Uk Independent
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:57:24 GMTChildren will go ‘ill-clad and hungry’ this winter if cost-of-living crisis not tackled, Gordon Brown warns
Former prime minister says there is ‘no doubt people will go hungry in October’
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:50:18 GMTHundreds of children subjected to ‘traumatising’ strip-searches by Met – figures
Information obtained by the Children’s Commissioner showed that 650 children – mostly black boys – underwent the ‘intrusive’ searches.
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:49:37 GMTRyan Giggs: Ex-Manchester United footballer to stand trial today for ‘controlling and assaulting ex’
Giggs denies using controlling and coercive behaviour against his ex-girlfriend Kate Greville between August 2017 and November 2020.
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:47:10 GMTSunak and Truss in new clash over cost-of-living crisis
Former chancellor said his rival’s plans for tax cuts are a ‘big bung’ for large businesses and the better off.
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:43:01 GMTThornton Heath fire: House collapses after explosion as 40 fire fighters tackle blaze
Around 40 crew members at scene in Thornton Heath
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:36:38 GMT What is a heatwave?
Blazing sunshine and scorching temperatures return to UK
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:36:01 GMTArmed police sent to heart attack patients as crisis-hit NHS buckles under surging demand
Exclusive: Officers becoming ‘first, last and only resort’ due to NHS staffing shortage, warns watchdog
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:35:22 GMT What is a heatwave?
Blazing sunshine and scorching temperatures return to UK
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:27:58 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.
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:27:52 GMTHouse collapses amid fire and explosion in Croydon
The incident took place in Galpin’s Road in Thornton Heath.
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:09:30 GMTNHS dentistry ‘at tipping point’ with warning that patients will ‘pay the price’
Some 3,000 dentists are understood to have moved away from NHS work entirely since March 2020.
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:07:58 GMTSunak promises artificial intelligence in schools to cut teachers’ workloads
‘Radical’ reform of education would include crackdown on poor-performing degree courses, says Tory leadership hopeful
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:03:52 GMTLiz Truss news – live: Tories warned children will go ‘ill-clad, under-fed’ this winter
‘Pensioners will have to choose between feeding their gas meters or feeding themselves,’ says Gordon Brown
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 07:57:55 GMTTotal number of people crossing English Channel in small boats passes 18,000
The new milestone was reached just days after the busiest day for Channel crossings in 2022 so far.
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 07:44:47 GMTMartin Lewis calls for mobile operators to end post-Brexit EU roaming rip-offs
The consumer champion says new protections are needed as mobile operators are no longer legally required to tell customers about some roaming rules.
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 07:32:33 GMTDeborah James’ ‘crippling panic attacks’ stopped following cancer diagnosis
The podcaster wrote that she often ‘woke up in the middle of the night already in the grip of an episode’.
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 06:30:23 GMTFamily paddling in London river finds huge haul of weapons including Uzi submachine gun
Teenager who made the discovery while taking a dip said he ‘wished it was a bad dream’
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 05:52:11 GMTJune Spencer retiring from The Archers aged 103 after more than 70 years
Spencer has played matriarch Peggy Woolley (formerly Archer) since 1951.
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 04:31:29 GMTWhat the papers say – August 8
Concerns over another heatwave feature among the front pages on Monday.
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 03:03:22 GMTDominic Raab ‘considering measures to curb judges’ powers’
The Guardian claims to have seen a leaked Ministry of Justice document detailing the potential move.
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 01:45:19 GMTFamily of teenager with leukaemia appeals for people to join stem cell register
Daniel Greer was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia two months ago.
