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Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:52:21 GMT
Tory MP Crispin Blunt apologises after defending convicted sex offender
Ex-minister sorry his defence of Imran Ahmad Khan ‘has been cause of significant upset’

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:51:29 GMT
Tommy Robinson summonsed to face contempt of court proceedings
Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was due to appear at the Royal Courts of Justice last month in connection with unpaid legal bills.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:48:00 GMT
Cambridge college ‘let down by Church’ over Rustat judgment
But Jesus College will not appeal the decision over the memorial to the slave trade investor.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:47:50 GMT
Ex-England schoolboy footballer dies ‘after being run over’ at car meet
Sam Harding, 20, played for a number of non-league clubs, including Ashton Athletic and FC United of Manchester

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:45:14 GMT
Easter benefits payment dates: How the bank holidays will affect when you receive your money
Jobseeker’s Allowance, Universal Credit, State Pensions and more to be paid out to claimants early to accommodate Easter bank holiday weekend

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:39:52 GMT
Blunt apologises and retracts statement defending convicted sex offender MP Khan
Tory Crispin Blunt said he backed the ‘independence and integrity of the justice system’ after criticising the verdict in the Imran Ahmad Khan case.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:38:00 GMT
Climate activists aim to shut Lloyd’s of London for the day in fossil fuels protest
City of London Police said it is aware of a protest and that officers are at the scene.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:43:47 GMT
Ukraine: Parents hit out at ‘awful’ visa scheme as rescued children wait weeks to join them in UK
Brother, sister and grandmother sleeping in Romanian church despite parents holding UK visas

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:18:59 GMT
New suicide prevention strategy to consider ‘online safety and gambling’
The last strategy was written a decade ago.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:13:43 GMT
Tory MP who earns £106k a year says he’s worried about going into his overdraft every month
Minister James Heappey suggests he is close to running out of cash by each pay check

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:09:18 GMT
Police hunt for rapist ‘who may have posed as taxi driver’ after woman attacked in Toyota Prius
Officers urgently want to speak to Salad Ahmed Mohamed, 36, who is known to frequent Islington, Finsbury Park, and South Tottenham areas of north London

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:07:47 GMT
Use of chemical weapons by Russia would be ‘beyond the pale’, minister warns
Armed forces minister James Heappey said the use of chemical weapons would ‘get a response’.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:00:33 GMT
Ukraine: UK says ‘all possible options on table’ if Russians used chemical weapons
Some countries could act ‘outwith Nato’ if chemical agents were used in Mariupol, says UK defence minister

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:46:55 GMT
Prue Leith: Ukraine refugee hosts will give up if they don’t hear news soon
The Great British Bake Off judge said she is ‘ready and willing to take in Ukrainian refugees’ but asks ‘where are they?’

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:31:39 GMT
Blunt deletes criticism of guilty verdict in MP Khan’s sex assault case
Former justice minister Crispin Blunt had claimed a ‘dreadful miscarriage of justice’ in the case of fellow MP Imran Ahmad Khan.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:15:41 GMT
Ukraine crisis shows Brexit ‘probably a good idea’, says Stanley Johnson
‘Europe needs to pull its socks up’, says PM’s father

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:11:06 GMT
Workers suffer biggest drop in real pay since 2013, figures show
The Office for National Statistics said regular pay excluding bonuses tumbled 1.8% in the three months to February when taking inflation into account.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:08:50 GMT
Tory MP branded ‘disgraceful’ after defending colleague convicted of child sex offence
Crispin Blunt claimed Imran Ahmad Khan guilty verdict was ‘miscarriage of justice’ and ‘international scandal’

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:55:18 GMT
Man arrested over death of 20-year-old footballer at ‘car meet’
Sam Harding, 20, played for a number of non-league clubs, including Ashton Athletic and FC United of Manchester

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:37:33 GMT
Boris Johnson news - live: Tory MP slammed for defending Khan as Starmer accuses Sunak of ‘rank hypocrisy’

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 05:09:35 GMT
Anne greeted by traditional performances at Papua New Guinea school
Anne and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, landed in Port Moresby on Monday evening after a weekend of engagements in Australia.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 03:02:30 GMT
Retail sales wane as consumer confidence sinks amid cost of living crisis
‘Households are yet to feel the full impact of the recent rise in energy prices and national insurance changes,’ experts warn

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 03:01:56 GMT
Long delays blamed as victims drop two thirds of rape cases
‘Thousands of victims are failing to get the justice they deserve and this has to stop,’ Dame Diana Johnson says

