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Fri, 27 May 2022 08:46:11 GMTHalf of LGBT+ adults felt isolated from family after coming out, poll finds
Many felt they had nowhere to turn even among their friends, new survey finds
Fri, 27 May 2022 08:24:33 GMTBoris Johnson — live: Sunak denies using cost of living help as Partygate distraction
Chancellor says £1bn emergency support package will have ‘minimal’ impact on inflation
Fri, 27 May 2022 08:10:31 GMTSunak says he’ll continue with ‘verve’ rather than resign over Covid fine
The Chancellor denied he was planning to quit.
Fri, 27 May 2022 08:07:43 GMTRishi Sunak offers tax incentives to fossil fuel firms despite climate emergency
Chancellor’s plan ‘makes us an embarrassment on the world stage’ says Caroline Lucas
Fri, 27 May 2022 08:06:19 GMTSomething is ‘very, very wrong’ at Nottingham NHS Trust, inquiry head says
Donna Ockenden was speaking a day after being appointed as the new head of investigations into Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Fri, 27 May 2022 08:03:12 GMTRishi Sunak insists £15bn cost-of-living package will have ‘minimal’ impact on inflation
Chancellor denies package is un-Conservative, after thinktank describes it as ‘something Gordon Brown could be proud of’
Fri, 27 May 2022 07:56:14 GMTRishi Sunak denies considering resignation over Partygate fine
Chancellor insists he still has ‘energy and verve’ for job
Fri, 27 May 2022 07:07:39 GMTRishi Sunak says he will give his £400 energy rebate to charity, and urges other wealthy people to do the same
Universal rebate will go to millions of people who are not facing financial squeeze - and second home owners will get double payment
Fri, 27 May 2022 06:54:32 GMTHow to get the government’s new £650 energy bill grant
Millions of households will be eligible for the support measure to help with soaring inflation.
Fri, 27 May 2022 06:52:21 GMTMartin Lewis welcomes government’s ‘generous package’ to help with energy bills
He said the measures mirrored his requests to the chancellor but should have come sooner.
Fri, 27 May 2022 06:52:07 GMTWhat Martin Lewis thinks about the government’s energy bills package
He said the measures mirrored his requests to the chancellor but should have come sooner.
Fri, 27 May 2022 06:50:57 GMTSix Irish Guards soldiers arrested over drugs and money laundering offences - OLD
The MoD said the soldiers under investigation will not take part in the upcoming Queen’s Platinum Jubilee parades.
Fri, 27 May 2022 06:50:40 GMT‘Enthusiastic’ headteacher wanted for remote island school with four pupils
Shetland Islands Council is advertising for a head to work on the primary school on the island of Foula.
Fri, 27 May 2022 06:50:07 GMTSix Irish Guards soldiers arrested over drugs and money laundering offences days before Queen’s Jubilee
The MoD said the soldiers under investigation will not take part in the upcoming Queen’s Platinum Jubilee parades.
Fri, 27 May 2022 06:48:41 GMTHow you can get the government’s new £650 energy bill grant
Millions of households will be eligible for the support measure to help with soaring inflation.
Fri, 27 May 2022 06:34:36 GMTUnseen footage shows glimpse of ‘fun behind the formality’ of the Queen’s life
The Queen granted the BBC access to hundreds of home-made recordings shot by her, her parents and the Duke of Edinburgh
Fri, 27 May 2022 06:18:28 GMTDame Deborah James: New fashion line to raise more donations for cancer research
Sharing the announcement of the collection on Instagram, the 40-year-old revealed 100% of the profits would go to charity.
Fri, 27 May 2022 05:08:48 GMTGeetanjali Shree becomes first Indian winner of International Booker Prize
Her novel Tomb of Sand follows the story of an 80-year-old woman after the death of her husband.
Fri, 27 May 2022 04:07:31 GMTWhat the papers say – May 27
Rishi Sunak’s economic support package dominates Friday’s front pages.
Fri, 27 May 2022 04:03:36 GMTBoris Johnson — live: Cleaners to protest outside No 10 over ‘culture of disrespect’
Report slates ‘failures of leadership and judgment’ as ex-minister urges fellow Tories to ditch Boris Johnson
Fri, 27 May 2022 02:00:51 GMTMartin Scorsese and Robert De Niro praise Ray Liotta following actor’s death
The director said he would ‘always be proud’ of the work the pair did together, adding the passing had come ‘way too early’.
