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Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:54:57 GMTTory by-election candidate refuses to say if Boris Johnson is honest
Tiverton candidate Helen Hurford claimed question is designed to ‘catch me out’
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:51:53 GMT‘Toxic’ barrister suspended for saying judge was talking ‘absolute rubbish’
On one occasion she told the judge ‘don’t try to make me sound like an idiot’
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:26:19 GMTGrandmother of 10 ‘stunned’ to win £3.5m dream home with £10 ticket
Susan Havenhand, 71, said she and her husband feel like they are ‘waiting to wake up’ after winning the Cotswolds property through Omaze.
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:24:43 GMT‘Big mistake’ to scrap ethics adviser role, former anti-corruption tsar warns Boris Johnson
‘Issues about honesty and integrity don’t go away’ John Penrose warns prime minister
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:22:42 GMTBoris Johnson would be committing a ‘big mistake’ not replacing Lord Geidt
The Prime Minister is reviewing whether to abolish the role of ministerial interests adviser after Lord Geidt resigned.
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:15:10 GMTBoris Johnson news – live: PM must replace Lord Geidt ‘to avoid damaging questions’
“You can’t just pretend it doesn’t matter,’ says former anti-corruption tsar John Penrose
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:14:15 GMTNorthern Tories tell Boris Johnson to hike spending and devolve tax powers or fail on ‘levelling up’
Prime minister face calls for dramatic devolution at first ever Northern Research Group conference
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:00:34 GMTNHS patients urged to plan ahead for appointments as rail strikes loom
Millions of patients are seen in the health service each week.
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:44:07 GMTMillions of people ‘receive wrong pension amount for decades due to IT failures’
Former minister described the scaele of the error as ‘truly mind-blowing’
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 06:29:25 GMTRussia has ‘strategically lost’ war in Ukraine, says head of UK’s armed forces
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said Vladimir Putin’s forces might achieve tactical victories in the coming weeks but could not take over all of Ukraine.
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 06:18:34 GMTInvestigation begins following death of passenger at Gatwick Airport
An airport spokesperson said the incident occurred while staff were helping to disembark three passengers with restricted mobility.
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 06:07:38 GMTArchbishop of Canterbury calls church’s slave trade links a ‘source of shame’
The church’s investigation found its predecessor fund had invested ‘significant amounts’ in the trade of enslaved people.
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 06:07:20 GMTArchbishop of Canterbury calls church’s slave trade links a ‘source of shame’
Church’s investigation found its predecessor fund had invested ‘significant amounts’ in trade of enslaved people
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 05:24:44 GMTWhat the papers say – June 17
Reports that Boris Johnson may not replace Lord Geidt as ministerial ethics adviser feature among the front page stories.
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 04:37:33 GMTBoris Johnson news: PM may not replace ethics adviser after Geidt quits
PM’s former ethics chief says PM considered deliberately breaching ministerial code
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 02:07:17 GMT‘Exhaustive’ search fails to find Dom Phillips’ boat as tests begin on bodies
Fisherman Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, 41, confessed to killing the men and led officers to two buried bodies.
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 01:08:27 GMTDame Deborah James finds being on UK newspaper front pages ‘quite surreal’
News of her trip to Royal Ascot has featured on editions of national mastheads including The Sun and Daily Mail.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 23:25:23 GMTGovernment not doing enough to hit 2030 air pollution targets, warns NAO
‘People’s health will suffer’ because government is ‘dragging its feet on tackling air quality,’ Labour MP says
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 23:07:53 GMTGatwick to cut number of flights over the summer to aid staff shortages
The airport is planning to limit its number of daily flights to 825 in July and 850 in August.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 23:04:01 GMTFarmers and food producers to lose almost £300m from Australia trade deal, MPs warn
Ministers told to ‘ensure the sector is no worse off’ – after Boris Johnson vowed to ‘protect’ it
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 23:03:20 GMTGovernment creating ‘hostile environment’ for peaceful protesters, MPs warn
Fresh push at crackdown poses ‘unacceptable threat’, says Joint Committee on Human Rights
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 23:02:32 GMTBritain’s plan to tear up Brexit deal ‘politically driven’, says top EU official
EU did not used to expect UK to break international law, says Commission vice-president
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 23:01:33 GMTUK to sizzle in scorching 34C on hottest day of the year
Firefighters are warning that there is an increased risk of fires due to the heatwave.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTSunscreens costing up to £28 do not offer protection claimed, says Which?
