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Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:01:58 GMT
Ex-Putin adviser warns UK cities could be hit with nuclear weapons if Britain ‘continues to be aggressor’
Sergey Markov says ‘a lot of people in Western countries’ could be killed in nuclear war on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:57:13 GMT
What does the energy price cap mean for you?
Liz Truss has moved to rein in runaway household bills caused by rising global gas prices

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:56:55 GMT
What does the energy price cap mean for you?
Liz Truss has moved to rein in runaway household bills caused by rising global gas prices

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:53:24 GMT
Business energy bills to be capped for 6 months, government confirms
Shops and independent local pubs among those who will get more long-term help, PM indicates

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:50:45 GMT
Prisoner gets life sentence for attacking guard with razor blade on a toothbrush
‘Now I have times during my commute that I feel as though I can’t breathe,’ victim says

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:50:45 GMT
Emiliano Sala: Pilot told friend plane was ‘dodgy’ before footballer’s fatal flight
Sala was joining then Premier League club Cardiff City in a £15 million transfer, which involved football agent Willie McKay, from Ligue 1’s Nantes.

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:50:36 GMT
Royal staff told their jobs could be affected following Queen’s death
A number of employees have received a letter saying that consultations will be held.

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:49:06 GMT
Cost of living news – live: Businesses’ energy bills to be capped from October, says Truss
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng says new support package will ‘stop businesses collapsing’

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:37:37 GMT
Government announces energy price cap for Northern Ireland homes
The Business Secretary said the scheme would begin in November but would be backdated to October.

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:35:08 GMT
Train cancellations hit worst level on record
Strike action in disputes over jobs, pay and conditions has caused a surge of cancellations in recent months.

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:30:28 GMT
What is the national minimum wage and when will it increase?
TUC calls for rate raise ‘as soon as possible’

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:23:08 GMT
All the cost of living help available and how to get the payment
Poorer households are expected to be hardest-hit, while eldery people have reported having to choose between heating or eating

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:16:32 GMT
Third day of train disruption as engineers tackle damage to overhead wires
Problems at Stevenage and Hayes and Harlington caused delays to trains to and from King’s Cross, Paddington and Moorgate on Wednesday morning.

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:16:02 GMT
Liz Truss tax cuts for the rich are ‘not trickle-down economics’, Tory minister insists
Minister rejects label as prime minister says rich will benefit the most

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:08:35 GMT
Energy bills: Who gets the £400 rebate and winter fuel payment?
Households will start receiving money off their energy bills from October

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:08:15 GMT
How to get the £300 cost of living payment for pensioners
Older people will receive a further discount on their energy bills this autumn

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:48:24 GMT
Heat pumps: What is the government’s grant scheme to replace old gas boilers?
Government says homeowners will not be forced to take part in scheme

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:45:59 GMT
Putin’s Ukraine escalation shows ‘essential weakness’ of his position, says UK
The Russian president used a televised address to his nation to issue a nuclear threat.

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:29:10 GMT
UK minister ‘concerned’ by Putin’s nuclear threats amid fears of ‘escalation’
Foreign Office minister Gillian Keegan responds to Putin’s ‘nuclear blackmail’ comments

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:00:23 GMT
Budding botanists put best foot forward in Kew’s annual clogs and apron race
Eight new students at Kew’s School of Horticulture donned clogs and an apron in a bid to claim the coveted trophy.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 17:28:56 GMT
Ex-police officer ‘preyed on vulnerable women’ he met while investigating crimes, court told
Prosecutor says Daniel Nash’s alleged behaviour against 12 women was ‘persistent and predatory’

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:40:48 GMT
Hong Kong arrests man who briefly attended vigil for Queen
The 43-year-old man was playing songs on his harmonica, including the British national anthem

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:31:23 GMT
Queen’s funeral – latest: King Charles ‘to have slimmed-down coronation’ amid cost-of-living crisis
New monarch reportedly keen to show he understands people’s troubles

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:29:20 GMT
UK four-day working week trial is largely positive, survey shows
More than 3,300 workers are participating in the largest ever four-day working week pilot

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:00:57 GMT
Travel disruption continues on railways as engineers tackle cable damage
Issues at Stevenage and Hayes & Harlington are causing problems for services through London Kings Cross, Paddington and Moorgate.

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 05:42:36 GMT
Record-breaking swim will be just another day at office for extreme adventurer
Record breaking swimmer Ross Edgley is preparing for his latest adventure – a 48-hour non-stop swim the length of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands.

