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Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:53:27 GMT
Labour urges Suella Braverman to ramp up asylum seeker deportations
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves says low level of deportations is a ‘problem’

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:50:59 GMT
New car market grows for second month in a row
Registrations of new cars increased by 4.6% compared with the same month in 2021, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:46:25 GMT
From the 1922 committee to resignation: How Tory MPs could get rid of Truss
There are a number of options on the table – and hurdles

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:46:05 GMT
‘National uprising’ if benefits not hiked with inflation, says Gordon Brown
Liz Truss would be ‘immoral’ to make poor pay price of economic plan, says former Labour PM

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:44:54 GMT
Dog attack victim named by police
Ann Dunn, 65, died at the scene of the incident in Kirkdale, Liverpool, on Monday.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:44:11 GMT
Man who ‘threatened to kill Queen’ in Windsor Castle crossbow incident to enter plea
Supersonic X-Bow weapon he is accused of carrying had potential to cause “serious or fatal injuries”, prosecution says

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:43:30 GMT
Benefits ‘not enough’ in cost of living crisis as mother forced into debt over school uniform
‘It is literally getting in debt so your kids can go to school in decent shoes,’ 52-year-old says

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:43:12 GMT
Gordon Brown warns of ‘national uprising’ if benefits rise falls short
Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng have so far not ruled out such a real-terms cut to benefits.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:33:07 GMT
Primal Scream and Dexys stars record song in support of striking railway workers
RMT leader Mick Lynch will make a guest appearance on the track, with some of his now famous responses to questions from the media.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:28:10 GMT
Father-of-two killed in ‘ruthless execution’ as police release CCTV of suspects
‘This barbaric act has no place in any society,’ police in Northern Ireland say

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:21:07 GMT
Suella Braverman says it is her ‘dream’ and ‘obsession’ to see a flight take asylum seekers to Rwanda
Home secretary says flights are unlikely to start before Christmas because of expected appeals to High Court ruling

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:19:28 GMT
Kwasi Kwarteng budget: MPs demand inquiry into ‘insider trading’ claims
Treasury Select Committee urged to probe Chancellor’s contact with City traders

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:18:43 GMT
Police chiefs in England and Wales say officers will attend all home burglaries
The National Police Chiefs’ Council said the approach will be implemented ‘as soon as practically possible’.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:18:34 GMT
Police chiefs in England and Wales say officers will attend all home burglaries
The National Police Chiefs’ Council said the approach will be implemented ‘as soon as practically possible’.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:09:39 GMT
Voters must take Liz Truss’s ‘bitter-tasting medicine’ on economy, says foreign secretary
Terrible Tory poll numbers are ‘necessary blip’ – but support will come back, says James Cleverly

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 07:58:40 GMT
Rugby chiefs urged to end contact training to reduce motor neurone disease risk
A study led by the University of Glasgow looked at former Scotland internationals.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 07:57:21 GMT
UK's Truss tries to shake off dismal start with party speech
British Prime Minister Liz Truss is due to defend her economic plans as she tries to convince her Conservative Party — and the country — that the pain unleashed by her tax-cutting agenda will be worth it

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 07:51:19 GMT
No human remains found in new search for Moors murder victim Keith Bennett
Keith was one of five children murdered by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley in the 1960s

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 07:49:00 GMT
Irishman killed fighting in Ukraine
Rory Mason, from Co Meath, died fighting for Ukraine’s International Legion near the Russian border.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 07:33:54 GMT
Liz Truss news – live: Minister insists PM’s job is safe as Gove denies ‘coup’
New PM prepares for make-or-break speech as colleagues place question mark over her future in No 10

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 07:17:10 GMT
British couple murdered in South Africa before being thrown to crocodiles
The pair had been interviewed as part of a BBC documentary a few days before they were kidnapped

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 07:14:41 GMT
‘Two fingers up at ordinary people’: Birmingham boils amid Tory conference chaos in city
Tax cuts for the rich and eye-watering mortgage rises have left people seething in constituency where Conservatives’ annual gathering is taking place

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 07:13:12 GMT
What time is Liz Truss’s speech at Conservative Party conference?
We take a look at what she is expected to say