None of the five mineral SPF30 products included in tests offered the advertised level of protection, the consumer group said.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTGovernment accused of creating ‘hostile environment’ for peaceful protest
Joint Committee on Human Rights said new measures to stop ‘disruptive’ actions will have a ‘chilling effect’ on legitimate protests.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTNew women’s health ambassador for England appointed
Professor Dame Lesley Regan will oversee implementation of the Government’s forthcoming health strategy for women.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTUnions call for decent pay rise to stop workers leaving the NHS
More staff falling into debt and turning to foodbanks to feed their families, study suggests.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTAbout 4,000 women with breast cancer could benefit from new twice-daily pill
The drug, made by Eli Lilly, is suitable for those with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative, node-positive early breast cancer.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 22:53:08 GMTSir Rod Stewart announces show dedicated to late father ahead of Father’s Day
The performance will take place in Edinburgh on November 13 with the venue to be announced imminently.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 21:39:00 GMTSalmond: Differences with Sturgeon insignificant compared to independence cause
Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond spoke to Sky News political editor Beth Rigby on Thursday evening.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 21:30:00 GMTSummit to plan rebuilding of Ukraine held in London
Representatives from Ukraine and businesses will meet on Friday to outline how best to help the nation.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 21:25:22 GMTUK plan to rip up Northern Ireland Protocol ‘politically driven’, says EU chief
European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic said tabling the Bill was ‘very damaging’ to EU-UK relations.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 21:08:33 GMTDowning Street urges employers to allow staff to work from home during rail strikes
Half of Britain’s rail lines will be closed on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 21:00:15 GMTNHS takes action to tackle overprescribing
It comes after a major review concluded that 110 million prescriptions each year were ‘unnecessary’.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:51:02 GMTGraphic novel wins Yoto Kate Greenaway Medal for first time 50 years
The Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Awards are the UK’s longest-running book awards for children and young people.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:50:47 GMTEthics adviser resigned over ‘final straw’ after partygate, says predecessor
Lord Geidt is the second ministerial interests adviser to quit under Boris Johnson’s premiership.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:47:18 GMTEuropean court intervenes over fighter sentenced to death alongside British pair
It is not known if Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin have also made requests to the ECtHR.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:33:54 GMTCaptain of £38m superyacht detained in London insists government ‘got the wrong guy’
Guy Booth says owner of luxury vessel is retired businessman with no links to Kremlin
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:06:53 GMTOutrage over Boris Johnson plan to abolish Downing Street ethics monitor
‘Impossible and odious’: Lord Geidt quit over request to approve rule-breaking by prime minister
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:58:32 GMTMet PCSO fined for sex act on London park bench in broad daylight
Father-of-two pleaded guilty to outraging public decency after video of incident went viral
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:46:03 GMTFunctioning Executive required for health service investment – O’Neill
Michelle O’Neill said without ministers in post, a three-year budget to fund health cannot be agreed.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:42:34 GMTUse of spit and bite guards to be made permanent in Northern Ireland policing
The move comes despite opposition from four groups including Amnesty International and the Children’s Law Centre.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:28:22 GMTOlympians voice concerns over impact of gender reform on women’s sports
Former competitive swimmer Sharron Davies and former marathon runner Mara Yamauchi visited Edinburgh on Thursday.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:12:57 GMT‘Lack of progress’ on rape condemned as government ‘shamefully silent’ on minority victims
Justice secretary Dominic Raab said rape convictions are up two thirds in last year but campaigners and survivors say it’s ‘nowhere near’ targets
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:54:54 GMTHundreds of Ukrainian children fleeing war made homeless in UK due to ‘broken’ refugee schemes
New figures show 660 households from Ukraine forced to register as homeless after being granted protection in UK, which critics say is ‘entirely avoidable’
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:58:22 GMTTory by-election candidate says voters should still back party as ‘we still trust GPs after Harold Shipman’
Parliamentary hopeful says he believes voters understand there are ‘bad apples’ among politicians
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:53:36 GMTTwo arrests after girlfriend of Derby footballer Louie Sibley attacked in street
Louie Sibley posted about the incident on Twitter on Sunday evening.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:44:15 GMTFlamboyant racegoers show off creative hats as sun shines on Royal Ascot
Hats of all shapes and sizes were worn by female punters as the special occasion gave them the excuse to show off.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:43:53 GMTAmnesty International UK is ‘colonialist and institutionally racist’, damning inquiry concludes
Exclusive: An independent review found that racial discrimination, bullying and white savourism is endemic within the award-winning human rights charity