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 01:08:39 GMTSteve Barclay: Government in ‘real sprint’ to avoid NHS winter crisis
The Health Secretary warned hospitals face ‘very serious challenges’ ahead of an expected influx of patients as the temperature drops.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 23:56:19 GMTMet Police subjected 650 children to ‘traumatising’ strip-searches
Black boys disproportionately targeted, new data shows
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 23:53:46 GMTPensioners to spend one pound out of every five on energy bills, Labour warns
Proportion of outgoings taken by gas and electricity has almost trebled
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 23:35:56 GMTStudents can be confident grades ‘fairly demonstrate skills’
Scotland’s Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said while exams returned for the first time since 2019 ‘it wasn’t a return to normality’.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 23:01:22 GMTTruss and Sunak under pressure over plans to help households pay soaring bills
Their economic response to the cost-of-living crisis has emerged as the main battleground for the Tory leadership candidates.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMTMinister says value of qualifications must be maintained as exam grades to fall
GCSE, AS and A level grades will drop this year and then again in 2023 as part of a transition back to pre-pandemic arrangements.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMTVictims sent unwanted sexual images urged to tell police
The Crown Prosecution Service has issued new legal guidance on public sexual harassment and wants more victims to come forward.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMTJorja Smith and UB40 to perform at Commonwealth Games closing ceremony
The event will draw to a close after 11 days of sporting action.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMTAround half of English councils hand out cash from £1.5bn pandemic fund
Real estate experts have said it is ‘too little too late’ and could mean thousands of companies miss out.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 23:53:04 GMTCharities condemn ‘shocking’ child strip searches by Met Police
The data from Scotland Yard showed 58% of the children searched were black, and more than 95% were boys.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 17:38:16 GMTFeltham fire: Firefighters ‘save 30 homes’ from woodland blaze in west London
The smoke could be seen by passengers on planes about to land at nearby Heathrow Airport
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 22:55:07 GMTBritain braced for another heatwave with highs of 35C and ‘prolonged’ dryness
Temperatures next week will remain lower than last month’s scorching 43.C but the warmth will continue over a ‘prolonged period’, the Met Office said.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 20:24:30 GMT30 homes saved as firefighters tackle west London blaze
About 60 people were evacuated from their homes due to the amount of smoke.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 19:23:27 GMTOwami Davies: Man arrested on suspicion of kidnap as search continues for missing student nurse
Five questioned over disappearance of 24-year-old last seen crossing road with man in Croydon a month ago
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 17:52:40 GMTLilia Valutyte: Mother of girl, 9, stabbed in street relives moment she found daughter bleeding to death
Schoolgirl had been playing outside with younger sister when she was attacked
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 17:45:13 GMTThousands of infected blood victims to receive £100,000 compensation ‘as soon as possible’
Estimated 4,000 victims survived what has been labelled the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS which saw 2,400 die
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 16:57:00 GMTGordon Brown: Tory leadership candidates need to think again on Scotland
Speaking at an Edinburgh Fringe show, the former prime minister said ignoring Scotland was not the best way to help the union ‘survive’.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 16:38:34 GMTLiz Truss backs away from rejection of cost of living crisis ‘handouts’
Calls for emergency budget to avert ‘financial timebomb’ for families
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 16:39:43 GMTJohnson allies accuse MPs investigating him of conducting a ‘witch hunt’
The Privileges Committee is examining whether the Prime Minister lied to Parliament with his partygate denials.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 15:06:45 GMT‘Fewer deaths, nicer streets’: Calls for 20mph national speed limit grow after Wales leads way
Cutting limit in built-up areas would mean fewer accidents and emissions, say advocates – but not everyone is convinced
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 14:55:58 GMTMuseum to return ownership of looted items as ‘moral’ thing to do
The items were taken from Benin City by British troops in February 1897.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 14:26:37 GMTThatcher’s energy secretary says Tory leadership contenders’ response to price spike ‘inadequate’
‘Let them eat cake’: Promises of future nuclear, wind and solar power ‘like Marie Antoinette’
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 14:23:57 GMTArchie Battersbee’s family call for inquiry after being ‘stripped of rights’ over son’s life support
‘We were backed into corner, stripped of all our rights,’ relatives say
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 14:22:33 GMTSpalding fire: Man dies in house blaze as passerby who tried to help suffers burn injuries
Property also suffered ‘100 per cent damage,’ police said
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 12:47:49 GMTFormer PM Gordon Brown demands emergency budget before ‘financial timebomb’
A new report commissioned by Mr Brown suggested Government measures fell well short of addressing households’ needs.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 12:41:42 GMTPolice hunting missing woman in new plea a month after last confirmed sighting
Owami Davies, 24, was last seen just after midnight in Derby Road, West Croydon, on July 7.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 12:32:38 GMTLeytonstone ‘murder’: Teenager stabbed outside pizzeria ‘pleaded for help’ as he was dying
Police yet to make arrests and are appealing to the public for help following broad daylight killing in east London
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 12:21:21 GMTCapitalise quickly on Lionesses’ success, advises Dragon Deborah Meaden
‘It’s very similar to business actually, because there’s always a moment in business when it’s ripe, it’s ready,’ said the business expert.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 12:09:19 GMTFamily of Archie Battersbee vow to call for ‘change’ after his death
The 12-year-old died in the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, on Saturday, after weeks of legal battles.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 12:03:02 GMTLiz Truss vows to cut taxes ‘immediately’ to tackle cost-of-living crisis
The Tory leadership contender wants to accelerate the reversal of the national insurance rate rise by six months.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 11:54:52 GMTChurch must stand up against oppression, Archbishop of Canterbury says
Justin Welby was speaking at the Lambeth Conference.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 11:11:11 GMTArchie Battersbee: Well-wishers light candles outside hospital as boy dies after life support withdrawn
Tributes pour in for 12-year-old boy as he dies following weeks of legal battles
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 10:55:51 GMTWitness recounts search for girl, 11, who died after going missing at water park
Customers at Liquid Leisure near Datchet were told to shout the child’s name as they looked for her on Saturday.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 10:20:40 GMTNew project brings feathered friends to care home residents
Lough Neagh Partnership has been working with Lisnisky Care Home in Portadown.