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Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:57:50 GMTTruss vs Sunak - live: Next PM ‘must find many more billions’ as UK faces recession
Frontrunner Truss says emergency budget could be held on 21 September after BoE warnings
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:46:43 GMTRishi Sunak: Who is the former chancellor running to be the next PM?
Richmond MP must convince fellow Tories he is right man to lead economic revival and unite party
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:45:50 GMTRishi Sunak: Who is the former chancellor running to be the next PM?
Richmond MP must convince fellow Tories he is right man to lead economic revival and unite party
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:41:47 GMTBank of England governor urges workers to limit pay rise demands to help others without ‘bargaining power’
Andrew Bailey also rejected criticism bank should have raised interest rates sooner
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:39:36 GMTBoy, 15, stabbed to death in north London park
No arrests have been made yet, the Metropolitan Police said
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:30:55 GMTWho are the Tory members who will choose the next prime minister?
Members tend to come from particular backgrounds, age groups and parts of the country
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:30:16 GMTWho are the Tory members who will choose the next prime minister?
Members tend to come from particular backgrounds, age groups and parts of the country
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:24:58 GMTTory leadership: What happens next in Rishi Sunak vs Liz Truss contest?
Final two vying to be PM making their case to Conservative Party membership
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:20:37 GMTTory leadership: What happens next in Liz Truss vs Rishi Sunak contest?
Final two vying to be PM making their case to Conservative Party membership
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:09:21 GMTKym Marsh and Will Mellor unveiled as first two contestants for Strictly 2022
The news was announced on BBC Breakfast on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:08:38 GMTRichie Anderson third celebrity contestant for Strictly Come Dancing 2022
The TV presenter will be taking to the dancefloor in an all-male partnership for the forthcoming series.
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 07:55:59 GMTNext PM will have to find ‘many more billions to help households pay soaring energy bills’
Think tank also warns public services will need more investment
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 07:44:16 GMT‘A miracle she is alive’: British gap year student, 19, paralysed in bison attack
Hospital staff said to have saved Amelia Dean’s ‘life and leg’ after femoral artery severed
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 07:00:11 GMTSix-year-old aspiring footballer tells Lioness ‘I want one of these medals’
Harper Mills from Birmingham dreams of becoming a professional footballer one day and trains six times a week.
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 06:11:18 GMTHealth Secretary ‘must take more action on monkeypox or it will become endemic’
The World Health Organisation last month declared a global emergency but British authorities have called for calm.
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 06:00:00 GMTMother appeals for help in finding killers of son, seven
Joel Uhrie died in August 2018 after a fire tore through the house where he lived.
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 05:24:14 GMTLiz Truss news – live: Rishi Sunak vows he won’t stand aside for frontrunner
Foreign secretary could face investigation over funding of champagne dinner
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 05:21:50 GMTParamedic suffers heart attack while treating cardiac arrest patient
A paramedic treating a cardiac arrest patient had to be saved by colleagues after suffering a heart attack himself during the call.
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 03:10:36 GMTJustin Bieber among celebrities shocked by Russia’s jailing of Brittney Griner
The US basketball star was sentenced to nine years in jail on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 05:57:43 GMTWarner Bros considering DC restructure to rival success of Marvel
Chief executive David Zaslav said the company would focus on the ‘quality’ of upcoming blockbusters in order to ‘protect the DC brand’.
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 01:45:16 GMTEdinburgh Tattoo back with a bang as it returns after Covid cancellations
The Tattoo makes its highly anticipated return on Friday with this year’s show Voices.
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 01:45:00 GMTElectricity theft at record levels amid cost-of-living crisis
Electricity theft is punishable by up to five years in prison.