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:34:22 GMTTwo asylum seekers face review of ECHR decision not to deport them to Rwanda
Dominic Raab says decision made by European court should not have ‘binding effect’ in UK
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:32:45 GMTDedicated YouTube channel for Ukrainian refugee children to launch this summer
Sunflower TV will launch in July with around 50 episodes of popular British children’s TV programmes dubbed into Ukrainian.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:54:04 GMTSir Frederick Barclay considered legal aid application, judge hears
Sir Jonathan Cohen is overseeing the latest stage of a fight over money between Sir Frederick, 87, and his ex-wife Lady Hiroko Barclay.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:49:49 GMTCo-owners jailed and firm fined £2m over deaths of workers in animal feed tanker
Nathan Walker, 19, and Gavin Rawson, 35, died inside a haulage tanker containing pig feed.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:48:57 GMTBoris Johnson risked deliberate breach of ministerial code, says ethics adviser
The warning was issued in Lord Geidt’s letter of resignation.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:47:04 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.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:46:52 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.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:43:45 GMTDarren Burke: Married Home Office boss jailed for spiking pregnant lover’s drink with abortion pill
The victim suffered PTSD and requires therapy following the offence
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:42:59 GMTTemperature exceeds 29C as UK records hottest day of the year
The thermometer is expected to move even higher, with 34C expected on Friday.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:40:47 GMTEuroMillions: What happened to previous record winner who bagged £161m jackpot?
Scottish couple spent half their fortune in first eight years
Thu, 19 May 2022 16:37:00 GMTEuroMillions: What happened to previous record winner who bagged £161m jackpot?
Scottish couple spent half their fortune in first eight years
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:37:44 GMTTrust Tories like you trust GPs after Harold Shipman, says Wakefield candidate
Conservative hopeful Nadeem Ahmed said former MP Imran Ahmad Khan, who was convicted of sexual assault, was a ‘bad apple’ like the mass-murderer GP.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:29:33 GMTFootballer felt ‘unsupported’ by club after racism during game, tribunal told
Rico Quitongo has taken his former club Airdrie FC and one of its directors to an employment tribunal.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:19:28 GMTSchool leaders are responsible for improvement, not Ofsted, says Amanda Spielman
Ofsted chief inspector says there are still ‘significant challenges’ when it comes to catching pupils up on pandemic learning loss.
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:12:28 GMTWoman, 71, dies after she was hit by electric scooter ridden by 14 year-old boy
The teenger is being questioned by the police
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:12:29 GMTOffence trigger warnings for Hansard spark criticism amid free speech fears
Concerns are raised at Westminster over the alert feature, with accusations it is ‘a clear breach of centuries of convention’.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:04:16 GMTHundreds of Ukrainian nationals welcomed to England classed as homeless
Just over half of homeless households were recorded as being in temporary accommodation.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:00:35 GMTHMRC scraps plans for new Inland Border Facility in Dover
Officials says by no longer going ahead with the plans it will save £120 million
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:48:05 GMTWhat sanctions has the UK imposed on Russia, and could more be done?
Leader of Russian Orthodox Church, children’s rights commissioner and four top colonels all targeted by UK as latest round of economic penalties announced
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:47:35 GMTWhat sanctions has the UK imposed on Russia, and could more be done?
Leader of Russian Orthodox Church, children’s rights commissioner and four top colonels all targeted by UK as latest round of economic penalties announced
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:47:22 GMTJohnson ‘carefully considering’ not replacing Lord Geidt as ethics adviser
Labour demanded a new ministerial interests adviser was installed, with the PM having ‘debased standards and rigged the rules for far too long’.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:42:09 GMTUK judges could block plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, Dominic Raab admits
‘I don’t quite know what the courts are going to decide,’ deputy prime minister says – refusing to commit to any flights taking off this year
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:22:57 GMT‘Fist fight’ led to fatal stabbing of teenager, court hears
Ramarni Crosby was stabbed to death after being confronted by eight youths armed with a machete, meat cleaver and knives in Gloucester
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:20:12 GMTInside the never-ending nightmare of Britain’s building-safety crisis five years after Grenfell
Five years after the Grenfell Tower disaster highlighted problems with highrise blocks across the country, thousands of residents are facing huge bills, not to mention stress, as they try to make their homes safe to live in, reports Ben Chapman
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:15:14 GMTSenior civil servant jailed for spiking pregnant mistress with abortion drug
A Home Office civil servant was sentenced to 45 months in prison for crushing up an abortion pill and putting it in a glass of orange juice.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:04:10 GMTUK ‘very concerned’ about Navalny and urges Russia to release Putin critic
Navalny, an outspoken critic of Putin, was this week abruptly transferred to a notorious maximum security prison
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:57:37 GMTHow many Tory MPs are calling for Boris Johnson to quit and who are they?
