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Sat, 31 Jul 2021 08:42:47 GMTBaby monkey called TikTok rescued from ‘miserable life’ in Essex
The RSPCA has called for a total ban on keeping monkeys as pets
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 08:41:49 GMTLabour demands answers over secretive club for big Tory donors to meet Boris Johnson
Members reportedly pay £250,000 for regular chats with PM and chancellor
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 08:18:31 GMTGeneral calls on Boris Johnson to set out new strategy to stop Afghanistan becoming terror base
‘Twenty years of failed geo-strategy’: Retired army chief rues Western ‘defeat’
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:40:22 GMTTV licence transition period ends for over-75s
Those who do not pay could face a £1000 fine
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:35:09 GMTHome Office set up fake website to deter asylum seekers from crossing Channel with ‘misleading’ claims
Exclusive: ‘On The Move’ website claims to offer ‘reliable information’ but does not disclose government affiliation
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 05:40:00 GMTUK weather: The latest Met Office forecast
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Sat, 31 Jul 2021 00:29:46 GMTStorm Evert: Women seriously injured by falling tree as high winds and rain batter Britain
Helicopters rescued people from at least four yachts off the Isles of Scilly
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 06:44:00 GMTChickens died of thirst and dead birds left to rot at suppliers to Tesco, Sainsbury, Lidl and KFC
Secret cameras found birds panting, crippled and resorting to cannibalism, vegan charity says
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 02:03:34 GMTAlmost 120,000 children stuck in temporary accommodation over summer holidays, councils warn
Government urged to give local authorities more powers to build housing
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 01:03:44 GMTConservatives at risk of losing seats in ‘blue wall’ heartlands, YouGov poll suggests
Conservatives could lose up to 16 seats in the south and east of England
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 00:57:23 GMTLatin to be offered to state school pupils in England to make subject less ‘elitist’
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said the subject was not ‘for the privileged few’
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 00:23:17 GMTUK politics news – live: New Cameron lobbying revelations as Labour accuses Tories of helping ‘elite donors’
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Fri, 30 Jul 2021 23:28:55 GMTFormer BBC bosses call for change in rules after complaints over Olympics coverage
Lord Grade and Sir Michael Lyons said that the lack of live Tokyo 2020 events broadcast by the BBC is ‘disappointing’
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 23:05:12 GMTEnergy bills to soar in biggest increase in a decade
The hike in gas and electricity costs will affect 15 million households in the UK
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 23:01:17 GMTUnion urges reprieve for furlough scheme, as Rishi Sunak cuts payments
Almost 2m jobs still supported by emergency scheme, due to close at end of September
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 22:59:45 GMTProtect cultural landmarks from ‘ill-advised development’ or lose heritage status, warns Unesco chief
The warning comes before a decision is made on Grant Shapps’ plans to to build a £1.7bn dual carriageway tunnel under the ancient Stonehenge monument in Wiltshire
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 22:21:48 GMTPlastic screens could worsen Covid risk in some situations, government told
But barriers cut risk from larger droplets when people are face-to-face and close, experts say
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 22:16:44 GMTBritain cannot remove Isis members’ citizenship without telling them, High Court rules
‘Parliament did not give the home secretary power’ to stop notifying people they are no longer British by law, judge says
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 21:31:27 GMTWoman caught driving Mercedes G Wagon at 130mph on M1 ‘needed the toilet’
Police say driver was going ‘so fast she missed the services’
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 21:19:44 GMTSexuality pay gap: Gay men ‘earn £1,500 less than straight men’
On average, homosexual and bisexual men in Europe, Australia and North America earn around seven percent less than their heterosexual counterparts
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 21:14:54 GMT‘No jab, no job’ policies set to spark deluge of employment tribunals, lawyers warn
Unions lead backlash after minister claims ‘good idea’ for companies to insist staff are double-jabbed
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 21:07:24 GMTBoris Johnson urged to step up efforts to get agreement at climate summit
‘We are out of time’: insider warns of lack of urgency
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 20:02:00 GMTPolice investigating ‘racial hate crime’ after video shows woman calling man n-word
‘We would urge the victim to make contact with us’ said Hertfordshire Police
