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Sat, 20 Aug 2022 08:51:25 GMT
Man charged with sexual assault and abduction of six year-old girl in Manchester
A 23-year-old man has been charged with the abduction and sexual assault of a six-year-old girl in Tameside in Greater Manchester.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 08:40:33 GMT
Michael Gove says his is quitting frontline politics and won’t return to government
Ex-levelling-up secretary warns Liz Truss is on ‘holiday from reality’ with plans for government

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 08:36:29 GMT
Patients to be asked to minimise use of A&E units over winter
The head of the NHS has told hospitals to prepare public health campaigns to direct people to other services.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 08:18:50 GMT
Labour sets out plan to change minimum wage so it reflects cost of living
Angela Rayner says workers should not receive ‘fake living wage they can’t live on’

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 08:15:27 GMT
Rishi Sunak pledges to ban new smart motorways and review low-traffic neighbourhoods
Tory leadership underdog to ‘end the war on motorists‘, in latest bid to revive vanishing hopes

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:24:31 GMT
Tories attack Labour council for hiring homelessness prevention staff
Labour councillors ‘genuinely surprised’ at Tory line of attack

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 08:13:26 GMT
‘Serious talks’ needed to ease university demand so poorer students don’t miss out, Ucas warns
Exclusive: Poorer students could be ‘disproportionately affected’ in ‘more competitive system’, Ucas director says

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 08:09:37 GMT
School funding to disadvantaged pupils ‘slashed by nearly half a billion’
Rising inflation means cash is down by £340 for primary children and £241.50 for secondary pupils

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 08:06:43 GMT
Archie Battersbee’s mother criticises ‘lack of action’ over online challenge that put son in coma
Hollie Dance ‘wants to protect kids and the loved ones left behind,’ after 12 year-old son died following high profile life support battle

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 07:56:51 GMT
Insolvency Service says P&O will not face criminal action over mass sackings
The company sparked public anger and was hauled in front of MPs to answer questions when it sacked hundreds of workers without notice in March.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 07:35:26 GMT
Ministers urged to bring in Covid-style hardship payments for monkeypox isolation
‘We cannot resign ourselves to monkeypox becoming endemic,’ councillors wrote

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 06:11:19 GMT
Blasts behind Russian lines had major psychological effect on Putin – officials
The explosions in Crimea last week put more than half of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet combat jets out of use.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 03:10:20 GMT
What the papers say – August 20
The NHS dominates the front pages at the start of the weekend.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 02:13:58 GMT
Man who murdered wife on wedding night and stuffed body into suitcase jailed for 21 years
Thomas Nutt stored his wife Dawn Walker’s body in a cupboard before trying to dispose of it

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 01:13:07 GMT
Gove backs Sunak and says Truss ‘on holiday from reality’
Ex-minister warns foreign secretary would put ‘safeguarding the stock options of FTSE 100 executives’ before nation’s poorest

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 23:25:43 GMT
Benjamin Mendy accuser was in WhatsApp group with woman who wanted to sue Manchester City, court told
Footballer accused of the rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault of seven women

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
New smart glasses to help nurses maximise time with patients on home visits
The virtual reality-style goggles will transcribe appointments directly to electronic records in a bid to reduce time-consuming administration tasks.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 21:30:00 GMT
Rishi Sunak would ban new smart motorways to end ‘war on motorists’
The former chancellor also said he would clamp down on rogue parking fines.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 21:29:56 GMT
Michael Gove backs Rishi Sunak and says Liz Truss is on ‘holiday from reality’
The former Cabinet minister suggested the Foreign Secretary’s proposals would put ‘the stock options of FTSE 100 executives’ before the poorest.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 20:46:39 GMT
Liz Truss mocks BBC to sidestep question about controversial report she co-wrote
The Tory leadership favourite evaded answering a question about the Back to Black pamphlet by suggesting the BBC does not get ‘facts right’.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:49:04 GMT
Government to make it easier for landlords to evict people who fall behind on rent
Change comes as number of people in arrears expected to surge thanks to skyrocketing bills

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 20:19:25 GMT
Truss vs Sunak news – live: Leadership frontrunner branded ‘on holiday from reality’
Rivals to face Conservative members at GB News event

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 19:51:21 GMT
Noah’s mother ‘humbled’ over calls to name bridge after tragic schoolboy
Noah Donohoe was found dead two years ago after being missing for a number of days.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 19:45:27 GMT
Sir Alex Ferguson says Ryan Giggs had ‘fantastic temperament’ as he gives evidence in assault trial
Kate Greville accuses ex-footballer of sending ‘dirty messages about threesomes’