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:40:10 GMTSunak accuses Truss of plans that would pour ‘fuel on the fire’ of recession
Rival insists shrinking economy is not ‘inevitable’
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:20:10 GMTRuling expected on whether Archie Battersbee can be moved to hospice
Ruling expected on Friday morning
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:09:17 GMTFour Vietnamese nationals missing after Oldham mill fire named
Human remains found by demolition workers last month
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:01:18 GMTRuling expected on whether Archie Battersbee can be moved to hospice to die
The child has been in a coma since he was found unconscious at his home in Southend, Essex, in April.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 23:52:11 GMTWhat the papers say – August 5
The papers on Friday focus solely on the expected recession as readers are told to ‘batten down the hatches’.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 23:47:31 GMTSir Keir Starmer found to have breached MPs’ code of conduct
Labour leader previously said he was ‘absolutely confident’ he had not done so
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMTShopper footfall stalls amid record temperatures and cost-of-living pressure
Total UK footfall fell by 14.2% in July compared with three years previously.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMTBoris Johnson emerges as most popular prime minister… among novelty jug buyers
Sales figures from the House of Commons show Mr Johnson’s collectable Toby Jug outsold Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMTAnne ‘hugely grateful’ to performers as Tattoo returns after three years
The Princess Royal joined more than 900 performers at the Redford Barracks, Edinburgh, on Thursday for final rehearsals of this year’s Tattoo.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 22:58:28 GMTBusiness leaders’ concern over Liz Truss plan for bonfire of EU regulations
Slashing EU red tape ‘a priority’ in plan to beat recession, says frontrunner in Tory race
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 22:48:12 GMTMoment murderer tells police ‘killing people is not always a bad thing’
Jamie Crosbie tells officer he is ‘very happy’ after being arrested
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 21:43:09 GMTKey moments as Truss and Sunak face grilling from Tory members during TV debate
The two Tory leadership hopefuls took part in Sky News’ The Battle For Number 10.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 21:30:00 GMTTruss sets out plan to ‘unleash investment and boost economic growth’
Prime ministerial hopeful Liz Truss believes her economic plan ‘will put money back into the pockets of hard-working people’.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 21:17:43 GMTTruss insists recession not inevitable as Sunak warns she will make things worse
Rishi Sunak warned pouring ‘fuel on the fire’ could create ‘misery for millions’ as he hit out at his Tory leadership rival’s plans.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 20:58:02 GMTBBC should have further explored issues raised about Tim Westwood – report
Police are believed to be investigating sexual assault allegations against the DJ.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 20:47:30 GMTPhoebe Waller-Bridge says debuting Fleabag at Fringe Festival changed her life
A new BBC documentary reflects on the history of world-famous festival as it celebrates its 75th anniversary.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 20:00:26 GMTMother feels pop as ‘parasite’ crawls out of eyelid ‘like scene from horror film’
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 19:30:03 GMTSir Keir Starmer found to have breached MPs’ code of conduct
The commissioner found the breaches were ‘minor and/or inadvertent’, and that there was ‘no deliberate attempt to mislead’.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 18:42:37 GMTScot documenting protests in Sri Lanka has passport seized by authorities
Kayleigh Fraser, from St Andrews, has been posting on social media about the ongoing demonstrations in the country.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 18:35:18 GMTAsylum seekers in UK waiting more than six months for decision must be allowed to work, UN says
Report finds refugees being sucked into exploitation and modern slavery while having to live off £5 a day
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 18:23:33 GMTDon’t Pay: Government says campaign for energy bill payers’ strike is ‘highly irresponsible’
Campaign group Don’t Pay says thousands are pledging to cancel their direct debits
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 18:14:39 GMTTory leadership debate - live: Calls mount for ‘Fizz with Liz’ sleaze probe as rivals face new clash
Foreign secretary could face investigation over funding of champagne dinner
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 18:07:33 GMTArchbishop offers to meet Sandi Toksvig after same-sex marriage stance criticism
Justin Welby said threats she and other LGBTQ+ people “have experienced in the name of Jesus Christ are a sin”.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 17:51:58 GMTInquiry over death of 93-year-old care home resident with one leg who was Tasered by police
Police watchdog investigating whether officers used excessive force
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 17:49:20 GMTChildren who claim free school meals earn less as adults despite education – ONS
The ONS said data showed a “persistent earnings gap” between those who received free school meals and other students.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 17:39:47 GMTTim Westwood: Independent barrister to review BBC’s handling of DJ allegations
New probe to look at whether concerns about his behaviour influenced broadcaster’s decision not to renew his contract beyond 201
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 17:28:09 GMTLiz Truss facing first sleaze investigation over ‘murky donations’
Labour writes to cabinet secretary demanding ‘urgent’ probe into ‘Fizz with Liz’ event
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 17:13:02 GMTOne-legged care home resident, 93, dies after being Tasered by police
The police watchdog is investigating whether two Sussex Police officers used excessive force against 93-year-old Donald Burgess.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:44:52 GMTSunak ignores Islamophobia appeal from MP amid extremism row
Exclusive: Liz Truss says she will take ‘a zero tolerance approach to Islamophobia’ after letters from All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:37:54 GMTNo disorder or vandalism linked to women’s Euros in London, police say
Figures contrasted with dozens of arrests during men’s tournament last year
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:30:50 GMTAlliance leader says O’Neill comments on violence during Troubles were ‘wrong’
The Sinn Fein vice president is facing criticism from unionists, Alliance, the SDLP and some victims groups.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:17:33 GMTOur lives are paused, says Afghan evacuee after 11 months in UK hotel
Marwa Koofi, 21, said she feels like the last year spent in a hotel in Selby, North Yorkshire has been ‘wasted’.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 15:50:52 GMTUniversity puts trigger warning on classic texts including Beowulf for ‘violence, blood and monsters’
Students cautioned that ‘there will be monsters’ in epic poem
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 15:48:03 GMTWarning 5.7 million homes ‘struggling to pay mobile, phone and broadband bills’
Consumer group Which? said households are cutting spending on other essentials, such as food and clothing, to afford phone bills
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 15:43:39 GMTFall in hospital admissions is latest sign Covid wave is receding
Patient numbers are also continuing to drop.
