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Fri, 29 Apr 2022 08:49:19 GMT
Partygate: Boris Johnson undermining teaching of ‘honesty’ in children, says schools’ leader
Head teachers’ union says PM ‘misled’ nation over parties, causing crisis in trust

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 08:39:28 GMT
Strike and engineering work to cause bank holiday rail chaos
TransPennine Express urged passengers not to travel on Saturday or Sunday due to a walkout by conductors.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 08:35:03 GMT
All’s wool that ends wool: five sheep rescued from West Yorkshire rooftop
Firefighters help stranded animals after they jump onto house from neighbouring field

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 08:26:07 GMT
Tory minister says male MP pinned her against wall and told her she ‘wants him’
Anne Marie-Trevelyan reveals incident with former colleague

Sun, 02 Jan 2022 10:08:36 GMT
Company that advised Afghans not to flee before Taliban takeover was previously paid £700k by UK Government
Exclusive: Company convinced Afghans to ‘avoid potentially deadly encounters on the journey to Europe’ months before the Taliban takeover

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 08:19:35 GMT
Footballer Mason Greenwood remains on bail as rape probe continues
The 20-year-old Manchester United striker was arrested in January after images and videos were posted online.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 08:15:47 GMT
UK politics news – live: Tory ‘pinned to wall’ by MP who said she ‘must want him’
Unnamed male politician ‘no longer in the House,’ cabinet minister claims

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 08:10:31 GMT
Boris Becker could be jailed today after being found guilty of shirking bankruptcy debts
Judge Deborah Taylor will sentence six-time Grand Slam champion Becker at Southwark Crown Court

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 08:10:28 GMT
Female Cabinet minister says she was ‘pinned up against a wall’ by male MP
International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said she has experienced the ‘wandering hands’ of ‘half a dozen’ male colleagues in Westminster.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 08:10:09 GMT
Boris Becker could be jailed today after being found guilty of shirking bankruptcy debts
Judge Deborah Taylor will sentence six-time Grand Slam champion Becker at Southwark Crown Court

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 07:54:16 GMT
From cash-for-questions to ‘casting couch’ claims: Ten times Westminster was embroiled in sleaze
Accusations that a Tory MP ‘watched porn’ in Parliament is the latest in a long line of sexual misconduct scandals to plague Westminster

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 07:28:30 GMT
Murder inquiry launched after man attacked at Lakeside shopping centre dies
Police are asking shoppers to help them find the two male attackers

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 07:17:40 GMT
People with arthritis urged to lose weight and exercise under new NHS plan - OLD
Starting exercise programmes may initially make the pain worse, but this should settle down, the guidance suggests.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 07:00:39 GMT
Murder investigation launched following death of man in shopping centre - OLD
Emergency services attended the scene at Lakeside in Essex but sadly the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 06:00:58 GMT
Royal tours to Caribbean ‘should be scrapped unless they address justice’
Edward and Sophie’s Jubilee trip was met with demands for reparations over slavery, and followed William and Kate’s controversial overseas visit.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 05:33:39 GMT
British military veteran ‘showed commando spirit until the end’ in Ukraine
Fundraisers for Scott Sibley’s family have raised more than £10,000 in one day.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 05:28:51 GMT
Troops in largest European deployment since Cold War to deter Russian aggression
Around 8,000 personnel from the British Army will take part in exercises in mainland Europe this summer.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 04:02:23 GMT
Boris Johnson news – live: PM won’t say ‘porn-watching’ Tory will lose whip if guilty
Mr Johnson told broadcasters that the behaviour is ‘obviously unacceptable’

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 03:03:15 GMT
What the papers say – April 29
The papers focus on a UK veteran killed in Ukraine, British troops being sent to eastern Europe and harassment claims in Parliament.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 01:45:12 GMT
British ‘Beatle’ terrorist to be sentenced over deaths of Western hostages
Alexanda Kotey, from London, is expected to come face to face with the families of his victims in the federal court in Virginia, US.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:56:41 GMT
Fresh delay to Brexit import checks on animals could let diseases in, vets warn
‘This flies in the face of common sense and the government’s commitment to high levels of animal and human health,’ say experts

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:39:10 GMT
MPs accuse government of ‘substandard’ handling of freedom of information system
‘An internal review alone won’t be sufficient to restore trust,’ says Tory MP William Wragg

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:14:34 GMT
Around 8,000 British troops to take part in biggest deployment in eastern Europe since Cold War
Dozens of tanks will also deployed to countries ranging from Finland to North Macedonia

