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Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:57:03 GMT
Channel 4 privatisation sparks Tory backlash as ministers accused of ‘throwing red meat to right-wing voters’
‘Unconservative’ and ‘opposite of levelling up’, say senior figures

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:45:02 GMT
Car industry suffers weakest March since 1998
Just 243,479 new cars were registered last month, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:41:39 GMT
Warning 340,000 cancer patients could be diagnosed late amid NHS staff shortages
‘Progress is being jeopardised by staff shortages which threaten both diagnosis and treatment,’ Jeremy Hunt says

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:40:52 GMT
Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs recalled after suspected salmonella outbreak in children
Majority of cases have been in children under 5, Food Security Agency says

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:39:15 GMT
Man and woman in their 80s found dead as police launch investigation
The man and woman were both unresponsive, police said

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:39:04 GMT
Dan Walker speaks out on ‘really difficult decision’ to leave BBC Breakfast
Walker will be heading to Channel 5 to present its flagship news bulletin

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:36:17 GMT
Zelensky to address UN Security Council amid outrage over ‘possible genocide’
The Ukrainian president is set to speak at the British-convened meeting on Tuesday.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:35:08 GMT
Labour demand answers on £7m increase to Randstad contract
Stephen Morgan asked Robin Walker why the Government topped up Randstad’s contract by £7m when it was “failing”.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:24:02 GMT
Boris Johnson news – live: Whitehall ‘fears top civil servants implicated in Partygate’, as new fines issued
Former ethics chief named as first to receive £50 fine over leaving do during strict coronavirus lockdown

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:21:47 GMT
Richard Okorogheye: Grieving mother says ‘every day is torment’ one year after teen found dead in woods
The teenager was found in Epping Forest a year ago after going missing from west London

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:56:14 GMT
Ministers accused of ‘cultural vandalism’ as government announces plans to privatise Channel 4
Broadcaster warns of ‘significant public interest concerns’ after ministers decide to press ahead with sell-off

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:39:17 GMT
Trans Tory MP say PM has ‘broken promise’ by allowing conversion therapy for transgender people
Jamie Wallis ‘bitterly disappointed’ in government plan

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:17:36 GMT
Partygate: Leaving drinks for official who wrote Covid rules sees ‘more fines issued’
Kate Josephs previously said she was ‘truly sorry’ for event at Cabinet Office

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:53:09 GMT
Football manager turned provost on mission to help Ukrainian refugees
Jim Leishman is delivering aid to Poland to help those fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:51:31 GMT
The Works forced to close shops after cyber attack
The stationery and books retailer said the hack also resulted in new stock deliveries to its stores being temporarily suspended.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:49:28 GMT
Hakeem Hussain: Inside house where ‘neglected’ 7-year-old died and mother ‘used his inhaler to smoke drugs’
Exclusive: Pictures show Hakeem’s asthma pumps wrapped in foil next to ‘drug paraphernalia’

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:42:24 GMT
Bodies of British father-and-son tourists recovered after Australia landslide
Five members of the same family were caught in the landslide on Monday while on holiday from the UK.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:37:46 GMT
A closer look at the Government’s plans to privatise Channel 4
The broadcaster could be put up for bid from the spring of 2023, with foreign ownership possible.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:21:19 GMT
Australian police retrieve bodies of British father and son killed in landslide
The 49-year-old man and his nine-year-old son had been hiking in the Blue Mountains while on holiday.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:18:05 GMT
Roads and railways likely to be disrupted by snow as weather warning issued
The Met Office issued a warning from 6am to 10pm on Tuesday.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:00:45 GMT
‘Stolen’ Darwin manuscripts anonymously returned to university library
Police launched an investigation and notified Interpol, with the university making a worldwide appeal for information.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 01:47:48 GMT
Man accused of murdering neighbour ‘was acting out his own horror film’
Can Arslan, 52, denies murder

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 01:45:17 GMT
No-fault divorce law ‘hallelujah moment’ for couples who seek amicable split
From Wednesday, couples will be able to separate without apportioning blame as no-fault divorce legislation comes into force.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 01:45:15 GMT
Former rugby league player Rob Burrow to receive honour at Windsor Castle
A host of high-achievers, including actor Sir Jonathan Pryce and keyboardist Rick Wakeman, will receive royal honours at the investiture services.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 01:40:57 GMT
Truss calls for tough approach with Russia as Ukraine demands weapon resupply
The Foreign Secretary said the West needs to strengthen Ukraine’s position at the negotiating table by helping Kyiv defeat Russian troops.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 01:30:22 GMT
What the papers say – April 5
The front pages are led by the latest news from Ukraine.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:56:01 GMT
Stonewall and 80 LGBTQ groups pull out of government conference over trans conversion U-turn
Stonewall said the LGBTQ community’s trust in the government is ‘shattered’

