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Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:55:11 GMT
Families on low incomes suffering ‘year of financial fear’ – charity
One in five low income households do not have enough food and are unable to keep their homes warm, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation said.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:53:45 GMT
Met Police officers ‘shared Meghan Markle golliwog joke in racist, sexist and homophobic Whatsapp group’
‘All of the content in the log is submitted to be explicitly racist, homophobic, sexist, ableist and islamaphobic,’ a tribunal heard

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:51:29 GMT
Full tribute from family of Zara Aleena
The law graduate believed women should be able to walk home, her family said.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:51:01 GMT
‘Carefree spirit’ Zara Aleena believed women should be able to walk home
A man will appear in court on Wednesday charged with murder, attempted rape and robbery.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:49:58 GMT
Sturgeon: Lawful indyref2 contrasts with PM’s ‘law breaking’ on protocol
The First Minister was speaking the day after she unveiled plans to hold a second vote on independence in October 2023.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:47:01 GMT
‘She was our love in human form’: Grieving family’s powerful tribute to woman killed on walk home
The law graduate ‘was ready to make a family of her own’, her loved ones said

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:45:03 GMT
Boris Johnson news – live: Raise military spend as ‘world has 1930s feel’, says senior Tory
Tobias Ellwood warns of ‘overstretch’ in Britain’s army amid increased aggresion by Moscow

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:44:17 GMT
Deborah James urged listeners to ‘take risks, love deeply’ in final message before her death aged 40
Family hail ‘amazing wife, daughter, sister, mummy’ who campaigned to raise awareness of her condition

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:43:23 GMT
Millions falling behind on bill payments as cost of living crisis mounts
Year has been ‘frightening’ so far for poorest families, charity says

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:48:13 GMT
Vladimir Putin has ‘small man syndrome’, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace claims
The Russian view of the world was ‘something to worry about’, Ben Wallace said.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:32:31 GMT
Johnson says Nato expansion shows Putin is ‘completely wrong’
Boris Johnson said Sweden and Finland joining the alliance is a ‘huge step forward’.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:16:29 GMT
‘We eat what we want and we’re still going strong’: UK’s oldest twins celebrate birthday
‘We never had a lot so we couldn’t lose a lot and it has left us quite stress free,’ says Edith Dumbleton

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:08:34 GMT
Zara Aleena: Man charged with murder and attempted rape after woman killed ten minutes away from home
Zara Aleena was beaten to death in East London in the early hours of Sunday morning

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:05:49 GMT
MPs urged to block Australia trade deal after ministers break pledge to reveal details
Government condemned for trying ‘to rush it through’ – in echoes of Northern Ireland Protocol now being torn up

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:07:15 GMT
Dame Deborah James’ ‘tremendous legacy’ remembered following her death aged 40
She died on Tuesday surrounded by her family and in her last weeks campaigned tirelessly to raise bowel cancer awareness.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 07:50:12 GMT
‘Toxic masculinity’: Putin wouldn’t have launched ‘macho’ war if he were a woman, says Boris Johnson
PM says world needs ‘more women in positions of power’

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 07:47:55 GMT
Where have monkeypox cases been reported in the UK?
Total number of infections continuing to rise across Britain

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 07:47:39 GMT
Where have monkeypox cases been reported in the UK?
Total number of infections continuing to rise across Britain

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 07:43:25 GMT
What is an NHS Covid pass and when do I need to use it?
Requesting proof of vaccination left to discretion of venues since restrictions relaxed

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 07:42:55 GMT
What is an NHS Covid pass and when do I need to use it?
Requesting proof of vaccination left to discretion of venues since restrictions relaxed

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 07:16:19 GMT
Boy, 16, arrested on terrorism charges as he tried to board flight in London
Teen taken in from Stansted as police search east London address

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 07:05:11 GMT
US abortion ruling tells women they ‘don’t matter’, Meghan says
The Duchess of Sussex has spoken out against the decision by the US Supreme Court to end constitutional protections for abortion.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 06:45:14 GMT
Man charged with murder of law graduate Zara Aleena
Jordan McSweeney, of no fixed address, has also been charged with attempted rape and robbery.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 06:43:31 GMT
Boris Johnson reveals Falklands row with Argentinian president at G7
PM had ‘frank’ exchange of views with Alberto Fernandez over sovereignty