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 02:13:38 GMT
What the papers say – April 12
Accusations of ‘rank hypocrisy’ from Rishi Sunak and Ukraine developments are splashed across the front pages.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 01:59:18 GMT
Tory ex-minister branded ‘disgraceful’ for querying Imran Ahmad Khan conviction
Crispin Blunt has been urged to quit his role as chairman of a cross-party group on LGBT rights following the remarks.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 01:45:29 GMT
Commons Speaker: MPs still traumatised and fearful after Amess murder
Sir Lindsay Hoyle was speaking to the PA news agency following the conviction of Ali Harbi Ali for murdering veteran MP Sir David Amess in October.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 01:19:31 GMT
Starmer accuses Sunak of ‘rank hypocrisy’ for using ‘schemes’ to avoid tax
Mr Sunak’s political career is at risk of being derailed amid intense pressure over his family’s financial interests.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
New NHS payment scheme aims to encourage pharma to tackle superbugs
Nice on Tuesday published draft guidance.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Retail sales wane in March as consumer confidence sinks – report
The latest BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor revealed that total sales increased by 3.1% in March, slipping back from a 6.7% rise in February.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Call for Government to show ‘more ambition’ in tackling low rape prosecutions
Police forces in England and Wales recorded the highest number of rapes and sexual offences in a 12-month period in the year to September.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 22:15:00 GMT
Tory MP brands Khan sex assault conviction a ‘dreadful miscarriage of justice’
Former justice minister Crispin Blunt said the case against Wakefield MP Imran Ahmad Khan ‘relied on lazy tropes about LGBT+ people’.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:44:18 GMT
MP Imran Ahmad Khan expelled from Conservative Party after conviction for sexually assaulting boy
MP was found guilty on Monday of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy at a house in Staffordshire in 2008

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:30:00 GMT
Nuclear must be part of UK energy mix, says Labour
The comments come ahead of a visit to Glasgow by Sir Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:24:45 GMT
Shocking footage shows police stand-off with Sir David Amess’s killer
Ali Harbi Ali was intent on being shot dead after repeatedly stabbing veteran Conservative MP in front of horrified onlookers at constituency surgery in Essex

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:08:55 GMT
Mariupol mayor says 10,000 killed as west fears fresh Russian assault on eastern Ukraine
Russia wants a ‘diminished’ victory in time for annual 9 May parade in Moscow, west believes

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 20:47:14 GMT
Imran Ahmad Khan: What could happen to MP after his conviction?
The Wakefield MP’s legal team has vowed to appeal against the conviction, a move that could delay a potential by-election.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 20:00:24 GMT
Zoo welcomes rare male fishing cat with hope there could be future kittens
The new addition to Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, called Ozil, has been brought in to live with the zoo’s female fishing cat, called Freya.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:23:34 GMT
Met Police responds as Sasha Johnson’s shooting mocked in WhatsApp group
‘Racism, sexism and homophobia are completely unacceptable,’ Met spokesperson says

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 19:33:58 GMT
Clubbers flee fire after sparklers lit on dance floor
One person taken to hospital and four others treated by paramedics after 100 escape blaze in Clapham bar

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:55:26 GMT
Labour demands openness on ministers’ use of non-dom status, as inquiry launched into Rishi Sunak
Sir Keir Starmer brands Boris Johnson ‘sloppy’ over two successive chancellors embroiled in controversy over tax affairs

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:38:22 GMT
MP expelled by Tories after being convicted of sexually assaulting teenage boy
A Tory spokesman said Imran Ahmad Khan had been thrown out of the party with ‘immediate effect’.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:32:27 GMT
Lockdown star Louis back on screen after camera installed at new osprey nest
Louis the osprey returned to Loch Arkaig Pine Forest in Lochaber on Monday morning.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:10:01 GMT
High Court judges throw out Met Police’s ‘hopeless’ attempt to appeal Sarah Everard vigil judgment
Vigil organiser says police should ‘finally admit they were wrong’ to claim vigil was illegal

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:46:27 GMT
Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan found guilty of sexually assaulting 15 year-old boy
Khan was found guilty by a jury on Monday after around five hours of deliberations

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:40:44 GMT
Easter could bring hottest temperatures of year so far with highs of up to 22C
Warm weather is set continue throughout the week, with dry conditions expected for most of the country ahead of the bank holiday.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:32:31 GMT
Tory MP found guilty of sexually assaulting 15-year-old boy
Southwark Crown Court heard how Khan forced the teenager to drink gin and tonic.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:22:43 GMT
Meghan to join Harry at Invictus Games in The Hague
The couple will attend the event together, a spokesperson has confirmed.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:07:49 GMT
Daughter of British-US national held in Iran to protest outside Foreign Office
Roxanne Tahbaz says her father Morad is still ‘withering away in prison’, after he was briefly allowed out on furlough last month.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:57:34 GMT
Putin planning to double or treble Russian military forces in Donbas region, West believes
As many as 38 Russian battle groups believed out of action after failed attempt to take Kyiv

