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Sat, 23 Apr 2022 08:29:01 GMTMan who plotted to murder ex-wife stopped by passing elderly couple who sat on him
Both will receive a High Sheriff Award for Bravery
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 08:06:03 GMTWrongly convicted subpostmasters still awaiting compensation one year on
Neil Hudgell, the lawyer leading compensation negotiations, has called for cases to be settled by the end of the year.
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 07:34:40 GMTPolice accused of ‘breaking law’ to target sex workers with ‘bullying and intimidating tactics’
Exclusive: ‘They like to have the power, especially if they know the girl is scared then they have the upper hand,’ says sex worker
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 07:14:47 GMTSupermarkets limit cooking oil purchases after supplies hit by Ukraine war
The price of cooking oils has gone up 7% and is nearly a quarter more expensive than a year ago
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 07:00:04 GMTUK’s visa scheme painfully slow, says Briton offering home to five Ukrainians
Neil Adams, who is rearranging his Wigan home for the family, said the Homes for Ukraine scheme has been made ‘as difficult as possible’.
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 06:43:55 GMTWorking mothers forced to quit over flexible arrangements as bosses ‘reject requests too easily’
Exclusive: New polling shows vast majority want flexible working as union warns workers are pushed into cutting hours or taking unpaid leave instead
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 06:38:23 GMTRwanda ‘more akin to detention camp than sovereign state’, says ex-ambassador
Senior Conservative MPs have also questioned the logic behind the Nationality and Borders Bill.
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 06:31:38 GMTPriti Patel faces legal challenge against Rwanda deportation deal
Exclusive: Asylum seeker launches court action against Home Office arguing plan is unlawful
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 03:55:23 GMTWhat the papers say – April 23
The national front pages cover developments over partygate, Ukraine and Madeleine McCann.
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 02:09:48 GMTMadeleine McCann’s parents say investigation making ‘progress’ as German man declared formal suspect
Kate and Gerry McCann speak of ‘hope’ that daughter is alive
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 01:45:52 GMTDelays processing Ukraine children’s visas leave hosts ‘at wits’ end’
A group of would-be hosts will stage a vigil outside the Home Office calling for an end to “cynical and deadly” delays.
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 01:45:41 GMTUK charity warns of people trapped in conflict-hit Ukraine cities with no aid
There have been no humanitarian corridors for civilians to escape safely in recent days, ShelterBox has said.
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 01:45:19 GMTRamblers to recreate 1932 protest over countryside access for people of colour
An MP said 92% of England’s land is privately owned and not available to access.
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 01:41:30 GMTCustomers of UK’s biggest mobile phone networks overpay and are underserved, says Which?
Consumer watchdog advises Britons to consider virtual networks which are ‘outperforming’ Big Four
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 23:43:31 GMTRoyal family warned against ‘insulting’ Black people as St Lucia leg of royal tour begins
Campaigners in Antigua urge monarchy to account for slavery during the ‘goodwill-don’t-leave-us tour’ of Caribbean
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:09:31 GMTEdward and Sophie exchange gifts with Saint Lucia PM after red carpet welcome
The couple began their seven-day tour of the Caribbean on Friday.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 23:26:49 GMTJohnson warned Tories will be punished at the polls for Covid-breach parties
Former Conservative minister Steve Baker said the electorate was furious with the Prime Minister for not following Government coronavirus rules.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMTPrince Charles ‘will never really get’ Queen’s approval because he’s ‘too needy’, book claims
The Prince of Wales is ‘the sort of person the Queen cannot bear’, Tina Brown claims in new book ‘The Palace Papers’
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMTHolyrood blasts Northern Ireland Protocol changes as ‘unthinkable’
Neil Gray, Holyrood’s minister for Europe, has written to the Foreign Secretary asking for urgent talks.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMTDrug for overactive bladder could be made available over counter for first time
Women with the condition are being urged to take part in a consultation on whether to make a treatment available without prescription.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 22:45:33 GMTBoris Johnson news - live: Fresh Partygate fines ‘issued’ as PM warned no-confidence vote ‘inevitable’
Polling expert says party MPs will have say within months
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 21:56:49 GMTMadeleine McCann’s parents ‘welcome’ declaration of formal suspect
Kate and Gerry McCann said they have not given up hope that their daughter is still alive.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 21:40:14 GMTPictures released of laughing Prince Louis to mark his fourth birthday