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 05:39:35 GMT
What the papers say – September 21
Wednesday’s papers focus on political jostling over taxes.

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 05:07:47 GMT
Queen’s funeral – latest: King Charles in Balmoral for week of private mourning
King Charles not expected to carry out any official engagements for seven days

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 03:09:45 GMT
King ‘plans for slimmed down coronation and monarchy’ amid cost-of-living crisis
A date for the ceremony has not yet been announced, but May and June 2023 are possibilities.

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 05:27:40 GMT
Princess Diana conspiracy theories: Eight reasons people believe the crash in Paris wasn’t all it seems
More than 20 years on, conspiracy theories continue to rage – despite almost all of them being proven decisively wrong

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:43:24 GMT
Princess Diana conspiracy theories: Eight reasons people believe the crash in Paris wasn’t all it seems
More than 20 years on, conspiracy theories continue to rage – despite almost all of them being proven decisively wrong

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:31:33 GMT
King Charles ‘vows to have slimmed down coronation’ amid cost of living crisis
New monarch reportedly keen to show he understands normal peoples’ troubles

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:20:22 GMT
Liz Truss to ‘announce stamp duty cut in mini-budget’
Move comes as average UK house price leapt by 15.5 per cent annually in July

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:04:53 GMT
Man accused of trying to grab Queen’s coffin ‘did not believe she was dead’
Muhammad Khan charged under Public Order Act

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:01:02 GMT
Royal Shakespeare Company announces new co-artistic directors for 2023
Erica Whyman is currently the acting artistic director following Gregory Doran stepping back from the role.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Teacher quitting rates higher in English secondaries than in Wales, report shows
But the rate was lower in England for primary school classroom teachers, the National Foundation for Educational Research said.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Government told to reinstate eviction ban during cost-of-living crisis
The Government must take a ‘two-pronged’ approach to get people off the streets and ensure vulnerable tenants do not end up on them, a report says.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Scientist hopes London Marathon efforts bring heart failure cure a step closer
A revolutionary heart-healing patch could help restore the lifespan and quality of life for people living with heart failure, researchers said.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
North Sea oil and gas industry ‘on track to meet emission reduction targets’
The North Sea Transition Authority said there had been emission reductions of more than one fifth between 2018 and 2021.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Johnson may not be flattered by his portrayal in This England, says director
The series will follow the former prime minister during the first weeks of the pandemic response.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
UK’s first institute dedicated to early cancer research opens in Cambridge
The Early Cancer Institute (ECI) will house as many as 120 researchers who will focus on cancers that are hard to treat

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Half a million more pensioners ‘could be dragged into tax net’
At a time of soaring inflation, frozen income tax thresholds have a ‘profound effect’, according to former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Youth custody system ‘dysfunctional’ and failing girls, report finds
The report involved the prisons and probation inspectorates, Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission and Care Inspectorate Wales.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Chancellor told by devolved governments not to pass energy costs to households
The finance ministers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have asked UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng to take urgent action on the cost crisis.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Millions of people miss out on rehab after cancer and heart attacks – report
Some groups and communities are particularly affected, leading physiotherapists said.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Government pressured to ‘save billions’ on bills through insulating homes
Investment in making homes more efficient to heat will save on energy costs for households and the taxpayer, groups urge.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Draughty homes see ‘a third of energy bills go straight out the window’
People living in Wales, the West Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber face the highest costs, Citizens Advice said.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Links between alcohol and cancer highlighted in new guidance for health workers
The guidance is published by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMT
People turning to DIY dentistry as they struggle to access care – poll
Almost a quarter of those surveyed said they couldn’t get an appointment.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 22:52:24 GMT
Brenda Edwards: Jamal’s trust will continue his work of instilling self belief
Jamal, who was made an MBE for his services to music in 2014, died on February 20 this year at the age of 31.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 22:37:47 GMT
Queen’s name inscribed on chapel stone next to Prince Philip’s
Late monarch joined her husband in final resting place after funeral

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 22:25:12 GMT
Russia and Putin must leave Ukraine and pay ‘proper recompense’, says Truss
The Prime Minister also doubled down on her campaign trail commitment to increase defence spending to 3% of UK GDP by the end of the decade.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 22:20:06 GMT
Truss ‘willing to be unpopular PM’ with measures targeting economic growth
Liz Truss confirmed she would be reversing the national insurance hike and axing the planned increase to corporation tax.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 22:19:48 GMT
Don Jr promotes clip of royal commentator saying Africans should pay slave trade reparations to British sailors
UK government says Britain responsible for transporting 3.1 million Africans to colonies aross Atlantic

