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Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:43:45 GMT
Liz Truss response to Pakistan floods denounced as ‘risible’
UK aid amounts to 5p for each of the millions of people affected, says Commons committee

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:41:26 GMT
Energy giants ‘set to make up to £170bn in excess profits’
Leak shows estimate over next two years, as calls for new windfall tax grow

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:37:33 GMT
Disability benefits for millions ‘to be rendered worthless’ by soaring energy bills
Exclusive: Charities warn disabled households are among hardest hit by energy crisis, which could see 91% of their benefits eaten by cost of bills

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:23:57 GMT
Millions of parents leaving children online unsupervised, poll suggests
Many say they do not bother with safety restrictions because their children will find ways around them

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:20:38 GMT
Liverpool shooting: Officer ‘scooped and ran’ with Olivia Pratt-Korbel in bid to save shot girl
Olivia Pratt-Korbel suffered a gunshot wound in Liverpool at about 10pm on 22 August

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:18:11 GMT
Meghan says she was only ‘treated like a black woman’ after dating Harry
The duchess has released the second episode of her podcast, which features singer Mariah Carey.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:16:34 GMT
Johnson refuses to rule out political comeback
A Tory former leadership rival and critic of the Prime Minister has warned Boris Johnson could try to make a comeback.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:14:54 GMT
Clean-up operation begins in Edinburgh after bin strike ends
Waster workers took to the streets to clear up the rubbish left during nearly two weeks of strike action.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:09:17 GMT
False widow spider warning as baby bitten by UK’s ‘most venomous’ species
Baby taken to A&E in Ireland after false widow bite

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:09:01 GMT
False widow spider warning as baby bitten by UK’s ‘most venomous’ species
Baby taken to A&E in Ireland after false widow bite

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:01:07 GMT
In Pictures: Man who helped end the Cold War was feted in the west
The lifelong communist took the reins at a tense time in the Cold War but eventually presided over the demise of the Soviet Union.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 07:58:01 GMT
Johnson defends record on crime reduction in final days as PM
The outgoing Prime Minister appeared to defend the police from accusations of being ‘too woke’.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 07:55:10 GMT
Boris Johnson news - live: PM joins police frontline as Liz Truss poised to enter No 10
It comes ahead of final hustings today for Tory leadership rivals

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 07:47:23 GMT
Putin intent on ‘undoing the good’ of Mikhail Gorbachev, says Boris Johnson
Gorbachev would have found Ukraine invasion ‘absolutely unthinkable’, says PM in tribute

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 07:30:20 GMT
Tributes paid to ‘courage’ of Gorbachev as PM hits out at current Russia leaders
Boris Johnson has warned that the Kremlin is ‘intent on undoing the good’ of Mikhail Gorbachev.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 07:23:24 GMT
Boris Johnson news - live: PM joins police frontline as Liz Truss poised to enter No 10
It comes ahead of final hustings today for Tory leadership rivals

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 07:19:00 GMT
Shamima Begum ‘smuggled to Syria by Canadian spy’
Ms Begum fled her east London home for Syria as a 15-year-old schoolgirl with her two friends in 2015.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 07:09:55 GMT
Shamima Begum: Spy smuggled schoolgirl to Syria where she joined Isis, new book claims
Book claims Canada hired human trafficker to gain insight into recruitment of its own citizens by Isis

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 07:05:39 GMT
Rail workers to stage new 24-hour strike in September as pay dispute escalates
Train strike announced for 26 September

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 07:04:41 GMT
Rail workers to stage new 24-hour strike in September as pay dispute escalates
Rail workers are to stage a fresh 24-hour strike next month in an escalation of the national dispute over pay, job security and conditions.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:58:18 GMT
Boy, 12, stabbed in street hospitalised as two men arrested
Victim was taken to hospital following incident in Newham

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:49:41 GMT
World leaders pay tribute to ‘courage and integrity’ of Mikhail Gorbachev
Mr Gorbachev’s death at the age of 91 inspired an outpouring of tributes from world leaders

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Poo transplant to be offered to hundreds with superbug
C.diff infections can be tricky to treat with traditional antibiotics.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:38:08 GMT
Tributes to ‘talented’ man stabbed to death at Notting Hill Carnival
The fatal attack was one of seven reported stabbings at the event on Monday evening.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:37:18 GMT
UK food prices rise at fastest rate since global financial crash
Pressure from war in Ukraine continues to push up costs