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:54:33 GMT
More than half a million women forced to endure lengthy waits for gynaecologists
‘The reason gynaecology waiting lists have seen the biggest growth is because time and again we see women’s health consistently deprioritised and overlooked,’ Dr Morris

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:46:30 GMT
Australian police to retrieve bodies of UK father and son killed in landslide
Five members of the same family were caught up in the incident while on holiday.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 23:10:11 GMT
Germany’s chancellor to visit Boris Johnson to ‘galvanise’ military support for Ukraine
Kyiv says west has ‘agreed to send tanks and heavy armour’ – with an announcement ‘this week’

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Walkers targets 50% healthy products amid looming junk food restrictions
The crisps giant said it will invest £35 million over the next three years into a programme which will include reformulating some existing ranges.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
1,000 sign letter calling for Irish language legislation
The open letter has been sent to the UK and Irish governments as well as all the Stormont parties.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Sir Paul McCartney’s childhood home to inspire new generation of musicians
The National Trust is searching for unsigned artists to write and perform in the Beatle’s childhood home

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 21:39:00 GMT
Channel 4 ‘disappointed’ as Government proceeds with privatisation plans
The channel is currently owned by the Government and receives its funding from advertising.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 21:36:32 GMT
EasyJet cancels more than 200 flights over weekend amid airport and Eurtotunnel travel chaos
About 222 flights have been axed, including 62 that had been scheduled for Monday

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 21:35:55 GMT
Wallis says excluding trans people in conversion therapy ban a ‘broken promise’
The Conservative politician became the first transgender MP when he came out last week.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 20:03:48 GMT
British father and son, nine, killed in landslide on Australian holiday
The boy and his 49-year-old father died at the scene, at Wentworth Pass in the Blue Mountains.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:20:17 GMT
Government to proceed with plans to privatise Channel 4, says broadcaster
The channel is currently owned by the Government and receives its funding from advertising

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:03:18 GMT
Landmark LGBT conference in question after conversion therapy ban row
At least 100 groups have withdrawn from the Government’s first international LGBT conference over the exclusion of transgender people in ban

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:57:58 GMT
Russia must face ‘maximum’ sanctions for Ukraine atrocities, says Truss as Biden demands war crimes trial
Ukraine says horrors in Bucha ‘just tip of iceberg’ as Biden demands Putin be tried for war crimes

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:48:14 GMT
Ukraine: Metropolitan Police receives potential evidence of war crimes
Force has received undisclosed number of ‘referrals relating to alleged war crimes in Ukraine’ since appeal launched in March

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:45:12 GMT
‘Like a horror story’ – Bucha residents pay tribute to city brought to ruin
‘We didn’t want to see this life, we didn’t want to have war,’ said Nadia Melnychuk.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:23:25 GMT
Woman, 23, dies in east London after eating ‘cannabis sweet’
The Met Police said the woman died after eating a cannabis ‘sweet’ that she ordered via her phone to her home in Ilford.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:07:29 GMT
Police issue warning over cannabis sweets after woman, 23, dies in east London
Sweets came in packaging branded with ‘Trrlli Peachie O’s’

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:00:11 GMT
Boris Johnson news - live: PM ‘misled public’, says Starmer as ethics chief apologises for Partygate fine
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says prime minister presided over ‘widespread criminality’

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:49:44 GMT
Truss calls on Russia to be suspended from UN human rights council after ‘heinous butchery’ in Bucha
Foreign secretary echoes earlier call from United States

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:47:32 GMT
Government’s former ethics chief supplied karaoke machine for Downing Street party
The leaving do for a Downing Street aide took place on Whitehall during lockdown

