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Wed, 18 May 2022 08:58:41 GMTPetrol and diesel prices soar to new record highs as fuel duty cut wiped out
The record prices come as inflation increased to 9 per cent - it’s highest level in 40 years
Wed, 18 May 2022 08:50:30 GMTParents of teen who died after eating Pret baguette prepare to make allergy death history
Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, died in 2016 after she suffered a severe allergic reaction to sesame in a Pret baguette
Wed, 18 May 2022 08:45:48 GMTNHS likely to miss its target on cancer, health chief warns
The national target is for at least 85% of patients to start their first treatment for cancer within two months (62 days) of an urgent GP referral.
Wed, 18 May 2022 08:25:51 GMTEaling stabbing: Woman, 21, killed in knife attack named as police make second arrest
Victim and suspect were known to each other, Metropolitan Police says
Wed, 18 May 2022 08:21:02 GMTSoaring 9% inflation increases pressure on Sunak to act on cost-of-living crunch
The Chancellor said ministers ‘stand ready to take further action’ to help households feeling the pinch.
Wed, 18 May 2022 08:15:31 GMTPolice name 21-year-old woman stabbed to death in west London alleyway
A second man was arrested on suspicion of murder over the incident.
Wed, 18 May 2022 08:13:45 GMTUkraine refugees homeless in UK ‘after falling out with hosts’
Ukrainians are reportedly facing conflicts with sponsors caused by costs and lifestyle differences
Wed, 18 May 2022 08:00:33 GMTCrafters pick up crochet hooks to decorate post boxes ahead of Queen’s Jubilee
The decorations can take the creators weeks to complete.
Wed, 18 May 2022 07:56:44 GMTArt sessions at Ukrainian orphanage are ‘healing from the inside’
Volunteer Lily Smirnova said the children are ‘so bright and laughing’ after painting sessions.
Wed, 18 May 2022 07:56:03 GMTTory MP accused of rape released on bail
Tory chief whip Chris Heaton-Harris urged the unnamed MP in his 50s to stay away from Parliament.
Wed, 18 May 2022 07:55:31 GMTLiz Truss says ‘high-paid jobs’ answer to cost of living crisis
Minister blames inflation on ‘global headwinds’ – and insists better-paid jobs key to getting through ‘storm’
Wed, 18 May 2022 07:54:11 GMTInflation reaches fresh record high at 9 per cent
Rising prices are set to cause the biggest drop in living standards since the 1950s
Wed, 18 May 2022 07:49:37 GMTRebekah Vardy trial - live: Jamie Vardy says Wayne Rooney ‘talking nonsense’ in court
Rooney told court England manager Roy Hodgson had asked him to speak to teammate to get him to ‘calm down’ wife during Euro 2016
Wed, 18 May 2022 07:18:31 GMTTory MP arrested on suspicion of rape released on bail
Liz Truss ‘very concerned’ by case – as party comes under pressure to suspend unnamed MP
Wed, 18 May 2022 07:16:22 GMTColeen Rooney-Rebekah Vardy timeline: What happened in the ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel case?
Footballers’ wives at High Court to settle long-running defamation dispute
Wed, 18 May 2022 07:16:07 GMTColeen Rooney-Rebekah Vardy timeline: What happened in the ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel case?
Footballers’ wives at High Court to settle long-running defamation dispute
Wed, 18 May 2022 07:05:59 GMTUK politics – Truss ‘very concerned’ by Tory rape arrest as MP bailed
The Conservative MP has been asked not to attend parliament
Wed, 18 May 2022 06:51:14 GMTMonkeypox: Seven symptoms of virus confirmed in UK
Monkeypox is a viral infection that shares similarities with smallpox
Wed, 18 May 2022 06:50:06 GMTMonkeypox: Seven symptoms of virus confirmed in UK
Monkeypox is a viral infection that shares similarities with smallpox
Wed, 18 May 2022 06:49:18 GMTGreenpeace blocks arrival of tanker carrying Russian diesel to UK fuel terminal
The group is protesting against the UK Government allowing fossil fuel money to flow to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Tue, 17 May 2022 19:27:07 GMTCost of living crisis: Labour set to force Commons vote calling for emergency budget
Party will seek to put pressure on Tory MPs as cost of living crisis bites
Wed, 18 May 2022 06:40:31 GMTFA employee says Rebekah Vardy’s evidence on match photo ‘simply untrue’
Mrs Vardy denied she had intentionally swapped seats to be seen near Mrs Rooney and in the pictures
Wed, 18 May 2022 06:40:15 GMTParents of Pret allergy death teenager set up clinical trial to find treatment
Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, died in 2016 after she suffered a severe allergic reaction to sesame in a Pret baguette.
Wed, 18 May 2022 06:13:51 GMTTwo arrested after police officer hit by van in Merseyside
A police officer was taken to hospital and is in a stable condition after a van was said to have been driven at him.
Wed, 18 May 2022 05:13:33 GMTCharles and Camilla celebrate Canada’s culture during tour of country
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall were welcomed by prime minister Justin Trudeau when they arrived in Canada.
Wed, 18 May 2022 04:36:22 GMTTory MP remains in custody following arrest on suspicion of rape
Met Police said officers received a report in January 2020 relating to alleged sexual offences committed in London between 2002 and 2009.