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:13:35 GMT
Children as young as eight ‘pretending to be drug lords in school playground’
Policing boss calls for ‘generational shift’ to teach youngsters about dangers of illegal subtances at younger age and more emphasis on risks of gateway drugs such as cannabis

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
32% with cancer ‘wearing coats or dressing gowns indoors as energy bills surge’
Macmillan said it has seen a high level of demand for its financial support services over the past few months.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Business confidence up in Scotland despite rising inflation and costs
The Bank of Scotland monthly business barometer has risen 11 points in April to 28%.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Covid vaccine supply lessons to be used for Hormone Replacement Therapy shortage
Madelaine McTernan, Vaccine Taskforce director general, will lead a new HRT taskforce which will leverage lessons learned during the pandemic.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
UK’s visa schemes ‘creating and heightening’ trafficking and exploitation risks
More than 100 experts have highlighted the “troubling implications” of the UK’s visa-based response.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Send Government back to school to learn leadership, says heads’ leader
Paul Whiteman will say that a ‘failure of political leadership’ is making headteachers’ jobs harder.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Cabinet Office condemned by MPs for FoI ‘clearing house’ secrecy
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Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Report calls for primary school exclusions to be banned by 2026
The research also said no school should be graded ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted without being inclusive.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:14:20 GMT
Call to support GPs as majority ‘suffer stress, anxiety or depression’
The Rebuild General Practice campaign group warned there is a ‘workforce emergency’ with significant numbers of family doctors feeling the strain.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 22:02:39 GMT
Gaia Pope-Sutherland, 19, feared she was pregnant before her body was found, inquest hears
The young woman had died of hypothermia and had experienced ‘manic episodes,’ experts said

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 21:31:18 GMT
RSPCA hails ‘milestone week’ as £5,000 fines introduced and glue traps banned
Ministers will be forced by law to take into account that animals have feelings as policy decisions are made

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 21:23:20 GMT
Katie Kenyon: Police prioritise search in Forest of Bowland for missing mother-of-two
A 50-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection with disappearance

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 21:19:48 GMT
Over-55s have turned towards Labour since 2019, poll finds
Two million older voters who backed Conservatives at last election say they are open to voting Labour

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 21:11:51 GMT
‘Debunked’ psychological diagnoses of Amber Heard must be discounted, prominent psychologist warns
The two disorders are ‘highly contested controversial psychiatric labels’, psychologist says

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 21:06:54 GMT
Women ‘brutally exposed’ to cost-of-living crisis after bearing brunt of soaring poverty
Exclusive: Data from Labour’s shadow women and equalities secretary reveals women left ‘brutally exposed’ to cost of living crisis 

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 19:36:44 GMT
Sex crimes soar to record high but campaigners warn it is ‘tip of the iceberg’
New figures show police recorded 183,587 sexual offences from December 2020 to December 2021

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:14:02 GMT
Tory MP ‘caught watching porn in House of Commons’ as chief whip investigates
Colleague says behaviour ‘unacceptable in any workplace’

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 18:06:47 GMT
Prince Edward’s Caribbean tour ‘may be one of the region’s last royal visits’, author claims after protests
As the royal tour of eastern Caribbean countries has progressed, so too have calls for reparatory justice from campaigners.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 11:13:59 GMT
Electoral Commission ‘concerned’ after Tories vote to place it under government control
Ministers will now be able to direct the election watchdog’s priorities and control the committee that scrutinises it

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 18:49:31 GMT
Two men arrested on suspicion of smuggling people into the UK in horseboxes
They are both suspected members of an organised crime group.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 18:23:19 GMT
Pornography in Commons ‘unacceptable’, PM says as Tory faces investigation
Boris Johnson said the claims against the unnamed MP, if proven, would be ‘clearly totally unacceptable’.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 18:23:10 GMT
Labour MP Liam Byrne should be suspended from Commons for bullying former employee, panel says
Independent Expert Panel says case ‘serious breach’ of bullying and harassment policy

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 18:12:37 GMT
Disgraced Imran Ahmad Khan to quit as MP - three weeks after conviction and with full April pay
MP was convicted on 11 April of sexually assaulting 15-year-old boy

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 17:42:41 GMT
Tories ‘failing to act’ against MP who watched porn as doubts grow over inquiry
Boris Johnson insists parliamentary probe is ‘proper procedure’, but is accused of kicking controversy ‘into the long grass’

