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Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:58:38 GMT
Jeremy Corbyn criticises West for ‘pouring arms into Ukraine and prolonging war’
Former Labour leader accuses Kyiv’s allies of using ‘language of more war’

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:51:25 GMT
Audit finds variation in children’s allergy services across the UK
Researchers called for more to be done to make sure children get the same access to care across the country.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:42:41 GMT
Archie Battersbee’s parents submit application to European Court of Human Rights
The 12-year-old has been in a coma since he was found unconscious by his mother in April.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:28:13 GMT
Dog cruelty on the rise since Covid pandemic as RSPCA gets 10 reports of abuse an hour
Officers have received reports of dogs being burned, drowned and poisoned

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:27:24 GMT
Older men suffer raised blood pressure after being scammed – study
Those who fall victim to fraudulent schemes are more likely to have higher blood pressure afterwards.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:20:51 GMT
‘Lives are at risk’: Domestic abuse victims say cost of living crisis stopped them fleeing abusive partner
‘Soaring energy and food costs, coupled with stagnant wages, will leave many women more vulnerable to abuse,’ campaigner says

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:14:02 GMT
Britons could be told about neighbours’ energy usage so they can save money on bills
The typical household’s energy bill will be well over £3,000 a year for the next 15 months, analysts have said

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:11:03 GMT
Archie Battersbee’s family begged hospital to let brain damaged boy go to hospice
Boy’s mother says hospital has ‘heartbreakingly’ denied their request

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:08:31 GMT
Conservative Party delays sending out leadership ballots on security advice
It is understood there was no specific threat from a hostile state and concerns were instead raised over the vulnerability of the voting process.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:00:53 GMT
Former Treasury minister hits out at Liz Truss’s ‘endless crazy tax cuts’ and ‘laughable’ public sector U-turn
‘The optics of that: Dear, dear, dear,’ says Lord O’Neill

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:00:44 GMT
Cake created by Great British Bake Off finalist to be given away for free
The cakes can be found and collected from 47 Old Brompton Road in South Kensington.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:41:10 GMT
Liz Truss news – live: Sunak trails hugely in Tory leader bid amid GCHQ ballot fears
Tory voters to receive postal ballots a week later following delays

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:40:31 GMT
Rebekah Vardy: I am probably suffering with PTSD after Wagatha Christie
Last week a High Court judge found a viral social media post by Rooney about Vardy was ‘substantially true’.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:34:32 GMT
Warner Bros reportedly scraps Batgirl film following poor screen tests
The DC film, which was set to feature Hollywood stars Michael Keaton, Brendan Fraser and JK Simmons, was being filmed entirely in Glasgow.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:24:39 GMT
Cash-strapped council shelled out £160,000 to keep chief executive who broke Covid laws
Exclusive: Sheffield City Council is cutting services to save money - but still forked out on process that allowed disgraced Kate Josephs to keep job

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:24:23 GMT
‘Charming’ Charlotte steals the show during Commonwealth Games visit with William and Kate
The seven-year-old princess joined her proud parents in Birmingham

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:20:19 GMT
‘Charming’ Charlotte steals the show during Commonwealth Games visit with William and Kate
The seven-year-old princess joined her proud parents in Birmingham

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:17:42 GMT
Rebekah Vardy ‘probably suffering from PTSD’ after Wagatha Christie case
Last week a High Court judge found that a viral social media post by Coleen Rooney about her fellow footballer’s wife was ‘substantially true’.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 06:58:06 GMT
Father makes birthday appeal over missing son
Kyle Vaughan was 24 when he disappeared in Newbridge, Gwent, on December 30 2012.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 06:57:54 GMT
Archie Battersbee’s parents await Supreme Court decision over treatment
Three justices are considering a bid by Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee to delay the withdrawal of their son’s treatment.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 06:57:13 GMT
Archie Battersbee’s parents lose Supreme Court bid to delay treatment withdrawal
A panel of three justices refused to grant permission to appeal against a Court of Appeal ruling, saying it was the ‘correct decision’.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 06:33:56 GMT
Man caught at Windsor Castle with crossbow charged with treason and threatening to kill the Queen
Jaswant Singh Chail, 20, is accused of ‘wilfully producing a loaded crossbow with intent’ to harm the Queen

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 05:52:34 GMT
Long 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, 03 Aug 2022 05:52:21 GMT
Long 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, 03 Aug 2022 04:23:11 GMT
Rebekah Vardy was ‘scared to be in public’ after getting 100 threats per day
The 40-year-old, who is married to Leicester striker Jamie Vardy, said some people ‘went the extra mile’ to abuse her.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 04:09:37 GMT
Rebekah Vardy reflects on Wagatha Christie case in first post-verdict interviews
The 40-year-old lost a libel battle against 36-year-old Rooney over a viral social media post.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 04:04:15 GMT
Liz Truss news – live: ‘Bonkers’ axed policy ‘could have cost Tories next election’
Foreign secretary lambasted over ‘levelling down’ plans labelled ‘a ticking time bomb’