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 05:39:20 GMT
What the papers say – June 29
The front pages focus on two decades of prison food for a socialite and the death of Dame Deborah James.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 04:51:23 GMT
Victim hopes to find out how Maxwell and Epstein committed crimes for so long
Maxwell looked straight ahead and showed no emotion as judge Alison Nathan passed sentence in front of a packed public gallery.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 03:30:37 GMT
Parents of boy, 12, at centre of treatment fight set for appeal hearing
A High Court judge recently ruled doctors could lawfully stop providing treatment to Archie Battersbee.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 01:45:56 GMT
R Kelly to be sentenced for charges of racketeering and sex-trafficking
The singer was convicted on multiple counts of racketeering, with charges relating to bribery and forced labour, by a jury in September last year.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 01:45:35 GMT
Best turnout for British players in Wimbledon second round in 25 years
The third day of The Championships will see more singles matches and the first rounds of doubles.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 01:45:32 GMT
R Kelly: The R&B superstar and sex-trafficker
Here is everything you need to know about the singer’s career and the allegations brought against him over the years.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:17:58 GMT
Impact of Airbnb and holiday lets on tourist towns reviewed by government
Airbnb data showed a 33 per cent increase in UK listings between 2017 and 2018

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:07:26 GMT
Johnson: If Putin were a woman he would not have started Ukraine war
The invasion of Ukraine is the ‘perfect example of toxic masculinity’, the Prime Minister said.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 23:39:27 GMT
Census 2021: Top 10 areas with largest population growth in last 10 years – see how yours has changed
Southern England leads the rise but population was up all over

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 23:10:39 GMT
Delays to multibillion pound restoration of parliament criticised in report
House authorities accused of ‘wrecking’ plans to get work under way after more than 20 years of discussions

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 23:07:32 GMT
Botswana’s ex-president pleads with Boris Johnson to ban hunting trophy imports
Exclusive: It was disappointing that ministers postponed action, says Ian Khama, launching cross-party report calling for urgent crackdown

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 23:01:04 GMT
Lace said to have shrouded Queen Victoria’s coffin to be auctioned
The guide price for the portion of pall is between £1,500 and £2,000.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Parliament restoration plan ‘unacceptably slow’ and untransparent – committee
It is ‘inconceivable’ that the Palace should be allowed to deteriorate further and MPs are put in danger, the Public Accounts Committee chair said.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Help needed to back quality care for patients amid GP workloads, leaders say
Professor Martin Marshall, chair of the Royal College of GPs, believes the bond between GP and patient is based on trust but is under threat.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Government accused of dodging scrutiny on Australia trade deal
Trade committee chair Angus Brendan MacNeil said MPs had been ‘consistently hindered’ in attempts to examine the deal.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Healthcare to undergo ‘digital revolution’ under Government plan
Patients will receive faster and more personalised care thanks to an expanded use of technology, according to the proposals.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Grant Shapps slams rail unions as he unveils £1bn east coast digital investment
The Transport Secretary claimed the Government is investing in modernising the railways ‘despite the best efforts of unions’.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Shop prices hit highest rate of inflation in almost 14 years
Prices were up 3.1% on a year ago in June, the highest rate of inflation since September 2008, according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Surge in children seeking special educational needs support
The number of children seeking support from councils has risen by nearly a quarter in a year.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Greta Thunberg to launch new book at London Literature Festival
The festival programme features a series of events exploring the climate crisis.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 22:48:41 GMT
Deborah James had a ‘special gift’ to connect with the public, says charity boss
The podcaster and mother-of-two was a patron of Bowel Cancer UK.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 22:35:21 GMT
Police launch investigation after two people found dead in Dorset
Emergency services were called to the scene in Gifle View, Thornford, at 6.03am.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 22:34:51 GMT
Police probe deaths of man and woman in their 70s after bodies found in Dorset home
Police said the pair were known to each other and urged anyone with information to come forward

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 22:04:39 GMT
Protester ‘may be prosecuted’ after amplifiers seized at Westminster
Steve Bray was known as the Stop Brexit Man because he used a megaphone to shout ‘Stop Brexit’.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:59:49 GMT
Jill Dando: Barry George’s family have ‘no faith’ Met will investigate ‘mafia mix-up’ claims
Ms Dando, 37, was shot dead outside her home in Fulham, west London, on 26 April 199

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:54:37 GMT
Boris Johnson hails Deborah James as ‘inspiration to so many’ following death
The podcaster and mother-of-two died on Tuesday from bowel cancer.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:40:58 GMT
Indyref2 is desperate last throw of the dice, says Conservative MP
Andrew Bowie MP said “now is not the time” for a second referendum on Scottish Independence on BBC’s The Nine