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 22:13:01 GMT
Special Relationship no more? Joe Biden and Liz Truss have much to disagree about ahead of their first meeting
The US president is governing on an agenda that is the polar opposite of the new prime minister’s plans for Britain, writes Richard Hall

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 22:10:30 GMT
Queen’s funeral service seen by average of 26.2 million viewers in UK
The total is a few million below the audience for the funeral in 1997 of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 21:35:21 GMT
Labour accuses Truss of planning to support businesses on backs of British families
PM has ruled out windfall tax on energy giants

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 21:30:00 GMT
Queen’s name inscribed on to chapel stone alongside those of parents and Philip
The royal family attended a private burial service at the King George VI Memorial Chapel on Monday evening.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 21:13:29 GMT
Time to ‘move on’ from Truss ‘friend or foe’ remarks, Macron says
Pair held first bilateral meeting at fringes of United Nations summit

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 21:09:08 GMT
Liz Truss news – live: Biden to confront PM over Northern Ireland protocol plans
President will push for Irish peace process to be safeguarded in post-Brexit row

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 20:55:52 GMT
Liz Truss and Joe Biden clash over economic policy ahead of US meeting
US president attacks ‘trickle down’ economics, as PM admits her tax cuts will benefit rich most

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 20:46:51 GMT
Justice Secretary Lewis urges striking barristers to return to work
The new Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis said the first talks between lawyers and the Government were ‘constructive’ and discussions would continue.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 20:46:50 GMT
Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro films his shock at UK petrol prices on trip for Queen’s funeral
Controversial leader accused of politicking during London visit

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 20:10:37 GMT
Business energy bills could be capped from next month
Independent pubs among those who will get longer-term support, Liz Truss indicated

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 20:02:43 GMT
How the Queen’s orb, crown and sceptre were kept safe during her funeral
Royal relics have a history of disrupting a monarch’s final procession

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 18:08:15 GMT
Truss’s talks with Macron do not cover Northern Ireland or migrant crossings
The pair held their first bilateral meeting at the fringes of the United Nations summit in New York.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:35:05 GMT
Joe Biden to confront Liz Truss over plans to tear up Northern Ireland protocol
US president wants ‘no threat to Good Friday Agreement’ – and will ‘speak in detail with her about that‘

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:09:12 GMT
How all the pieces of the monarchy move around after the Queen’s death
This is a huge moment of transition for members of the royal family as they take on new roles, titles and responsibilities.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 18:34:38 GMT
Coroner has ‘not forgotten’ Molly Russell’s family as quest for answers delayed
The inquest was due to begin on Tuesday – five years on from the teenager’s death.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 18:18:36 GMT
Unions launch legal challenge against Tories’ new anti-strike laws
TUC says rules breach fundamental rights and rules on consultation

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 17:56:47 GMT
Severe travel disruption for commuters on London rail routes
Damage to overhead wires has meant severe disruption for commuters travelling to and from Kings Cross and Paddington.

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 22:17:58 GMT
Man arrested after ‘disturbance’ at Westminster Hall as mourners viewed coffin
Queen Elizabeth II has been lying in state in the hall with mourners waiting for hours overnight to see her coffin

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 17:24:31 GMT
Wife of Renee MacRae accused told police: ‘I never stabbed her’, court told
William MacDowell, of Penrith in Cumbria, denies killing his son Andrew MacRae and the child’s 36-year-old mother Renee MacRae in November 1976.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 17:03:51 GMT
Man awarded MBE in Queen’s last honours ‘grateful’ for chance to attend funeral
John Frace, 27, from Argyll, said he was ‘forever grateful’ for the chance to pay his last respects.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:58:28 GMT
Queen’s corgis will understand emotion of missing the monarch, says dog expert
John Smith, dog expert and founder of Yappy, said that the corgis will feel the loss of their owner being gone.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:56:57 GMT
Northern Ireland Secretary says he is aware of energy market differences
Chris Heaton-Harris says the Government is working to find a good solution to the ‘specific problem’ of providing support payments to consumers in NI.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:55:55 GMT
Queen queue jump: who waited in line and who didn’t?
While Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield have faced criticism for allegedly skipping the queue, several celebrities were spotted waiting in line for hours with members of the public

