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Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:48:04 GMTRail passengers across Scotland face severe disruption amid strike
Members of the RMT union at Network Rail have walked out.
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:40:20 GMTUkrainian family of nine evicted from UK home fear becoming homeless after being rejected by 15 landlords
Maxim and Olga Hyryk are still struggling to find somewhere to rent with their five young children and two mothers despite raising £20,000 after fleeing to Britain
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:28:39 GMTLiz Truss orders police to cut murders by 20% in policy dismissed as ‘incoherent’
Police sources hit out at ‘throwback to the incoherent ignorance of past politicians’ after 2015 review warned targets caused some crimes to be neglected
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:23:50 GMTSunak accused of ‘flip-flopping’ on tax after pledge to cut VAT on energy bills
The Tory leadership hopeful was accused of proposing an unfunded tax reduction after saying tax cuts were a fairy tale.
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:04:15 GMTPause automatic benefit deductions to ease cost-of-living crisis, MPs urge
Deductions pushing some households into ‘destitution’, MPs says
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 07:32:31 GMT‘No shower, cooker or freezer’: Thousands of older women face stark choices in ‘apocalyptic’ cost crisis
Exclusive: ‘I sit in dark in the evenings to economise on electricity. It is lonely and isolating and I feel I am not part of society. My electricity bills have tripled this year. They made me feel quite sick. So I have turned off my radio.’
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 07:31:27 GMTTory leadership – live: Truss ‘wanted hundreds of “woke” civil service jobs scrapped’
Foreign secretary ‘called for abolition of diversity and inclusion roles in civil service’, Telegraph claims
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 07:25:35 GMTLabour’s transport’s spokesman defies Keir Starmer by joining picket, prompting call for sacking
Sam Tarry vows to ‘make a stand’, but adds ‘I’ve no idea what Keir will decide to do’
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 07:04:03 GMTLondon Underground staff to stage new strike in August
London Tube strike will take place in between Network Rail strikes
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 07:02:40 GMTBrexit: UK wine wholesaler moves to France due to red tape
‘In just one week I will finally leave Brexitland for good,’ Daniel Lambert says
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 06:46:23 GMTLong Covid causes erectile dysfunction and hair loss as symptoms list widens
Two million people in the UK are estimated to be suffering from long Covid, according to the Office for National Statistics
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 06:46:07 GMTLong Covid causes erectile dysfunction and hair loss as symptoms list widens
Two million people in the UK are estimated to be suffering from long Covid, according to the Office for National Statistics
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 06:38:04 GMT‘Major queues’ return to Dover
Ferry operator P&O Ferries warned passengers to expect a two-hour wait to complete checks before they can board a ship.
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 06:12:55 GMTOluwakemi Badare: Mother drowned son, 4, in bath as he begged ‘please don’t kill me’
Boy’s mother given hospital order after jury found she deliberately drowned four-year-old Kingswealth
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 05:57:39 GMTBroadcaster Nicky Campbell says he was victim of abuse at Edinburgh school
The broadcaster, 61, said witnessing incidents of both sexual and physical abuse at the Edinburgh Academy had had a ‘profound effect on my life’.
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 05:50:03 GMTSunak or Truss: What policies should we expect from our next prime minister?
Here are some of the policy pledges made by Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss during the Tory leadership contest.
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 05:49:15 GMTWhat is ‘Centaurus’? New fast-spreading Covid variant that has arrived in UK as cases soar
Virologists voice concerns about highly-contagious BA.2.75 which is thought to spread faster than its Omicron relatives
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 05:48:34 GMTWhat is ‘Centaurus’? New fast-spreading Covid variant that has arrived in UK as cases soar
Virologists voice concerns about highly-contagious BA.2.75 which is thought to spread faster than its Omicron relatives
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 05:12:12 GMTMartin Lewis offers urgent advice before ‘horrendous’ energy bill hike in October
Energy bills are expected to increase by 65 per cent – six months after the first rise of 54 per cent
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 05:11:53 GMTMartin Lewis offers urgent advice before ‘horrendous’ energy bill hike in October
Energy bills are expected to increase by 65 per cent – six months after the first rise of 54 per cent
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 03:08:42 GMTTory leadership – live: Sunak U-turns on VAT after presenter’s collapse cancels Truss debate
The Sun’s Showdown: The Fight for No 10 was abruptly taken off air after the debate’s moderator fainted
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 02:21:56 GMTYouTube brings in £6 billion in advertising revenue in second financial quarter
A report showed that revenue had increased by four percent, up from just over seven billion dollars (£6.8 billion) in the same period of 2021.