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:30:16 GMT
Russia must be hit with maximum level of sanctions, Liz Truss tells allies
The Foreign Secretary suggested the UK will go further in supplying weapons to Ukraine.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:19:35 GMT
Thrilled Morrisons shoppers spot John Travolta ‘mooching around the biscuits’
‘Never in a million years did I think that I’d be sharing the biscuit aisle with an A-list Hollywood star,’ Fakenham local Sam Frary said.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:15:11 GMT
Thousands of UK workers to take part in ‘biggest ever’ four-day week trial
Over 3,000 employees working for 60 companies to take part from June

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:07:12 GMT
Dan Walker leaves BBC amid string of high-profile departures
The TV star is moving to Channel 5.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:56:11 GMT
Met to ‘root out’ officers’ bad behaviour in tackling violence against women
Raising professional standards is ‘front and centre’ of the force’s updated action plan, the Metropolitan Police’s assistant commissioner has said.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:53:08 GMT
Boris Becker denies giving officials the ‘runaround’ over missing trophies
Tennis champion Boris Becker denies giving bankruptcy officials the ‘runaround’ over missing trophies to be sold to pay off his debts a court heard.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 08:37:44 GMT
Ministers urged to remove ‘needless bureaucracy’ from Ukraine schemes as refugees at ‘risk of destitution’
Exclusive: Mounting calls to allow refugees to apply to Homes for Ukraine scheme in-country

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:29:49 GMT
Groups pull out of landmark LGBT conference over conversion therapy ban change
Religious leaders including the former archbishop of Canterbury have urged the PM to include trans people in a ban on conversion therapy.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:25:57 GMT
Stepfather denies murdering five-year-old Logan
John Cole, 40, denied he had punched Logan Mwangi and instead accused the boy’s mother, Angharad Williamson, 30, of shaking him

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:06:23 GMT
UK should drill ‘every last drop’ of North Sea oil and gas, says Jacob Rees-Mogg
‘2050 is a long way off – we’re not trying to reach net zero tomorrow’, says senior Tory figure

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:50:30 GMT
Police arrest 275 people after fuel protests
It comes following days of demonstrations across the UK.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:47:41 GMT
Loss of neurons, not lack of sleep, makes Alzheimer’s patients drowsy – study
The findings contradict the common belief that Alzheimer’s disease patients sleep during the day to make up for a bad night of sleep.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:31:56 GMT
Religious leaders urge PM to include trans people in conversion therapy ban
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is among the signatories of a letter sent to Boris Johnson.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:15:23 GMT
Rishi Sunak orders creation of UK government-backed NFT
Royal Mint will create the non-fungible token by the summer, ministers announce

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:11:40 GMT
Baby P’s grandmother says her daughter ‘should be in prison for life’ after parole ruling
Comments come after Parole Board said last week Tracey Connelly was suitable for release

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:09:27 GMT
Government unveils plans to let Britons pay with crypto money
Stablecoins will become usable for payments in the UK under the plans.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:00:42 GMT
Former government ethics chief apologises after being fined over Partygate
Ex-deputy cabinet secretary sorry for ‘error’ – as minister claims ‘world has moved on’

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:00:00 GMT
Study finally proves birds are more colourful near the Equator
The findings prove a long-held theory that was first suspected by Charles Darwin and Alexander von Humboldt.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:57:00 GMT
Starmer says he ‘has confidence in’ Trident row MP
Labour leader backed shadow Foreign Office minister Fabian Hamilton who once said he would be ‘quite happy’ for Trident to be hacked

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:30:31 GMT
Dan Walker to leave BBC Breakfast for Channel 5 News
The TV star will also present a range of programmes across the channel.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:28:25 GMT
Single-sex services ‘can exclude trans people if proportionate and justified’
The equalities watchdog said there are circumstances where organisations can legally prevent, limit or modify trans people’s access to the service.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:26:53 GMT
British Army to have its first female lieutenant general
Sharon Nesmith will become the Deputy Chief of the General Staff and the army’s highest ranked female officer in August.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:21:53 GMT
Kinder Surprise eggs recalled after 57 people infected with salmonella
No deaths have been reported but around 77% of the cases involve children aged five and under

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:21:17 GMT
Cornwall, Liverpool and Norfolk among winners of new bus funding
Improvements include making services more frequent, better reliability, cheaper fares and greener buses.