Four pictures have been released of Louis, who turns four on Saturday.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 21:28:04 GMTTuesday’s EuroMillions jackpot an estimated £114 million
The winning numbers were 06, 11, 21, 35, 36 – and the Lucky Star numbers were 01 and 09.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 20:57:22 GMT‘Long past the point’ for Westminster to take action over protocol – TUV leader
Jim Allister addressed a rally against the protocol in north Belfast.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 20:31:24 GMTMany lives have been saved by Invictus Games, says Harry
The event had its closing ceremony in The Hague on Friday night.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 20:14:59 GMTInsulate Britain declares courts ‘site of civil resistance’, saying legal system not legitimate
Activists charged with total of 510 offences may disrupt hearings before judges or magistrates
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 20:11:23 GMTEd Balls rules himself out of battling Wakefield by-election for Labour
The former education secretary said he had ‘no intention’ of putting himself forward as the candidate.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 20:01:32 GMTRed carpet welcome as Edward and Sophie begin Jubilee tour in St Lucia
Sophie and Edward are also scheduled to visit Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:26:10 GMTTeenage girl ‘Clementine’ missing from southwest London say police
Officers want to hear from anyone who has information on schoolgirl
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:18:29 GMT‘Besotted’ driving instructor, 52, made TikTok account dedicated to 17-year-old student
Graham Mansie tried to pay dark web hackers to access teenager’s social media and created fake Instagram account after she blocked him
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:10:10 GMTFresh Partygate fines issued over lockdown event Boris Johnson attended, sources say
The fines are reportedly related to a 20 May 2020 ‘bring your own booze’ lockdown event
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:01:44 GMTUkrainians allowed to exchange driving licence for an Irish one
The move was welcomed by Ukraine’s ambassador to Ireland.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 18:36:32 GMTPM not among those fined for No 10 BYOB garden party, says Downing Street
The police have reportedly started handing out fixed-penalty notices in relation to a staff drinks do during England’s first lockdown.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 18:33:16 GMTUK offers tanks to Poland in bid to help Ukraine as Boris Johnson reopens Kyiv embassy
Prime minister put no pressure on India to drop its neutral stance on Russian invasion during two-day trip
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:43:18 GMTSentence cut for killer whose therapy inspired brother’s prize-winning album
Christopher Omoregie, now 28, was one of three teenagers found guilty of murdering 15-year-old Sofyen Belamouadden at a busy London tube station in 2010
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:29:36 GMTHRT shortage leaving menopausal women suicidal and causing relationship breakdowns, MP warns
Carolyn Harris, MP who specialises in menopause, tells The Independent problem is fault of Conservative government
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:28:09 GMTPriti Patel accused of ‘hypocrisy’ over plans to place asylum seekers on RAF site in rural village
Tory MP points out that two years ago home secretary ordered that asylum seekers be removed from hotel in her own constituency on basis that area was too rural
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:09:57 GMTEU parliament votes to mandate one standard charger for all phones
Proprietary cables could soon be a thing of the past as European Union pushes for standardisation
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:09:45 GMTNHS to be banned from using supply chains linked to slavery
The Health and Care Bill amendment will be debated by MPs on Monday.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:56:52 GMTBoris Johnson warned no-confidence vote now inevitable, as Tory mood ‘turns against PM’
Support among Conservative MPs has fallen ‘markedly’, says party’s polling guru
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:56:24 GMTHarry meets king of Netherlands after enjoying pint with friends in Irish pub
The Invictus Games closing ceremony will take place on Friday night.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:54:24 GMTMan accused of murdering son, two, ‘said he was ‘taking Julius with me’ in text’
Lukasz Czapla, 41, is on trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:21:21 GMTEU says Brexit deal is ‘legal obligation which binds UK’ after Jacob Rees-Mogg comments
Brexit opportunities minister said UK could break agreement if it wanted
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:14:21 GMTMan ‘fell to his death from burning flat after police arrived to hunt arsonist’
Police had been called to the flat to find a suspected arsonist when it went up in flames.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 15:47:15 GMTOne-eyed cat found in container on North Sea oil rig helicoptered back to mainland
Thought cat was shipped to oil rig from Peterhead
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 15:42:39 GMTPeople are ‘sick’ of ‘done and dusted’ partygate story – minister