Fri, 27 May 2022 01:45:51 GMTClosing arguments due in Johnny Depp defamation case
The trial is coming to a close after six weeks of evidence and details of violent altercations between the pair.
Fri, 27 May 2022 01:43:51 GMTWales to end last remaining Covid-19 regulations
Data from Public Health Wales shows coronavirus infections in the country have been steadily falling over the last two months.
Fri, 27 May 2022 01:38:48 GMTBritain signs trade ‘memorandum’ with Indiana as hopes fade for post-Brexit deal with whole US
Ministers hope eight states will sign up – but Labour says closer ties are ‘no substitute’ for a US-wide deal
Thu, 26 May 2022 13:15:49 GMTCleaners to protest outside Downing Street over ‘culture of disrespect’
This follows revelations in Sue Gray’s partygate report of multiple examples of “unacceptable” treatment of security and cleaning staff.
Thu, 26 May 2022 23:42:19 GMTStar of Big Brother Greece arrested over alleged rape of British tourist
Steve Milatos, 30, was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly attacking the girl
Thu, 26 May 2022 23:42:01 GMTRussian propaganda claims Britain on brink of cannibalism due to Ukraine war sanctions
TV chhanel cited Jeremy Clarkson column in which he joked: ‘Hunger makes people eat their neighbours’
Thu, 26 May 2022 23:35:31 GMTEnergy bills news: Sunak U-turns with £400 grant for families and windfall tax
Chancellor says levy will raise £5bn over next year, as energy price cap to increase by further £830
Thu, 26 May 2022 23:32:47 GMTMan banned from owning dogs for 7 years after carrying out surgery on pet with staple gun
Aftab Karim, 40, admits animal cruelty staples after applying 26 staples to Belgian Malinois’s thigh
Thu, 26 May 2022 23:09:12 GMTLeading Tory website runs Labour adverts attacking Boris Johnson
Adverts on Conservative Home come as PM under fire from within own party over law-breaking in No 10
Thu, 26 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTRegulator issues safety warning over Nottingham’s maternity services
The Care Quality Commission told Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust it must make ‘significant and immediate improvements’.
Thu, 26 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTEffects of HRT on people going through menopause assessed for guidance update
Nice has outlined what aspects of menopause care will be updated in upcoming guidance, including areas where more research is needed.
Thu, 26 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTYachtswoman Pip Hare unveils latest solo round-the-world race bid
The 48-year-old caught the public’s imagination when she completed the 2020/21 race.
Thu, 26 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTBritish Transport Police to arm volunteer officers with Tasers
Home Secretary Priti Patel last week announced plans to give special constables powers to use the electroshock weapons.
Thu, 26 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTRetrospective of ‘genius’ artist John Patrick Byrne opens in Glasgow
The exhibition, at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, is the first into the Paisley-born artist’s work for two decades.
Thu, 26 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTV&A to stage first UK exhibition on fashion designer Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel
The retrospective will feature more than 180 looks alongside jewellery, accessories, cosmetics and perfumes.
Thu, 26 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTPortrait of the Queen painted by robot artist Ai-Da is unveiled
The Ai-Da Robot uses a variety of unique AI algorithms to paint, draw and create abstract images.
Thu, 26 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTNation split on whether royals are a luxury country cannot afford, poll suggests
The survey comes as the royals prepare to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Thu, 26 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTHumza Yousaf unveils ‘life-changing’ MRI scanner at Beatson Cancer Centre
The Health Secretary said the technology, which provides more precise treatment, would help thousands of cancer patients in Scotland.
Thu, 26 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTGovernment has ‘no evidence’ hundreds of billions of pounds spend works
The Commons Public Accounts Committee said that Government activity is not being evaluated ‘robustly or at all’.
Thu, 26 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTGrenfell Tower Inquiry play to air on Channel 4
The production, which will be called Grenfell, is a dramatisation of verbatim excerpts from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
Thu, 26 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTCost to rapid charge an electric car rises by a fifth in eight months
RAC analysis found that the average price of using a public rapid charger has increased by nearly 8p per kilowatt hour since September.