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 07:00:16 GMT
Wolves fan to walk 125 miles from Molineux to Stamford Bridge for charity
Manny Singh Kang, 49, will walk from Wolverhampton to Chelsea to raise money for Dementia UK.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:43:02 GMT
UK economic policies likely to cause many more deaths than Covid – academic
Professor Ruth Dundas of Glasgow University spoke out as a new report was published looking at mortality in the UK.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:42:40 GMT
UK economic policies ‘likely to cause many more deaths than Covid’
Academic claims ‘shocking’ statistics show 335,000 more deaths than expected were recorded over eight years

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:34:44 GMT
Suella Braverman sparks new government row after calling for UK to quit ECHR
Home secretary slapped down for ‘personal views’ on European Convention on Human Rights

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:26:19 GMT
Kate Garraway discovers she is related to creator of Paddington Bear
The presenter met the daughter of the late writer as part of ITV series DNA Journey.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:17:31 GMT
Liz Truss - live: PM to say UK ‘needs to do things differently’, admits causing ‘disruption’
Fall-out over abandoned tax cut could continue over whether to increase benefits in line with inflation

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:00:27 GMT
Widower to take on Mount Kilimanjaro for hospice that helped his wife
Steve Radcliffe, 42, has tackled 13 challenges this year to raise money for Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 05:44:14 GMT
How have the papers reacted to the turmoil in the Tory party?
The Prime Minister will seek to restore Tory morale as she addresses the party conference on Wednesday.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 04:57:42 GMT
Drivers could be fined £1,000 for letting ambulance pass - how to avoid it
Motorists urged to ‘not panic’ when they see emergency services on the road

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 04:57:31 GMT
Drivers could be fined £1,000 for letting ambulance pass - how to avoid it
Motorists urged to ‘not panic’ when they see emergency services on the road

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 03:58:23 GMT
Liz Truss news – live: PM will admit plan to boost economy will cause ‘disruption’
Fall-out over abandoned tax cut could continue over whether to increase benefits in line with inflation

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 02:25:51 GMT
Police chiefs vow for officers to ‘attend all home burglaries’
The commitment is aimed at building public confidence in the police.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 02:03:31 GMT
Duchess of Sussex praised for ‘eloquent’ discussion of Asian depictions in film
Meghan explored the ‘Dragon Lady’ stereotype with journalist Lisa Ling and comedian Margaret Cho in episode four of her Archetypes series.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 01:45:26 GMT
British teachers should be jailed after pontoon death, French prosecutors say
Jessica Lawson became trapped under the platform in a lake near Limoges in July 2015.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 01:45:15 GMT
Man to enter plea to treason charge over Windsor Castle crossbow incident
Twenty-year-old Jaswant Singh Chail will face three charges at the Old Bailey.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 01:29:55 GMT
What the papers say – October 5
The fallout from the ‘Wagatha Christie’ trial features among the front pages.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:01:07 GMT
Passengers facing more travel chaos as rail workers again take industrial action
Members of the drivers’ union Aslef and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) will walk out, causing huge disruption to services.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 23:57:01 GMT
Angelina Jolie claims Brad Pitt was abusive towards her and her children in 2016
In new legal filings, lawyers representing the actress detailed a series of alleged violent incidents, which took place in September 2016.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 23:34:22 GMT
‘Sexist’ TikTok clip shared by dating website Match banned by watchdog
A person complained that the video perpetuated damaging gender stereotypes

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 23:20:57 GMT
Liz Truss to admit economic plans will cause ‘disruption’ but insists ‘everyone will benefit’
PM to tell Tory conference ‘everyone will benefit’ despite trouble ahead

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 23:18:07 GMT
Truss: Not everyone will be in favour, but my plans will create a ‘new Britain’
The Prime Minister will insist that ‘everyone will benefit’ from her plan to cut taxes and boost growth.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 23:01:51 GMT
Petrol prices: Drivers ‘denied’ 10p cut as major retailers ‘increase profit margins’
Motorists should have benefited from a drop in wholesale prices, the RAC said

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Meningitis and septicaemia ‘more than just a rash’, charity warns
Symptoms can be hard to distinguish from other mild illnesses such as flu, particularly in the early stages of illness.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Pension holders being left frustrated by archaic processes, says Which?
One in four Which? members described the process of accessing their pension pot as slower than expected.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Playwright Alfred Fagon’s bust among black history memorials given listed status
On the advice of Historic England, two memorials have been added and three amended.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 22:30:00 GMT
New study on transgender women could ‘inform sports policy’
Researchers said the findings of the small study could be considered when officials make decisions about participation in sport.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 22:26:32 GMT
Parents charged with murder of 11-week-old daughter
Pair face second charge of causing or allowing a child or vulnerable person to die

