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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 08:51:38 GMTGovernment accused of ‘outrageous cover-up’ after refusing to reveal cost of Rwanda plan
Exclusive: Home Office claims it needs a ‘safe space’ for negotiations and that release would damage international relations
Sat, 02 Jul 2022 08:41:24 GMTChild asylum seekers forced to hand over social media passwords in age dispute cases
Exclusive: Experts warn new ‘blanket practice’ of allowing local authorities to access social media accounts of asylum claimants amounts to ‘clear violation’ of their rights
Sat, 02 Jul 2022 08:17:29 GMTUrgent search for missing boy, 12, in Dewsbury
Gavan Francis disappeared some time between Friday and Saturday morning
Sat, 02 Jul 2022 08:08:39 GMT‘Wounded’ Boris Johnson risking recession to get support from right-wing Tories, TUC leader warns
The warning comes as the UK faces months of industrial unrest on a scale not seen for decades.
Sat, 02 Jul 2022 06:41:03 GMTOver a million expected in London for first Pride march since pandemic began
The parade will pay homage to the 1972 march, passing significant sites from the UK’s first LGBT+ movement.
Sat, 02 Jul 2022 06:29:49 GMTTwo more Britons in Ukraine charged with being mercenaries by Russia
Both men were said to be refusing to co-operate with investigators.
Sat, 02 Jul 2022 06:22:19 GMTGovernment admits controversial digitalisation of rent and work checks risk comparison with Windrush
Labour accuses ministers of ‘failing to learn lessons’ as Home Office’s own document states vulnerable people could be denied work and housing under new policy
Sat, 02 Jul 2022 06:11:06 GMTWhat the papers say – July 2
The front pages revolve around ‘groping’ allegations against the former Tory whip.
Sat, 02 Jul 2022 05:58:46 GMTCameron Norrie buoyed by ‘funny’ football-style chants during Wimbledon win
Centre Court spectators said they screamed, cried and started football-style chants for Great Britain’s number one.
Sat, 02 Jul 2022 02:55:46 GMTSilent vigil to be held to ‘bring home’ Londoner Zara Aleena
The 35-year-old was only minutes from her front door in Ilford, east London, when she was attacked.
Sat, 02 Jul 2022 01:45:25 GMT‘Dangerous predator’ guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting two men in Oxfordshire cottage
Luiz Inacio Da Silva Neto, 36, drugged his victims and then attacked them at a cottage in Middle Barton, Oxfordshire
Sat, 02 Jul 2022 00:57:11 GMTJoe Biden tells James Corden he is jealous of Boris Johnson’s hair
The humorous sketch came as part of a special edition of the Take A Break segment of The Late Late Show.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 23:16:36 GMTBoris Johnson ‘suspended Chris Pincher after hearing account of allegations from Tory MP’
The former deputy chief whip resigned on Thursday saying he had embarassed himself
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 23:01:41 GMTFundraiser reaches halfway point of year-long marathon challenge
Gary McKee, 52, is running a marathon every day of the year in the hope of raising £1 million for charities.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 23:01:36 GMTBoris Johnson facing questions over delay to suspending ‘groping’ Tory MP
Chris Pincher had the Conservative whip withdrawn a day after the allegations emerged.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 23:01:04 GMTGreat British success stories could boost Wimbledon weekend ticket sales
Several Britons are through to the third and fourth round singles games but spectator turnout has been lower than expected this year.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMTHuge rise in searches for bowel cancer symptoms after Dame Deborah James’ death
Bowel cancer is England’s fourth most common cancer, with around 37,000 new cases in England each year.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMTDrivers handed record 8.6 million parking tickets by private firms in a year
The figure is an increase of more than 50% compared with four years earlier.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 22:30:40 GMTMystery MP who walked in on Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds in ‘compromising situation’ revealed
Exclusive: Conor Burns had a ‘sixth sense’ about the couple’s relationship after finding them ‘having a glass of wine’ in Boris Johnson’s office
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 22:08:56 GMTHouse explosion that killed mother with ‘heart of gold’ was caused by ‘accidental’ gas leak
Friends paid tribute to grandmother who was the ‘life and soul of the party’ after tragedy
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 21:56:40 GMTChristopher Pincher – live: Tory party suspends ex-whip as investigation launched
MP to face probe over groping claims
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 21:35:48 GMTHolland Park School issued termination warning notice after ‘inadequate’ Ofsted
The Government has named the multi-academy trust it wants Holland Park School to join after it was issued with a termination warning notice.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 21:30:12 GMTBoris Johnson wants ‘multi-generational’ mortgages so parents can pass on debt to children
PM keen on 50-year mortgages – but warned only wealthy would benefit from ‘inheritance planning tool’
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:57:19 GMTMore than half a billion pounds in public money paid to rogue housing providers in just one city
Exclusive: In Birmingham, £555m has been paid out in housing benefit in just four years to providers subject to watchdog action
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:44:26 GMTChris Pincher: Whip withdrawn from Tory MP as investigation launched into sexual misconduct complaint
Move follows formal complaint after day of pressure on Boris Johnson
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:12:45 GMTScott Mills to replace Steve Wright on BBC Radio 2 afternoon show in schedule shake-up
‘I’ll try not to become emotional or self-indulgent,’ veteran DJ tells listeners
