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Sun, 25 Sep 2022 08:51:29 GMTMan dies following ‘serious fire’ at tower block in Bristol
Emergency services were called to the blaze on the top floor of Twinnell House in Easton shortly after 2.15am on Sunday.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 10:53:34 GMTLeicester riots: City at sudden crossroads after violence ends 50 years of harmony
To the outside observer, the Golden Mile in Leicester appeared to teem with its usual, colourful life this week.
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 08:46:03 GMTClaim staked for £171m EuroMillions jackpot
This is the sixth EuroMillions jackpot won in the UK this year.
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 08:40:22 GMTStarmer says a Labour government would bring back 45p tax rate
A Labour government would bring back the 45p tax rate for the highest earners, Sir Keir Starmer has announced.
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 08:31:41 GMTUK politics – live: Mini-Budget ‘act of vandalism’ as Labour conference gets underway
It comes as fallout from Kwasi Kwarteng’s tax cuts continues
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 08:05:42 GMTBurnham says Labour government should reverse 1p income tax cut and bring back 45p rate
Andy Burnham has said a future Labour government should reverse the 1p income tax cut and bring back the 45p rate, in a challenge to party leader Sir Keir Starmer.
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 07:06:18 GMTLabour MP tables first ever parliamentary bill to bring in four-day working week
Measure is currently being trialled by over 3,000 workers across 70 companies
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 07:40:49 GMTFirst picture of Queen’s gravestone revealed as Windsor chapel opens to public
The Queen’s burial site will be open to the public next week
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 07:40:29 GMTFirst picture of Queen’s gravestone revealed as Windsor chapel opens to public
The Queen’s burial site will be open to the public next week
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 07:15:58 GMTFestival of Thrift: Celebration of frugality booms as cost of living crisis bites
This may be the world’s only festival where a session on how to make your own cheap washing-up liquid was standing room only
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 06:30:21 GMTMosque helps Christian neighbours fundraise to save 150-year-old village church
Sabah Ahmedi, who is one of Britain’s youngest Imams, said projects like this can ‘help build bridges’ between different faith groups.
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 05:24:09 GMTFreed British fighter admits he did not think he would survive captivity
Aiden Aslin was beaten, stabbed and forced to listen to Soviet songs in a small cell 24-hours a day.
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 03:59:57 GMTDefence spending to increase by at least £52bn in response to Russian aggression
Ben Wallace praised the new PM for committing to a ‘huge’ boost to the Army after ’30 or 40 years’ of cuts.
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 01:33:38 GMTWhat the papers say – September 25
Tax breaks going to ‘affluent Tory areas’ and the PM’s plan to increase immigration are splashed across the front pages.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 23:45:14 GMTStarmer sets out energy plan and hits out at ’12 years of failure’ under Tories
The Labour leader said his party’s plans would see all electricity generated by renewable and nuclear power by 2030.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 23:44:27 GMTBudget tax breaks for ‘affluent’ Tory areas will take funds from poorer places, Labour warns
Wealthier counties containing seats of Liz Truss and her deputy earmarked for ‘investment zones’
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 23:04:57 GMTVoters do not know what Keir Starmer stands for, poll finds on eve of crucial Labour conference
Exclusive: Despite polling leads, little more than one in three expect to see Labour leader in No 10
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 23:01:25 GMTLabour would put climate crisis at heart of foreign policy, David Lammy vows ahead of conference speech
Exclusive: Pledge is part of bid to lay down clear ‘dividing lines’ with Tories at crucial Liverpool conference
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 23:01:00 GMTSNP calls on Truss to match £500m Just Transition Fund
The party said it would be ‘extremely reckless’ to dismiss the future of renewables.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 22:56:54 GMTKeir Starmer reveals plan to ‘boost jobs and slash emissions’ amid Liz Truss tax cuts
The move could create half a million jobs and make the UK the first country to have a zero-emission power system, Labour says
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 22:53:10 GMTDozens hear case for British republic at ‘naughtiest’ Labour fringe event
Guests warned against a future with a ‘white privileged male’ as head of state until the end of the century.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 21:17:45 GMTStarmer lashes out at ’12 years of Tory failure’ ahead of crunch conference
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer condemned the policies laid out in Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 18:58:19 GMT‘People are scared’: Leicester at sudden crossroads after violence ends 50 years of harmony
Residents and leaders alike are shell-shocked by the clashes, but many are now asking why no one saw this coming
