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Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:54:56 GMT
Social care promise in doubt as Rishi Sunak ‘to delay cap on costs until 2025’
PM said to have asked for ‘indefinite’ delay to flagship Tory pledge

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:31:25 GMT
Twitter Blue paid-for verification badges go live in the UK
UK Twitter users on Apple’s iOS can now pay to get a blue verification badge.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:20:55 GMT
The driving law that means a million drivers could owe a £1000 fine
Photocards must be renewed every 10 years to ensure the image is a true likeness of the driver.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:20:42 GMT
The driving law that means a million drivers could owe a £1000 fine
Photocards must be renewed every 10 years to ensure the image is a true likeness of the driver.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:18:56 GMT
Brexiteer Next boss says UK needs more foreign workers to help with labour shortage
Lord Simon Wolfson - who campained to Leave - said the current policy is ‘crippling growth’

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:18:20 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

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:18:08 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

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:15:24 GMT
Five lesser-known road rules which could land drivers with £1,000 fines
Flashing headlights and parking inappropriately could land car-owners with heavy fines

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:15:08 GMT
Five lesser-known road rules which could land drivers with £1,000 fines
Flashing headlights and parking inappropriately could land car-owners with heavy fines

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:07:32 GMT
Driving expert explains common road sign that people ‘never knew’ meaning of
‘I still don’t understand it,’ one person says

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:07:22 GMT
Driving expert explains common road sign that people ‘never knew’ meaning of
‘I still don’t understand it,’ one person says

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:04:56 GMT
The four new driving laws now in force across the UK
From a total mobile phone ban to low emission zones, don’t be caught out by new motoring rules

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:04:45 GMT
The four new driving laws now in force across the UK
From a total mobile phone ban to low emission zones, don’t be caught out by new motoring rules

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:59:42 GMT
‘Quite a lot of people’ may vote for Hancock, says Northern Ireland Secretary
Matt Hancock, the MP for West Suffolk, has entered the I’m A Celebrity jungle, drawing mixed reactions from his fellow contestants.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:59:06 GMT
Martin Lewis Show: Money Saving Expert explains how 300,000 Britons could be missing out on £150
The government has extended the deadline for the final time

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:58:44 GMT
Hundreds of MPs voting on I’m a Celebrity so Matt Hancock faces trials, says minister
‘I’m assuming it doesn’t mean great things for Matt’, says Chris Heaton-Harris

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:56:44 GMT
Chris Heaton-Harris says someone is spreading fake news about him resigning
The fake statement was emailed to print titles on the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) circulation list on Wednesday evening.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:49:26 GMT
Rishi Sunak told public services need £43bn a year to ‘stand still’
Frontline services ‘short-staffed and overwhelmed’, say TUC

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:41:34 GMT
NHS will do all it can to ‘minimise harm’ during nursing strike, says leader
The Royal College of Nursing announced on Wednesday that its members in the majority of NHS employers across the UK have backed industrial action.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:21:08 GMT
How much money is Matt Hancock getting paid for I’m a Celebrity 2022?
Former health secretary will declare his fee to parliament at a later date

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:21:20 GMT
Just Stop Oil protesters target M25 for fourth day
Surrey Police said officers are dealing with activists who have climbed a gantry at Junction 8 of the UK’s busiest motorway.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:58:17 GMT
Target time for reaching drivers stranded on smart motorways met 14 months late
Around 10% of the motorway network is made up of smart motorways.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 06:37:11 GMT
John Lewis shines light on children in care in highly anticipated Christmas ad
The retailer said it was proud to use its Christmas ad to ‘generate conversation and action around an often overlooked issue’.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 06:07:18 GMT
Matt Hancock – live: MP defends Sunak as ‘great’ prime minister amid resignation demands
Former health secretary maintains his participation is justified as there is ‘stability’ in British politics

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:50:23 GMT
Housing migrants in motels is ‘grim’ irrespective of quality, inspector says
The independent inspector said it was in the ‘interests of everyone in this country’ to give some certainty to asylum seekers.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 02:45:58 GMT
Matt Hancock’s jungle arrival met with shock, incredulity and laughter
The former health secretary joined the cast of the ITV reality show on Wednesday.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 02:45:49 GMT
Man to be sentenced for murdering woman who died 20 years after he torched her
Steven Craig was convicted of murder following a trial at Bristol Crown Court.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 02:26:34 GMT
What the papers say – November 10
Historic industrial action which will affect around half of the UK’s hospitals leads many of Thursday’s newspapers.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:07:10 GMT
Food banks run out of supplies as charities see record number of users
Food banks said that this ‘winter will be the hardest yet’ and warned that stock levels were running low