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:53:30 GMT
Russia could triple troop numbers in bid to take Donbas, say Western officials
Moscow’s troops are ill-disciplined but becoming desensitised to war and committing ‘revolting’ acts, one official said.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:49:38 GMT
Met Police lose bid to challenge High Court ruling over Sarah Everard vigil
High Court judges have refused permission to appeal against their findings the force breached the rights of organisers of a planned vigil.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:43:44 GMT
Soldier’s ‘first day on sangar duty’ when Tyrone man was killed
David Jonathan Holden has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in February 1988.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:36:57 GMT
Ringleader of Garry Newlove killers could be moved to open prison
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab must decide whether to approve the Parole Board’s recommendation to move Adam Swellings.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:19:19 GMT
Jo Cox murder trial ‘helped build strong case’ against second MP killer in five years
Director of Public Prosecutions Max Hill QC reflected on the murders of two MPs in five years as Ali Harbi Ali was brought to justice.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:19:06 GMT
Sir David Amess: Ali Harbi Ali convicted of murder and planning terror attacks on other MPs
Terrorist researched other potential targets including Michael Gove during over two years of preparations

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:12:51 GMT
The Rupert Cornwell Award 2022: Applications open for The Independent’s annual foreign journalism competition
A bursary of £5,000 is being made available to one individual to fund a suitable journalistic project

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:03:14 GMT
Ukrainian who fled war volunteers at new help centre for refugees arriving in NI
Galyna Valvenkina left her home in Zhytomyr, west of Kyiv, 10 days after the Russian invasion.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:57:33 GMT
How Rishi Sunak went from ‘the next Prime Minister’ to fighting for his job
Chancellor under fire over family’s tax arrangements and cost of living crisis just months after being tipped as potential front runner for the top job

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:48:58 GMT
Council’s Grenfell response ‘chaotic and exacerbated already dire situation’
Module four of the second phase of the Grenfell Tower inquiry is considering the seven days after the tower block blaze.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:44:59 GMT
David Amess: “Astoundingly brave” police officers tackled MP’s killer ‘basically armed with stick’
Chief Superintendent Simon Anslow praised Essex constables Scott James and Ryan Curtis for tackling murderer Ali Harbi Ali last year.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:43:52 GMT
How Sir David Amess’ killer went from model student to violent extremist
Ali Harbi Ali grew up in London and was living in Kentish Town at the time of the MP’s murder.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:39:24 GMT
Sir David Amess killer will ‘rot in jail and die in ignominy’
Brendan Cox, the widower of murdered MP Jo Cox, spoke out after the conviction of Ali Harbi Ali.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:35:32 GMT
‘One in three petrol stations closed’ in south of England amid oil terminal protests
Queues of cars seen snaking out of forecourts as pumps run dry

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:34:14 GMT
Eric Pickles apologises for getting Grenfell death toll wrong at inquiry
Former Communities Secretary had also suggested evidence session was wasting his time

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:34:11 GMT
Man appears in court over Old Firm bottle incident
Alan Crawford, 32, appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:29:01 GMT
Schoolgirl left in coma after ‘doctors dismissed meningitis symptoms as common cold’
Mother says daughter is ‘lucky to be alive’ after weeks in hospital

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:28:13 GMT
Gang stole £3.75 million tiara and brooch in ‘ruthlessly executed’ burglary
The Portland Tiara was stolen from the Welbeck Estate in 2018.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:26:59 GMT
Princess Anne arrives in Papua New Guinea as part of Queen’s jubilee programme
The Princess Royal was greeted on the tarmac of Jacksons International Airport with a 21-gun salute.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:17:51 GMT
Charles and Camilla to tour Canada to mark Queen’s jubilee
The prince and the duchess will pay an official visit next month, ahead of national celebrations making the monarch’s 70-year reign.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:14:27 GMT
Robber threatened to cut Ashley Cole’s fingers off with pliers during break-in
Kurtis Dilks is accused of being part of a four-strong gang who smashed their way into Mr Cole’s home in January 2020.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:57:01 GMT
Education committee chief calls for inquiry into NUS over antisemitism claims
Robert Halfon wrote to the Charity Commission to express his ‘dismay’ over the behaviour of the National Union of Students.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:40:08 GMT
‘It’s one off the list’: David Amess killer thought all MPs who voted for Isis airstrikes should die
Ali Harbi Ali said his victim was one of numerous politicians he considered targeting because of votes in 2014 and 2015

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:34:55 GMT
Invictus Games competitors hoping Meghan, Archie and Lili will join Harry
The event will begin this weekend in The Hague, Netherlands.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:29:48 GMT
UK Treasury chief fights to save reputation in tax storm
Britain’s Treasury chief is fighting to save his reputation by requesting an investigation of his own conduct after a series of news reports on his family’s finances raised questions about his judgment