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 01:45:50 GMT
MLAs to gather in latest attempt to elect Stormont speaker
The DUP is blocking the establishment of the devolved powersharing institutions as part of its protest against the NI Protocol.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 01:16:10 GMT
Voting in Tory leadership contest delayed after GCHQ hacking warning
About 160,000 members of the Conservative Party will also no longer be allowed to change their votes

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 01:12:59 GMT
What the papers say – August 3
The latest Tory leadership jostling leads many of the national papers on Wednesday.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:45:56 GMT
Archie Battersbee’s life support ‘ending at 11am’ after Supreme Court appeal fails
Archie Battersbee’s parents now turn to European Court of Human Rights

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 23:50:53 GMT
Ballots ‘delay’ gives Sunak time before votes cast as Truss pulls ahead in poll
Delays to ballots are not expected to change the contest’s end date, a Conservative MP said.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 23:39:44 GMT
Boris Johnson going on summer holiday less than five weeks before leaving No 10
A spokesperson said Mr Johnson will remain in charge of the country and be receiving updates as required.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 23:39:33 GMT
UK weather: Britons face tropical conditions as 29C heat followed by heavy rain
There is also chance of thunderstorms on Wednesday, Met Office says

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 23:01:43 GMT
Lorna Slater ‘terrified’ by Tory leadership candidates’ approach to economy
The Scottish Greens co-leader accused both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak of ‘disrespecting’ the Scottish people and the Scottish Parliament.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 23:01:19 GMT
Former Lioness fundraises to gift England shirts to disadvantaged children
Former defender Anita Asante is working to get England shirts to young football fans ‘who might not have been able to afford’ one otherwise.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 23:01:07 GMT
Archie Battersbee’s parents turn to European Court of Human Rights
The 12-year-old has been in a coma since he was found unconscious by his mother in April.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Big retailers failing to cut fuel prices in line with wholesale cost, RAC warns
The RAC said that while several major retailers reduced their prices last week, the cuts are not enough to be in line with the wholesale cost.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
‘Environmentally friendly’ coffin claims banned by advertising watchdog
Two firms advertised “environmentally-friendly”, “eco-friendly” or “green” funerals including wooden or MDF coffins.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Football ticket scams have surged, bank warns
Victims have lost £410 on average, Lloyds Bank said.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Stagflation warning as UK ‘set to enter recession’
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research said the threat of stagflation has returned for the first time since the 1970s.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
‘Irresponsible’ gambling ads from two operators banned by watchdog
Ads from Coral and Rank Digital Gaming fell foul of the Advertising Standards Authority.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 22:56:43 GMT
Labour MP unfairly dismissed senior adviser, tribunal finds
Birmingham Perry Barr MP Khalid Mahmood sacked Elaina Cohen after she sent him “derogatory” and “offensive” emails.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 22:55:52 GMT
Labour MP unfairly sacked senior adviser who called him ‘first class idiot’, tribunal finds
Khalid Mahmood sacked ex-girlfriend Elaina Cohen after she sent him “derogatory” and “offensive” emails

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 22:24:34 GMT
Pa Salieu’s Commonwealth Games show cancelled due to ‘failed background check’
The musician was acquitted in March of engaging in violent disorder during a mass brawl which saw his friend Fidel Glasgow knifed to death.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 21:42:34 GMT
Liz Truss abandons £8.8bn policy to slash public sector pay amid backlash
Senior Tory figures had said the policy would would ‘level down’ the nation by cutting teachers’ and nurses’ pay.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 21:41:07 GMT
‘I got it wrong for the right reason’: Rees-Mogg says he was wrong over delays in Dover caused by Brexit
Mr Rees-Mogg blamed Paris for the ‘French-created delays’.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 21:14:43 GMT
Met Police officers warned not to strip at London nightclub’s ‘porn idol’ event
Force says officers have been “reminded of need to uphold standards while off duty”

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 21:08:23 GMT
Teenager charged with murder of 16-year-old in Somerset
An 18-year-old has been charged with the murder of a 16-year-old boy in Radstcock, Somerset.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 20:56:33 GMT
Tory leadership race: Liz Truss opens up 34-point lead over Rishi Sunak in new poll
Some 60 per cent of members intend to vote for foreign secretary, YouGov finds in survey conducted largely prior to her U-turn fiasco