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 01:51:13 GMTUncle makes heartfelt plea after nephew, 4, crushed to death by tractor
Harry Lee was suffered a catastrophic brain injury following an accident at his family’s farm
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 01:28:32 GMTWhat the papers say – July 27
England’s Euro 2022 success, a fresh rail strike and last night’s Tory debate leads the papers on Wednesday.
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:32:50 GMTDuke of Cambridge leads praise for Lionesses as team reach Euro 2022 final
France and Germany will compete to join England in the final.
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:08:31 GMTBuzz Aldrin jacket becomes most valuable US space-artefact after selling for £2m
The article was sold by Sotheby’s in New York on Tuesday as part of the most valuable single space exploration sale ever staged.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:25:24 GMT‘I’m buzzing, I’m bouncing, I can’t stop smiling’: Joy for England fans as Lionesses roar into Euro 2020 final
Colin Drury finds jubilation and talk of football coming home on the streets of Sheffield as supporters celebrate England’s semi-final win
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:33:17 GMTGovernment’s rail cuts ‘letting down North and Midlands’ as MPs urge rethink
Transport Select Committee tells ministers to review their decision taking into account levelling-up
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:31:47 GMTDemocracy campaign aims to fight Tories in 30 seats to drive through political reform
Exclusive: Gina Miller says her True and Fair Party can break the chumocracy of UK’s ‘broken’ political system
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:20:07 GMTDuke of Cambridge leads tributes to Lionesses after Euro 2022 semi-final victory
The Duke of Cambridge and Prime Minister Boris Johnson joined fans in congratulating the Lionesses after their 4-0 win.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:06:37 GMTSunak accused of U-turn after pledge to cut VAT on energy bills
Since the start of the contest, Mr Sunak has repeatedly accused Ms Truss of offering unfunded tax cuts.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:01:15 GMTBritish man takes a dip to celebrate Lionesses’ win as Swedish family watch on
Damion Potter said he was the only person in his family who wore an England shirt during the match.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMTPause deductions to benefits to give ‘breathing space’ on cost of living – MPs
Automatic payments taken out of people’s benefits should be halted as claimants battle soaring costs, the Work and Pensions Committee said.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMTRail plans for North should be reconsidered to avoid missed opportunity, say MPs
The Government sparked anger in November 2021 when it published the Integrated Rail Plan.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMTProtocol has created ‘feast or famine’ economy in Northern Ireland
A House of Lords committee said there was an urgent need for the EU and UK to reengage to resolve issues with post-Brexit Irish Sea trade.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMT‘Silent killer’ disease researchers to receive £4.4m drug trial funding
Experts will aim to develop new treatments for Chagas disease, which can kill victims without them knowing they were infected.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMTImpossible to have confidence Randox contracts were awarded properly – MPs
MPs have accused the Department of Health and Social Care of failing in its duties to be “transparent” about meetings its ministers had with Randox.
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 06:16:38 GMT‘Too many children not getting help they need due to social care staff shortage’
Problems in recruiting and keeping staff is the ‘greatest challenge’ facing children’s social care in England, Ofsted said.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMTCall for more city parks to improve children’s lungs
It comes after a new study linked lung health to how close a child lives to a ‘green space’.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMTSome fire services ‘need urgent action’ to improve safety
Concerns were also raised about a ‘toxic’ culture in some fire services.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMTCut red tape in housing, childcare and energy, think tank urges Government
The IEA free-market think tank has called for more deregulation to counter the cost-of-living crisis.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMTMarcus Rashford urges children to ‘find their voices’ as Beano guest editor
The England and Manchester United footballer is featured in a special edition of the popular comic strip.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMTOffer support to trans men who choose to chest feed – guidance
A new guideline has been produced to help drive up standards of care for trans people.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 21:54:54 GMTEngland’s Euro 2022 semi clash will be in the ‘home of football’ – academic
Dr John Wilson has argued that Sheffield is to football what Lords is to cricket, St Andrews is to golf and Wimbledon is to tennis.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 21:54:12 GMTTruss and Sunak to clash again in second head-to-head debate
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will take part in a second debate as part of their battle to be the next prime minister.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 21:52:40 GMTRishi Sunak promises to cut VAT from energy bills in cost of living crisis U-turn
One-year tax holiday worth £160 to households as costs predicted to soar by more than £1,000
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 21:34:10 GMT‘Football’s coming home’ rings out amid emotional scenes after England win
Up to 2,000 fans gathered on Sheffield’s Devonshire Green to watch the goal count mount on a giant screen.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 21:30:00 GMTSunak pledges to cut VAT on energy bills under ‘winter plan’