Defence minister Leo Docherty said he is “100% supportive” of Boris Johnson.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 15:32:21 GMTCCTV shows moment armed gang robbed Amir Khan of his £72,000 watch
The former light-welterweight world champion says incident left him ‘very scared’ to walk around London
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 15:26:55 GMT‘Embarrassment’: Tory northern leader says Boris Johnson making life harder on doorstep ahead of local elections
Internal polling is said to suggest the blues could win enough seats at May’s local elections
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 15:20:58 GMTSturgeon defends putting indyref in local election manifesto
The First Minister launched the SNP manifesto in Greenock on Friday with key pledges such as tackling the cost-of-living and independence.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 15:13:19 GMTVictims of pension fraud tell of ‘ruined’ lives after scammers jailed
Alan Barratt and Susan Dalton helped con 245 victims out of a total of £13.7 million between 2012 and 2014.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 15:07:13 GMTSeals kicked and stoned in spate of incidents across UK
Police in Essex said they had received reports of young people throwing stones at a seal at Walton-on-the-Naze.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 15:02:18 GMTRebekah Vardy ‘tried to sell story about drink-driving player’, court told
Wayne Rooney could take witness stand to give evidence in Vardy’s high-profile libel case against his wife Coleen
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:56:56 GMTIndian slums ‘covered up with white cloth’ during Boris Johnson’s visit
Local officials in Ahmedabad previously built a wall to block slums from view during a similar 2020 visit by Donald Trump
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:52:07 GMTPolice appeal after shotgun fired through window of London flat
Police have released images of the car they suspect was involved in the ‘shocking incident’
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:49:45 GMTWhat do you think of the Home Office’s Rwanda plan? Have your say
The controversial deal has been met with criticism since it was announced last week
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:46:54 GMTEU poised to unveil rules forcing Big Tech to protect users
European Union officials are nearing agreement on a set of new rules aimed at protecting internet users by forcing big tech companies like Google and Facebook to step up their efforts to curb the spread of illegal content, hate speech and disinformat...
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:46:21 GMTMother accused over two-year-old Lola James’ death locked up for own safety
A man has been charged with the toddler’s murder.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:34:27 GMTStephen Fry, Richard Branson and UK MPs call on Singapore to halt execution of man with mental disability
Dharmalingam’s lawyers have argued that he is not mentally fit to face his impending death sentence
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:34:42 GMTCat found on offshore oil rig reunited with owner after five years of prison food
One-eyed Joe, who was being fed by prison officers on the mainland, is actually called Dexter, it was discovered.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:23:03 GMTCovid-19 infection levels falling in all UK nations
Prevalence of the virus is still high in much of the country, however.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:19:43 GMTHeroin addict mother convicted of fatally neglecting young asthma-suffering son
Laura Heath ‘prioritised her addiction to heroin and crack’ over that of seven-year-old Hakeem Hussain’s welfare.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:10:02 GMT‘Seven in 10’ people in England have had Covid-19 since early in pandemic
It is the first time an attempt has been made to estimate the cumulative number of people infected.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:08:20 GMTTory MPs warn ‘illegal migrant’ ads attacking Labour politicians will stoke hatred
‘These ads lead directly to attacks on MPs,’ says Conservative backbencher
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:06:30 GMTFootball coach ‘promised captaincy in return for sexual favours’ from children
To win the trust of his victims, Morel played video games with them, set up private chat groups, play fought, and engaged with them on social media.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:04:41 GMTMan accused of murdering son told police he could not remember death, court told
Two-year-old Julius Czapla died in Edinburgh in November 2020.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 13:56:07 GMTBagillt: Two dead and three seriously injured after car crashes into gym in Wales
Police are appealing for witnesses of a white BMW 330 saloon that the two deceased were travelling in
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 13:53:07 GMTCharles sets children an environmental challenge to mark Earth Day
The first Earth Day in 1970 saw the birth of the modern environmental movement.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 13:41:19 GMTNicola Sturgeon says time is ‘running out’ for the Prime Minister over partygate
The Scottish First Minister spoke after it was agreed the Privileges Committee will look at whether the PM misled Parliament over lockdown parties.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 13:40:38 GMTUK Government ready to take measures to ‘fix’ the protocol
