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Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:48:33 GMT
Boris Johnson makes last-ditch attempt to clear his name on Partygate
Legal advice from Lord Pannick shows inquiry is ‘Kafkaesque witch-hunt’, claims Nadine Dorries

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:45:08 GMT
Tory leadership timetable: When does voting close?
New prime minister will succeed Boris Johnson on Tuesday 6 September

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:44:50 GMT
Tory leadership timetable: When does voting close?
New prime minister will succeed Boris Johnson on Tuesday 6 September

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:43:24 GMT
Body found in search for missing man
Formal identification has still to take place but the family of Umar Khan, 24, have been informed.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:43:05 GMT
Umar Khan: Body found in search for missing 24-year-old in Scotland
Family of Umar Khan have been informed, police say

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:39:47 GMT
Boris Johnson news - live: PM makes final bid to clear name on Partygate as ballot ends today
Sources says PM will publish Lord Pannick’s legal opinion

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:32:13 GMT
Rishi Sunak: Who is the former chancellor running to be the next PM?
Richmond MP struggling to convince his fellow Tories, many of whom resent his role in Boris Johnson’s ousting, that he is the right man to lead economic revival and unite the party

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:26:31 GMT
Britain’s ‘uncontrolled’ sewage dumps may breach Brexit deal, warns EU
Brussels official says UK has ‘non-regression obligation’ to protect waters as part of trade deal

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:25:46 GMT
Voting in race to replace Boris Johnson enters final day as ballots to close at 5pm
Tory MP claims contenders Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are ‘neck and neck’

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:24:48 GMT
Bristol Zoo: World’s fifth oldest zoo to close site after 186 years
‘Financial pressures caused by the pandemic’ prompted decision to close

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:19:30 GMT
Two in hospital after suspected ‘petrol bomb’ arson attack on Liverpool home
Police appeal for witnesses after blaze at property in Old Swan

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:16:48 GMT
Rishi Sunak: Who is the former chancellor running to be the next PM?
Richmond MP struggling to convince fellow Tories, many of whom resent his role in Boris Johnson’s ousting, that he is the right man to lead economic revival and unite the party

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:08:19 GMT
Liz Truss: Who is the foreign secretary hoping to become prime minister?
‘Human hand grenade’ seen by Tories as Johnson continuity candidate and ahead of Rishi Sunak throughout the race thanks to questionable tax promises and neo-Thatcherite branding

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 12:09:07 GMT
Two thirds of food banks may have to turn people away or reduce parcel sizes, poll finds
‘We will only have resources to be able to help a fraction of the people we are expecting to see in difficulties this winter,’ food bank worker says

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:00:14 GMT
Two thirds of food banks may have to turn people away or reduce parcel sizes, poll finds
‘We will only have resources to be able to help a fraction of the people we are expecting to see in difficulties this winter,’ food bank worker says

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 07:49:13 GMT
Hundreds of TV and film producers urge new PM to abandon privatisation of Channel 4
Abandoning move would ‘honour Margaret Thatcher’s legacy’, letter says

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 07:26:19 GMT
Minister and No 10 aide face accusations of sexual misconduct
Sky News has reported the allegations of two women.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 07:17:18 GMT
Louise Minchin remembers Bill Turnbull: ‘He always was kind with his time’
Broadcaster Turnbull died at home in Suffolk on Wednesday at the age of 66.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 07:11:25 GMT
Cabinet minister and senior No 10 aide accused of sexual misconduct
Two women make allegations of sexual assault and groping

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 07:00:27 GMT
Woman reliant on electric wheelchair says disabled need more Government help
Anastasia Tempest, who has cerebral palsy, said she cannot reduce her electricity bills as she is relies on her electric wheelchair.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 06:10:43 GMT
‘My son didn’t mean to die’: Mother issues warning after boy dies doing viral TikTok challenge
Lauryn Keating believes TikTok trend claimed life of her 14-year-old son

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 05:36:54 GMT
Bill Turnbull ‘lived by high standards’ and encouraged others to do the same
The broadcaster died ‘peacefully’ at home in Suffolk on Wednesday, age 66.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 04:46:15 GMT
Boris Johnson: Twenty one of the outgoing PM’s biggest gaffes from letterbox burqas to hiding in fridge
Taking a look back at some notorious moments from the ‘greased piglet’s’ storied career

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 04:46:01 GMT
Boris Johnson: Twenty one of the outgoing PM’s biggest gaffes from letterbox burqas to hiding in fridge
Taking a look back at some notorious moments from the ‘greased piglet’s’ storied career

