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Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:45:53 GMTAssange ‘strip searched and moved cell’ on day of extradition announcement
Stella Assange said the WikiLeaks founder was told he was being moved to a bare cell “for his own protection”.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:45:50 GMTUkraine war: Liz Truss accuses Vladimir Putin of ‘weaponising hunger’ over grain crisis
Foreign secretary says crisis is ‘urgent’ and could see ‘devastating consequences’
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:45:08 GMTTrain strike - live: Millions face disruption as second day of walkouts brings rail network to standstill
RMT members at Network Rail and 13 train operators stage second walkout this week
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:40:28 GMTBoris Johnson news – live: By-election ‘neck and neck’ in Tory stronghold
Lib Dem leader says party ‘could be on the verge of a historic victory’
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:36:22 GMTJacob Rees-Mogg triggers alarm with Brexit plan for sparkling wine in plastic bottles
‘Sparkling wine contains same pressure as tyre of large van’: Industry voices concern over health and safety
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:35:46 GMTHarriet Harman claims female Labour MPs are ‘more subversive’ than their Tory counterparts
The veteran MP said it was embarrassing the party has never had a woman at its helm
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:27:59 GMTFishing boat which capsized was operated in ‘unsafe manner’, report finds
Carl McGrath, Ross Ballantine and Alan Minard, from North Wales, died when the Nicola Faith went down suddenly in January 2021.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:25:47 GMTGlastonbury fans set to experience weather of ‘two halves’
The annual music festival kicks off today after a three-year break due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:18:53 GMTRiver sewage causes stink in by-election campaign as Lib Dem candidate’s son ‘falls ill after swimming’
Exclusive: Tiverton and Honiton hopeful Richard Foord said 12-year-old son left vomiting after taking dip in polluted River Culm
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:18:16 GMTPub bombings family to bring civil action against alleged conspirator
Lawyers have issued a civil writ against an alleged conspirator in the Birmingham pub bombings and West Midlands Police.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 07:44:03 GMTMartin Lewis says he was rejected from House of Lords because he was ‘honest’ in interview
The money saving expert said he told the commission he could only offer a limited number of hours
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 07:43:21 GMTMartin Lewis says he was rejected from House of Lords because he was ‘honest’ in interview
The money saving expert said he told the commission he could only offer a limited number of hours
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 07:41:10 GMTAmir Khan: Three men charged after boxer robbed at gunpoint for £70,000 watch
The three men will appear in court today
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 07:27:45 GMTBrexit has left ‘enduring scars’ on EU nationals living in UK, research finds
Report released on sixth anniversary of referendum finds ‘significant and mostly negative’ feelings about EU withdrawal
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 07:27:34 GMTThree men charged after boxer Amir Khan ‘robbed at gunpoint’
Ahmed Bana, Nurul Amin and Dante Campbell will appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 07:15:59 GMTSeventy firefighters tackle blaze at house in south east London
Roof of the house was in flames when fire service arrived
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 07:11:28 GMTMartin Lewis says House of Lords rejected peerage bid
Mr Lewis said that it was only a few weeks ago that his attempt to become an independent peer was turned down by the House of Lords Appointments.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 07:01:13 GMTInterest payments on government borrowing soar to May record as inflation rises
The ONS said surging levels of inflation sent interest payments on government debt to a May record of £7.6 billion.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:55:54 GMTBy-election in Tory stronghold of Tiverton and Honiton ‘neck and neck’ as voters prepare to head to polls
Boris Johnson faces crucial electoral test in two by-elections on Thursday
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:49:26 GMTSix Brexit problems six years after the EU referendum
The problems are far from resolved six years on
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:34:39 GMTBoris Johnson news – live: By-election ‘neck and neck’ in Tory stronghold
Voters will cast their votes in two crucial by-election today
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:13:13 GMTMan charged with murder over death of woman in 1974
Eileen Cotter, 22, was found dead behind Hamilton Park in Islington nearly 50 years ago.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 05:50:07 GMTWhat the papers say – June 23
The Government is facing increased scrutiny for not raising public sector wages as industrial action continues.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 05:14:43 GMTWoman, 66, told she ‘doesn’t qualify’ for state pension due to National Insurance loophole
Mother missed out on National Insurance payments while raising five children
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 05:14:26 GMTWoman, 66, told she ‘doesn’t qualify’ for state pension due to National Insurance loophole
Mother missed out on National Insurance payments while raising five children
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 05:03:43 GMTStudent gives birth in toilet while preparing for night out
‘I didn’t realise what had happened until I heard him cry,’ says Jess Davis
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 05:03:28 GMTStudent gives birth in toilet while preparing for night out
‘I didn’t realise what had happened until I heard him cry,’ says Jess Davis
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 04:44:01 GMTWhat is polio and what happened the last time there was an epidemic in the UK?
