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Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:59:57 GMTNew hate crime record after racial attacks rocket during Black Lives Matter protests and far-right backlash
Hate crime has hit a new record after racially-motivated incidents rocketed during Black Lives Matter protests and a far-right backlash.
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:59:44 GMTBoris Johnson news – live: PM ‘to back energy bailout plan’ as defence sector threatened by crisis
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Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:43:10 GMTCovid news - live: Errors and delays in UK pandemic response ‘cost lives’ as minister refuses to apologise
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Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:40:31 GMTNicole Hurley: Man charged with murder of woman stabbed to death in London
She was found after police were called to a disturbance in the area
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:12:46 GMTGovernment’s early Covid response ‘amounted in practice’ to herd immunity, MPs say
Inquiry led by two House of Commons select committees condemns government for catalogue of delayed decisions and errors that resulted in tens of thousands of preventable UK deaths
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:07:38 GMTRacism row after Tory MP ‘says Sajid Javid and Nadhim Zahawi look the same’
James Gray admits confusing the two politicians but denies making racist comments
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 07:07:59 GMTCovid-19: Ethnic minority deaths were ‘unacceptably high’ during pandemic, MPs say
The first 10 NHS staff to die from Covid-19 were from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 06:19:36 GMTChristmas comes early: EU, UK back to Brexit wrangling
The European Union and Britain are back to quarreling less than a year after finalizing Brexit
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 23:59:07 GMTWoman accused of stabbing husband told 999 operator he was ‘bleeding to death with any luck’
The defendant said that going to prison is ‘preferable to my life right now’
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 23:26:54 GMTSunak will be ‘short of money’ despite historic tax rises, IFS warns
The combined effects of increasing spending on the NHS and a smaller-than-projected economy could leave the chancellor short of funds for public services, the think tank has said
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 23:10:47 GMTCovid deaths in care homes could have been avoided if sector wasn’t treated as ‘afterthought’, finds report
‘The tragic scale of loss was among the worst in Europe and could have been mitigated,’ MPs find
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 23:05:41 GMTReport concludes UK waited too long for virus lockdown
A U.K. parliamentary report has concluded that Britain's Conservative government waited too long to impose a lockdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 22:37:11 GMT‘No one is safe’: Anti-vaxxers who targeted Jeremy Vine threaten to visit homes across country
‘We’re going to carry on serving people, we’ve got everybody’s address, no one’s safe,’ activist claims
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 22:23:22 GMTKwasi Kwarteng seeks Treasury support for industries hit by soaring energy prices
Intervention follows extraordinary row between departments over support
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 22:22:36 GMTUK exposed without bailout for key defence and nuclear suppliers
Companies in energy intensive sectors could halt production on sensitive inputs if government does not intervene
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 22:05:16 GMTBoris Johnson news - live: Kwarteng asks Treasury for energy crisis funds as No10 backs him in row over talks
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Mon, 11 Oct 2021 21:40:39 GMTNorthern Lights could be visible as geomagnetic storm expected to reach Earth
It is caused by a Coronal Mass Ejection, a massive burst of material from the sun which can cause a phenomenon known as a geomagnetic storm, which interferes with the Earth’s magnetic field
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 20:53:15 GMTWinston Smith shooting: US marshals who killed Black man won’t face charges, prosecutor says
Prosecutor says the task force members were justified in using deadly force
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 19:07:47 GMT‘No surprise’ Met Police dropped Andrew abuse claims probe, says ally of royal
Source close to royal issues statement after Scotland Yard says it will take no further action over claims
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 18:42:44 GMTDowning Street publicly backs Kwasi Kwarteng in Treasury row over energy crisis talks
Row comes as UK Steel boss accuses government of ‘doing absolutely nothing’ to address crisis
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 18:16:01 GMTManchester City defender Benjamin Mendy refused bail for third time ahead of rape trial