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:07:02 GMT
UK set to be only nation with lower employment than before Covid
Six hundred thousand more Britons ‘economically inactive’ than in 2019, study finds

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:01:14 GMT
Government urged to listen to nurses after historic vote to strike over pay
The Royal College of Nursing said its members in the majority of NHS employers across the UK have backed industrial action.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Helpline advisers gear up for calls from ‘huge’ number facing homelessness
Some 70% of callers to Shelter’s helpline over the past three months said the cost-of-living crisis is making their housing situation worse.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
More than half of shoppers ‘have sold purchases on rather than returning them’
Many retailers have reported seeing a drop in returns over the past year, according to Barclaycard Payments.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
One in five ‘have recently sought free help or guidance as living costs rise’
The research was released by the Money and Pensions Service to mark Talk Money Week.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Britons hope to break world records with puzzle cubes and footballs
George Scholey, from Northampton, is aiming to break the record for solving the most rotating puzzle in 24 hours.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Cost of living sees food banks ‘at breaking point’ with 320,000 first-time users
New research from the Trussell Trust shows record-breaking levels of need, with one in five individuals referred coming from working households.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
King Arthur hall and institute led by Dickens named among at-risk historic sites
Historic England has added 175 places to its Heritage at Risk Register of buildings under threat.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Material insecurity and mental distress doing ‘great harm’ in Britain – JRF
There is much to support the characterisation of modern Britain as an ‘insecurity society’, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns in a new report.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
From Excitable Edgar to Sir Elton John – a history of John Lewis Christmas ads
The department store’s campaign and accompanying soundtrack is an eagerly anticipated highlight for many in the build-up to the festive season.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Sales of used electric cars hit new high
Some 16,775 used pure battery electric cars were bought in the UK between July and September, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
House price growth ground to a halt in October, say surveyors
New buyer inquiries fell for the sixth month in a row in October, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Record amount of online child abuse blocked, safety group says
The Internet Watch Foundation has warned that online safety laws must be brought in swiftly to protect children.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 23:44:39 GMT
Matt Hancock’s constituents call for him to do ‘honourable thing and resign’
‘Clear the pitch for someone who wants to serve the people of West Suffolk,’ councillors tell him

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 23:34:26 GMT
Matt Hancock says Sunak is ‘great’, as I’m A Celebrity controversy follows him into jungle
Fellow stars torn as former health secretary defends reality TV appearance

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 23:26:16 GMT
Exceptional journalism recognised at Media Freedom Awards
The event in London saw more than 200 journalists from all sectors of the UK news media industry gather together to celebrate excellence.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 22:58:52 GMT
Matt Hancock to face second I’m A Celebrity Bushtucker Trial after public vote
The former health secretary made his highly-anticipated entrance into the Australian jungle on Wednesday evening.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 22:46:20 GMT
Rishi Sunak will ask Nicola Sturgeon to be ‘pragmatic’ about spending cuts
SNP leader set to warn PM against ‘damaging austerity’ in first face-to-face talks

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 22:28:37 GMT
Sunak is ‘great’, says Hancock as he defends time in I’m A Celebrity jungle
Matt Hancock admitted that he understood why people might be angry at his decision to join the ITV show.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 22:17:07 GMT
‘Lavish’ £8.2m Government taxi bill criticised by Labour
Labour MP Jon Trickett said the public will be ‘shocked by the figures’.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 22:15:00 GMT
Matt Hancock fails to impress I’m A Celeb campsite after first Bushtucker Trial
The former health secretary made his highly-anticipated entrance into the Australian jungle on Wednesday evening.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 21:00:57 GMT
How much money is Matt Hancock getting paid for I’m a Celebrity 2022?
Former health secretary will declare his fee to parliament at a later date

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 19:55:25 GMT
British man killed in Ukraine as family pay tribute to ‘real life hero’
Simon Lingard died fighting against Russia, said son