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 20:49:01 GMT
Atomic Kitten star Natasha Hamilton urges people to check for changing moles
The singer discovered an unusual mark on her mother’s face, which was later diagnosed as a form of non-melanoma skin cancer.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 20:48:52 GMT
Woman left pregnant after rape tells of ‘traumatic struggle’ to get abortion in UK
Exclusive: ‘A rapist is not the type of person I’d want to have a child with. I just couldn’t,’ says woman

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 20:19:15 GMT
Liz Truss suffers serious setback in race for PM with ‘full-fat U-turn’ on regional pay
Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen says policy blunder could be ‘dementia tax moment’ for Sunak’s opponent

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 19:56:50 GMT
Alleged murder victim, 11, named as stepfather appears in court
Michael Harrison accused of murdering Mikey Harrison

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 19:54:03 GMT
Swimmer ‘attacked by shark’ while snorkelling off Cornwall coast
Only handful of attacks are believed to have happened in UK in last two centuries

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 19:29:18 GMT
Family of boy, 9, whose naked body was dumped on golf course desperate for answers 30 years on
Exclusive: Christopher Stanley was found strangled after vanishing from his grandmother’s garden in July 1992. His aunt and uncle hope advances in forensic technology could one day solve his murder

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 19:12:17 GMT
UK to see ‘fresher’ days before more heat at the weekend
Forecasters are predicting a cooler Thursday and Friday for the UK before temperatures climb again into the weekend.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 18:59:08 GMT
Liz Truss news – live: ‘Bonkers’ axed policy ‘could have cost Tories next election’
Foreign secretary lambasted over ‘levelling down’ plans labelled ‘a ticking time bomb’

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 18:51:13 GMT
‘She’s always moaning’: Jacob Rees-Mogg doubles down on Liz Truss’s attack on Nicola Sturgeon
Remarks come as Tory leadership contender told party members Scottish first minister should be ‘ignored’

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 18:20:07 GMT
Liz Truss to face GB News audience for live questions
The Foreign Secretary has agreed to take questions in Leigh, Greater Manchester, a so-called red wall seat.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 18:09:08 GMT
Death of soldier, 20, during week of UK heatwave to be investigated
Sapper Connor Morrison collapsed during hot weather on 21 July

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 18:04:45 GMT
Chester Zoo welcomes endangered Sumatran tiger Dash with hope for cubs
Dash, identified as a genetically compatible mate for the zoo’s resident female Kasarna, has arrived as part of a special breeding programme.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 17:34:17 GMT
Sabina Higgins ‘dismayed’ by criticism as she defends Ukraine letter
The president’s wife also addressed concerns about why her letter about the war in Ukraine was published on the official presidential website.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 17:27:40 GMT
Liz Truss U-turns on public sector pay cut in just 12 hours
Foreign secretary accused of planning to make millions of nurses, police officers and teachers poorer

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 17:23:51 GMT
Charlotte reveals favourite sport during memorable day at Commonwealth Games
The young royal and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge enjoyed swimming heats, a hockey match and artistic gymnastics at the event in Birmingham.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 17:15:24 GMT
Snorkeler bitten by shark off Cornwall coast says attack was ‘very scary’
Victim warns against ‘freak event tarnishing reputation of already persecuted species’

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 17:15:04 GMT
Police warning as woman dies after taking ‘particularly strong diazepam’ tablets
Two others were unwell after taking the blue tablets in Sunderland.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 17:09:54 GMT
Rishi Sunak vows to slash number of boarded-up shops on UK high streets
Britain’s biggest retailers have urged the former chancellor to cut business tax

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 17:07:41 GMT
Nadine Dorries criticised for sharing ‘dangerous and distasteful’ image of Rishi Sunak
‘I think this is very, very bad taste – dangerous even,’ says Sunak backer

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:43:18 GMT
Tributes paid to ‘caring and loving’ woman who died of unexplained injuries
Charlotte Holland, also known as Charlotte Savage, died at an address in Hereford on July 17.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:38:54 GMT
Swimmer attacked by shark while snorkelling off Cornwall coast
Only handful of attacks believed to have happened in UK in last two centuries

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:38:47 GMT
Zoe Saldana: Star Trek star Nichelle Nichols ‘helped so many to prosper’
The US actress, who also played Nichol’s famous role of Lt Uhura, praised the veteran performer as a ‘true star’ following her death aged 89.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:38:24 GMT
‘Ticking time bomb’: Tory mayor ‘speechless’ at Liz Truss’s plans to cut public sector pay
Ben Houchen claims proposals will result in a ‘massive pay cut for 5.5 million people’ including nurses and police officers outside London