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 17:31:03 GMT
British military veteran reportedly killed while fighting in Ukraine
The Foreign Office has confirmed a British national has died in Ukraine and another is missing.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 17:14:54 GMT
‘Absolutely tiny’ twin red-bellied lemurs born at Chester Zoo
The pair were spotted by zookeepers nestled in their mother’s fur.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 17:14:16 GMT
Former Lib Dem MP and campaigner formally settles phone hacking claim
Dr Evan Harris accepted “substantial damages” from NGN, publisher of the now-defunct News of the World and The Sun.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 17:09:06 GMT
School leaders debate intervention from Zahawi over cancelled gay author visit
NAHT to debate whether Nadhim Zahawi should investigate the appointment of new governors who are ‘riding roughshod’ over the rules.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 17:07:07 GMT
Brexit checks on EU food imports scrapped, announces Jacob Rees-Mogg
Minister admits controls would have hit supermarkets prices and been ‘act of self-harm’

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 17:05:48 GMT
Actor Ricky Tomlinson opposing bid to have ‘hacking’ claim thrown out of court
The Royle Family star is among several people who claim they were victims of unlawful information gathering at titles run by Mirror Group Newspapers.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 17:00:36 GMT
Man will attempt to climb Mount Everest on crutches
Jamie McAnsh woke up eight years ago paralysed from the waist down

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 17:00:08 GMT
Ban on staff calling prisoners ‘residents’ or ‘clients’
It comes after the Justice Secretary defended a new ‘smart’ prison designed to drive down crime.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:52:04 GMT
Ministers urged to help geologist at risk of death penalty in Iraq
Jim Fitton, 66, has been detained over smuggling allegations.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:40:52 GMT
Sophie tells Saint Lucian school children gender equality is ‘not a competition’
The countess was joined by her husband the Earl of Wessex on visits to two schools on the island on the last day of their Caribbean tour.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:26:03 GMT
Charles holds ’emotional’ meeting with Ukrainian refugees
The Prince of Wales visited the World Jewish Relief charity in north London.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:25:30 GMT
DUP not using scare tactics in election campaign over border poll: Donaldson
The DUP launched its election manifesto at a factory in Co Armagh.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:19:57 GMT
Ex-Tory MP convicted of sexually assaulting boy sends in resignation letter
Imran Ahmad Khan will have been on full pay for three weeks after his conviction.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:19:45 GMT
Police insist no investigation of Sir Keir Starmer over lockdown breach claims
He was videoed drinking a beer during a visit to Durham almost exactly a year ago.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:15:23 GMT
Missing teenager Gaia feared she was pregnant, inquest hears
Gaia Pope-Sutherland was reported missing from her home in Dorset on November 7 2017 and her body was found 11 days later.

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 19:36:09 GMT
Saint Kitts and Nevis signals plan to cut ties with British monarchy and become a republic
‘The time has come’ for the country to review its links to the royals, deputy prime minister Shawn Richards told a press conference

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:56:50 GMT
Boris Johnson targets ‘Red Wall’ constituency on campaign trail
Mr Johnson was mobbed by some students, who took selfies with the Prime Minister.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:44:48 GMT
What financial interests do MPs have to declare?
Here’s how the register of MPs’ interests works

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:44:07 GMT
London local elections 2022: How and where to vote
Polling day falls on Thursday 5 May

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:42:31 GMT
Former prison governor jailed over ‘intimate’ WhatsApp messages to inmate
Victoria Laithwaite, 47, sent messages to 30-year-old prisoner James Chalmers after problems in her marriage, Northampton Crown Court heard.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:35:44 GMT
Households at risk of homelessness after no-fault evictions up by 37%
Some 5,260 households were threatened with homelessness after receiving a Section 21 notice in the run-up to Christmas, Government figures show.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:31:27 GMT
British national killed and second missing in Ukraine
The families of both Britons are being supported.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:25:43 GMT
NHS boss was driven to A&E after suspected stroke amid ambulance delay fears
Deborah Lee, chief executive of Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust, was driven to A&E by her husband after ‘lamenting’ ambulance delays

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:25:13 GMT
New P&O Ferries crew did not know how to use life-saving equipment – report
Twenty-three failures on Spirit of Britain were found by Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspectors.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:19:03 GMT
Around one in five refugees granted Homes for Ukraine visas have arrived in UK
As of Monday around 27,100 people had travelled to Britain under Ukraine visa schemes.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:03:54 GMT
Boris Johnson news – live: Starmer demands swift action over ‘porn-watching’ Tory MP
Conservatives ‘know who this is so should take action now,’ Labour leader says