The Prime Minister claimed the Northern Ireland Protocol ‘does not command the confidence of a large part’ of the population in the province.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 13:01:23 GMTClassmates’ tribute to ‘warm and generous’ boy who died after mother’s neglect
Hakeem Hussain was described as a ‘beautiful boy’ with a ‘wicked sense of humour’.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 13:00:49 GMTTwo of three people stabbed to death inside village home named in reports
Two of the victims are believed to be Susan and Jeffrey Farrance.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 12:58:20 GMTBritain to reopen Kyiv embassy in show of support for Ukraine
UK ambassador Melinda Simmons will be leading the return.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 12:53:39 GMTTories plunged into turmoil as Johnson faces third partygate inquiry
Allies of the Prime Minister have hit out at fellow Conservative MPs calling on him to quit over lockdown violations in Number 10.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 12:50:21 GMTHakeem Hussain: Drug addict mother guilty of neglecting asthmatic son, 7, who died alone ‘gasping for air’
Images show how Laura Neath used her ‘frail’ son’s blue inhaler to smoke crack before his death in November 2017
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 12:47:58 GMTNorthern Ireland protocol: Boris Johnson set to use Queen’s Speech to pick Brexit fight with EU
The prime minister is expected to give ministers powers to override parts of the Northern Ireland protocol
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 12:43:23 GMTMan in court after being charged with murdering two-year-old Lola James
The infant suffered a serious head injury at her home in July 2020 and died in hospital.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 12:37:02 GMT‘Kindness backpacks’ bring ‘moments of happiness’ to young Ukrainian refugees
Friends Stuart Thomas and Neil Spalding have been helping out with the project in Warsaw.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 12:35:14 GMTHakeem Hussain: Inside house where ‘neglected’ 7-year-old died and mother ‘used his inhaler to smoke drugs’
Exclusive: Pictures show Hakeem’s asthma pumps wrapped in foil next to ‘drug paraphernalia’
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 12:22:06 GMTPartygate will be major problem for Boris Johnson at May elections, says polling guru
Exclusive: ‘The story is not going away’, says John Curtice – highlighting further poll damage since fine
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:57:34 GMTBoris Johnson will face no-confidence vote by July, says senior Tory MP
Former chief whip Mark Harper ‘very confident’ photos of parties will come out
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:47:46 GMTDrug addict mother convicted of fatally neglecting young asthma-suffering son
Laura Heath’s trial heard she ‘prioritised her addiction to heroin and crack’ over that of seven-year-old Hakeem Hussain’s welfare.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:42:43 GMTFirst patient to receive Covid-19 vaccine returns to hospital for spring booster
Margaret Keenan made headlines around the world after receiving the historic first jab in Coventry in December 2020.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:40:29 GMTUK to reopen embassy in Ukraine capital Kyiv, Boris Johnson announces
PM says Indians ‘want Russians out’ – but did not pressure Narendra Modi to change stance
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:26:25 GMTUkraine: Evidence of war crimes ‘beyond comprehension’ handed to Metropolitan Police
Police have received around 50 referrals as they gather material for International Criminal Court investigation
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:25:53 GMTStephen Lawrence: London Eye to be illuminated orange in tribute
Stephen Lawrence Day is marked officially in the British calendar on 22 April, commemorating the anniversary of Stephen’s death.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:21:26 GMTBoris Johnson refuses to travel in Russian-built helicopter for Indian factory trip
A US-built Chinook was flown from an Indian Air Force base six hours away to transport Boris Johnson
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 10:47:12 GMTMan jailed for at least 25 years for murder of Dutch writer
Christopher Hughes was sentenced at the High Court in Stirling.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 10:44:29 GMTFeminist academic loses legal case against university over ‘terf’ claims
Raquel Rosario Sanchez, 32, had claimed the University of Bristol had failed to protect her from harassment by trans rights activists.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 10:36:55 GMTBritain to reopen embassy in Kyiv
Britain initially moved the embassy to the western city of Lviv in February shortly before the Russian invasion began.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 10:25:16 GMTBoris Johnson avoids mentioning Ukraine, in bid not to ruffle host’s feathers on India trip
‘Done by Divali’: UK prime minister urges speed in concluding free trade deal with India
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 09:34:02 GMTRwanda plan ‘may push asylum seekers into hiding to avoid being deported’
Legal advisor says Rwanda plan is going to ‘backfire’ as terrified asylum seekers will go ‘underground’