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 23:00:14 GMT
‘Fuel stress’: Five million households face energy budget crunch as bills soar overnight
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak condemned by Labour’s Ed Miliband for ‘refusing to go further to support the British people facing a cost of living crisis’

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:07:05 GMT
Headteachers’ leaders call for return of free Covid tests
Heads condemn Education Secretary’s ‘continued failure’ to listen to them over schools’ Covid experience

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:20:02 GMT
‘Grave concern’ over lack of safe and legal routes to UK for vulnerable people still trapped in Afghanistan
Joint letter calls on ministers to act ‘as matter of urgency’ to bring people at risk from Taliban to Britain

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 13:51:53 GMT
DUP will not return to executive without removal of sea border, Donaldson vows
The DUP leader said he was a committed devolutionist but he insisted that powersharing could only work if it is built on solid foundations.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 13:35:06 GMT
Calls for imaginative reuse of stores facing disuse, decay or demolition
Save Britain’s Heritage says department stores have been hit by the pandemic and changing shopping patterns, but the buildings can be saved.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 13:13:41 GMT
Irish Government pushes for tougher sanctions against Russia
Micheal Martin said ‘nothing can be ruled out’ in the response to the ‘appalling and barbaric’ crimes committed by Russian troops in Ukraine.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 13:09:38 GMT
Falklands war report kept for 30 years donated to veterans’ charity
A government report signed by Margaret Thatcher has been donated by a former defence minister to a local charity.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 13:07:54 GMT
Cost-of-living crisis main focus for Stormont election, Sinn Fein leader says
The DUP has said a Sinn Fein victory in next month’s Assembly election would lead to years of disputes over the calling of a border poll.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:44:19 GMT
Ukraine: Putin’s ‘barbaric’ actions leave UK ‘in no doubt’ further sanctions needed, No 10 says
Boris Johnson says ‘discovery of mass graves of more mass graves outside Kyiv is sickening’

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:36:20 GMT
UK to push for more sanctions on Russia as evidence of Ukraine atrocities mounts
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said more can be done to cripple Vladimir Putin’s war machine.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:19:56 GMT
EastEnders stalwart June Brown, best known as Dot Cotton, dies aged 95
The veteran actress left the soap in 2020.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:12:48 GMT
Rishi Sunak’s popularity plummets among Tory faithful, survey shows
Boris Johnson ratings climb, as Ben Wallace emerges most popular cabinet minister

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:09:06 GMT
Scots host families ‘frustrated’ at slowness of visas for Ukrainian refugees
People who have signed up to take in refugees are facing the ‘heart-breaking’ task of telling them they cannot come as visas have not been granted.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:02:49 GMT
UK has ‘strong and robust’ ties with Hungary, No 10 says as Orban wins landslide
Victory for Viktor Orban, an ally of Vladimir Putin and a critic of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, was welcomed in the Kremlin.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:00:05 GMT
Energy supplier gives out free electric blankets to customers as heating bills soar
Sudden rise in cost of electricity and gas leaves many facing tough choices, campaigners warn

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:55:19 GMT
Women are 700% more likely than men to have ‘debilitating’ gut disease
‘It’s a very isolating condition and I can understand why it’s called a hidden disability,’ says woman

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:50:19 GMT
List of Covid symptoms expanded as free testing ends
The NHS has listed nine new symptoms on its website.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:49:54 GMT
Students turn to ‘sugar daddy’ websites to cope with rising living costs
Nearly a third of students have sold their belongings to cover costs, new research finds.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:49:09 GMT
UK Government not helping Forces families with cost of living, says Labour
Shadow defence secretary John Healey hit out while campaigning in Scotland.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:40:58 GMT
Squeezed food businesses forced to pass on costs to customers
More than half of food and drink companies said they passed costs onto consumers last month

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:33:22 GMT
Will your local bus service benefit from extra funding?
The Government has announced the 31 successful applicants for funding under the Bus Service Improvement Plan.

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 16:46:43 GMT
‘Murders are result of misogyny’: Women killed by men in over quarter of all murder cases in recent years
Exclusive: ‘If the Conservatives do not act fast to tackle the root cause of this violence, more women and girls will suffer,’ says Lib Dem MP

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:13:26 GMT
Fines issued for No 10 party on eve of Prince Philip’s funeral – but minister says world has ‘moved on’
Cabinet minister defends PM and warns against ‘self-indulgent leadership contest’

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:32:36 GMT
Rising food costs ‘nothing to do with Brexit’, insists Jacob Rees-Mogg
Cabinet minister says free trade deals will ‘ameliorate the cost of living crisis’



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