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 21:10:04 GMT
BBC unveils winner of National Short Story Award Story
The winning writer receives £15,000 and the four shortlisted writers are given £600 each.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 21:06:01 GMT
Vardy to pay about £1.5 million in Rooney costs after ‘Wagatha Christie’ loss
Mrs Vardy will have to pay £800,000 of the costs bill by 4pm on November 15.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 21:03:29 GMT
Liz Truss fights for political life amid chaos, confusion and plotting
PM to promise ‘new Britain for new era’ as first signs emerge of internal opposition to her right-wing agenda

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:44:13 GMT
Trump says Truss’s tax-cutting agenda ‘might be right’ for her
Former US president Donald Trump also gave his views on the King.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:33:38 GMT
‘These things take forever’: Kwarteng says public spending review is too much bother
Chancellor dismisses fears of rampant inflation – arguing state services are not like public who ‘buy shopping in Sainsbury’s’

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:32:42 GMT
Covid inquiry: Those who suffered will be at its heart, Baroness Hallett vows
The former judge promised that the inquiry would ‘not drag on for decades, producing reports when it is too late for them to do any good’.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:23:53 GMT
Braverman says UK should leave European Convention on Human Rights
Suella Braverman said it was her personal view and not government policy, which as Home Secretary she is bound by.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:22:56 GMT
Lawyers quit Scottish Covid-19 inquiry
Four lawyers working on the Scottish Covid-19 inquiry have quit, it has been confirmed.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:19:17 GMT
No human remains found in initial search for Moors Murder victim Keith Bennett
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said no ‘visible evidence’ of a body has been identified in the area of focus on Saddleworth Moor.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:02:19 GMT
First public parole hearing in UK history postponed
The parole review for murderer Russell Causley was due to be the first not to be held behind closed doors.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:00:16 GMT
Former boxing champion David Haye cleared of assault
The retired boxer said he was ‘very pleased’ with the ruling

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 19:43:24 GMT
Channel migrants face ban on claiming asylum in UK
Suella Braverman pledged to tackle crossings at the Conservative Party conference.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 19:41:08 GMT
Fear of Sinn Fein obstacle to normalisation of NI politics – Baker
The NIO minister was speaking to Northern Ireland Conservatives at the party conference in Birmingham.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 19:34:16 GMT
Government ‘totally misguided in attacks on rights of slavery victims’
Plans for legal reforms could reduce protections for victims, campaigners warned.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 18:53:39 GMT
Kwasi Kwarteng U-turns on U-turn over date of fiscal plan
Government economic policy was today plunged deeper into chaos after Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng U-turned on a plan to calm markets by bringing forward a crucial statement by the chancellor.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 18:24:35 GMT
What do government’s tax changes mean for me?
From income tax to national insurance, here’s how Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget could affect you

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 18:23:15 GMT
King Charles III thrilled with historic first horse racing winner in royal silks
Just Fine won the 3.10 at Leicester on Tuesday.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 18:20:19 GMT
Cabinet minister calls for PM and King to attend crucial climate summit
‘We need to go further and faster’: COP26 president Alok Sharma calls for action on global warming

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 18:16:43 GMT
Suella Braverman’s modern slavery ‘abuse’ claims questioned by former watchdog
Home secretary tells Conservative Party conference abuse is ‘derailing UK’s illegal migration policy’

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 18:12:57 GMT
Sophie tells Congolese rape survivors their voices can inspire change
The countess is on an official visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo – the first by a member of the British royal family.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 18:02:32 GMT
Rebekah Vardy shares cryptic Instagram post after Wagatha Christie legal fees bill
‘It’s always the ones with the dirty hands pointing the fingers,’ post said

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 18:02:22 GMT
Police need to stop pandering to identity politics – Suella Braverman
The Home Secretary was speaking on the main stage at Conservative Party conference.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 17:57:20 GMT
Labour support in ‘red wall’ seats soars to 61%
Remarkable 23-point swing to Keir Starmer’s party in heartlands since mini-Budget mess

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 17:47:37 GMT
Mother of girl, 12, expected teachers to have ‘integrity’ after pontoon death
Brenda Lawson told a French court her family had been through ‘torturous suffering’ since her daughter Jessica’s death.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 17:43:40 GMT
Revealed: Boris Johnson minister ‘sexually harassed’ civil servant in latest Tory sleaze scandal
Exclusive: Former PM aware of alleged harassment but no formal investigation launched, despite victim’s calls for official investigation