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:27:02 GMTChris Pincher: PM ally who campaigned to ‘save Boris’
MP has resigned as a whip for the second time in five years
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 18:55:58 GMTTrophy-hunters win prizes for using ‘cruel’ bows as lion population drops on anniversary of Cecil’s death
Exclusive: Deadly new trend that prolongs animal suffering exposed on anniversary of Cecil the lion’s death
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 18:55:47 GMTMet officers dismissed after sharing Meghan Markle joke in ‘racist, sexist and homophobic WhatsApp group’
‘The actions of these three are inexcusable,’ the head of the Met’s professional standards said
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 18:49:56 GMTCovid self-isolation advice reduced to five days in Northern Ireland
The period is three days for children who are thought to be less infectious than adults.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 18:38:04 GMT‘Who will respect him after this anyway?’: Voters in Tamworth call on MP Chris Pincher to resign amid scandal
Residents in Staffordshire town fear sleaze was becoming ‘normalised’ by a series of Conservative scandals
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 18:26:37 GMTTeachers reject 9% pay rise for new starters and warn offer would not be enough to stop strikes
Teachers’ leaders have immediately rejected a reported 9 per cent pay rise proposed for new starters as ministers try to head off a series of strikes across the UK.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 18:12:47 GMTWarning early flu wave could join Covid surge and monkeypox outbreak in triple threat
Health experts say they are planning for a flu wave to hit the UK as early as September
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 17:58:09 GMTLogan Mwangi’s mother drastically changed her appearance after murdering five-year-old son
Angharad Williamson, 31, claims she was offered ‘identity change’ to blend in with other prison inmates
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 17:52:46 GMTJamie Dornan ’emotional at poignant final scenes of Derry Girls’
The Northern Ireland-born actor said he sent the soppiest text he had ever sent to write Lisa McGee after watching the final episode.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 17:40:02 GMTMan found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting two victims
Luiz Inacio Da Silva Neto is to be sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on July 7.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 17:16:23 GMTPincher: Disgraced former whip could net almost £8,000 in severance pay after quitting government job
Ministers who quit are entitled to quarter of annual salary
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 17:03:13 GMTTony Blair says voters must be told ‘what Labour stands for’ ahead of ‘Future of Britain’ festival
Former Labour leader denies he ’given up on Labour’ – ahead of conference with ex-Tory Cabinet ministers
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:58:45 GMTUK scientists lose European funding in row over Brexit deal
Nineteen researchers to move to EU institutions while 115 forfeit grants as they stay in Britain
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:56:34 GMTTory whip suspended from Chris Pincher after formal investigation launched
The allegations are the latest in a series of Conservative sleaze scandals.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:50:14 GMTDomestic violence survivors ‘disgusted’ as police suspects go unpunished
Suspects ‘should not be in police jobs where they are going to be abusing power and control’, survivor says
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:43:44 GMTMore than 40,000 tennis fans bid to own Wimbledon centenary digital artworks
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club is balloting the Centenary Collection – ten digital collages of iconic Wimbledon moments.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:25:40 GMTMother and father accused of murdering ten-week-old daughter ‘tried to blame hospital for her death’
Lauren Saint George and Darren Hurrell allegedly shook their daughter Lily-Mai to death
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:23:06 GMTSurvivor who was drugged and sexually assaulted tells of ‘worst experience’
The first victim, a heterosexual man, told how the crimes of Luiz Da Silva Neto affected his life.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:53:43 GMTPM had no reason to block appointment of Pincher as deputy chief whip – No 10
Boris Johnson is facing calls to expel Chris Pincher from the Tory Party after he allegedly groped two men in a London club.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:53:22 GMTWimbledon spectators cite Federer absence for fewer international fans in 2022
Total attendance at the Championships as it returned at full capacity for the first time in three years is down 11% so far compared with 2019.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:49:42 GMTMichael Irons: Driver who mowed down 96-year-old woman in a fit of road rage is jailed
Michael Irons, 26, mowed down Ivy Warnes in his silver VW Golf she was being helped across the road by her daughter
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:48:59 GMTNeil Parish: MP who watched porn in the Commons ‘can’t believe’ Chris Pincher hasn’t had whip removed
Former member accuses Tories of ‘double standards’ in response to alleged misconduct
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:45:39 GMTShocking moment a man gets ‘sparked out’ in Shameless-style family brawl
Footage taken outside the Long Pull pub in Wrexham shows John Rogers, 39, elbow Gavin Randles, 61, in the face knocking him unconscious
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:38:11 GMTHarry tells awards ceremony he sees Diana’s ‘legacy’ in his children