Thu, 26 May 2022 22:23:52 GMTWhitby ‘vampires’ break world record on anniversary of Bram Stoker’s Dracula
A total of 1,369 people who were dressed as vampires gathered at Whitby Abbey.
Thu, 26 May 2022 21:59:27 GMTBBC Four and CBBC TV channels to close as part of further cuts at broadcaster
The corporation needs to save an additional £285 million after the Culture Secretary announced the licence fee will be frozen for the next two years.
Thu, 26 May 2022 21:30:42 GMTDepeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies aged 60
Fletcher founded the group in Basildon in 1980.
Thu, 26 May 2022 21:20:16 GMTSoftware failure grounds 200 easyJet flights
The disruption has left holidaymakers stranded abroad and complaining about the lack of notice they were given.
Thu, 26 May 2022 21:13:25 GMTNI protocol dispute ‘not a real crisis’, leader of US delegation says
Congressman Richard Neal said the stand-off over post-Brexit trading arrangements governing the Irish Sea was a ‘problem to be solved’.
Thu, 26 May 2022 21:00:02 GMT‘Impossible’ for alarm response police officer to know No 10 party was illegal, says acting Met chief
Lawyers say officers had no difficulty deciding when the general public had broken Covid rules
Thu, 26 May 2022 20:40:37 GMTKevin Spacey charged with four counts of sexual assault in UK
Former ‘House of Cards’ star charged over events alleged to have taken place between 2005 and 2013
Thu, 26 May 2022 20:33:19 GMTSunak says energy market ‘isn’t working’ and needs ‘urgent’ reforms
France held its energy price cap rise at 4% for 2022 – while in Britain it climbed by 54% in April and further increases are coming in October
Thu, 26 May 2022 20:17:29 GMTMartin Lewis suggests Rishi Sunak ‘giving with one hand and taking with another’ on disability support
Almost 300,000 disabled people are losing government help to lower their fuel costs
Thu, 26 May 2022 20:13:37 GMTJohn Williams delights fans with a medley of hits at Star Wars Celebration
The legendary composer, who recently celebrated his 90th birthday, was joined on stage by a full orchestra.
Thu, 26 May 2022 20:04:41 GMTCharles and Camilla celebrate Platinum Jubilee in EastEnders teaser clip
The special programme starring the royal couple is due to be aired on June 2.
Thu, 26 May 2022 19:28:41 GMTMore Tory MPs withdraw support from Boris Johnson over ‘shameful’ No 10 parties
Total of 21 Conservative MPs publicly calling for PM to go, with others pushing privately for his removal
Thu, 26 May 2022 19:28:32 GMTMeghan lays roses at memorial for victims of Texas school shooting
The Duchess of Sussex offered her condolences to a community rocked by the killing of 19 children and two teachers in Tuesday’s attack.
Thu, 26 May 2022 19:21:33 GMTNext year will see ‘enormous easing’ of cost-of-living crisis, Sunak predicts
The Chancellor said the expected rise in benefits and pensions is likely to be ‘significantly higher than inflation’ in 2023.
Thu, 26 May 2022 19:16:07 GMTRishi Sunak accused of ‘dither’ over windfall tax U-turn to fund £15bn cost-of-living package
Cash includes £400 rebate on energy bills – and double for people with second homes
Thu, 26 May 2022 19:07:58 GMTDowning Street solely focused on keeping ‘monstrous ego’ Boris Johnson in power, says Rory Stewart
No 10 ‘is just about one thing, which is survival of prime minister,’ says former minister
Thu, 26 May 2022 18:39:24 GMTGoodfellas actor Ray Liotta dies aged 67
Liotta is best known for his portrayal of Henry Hill in Goodfellas, directed by Martin Scorsese.
Thu, 26 May 2022 18:16:52 GMTPolice officer disciplined for misconduct admits failings in Gaia Pope inquiry
Retired Pc Sean Mallon was given a final written warning over failings in the search for the missing teenager.
Thu, 26 May 2022 17:58:41 GMTYes drummer Alan White dies aged 72
The 70s progressive rock band said the star died peacefully at home.
