone-in
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 20:25:52 GMTLottery-winning mums help out at crisis charity
The millionaires helped out for the day at the Cowshed, a Berkshire charity which provides support to people going through personal crises.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 20:00:00 GMTPeople taking statins have lower risk of parkinsonism, study suggests
Researchers said the drugs could be used to help reduce the effects of the neurological conditions in the general population.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 19:45:11 GMT‘My head sunk’: Martin Lewis says Rishi Sunak’s ‘limited’ help for soaring energy bills ‘not generous’
Twitter users “in tears” after the chancellor’s measure to help households with energy price hike does not go far enough
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 19:10:57 GMT Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to close 60 branches across UK – see full list of when and where
Lloyds Banking Group will be phasing the closures over three months later this year
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 19:05:16 GMTSir David Amess suspect ‘looked self-satisfied after stabbing him’, court told
Witnesses said Ali Harbi Ali appeared ‘remorseless’ after plunging his knife into the veteran Southend West MP in October last year
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:53:38 GMTKate hails ‘crucial’ teachers at Jamaican training college
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Shortwood Teacher College during their first full day in Jamaica.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:52:48 GMTTennis star Boris Becker ‘offered up wedding ring as he tried to pay off his debts’ trial told
Six-time grand slam champion accused of hiding or failing to hand over assets, including nine trophies and medals
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:47:57 GMTJulian Assange gets married in prison as new wife says ‘our love will carry us through’
The newlyweds wore wedding outfits designed by Dame Vivienne Westwood
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:27:36 GMTStudents stage mass walkout at London college over ‘intrusive’ security checks
Between 150 to 200 students at the City and Islington College in north London staged a walkout in protest against ‘stop and search’ security checks.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:12:03 GMTChancellor under fire for failing to top up benefits in line with inflation
Think tanks, charities and MPs have pointed out that a boost to benefits was conspicuously absent from Rishi Sunak’s plans.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:08:25 GMT£34m from spring statement cannot be allocated due to lack of Executive – Murphy
The Stormont Finance Minister said the legal advice is clear that he cannot allocate new money without an Executive in place.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:02:01 GMTMicheal Martin to attend key EU summit after testing negative for Covid-19
A spokesperson confirmed the Taoiseach had returned two negative tests and would leave the US on Wednesday evening.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:00:04 GMTCharles voices shock at Ukraine war during chat with refugee
The Prince of Wales met a mother who has fled Kyiv with her children during a visit to Belfast.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:00:00 GMTModern apples bigger and less acidic than their wild ancestors – study
The fruit is one of the most heavily produced crops in the world.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:57:52 GMTPerformers wanted for Platinum Jubilee Pageant
Hemingway Design is looking for volunteers to join its cast, and also fashionistas with vintage outfits for the celebration.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:52:18 GMTBride’s tears after marrying Julian Assange in prison wedding
Stella Moris said she was ‘very happy’ and ‘very sad’ after the ceremony at Belmarsh high security jail in east London.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:45:11 GMTWinners of Civic Arts Organisations award showed ‘resilience’ during pandemic
The three arts organisations were chosen from more than 200 applications.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:44:41 GMTAsylum delays force Ukraine refugees to ‘return to war zone out of desperation’
British businessman Andrew Murray has criticised the Home Office for making it ‘deliberately difficult’ for people fleeing the war.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:41:03 GMTMoD presses YouTube to remove ‘Russian state’ hoax videos of Defence Secretary
The demand came as the third clip featuring Ben Wallace was published on the video sharing giant.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:33:20 GMTHistoric markers and milestones in 2022 spring statement
Rishi Sunak is the first Conservative chancellor of the exchequer for 26 years to announce a cut in the basic rate of income tax.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:26:13 GMTBoris Johnson condemned for pulling funny faces as MPs told of Ukrainians ‘huddled in basements’
Prime minister’s gurning caught on camera during Rishi Sunak’s tribute to ‘bravery’ under Russian fire
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:25:20 GMTOlympic Park Aquatics Centre evacuated after gas leak as casualties suffer breathing difficulties
Around 200 people told to get out after potentially deadly chorine gas fumes escape
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:17:42 GMTGiant 37-tonne marble memorial with LED lights and jukebox in cemetery may have to be torn down
Monument to bare-knuckle boxer was put up without permission in Sheffield cemetery
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:08:34 GMTMartin Lewis warns against cancelling energy bill direct debits ahead of price surge
MoneySavingExpert.com founder says direct debit is cheaper than prepay meter and quarterly bills
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:58:53 GMTHouseholders voice concern over rising prices after Sunak’s spring statement
One single mother said she believes higher fuel costs will lead to increased food prices.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:56:50 GMTChild Q case ‘deeply distressing’, says Johnson
The 15-year-old was strip-searched by female Metropolitan Police officers at her school in 2020 without another adult present and while on her period.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:53:10 GMTSunak offers tax cuts but living standards set for biggest fall in 66 years
The Chancellor announced measures to partially offset the hike in national insurance but soaring inflation will squeeze household finances.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:41:04 GMT‘Troubling’ findings over Met’s approach to police corruption, says minister
A watchdog reported the force’s procedures for rooting out corrupt officers and staff were ‘fundamentally flawed’ and ‘not fit for purpose’.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:33:05 GMTChancellor failing to protect ‘cultural crown jewel’, says live music industry
Rishi Sunak delivered his spring statement to the House of Commons on Wednesday.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:31:29 GMTSpring Statement: The moves Rishi Sunak decided not to make and why they matter
Chancellor rejected calls for extra help with benefits, energy bills and military spending
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:29:45 GMTEU downplays Boris Johnson Ukraine summit snub
EU leaders have invited Joe Biden but not Boris Johnson to join them despite him being in town
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:28:20 GMTHow will the spring statement affect me?