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:36:57 GMT
UK food prices rise at fastest rate since global financial crash
Pressure from war in Ukraine continues to push up costs

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:36:35 GMT
Man stabbed to death at Notting Hill Carnival named as rapper TKorStretch
The 21-year-old, from Bristol, was visiting the carnival with his sister and friends, Mr Patrick said.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:30:36 GMT
What the papers say – August 31
The papers on Wednesday focus on the cost-of-living crisis and the death of Mikhail Gorbachev.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:28:12 GMT
Legal action launched against Tories over leadership battle
Magazine enrolled pet tortoise as party member to highlight concern over ‘undemocratic’ vote

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:26:53 GMT
Parents ‘broken’ by death of three-day-old baby daughter, inquest told
Rosanna Matthews died three days after being born on November 20 2020 at Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Kent.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:00:49 GMT
Sainsbury’s to invest £65m into prices next month to offset inflation pressure
Simon Roberts, chief executive of the supermarket chain, promised the brand will stand with its customers ‘to ease the financial pressure they face’.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 05:05:39 GMT
Star soprano Lise Davidsen: opera productions cannot hide behind tradition
The singer, who is due to perform at this year’s Last Night Of The Proms, says opera can ‘do what theatre…(and) movies can do’.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 04:22:07 GMT
Tory leadership - live: Boris Johnson refuses to rule out political comeback
Tory leadership race to replace PM enters final week

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 02:46:25 GMT
New PM ‘must replace College of Policing and arrange review into training’
The vote for the next resident of No 10 will close on Friday, with a winner to be announced on Monday.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 01:07:54 GMT
Government looking at rent rise cap for social housing tenants during cost of living crisis
Social landlords ‘very concerned’ at proposals to limit annual rent hike to 3 per cent

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 01:07:26 GMT
Tributes paid to ‘courage and integrity’ of Mikhail Gorbachev
Mr Gorbachev’s death at the age of 91 inspired an outpouring of tributes from world leaders.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:15:35 GMT
Priti Patel’s plans to fast-track removal of Albanian asylum seekers ‘could violate law’
UK granted 53 per cent of Albanian asylum applications in past year and enforced returns would break Refugee Convention

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 23:53:36 GMT
Arnold Schwarzenegger praises Mikhail Gorbachev as ‘one of my heroes’
The actor and former bodybuilder said the Russian politician ‘belongs to history’ and that he was ‘unbelievably lucky’ to have called him a friend.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 23:48:54 GMT
Mikhail Gorbachev urged British boy to ‘live a life that makes a difference’
Mr Gorbachev’s death at the age of 91 has prompted tributes from world leaders including Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 23:36:41 GMT
Truss and Sunak prepare to woo Tory members in final leadership hustings
The London event is the 12th and final official hustings in the race to replace Boris Johnson.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Food prices rise at fastest rate since 2008, retail group figures show
The war in Ukraine, and consequent rise in the price of animal feed, fertiliser, wheat and vegetable oils, is placing mounting pressure on prices.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:16:38 GMT
Diana’s ability to ‘connect’ was one of her greatest legacies, says charity boss
Fans of Diana are expected to gather at her former home of Kensington Palace to mark the anniversary of her death.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Hip fracture recovery ‘varies between hospitals’ – study
Hospitals have varying death rates, length of hospital stays and whether or not patients are at risk of being readmitted, research has shown.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Persil advert banned over its ‘misleading’ environmental claims
The Advertising Standards Authority said the basis of the ad’s claim – that the product was ‘kinder to our planet’ – had not been made clear.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Rainbow carnival to greet London Marathon runners after mile 21
Rainbow Row will celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community, promote inclusivity and create a party atmosphere at a point when some will need a boost.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
William and Kate invited to meet Lego counterparts to celebrate Windsor move
‘I think that’d be quite fun for them!’ said Legoland model maker Will Metcalfe.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Rent cap proposed by Government to protect social housing tenants as costs rise
Social housing tenants in England could be protected from spiralling rents during the cost-of-living crisis with a cap from next April.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Warning over surge in asthma attacks as schools return
One parent described taking her son to hospital almost every September.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 22:39:13 GMT
Tributes paid to ‘courage and integrity’ of Mikhail Gorbachev
Mr Gorbachev’s death at the age of 91 inspired an outpouring of tributes from world leaders.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:34:55 GMT
Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91
His death was announced by multiple Russian news agencies on Tuesday evening, citing officials at the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:30:00 GMT
Labour energy cap freeze would save Scottish families £2.6bn – shadow chancellor
Ahead of a visit to Levenmouth, Fife, on Wednesday, Labour’s shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has outlined energy proposals.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:00:43 GMT
Edinburgh tram inquiry costs to reach more than £13m, document shows
The inquiry into the Edinburgh tram project is examining why the works finished five years late and cost twice as much as initially planned.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 20:21:37 GMT
Credit card debt soars as Britons ‘to borrow £100bn’ to cope with cost of living crisis
More than 5 million expect to seek credit to pay for daily expenses, YouGov survey warns, as borrowing rises at fastest rate since 2005