Wed, 03 Aug 2022 15:48:00 GMTSluggish growth since Tories came to power leaves average Brit £4,000 worse off
Labour accuses government of running ‘low-growth economy’ compared to neighbours
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 15:26:15 GMTHalf of British public say Tories don’t deserve re-election – poll
But many people are not convinced that Labour is ready for office.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 15:22:22 GMT‘A backdrop of spiralling costs and uncertainty’: Divorce enquiries soar to record levels
Exclusive: Quarter of people staying in relationship due to fears they could not afford living costs if single
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 15:15:25 GMTTruss leads Sunak by 32 points in new poll despite ‘full fat U-turn’ on pay
Rishi Sunak is trailing Liz Truss in the Conservative leadership race by a gap of 32 points, according to a new survey by the influential website ConservativeHome website.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:58:30 GMTOldham fire: Third body found on site of warehouse blaze after major incident declared
Four Vietmamese nationals were reported missing in July
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 15:05:21 GMTThreat of strikes on Scottish railway looms again
Sixty per cent of RMT members who voted in a ballot rejected a proposed pay deal.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 15:04:34 GMTLilia Valutyte: Nine-year-old died from stab wound to chest, inquest finds
Deividas Skebas, 22, is charged with murdering Lilia
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 15:08:13 GMTStephen Hawking’s Volkswagen Caravelle coming up for auction
The Volkswagen Caravelle was used as scientist’s wedding car in 1995.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 15:01:53 GMTRishi Sunak hints he could cut inheritance tax as prime minister
Polls suggest former chancellor is trailing his rival Liz Truss
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:58:59 GMTCar crash saves man’s life after paramedics discover meningitis infection
‘It’s completely bizarre. But I am relieved to be here,’ says Thomas Crook
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:56:33 GMTBen Nevis climber, 33, killed in fall as ‘devastated’ family pay tribute
‘It was quick and painless for him,’ family said
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:53:50 GMTBBC should have further explored issues raised about Tim Westwood, report says
The broadcaster has launched a broader review led by barrister Gemma White.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:47:14 GMT‘I felt I deserved it’: Nurse’s agony highlights the ‘slow spiral’ of domestic violence
West Midlands mother Aimee Eaton, 35, saw her ex Arran Smith, 31, jailed for five years 10 months for charges including ABH
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:23:35 GMTPutin ‘recruiting prisoners from Russian jails to fight on frontline in Ukraine’
Russian assault slowed by ‘incredibly high’ casualties among troops, West believes
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:20:00 GMTJasper and Willow share Cat of the Year award for bringing ‘comfort’ to hospice
The sibling rescue cats won National Cat of the Year 2022 for their work comforting ‘patients, family and friends, or staff’.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:19:12 GMTSajid Javid backs Liz Truss over Rishi Sunak’s ‘high-tax, low-growth’ tax plans
One poll of the Tory party members who will chose the next prime minister put Ms Truss 34 points ahead of her rival.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:15:49 GMTTaxidermist turns rat into pencil sharpener
‘I mostly applied what I knew from dressing and plucking game birds at the butcher shop,’ says Jack Devaney
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:13:52 GMTLiz Truss: Who is the foreign secretary hoping to become prime minister?