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 19:30:38 GMT
Council ‘apologises unreservedly for ways in which it failed Grenfell residents’
Closing statements were being submitted to the public inquiry this week.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 19:30:24 GMT
Suella Braverman calls Just Stop Oil ‘extremists’ and says protests ‘out of control’
Home secretary tells police it is their ‘duty’ to take harsher action and accuses them of ‘institutional reluctance’

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 19:29:04 GMT
Family of nine-month-old baby girl who died at nursery ‘will not rest until she gets justice’
Relatives recall ‘wonderful, unique and special’ child whose life was ‘cut so short’

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 19:26:45 GMT
Moment robber wrestles man to ground to steal his £145,000 watch
Attacker befriended victim before getting him in chokehold in dark London street

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 19:26:14 GMT
‘We’re not in a climate crisis’: David Frost joins think tank that disputes global heating
Global Warming Policy Foundation provides ‘objective view’, ex-Brexit minister argues

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 19:20:06 GMT
‘Merry-go-round of buck passing’ over Grenfell Tower blaze is criticised
The fire at the residential tower block in North Kensington, west London, in June 2017 killed 72 people and triggered a public inquiry.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 19:02:58 GMT
Sunak: Home Secretary and I working ‘day and night’ to tackle Channel crossings
The number of people at the Kent site was down to 1,147 as of 8am on Wednesday, Home Office minister Lord Murray of Blidworth told the Lords.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 19:02:25 GMT
UK to provide 1,000 more air defence missiles to Ukraine
Nato chief confident UK will ‘lead by example’ on defence spending after Rishi Sunak meeting

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:57:57 GMT
Hertfordshire Police admit arresting journalist at oil protest was unnecessary
An LBC reporter had been reporting on Just Stop Oil activists on the M25 on Tuesday when she was questioned and handcuffed by officers.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:51:30 GMT
Keir Starmer attacks ‘weak’ Rishi Sunak for hiding behind ‘bully’ Williamson
’Everyone knows someone like the prime minister – the boss who is so weak, so worried the bullies will turn on him, that he hides behind them’

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:42:56 GMT
Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg praises Sunak for UK’s ‘strong support’ for Ukraine
Mr Stoltenberg says it is ‘encouraging’ to see Ukraine making territorial gains after Russia said it was withdrawing from Kherson.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:38:24 GMT
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting apologises after Corbyn ‘senile’ comment
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has apologised, after he called former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn ‘senile’.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:35:47 GMT
Boomtown Rats guitarist Garry Roberts dies aged 72
He helped found the band in Dublin in 1975.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:33:31 GMT
Briton killed in Ukraine hailed as ‘real life hero’ by his heartbroken family
The Ukrainian military has offered to bring the body of Simon Lingard back to England, his family has said.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:31:00 GMT
Labour’s Wes Streeting caught on mic calling Jeremy Corbyn ‘senile’
Frontbencher apologies for ‘poor taste’ remarks

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:22:50 GMT
Barclay: Nurses’ demands are ‘out of step’ with economic situation
The Health Secretary said it was ‘disappointing’ that nurses had voted to strike.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:19:43 GMT
Government to extend Stormont election deadline and cut MLA pay
Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris confirmed the moves in the House of Commons on Wednesday.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:15:24 GMT
Allegations of abuse by Irish Spiritans referred to police
Abuse allegations relating to Spiritan schools as well as the Spiritan Order have been received by An Garda Siochana.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:13:58 GMT
Teenager’s death was probably caused by hospital trolley – coroner
Jasmine Hill, 17, suffered a fatal cardiac arrest shortly after undergoing a procedure on her neck at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:07:48 GMT
Sixth council takes legal action to stop asylum seekers being housed in a hotel
North Northamptonshire Council wants to prevent migrants being accommodated at the Royal Hotel in Kettering.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:02:22 GMT
Gavin Williamson news: Strip MP of knighthood if bullying claims upheld, say Lib Dems
Wendy Chamberlain writes letter to Commons committee asking it to reconsider gong if MP found guilty

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:59:26 GMT
Lorry crashes on M25 during Just Stop Oil protests - OLD
Essex Police have not confirmed whether the accident was the result of activists demonstrating in the area, and the cause is unclear.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:57:55 GMT
Just Stop Oil protests: Police chief says journalists ‘have right to report’ after arrests
Chair of National Police Chiefs’ Council says officers are under ‘enormous pressure’ to stop disruption