Thu, 26 May 2022 17:47:42 GMTMidwife who led Shrewsbury maternity scandal probe to chair Nottingham review
Donna Ockenden was appointed chair of the review into maternity services at the Nottingham trust on Thursday.
Thu, 26 May 2022 17:44:07 GMTVideo captures moment two men rescued after being swept out to sea
The pair, whose boat had capsized, said floating on their backs saved their lives.
Thu, 26 May 2022 17:43:16 GMTLack of clarity over £400 energy discount without Stormont Executive – Murphy
The Stormont Finance Minister said that the lack of an Executive in Northern Ireland will pose challenges for introducing the discount.
Thu, 26 May 2022 17:29:05 GMTGovernment admits spying on MPs’ emails was unlawful
Green Party politicians demand ‘public confession’ after settlement reached in European Court of Human Rights
Thu, 26 May 2022 17:17:53 GMTPutin ‘holding the world to ransom’ over food, says Liz Truss
The British foreign secretary also accuses the Russian leader of ‘weaponising’ hunger
Thu, 26 May 2022 17:15:54 GMTInternational media asks if Partygate will ‘be enough’ to make the British public angry?
The parties were a ‘deliberate attempt to flout and manipulate rules’, says the Sydney Morning Herald
Thu, 26 May 2022 17:13:57 GMTAsylum claims hit near 20-year high as backlog of cases soars
There were 55,146 asylum applications in the UK in the year to March.
Thu, 26 May 2022 17:11:19 GMT‘Out of touch’ Rishi Sunak ‘pays £10,000’ for private helicopter trip to Tory dinner
Chancellor shells out of his own pocket for return trip to Wales
Thu, 26 May 2022 17:09:03 GMTPartygate: 8 of your burning questions answered by expert John Rentoul
‘I would say he has a 50-50 chance of making it to the election’
Thu, 26 May 2022 16:56:22 GMT‘Deadly force’ was justified in restraint of Sheku Bayoh, officer tells inquiry
Pc Ashley Tomlinson was speaking at the inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh in Kirkcaldy in May 2015.
Thu, 26 May 2022 16:50:09 GMTNI parties describe ‘very useful’ meetings with US delegation
Alliance Party deputy leader Stephen Farry said his party had urged the US politicians to help overcome issues with the protocol.
Thu, 26 May 2022 16:47:23 GMTDecision to ditch zero-carbon homes rule ‘will cost households an extra £525 a year’
Exclusive: Decision to shelve environmental rules was ‘short-sighted’, Liberal Democrats say
Thu, 26 May 2022 16:40:28 GMTHumza Yousaf: Scots should not be overly alarmed by rise in monkeypox cases
The Health Secretary spoke after two more cases were confirmed – taking the total in Scotland to three.
Thu, 26 May 2022 16:39:40 GMT90 cases of monkeypox confirmed in UK
Health officials have identified eight more cases in England, after Wales and Northern Ireland recorded their first cases.
Thu, 26 May 2022 16:38:32 GMTCivil servants got Grenfell Tower name wrong during response, inquiry hears
A senior civil servant said she found it “jarring” to see the tower called “Grenfell House” and said she was “sorry” about the mistake.
Thu, 26 May 2022 16:37:28 GMTNottingham maternity scandal: Donna Ockenden to chair new review in victory for families
New chair ‘delighted’ to take over
Thu, 26 May 2022 16:27:15 GMTAmber Heard reminds jurors ‘I am a human being’ as she returns to stand
The Aquaman star said she had received ‘thousands’ of death threats since proceedings began.
Thu, 26 May 2022 16:32:17 GMTGovernment criticised over ‘alarming’ pupil absence figures
Nearly a quarter of pupils were persistently absent last autumn term.
Thu, 26 May 2022 16:22:52 GMTPM’s spokesman apologises for ‘failings’ over lockdown party reports
The Downing Street press office repeatedly told journalists that no Covid regulations were broken during gatherings in No 10.
Thu, 26 May 2022 16:20:48 GMTAfghans ‘largest group’ fleeing to the UK by crossing the Channel – figures
Out of 4,540 people detected arriving by small boats in the first three months of 2022, 24% were Afghan nationals according to the Home Office.