The move is part of the former chancellor’s “winter plan” to tackle inflation and the cost-of-living emergency.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 21:30:00 GMTTruss vows to tell forces to cut crime by 20% and ‘police streets, not Twitter’
The Tory leadership hopeful wants to publish league tables showing how effectively police forces are tackling serious crime.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:00:00 GMTJaime Winstone to play Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders flashback episode
It will be the second time Winstone has portrayed Dame Barbara Windsor on screen.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 19:45:15 GMTSarah Everard vigil attendees prosecuted ‘without knowing it’ despite High Court ruling police actions unlawful
Attendee tells court he ‘heard from a news report’ that he had been convicted in his absence
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 19:44:09 GMTConservative leadership TV debate pulled off air after presenter faints
Medical issue forces programme to be halted after half an hour of grilling
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 19:43:26 GMTTV clash between Sunak and Truss halted after host fainted on air
The Tory leadership debate on TalkTV was stopped due to the presenter fainting, and it will not be resumed.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:56:25 GMTCrafty seagull swoops in to steal ‘£300 worth’ of crisps from Tesco
Serial thief has a taste for crisps and is said to favour Tangy Cheese Doritos
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 18:13:02 GMTHeathrow boss blames TikTok trend for passengers skipping queues by pretending to need wheelchairs
‘People are using the wheelchair support to try to get fast-tracked through the airport,’ says John Holland-Kaye
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 18:05:17 GMT‘Kick in the teeth’: Black Labour MPs condemn party’s response to report uncovering ‘racism’
Keir Starmer accused of ‘it was all the last lot’ reaction to devastating Forde findings – blaming Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘unacceptable culture’
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:56:48 GMTTory leadership debate halted after incident in the studio
The Foreign Secretary looked visibly worried and could be heard saying ‘oh my god’, as she walked off the stage.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:42:06 GMT‘1,300 cancer patients’ have waited more than three months to start treatment
The Catch Up With Cancer campaign group raised concerns about survival prospects for patients facing treatment delays.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:39:06 GMTSir Frederick Barclay will not give evidence at contempt trial, judge told
Sir Jonathan Cohen is considering the latest stage of a dispute between Sir Frederick and his ex-wife, Lady Hiroko Barclay.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:08:49 GMTBooker Prize 2022 longlist features oldest and youngest nominees
The winner of the prestigious prize will be announced on October 17 at London’s Serpentine Pavilion.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:45:03 GMTJohnson insists Churchill’s ‘spirit walking with’ Ukraine president Zelensky
Members of the Churchill family and the International Churchill Society attended the ceremony.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:32:13 GMTPledge to ban fur and foie gras imports kicked into long grass, minister admits
Government merely considering ‘further steps that could be taken’ and ‘potential action’, MP told
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:30:55 GMTHalf-naked man wearing police equipment on Tinder not an officer, forces say
Merseyside Police said the image first emerged in May 2020 and an investigation found it was not an officer.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:27:55 GMTUK's Boris Johnson defends meeting ex-KGB agent at party
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended meeting a Russian oligarch with a KGB past
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:25:15 GMTTory peer claims Boris Johnson wants to carry on as Prime Minister
Downing Street dismissed the comments and insisted Mr Johnson will stand down when a new Tory leader is in place
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:23:22 GMTBooks of condolence open for tributes to ‘architect of peace’ Lord Trimble
Lord Trimble, who jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize along with late SDLP leader John Hume, died on Monday following an illness.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:19:58 GMTSweden fans in full voice in Sheffield ahead of semi-final showdown with England
The Scandinavian outfit’s yellow and blue colours were much in evidence.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:15:18 GMTTruss attacks Sunak’s ‘disastrous’ economic plan ahead of second TV debate
Liz Truss told Sky News the former chancellor’s tax plans will “put off people who want to invest in Britain”.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:05:18 GMT45 recommended for payment under Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme
The scheme has received 2,600 applications since it opened in August 2021 following years of campaigning by victims.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:00:47 GMTKeir Starmer risks fresh clash by ordering Labour frontbenchers not to join picket lines
Several shadow ministers defied the Labour leader last month – when he backed down on threat to discipline them
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:57:41 GMTStudent guilty of random knife attacks which left one man dead and two injured
Amine Laouar was found guilty of stabbing delivery driver Leon Street to death and attacking two other men in Neasden.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:51:55 GMTBrexit set to cause shortage of animal medicines in Northern Ireland
Grace period will stop at end of 2022 with talks on a solution stalled
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:44:46 GMTTory leadership debate: Key moments from the first head-to-head between Truss and Sunak
Rivals clash over ‘Project Fear’ and economy in heated BBC appearance
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:42:01 GMTRwanda ‘not safe enough’ for asylum deal and Priti Patel must reconsider, parliamentary committee says