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 04:07:06 GMT
Energy crisis: Boris Johnson pledges £700m for nuclear, with dig at Truss on fracking
Suffolk Sizewell C plant will power 6 million homes, he promises, days before leaving office

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 02:08:06 GMT
What the papers say – September 2
Energy problems and NHS dramas are splashed across the mastheads.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 01:45:41 GMT
Boris Johnson’s tenure as PM: How it compares to his predecessors
He has outlasted eight other people who have served as prime minister since 1900.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 01:45:23 GMT
Killer police officer Wayne Couzens due in court over two more flashing offences
Wayne Couzens, a police officer who killed Sarah Everard, is to appear in court to face two new charges of indecent exposure.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 01:45:11 GMT
New PM has fewer than 1,000 days before next general election
They will need to act fast if voters are going to feel any impact from their decisions.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 23:12:49 GMT
Final day of Tory leadership voting begins as Johnson seeks to establish legacy
Conservative members have until 5pm on Friday to elect Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss as the next prime minister.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 23:02:27 GMT
Next PM must overhaul social care as level of unmet need astonishing, say charities
Research suggests 2.6 million older adults not receiving help with basics such as dressing and eating

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 23:02:25 GMT
Union calls on new PM to impose £30bn tax on rich to save frontline workers from cost-of-living disaster
Poll shows backing for wealth tax on property worth over £5m

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Next PM ‘must be more intelligent about social care after years of neglect’
Analysis by the Care and Support Alliance suggests an ‘astonishing’ one in eight older people are going without the social care they need.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Eight in 10 parents worried about paying gas and electricity bills – poll
Around two-thirds of parents also said they were concerned about meeting food and fuel costs.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
More than two-thirds of parents ‘worried about paying for food, energy and fuel’
Social innovation foundation Nesta commissioned Opinium Research to survey 5,000 UK parents between August 18 and 22.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Shopper footfall recovery slows as cost of living concerns gather pace
Total UK footfall was down 12.4% in August on three years ago, according to British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Sensormatic IQ data.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Investigation after ‘sharp increase’ in top degrees at several universities
In the last decade, the proportion of firsts handed out in England has more than doubled.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Extend freeports to whole UK coastline to help struggling communities – Tory MPs
A 2021 Survation poll of 1,000 young people in coastal communities found 49% planned to move away, with lack of jobs the overwhelming reason.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
New water efficiency label under plans to protect supplies and cut energy bills
The labels could save consumers £125 million on water bills and £147 million on energy bills over 10 years, Defra said.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
NHS waiting lists are main reason people use or consider private care – poll
The survey by Ipsos found that about a third of people were either using private care or considering it within the next six months.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Staff at Bristol Zoo bid a fond farewell to Clifton site
The zoo is closing its doors for good after 186 years, with the animals moving to a new safari-style park in south Gloucestershire.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Rail to Refuge founder hopes to expand scheme to ferries and buses
Southeastern rail worker Darren O’Brien is behind the scheme, which enables domestic abuse victims to access free train tickets to safe havens.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 22:38:24 GMT
‘Action needed now’ says British Chambers of Commerce as deeper, longer recession looms
‘Time is fast running out’ as inflation now expected to hit 14%

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 22:31:00 GMT
Talks chaired by Nicola Sturgeon in bid to avert fresh strikes ends without deal
The Scottish Government has urged unions and councils to ‘continue to seek a fair and sustainable settlement’ in their pay dispute.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 22:03:16 GMT
Newlywed accused of groping student flying back from Hawaiian honeymoon cleared
Retrial finds City analyst not guilty of sexual assault

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 20:16:02 GMT
Hundreds attend vigil for two boys who died in Lough Enagh tragedy
Reuven Simon and Joseph Sebastian were swimming at the lough on Monday when they got into difficulty.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 19:31:55 GMT
Priti Patel ‘misled parliament’ on Channel asylum seekers – but faces no investigation over ministerial code
Exclusive: Home secretary refuses to correct record after claiming most boat migrants are ‘economic migrants’ when 94 per cent are asylum seekers

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:57:42 GMT
Johnson takes swipe at Truss over fracking as he confirms £700m backing for nuclear plant
Controversial technology ‘not a panacea’, PM warns his successor

