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Sat, 05 Feb 2022 10:00:40 GMTFour teenage boys arrested after man, 20, found stabbed to death
They have been arrested on suspicion of murder
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:58:20 GMTQueen ‘set a wonderful example by her father’, childhood friend says
Lady Glenconner was a maid of honour at the Queen’s coronation.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:55:14 GMTBank of England boss criticised for ‘sick joke’ asking workers not to demand pay rise
Downing Street also criticised the comments from the Bank of England governor
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:49:24 GMTNadine Dorries admits ‘regicide runs in Tory veins’ and blames Remainers for bid to oust PM
Plotters ‘see this as their last opportunity to reverse Brexit’, claims culture secretary
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:39:57 GMTDorries reluctant to say if she has spoken to PM during awkward BBC interview
BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt said he was ‘really confused’, asking Nadine Dorries if his question was a ‘difficult’ one.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:36:43 GMTMan, 27, dies in Scottish Borders crash
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:36:26 GMTDavid Cameron’s legacy project has budget slashed after Independent expose
Youth scheme has received £1.3bn in taxpayers’ money since 2011 but now has its funding severely cut
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:35:49 GMTBoris Johnson news – live: Police ‘handed photo of PM with beer at No 10 party’ as he seeks to stave off coup
Follow live updates as ‘erratic’ PM attempts to stave off a mutiny by Tory MPs
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:31:27 GMTNew laws would hold Netflix to account over Carr’s Holocaust joke – Dorries
Nadine Dorries said the joke was ‘shocking and abhorrent and unacceptable’.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:31:19 GMTFather who mowed down knife attacker in Maida Vale says it was his ‘duty’ to act
The man, who reportedly gave his name as Abraham, 26, was originally arrested on suspicion of murder
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:23:46 GMTFour boys arrested in murder probe after man, 20, stabbed near Manchester
At 9.30pm on Friday, Greater Manchester Police was called by the ambulance service responding to a report of a stabbing in Dukinfield.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:21:25 GMTUrn containing child’s ashes stolen during Birmingham break-in
West Midlands Police said the urn was taken on Friday.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:10:42 GMTRecord-breaking Queen to be first British monarch to celebrate Platinum Jubilee
Elizabeth II is already the nation’s longest reigning monarch, and the longest still-serving sovereign in the world.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:03:58 GMT‘Why are you asking me that?’ Nadine Dorries won’t say how much she talks to Boris Johnson in bizarre interview
‘What’s your next question?’ says culture secretary, who admits ‘regicide’ runs in veins of Tory party
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 08:59:52 GMTWho are the 14 Tory MPs calling for Boris Johnson to quit?
PM battling to stave off vote on his leadership
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 08:59:34 GMTFather who mowed down knife attacker in Maida Vale says it was his ‘duty’ to act
The man, who reportedly gave his name as Abraham, 26, was originally arrested on suspicion of murder,
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 08:54:46 GMTUK weather: Snow to blanket parts as temperatures drop to -3C
Travel disruption should be expected through the weekend in affected areas, the Met Office warned
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 08:47:38 GMTThe 10 men and women who have influenced the Queen
A range of figures both prominent and private have played an important role in the life of the head of state.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 08:13:48 GMTFrench Champagne makers say they have no plans to sell UK government’s Brexit pint bottles
Government’s Brexit push to bring back Winston Churchill’s favourite Champagne measure met with indifference
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 08:00:00 GMTChristian Wakeford reveals he does not regret quitting the Tories
The former Conservative MP said Boris Johnson’s reaction to partygate had proved he was right to defect to Labour.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 07:15:54 GMTFormer head of the BBC criticises corporation’s ‘disrespectful’ tone
Lord Michael Grade said the corporation was right to hold the government to account but added that its ‘macho culture’ was ‘unnecessary’
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 02:59:41 GMTMessages show how disgraced MP Owen Paterson lobbied health secretary Matt Hancock for Randox
MP, who resigned from the Commons after a botched attempt to save him from suspension, urged Hancock to ‘kill’ story about him being consultant
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 02:10:20 GMTEx-minister Nick Gibb calls for Boris Johnson to resign and submits no-confidence letter
‘To restore trust, we need to change the prime minister,’ says Tory MP
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 02:08:07 GMTIsolated Boris Johnson offers MPs say on policy in bid to stave off coup as more Tories join rebellion
No 10 denies insider accounts of an increasingly ‘unpredictable and erratic’ prime minister
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 02:06:48 GMTWhat the papers say – February 5