MPs and peers raise ‘fundamental concerns’ over compliance with international law
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:35:50 GMTBoris Johnson ‘does not want to resign’ and ‘wished he could carry on’ as PM, Tory peer says
Lord Cruddas says PM told him: ‘I would wipe away everything that stops me being PM in a second’
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:29:39 GMTLabour will not nationalise rail, water or energy, Rachel Reeves says
Shadow chancellor says policies do not fit within her plans to restrict public spending
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:27:11 GMTPolice did not question Boris Johnson about two lockdown parties he avoided fines for
Metropolitan Police issued fixed penalty notices to other attendees
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:22:36 GMT‘Persistent’ NHS understaffing ‘poses serious risk to staff and patient safety’
The report said almost every part of the NHS was suffering staff shortages
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:22:08 GMTSpending gap between London and North doubles despite Boris Johnson’s ‘levelling up’ pledge
Tory leadership contenders told ‘the money didn’t follow the rhetoric’ – and they must ‘listen to the North’
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:20:32 GMTBoris Johnson says French staff shortages not Brexit to blame for Channel holidays misery
‘These are not scenes that we think are necessitated by leaving the European Union,’ No 10 insists
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:11:26 GMTJudge refuses to bar media from revealing where Sir David Barclay is buried
Detail of where Sir David is buried emerged on Tuesday during the latest stage of litigation involving his twin, Sir Frederick Barclay.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:00:28 GMTWoman ‘pressed accelerator instead of brake before hitting young children outside school’
Witnesses say there was ‘sense of mayhem and panic’ before seven-year-old boy was knocked into air
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:57:49 GMTDavid Trimble: Former Northern Ireland first minister and UUP leader dies, aged 77
In 1998, he received Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to secure Good Friday Agreement
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:42:34 GMTFive on trial over stab murder of 15-year-old outside station
Tamim Ian Habimana was stabbed in the heart and another 15-year-old boy was injured during the violence in south east London on July 5 last year.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:32:43 GMTMan dies in crash after driving away from scene of woman’s murder
Driver pronounced dead at scene, police say
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:14:28 GMTSeized Ferrari 458 supercar pressed into service by Czech police
Police said repurposing the Ferrari for duty cost less than buying a new car.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:00:20 GMTMan denies charge over Sarah Everard vigil as court tosses out prior conviction
Kevin Godin-Prior, 68, is accused of participating in a gathering of more than two people in a public outdoor place in a Tier 4 area – Clapham Common.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:49:23 GMTPassengers skipping queues by pretending to need wheelchairs, says Heathrow boss
Chief executive John Holland-Kaye said this is ‘one of the travel hacks that people are recommending’ on TikTok.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:48:34 GMTUkrainian refugee, 10, fitted with ‘priceless’ and life-changing insulin pump
Dasha Makarenko urgently needed treatment after she fled Ukraine with her family following the Russian invasion.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:47:00 GMTMotion at Anglican summit to oppose same-sex marriage set to be revised
The Canterbury-based Lambeth conference of worldwide Anglican bishops runs to August 8.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:42:21 GMTMan to miss aunt’s funeral as passengers left ‘in limbo’ by rail strikes
Kristian Melson said he will not be able to make the funeral in Cambridge on Thursday.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:24:53 GMTTory leadership odds: Liz Truss strengthens lead after TV clash with Rishi Sunak
Foreign secretary is favourite among Tory Party members, who will choose winner
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:20:31 GMT‘This stinks’: Government accused of hiding from scrutiny over sewage in rivers
Ministers refuse to say whether they have met with water companies to solve problem
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:19:04 GMTTrimble always maintained passion for politics and reconciliation – Beattie
UUP leader Doug Beattie laid a bouquet of flowers below a portrait of Lord Trimble in the Great Hall at Parliament Buildings.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:10:39 GMTPollster: Leadership barbs to linger for longer among Tory MPs than voters
Lord Hayward said the next prime minister must create the circumstances under which the previous frictions ‘disappear’.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:09:21 GMTProbe into Tory MP Nusrat Ghani Islamophobia allegations must wait for new PM, Boris Johnson admits
‘Investigation remains outstanding,’ outgoing PM tells Commons committee
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 12:18:34 GMTInvestigation into 1999 murder of teenager ‘making good progress’
Victoria Hall’s naked body was found in a ditch in Creeting St Peter, Suffolk.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 12:17:02 GMTAll you need to know about monkeypox after global emergency declared
The most likely route of monkeypox transmission is close physical contact.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 12:02:22 GMTRishi Sunak: Indyref2 is ‘wrong priority at worst possible moment’
The former chancellor made the claim in a column for the Scottish Daily Mail on Tuesday.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 11:54:05 GMTUK imposes further sanctions in response to Russian invasion of Ukraine
A former director of Everton Football Club is included in the latest round of sanctions.