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:58:29 GMT
Stress of UK’s Ukrainian visa delays impacted British host’s ‘whole life’
Marcin Zawisza is offering his home to Olena Stadnik, who has been stuck near the Russian-occupied city of Kherson in southern Ukraine.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:56:51 GMT
Another Malaysian to be hanged in Singapore wins reprieve
A second Malaysian man due to be hanged in Singapore this week for drug trafficking has won a last-minute reprieve from the top court

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:55:33 GMT
Gary Allen loses Court of Appeal challenge against two murder convictions
Allen denied killing either of the women but was found guilty of two counts of murder.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:55:32 GMT
Britain’s parliamentary term ends in acrimony and scandal
A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:54:28 GMT
‘They know who this is’: Discipline ‘porn MP’ now, Keir Starmer tells Conservatives
Tories have referred controversy to independent complaints process – but Labour leader criticises delay

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:51:33 GMT
Eight teenagers in court accused of 16-year-old’s murder
The eight defendants are due to stand trial at Bristol Crown Court in June.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:50:30 GMT
Which politicians have been punished for bullying and bad behaviour?
Labour’s Liam Byrne is set to be suspended for two days.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:49:55 GMT
Charles expresses concern for asylum seekers during community centre visit
The Prince of Wales was given a tour of the West London Welcome centre in Hammersmith on Thursday.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:39:13 GMT
Doctor Strange actress Zara Phythian and her husband ‘had sex with 13-year-old girl’, court told
Woman says Marke allegedly threatened to smash her kneecaps if she told anyone

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:35:27 GMT
Tory MP faces being thrown out of Parliament if found to have viewed porn
Attorney General Suella Braverman said a minority of men in Westminster ‘behaved like animals’.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:25:49 GMT
Royal Marines Band surprises housing estate with ‘incredible’ performance
The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Portsmouth joined residents for lunch in Redditch after their performance.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:21:25 GMT
Number of UK passports plummeted 2.5 million in two years
A total of 48.9 million passports were in circulation at the end of last year – down from 51.5 million in 2019.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:10:25 GMT
Legoland Windsor unveils mythical creatures in new magical forest experience
More than 80,000 Lego bricks were used to build the figures.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:46:51 GMT
Man missing in County Durham found burnt to death in cemetery
Officers are notifying family

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:42:33 GMT
What military aid are the UK and other countries sending to Ukraine?
Western powers have ramped up their defence assistance to Kyiv, sending heavy artillery to help its forces push back Russia’s advances.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:27:21 GMT
Lukasz Czapla: Psychiatrists clash over mental state of Edinburgh father who murdered toddler son
Lukasz Czapla, on trial for murder, has offered to plead guilty to the lesser charge of culpable homicide, but this was rejected by the Crown

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:23:19 GMT
Cabinet minister Suella Braverman says minority of men in politics ‘behave like animals’
Attorney general ‘shocked and appalled’ by allegation of Tory MP watching porn in Commons

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:23:07 GMT
Team of 21 lottery winners worth £146 million dig in for veterans’ charity
The group, including army and navy veterans, is helping Veterans’ Growth as it prepares for its upcoming Chelsea Flower Show display.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:19:50 GMT
Labour frontbencher ‘called MP secret weapon because men want to sleep with her’
The Labour Party said it would take any complaint ‘extremely seriously’.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:15:35 GMT
Irish premier hopeful of UK-EU ‘landing zones’ after Stormont Assembly poll
Micheal Martin warned that voters want politicians to return to powersharing after the Northern Ireland Assembly elections on May 5.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:10:28 GMT
Number of sex offences recorded by police hits new high
The Office for National Statistics said there were ‘substantial increases’ after April 2021.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:06:24 GMT
Number of sex offences recorded by police hits new high
Office for National Statistics says there were ‘substantial increases’ after April 2021

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:02:58 GMT
Queen beams brightly as she returns to work at Windsor
The monarch held a face-to-face audience with the Swiss president a day after returning from a break on the Sandringham estate.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:02:43 GMT
Lorry hits the skids as bridge incident sends loo roll flying
The incident left thousands of toilet rolls exposed to the elements.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:48:03 GMT
MPs and lords mark end of parliamentary session after controversial laws passed
Around 40 MPs, led by Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, filed out of the Commons.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:40:13 GMT
Ofcom rejects unfairness complaint over BBC NI’s election coverage
The Green Party claimed the corporation was giving more prominence to the Traditional Unionist Voice party despite it having fewer Assembly seats.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:34:17 GMT
Labour adverts attack Lib Dems for wanting to decriminalise drugs
But adverts include false claims about liberal policies



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