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Sun, 19 May 2024 08:36:56 GMTWes Streeting pulls out prompt card as he forgets Keir Starmer’s key Labour pledge
Wes Streeting needed to pull out a prompt card as he recited Sir Keir Starmer’s six Labour pledges.
Sun, 19 May 2024 08:30:29 GMTJeremy Hunt says £10bn infected blood scandal compensation will fulfil vow to constituent a decade ago
The chancellor also he indicated he would be open to a memorial to victims
Sun, 19 May 2024 08:27:06 GMTDevon water crisis – live: MP brands South West Water ‘contemptible and incompetent’ as parasite infections rise
Cases of waterborne disease in Devon likely to increase for ‘up to two weeks’, public health boss warns
Sun, 19 May 2024 08:16:23 GMT‘Boil water’ advisory lifted for most residents in Devon, water supplier says
South West Water says around 14,500 households in Alston area could use their tap water safely amid outbreak of waterborne illness
Sun, 19 May 2024 08:05:47 GMTRoyal news – live: King and Queen to mark D-Day in France as UK scrambles to find aircraft to drop paratroopers
Defence Secretary orders urgent review to ensure plan goes smoothly
Sun, 19 May 2024 07:49:22 GMTThousands of Brixham residents told they can safely drink tap water again
Thousands of people in Brixham can now safely drink their tap water again after days of being told to boil it first following a parasite outbreak, the region’s water supplier has announced.
Sun, 19 May 2024 00:05:50 GMTThousands gather across UK to demand clean rivers, beaches and lakes
Protesters call for an end to sewage discharges into all bathing and high-priority nature sites by 2030
Sun, 19 May 2024 00:03:40 GMTBritish companies should ditch political activism, says Kemi Badenoch
Up to 50 per cent of people thought businesses were too concerned with political activism, a survey found
Sun, 19 May 2024 00:01:53 GMTArchbishop of Canterbury criticises two-child benefit cap as ‘cruel’
The Archbishop slammed the cap as ‘cruel’ and called on Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer to commit to scrapping it
Sat, 18 May 2024 22:09:56 GMTThousands of pro-Palestine protesters march in London and call for ceasefire
Seven protesters were arrested for incidents involving ‘offensive placards and chants, violence and sexual assault’
Sat, 18 May 2024 21:34:26 GMTLabour pledges 40,000 extra NHS appointments a week
The £1.1bn scheme would be funded by cracking down on tax dodgers and people with non-domiciled status
Sat, 18 May 2024 20:21:32 GMTLondon bus destroyed after being engulfed by huge fire on suburban street
Five fire engines and 30 firefighters rushed to the blaze in Twickenham, south west London, on Saturday afternoon
Sat, 18 May 2024 20:20:56 GMTSearch underway for two teenagers missing after entering the Tyne in Ovingham
The two teenagers went into the water near Ovingham Bridge, Northumberland, at around 3.30pm on Saturday
Sat, 18 May 2024 19:58:16 GMTHow maths teacher in her dream job became ‘sexual predator’ who abused trust to groom pupils
Rebecca Joynes is facing a potential prison sentence after she abused her position of trust to have sex with schoolboys – having a baby with one of them
Sat, 18 May 2024 17:03:19 GMTInside the picturesque harbour town facing a dirty water crisis
The holiday hotspot of Brixham in Devon has been rocked by a water problem that’s threatening public health as well as local businesses. Alex Ross reports
Sat, 18 May 2024 17:02:49 GMTInfections in Devon water parasite outbreak to keep rising for weeks, public health boss warns
MP says anger in Brixham ‘palpable’ as at least 46 cases of disease linked to contaminated water are confirmed
Sat, 18 May 2024 16:52:22 GMTSewage alerts across UK mapped after ‘millions’ of litres dumped into Lake Windermere beauty spot
Raw sewage was pumped into the Unesco world heritage site for nearly 10 hours in February
Sat, 18 May 2024 14:31:03 GMTNorthern Lights: Will you be able to see Aurora Borealis tonight in the UK?
Meteorologists say the lights could be seen again in the UK sky
Sat, 18 May 2024 13:11:25 GMTTeachers could get protection against blasphemy claims under new laws
The report has been influenced by recent blasphemy cases, which has seen some teachers forced into hiding
Sat, 18 May 2024 13:08:36 GMTNorthern Lights will appear across UK skies more frequently, space forecaster says
The sunspot region will be rotated back towards Earth in 10 to 12 days’ time, paving the way for further displays of the Northern Lights
Sat, 18 May 2024 09:03:24 GMTExtraordinary moment woman playing harp on high street is berated by passer-by who threatens to report her
The angry woman threatens to get her arrested after wrong accusing the performer of begging
Sat, 18 May 2024 08:51:52 GMTJess Phillips shares how Keir Starmer reacted when she was ‘feeling sorry’ for Rishi Sunak
Jess Phillips has revealed Sir Keir Starmer told her to “f*** off” when she expressed sympathy for Rishi Sunak.