Scientists have now discovered polio in several sewage samples collected from the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 04:43:46 GMTWhat is polio and what happened the last time there was an epidemic in the UK?
Scientists have now discovered polio in several sewage samples collected from the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 01:45:57 GMTCamilla to give speech at Violence Against Women and Girls event in Rwanda
The couple will end their day by attending a fashion event as part of the Kigali Fashion Week.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 01:45:38 GMTGlastonbury punters ‘may need to take shelter’ from thunderstorms
Revellers face missing day two of the festival as a yellow weather warning adds to the travel disruption.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:57:08 GMTLabour MP Apsana Begum signed off sick after ‘sustained campaign of misogynistic abuse’
MP says abusive campaign has had ‘significant effect on my mental and physical health’
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:55:33 GMTMotorbiker ‘plunges into’ 20ft sinkhole which opened up before him in London street
Four-metre deep hole spotted on Tuesday evening in Bexleyheath
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 23:20:47 GMTClimate and environment sacrificed in rush to strike Australia trade deal, inquiry finds
Ministers criticised for failing to fight for ‘ambitious’ commitments to cut CO2 emissions
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 23:17:25 GMTJust 100 days left to spend billions of pounds of old-style paper £20 and £50 notes
Old notes featuring Adam Smith, James Watt and Matthew Boulton will soon become useless
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 23:01:57 GMTGlastonbury at risk of being hit by ‘damaging’ downpours
The Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for Thursday, stretching from Sheffield in the North, across the South East and down to Bath
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 23:01:25 GMTVoters go to polls in two crucial by-elections
The two by-elections, both triggered after the previous Tory MPs resigned due to scandals, are seen as key tests for Boris Johnson’s leadership.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTRace and religious hate offences recorded by police hit new high in 2021
The figure is more than two-and-a-half times the total for 2013, when comparable records began.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTMSP launches consultation on Bill to pardon thousands convicted of witchcraft
Natalie Don hopes the Bill will send a message to other countries that witchcraft convictions are ‘deplorable’.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT‘Vibrantly illustrated’ stamps to mark 50th anniversary of first UK Pride rally - OLD
A film using the illustrations featured in the stamps has been made in collaboration with animation studio Animade.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTDog search team steps up training ahead of Ukraine deployment to find bodies
John Miskelly and Emma Dryburgh are ready to fly to the country to help with the grim task of uncovering corpses.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTHalf of employees now work from home full or part-time, research finds
Research for the CIPC found 15% of staff in Scotland are working fully from home, with 39% benefiting from hybrid working.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTAllow employees paid leave to attend fertility treatment appointments, MP says
Nickie Aiken said the proposed legislation aimed to ‘improve the employment rights that people undergoing IVF treatment currently have’.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTRemodelled BFI cinema among winners of major architecture prize
Other winners include a viewing tower at an Anglo-Saxon royal burial site and a family home built on the shores of a lake in Northern Ireland.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTBritons turn to buy now, pay later to cope with cost-of-living crisis
BNPL users are now paying off 4.8 purchases on average – up from 2.6 in February – with the average amount owed standing at more than £250.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTScottish TV and film industry could be worth £1bn by 2030, claims minister
A report by Screen Scotland found the sector contributed almost £568 million to Scotland’s economy in 2019.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTNational Gallery announces plans for year-long festival to celebrate bicentenary
The art gallery was founded in 1824 and houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTGlobal life expectancy falls for first time since records began due to Covid-19
The analysis, published by the ONE Campaign, has found that global life expectancy has fallen 1.64 years between 2019 and 2021.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:39:40 GMTPM hits out at ‘condescending’ opponents of Rwanda asylum seekers scheme
The Prime Minister defended the faltering flagship policy as he prepared to fly to Kigali.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:30:00 GMTIf it’s not the asylum seeker policy, why is Boris Johnson in Rwanda?
The Prime Minister will meet with the Prince of Wales after Charles was reported as branding the relocation scheme ‘appalling’.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:30:00 GMTChancellor to meet oil and gas industry leaders in Aberdeen
Rishi Sunak will host a roundtable with representatives from the sector on Thursday.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:30:00 GMT90% want to see continued support for Freeview and broadcast radio – survey
It comes after the announcement BBC Four, CBBC and Radio 4 Extra are moving online only.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:26:48 GMT‘I feel slightly bamboozled,’ quips Charles after posing among bamboo trees
A photographer had asked the prince to stand by the trees, and the royal quipped: ‘I feel slightly bamboozled.’