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:42:51 GMT
PM joins police chiefs in calling for press freedom after Just Stop Oil arrests
Radio journalist Charlotte Lynch, documentary maker Rich Felgate and photographer Tom Bowles have all been detained for reporting on the protests.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:32:17 GMT
Nurses expected to take industrial action before end of year
Members of the RCN in the majority of NHS employers across the UK voted to strike over pay.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:16:43 GMT
Home Secretary: Force chiefs should embrace ‘back to basics’ approach to policing
Suella Braverman announced plans for the College of Policing to review entry routes for officers without a degree.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:15:51 GMT
Software engineer ‘knifed to death by boy, 14, after challenging teenagers’
Five teenagers, including a 13-year-old, deny murdering Ian Kirwan, who suffered a deadly wound outside a Worcestershire supermarket.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 10:17:29 GMT
Gavin Williamson fronted government’s flagship anti-bullying campaign
Minister quit on Tuesday night over numerous bullying allegations

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:13:18 GMT
Energy payment ‘more difficult to deliver’ without Stormont Executive – Baker
Northern Ireland Office Minister Steve Baker was pressed on the £400 payment in the House of Commons on Wednesday.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:07:44 GMT
Northern Ireland nurses vote to strike over pay and patient safety concerns
They are set to join colleagues across the UK in the strike action.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:03:10 GMT
Four deny deliberately blocking road during Tower Bridge protest
The defendants have pleaded not guilty to committing wilful obstruction of a highway on Tower Bridge in April.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:58:15 GMT
Smiling King carries on with audience at Palace after egg throwing incident
The monarch met with the Nigerian president in London on Wednesday afternoon.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:58:02 GMT
Kate hails children’s centre’s ‘amazing’ integrated support service for mothers
The Princess of Wales visited the Colham Manor Children’s Centre in west London in her role as patron of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:53:40 GMT
Police chief tells of ‘shame and deep regret’ over rogue officers
Martin Hewitt, chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, was addressing delegates at the body’s joint annual summit.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:52:23 GMT
Nurse ‘had sleepless nights’ over neo-natal unit incidents, murder trial hears
Lucy Letby denies murdering seven babies and attempting to kill 10 others.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:50:17 GMT
Claims from man fighting extradition to US ‘entirely outlandish’, court told
The man denies that he is Nicholas Rossi, who is wanted by prosecutors in America on rape allegations.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:46:56 GMT
Police chief hits back against ‘woke’ accusations after Braverman criticism
Chair of National Police Chiefs’ Council defends efforts after scandals over racist, misogynist and criminal officers

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:40:48 GMT
Brighton Marathon could be saved as talks progress with potential buyer
Grounded Events owed £1.2 million for the 2021 financial year, according to the most recent filing with Companies House.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:34:13 GMT
Man handed three-year prison term for £450,000 cocaine smuggling operation
Jordan McKinlay, 30, was jailed at the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:27:07 GMT
Two men refused permission to appeal over homophobic murder of Dr Gary Jenkins
Dr Gary Jenkins was attacked in Bute Park, Cardiff, last July.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:17:53 GMT
Nurses in every health board in Scotland vote to strike
The Royal College of Nursing said walkouts are likely before the end of the year.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:11:42 GMT
M25 protests: Just Stop Oil says police officer injured in lorry crash is ‘awful situation’
Essex Police chief superintendent praised his officers responding to the incident

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 15:57:48 GMT
Police officer injured on third day of Just Stop Oil’s M25 protests
Essex Police said there was a collision involving the motorbike rider and two lorries during a rolling roadblock.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 15:57:32 GMT
Health Secretary says strike by nurses ‘disappointing’ and warns of care delays
Industrial action is expected to begin before the end of this year.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 15:55:59 GMT
Southend United given time to clear tax debt
Judge Sally Barber, who oversees hearings in the Insolvency and Companies Court, made no ruling but said the case will be reconsidered on January 18.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 15:54:21 GMT
No ‘politically correct’ distractions for officers, Braverman tells police chiefs
Her comments came after one of Britain’s senior police officers urged others to ‘stand tall’ and defend themselves against accusations of being woke.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 15:54:12 GMT
Nurses vote to strike over pay
Industrial action is expected to begin before the end of this year

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 15:48:11 GMT
Man arrested after eggs thrown at King and Queen Consort in York
Four eggs were hurled at the royal couple on Micklegate – all missing their targets.



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