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 19:00:10 GMT
Snow Patrol frontman gets freedom honour ahead of concert
An official conferment ceremony took place at Bangor Castle on Tuesday.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 18:57:54 GMT
Flat rate pay offer will do more for lowest paid council workers, says Cosla
GMB organiser Keir Greenaway said a flat rate pay offer would be better for the lowest paid workers than a percentage rise.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 18:54:09 GMT
Politicians see TV grillings as ‘all risk’, says BBC journalist after Truss snub
Liz Truss pulled out of a BBC One interview with journalist Nick Robinson that was due to be broadcast on Tuesday evening.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 18:32:57 GMT
Shetland Council warns 96% of islanders could be pushed into fuel poverty
The authority said all but those earning £104,000 a year will be in fuel poverty with prices expected to hit £10,300 by April.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:38:35 GMT
17th century Scottish castle goes on sale for more than half a million
The castle includes a monument in its grounds, The Keep, which dates back to the 16th century.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:31:26 GMT
Lib Dems prepare for possible ‘blue wall’ by-election if Michael Gove quits
Opposition party on ‘high alert’ amid speculation ex-minister considering exit as MP

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:29:13 GMT
Teenager who killed three men in a crash is detained for six years
Jack Simpson was days short of his 16th birthday when he crashed a stolen van head-on into a taxi while driving the wrong way on a motorway.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:28:03 GMT
Boris Johnson refuses to rule out political comeback
Voters more interested in broadband connections than fate of politicians, says PM

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:15:45 GMT
HRT taskforce concluded as supply improves
Shortages earlier this year meant that thousands of women struggled to get key medication.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:11:47 GMT
Festival director overjoyed by return of Electric Picnic
The festival will attract around 70,000 fans to the 600-acre site in Co Laois, this weekend.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:10:32 GMT
Creamfields: Woman, 25, dies after falling ill at music festival
The woman, from South Wales, was taken to hospital on Friday night but died four days later

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:03:42 GMT
Woman, 25, dies after falling ill at Creamfields music festival
Police say there was nothing to suggest any ‘suspicious circumstances’ surrounding the woman’s death.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:00:00 GMT
Pothole repair bills soar with bitumen rationed
Local authorities have been facing a significant road repair backlog.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:50:55 GMT
Coroner calls for public to provide information on ‘heinous’ Liverpool shootings
Inquests have been opened into the deaths of 28-year-old council worker Ashley Dale and 22-year-old mechanic Sam Rimmer.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:34:43 GMT
Warnings over fare rises and service cuts despite Transport for London deal
TfL expects to receive around £1.2 billion of funding from the Government until the end of March 2024.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:24:47 GMT
Tribute to ‘proud daughter and mother’ as man charged with her murder
Susan Moore was discovered at a property in Cwmbran and later died in hospital.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:22:28 GMT
Police officer tried to save Olivia by covering gunshot wound, inquest told
Olivia Pratt-Korbel suffered a gunshot wound in Liverpool at about 10pm on Monday August 22.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:19:39 GMT
‘Amazing’ girl, 16, collapses and dies after inhaling laughing gas at house party
Kayleigh Burns’s family is calling for tighter restrictions on the sale of nitrous oxide after death of ‘amazing’ teenager

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 11:57:47 GMT
Andy Burnham clashes with Keir Starmer over Labour picket line policy
Labour mayor says he would consider running for leader ‘one day’

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:11:29 GMT
Row over chancellor’s US ‘junket’ while government silent over energy crisis
Nadhim Zahawi criticised for ‘jetting off to an international chinwag’ – when he has only days left in No 11