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 19:43:48 GMT
Rishi Sunak scores own goal with football gaffe
The Southampton FC fan said he looked forward to his team playing Manchester United this weekend – when they are playing Leicester City.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 19:27:40 GMT
Liz Truss brands Manchester’s Andy Burnham a ‘miserabilist mayor’
Ms Truss targeted the Mayor of Greater Manchester in her speech at Friday’s Tory hustings in the city.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 19:12:41 GMT
Thomas O’Halloran’s family devastated by death of ‘kind and gentle’ man
Irishman Thomas O’Halloran was killed in an attack in Greenford, west London, on Tuesday.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 19:01:14 GMT
YouTube accumulating millions of ad revenue from influencer Andrew Tate’s videos
‘Dehumanising, woman-hating content that encourages violence has no place on YouTube, the social media platform most used by children,’ says campaigner

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 18:23:10 GMT
El Shafee Elsheikh’s victims’ families say his silence ‘speaks volumes’
The British jihadist was given the opportunity to speak at his sentencing on Friday, but he declined to do so.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 17:41:50 GMT
James Foley ‘more alive than ever’ eight years on from the day of brutal death
The murdered US journalist will live on in ‘all who aspire to moral courage’ as well as the memories of his family and friends, his mother said.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 17:39:59 GMT
Fears for vulnerable women amid rise in Britons investigated over illegal abortions by police
‘Women face distress of investigation then often wait years to learn if they will be charged,’ leading gynaecologist says

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 17:29:26 GMT
Who were the four British terrorists dubbed ‘The Beatles’?
Here is a little of what is known about each of the four alleged members of the Islamic State terrorist cell.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 17:06:06 GMT
British ‘Beatle’ terrorist given life sentence over deaths of Western hostages
El Shafee Elsheikh, 34, who grew up in London, showed no emotion as judge Thomas Selby Ellis delivered his verdict.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 16:25:05 GMT
Archie Battersbee’s mother seeks meeting with Health Secretary to discuss system
Hollie Dance wants to discuss the implications of her 12-year-old son’s life-support treatment fight with Steve Barclay.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 16:17:44 GMT
Grant Shapps threatens to impose new working terms on striking rail staff
Transport secretary steps up battle with unions, saying ‘That is the direction this is moving in now’

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 16:16:21 GMT
Almost half of UK adults struggling with energy bills ahead of price hike, poll finds
Labour demands energy price cap freeze as cost of living crisis deepens

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 16:14:41 GMT
Number of young people spending over 30% of income on rent hits five-year high
Experts have called for the government to implement temporary freeze rents

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 16:13:22 GMT
Former BP chief calls for UK energy price cap freeze ahead of ‘winter of discontent’ 
Nick Butler says firms who cannot offer lower prices should be renationalised

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 16:12:00 GMT
Self-driving cars could be on roads across Britain by 2023 under new government plans
Introduction of fully self-driving vehicles on British roads could happen in 2025 under the new proposals

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 16:10:05 GMT
‘Nimby’ Rishi Sunak under fire for rejecting solar panels on farmland if he reaches No 10
Tory leadership underdog says young daughters demand climate action – but pledged to put farmers first

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 16:07:35 GMT
Tube strikes - live: Full list of lines affected as Londoners struggle to travel around the capital
Around 10,000 Tube workers in the RMT union have walked out for 24 hours

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 16:01:29 GMT
Labour demands recall of parliament over cost of living ‘emergency’
Campaigners say early return of MPs could help lay ‘groundwork’ for more emergency support

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:56:09 GMT
Rishi Sunak vows to ‘restore’ NHS dentistry admitting patients cannot get ‘care they need’
Former chancellor seeks to switch Tory leadership campaign focus to public services with five-point plan

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:51:34 GMT
Energy industry calls for state-backed crisis fund to avert huge rises in household bills
’Deficit tariff’ plan piles pressure on ministers to end silence on rocketing autumn bills

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:48:22 GMT
Union boss Mick Lynch warns of ‘really difficult period’ in Tube dispute
Mick Lynch said his union had been shut out of talks between the Government, the Treasury, and Mayor Sadiq Khan’s office over the future of services.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:41:27 GMT
Last Of The Summer Wine actress Josephine Tewson dies aged 91
Her two most memorable roles came in sitcoms written by Roy Clarke.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:40:42 GMT
Rishi Sunak takes swipe at Liz Truss over absence from farming hustings
The Foreign Secretary is instead set to meet the National Farmers’ Union on September 1.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:39:32 GMT
Tesco cancels all home deliveries after 1pm because of technical glitch
The supermarket said that deliveries due after today will not be impacted