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:37:34 GMT
Tory leadership contender Liz Truss says there will be no Scottish referendum ‘on my watch’
‘I would not grant authority’ for second vote, foreign secretary says

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:25:11 GMT
Snorkeler suffers suspected shark attack off coast of Cornwall
Blue Shark Snorkel Trips, the company that organised the tour, said such incidents were ‘extremely rare’.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:05:41 GMT
Liz Truss says she would end junk food taxes and scrap plans to ban BOGOF offers
Stance critisised as ‘incredibly disappointing and short-sighted’ by anti-obesity campaigners

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:05:40 GMT
Gwrych Castle bids farewell to I’m A Celeb as it returns to Australian jungle
The castle has hosted the reality show for the past two years due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:02:40 GMT
SNP formally seeks to intervene in Indyref2 court case
The Supreme Court will decide whether a prospective Bill which would legislate for another referendum would be within the powers of Holyrood,

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:01:37 GMT
Nearly 700 migrants cross Channel in single day in record high for 2022
More than 17,000 people have arrived in the UK this year.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:53:27 GMT
Sunak accuses Truss of ‘blaming Brexit’ for farmers’ woes as battle for Downing Street intensifies
Campaign spokesman claims her ‘true Remainer colours are starting to show’

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:46:30 GMT
Charity ‘blocked’ government bid to appoint Stanley Johnson as Cop26 ambassador
Exclusive: The request was turned down after a revolt by senior WWF figures who argued it would be “totally inappropriate”

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:43:37 GMT
Russia blacklists Keir Starmer in latest list of sanctions targeting 39 Britons
Former PM David Cameron, Huw Edwards and Robert Peston are also on the list

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:40:50 GMT
Liz Truss vows to ‘unleash British farming’ through deregulation
Tory leadership hopeful promises to tackle labour shortages in farming

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:30:01 GMT
Death of soldier who collapsed during week of heatwave is under investigation
Sapper Connor Morrison died on July 23.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:27:42 GMT
No point in Assembly recall while protocol differences remain – Nesbitt
The Stormont Assembly will meet on Wednesday in a third bid to nominate a speaker after more than 30 MLAs signed an SDLP recall petition.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:19:19 GMT
Man charged under Treason Act after alleged crossbow incident at Windsor Castle
Jaswant Singh Chail is in custody and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on August 17.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:04:24 GMT
William, Kate and Charlotte enjoy packed day of Commonwealth Games events
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were joined by the Earl and Countess of Wessex on Tuesday.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 14:53:38 GMT
Newborn baby dies at home as police probe ‘unexplained’ death
A cordon remains in place as investigations continue

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 14:51:03 GMT
Alleged US fugitive accused of threatening hospital medics has bail refused again
The man, who claims to called Arthur Knight, is said to actually be Nicholas Rossi who is wanted for rape in the United States.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 14:32:56 GMT
Serial burglar left fecal ‘calling card’ at scene of crimes
Judge voices disgust at 31-year-old’s ‘gratuitous soiling’

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 14:30:39 GMT
Why have I not received my £650 cost of living payment?
Millions are eligble for cash grant to help with cost of food, fuel and energy bills

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 14:29:18 GMT
Anti-vivisection protesters given suspended sentences for injunction breaches
Michael Maher, 48, and Sammi Laidlaw, 35, took part in demonstrations at MBR Acres Limited in Cambridgeshire.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 14:10:41 GMT
Tory policy battle: What have Truss and Sunak pledged for the country?
Over the next few weeks it will be up to Conservative members to decide which of the two final candidates will take on the top job in No 10.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 13:57:37 GMT
Archie Battersbee’s family lodge last-minute appeal with Supreme Court to stop withdrawal of life support
Mother says son is ‘still with us’ as she awaits ruling

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 14:05:43 GMT
Jamal Edwards died of cardiac arrest after cocaine use, coroner rules
The young entrepreneur collapsed on February 20 after working on a DJ set in Islington, north London.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 13:52:01 GMT
Scottish goalkeeper swaps saving shots on the pitch for lives in Ukraine
Kieran McCulloch works for the Halo Trust, a leading humanitarian landmine clearance charity.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 13:47:03 GMT
Almost £7 billion in profits ‘obscene’ as bills soar, BP told
The oil giant announced its results on Tuesday.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 13:29:13 GMT
‘Significant development’ in Claire Holland murder case after suspect rearrested
The man, 40, has been held for a third time in connection with the disappearance of Ms Holland, who has not been seen since 2012.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 13:03:21 GMT
Reconvened Stormont Assembly pays tribute to peace deal architect Lord Trimble
MLAs hailed the legacy of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning politician who died last week.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 12:53:13 GMT
What is ‘Centaurus’? 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



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