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 18:56:44 GMTEU candidate Serbia and Russia sign foreign policy agreement
European Union candidate Serbia has signed an agreement with Russia to hold mutual “consultations” on foreign policy matters
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 18:36:18 GMTGovernment bans councils from enforcing 15mph speed limits
Department for Transport rejects request from City of London amid concern about speedometer accuracy
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 18:15:19 GMTEight people charged over Leicester unrest
Charges include making threats to kill and possessing an offensive weapon
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 18:02:09 GMTPaul Urey: Daughter of British aid worker killed in Ukraine reveals heartache after POWs freed
‘Our dad’s not returning home,’ Paul Urey’s daughter said
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 17:21:20 GMTLabour group tells Keir Starmer to end Brexit silence by backing new deals with EU
Exclusive: Labour Movement for Europe says there is ‘no excuse’ for leader failing to back closer ties – proposing trade, energy and security
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 17:19:05 GMTProtesters gather at HMP Bronzefield to call for end to pregnant women in prison
It comes as the latest in a sequence of public protests over mothers in prison, organised by campaign groups No Births Behind Bars and Level Up.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 17:01:14 GMTTory MPs hit out after Treasury minister describes criticism of tax cut as ‘politics of envy’
Mr Kwarteng was accused of betting on trickle-down economics
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 17:00:00 GMTPicture of Queen’s ledger stone released ahead of chapel opening to public
The black stone slab, which is new, has been set into the floor after replacing the old stone with the names of the Queen’s parents.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 16:58:03 GMTNationalised energy company could save households £4,400 in two years, analysis finds
Taxpayers missing out on up to £122bn of direct income as a result of privatised energy supply, TUC finds
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 16:53:33 GMTThousands take to the streets in Dublin over cost-of-living crisis
Sinn Fein president Mary-Lou McDonald was among those taking part and called for a change of government.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 16:37:04 GMTTax cut will not ‘suddenly unlock growth’, CBI boss warns chancellor
Tony Danker says Friday’s announcement failed to provide a broad-based plan
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 16:30:07 GMTPolice searching for men in connection with assaults on emergency workers at Euro 2020 final
All wanted in connection with assaults on day of final
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 16:19:02 GMTUK weather: ‘Significant’ strong winds warned as temperature drop brings frost
‘It will certainly feel more like autumn,’ Met Office meteorologists warn
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 16:07:57 GMTGovernment launched ‘attack on nature’ with mini-budget, conservationists warn
The RSPB, the Wildlife Trusts and the National Trust have all criticised the Government over some of its proposed policies.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 15:47:30 GMTLabour would end Tory ‘procurement racket’ to cut wasteful spending, vows Angela Rayner
Contracts would be handed out in ‘national interest’ with job-creation requirement under Labour plan
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 06:05:34 GMTMini-Budget 2022 - live: Kwarteng tax cuts send pound plummeting
IFS says chancellor making no semblance of effort to balance books and Labour slates ‘plan to reward already wealthy’
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 15:45:06 GMTBritain’s rich to enjoy lion’s share of £45bn tax cuts announced by Kwasi Kwarteng
Government accused of helping those who are ‘already wealthy’ with ‘Robin Hood in reverse’ mini-Budget
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 15:42:06 GMTPrime Minister scraps science policy body in cabinet shake-up
The number of cabinet committees has been slimmed down from 20 to just six, with the National Science and Technology Council among those abolished.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 15:39:21 GMTRayner reveals contents of Commons note she received on day of Queen’s death
Rayner describes tense moment she read the note and struggled to get Keir Starmer’s attention
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 14:59:36 GMTStarmer: Let’s set out alternative to Tories’ casino economics at conference
The Labour leader arrived in Liverpool on Saturday ahead of his party’s annual gathering.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 14:45:54 GMTNuclear attack would cause ‘political destruction for Russia’, says aid worker
Dimko Zhluktenko said he does not believe there will be a nuclear attack as there is no strategic advantage for Russian forces.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 14:31:48 GMTScottish Government will continue its ‘fairer’ approach to tax, says minister
Richard Lochhead spoke out in the wake of Friday’s mini budget from the UK Government.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 14:21:50 GMTTwo teenagers killed in car crash in Nottinghamshire
Two others hospitalised with potentially life-threatening injuries, police say
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 13:37:13 GMTWhat does the energy price cap mean for you?