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced additional support as households face the biggest fall to real living standards on record.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:27:29 GMTScandal-hit Met Police receiving less than half of applications it needs ‘but does not know why’
‘Is it because of concerns around the Met as an organisation and culture and standards? We do not know yet’
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:24:03 GMTSpring Statement: Rishi Sunak announces 5p cut to fuel duty until March 2023
Cut will take effect from 6pm tonight, chancellor says
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:18:19 GMT29 people taken to hospital after chlorine gas incident at Olympic Park
Around 200 people were evacuated from the Aquatics Centre on Wednesday morning, in what was called a ‘major incident’.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:17:26 GMTHigh air pollution warning for London as Sadiq Khan says toxic air ‘extremely dangerous’
New alert issued for first time since August 2020 amid ‘imported pollution from the continent alongside build-up of local emissions’
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:11:44 GMTMan told Amess suspect: This isn’t America – you’re not getting shot by police
Vivid testimony from witness Darren King was played to jurors at the Old Bailey.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:11:17 GMTIrish Government urges UK to think again over border pass proposal
Simon Coveney raised concerns about plans for foreigners to have an Electronic Travel Authorisation pass when crossing the border.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:09:07 GMTSchool heads ‘disappointed’ at lack of action on teacher pay in spring statement
The NEU teaching union said the decision not to increase school funding is a return to 2010s austerity.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:03:21 GMT‘Thousands of jobs could be lost’ over lack of support warn hospitality leaders
Kate Nicholls, chief executive of trade group UKHospitality, said a failure to halt VAT rises could ‘prove fatal’ for some firms.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:59 GMTSpring statement: What did the Chancellor announce?
A look at the contents of Wednesday’s update in the Commons.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:00 GMTPeople with specific gene mutations ‘less likely to have children’
It could mean men and women with the mutation are less likely to have babies together, researchers suggest.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:59:00 GMTWoman who had undiagnosed brain tumour as child calls for more support
Niamh Rose Mulheron is sharing her story during Brain Tumour Awareness Month.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:57:31 GMTCarl Woods denies using threatening words or behaviour against Katie Price
The former glamour model, 43, walked hand-in-hand with her 33-year-old fiancé as they arrived at Colchester Magistrates’ Court
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:57:21 GMTOlympic Park chlorine leak leaves 29 people in hospital as 200 evacuated after ‘major incident’ at pool
Swimmers said children were sharing oxygen masks outside the pool following ‘major incident’
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:56:22 GMTJulian Assange marrying Stella Moris at HMP Belmarsh
The couple were allowed six guests, including Assange’s two brothers.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:50:19 GMTRishi Sunak scoops £5bn for tax cuts from forcing more students to pay back loans
Shake-up ‘equivalent to 9 per cent income tax rise’ delivers one quarter of chancellor’s spring statement windfall
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:46:34 GMTCouple forced to leave Ukrainian family in Calais due to refugee system delays
Graham and Angela Coton had hoped to take the mother and her children to London, but had to leave them in France.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:41:10 GMTDurham students target open days in protest over Rod Liddle speech
The students said they are ‘standing up to a management indifferent to marginalised students and staff’.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:37:15 GMTWhich weapons have been sent to Ukraine by the UK?
The Ministry of Defence has been supplying thousands of weapons to Ukraine as it battles Russia’s invasion.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:28:38 GMTSanctions on Russia ‘not cost-free’ for UK, warns Chancellor
Rishi Sunak said the sanctions imposed on Russia were ‘of unprecedented scale and scope’.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:17:22 GMT‘More could have been done’ – motoring groups react to fuel duty cut
Fuel duty will be reduced by 5p per litre from 6pm on Wednesday.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:10:53 GMTSimple food swaps ‘could help women through the menopause’
Natural yoghurt, nuts, pulses, berries and leafy greens are good choices for helping keep the gut microbiome healthy, a study suggests.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:07:02 GMTRishi Sunak announces £3,000 hike in threshold for paying national insurance
But Chancellor warned that only only one third of £6bn spent will go to poorest half of earners
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:57:05 GMTHealth board: Covid crisis ‘as serious as it gets’ with record hospital cases
For the third consecutive day Scotland has seen a record number of people in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:56:27 GMTThere is nothing in spring statement to reduce bills, says Kate Forbes
The Finance Secretary called for action on bills as well as an uprating of benefits by 6% ahead of the statement.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:48:31 GMTCovid-19 hospital admissions expected to rise over the next two weeks – Whitty
The chief medical officer for England said that the virus was putting pressure on the NHS.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:44:54 GMTChancellor has made an ‘historic mistake’ and families will suffer, says Labour
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves accused Rishi Sunak of making ‘wrong choices’.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:27:48 GMTKeir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of ‘half-arsed bluster and waffle’ on workers’ rights
PM ‘all mouth no trousers’ over P&O Ferries scandal, says Labour leader
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:40:03 GMTBoris Johnson says ‘facts of biology’ are ‘overwhelmingly important’ after asked about trans rights
While Keir Starmer states ‘trans women are women’
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:37:09 GMTVAT scrapped for insulation, solar panels and heat pumps in bid to curb bills
Chancellor Rishi Sunak says energy efficiency will make a big difference to bills.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:36:35 GMTGold ring linked to Sheriff of Nottingham due up for auction
The 350-year-old signet ring was found in a field by metal detectorists.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:35:23 GMTSunak promises tax cuts as economy reels from soaring inflation and Ukraine war
Rishi Sunak slashed fuel duty, raised national insurance thresholds and promised a cut in income tax as forecast economic growth was downgraded.