The Diana Award was held on what would have been the princess’s 61st birthday.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:33:33 GMTUK’s export support agency stops investing in new fossil fuel projects
Campaigners cautiously welcomed the move but said there was more to do
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:32:59 GMTCovid-19 infections in UK jump by more than half a million in a week
Total infections are now at levels last seen in late April.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:32:19 GMTZara Aleena: Aunt says ‘fearless’ niece was ‘on road to her dreams’ before she was killed minutes from home
Farrah Naz said her niece was ‘incredibly giving, supportive and insightful’
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:32:01 GMTMetropolitan Police officers sacked over ‘abhorrent and discriminatory’ messages
The panel chairman said dismissal was the only appropriate action.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:19:25 GMTBBC journalist and wheelchair user Frank Gardner stranded on plane at Gatwick
The security correspondent was left on the aircraft after flying to the West Sussex airport with Iberia Express on Thursday night.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:17:13 GMTJune migrant crossings hit highest monthly number for year
Some 3,136 made the crossing on 76 boats in the 30-day period.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:09:41 GMTAmbulance service trials electric rapid response cars for emergency calls
Three electric vehicles joined the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust last month for the start of a two-year trial.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:05:35 GMTConservatives suffer hat-trick of council by-election defeats
The Tories have made a net loss of 11 council seats in two months.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:01:29 GMTTeenage brothers who shattered skull of former care worker in row over frisbee are unmasked
Alan Willson, 47, will never speak again due to his injuries, his family said
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:44:15 GMTMoment Logan Mwangi’s teen killer tells police ‘get out of my f***ing room’ when he’s arrested for murder
Craig Mulligan, 14, jailed for five-year-old’s murder alongside youngster’s mother and ‘stepfather’
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:39:10 GMTNeil Parish complains of ‘double standards’ in Pincher controversy
Neil Parish has said that the Conservatives cannot show ‘double standards’ and must remove the whip from former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:36:46 GMTMother-of-six stabbed to death by jealous ex could ‘light up a room without speaking’
Abid Mahood, 35, believed his former partner was involved in relationships with his brother and best friend
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:33:05 GMTBBC publishes whistleblowing policy for staff and freelancers
The move comes as part of an update on its new impartiality plan.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:32:17 GMTMother of boy, 10, mauled to death by XL Bully dog ‘Beast’ plans to fight owners’ sentences
”No sentence will ever be enough” grieving mother of Jack Lis says. “It’s not even close to justice”
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:30:42 GMTRail firm cancels weekend train services due to ‘staff sickness’
TransPennine Express advised people travelling to events to ‘seek alternative transport’.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:30:20 GMTPair jailed after boy, 10, mauled to death by bulldog named ‘Beast’
Death should ‘never have happened’, judge says as he sentences man and woman to seven years behind bars
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:22:22 GMTFamily of ‘independent’ Zara Aleena vow to bring change in wake of her death
It comes as a man appeared in court charged with her murder, and with hundreds expected at a vigil on Saturday.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:21:30 GMTJulian Assange lodges appeal against his extradition
A protest was held outside the Home Office ahead of the WikiLeaks founder’s 51st birthday on Saturday.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:14:33 GMTPeter Tatchell: Pride event has become too corporate and commercial
The campaigner said the event in London often looks like “a huge PR, marketing and branding exercise” by big companies.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:50:57 GMTSignificant move on firefighters’ safety – FBU
A union has welcomed the declaration that occupational exposure as a firefighter has been classified as carcinogenic.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:50:09 GMTBird flu could have a ‘devastating impact’ on UK’s seabirds, RSPB warns
The conservation charity spoke out after the Farne Islands were closed to visitors following a serious outbreak.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:46:18 GMTWoman who called BBC journalist a ‘traitor’ said she ‘just wanted to talk’
Djazia Chaib-Eddour is accused of being part of a crowd which intimidated Newsnight’s political editor Nick Watt during an anti-lockdown protest.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:38:49 GMTSomme wreath gesture shows I’ll be a first minister for all, says O’Neill
The Sinn Fein vice president laid a laurel wreath for those who died in the First World War battle.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:29:26 GMTPincher: Senior Tory women call for disgraced MP to have whip suspended
Party risks ‘serious reputational damage’ through inconsistent approach to scandals, say female MPs
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:24:12 GMTWales’ World Cup preparations under way
The UK Ambassador to Qatar, Jon Wilks, has visited Cardiff to meet officials from the Welsh FA and Government ahead of the tournament.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:17:59 GMTTeachers’ leaders say 5% rise for experienced staff is ‘unacceptable’
Unions say the move by education secretary Nadhim Zahawi will not be enough to stop strike action.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:11:54 GMTTory MP says Dublin still ‘closest partner’ in Europe despite Varadkar remarks