Social media savvy ‘human hand grenade’ seen as continuity candidate and currently ahead of Rishi Sunak thanks to questionable tax promises and neo-Thatcherite branding
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:55:04 GMTInvestigation into force used by police on elderly disabled man in care home
The 93-year-old man had Pava spray and a Taser used on him by two Sussex Police officers.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:51:17 GMTSchoolgirl Lilia Valutyte, nine, died from stab wound to chest, inquest hears
Lilia was confirmed dead at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital following the incident in Lincolnshire on July 28.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:41:04 GMTArchbishop ‘made horrible mistake’ on same-sex marriage, says Sandi Toksvig
The author and comedian told Justin Welby: ‘This is a serious matter. The lives of LGBTQ+ people are at stake here.’
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:25:53 GMTITV to air documentary about disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris
The 92-year-old was jailed for five years and nine months in 2014 and released on licence in 2017.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:03:35 GMTWitnesses to stop and search of asthmatic 14-year-old boy urged to come forward
De-Shaun Joseph’s mother Janet claims that police officers used excessive force and treated her son differently because he is a black teenager.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 12:50:35 GMTPage from 800-year-old bible on display at Glastonbury Abbey
The original work was created by the abbey’s monks in the Middle Ages and disappeared during the English Reformation.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 12:17:00 GMTNHS suicides ‘brushed under carpet’, BBC show creator says as memorial unveiled
This Is Going To Hurt writer Adam Kay has planted a tree in tribute to health workers who have taken their own lives.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 11:55:58 GMTMan guilty of murdering neighbour after becoming annoyed by motorbike noise
Norwich Crown Court heard that Jamie Crosbie stabbed 41-year-old Dean Allsop 17 times last April.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 11:29:52 GMTMigrant crossings resume as report warns asylum seekers at risk of exploitation
Small boats crossings resumed in the English Channel on Thursday after none were reported on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 11:04:51 GMTWe’re two completely different bands: Nicky Byrne reflects on Westlife’s history
The band, who went on hiatus between 2012 and 2018, are preparing to play Wembley Stadium for the first time.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 11:03:04 GMTTiny manuscript by 13-year-old Charlotte Bronte returns to Yorkshire home
One of the famous ‘little books’ was bought by a charity in April for 1.25 million dollars after surfacing for the first time in more than a century.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 11:02:53 GMTCall for scrutiny of Scottish Government at Westminster ‘utterly ridiculous’
Sir Iain Duncan Smith was speaking at an event in favour of Tory leadership candidate Liz Truss.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:42:21 GMTTimeline in the case of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee
Here is what has happened so far in the last four months since the schoolboy suffered a severe brain injury at home in Essex.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:41:58 GMTArchie Battersbee: Timeline of legal battle over 12-year-old’s life support - OLD
Case returns to High Court just hours before doctors plan to end treatment
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:41:14 GMTArchie Battersbee: Timeline of legal battle over brain damaged 12-year-old’s life support
Case returns to High Court just hours before doctors plan to end treatment
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:35:46 GMT‘It’s going to be awful today’: Archie Battersbee’s mother tearful as family submit final hospice request
Devastated mum wants her son to be able to die in a ‘peaceful garden’
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:27:28 GMTOwami Davies: Fourth arrest in search for missing student nurse
The 24-year-old was last seen just after midnight in Derby Road, West Croydon, south London, on Thursday July 7.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:22:56 GMTGiant tortoise hit by train after escaping pet shop ‘to find girlfriend’ set to make full recovery
Clyde has become a ‘shell-abrity’ after being found on train tracks between Norwich and Cambridge
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:30:06 GMTAdventure park unveils world’s longest inflatable assault course
The Tartan Titan, at Conifox Adventure Park in Edinburgh, features challenges associated with Ninja Warriors, Gladiator and Total Wipeout.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:19:20 GMTSheffield United footballer denies assault following club’s play-off loss
Scotland international Oli McBurnie pleaded not guilty to the charge on Thursday.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:16:33 GMTOwami Davies: Fourth man arrested on suspicion of murdering missing student nurse
The four men remain in custody in south London
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:15:34 GMTTrial of ex-Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs to go ahead on Monday
Giggs denies using controlling and coercive behaviour against his ex-girlfriend Kate Greville between August 2017 and November 2020.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:10:01 GMTSurge in poisonous adders on British beaches sparks warning for holiday makers
Local council warns tourists and visitors not to approach snakes
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:09:42 GMTOwami Davies: Three arrested on suspicion of murdering missing student nurse
The three men remain in custody in south London
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:06:14 GMTLilia Valutyte: CCTV shows girl, 9, playing in street minutes before she’s stabbed to death
Footage also shows police and paramedics running toward the nine-year-old after the stabbing