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:29:25 GMT
Keir Starmer insists he is ‘proud’ trade unionist but won’t join workers on picket line
Labour leader says stance ‘question of roles’, after being dubbed ‘professional conman’ by Owen Jones

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 08:29:33 GMT
‘Festival of Brexit’ falls spectacularly short of 66 million visitor target
Director mourns ‘politicisation’ of project – as just 0.36% of target achieved

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:26:06 GMT
Sturgeon holds talks with unions in a bid to avert further council strikes
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is in discussions with the GMB, Unite and Unison in a bid to end the council pay dispute.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:19:50 GMT
Belfast City Council agrees to name bridge after Noah Donohoe
The decision was taken following an open public call for suggestions to name the bridge.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:19:18 GMT
Ambulance waits ‘number one winter priority’ for NHS – Barclay
The Health Secretary also suggested he wanted to ‘stimulate a conversation’ about bureaucracy within the health service.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:06:09 GMT
What is the ‘Festival of Brexit’? Everything we know about ‘hugely expensive and deeply unpopular’ celebration
Figures reveal £120m government-sponsored event attracts just 0.36 per cent of predicted visitors

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 17:41:33 GMT
Bill Turnbull’s legacy inspires opponents of Sizewell C to ‘fight on’
The former BBC Breakfast presenter lived near the construction site and was a vocal opponent of the scheme.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 17:18:04 GMT
Stop Sizewell C protesters lined road as Boris Johnson visited nuclear site
The campaigners lined the road leading to the entrance to the Sizewell nuclear site in Suffolk as Mr Johnson was driven past.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 17:17:26 GMT
Liverpool shooting: Two guns used in Olivia Pratt-Korbel killing, new CCTV of gunman
Footage shows masked man in black fleeing scene as police try to find guns used

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 17:06:15 GMT
Oldest surviving veteran of The Royal Scots dies aged 104
Major John Errington celebrated his 104th birthday with his family earlier this month.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 17:04:48 GMT
Police source ‘leaking’ material on Donohoe case on social media, court told
The PSNI said it was unaware of any unauthorised disclosure of police information on the schoolboy’s disappearance on Twitter.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 17:03:58 GMT
Coroner hears contentious police bid to withhold material from schoolboy inquest
Noah Donohoe’s family has urged the court to reject the PSNI’s application to redact investigation files.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:50:15 GMT
Crowd stuck high up after ‘rollercoaster breaks down’ at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Reports say Britain’s tallest ride stopped on a peak with a cart full of passengers

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:53:31 GMT
Bill Turnbull ‘one of the best men’, says former Wycombe Wanderers captain
The broadcaster, who has died aged 66, was an avid supporter of the football team.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:51:01 GMT
Union says it will ‘shut down’ rail network with more strikes after talks fail
The union said more than 40,000 of its members will strike, warning it will ‘effectively shut down’ the rail network.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:46:55 GMT
Greenvale public inquiry ‘not appropriate’ while prosecutions pursued, says Long
Three teenagers died in a fatal crush at the Greenvale Hotel in Co Tyrone while queuing for a disco in March 2019.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:45:17 GMT
August migrant crossings were highest monthly total on record
It comes as the government removed 27 foreign criminals and five immigration offenders on a charter flight to Albania.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:40:47 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

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:40:30 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

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 10:15:21 GMT
Woman in 80s dies after being pulled from sea at Essex beach
Members of the public intervened to help the elderly woman

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:31:52 GMT
Stormont parties warned of ‘bleak outlook’ even with return of proper Executive
Party leaders met with the head of the Northern Ireland civil service at Stormont Castle on Thursday.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:21:44 GMT
Ex-Brexit supremo Lord Frost considering standing as MP to serve in Truss cabinet
Politician in senior role ‘really should be elected’, says peer who led negotiations with Brussels

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:19:11 GMT
Ex-boxing champion cleared of assaulting ex-girlfriend and stealing her phone
Wadi Camacho was acquitted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and the theft of Louise Mitchell’s iPhone 6S following an Old Bailey trial.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:17:49 GMT
Truss ready to scrap smart motorways and look at making speed limits advisory
Experiment on roads ‘hasn’t worked’, says frontrunner for prime minister

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:15:43 GMT
Two guns used in Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder, police say
Olivia died after she was shot in her home on August 22.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:09:44 GMT
Former butcher, 90, tells court he stabbed wife to ‘quieten her down’
Edward Turpin is accused of attempting to murder his blind wife Joan while she slept at their home in Orpington.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:57:40 GMT
Liz Truss refuses to say if Donald Trump is ‘friend or foe’
Foreign secretary angered Emmanuel Macron by suggesting ‘jury is out’ on French president