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:36:29 GMT
Striking barristers to meet new Justice Secretary
The Criminal Bar Association will sit down with Brandon Lewis, who was appointed to the role two weeks ago.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:30:00 GMT
Met Police handcuff peaceful anti-Bolsonaro protester at demonstration in London
Right-wing Brazilian president accused of turning visit to Queen’s funeral into political rally

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:25:53 GMT
Teenager claims she woke up to discover Benjamin Mendy’s friend raping her
Young woman says she went to Louis Saha Matturie’s flat near Manchester city centre with friend in early hours of 8 April last year

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:20:41 GMT
Northern Ireland’s legacy Bill ‘can be improved’, says Heaton-Harris
The region’s new Secretary of State said there is ‘no ideal solution’ on addressing Northern Ireland’s troubled past.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:15:31 GMT
Pre-Christmas Assembly election is not an idle threat – Heaton-Harris
The new Northern Ireland Secretary said people should judge him on his actions and words.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:08:58 GMT
Truss strikes conciliatory tone ahead of meeting with ‘friend or foe’ Macron
The Prime Minister stressed the need for a ‘constructive relationship’ with the French.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:04:21 GMT
Covid and poor access to NHS care ‘may be driving irregular heartbeat deaths’
The number of deaths registered in England and Wales due to cardiac arrhythmias was well above average for much of the first half of 2022.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:02:00 GMT
Injunction granted to block protests along entire planned HS2 route
Several protesters argued at a hearing in May that an injunction would obstruct ‘peaceful protest against illegal tree-felling’ and ‘wildlife crimes’.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:01:11 GMT
Businesses await details of support to cope with soaring energy bills
Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg is expected to give details of the scheme on Wednesday.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:44:11 GMT
Man appears in court over Queen’s coffin incident in Westminster Hall
The court heard he was quickly detained, arrested and interviewed by police.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:37:33 GMT
UK boosts funding for crackdowns in Gulf states guilty of human rights abuses
Saudi Arabia given cash for ’counter terrorism’ – and Bahrain for ‘juvenile justice law’ blamed for arbitrary detentions of teenagers

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:34:31 GMT
Channel 4 sell-off could be ditched, new culture secretary says, after protests
Michelle Donelan will also look again at future of BBC licence fee – after Nadine Dorries outlined overhaul

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:34:29 GMT
Mourners leave floral tributes to the Queen at Windsor Castle
Some people travelled hundreds of miles to pay tribute to the late monarch.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:32:30 GMT
Rising energy bills ‘price worth paying’ for Ukraine support, says Liz Truss
Defying Russia vital for ‘long-term security’, says PM – but she won’t tell public to ration energy use

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:24:19 GMT
Queen’s funeral ‘money well spent’, says minister, as final costs still being added up
Culture secretary says any criticism of price tag is ‘preposterous’

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:22:44 GMT
Liz Truss wants closer ties with allies amid ‘more insecure era’
The Prime Minister suggested she would ‘work more closely’ with allied nations than Boris Johnson.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:19:57 GMT
Murderer Russell Causley to face first public parole hearing in UK history
Causley was handed a life sentence for killing Carole Packman who disappeared in 1985.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:17:48 GMT
Liz Truss’s bid to ‘go for growth’ by slashing big business taxes will fail, study warns
UK among ‘worst performers’ for private sector investment – despite lowest corporation tax rate

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:15:35 GMT
Wales preparing for ‘risk’ of UK breaking up, first minister says
‘The risk the United Kingdom will not continue is greater today than at any time in my political lifetime. I certainly don’t think it’s inevitable’

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:13:41 GMT
Poorest to gain just 63p a month from reversing national insurance hike, study warns
People earning above £100,000 will benefit most from tax cut in Friday’s mini-Budget, says IFS

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:13:27 GMT
Teenager claims she woke up to discover Benjamin Mendy’s friend raping her
The young woman said she had gone to Louis Saha Matturie’s flat near Manchester city centre with a friend in the early hours of April 8 last year.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:13:04 GMT
Stephen Graham to star in TV drama chronicling foiled terror plot to kill MP
The Walk In, which launches on ITV on October 3, chronicles the murderous plan and how it was foiled by antifascism campaign group Hope not hate.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:09:07 GMT
Green light for new £25 million virtual production studio in Belfast
Studio Ulster is scheduled to open for filming in 2024.



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