Tanaiste Leo Varadkar said that, in his political lifetime, he has “never seen relations as bad” with UK ministers.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:08:07 GMTFather ‘murdered’ teenage daughter ‘by driving over her twice after trying to attack boyfriend with crowbar’
The 19-year-old suffered significant chest and abdomen injuries during the fatal incident in West Winch, Norfolk
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:07:46 GMTWhat does removing the whip mean? All you need to know about punishment for misbehaving MPs
Removing the whip is a phrase often used about Parliament when MPs are involved in scandals - we look at what it actually involves
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:07:22 GMTVisa rules to be eased for young people travelling between UK and New Zealand
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern signed an agreement in London.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:37:04 GMTPrince Edward meets DoE gold winners including three generations of one family
The Earl of Wessex met 2,000 Duke of Edinburgh award winners in an event bringing to an end a week of royal engagements in Scotland.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:30:17 GMTKatie Boulter’s family and boyfriend proud of her Wimbledon performance
A Wimbledon spectator told the PA news agency she knew Boulter’s late grandmother, who she said had been a high school geography teacher.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:29:58 GMTCalls for child safeguarding inquiry in Wales after Logan Mwangi’s death
The five-year-old was killed by his mother, step-father and 14-year-old step-brother having been subjected to injuries likened to child abuse
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:11:52 GMTLondon City Airport bids to ease Saturday flight ban
The airport is also calling for more flights to be allowed early in the morning and late at night.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:09:02 GMTMetropolitan Police officers could be sacked for posting offensive messages
The officers worked in a unit at Bethnal Green police station and posted inappropriate, highly offensive and discriminatory content on WhatsApp.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:05:34 GMTChris Pincher: ‘Unsubstantiated allegations’ against whip at time Boris Johnson promoted him, No 10 confirms
Downing Street was aware of “unsubstantiated allegations” against Christopher Pincher at the time Boris Johnson promoted him to deputy chief whip, but they were not deemed sufficient to block the appointment, No 10 has revealed.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:00:57 GMTBird flu closes the Farne Islands to visitors
The islands off the Northumberland coast are one of England’s most important seabird colonies and hundreds of birds have died.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:00:00 GMTScottish Album of the Year Award opens for submissions
This year’s awards ceremony will take place on October 20.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:57:31 GMT‘Beatles’ terrorist accused could be brought back to UK – reports
Aine Davis was jailed in Turkey in 2017 for terrorism offences and is now due for release, according to media reports.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:42:40 GMTPride organisers say uniformed police officers ‘not welcome’ at parade
Campaigners protest against Met Police’s ‘homophobic’ handling of investigation into serial killer Stephen Port
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:41:33 GMTTrade and Ukraine dominate agenda as Johnson meets New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern
Boris Johnson greeted Ms Ardern with a handshake outside Number 10, welcoming the New Zealand leader on her first UK trip since the pandemic.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:21:54 GMTJohnson not opposed to new grammar schools ‘in principle’
The Prime Minister added to hints last week that a new swathe of selective schools could be on the cards in future.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:20:31 GMTRed Hot Chili Peppers cancel Glasgow show hours before they were due on stage
The rockers said they were ‘deeply disappointed’ not to perform.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:08:43 GMTBernie Ecclestone tells Piers Morgan using N word ‘is like being rude about weight’
‘I’ve never met a coloured person I didn’t like,’ the former F1 boss said, in his second car crash interview of the week
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 10:57:31 GMTUK government faces new boozy scandal as deputy whip quits
Britain’s government is dealing with another boozy scandal after the deputy chief whip resigned from his post following a drunken incident this week
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 10:52:55 GMTMortality rates in England and Wales saw ‘marked decrease’ in 2021
Rates remained high compared to other years in the preceding decade, however.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 10:49:26 GMTKemarni Watson: ‘No missed opportunities’ to save boy, 3, murdered by mother’s partner, review claims
The toddler suffered more than 20 fractures and his rib cage ‘crushed’ at the couple’s flat in West Midlands
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 10:38:07 GMTMan accused of murder, attempted rape and robbery of Zara Aleena in court
Ms Aleena, a law graduate, died in the early hours of Sunday.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 10:24:26 GMTEx-Tory deputy chief whip may lose whip by end of day, Cabinet minister suggests
Welsh Secretary Simon Hart hinted Chris Pincher may be expelled from the party as ‘conversations’ are held over sexual misconduct allegations.
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 10:18:49 GMTInvestigation begins into sexual harassment claims against Tory MP
David Warburton had the Conservative whip suspended three months ago