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Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:46:05 GMTGeoffrey Cox ‘rents out flat taxpayers helped fund while claiming for second home’
Sir Geoffrey claims £1,900 per month for accommodation costs
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:25:06 GMTBen Goldsmith’s teenage daughter died after becoming trapped under off-road vehicle, inquest hears
Iris Goldsmith described by her father as ‘a force of nature’
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:04:26 GMTAntique snuff boxes not seen since 1981 theft returned to stately home
Ornate 18th century collection were snatched during night time raid at Temple Newsam four decades ago - then turned up at auction earlier this year
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:02:01 GMTGeoffrey Cox news – live: MPs ‘earned millions from second jobs’ as Johnson insists UK ‘not remotely corrupt’
Latest updates as they happen
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 08:21:37 GMTSeven teenagers charged with murdering father-of-two as he walked home from night out
Danny Humbled, 35, died after alleged attack in underpass
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 08:05:48 GMTMeghan Markle apologises for misleading court over aide’s exchanges with biography authors
Duchess says former PR chief provided information for book with her knowledge
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 07:47:56 GMTRetired GP discovers new species of dinosaur from Isle of Wight with unusually ‘bulbous’ nose
Doctor of 30 years believes his find could spark a ‘renaissance’ of British dinosaur discoveries
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 07:45:58 GMTGovernment wasting billions by delaying net zero standards for homes
Hundreds of thousands of extra homes are being built to lower standards but will need to be upgraded at great cost
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 07:30:44 GMTBen Wallace accused of ‘disgusting smear’ for saying MPs were drunk on Gibraltar trip
It was Tory MPs that were ‘out on the lash until 2am’ – the SNP reportedly said
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 23:57:12 GMTJulian Assange was refused permission to marry in jail to ‘break him psychologically’, says fiancée
Exclusive: WikiLeaks founder ‘will die’ if extradited to US, partner tells The Independent
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 22:44:58 GMTBoris Johnson insists Britain ‘not remotely corrupt country’ amid ongoing sleaze row
‘Nor do I believe that our institutions are corrupt,’ PM says
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:58:31 GMTBritain First activist faces retrial for alleged assault at hotel housing asylum seekers
Conviction found to be unsafe after court hears James White was isolating during trial after a relative caught Covid
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:54:55 GMTCop26: Boris Johnson under pressure after admitting ‘huge amount’ remains to be done
PM accused of ‘dereliction of duty’ as he leaves Glasgow after three-hour flying visit
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 19:58:19 GMT‘No evidence’ that longer prison sentences will deter terrorists, watchdog warns
Government says package of laws including 14-year minimum term for plotters will ‘keep public safe’
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 19:11:32 GMT‘Constant false promises’: Vulnerable people still wait to join relatives in UK weeks after Home Office pledge
Exclusive: Hundreds of dependent relatives of UK residents trapped ‘in limbo’ due to ‘unacceptable’ delays
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 19:03:02 GMTGeoffrey Cox: Tory MP ‘does not believe’ he broke rules by using Commons office for second job in Caribbean
Cox ‘fully understands that the matter has been referred to to the parliamentary commissioner and he will fully cooperate’
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 18:43:56 GMTMeghan Markle ‘wrote her father a letter to pull heartstrings if leaked,’ says ex-aide
Meghan said she wrote to her father to show the royals she was setting boundaries with him
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 18:38:00 GMTBritain First activist convicted of assaulting security guard at hotel housing asylum seekers
Warrant issued for James White’s arrest after he fails to attend trial over protest at Coventry Hill Hotel
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 18:33:52 GMTGeoffrey Cox: More Tory MPs making money from firms linked to Caribbean tax havens
Opposition parties and campaigners call for end to overseas-linked second jobs
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 18:20:24 GMTSenior Tories call on Home Office to stop ‘unfairly’ excluding young Hong Kong nationals from BNO scheme
Former immigration minister Damian Green says Britain has ‘moral obligation’ to Hong Kong citizens born after 1997 who cannot benefit from resettlement programme
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 18:12:13 GMTMother-of-three lied about dying from cancer to cash in £130,000 life insurance policy
Gemma Goodwin, of Dartford, given suspended prison sentence at Woolwich Crown Court
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 18:08:15 GMTMore than half of Britons do not know six million Jews were murdered in Holocaust, survey reveals