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:40:22 GMT
Labour accuses Gove of acting like ‘Grant Shapps tribute act’ by ignoring looming storm for councils
Local authorities warn of £3.6bn black hole due to soaring costs

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:36:27 GMT
‘Incredible force for good’ – TV stars and charities in tribute to Deborah James
The podcaster died on Tuesday after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:31:41 GMT
Boris Johnson asks Nato allies to step up spending, as Ben Wallace attacks ‘smoke and mirrors’ UK budget
PM wants ‘greater commitments’ from allies – but defence secretary wants greater commitment from No 10 and Treasury

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:30:57 GMT
Johnson pledges extra support for Nato as he urges allies to boost spending
The Prime Minister said: “We need allies – all allies – to dig deep to restore deterrence and ensure defence in the decade ahead.”

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:23:26 GMT
Ukrainians who died in Kremenchuk ‘collateral damage’ – Russian ambassador to UK
Moscow’s missile attack on a packed shopping centre in central Ukraine drew condemnation from world leaders.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:17:51 GMT
Dame Deborah James urges followers to ‘take risks, love deeply - and check poo’ in final post
The cancer campainger was described by her family as ‘the most amazing wife, daughter, sister, mummy’

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 10:02:55 GMT
Universal Credit has increased crime rate, landmark study finds
Move to more restrictive social security system linked to rise in crime

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:55:23 GMT
Bowel Babe podcast host Dame Deborah James dies aged 40 from cancer
Family hail ‘amazing wife, daughter, sister, mummy’ who campaigned to raise awareness of her condition

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:50:43 GMT
London’s Metropolitan Police placed under special measures amid failures
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services said the force is being closely scrutinised.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:47:45 GMT
‘It’s been a disaster’: British Muslims turned away at airports amid hajj pilgrimage lottery chaos
Passengers turned away from airport as Saudi’s portal causes more disruption

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:45:19 GMT
Maxwell to victims: I hopes my sentence brings you peace and finality
The British socialite said meeting Jeffrey Epstein was the ‘greatest regret of my life’ shortly before she was given 20 years in prison.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:35:47 GMT
Stella Creasy moves to make abortion a human right in British Bill of Rights
Labour MP warns abortion rights in UK are ‘more fragile than people realise’

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:23:43 GMT
Shackled and emotionless – how Ghislaine Maxwell reacted to her 20-year sentence
Maxwell stood and looked straight ahead as the sentence was passed on Tuesday.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:56:24 GMT
Jeff Koons sculpture fetches more than £10 million in Ukraine charity sale
Auctioneers said the work was now a ‘monumental symbol of hope and solidarity’.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:49:15 GMT
Metropolitan Police placed under special measures by watchdog after series of scandals
‘It’s amazing it took this long,’ say Sarah Everard vigil campaigners

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:31:32 GMT
Nadine Dorries urges trans athlete ban in women’s elite sport
Nadine Dorries said it was ‘inherently unfair’ for woman to compete against someone who was born biologically male

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:15:19 GMT
Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in jail for sex trafficking young girls
Maxwell enticed vulnerable teenagers to Jeffrey Epstein’s various properties for him to sexually abuse between 1994 and 2004.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 18:59:20 GMT
Teenager arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences while waiting for flight
The 16-year-old was arrested by counter-terrorism police on Monday.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 18:53:32 GMT
‘Be alert but not alarmed’: Police criticised for advice to women after Zara Aleena ‘stranger’ killing
‘I feel scared, but what can I do? I have to go out,’ one local woman says

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 18:41:00 GMT
Whisky master blender hopes father was ‘looking down’ as he was made OBE
Richard Paterson follows in his father’s footsteps as a master blender.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 18:32:16 GMT
Teenager from West Yorkshire charged with terrorist offences
The 15-year-old is due to appear at the Old Bailey on July 15.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 18:19:46 GMT
Police seize anti-Brexit protester’s speakers hours after new Tory law takes force
Priti Patel gave police powers to crack down on the Parliament Square gathering

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 18:08:19 GMT
Tributes paid to law graduate murdered as she walked home
Zara Aleena was on her way home in Ilford, east London, in the early hours of Sunday when she was attacked.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 17:57:21 GMT
Truss: West needs to learn lessons of Ukraine for Taiwan
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said defensive weapons should have been supplied to Ukraine earlier.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 17:49:54 GMT
PM launches Covid inquiry days after bereaved threaten legal action over delay
Boris Johnson has published the terms of reference for the coronavirus public probe and announced its start.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 17:32:20 GMT
Nicola Sturgeon sets date for proposed Scottish independence referendum
First minister wants ‘legal’ vote in October 2023, even if Boris Johnson blocks it