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:28:33 GMT
Doug Beattie disappointed that ‘traitor’ remarks at rally were not challenged
An election poster of the UUP leader with a noose around his neck was left outside the meeting which protested against the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:27:33 GMT
Lord Pickles sorry he ‘misspoke’ in getting Grenfell death toll wrong
The politician had said that 96 people died in the June 2017 blaze when the correct number of victims was 72.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:27:07 GMT
Sir David Amess had no security concerns about meeting constituents, police boss says
Veteran Conservative MP was determined to be ‘as accessible as possible’ in community after Covid restrictions were lifted in 2021, murder trial told

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:19:27 GMT
Grandmother will ‘cherish’ time with family after £1m lottery win
Sandy Doyle, from Salisbury, said it was ‘nerve-wracking’ waiting for the National Lottery phone lines to open.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:14:03 GMT
Boris Johnson orders ethics inquiry into Rishi Sunak
Boris Johnson has told his independent ethics adviser Lord Geidt to conduct an inquiry into Rishi Sunak.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:07:42 GMT
Jurors take just 18 minutes to convict terrorist who murdered MP Sir David Amess
Ali Harbi Ali refused to stand in the dock as the unanimous verdicts were delivered.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:59:32 GMT
Horse’s surprise visit helps bring back memories for elderly care home resident
The visit in Leatherhead was part of Care UK’s Long Lost Hobbies programme, which is particularly aimed at helping those with dementia.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:49:07 GMT
Queen’s personal adviser became her hairdresser during lockdown, book reveals
Angela Kelly has the same size feet as the Queen and wears in the monarch’s new shoes to ensure they are comfortable.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:32:48 GMT
Network Rail carries out £2m spring clean to clear graffiti
The work included thousands of graffiti tags being removed across the West Midlands over the past 12 months.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:23:42 GMT
£19,500 artwork representing 2019 election goes on display in Parliament
The taxpayer-funded project means the first mobile has entered the Parliamentary Art Collection.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:17:46 GMT
Ashley Cole among high-profile targets for ‘ruthlessly executed’ burglaries
Nottingham Crown Court heard a six-strong gang also allegedly stole a £3.75 million tiara worn to the coronation of Edward VII.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:12:52 GMT
Officers who detained MP killer: We only wish we could have done more
Pc Ryan Curtis and Pc Scott James have been awarded the Merit Star – Essex Police’s highest accolade.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:11:21 GMT
Levelling Up Fund ‘absolutely does not’ undermine devolution, say Conservatives
Party leader Douglas Ross was speaking as he toured the grounds of the Crichton Trust in Dumfries.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:11:04 GMT
David Amess was ‘original Essex cheeky chappy’ and ‘the living embodiment of Parliament’s strengths’
The father-of-five was first elected for the town of Basildon in 1983

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:01:02 GMT
Petrol bomb thrown at police officer in Londonderry
The PSNI said they are treating the incident as attempted murder.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:53:37 GMT
‘Amazing journey’ for Invictus Games competitors with ‘lives turned around’
The Duke of Sussex founded the games which will take place this coming weekend in The Hague.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:50:22 GMT
Johnson and Zelensky held talks over roast beef dinner during Kyiv visit
Boris Johnson was in the Ukrainian capital for around five hours, and travelled by car, helicopter, military plane and train, No 10 said.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:50:09 GMT
Foreign minister breaks ranks to voice support for ousted Pakistani PM Imran Khan
Downing Street says government would not interfere in country’s domestic affairs

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:37:39 GMT
Food banks ‘deeply concerned about scale of suffering’ across UK
A network of food banks has urged the Prime Minister and Chancellor to combat ‘rapidly rising levels of poverty, destitution, and hunger’.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:34:47 GMT
UK announces sanctions against Bosnian-Serb politicians for ‘undermining peace’
Liz Truss said that with these ‘tough sanctions we are showing that the enemies of peace will be held to account’.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:33:49 GMT
Downing Street rejects NHS leaders’ plea for more Covid-19 curbs
NHS Confederation chief Matthew Taylor said: ‘No 10 has seemingly abandoned any interest in Covid whatsoever.’

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:32:22 GMT
Johnson has full confidence in Sunak as probe into Chancellor’s finances begins
The Prime Minister has agreed to Rishi Sunak’s request for an investigation into the Chancellor’s interests by a ministerial ethics watchdog.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:22:19 GMT
Family question Covid test result of man who spat at rail worker Belly Mujinga
Ms Mujinga died with coronavirus on April 5 2020, days after she was reportedly coughed on and spat at by a customer at London’s Victoria station.



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