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:53:36 GMT
‘No new taxes’: Liz Truss ties her hands over funding energy crisis bailouts
Final hustings sees candidates for PM split over rationing fuel this winter

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:47:50 GMT
UK weather: Thunderstorms and downpours loom as heavy rain warning issued by Met Office
End of summer to bring showers, fog and storms

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:44:54 GMT
Leak reveals staggering profits ahead for energy companies
Leak shows estimate over next two years, as calls for new windfall tax grow

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:40:20 GMT
Shoreham Airshow tragedy inquest will not reinvestigate deaths, says coroner
Sussex Police was also accused of “wiggling out” of scrutiny by the victim’s families

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:32:31 GMT
When will the Tory leadership result be announced?
Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak set to be named Britain’s next prime minister

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:29:30 GMT
Charles Wilson, former editor of The Times, dies aged 87
He also edited the Independent briefly in the 1990s.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:29:02 GMT
Boris Johnson confirms £700m of state backing for new nuclear reactor at Sizewell
PM blames Labour and Lib Dem predecessors for paving way for current energy crisis

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:28:39 GMT
Record number of UK students in clearing two weeks after A-level results
Nearly half a million applicants have now secured a place on a course in the UK.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:13:52 GMT
Two guns used in shooting of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, police say
Merseyside Police have also released CCTV footage of the gunman running from the scene.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:04:49 GMT
Harry Potter fans mark moment train leaves for Hogwarts at King’s Cross
Fans of the book series enjoyed a live countdown to the famous fictional train’s departure.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:02:02 GMT
Boris Johnson at odds with Liz Truss as he labels fracking claims ‘dubious’
The Foreign Secretary has offered strong indications that she would lift the ban on fracking if she becomes PM next week.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:01:49 GMT
Record one in 10 NHS posts in England vacant, new data shows
The figure is as high as one in eight in London.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:34:12 GMT
Kindertransport memorial unveiled at port that helped save thousands of children
The bronze statue, in Harwich in Essex, depicts five children descending from a ship’s gangplank.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:49:30 GMT
‘Insulated from pain’: MPs claimed £200,000 to pay utility bills on second homes last year
Exclusive: Taxpayers’ support to heat MPs’ second homes ‘adds insult to injury’, say campaigners

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:39:53 GMT
Boris Johnson: 18 of the outgoing PM’s most calamitous mistakes and gaffes
Taking a look back at some notorious moments from the ‘greased piglet’s’ storied career

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:39:23 GMT
Boris Johnson: 18 of the outgoing PM’s most calamitous mistakes and gaffes
Taking a look back at some notorious moments from the ‘greased piglet’s’ storied career

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:25:50 GMT
Massive water leak floods train tracks
Network Rail said it was forced to close the line in Audenshaw, east Manchester, at around 2am on Thursday due to a burst water main.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:25:46 GMT
Notting Hill Carnival remains part of fabric of London despite violence – mayor
Sadiq Khan also urged witnesses to the fatal stabbing of Takayo Nembhard, 21, at the event to contact police.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:19:40 GMT
M11 shut near Stansted after crash between Royal Mail lorry and transporter
Two drivers suffered minor injuries in a crash between two HGVs.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:26:45 GMT
Britons going vegetarian to save money as cost-of-living crisis bites
Meat sales in free-fall as hard-up families look to reduce food bills amid spiralling prices

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:13:19 GMT
Boris Johnson tells public to buy £20 kettle to save £10 a year on energy bills
Labour questions whether PM is ‘out of touch’ or ‘just doesn’t care’ after money-saving tip

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:43:30 GMT
Man cleared of rioting after Swansea disorder following teenager’s death
Kye Dennis, 25, of Fforestfach, was found not guilty following a trial at Swansea Crown Court.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:42:01 GMT
Stowaway squirrel Zippy in captivity after travelling from India to Scotland
The palm squirrel, which was captured on board a ship destined for Aberdeen, is being looked after by an animal charity.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:39:14 GMT
Alleged US fugitive claims he is being tortured in Scottish prison
The man told a court he had been punched in the face by a prison officer and claimed guards turned off his oxygen supply.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:27:31 GMT
BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty and colleagues remember ‘mentor’ Bill Turnbull
The broadcaster has been remembered as being ‘brilliant at everything he did’.



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