The partygate fallout continues to dominate the nation’s front pages.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 02:02:32 GMTPolice ‘handed photo of Boris Johnson drinking beer at lockdown birthday party’
The PM was reportedly pictured raising a can of Estrella at the event – when rules banned social mixing indoors
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 01:54:46 GMTCall for Boris Johnson to retract ‘false’ claim that MoD tested new fake-fur bearskins
Government-approved lab test findings directly contradicted PM’s assertion that fabric was not up to scratch, company chief warns
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 01:53:51 GMTGary Jenkins: ‘Sadistic’ homophobic killers laughed after murdering psychiatrist
Dr Gary Jenkins suffered multiple severe brain injuries in the fatal attack
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 01:50:39 GMTWoman arrested on suspicion of murdering two-year-old boy
Cleveland Police are not confirming the child’s identity at this time but specially trained officers are supporting his family.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 01:50:07 GMTCaroline Flack’s ex-fiance jailed for harassing GB News presenter Dan Wootton
Judge Richardson told Brady his attacks on Mr Wootton had ‘everything to do with your craving for celebrity status’
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:01:18 GMTPrime Minister expected to praise Queen’s ‘tireless service’
Elizabeth II came to the throne 70 years ago this Sunday.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:01:00 GMT£3m funding to help families enduring cost of living pressures stay together
The money will help those with immediate needs for food, fuel, utilities or clothing.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 23:50:23 GMTSocial media firms face fines for failing to stop revenge porn under new laws
Changes will also remove risk of prosecution for consenting adults sending ‘sexts’
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 23:40:33 GMTNew car CO2 emissions ‘fall to record low’ as electric vehicle sales accelerate
Lack of charging points will hamper efforts to further cut emissions, says trade body
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 22:46:05 GMTAnother Tory MP says ‘we need to change the Prime Minister’ to restore trust
Former minister Nick Gibb said his constituents were ‘furious about the double standards’.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 22:34:27 GMTUK ticket-holder scoops £109.9 million EuroMillions jackpot
Camelot is urging players to check their tickets to see if they are the winner.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 22:18:19 GMTDean of Oxford college agrees to step down after mediation process
Christ Church said a resolution has been reached that is acceptable to all parties.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 21:39:24 GMTLogan Mwangi: Mother denies murdering five-year-old son after body found in river
Angharad Williamson, 30, reported five-year-old missing hours before he was found with multiple injuries
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 21:28:39 GMTQueen ‘set example’ by sitting alone at Philip’s funeral, says archbishop
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby commended the monarch for showing ‘duty, leadership and character’.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 21:23:40 GMTBBC worker ‘raped during production of cookery show’
Attack allegedly happened in London last September
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 21:08:22 GMTRAF fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian planes near UK 136 times in 17 years
There have been a total of 504 RAF Quick Reaction Alerts incidents since 2005
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 20:45:53 GMTLord Nazir Ahmed jailed for attempted rape of girl and sexually assaulting boy
Former Labour jailed for five years and six months following historic abuse
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 20:11:50 GMTAshley Wadsworth: Teen’s boyfriend in court charged with murder as devastated family ‘want justice’
Nineteen-year-old Canadian flew to the UK to visit Jack Sepple, 23, after the pair met through an online dating app but was found dead just two days before she was due to travel home
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 20:00:29 GMTBoris Johnson labelled ‘moral vacuum’ over Savile comments by former Tory chairman
Lord Patten says some wings of the Conservative Party have ‘turned into an English nationalist, populist, Johnsonian cult’
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:57:32 GMTBrexit: Judge suspends order to end Irish Sea border checks
DUP leader also claims Boris Johnson privately told him there was a ‘20-30 per cent of an agreement’ with the EU over the Northern Ireland Protocol
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 18:55:17 GMTPeter Swailes Jr spared jail despite exploiting a vulnerable man who was locked up for 40 years
Victim discovered in squalid conditions without heating or lighting in ‘stark contrast’ to those of family dog, court told
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 18:46:22 GMTFarmer who flipped car off land to defend his home cleared of criminal damage
Robert Hooper told jury an Englishman’s home is his castle and that he had been assaulted before using his tractor to remove Vauxhall Corsa in County Durham
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 18:33:54 GMTMP Aaron Bell submits letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson’s leadership