Despite ‘concerning’ figure, majority of public knows about historical genocide and champions education on it
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:48:42 GMTBristol police and nightclubs to get drink spiking test kits in trial
‘Many crimes against women at night go unreported but widely witnessed,’ night-time advisor says
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:43:21 GMTAfghan girls from youth football team who escaped Taliban ‘haven’t got any’ home in UK
‘They need just not a new home but they need a new home where they can continue to be a team,’ says Human Rights Watch
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:22:27 GMTOgof Ffynnon Ddu: Caver rescued in 54-hour mission is named
A friend reportedly describes the 38-year-old whose predicament brought out more than 300 volunteers to save him, as ‘hard as nails’
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:15:10 GMTGeoffrey Cox: Tory MP who worked for tax haven argued against closing money laundering loopholes
Geoffrey Cox said it was ‘beneath the dignity of this parliament’ to crack down on British Overseas Territory tax havens
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 16:48:59 GMTBrexit: UK pulls back from imminent threat to suspend Northern Ireland deal and trigger EU trade war
Amid expectation that Article 16 will be invoked, David Frost says ‘we’re certainly not at that point yet’
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 16:45:56 GMT‘A farce’: Jamaica charter flight leaves UK with four people on board after dozens found to have right to stay
There is renewed concern about the efficacy of UK deportation policy as many Jamaican nationals were taken off the flight at the eleventh hour
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 16:00:12 GMTBooster jab will be needed for Covid pass in future, Sajid Javid hints
Health secretary suggests France-style crackdown on the cards, saying ‘We will have to look at what constitutes vaccination’
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:50:35 GMTSenior Tories call on Home Office to stop ‘unfairly’ excluding young Hong Kong nationals from BNO scheme
Former home secretary Damian Green says Britain has ‘moral obligation’ to Hong Kong citizens born after 1997 who cannot benefit from resettlement programme
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:14:13 GMTCaerphilly dog attack: 28-year-old woman arrested after boy killed
‘Work to identify breed of dog involved is also progressing,’ say police
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:00:45 GMTFormer Met Police officer charged with bribery offence after corruption investigation
Eight people accused of offences linked to ‘inappropriate relationships between police officers and people running local businesses’
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:09:07 GMTIsraeli ambassador to UK rushed out of LSE after pro-Palestine protests
The ambassador was invited to a Q&A session with the university’s debating society
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:55:42 GMTPriti Patel’s plan to turn around migrant boats ‘will likely lose a legal challenge’
Documents reportedly warn that ‘turn around’ policy would have ‘less than 30 per cent’ chance of fending off court challenge
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:51:01 GMTMotorway that’s barely a mile long to be downgraded – to save £30 million
Lancashire’s A601(M) is one of UK’s shortest M-roads and has a single carriageway in some parts
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:33:49 GMTCzech prosecutors want immunity for PM Babis to be lifted
Czech prosecutors have asked the newly-elected lower house of Parliament to lift Prime Minister Andrej Babis’ immunity from prosecution over alleged fraud involving European Union subsidies
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:16:40 GMTBrexit: What would a trade war between Britain at the EU mean?
Irish deputy PM Leo Varadkar warns Dublin readying contingency plans ‘should we get into difficulty’ over UK threat to trigger Article 16 and scrap Northern Ireland Protocol
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:01:52 GMTAfghanistan might become tourist destination in future under ‘Taliban 2.0’ says Britain’s defence chief
It’s too soon to say the West was defeated in Afghanistan, General Sir Nick Carter tells MPs
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:20:26 GMTCovid conspiracy theorists confront ‘sickest’ patient in hospital
‘There were people who didn’t believe in the vaccination for a start, then there were people who didn’t believe Covid was real,’ says Andy Watts
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:16:38 GMTThese are the 32 MPs earning £1.4m from consultancy jobs
MPs could be banned from holding lucrative advisory roles under watchdog’s planned reform
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:10:08 GMT‘Chill out or I’ll choke you’: Police officer accused of arrest threat to face misconduct hearing
PC Graham Kanes allegedly told Hassan Ahmed ‘you’re going to sleep’ during incident in Halifax
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:07:45 GMTCop26: Fossil fuel buses and lorries face sales ban from 2040 as transport leads summit agenda
13 countries call on others to join road decarbonisation effort ‘as soon as possible’