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:07:45 GMTArchitect of Boris Johnson’s EU withdrawal deal to declare ‘Brexit is working’
‘No cause for regrets’: Lord Frost defends Brexit despite forecasts it will cost UK workers £470 a year in lost pay and cut GDP by 4 per cent
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:31:40 GMTRail strike will go ahead on Thursday as RMT accuses Grant Shapps of ‘wrecking’ negotiations
Third and final strike of week is planned for Saturday
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:10:04 GMTNew asylum seekers still being locked up for removal to Rwanda despite questions over legality of policy
Exclusive: Ministers accused of being ‘untethered from any sense of morality or legality’ as government continues to detain people under policy that may be ruled unlawful next month
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:48:13 GMTResidents describe ‘exciting but scary’ moment sinkhole swallows up street
One neighbour said a motorcyclist had a ‘lucky escape’ after his bike fell into the hole.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:45:44 GMTPM and Charles to hold talks in Rwanda amid criticism of asylum removal policy
It will be the first time they have spoken since the service for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:36:53 GMTTerminally ill festival-lover to fly to Glastonbury as public grant ‘last wish’
The University Hospital of North Tees confirmed Nigel Stonehouse will travel to Worthy Farm via helicopter after more than £18,000 was raised for him.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:28:11 GMTNHS workers should get fair pay with inflation considered – Sajid Javid
The Health Secretary defended pay rises in line with double-digit inflation for pensioners but not for workers.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:26:47 GMTMan arrested for ‘stealing’ Greggs sausage roll killed himself after police wrongly named him as paedophile
Cleveland Police offers ‘sympathies’ to family of Brian Temple, who was attacked with golf club and verbally abused amid false rumours he was child sex offender
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:22:18 GMTSir Lenny Henry receives honorary degree from Oxford University
The award-winning actor was among nine recipients to receive the honour at a ceremony held at the university.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:09:47 GMTAngela Rayner calls on government to declare any meetings where bankers’ bonuses raised
Labour’s deputy leader questions government’s ‘priorities’
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:53:10 GMTIan Blackford should get ‘proper HR advice’ over handling of complaint – Cherry
The Edinburgh South West MP said the SNP’s Westminster leader should take advice over how the complaint against Patrick Grady was handled.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:34:42 GMTPolio virus detected in UK
The UK Health Security Agency is investigating the extent of community transmission.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:21:16 GMTNI’s former top judge criticises Stormont parties for ‘doing nothing’ on legacy
Sir Declan Morgan was involved in heated exchanges with politicians from the region during an appearance before a Westminster Committee.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:56:55 GMTLondon mayor calls for free NHS care for all UK residents to help ‘prevent another Windrush scandal’
Currently some migrants, mainly Black and Asian, can face being charged upfront fees for healthcare that is not deemed urgent or immediately necessary, or be charged retrospectively for urgent treatment.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 11:36:01 GMTPrince William tells Windrush victims ‘racism remains all-too familiar for Black people in Britain’
“Tens of thousands of the Windrush generation were profoundly wronged by the Windrush scandal,” the future king of England said.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:08:46 GMTHost speaks of difficulty in bringing teenage Ukrainian musician to UK
Deanne Campbell said she was made to feel she was ‘doing something dodgy’ by trying to help.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:03:22 GMTPolice Scotland urged to train all staff on equality amid ‘boys’ club culture’
A review was carried out in the wake of an employment tribunal won by a former female firearms officer.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:03:06 GMT Forty unemployed young people hired after Skill Up Step Up training
The young people are part of the first wave to benefit from the companies who pledged to our campaign
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 15:50:19 GMTCardiff Three: What happened to the men wrongly jailed for Lynette White’s murder?