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:10:12 GMT
Medieval massacre: Scientists shed new light on English antisemitic atrocities
Victims’ skeletons were discovered in a well in Norwich in 2004

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:09:39 GMT
‘Too busy’: Liz Truss cancels only TV interview of Tory leadership race
Pullout comes after IFS warned likely next PM on course to ‘crash the public finances‘

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:07:46 GMT
Boris Johnson hopes to return to power ‘like Donald Trump’, says Rory Stewart
‘I fear we’re going to end up with a second Berlusconi or a second Trump trying to rock back in again’

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:06:06 GMT
Tributes paid to 16-year-old boys following ‘drowning incident’ in Lough Enagh
The teenagers have been named locally as Reuven Simon and Joseph Sebastian.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:05:58 GMT
Energy bills soaring because of government failure not Ukraine, says ex-Tory adviser
Households ‘paying too much because the government failed to reform the market’, says author of 2017 review

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:02:29 GMT
Liz 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

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:02:13 GMT
Liz 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

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:01:20 GMT
Notting Hill stabbing: ‘Talented and caring’ rapper, 21, killed at carnival was expectant father
Victim named as 21-year-old Bristol rapper and ‘kind-hearted and loving’ father-to-be

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:00:32 GMT
Rishi 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

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:00:14 GMT
Rishi 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

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:57:52 GMT
Who are the Conservative Party members who will choose the next prime minister?
Tory loyalists tend to come from particular backgrounds, age groups and parts of the country

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:57:37 GMT
Who are the Conservative Party members who will choose the next prime minister?
Tory loyalists tend to come from particular backgrounds, age groups and parts of the country

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:55:04 GMT
Swansea riot accused ‘bought £250 car for use in anti-social behaviour’
The jury has been shown footage of cars being set alight, police attacked and residents intimidated during the violence in May last year.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:53:06 GMT
Ryanair launches largest UK winter schedule
The Irish carrier announced it will operate more than 3,000 daily flights to and from 21 UK airports this winter.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:49:55 GMT
Tory leadership: What happens next in Liz Truss vs Rishi Sunak contest?
Final two vying to be PM making their case to Conservative Party membership

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:49:35 GMT
Tory leadership: What happens next in Liz Truss vs Rishi Sunak contest?
Final two vying to be PM making their case to Conservative Party membership

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:45:44 GMT
Mariah Carey: Growing up I didn’t fit in anywhere, I’ve always felt like other
The pop superstar appeared on Meghan Markle’s Archetypes podcast.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:36:05 GMT
Trade union leaders back co-ordinated action over pay as cost of living crisis escalates
Move would stop short of general strike

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:27:32 GMT
Irish premier hopeful of early meeting with new UK prime minister
Taoiseach Micheal Martin highlighted the importance of a strong British-Irish relationship.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:20:28 GMT
Boris Johnson poised to confirm government funding for Sizewell C nuclear plant
Outgoing PM will make announcement on nuclear before leaving office next week

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:19:46 GMT
Crime victims face ‘postcode lottery’ as police ‘fail to deal with day-to-day offences’ watchdog warns
Justice crisis: As The Independent shines a spotlight on the challenges facing the UK, we speak to the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:07:39 GMT
New North Sea drilling not the answer to current energy costs, critics warn
Greenpeace said ‘unleashing a North Sea drilling frenzy isn’t a plan to help bill payers, but a gift to the fossil fuel giants’.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:52:16 GMT
Organisers hail success of Edinburgh International Book Festival
The festival featured more than 600 events and elicited an ‘overwhelmingly positive response’.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:43:59 GMT
Mariah Carey tells Meghan: ‘You give us diva moments sometimes’
The second episode of the duchess’s Archetypes podcast was released on Tuesday.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:29:32 GMT
Former boxing champion Wadi Camacho ‘cut ex-girlfriend while grabbing iPhone’
Wadi Camacho, 37, is accused of leaving Louise Mitchell with a cut that took months to heal after grabbing her phone during a row.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:28:53 GMT
Alleged Benjamin Mendy rape victim looked ‘worried’ at footballer’s party
Woman alleges Manchester City footballer Mendy, 28, raped her in cinema room

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:28:46 GMT
Alleged Benjamin Mendy rape victim looked ‘worried’ at footballer’s party
The woman alleges Manchester City footballer Mendy, 28, raped her in the cinema room at his home in Cheshire.



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