Sir Graham Brady of 1922 Committee announces PM to face vote of no confidence
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 14:57:00 GMTHow many Tory MPs are calling for Boris Johnson to quit and who are they?
Sir Graham Brady of 1922 Committee announces PM to face vote of no confidence
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:54:39 GMTSeptic tank where body found ‘not searched’ in 1982, murder trial told
David Venables is accused of murdering his wife Brenda, whose body was found on their farm.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:50:49 GMTAll the cost of living help you may be entitled to and how to get the payments
The British chancellor announced a host of new measures this week after criticism the government wasn’t doing enough
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:50:04 GMTAll the cost of living help available and how to get the payment
The British chancellor announced a host of new measures this week after criticism the government wasn’t doing enough
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:40:09 GMTLord Geidt’s resignation: why did he go and what happens next?
Boris Johnson’s adviser on standards quit with a warning that the Prime Minister risked making a “mockery” of the ministerial code.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:39:42 GMTHow Raab is considering a Bill of Rights to force through Rwanda flights
The European Convention on Human Rights was drawn up by the Council of Europe, an organisation which Winston Churchill was instrumental in founding.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:36:15 GMTBoris Johnson may not replace ethics adviser after second quits in two years
High-profile independent individual may be replaced with committee
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:33:52 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.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:30:11 GMTWhy energy bills are increasing
Squeeze on wholesale gas prices around the world driving up household bills
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:29:09 GMTWhy energy bills are increasing?
Squeeze on wholesale gas prices around the world driving up household bills
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:25:33 GMTExplained: What is a heatwave?
Scorching temperatures hit the UK - but can we call it a heatwave?
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:30:32 GMTEx-PCSO fined after being filmed masturbating in uniform in London park
Kevin Phillips was charged with outraging public decency.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:22:33 GMTNew Look worker wins £12,000 payout after boss berated her for wearing ‘horrid orange’ trainers
Manager told worker to wear ‘more fashionable’ shoes to work
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:12:05 GMTIn Pictures: Waverley Paddle Steamer back at sea 75 years after maiden voyage
The ageing vessel takes passengers on sea excursions around the British coast.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:10:03 GMTLord Geidt resigned as Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser over plan to ‘deliberately breach ministerial code’
‘I can have no part in this’: Adviser protests he was put in an ’impossible and odious’ position
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:06:11 GMTKevin Spacey ‘strenuously denies’ sexually assaulting three men as he appears in UK court
Hollywood star, 62, smiles but makes no comment as security rush him past media scrum into building
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:59:02 GMTGovernment accepts most recommendations made by damning report on Covid response
The Government has responded to a damning report by MPs on its response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:54:22 GMTHugh Grant’s donations ‘saving lives’, says charity founder
The actor has donated to Depher, an organisation that provides free plumbing and heating services, for a third time.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:50:37 GMTPrisoner used ‘home-made’ weapon in officer murder bid, jury told
David Bieber denies attempting to murder Alison Smith at high-security Long Lartin Prison in Worcestershire in 2017.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:48:21 GMTExplained: What is a heatwave?
Forecasters predict spell of hot weather as coronavirus lockdown ends – but does it qualify as a heatwave?
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:41:17 GMTLabour call for action on teacher recruitment ‘crisis’
The party says more needs to be done over a lack of science and maths teachers with ‘acute’ shortages seen in physics.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:37:14 GMTRwanda hotel invites UK migrants to ‘come as a guest, leave as a friend’
Hope’s slogan, emblazoned on a banner adorning the entrance, invites migrants to “come as a guest, leave as a friend”.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:21:48 GMTHampshire wheelie bin found 1,200 miles away in war-torn Ukraine
Journalist covering the conflict spotted the bin close to the Polish border.
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:04:29 GMTRSPCA investigator calls for people who leave dogs in hot cars to face fines
Warning comes amid heat alert as temperatures set to soar to 34C