‘Until it happens to you, no one can have any idea what it’s like to be convicted for a murder you didn’t commit. We’ve been really messed up by what we’ve been through’
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:57:12 GMTHusband granted right to use embryo created with late wife for surrogacy
Ted Jennings can use the frozen embryo to have a baby using a surrogate after his wife Fern-Marie Choya died suddenly, a High Court judge has ruled.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:51:02 GMTFamily of man Tasered on Chelsea Bridge ‘deeply distressed’ by what happened
Oladeji Adeyemi Omishore, 41, died after a confrontation with two officers.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:44:47 GMTHuge mud toilet sculpture unveiled at Glastonbury to warn against climate change
Festival-goers will see the 2.5-metre high model which has been built using Glastonbury’s own mud.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:42:43 GMTHighest proportion of homes to get cost-of-living payment are in London – DWP
More than eight million low-income households will see the first portion of the £650 one-off payment hit their bank accounts from July 14.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:37:47 GMTSuspended Tory MP David Warburton faces fresh investigation into ‘paid advocacy’
The whip was stripped from Mr Warburton in April, over allegations of sexual harassment and drug use
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:37:13 GMTJacob Rees-Mogg says EU red tape ‘revolution’ will not create Wild West
The Cabinet Office Minister has not set a target for how much remaining EU law on UK statute books would end up being removed or reformed.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:33:05 GMTCouple who enslaved Slovakian men and forced them to work at car wash are jailed
Maros Tancos and Joanna Gomulska trafficked vulnerable people to the UK, forced them to work long hours in menial jobs in order to pocket their pay.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:32:55 GMTCouple who forced more than 40 vulnerable men into slavery have been jailed
Maros Tancos and Joanna Gomulska trafficked vulnerable people to the UK, forced them to work long hours in menial jobs in order to pocket their pay.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:31:54 GMTCharles in plea not to repeat horrors as he sees grim legacy of Rwandan genocide
Charles stared at rows of skulls from victims of the 1994 killing spree.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:59:14 GMTRoyal Mail could be next workers to go on strike amid calls for ‘no strings’ pay rise
Communication Workers Union seeking inflation-based wages increase for its members
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:57:40 GMTBill of Rights ‘shocking and unnecessary’, warns Scottish Government minister
The proposed legislation was published by UK Justice Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:44:06 GMTCommonwealth summit: Boris Johnson and Prince Charles head to Rwanda for talks
PM hoping row over deportation flights does not overshadow talks on trade and climate change
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:40:13 GMTTaoiseach Micheal Martin to consider invite to visit Ukraine
The Ukrainian president also thanked the Taoiseach for Ireland’s support to Ukraine.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:39:43 GMTSoldier killed after being hit by armoured vehicle during training exercises
The member of 5th Battalion The Rifles was pronounced dead at the scene on Salisbury Plain on Tuesday.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:32:47 GMTBrexit: Ministers warned against trade deal with Gulf states over ‘appalling’ human rights record
Trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan kicking off talks in Saudi Arabia
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:31:04 GMTFirefighters warn of rise in fires caused by e-bikes after Shepherd’s Bush blaze
London Fire Brigade has issued a safety warning after a fire in a high-rise block of flats in west London was caused by an e-bike.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:28:59 GMTTeacher union threatens strike action if government fails to offer ‘inflation plus’ pay rise
‘We can no longer stand by while you run both education and educators into the ground’
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:26:06 GMTMinistry of Defence spending ‘astounding’ £300,000 a year on focus groups and polls
But ministry will not say what it is asking
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:16:43 GMTMPs support moves to allow Secretary of State to commission NI abortion services
The House of Commons voted 215 to 70, majority 145, in favour of the Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:15:07 GMTSuspect arrested after pensioner, 89, stabbed to death in south London
Emergency services were called to a home in Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:15:01 GMTStanley Johnson calls for parliament ban on ‘agreeable’ Chinese ambassador to be lifted
PM’s father heading to Xinjiang to make TV show about Marco Polo – but insists it is ‘not a political exercise’
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:10:29 GMTQueen hopes to travel to Scotland for Holyrood Week – Palace
A spokesman said a decision will be taken closer to the time.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:08:06 GMTTraffickers will escape justice if victims treated like criminals, charity warns
Hope for Justice says people rescued from forced labour often live in fear they will be deported, making it harder to cooperate with police.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:01:26 GMTZoom revamps product range with new Zoom One subscription packages
The company is to begin offering bundles including video meetings, chat messaging and other tools as part of a product refresh.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:01:25 GMTRotherham police dismissed child sex abuse as ‘typical teen behaviour’ damning report finds
Independent Office for Police Conduct found ‘systemic’ failings in the way South Yorkshire Police dealt with sex exploitation
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:54:39 GMTYorkshire helicopter crash victims named by police
Ian Macdonald, 66, and Admarsu Birhan, 16, died in the crash, police confirmed
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:54:10 GMTMan arrested after woman and child ‘stabbed to death’ in north London
Emergency services found a woman and child with stab wounds
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:46:36 GMTBoris Johnson news – live: Rees-Mogg accused of Brexit ‘gimmick’ and ‘vanity project’
Brexit opportunities minister claims new list of scrapped laws will usher in ‘British-style revolution’