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:34:53 GMT
Wayne Couzens: Sarah Everard’s killer to be charged with two offences of exposure
Offences alleged to have taken place in June 2015 and November 2020

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:24:07 GMT
Cost of living payments and eligibility for the remainder of 2022
Goverment’s support measures attacked as insufficient as British public faces bleak winter

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:22:29 GMT
Three-quarters of MSPs should support independence before new vote – Tory peer
The Scottish Government has asked the Supreme Court to determine if a draft independence Bill is within Holyrood’s powers.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:17:58 GMT
Farmers furious as Liz Truss refuses to attend rural hustings event
Tory frontunner will be ‘empty chaired’ by NFU – as enviornment secretary reveals ‘tensions’ with Truss

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:03:16 GMT
Record number of blackmail crimes reported to police
Charity Victim Support is urging the Government and police to take seriously the crime which includes a rising number of ‘sextortion’ cases.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:47:44 GMT
Mendy rape accuser ‘was in WhatsApp group with another alleged assault victim’
Benjamin Mendy denies eight counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault against seven young women.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:25:18 GMT
Navy veteran jailed for five years for gas blast which wrecked street
Ian Lenaghan, 59, deliberately cut a gas pipe and set it alight in a failed attempt to take his own life, a court heard.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:07:05 GMT
Manchester United’s Sir Alex Ferguson in court to defend Ryan Giggs
The ex-manager said he had never seen the player lose his temper.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:06:34 GMT
John McDonnell calls on Keir Starmer to support strikes ‘when necessary’
The former shadow chancellor said the Labour leader should realise that ‘the public mood is that people need support now’.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:06:27 GMT
Irish president pays tribute to ‘generosity and kindness’ of Thomas O’Halloran
A man charged with murder has been remanded in custody.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:00:45 GMT
UK students in clearing for university place at highest level in decade
A day after results were received, 53,510 UK-domiciled 18-year-old applicants were marked as ‘free to be placed in clearing’.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:36:22 GMT
Bus services saved with new £130m funding
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the support will ensure ‘millions across the country can continue to use vital bus services’.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:35:06 GMT
Government increases intervention in Liverpool after another critical report
The moves comes after the publication of a report into the running of Liverpool City Council by four commissioners appointed to work with the council.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:32:03 GMT
William to visit New York to address Earthshot Prize innovation summit
The 2022 Earthshot Prize awards will be held in Boston in the US in December.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:20:55 GMT
Archie Battersbee: Boy’s mother calls for public inquiry and change in law
Hollie Dance asks to meet health secretary Steve Barclay two weeks after son taken off life support

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:20:30 GMT
Man who died in hotel fire had cuts on hands from trying to escape, inquiry told
Richard Dyson, 38, died with his partner Simon Midgley, 32, during the blaze at the Cameron House hotel in December 2017.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:16:06 GMT
Letter written by Giggs’ ex-partner days before alleged assault read to jurors
Former Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs denies all the charges.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:53:16 GMT
NHS bosses make rare appeal to ministers as UK faces ‘public health emergency’
Leaders warn that unless the Government takes action on rising energy prices, fuel poverty will put additional pressure on an already overwhelmed NHS.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:44:40 GMT
UK Covid-19 infections at lowest level for two months
Prevalence of the virus has declined among most regions and age groups.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:35:00 GMT
Butterflies actor Bruce Montague dies aged 83
He was described as a ‘gentleman’ by his talent agency

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:22:27 GMT
Sentencing for ex-Celtic player Anthony Stokes delayed after he catches Covid
The footballer was due at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday but failed to attend after catching coronavirus.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:21:21 GMT
Belfast councillors discuss naming bridge after tragic schoolboy Noah Donohoe
The 14-year-old was found dead in a storm drain in June 2020, six days after he went missing.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:19:53 GMT
Will Young remembers ‘courageous and gentle’ Darius
The singer starred alongside Darius Campbell Danesh on the inaugural series of Pop Idol.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 11:50:43 GMT
Don’t call us to report hosepipe ban breaches, say police
Police said the hosepipe ban is a civil matter, not a criminal one, and call handlers are being diverted away from dealing with real emergencies.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 11:37:20 GMT
‘Bully’ who murdered new bride and hid her body in suitcase jailed for life
Thomas Nutt must serve at least 21 years for punching, strangling then descerating the body of Dawn Walker