Red Wall MP is 13th to go public with call for prime minister to stand down
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 18:29:43 GMTBristol Airport: Government sparks anger by approving expansion weeks after Cop26
‘It completely undermines our vision for a greener North Somerset,’ council leader says
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 18:22:20 GMTMet policeman sacked for theft and fraud now jailed for sexually assaulting seven-year-old girl
Andrew Kirkland, who was kicked off the force in 2014 for theft and fraud, performed sex act over girl after sneaking into her bedroom
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 18:05:25 GMTNo one party should have a veto over Stormont future, Micheal Martin says
It comes as DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson suggested his party would not return to powersharing if issues over the protocol are not resolved.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 18:03:03 GMT‘Spark has gone from our lives’, say family of woman who fell from Arthur’s Seat
Fawziyah Javed, 31, from Pudsey in Leeds, died in Holyrood Park in September.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 18:02:29 GMTCost of living – latest: Water bills to rise as Sunak warns middle earners they’ll ‘feel pinch’ of gas prices
Price cap to rise to £1,971 from April
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 17:59:26 GMTJimmy Carr faces backlash over ‘disturbing’ Holocaust joke about Travellers
The Netflix special His Dark Material aired on Christmas Day.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 17:53:11 GMTNew victims commissioner urged to be ‘determined champion in challenging role’
Outgoing First Minister Paul Givan and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill announced appointment of Ian Jeffers before leaving office.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 17:52:17 GMTTributes to ‘quiet revolutionary’ of Scottish higher education
A library at the University of Aberdeen was named after Professor Sir Charles Duncan Rice.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 17:18:45 GMTBoris Johnson hit by fresh resignation and calls to quit in ‘partygate’ scandal
Fifth aide walks out of No 10 and another Tory MP has submitted a no-confidence letter
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 17:26:07 GMTLorry driver smuggled cocaine while delivering frozen potatoes – NCA
The National Crime Agency started their investigation last October.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 17:11:11 GMTLatest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas
Around three in 10 local areas have recorded a week-on-week rise in rates.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 17:02:21 GMTThe five aides leaving Downing Street as Boris Johnson’s power drains
From one of his greatest inspirations to an amateur boxing policy adviser, here is a look at the departed advisers.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 16:39:55 GMTRishi Sunak criticised for ‘mind-blowing’ endorsement of oil and gas drilling by environmental groups
‘Chancellor has chosen to side with the oil and gas industry,’ campaigner says
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 16:31:39 GMTFemale Met officers join all-women running club to discuss women’s safety
The officers joined a run in south west London on Friday morning.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 16:24:28 GMTPair arrested in Netherlands in organised crime probe
Both men will now be subject to extradition proceedings to bring them to Scotland.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 16:18:29 GMTHead of NI Civil Service pressed on apology for institutional abuse survivors
The public apology to those who survived abuse in institutions was to be made by the First Minister and deputy First Minister in March.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 16:14:22 GMTTeenager detained for murdering 17-year-old
Harley Demmon, 16, stabbed Josh Hall six times after arranging to meet to ‘sort out their differences’.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 16:06:38 GMTPubs, bars and restaurants eye 11% price hikes as costs soar
Around 93% of hospitality businesses have said they plan to increase customer prices.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 16:00:12 GMTDelayed discharge rates ‘spiralling out of control again’, Labour warns
The Scottish Government has said the NHS and social care services are under extreme pressure.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:53:15 GMTKind-hearted grandmother who left donations at charity bin fined £400 for ‘flytipping’
The council ordered Pauline, who has five grandchildren, to pay £400 or risk being dragged to court
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:51:24 GMT‘One in seven’ young children in north-west England had Covid-19 in late January
Infections have surged among younger age groups since the start of the year.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:48:56 GMTMan accused of killing mum and burning body charged with murder of second missing woman
Mark Brown, appeared at Lewes Crown Court today via videolink from Belmarsh Prison
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:43:34 GMTTory peers call for delay and changes to new junk food advertising restrictions
A 9pm television watershed and heavier online restrictions for advertising products high in fat, sugar and salt are to be introduced.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:42:04 GMTPCR tests surpass 15 million mark in Scotland
Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said the figure represents a ‘major milestone’ for testing teams.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:41:25 GMTPatients will be able to get screened for cancer while they shop, says Javid
The Health Secretary set out his plans for improving cancer prevention and diagnosis in a policy speech on Friday.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:45:32 GMTRefugees in hotels told free access to toiletries and medication will be cut
A letter has been sent to refugees after it was revealed the Government is spending £4.7 million per day housing asylum seekers in hotels.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:19:46 GMTThree men arrested on suspicion of rape and murder after woman, 36, dies in Bury
Three men – aged 61, 52 and 32 - were arrested after the woman died in Greater Manchester
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:08:07 GMTFootball supporter admits racially abusing Rio Ferdinand
Robert Whippe, 54, pleaded guilty at St Albans Magistrates’ Court to two counts of sending a grossly offensive message to the former England defender.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:02:03 GMTDisgraced peer jailed over attempted rape and sexual assault of children
Lord Nazir Ahmed was found guilting of abusing a girl and a boy under 11 in the 1970s.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:01:12 GMTRishi Sunak: All the clues the chancellor has given that he intends to run for Tory leader
Boris Johnson under ever-increasing pressure after four senior aides depart in one day
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:52:33 GMTRoyal Navy aircraft carrier returns to Portsmouth home base
Well-wishers lined the harbour walls to welcome HMS Prince of Wales into Portsmouth Naval Base.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:41:11 GMTShoreham inquests coroner loses court bid for pilot cockpit footage
Andrew Hill survived after the Hawker Hunter jet he was flying exploded into a fireball on a busy dual carriageway.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:36:16 GMTWill Boris Johnson resign?
PM remains under pressure over series of rule-breaking Downing Street parties that allegedly took place during lockdown, 12 of which are under investigation by Met Police
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:30:42 GMTBoris Johnson seeks solace in the Lion King after No 10 exodus, telling staff: ‘Change is good’
Five senior figures quit Downing Street in fallout from Partygate scandal
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:24:21 GMTBid to move memorial ‘like trying to get rid of elderly, unpopular relative’
Tobias Rustat, who invested in the Royal African Company, became one of Jesus College’s largest benefactors before the 20th century.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:22:51 GMTFarmer cleared by court after flipping car off land suffered ‘months of hell’
Robert Hooper’s partner, Kate Henderson, said the support of the local community had kept him going.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:07:07 GMTVulnerable man made to live in horse box and squalid shed for years
The man’s boss, Peter Swailes Senior, died last year aged 80 while awaiting trial for modern slavery offences.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:56:14 GMTScottish Water charges to rise 4.2%
The company says prices will also need to increase further in future years.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:55:56 GMTStab attack on man was ‘pre-meditated and not provoked’, court hears
Both of the injured men were treated at St George’s Hospital.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:11:30 GMTBoris Johnson quotes The Lion King, claiming ‘change is good’ after staff quit
The PM was trying to boost morale in a speech to staff on Friday morning.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:45:03 GMTMandy Allwood: Tributes to ‘Octomum’ who lost all eight of her babies as dies from cancer aged 56
Neighbours and friends say mother ‘with heart of gold’ never recovered after losing children in 1996
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:36:27 GMTPolice officer praised for bravery after tackling man armed with ‘replica gun’
The incident occurred in Camden, north London, on Friday morning.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:34:14 GMTMan stabbed farm worker in neck after squirting hand sanitiser in his meal during row over spicy food
The row took place in the communal kitchen of a farm in Crediton, Devon
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:34:00 GMTVigil held to honour mother-to-be who died on Arthur’s Seat
Thirty-one-year-old Fawziyah Javed died in Edinburgh last year. A man has been charged in connection with her death.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:25:36 GMTLocating Shackleton’s lost ship during expedition would be ‘groundbreaking’
The Endurance22 Expedition aims to find, survey and film the wreck of Endurance, which sank during Sir Ernest’s quest to Antarctica in 1915.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:19:02 GMTJavid distances himself from Johnson’s Starmer ‘slur’ over Jimmy Savile
The Health Secretary said the Labour leader deserved ‘absolute respect’ for his work as director of public prosecutions.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:59:36 GMTHighland hospital closed to new patients after Covid outbreak
A small number of cases have been detected within Invergordon County Community Hospital.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:58:48 GMTGrant Shapps tests positive for coronavirus
The Transport Secretary is the second Cabinet minister to do so in five days.