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 17:06:36 GMT
Climate protester pleads guilty after pouring human faeces on Captain Tom Moore statue
Madeleine Budd, 21, pleaded guilty to criminal damage to a memorial

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:59:29 GMT
Rent freeze Bill passes first stage at Holyrood
MSPs voted to back the general principles of the Bill by 88 votes to 29 on Tuesday.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:53:13 GMT
Killer hospital worker who abused dead bodies charged with 16 more sex offences
David Fuller was jailed for life after killing two women and sexually abusing at least 102 corpses

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:58:50 GMT
Police inspector on trial for assaulting vulnerable boy: ‘I stand by my actions’
The incident was captured on a now-deleted YouTube video.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:51:44 GMT
‘Neighbour from hell’ caused gas blast that killed two-year-old boy
Darren Greenham causing the huge explosion which killed George Hinds in Lancashire.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:49:47 GMT
Boy left with serious injuries after being attacked by three teenagers
A 13-year-old boy was taken to hospital after the incident in Dundee on Monday, Police Scotland said.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:43:52 GMT
Family ‘wake up with bugs on their faces’ after battling infestation in council home for year
‘We have never lived like this before,’ 52-year-old mother says

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:38:19 GMT
Covid inquiry: Those who suffered will be at its heart, chairwoman says
The inquiry is expected to last at least a year, with the first evidence sessions starting in spring 2023.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:34:53 GMT
Woman charged with murder after newborn baby found dead in garden
Police say it is a ‘significant development’ into investigation into death of newborn

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:34:28 GMT
Heaton-Harris: Negotiated protocol solution can carry support of all communities
The NI Secretary again insisted he intends to call an election on October 28 if Stormont is not restored.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:31:35 GMT
Independent councillors call for scandal-hit MP Chris Pincher to step down
The Tamworth MP is said to have been ‘invisible’ since assault allegations which led to the downfall of Boris Johnson.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:27:12 GMT
Former boxer David Haye cleared of assault charge
Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring said Mr Haye had no case to answer after reviewing the evidence.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:26:30 GMT
Jo Johnson hits out at ‘disappointing’ Braverman comments on international students
The Home Secretary used several media and conference appearances to suggest the scale of foreign students coming to the UK to study was too high.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:21:17 GMT
Boy, 14, arrested on suspicion of murder after teenager dies in Gateshead
Northumbria Police found teenage boy with injuries ‘consistent with having been caused by a bladed article’

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:20:11 GMT
54 arrests after Just Stop Oil protest in London
Demonstrations have been going on since the weekend.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:16:29 GMT
Four women head to Antarctica to run world’s most remote post office
Team including newlywed will abandon home comforts for no running water or flushing toilet

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:16:23 GMT
There is a ‘deal to be done’ on train strikes, says Transport Secretary
Anne-Marie Trevelyan said the ‘very last thing that the country needs right now is more damaging industrial disputes’.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:03:22 GMT
‘Marked’ rise in syphilis cases – report
New 2021 data show that there was a rise in the number of cases compared to 2020.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:01:16 GMT
Police release CCTV images of suspects in ‘ruthless execution’ in Belfast
A reward of £20,000 has also been offered for information about the murder of Sean Fox.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 15:51:38 GMT
Rebekah Vardy ordered to pay Coleen Rooney up to £1.5m after Wagatha trial
A judge ruled that Ms Vardy should pay 90 per cent of Ms Rooney’s costs

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 15:48:11 GMT
Prince of Wales speaks of ‘much-missed grandmother’ who cared for natural world
William delivered a speech at the United for Wildlife global summit in London.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 15:47:10 GMT
Senior judge warns of ‘dire consequences’ if legal system allowed to degrade
Sir Adrian Fulford made the remarks as he prepared to retire as a full-time judge.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 15:46:03 GMT
Cleverly: UK and France will have blazing rows but also work together
The Foreign Secretary declined to say Emmanuel Macron is a ‘friend’, but praised the French President’s comments about the Queen.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 15:44:58 GMT
Woman facing jail over attack on Sir Captain Tom Moore’s statue
Sir Tom shot to national fame when he raised almost £33m for NHS charities during the Covid pandemic by walking laps of his garden aged 99.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 15:39:26 GMT
Liz Truss and Kwarteng should get pay docked for ‘gross mismanagement’, say Lib Dems
Opposition party to table censure motion over ‘gross mismanagement of public finances’



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