Mendy is accused of raping two women and sexually assaulting a third
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 18:10:13 GMT‘Democracy is a very fragile thing’ says Holocaust survivor at launch of Imperial War Museum exhibition
Furvah Shah meets Eva Clarke, 76, whose birth certificate from inside a Nazi death camp is now an exhibit in London
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 17:45:06 GMTBrexit: UK not interested in solving protocol problems, claims Ireland’s foreign minister
Simon Coveney accuses Lord Frost of obstructing talks, as Twitter spat escalates
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 17:42:25 GMTSpies are after UK’s Covid secrets, cyber security chief warns
‘Malicious actors’ trying to access vaccine procurement plans and data on variants
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 17:27:51 GMTFamily of Manchester bomb victim John Atkinson hit out at ‘mistake after mistake’ in emergency response
John Atkinson’s family say the bombing should have been prevented and that he should have received better care
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 17:17:14 GMTChildren locked in cells for 23 hours a day despite inspectors calling policy ‘unacceptable’
Experiences of boys in Oakhill prison ‘very poor’ as watchdogs find some are confined to cells nearly all day
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 17:03:01 GMTFour evicted from HS2 protest camp as Swampy threatens to be there for ‘quite a while’
‘I would imagine they will probably have us out before Christmas’ says veteran protester
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 16:32:03 GMTMother stabbed to death in north London is 14th female victim since Sarah Everard
The mother-of-four was pronounced dead in the early hours of Sunday morning
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 15:50:20 GMTBrexit: DUP boycott of meetings with Irish government ‘unlawful’, High Court rules
Defiant DUP claims verdict ‘proof’ the protocol is not working and must be ditched
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 15:32:00 GMTWho was Sir Richard Sutton and how did he die?
Baronet had an extensive property and farming portfolio, owning around 7,000 acres across the country
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 14:12:42 GMTMinisters accused of using Afghan crisis in ‘cowardly’ push to get civil servants back to office
‘It’s scapegoating for political failure’, says union leader
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 13:31:33 GMTSir Richard Sutton: Man admits manslaughter of millionaire hotelier but denies murder
Thomas Schreiber also pleads not guilty to attempted murder of his mother
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 12:56:56 GMTForensic scientist to stand trial accused of mishandling Met Police evidence
The forensic scientist is accused of eight offences related to the mishandling of evidence
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 12:49:21 GMTNo 10 won’t say if Boris Johnson is on holiday at Spanish villa owned by Lord Goldsmith
No 10 also insists Mr Johnson continues to ‘be in charge’ – not deputy PM Dominic Raab
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 12:33:08 GMTBritain’s ‘strictest’ headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh made social mobility chief
Headteacher appointed by Liz Truss to ‘level up opportunity’
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 11:29:24 GMTAsos boss quits after profit warning amid supply chain woes
Company earnings expected to slump by more than £100m in current financial year
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 11:21:12 GMT4 detained during massive pro-EU protest in Poland
Police in Warsaw say four people, including a nephew of the prime minister, were detained during a massive protest against government policy that critics say could cost Poland its European Union membership
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 11:02:42 GMTUK promises to pay France £54m ‘within weeks’ after demand for migrant crossings cash
Home Office minister blames ‘administrative’ delay rather than political issue
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 10:55:25 GMTDehenna Davison ‘overwhelmed’ by support after saying she is bisexual
Bishop Auckland MP says her sexuality ‘not a big deal’ and ‘just part of who I am’
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 10:43:17 GMT‘Worrying’ increase in number of victims seeking support for hate crimes, charity finds
Figures show sharp rise in transgender identity-related hate crimes over 12-month period
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 10:38:36 GMTPolice ‘feel more let down than anybody’ by Sarah Everard case, says minister
‘Everybody is shaken by this terrible case,’ says Damian Hinds
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 10:36:25 GMT2,000 police officers accused of sexual misconduct in past four years
National Police Chiefs’ Council admits some people drawn to policing by power and potential to abuse it