Liz Truss has moved to rein in runaway household bills caused by rising global gas prices
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 13:35:12 GMT16-year-old boy among five charged over rape and murder of father-of-one in Rotherham
Four accused of murder and sexual offence after Adam Clapham found dead on Spring Street
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 13:28:07 GMTFirst ‘significant’ strong winds of the season next week, Met Office predicts
Scotland is predicted to have single-digit temperatures next week.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 11:46:56 GMTCost of living scams: What to look out for and how to get help as fraudsters target relief payment
Dodgy texts, calls and emails on the rise as UK economic outlook becomes ever bleaker
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 11:46:19 GMTCost of living scams: What to look out for and how to get help as fraudsters target relief payment
Dodgy texts, calls and emails on the rise as UK economic outlook becomes ever bleaker
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 11:44:56 GMTWhat is the £500m Household Support Fund and how to apply for it
The grant will be doubled to £1 billion from April, but what does that mean for you?
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 11:44:28 GMTWhat is the £500m Household Support Fund and how to apply for it
The grant will be doubled to £1 billion from April, but what does that mean for you?
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 11:37:28 GMTHow to get the £300 cost of living payment for pensioners
Older people will receive a further discount on their energy bills this autumn
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 11:35:11 GMTHow to get the £300 cost of living payment for pensioners
Older people will receive a further discount on their energy bills this autumn
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 11:32:04 GMTWhat is the national minimum wage and when will it increase?
TUC calls for rate raise ‘as soon as possible’
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 11:28:00 GMTHeat 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
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 11:27:34 GMTHeat 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
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 11:19:28 GMTWhat does the energy price cap mean for you?
Liz Truss has moved to rein in runaway household bills caused by rising global gas prices
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 11:16:57 GMTWhat is the national minimum wage and when will it increase?
TUC calls for rate raise ‘as soon as possible’
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 10:38:52 GMTBusinesses with tax haven links ‘won one in six’ public procurement contracts
Labour says ‘Tory procurement racket’ results in ‘billions of taxpayers’ money handed to offshore cronies’
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 10:28:38 GMTMore than 600 people cross the Channel in small boats
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that 15 boats carrying 656 people were intercepted on Friday.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 10:09:55 GMTLabour conference gives Starmer chance to stress dividing lines with Tories
Supporters of the Labour leader hope he will make the most of his ideological advantage over the Government.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:44:58 GMT‘Closure’ for Paul Urey’s family as fundraiser to bring body home exceeds £8,000
Mr Urey’s daughter said she is ‘overwhelmed’ by donations after her father died while being detained by Russian-backed separatists in July.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:31:00 GMTLabour promises specialist rape courts to fast-track cases and support victims
Only 1 in 100 suspected rapists are currently being prosecuted, despite record-high numbers of complaints.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 08:59:03 GMTHome Secretary: ‘Common sense policing’ must come first over ‘symbolic gestures’
In an open letter to police chiefs, the new Home Secretary set out her key priorities for the police and her crime cutting agenda.