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 17:24:20 GMT
‘We are outgunned and outnumbered by Russia’ – Ukrainian politician
Oleksandr Merezhko made an appeal for heavy weaponry to allow his country to defend itself.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 17:19:30 GMT
Ghislaine Maxwell enters court with shackles around ankles ahead of sentence
Maxwell lured young girls to massage rooms for Jeffrey Epstein to molest between 1994 and 2004.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 17:17:00 GMT
Plans to open immigration centre on old site are ‘disgraceful’, MP says
The former Campsfield House immigration removal centre near Oxford is to become a 400-bed detention site for men.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 17:15:05 GMT
Pupils ‘AirDrop nudes in maths and use Google Drive to store images’, MPs told
Lockdown has led to some “frightening” changes in attitudes towards women, headteachers say.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 17:13:11 GMT
Johnson under pressure over defence spending on eve of Nato summit
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the military had lived off a diet of “smoke and mirrors”.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 17:10:07 GMT
Scottish independence referendum: The key questions
A look at some of the important questions around indyref2 and the Scottish independence debate.

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 13:55:45 GMT
British aid pledge ‘nowhere near enough’ as UN says 49 million are at risk of famine
Boris Johnson and G7 leaders urged to double aid commitments as millions face hunger

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:52:55 GMT
PM calls for focus on economy as Nicola Sturgeon unveils plans for indyref2
Boris Johnson insisted the UK would have a ‘stronger economy and stronger country together’.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:48:18 GMT
Cambridge college to rename accommodation over slavery connotations
Clare College is to rename ‘The Colony’ as Castle Court.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:42:49 GMT
Brexit: Theresa May calls PM’s patriotism into question as she condemns his bid to override Northern Ireland protocol
Bill will break law and ‘diminish’ UK in eyes of world and will not work, says former prime minister

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:41:16 GMT
Failure to impose post-Brexit border controls causing risk to food standards, watchdog warns
‘Act of self-harm’: Jacob Rees-Mogg announced delay to checks as cost-saving measure

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:38:31 GMT
New wave of no confidence letters in Boris Johnson ‘submitted to 1922 committee’
PM said on Saturday that he plans to lead country into 2030s

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:36:18 GMT
Families to be paid to use less electricity under plan to avoid power blackouts
Households to receive money on smart meters for cutting down power usage under National Grid scheme

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:32:46 GMT
Wimbledon ball boys and girls keen to field for Emma Raducanu
The youngsters said they can relate to the British star because of her age.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:29:26 GMT
Opinion split down the middle on proposed date set for indyref2
There are conflicting views on when or if a second vote should take place, according to pollster Mark Diffley.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:27:48 GMT
Asylum seeker raped, shot and tortured was ‘unlawfully detained’ in immigration removal centre, court hears
High Court told that detention in woman-only centre currently unlawful because of lack of in-person legal advice

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:14:07 GMT
Partygate revelations were ‘horrifying’, says civil service chief
Inquiry chief Sue Gray put in ‘very difficult’ position by PM’s decision to ask her to lead probe

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:12:40 GMT
Tory donor who funds climate denial campaign group set to become peer
Green MP Caroline Lucas blasts appointment as ‘utter hypocrisy’

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:10:39 GMT
British millionaire dubbed ‘Mr Bling of Marbella’ was murdered by swimwear model ex, inquest rules
Businessman Andrew “Andy” Bush, 48, was found lying in a pool of blood after an argument with his swimwear model ex in April 2014

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:08:06 GMT
Sturgeon tells Johnson it is ‘unacceptable’ not to co-operate on indyref2
The First Minister has launched a legal action in the Supreme Court to establish if it is legal to hold a referendum.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:06:31 GMT
Man showed ‘courage and determination’ to try to save woman in River Thames
Coroner praises Folajimi ‘Jimi’ Olubunmi-Adewole, 20, who died on April 24 last year after jumping into the River Thames near London Bridge.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:04:27 GMT
Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole: Last words of hero who died saving woman drowning in Thames
Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole, 20, was found dead six hours after going into the water near London Bridge in what police described as a “sheer act of bravery”

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:01:52 GMT
River Island staff ‘leave mother in pool of urine next to wet floor sign after ignoring pleas’
The mother-of-two, who suffers from a debilitating neurological condition, branded staff the retailer ‘inhuman’



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