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:33:50 GMTLabour MP Apsana Begum weeps in dock after being cleared of fraud charges
East London MP described herself in court as domestic abuse survivor forced to flee family home
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:16:12 GMTDavid Cameron met vaccines minister shortly before award of contracts to company he advises
Former prime minister took on paid role with US genomics firm in 2018
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:12:08 GMTConservatives ‘receive donations worth £17,500 a day from developers’
Labour’s Angela Rayner accuses Boris Johnson of opposing flexible working to please donors
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 18:53:25 GMTKeir Starmer demands 7 August end to self-isolation ‘pingdemic’
Labour wants government to end ‘chaos’ and bring date forward
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 18:40:15 GMTMPs condemn ‘shocking conditions’ for asylum seekers in Dover
Labour MP says cross-party group found 56 migrants packed in small room with mattresses
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 18:34:36 GMTFemale trapeze artist plunges 16ft in front of circus crowd
The circus said it’s ‘shaken and saddened’ by the accident
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:23:28 GMTJudge condemns man for ‘yobbish’ assault on Professor Chris Whitty in London park
A second man pleaded not guilty to the same charge
Sat, 24 Jul 2021 09:48:56 GMT‘We’ll lose no sleep over this’: Liverpool comes out fighting after being stripped of world heritage status
The sense among many is that, UN-recognition or not, this is a city that prizes its past as the one-time unofficial second city of the British empire. By Colin Drury in Liverpool
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 05:16:20 GMTThe women whose lives Amy Winehouse turned around
Women explain how the late singer overhauled their lives 10 years on from her death
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 16:41:28 GMTUK faces ‘summer of disruption’ to milk supplies amid lorry driver shortages
Arla, UK’s biggest dairy supplier, was unable to deliver to hundreds of stores last week
Mon, 21 May 2018 18:34:18 GMTRoman Abramovich: Chelsea owner and close friend of Putin must reveal finances to get back into the UK
The Kremlin has accused the UK of acting in an 'unprincipled and unfriendly' way amid deteriorating relations
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 16:02:59 GMTStephen Bear to face trial as he pleads not guilty to voyeurism and revenge porn charges
The Essex-based celebrity is accused of posting a sex video to porn websites without consent
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 15:37:03 GMTTributes to boy who died in fatal collision involving car and e-scooter in Bromley
Alexander’s parents described him as “a wonderful son, brother, uncle, grandson, to all those who knew and loved him.”
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:46:21 GMTWoman’s hand sliced open while removing Covid anti-mask poster with razor attached
21-year-old says she’s ‘bewildered and scared’ after incident
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 12:26:16 GMTCabinet split grows over China’s role in UK’s electric car industry
The UK’s electric car supply chain is too vulnerable to Chinese influence, some senior Conservatives believe
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 13:28:54 GMT‘Brighton cat killer’ jailed for stabbing 16 pets in string of night-time attacks
Security guard Steve Bouquet locked up for five years after killing nine cats and injuring seven others
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 13:26:07 GMTWoman charged with murdering baby boy Liam O’Keefe and attempting to murder young child in Belfast
A 29-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of an eight-month old boy and the attempted murder of a young child in Belfast.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 13:24:21 GMTWalking and cycling prioritised in new Highway Code
Changes will see those on foot given right of way at zebra crossings and junctions
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:59:07 GMTScotland drug deaths still worst in Europe as number rises to record high
The number of drug deaths has risen for the seventh year in a row
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:14:09 GMT‘Good idea’ for companies to insist staff are fully vaccinated, says Grant Shapps
Transport secretary says he expects UK firms will require employees to be double-jabbed
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:39:00 GMTGovernment accused of bringing in Covid vaccine passports ‘by stealth’
Lib Dems demand recall of parliament so MPs can debate ‘new ID card snuck onto our phones’
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 09:57:24 GMTUK lawmakers say conditions for Channel migrants 'shocking'
British lawmakers say they found “shocking conditions” at a facility for people arriving in England on small boats
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 09:10:51 GMTGrant Shapps says mainland France has variant problem as Paris attacks travel quarantine ‘madness’
France has ‘much higher level’ of Beta variant that UK, says transport minister