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 11:35:58 GMT
Rowers stranded at sea for five hours rescued after boat capsized and sank
Alert signal used ‘can really make the difference between being saved and being lost’, HM Coastguard says

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 11:30:23 GMT
White House sees Liz Truss as ‘Boris loyalist’ and just a continuation of Johnson government - report
Officials say Truss is ‘likely to continue the policies and tone of Johnson’s government’

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 11:25:06 GMT
Love Island star partners with Thames Valley Police for women’s safety campaign
Sharon Gaffka has teamed up with the force to help tackle violence against women and girls.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:50:44 GMT
Beautician who fell asleep on beach without sun cream left with horribly peeling skin
Londoner Sirin Murad, 25, left red-faced after holiday disaster in Bulgaria

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:46:02 GMT
Man who murdered new bride and put body in suitcase jailed for life
The body of grandmother Dawn Walker was found in a field four days after she married Thomas Nutt on October 27 last year.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:43:34 GMT
Half of all UK lightning strikes recorded this year happened in just four days
Widespread thunderstorms followed weeks of high temperatures

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:39:09 GMT
Six in court over Formula 1 British Grand Prix track invasion
The defendants were not required to enter pleas at Northampton Crown Court on Friday.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:33:54 GMT
Man accused of attacking Sir Salman Rushdie pleads not guilty
Judge David Foley refused to grant Hadi Matar, 24, bail.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:32:28 GMT
Builder who lied his way into top NHS jobs ordered to repay £96,000
Jon Andrewes, 63, falsely claimed to be a doctor to win chairmanship of two trusts and a hospice on six-figure taxpayer-funded salaries

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:20:24 GMT
Excess death figures to be examined amid concerns about lockdown effects
An official said circulatory diseases and diabetes ‘may be partly responsible’ for the majority of excess deaths.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:07:13 GMT
Sir Sean Connery’s Aston Martin DB5 makes £1.9m at US auction
A buyer based in the UK just missed out on the classic car.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:07:02 GMT
Sacked care home worker’s vaccine beliefs were religious, employment judge rules
Patrycja Wierowska worked as a carer for HC-One care homes until she was fired on April 28, 2021.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:59:14 GMT
Man charged with murder of Thomas O’Halloran remanded in custody
No application for bail was made when Lee Byer appeared in court.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:58:06 GMT
Greenford ‘murder’: Man, 44, charged after fatal stabbing of pensioner on mobility scooter
Thomas O’Halloran died after being ‘stabbed in the chest’, a court heard

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:53:50 GMT
Voters will never ‘forgive’ Tories refusing to act on energy bills crisis, Rishi Sunak warns party
Shadow chancellor condemns ‘moral failure’ of rival’s plans – but Liz Truss sticks to guns on tax cuts

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 10:58:32 GMT
13 million Britons will be pushed into debt by energy price cap rise, government warned
One in four won’t be able to afford bills, says Citizens Advice – as PM accused of going ‘missing in action’

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 23:55:08 GMT
Cyclists could be fined for breaking speed limits as minister demands road law review
Grant Shapps says some two-wheelers ‘seem to think the laws of the road don’t apply to them’

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:34:39 GMT
Gil Banks: British-born Israeli, 25, dies after fall at volcano in Ecuador
Friends pay tribute to ‘extraordinary runner’ who had ‘big heart’

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:29:44 GMT
People calling 999 to report neighbours for ‘breaking’ hosepipe bans which haven’t started
Hosepipe bans will begin for over 16 million people around the UK from next week

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:11:59 GMT
Both Sunak and Truss hugely unpopular in Scotland, poll suggests
A survey of 1,000 Scots was carried out earlier this month.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:11:34 GMT
Self-driving cars could be on roads across Britain by 2023 under new government plans
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has unveiled new government plans to boost the rollout of self-driving technology

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 08:57:41 GMT
Man arrested over suspected abduction and sexual assault of six-year-old girl
Police believe the youngster was abducted in Warne Avenue, Droylsden, Greater Manchester, at around 4pm on Wednesday.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 08:56:27 GMT
Man arrested over suspected abduction and sexual assault of six-year-old girl in Manchester
A 35-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday in connection to the incident but was later released with no further action



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