Thu, 26 May 2022 16:14:08 GMTMore than 200 patients ‘harmed’ by bowel surgery, trust admits
A review of operations conducted by a sacked surgeon at North Bristol NHS Trust found 203 were unnecessary or premature.
Thu, 26 May 2022 16:13:21 GMTUniversity worker fined after egging statue of Margaret Thatcher
Jeremy Webster was pictured and filmed throwing eggs shortly after the statue’s installation.
Thu, 26 May 2022 09:07:06 GMTNumber of applicants awaiting decisions on asylum rises 300% in four years
Asylum processing times plunge despite Home Office pledge to speed up decision-making
Thu, 26 May 2022 16:10:57 GMTPressure increases on Johnson following ‘damning’ partygate report
A steady trickle of Tory MPs have called for Boris Johnson to quit following the publication of Sue Gray’s report.
Thu, 26 May 2022 16:07:41 GMTGovernment to investigate Ukrainian concerns over accommodation centres
Leo Varadkar said the issues raised by refugees will be looked into.
Thu, 26 May 2022 15:56:37 GMTHollywood actor Kevin Spacey charged with four sexual assaults
The charges against the House of Cards star date back to 2005.
Thu, 26 May 2022 15:51:30 GMTChoir sings from top of 163ft tower at Cambridge college
Ascension Day celebrates the Christian belief in the ascension of Jesus into heaven, 40 days after his resurrection at Easter.
Thu, 26 May 2022 15:42:20 GMTProtestors oppose route-wide HS2 injunction plan targeting ‘persons unknown’
The injunction is being sought against anyone damaging, delaying or hindering the project’s agents contractors, sub-contractors and employees.
Thu, 26 May 2022 15:30:30 GMTMPs pay tribute to the Queen as ‘Elizabeth the Great’
MPs hailed the monarch’s long reign ahead of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Thu, 26 May 2022 15:28:02 GMTDaleks and Cybermen move into museum for Doctor Who exhibition
The show allows visitors to try out the TARDIS Tech Room, learn about the science behind time travel and see some of the programme’s artefacts.
Thu, 26 May 2022 15:18:43 GMTOne-off payments are not the right approach, says woman left with just £12
Carole Anne Wilson, from Wrexham in Wales, said people on low incomes needed an increase in Universal Credit, not one-off payments
Thu, 26 May 2022 15:17:42 GMTMet Police acted without fear or favour on partygate, acting chief insists
Sir Stephen House said the force has ‘not shied away from issuing a fixed-penalty notice where we thought it was deserved’.
Thu, 26 May 2022 15:16:31 GMTNI will see further cases of monkeypox, chief medical officer predicts
The first case of the virus was confirmed in Northern Ireland on Thursday.
Thu, 26 May 2022 15:13:40 GMTKate Forbes: Long-term solutions are needed to ease cost-of-living crisis
The Finance Secretary said the Chancellor’s new package of measures did not go far enough.
Thu, 26 May 2022 15:09:36 GMTMonkeypox ‘inevitable’ in Republic of Ireland, says deputy PM
Leo Varadkar was speaking after health officials in Northern Ireland confirmed that a case has been identified in the province.
Thu, 26 May 2022 15:44:00 GMTEx-Labour MP Claudia Webbe urged to quit Parliament after conviction appeal loss
Webbe was last year found guilty and handed a 10-week suspended sentence after targeting Michelle Merritt between September 2018 and April 2020.
Thu, 26 May 2022 15:03:17 GMTWatchdog investigates Pontins over Gypsy and Traveller discrimination concerns
The EHRC has launched a formal investigation over “continued concerns” that Pontins is discriminating against Gypsy and Traveller guests.
Wed, 04 May 2022 14:35:58 GMTMan who abused baby so badly his legs were amputated battered with tins of tuna by inmates for two hours
Anthony Smith held hostage in cell at HMP Swaleside, where he is serving 10-year term for child cruelty
Thu, 26 May 2022 14:58:37 GMTWhat Rishi Sunak announced to tackle the cost of living crisis
£15bn package will deliver support worth £1,200 to the 8m poorest households, says chancellor