Wed, 18 May 2022 04:15:53 GMTNorthern Ireland protocol – live: EU warns of retaliation if UK overrides Brexit deal
Bloc will ‘respond with all measures at its disposal’ if Truss ditches NI protocol, says commission president
Wed, 18 May 2022 04:09:13 GMTMonet’s Le Grand Canal et Santa Maria della Salute sells for record £45 million
The piece has joined a series of Monet masterworks that have sold for more than £40.1 million in consecutive New York sales at Sotheby’s.
Wed, 18 May 2022 03:58:26 GMTDiana Ross to headline Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert
The performance will kick-off a series of UK dates for the former Supremes singer, including at Glastonbury.
Wed, 18 May 2022 03:17:55 GMTRebekah Vardy trial - live: Vardys leave court ‘over illness’ as Wayne Rooney testifies
Wayne Rooney gives evidence in day six of wife’s libel trial
Wed, 18 May 2022 01:32:50 GMTWhat the papers say – May 18
A new scandal in Parliament features among Wednesday’s front pages.
Wed, 18 May 2022 00:22:49 GMTEgypt: Mubarak son says family clear of corruption charges
The son of Egypt’s former president claimed Tuesday that he and family members were innocent of corruption charges made in international courts after the country’s 2011 popular uprising
Tue, 17 May 2022 23:02:47 GMTCovid fraud losses could top £4.9bn after swindlers given ‘open goal’, MPs warn
Goverment urged to explain exactly how it plans to recover funds
Tue, 17 May 2022 23:01:31 GMTBrexit has increased risk of dangerous foods reaching UK, watchdog warns
Food Standards Agency is shut out of EU’s ’rapid alert system’ – and faces huge extra costs to build alternative defences
Tue, 17 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTReport finds reception children have fallen behind due to Covid-19 disruption
Pupils who went through lockdown in their reception year are behind expected standards.
Tue, 17 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTCall to ban pavement parking as survey highlights ‘discriminatory’ impact
Disabled residents and those on low incomes feel less comfortable walking in their neighbourhoods, a new poll suggests.
Tue, 17 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTPoll finds a majority of Britons would be comfortable with ethnic minority PM
The British Future poll found 26% of those asked were ‘positive’ about the prospect and 58% did not think a PM’s ethnicity was relevant.
Tue, 17 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTNorth East could attract 9,000 more energy jobs by 2030, report says
The Making the Switch report from Robert Gordon University says £17 billion of funding could secure a total of 54,000 jobs in energy.
Tue, 17 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTUK forced to bridge data gap after losing full access to EU food alerts – report
Regulators say loss of data sharing arrangements after Brexit has negatively impacted their ability to carry out their work, the NAO has warned.
Tue, 17 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTTrevelyan plans to ‘de-Putinise’ world economy by ending reliance on Russian gas
International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan will set out plans to boost green technology to help wean countries off fossil fuels.
Tue, 17 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTCall waiting times for phone and broadband customers above pre-pandemic levels
Customers are experiencing ‘hit-and-miss’ levels of customer service from major telecoms providers, Ofcom said.
Tue, 17 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTHalf of new nurses trained overseas, latest figures show
Of 48,436 first-time joiners to the nursing register, almost half have come from different countries.
Tue, 17 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTHow to keep energy costs down as temperatures rise
Summer temperatures and particularly heatwaves can place new pressures on household energy bills, but there are ways to keep costs down.
Tue, 17 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTMore than 1,000 buildings unsafe five years after Grenfell – LFB chief
London Fire Brigade Commissioner Andy Roe welcomed new Government legislation but highlighted persisting concerns about fire safety in the capital.
Tue, 17 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTGovernment must do everything in its power to reduce Covid loan fraud hit – MPs
Nearly £5 billion might be lost to fraud and error in the Covid support schemes for businesses.
Tue, 17 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTConsumers cutting back on restaurants and fashion, but not travel
Just 21% plan to reduce spending on gym memberships, a survey suggests.
Tue, 17 May 2022 22:45:28 GMTPictured: The fake Instagram stories Rooney used to attempt to ‘trap Vardy’
Screenshots of three stories revealed in court documents
Tue, 17 May 2022 22:36:01 GMT‘I’ve done nothing but serve the public’: Detective considering leaving policing because she ‘can’t afford to live’ on pay
Detective who investigates child abuse cases says she would be better off working part-time in card shop
Tue, 17 May 2022 22:19:48 GMTDaniel John Twigg: ‘Happy, kind and caring’ boy, 3, killed in dog attack ‘loved being around animals’
Family says he brought them ‘many laughs and was comical character’
Tue, 17 May 2022 22:17:10 GMTDame Deborah James ‘gutted’ she will not see book published before she dies
She says publication ‘is still long after I’m flying high, but hopefully a little less longer for you to wait’
Tue, 17 May 2022 22:16:54 GMTTory MP arrested on suspicion of rape
The unnamed Conservative has been urged not to attend Parliament while under investigation.
Tue, 17 May 2022 22:04:38 GMTEU threatens to retaliate if UK overhauls Northern Ireland Protocol
The response from the European Commission vice-president is likely to aggravate fears new legislation could spark a trade war with the bloc.
Tue, 17 May 2022 21:50:30 GMT‘Dude from Silicon Valley’: Rishi Sunak’s reputation has ‘crashed like crypto Ponzi scheme’, says Ed Miliband
Chancellor who once ‘looked like the future’ has been ‘found out’, says senior Labour MP
Wed, 18 May 2022 04:05:58 GMTLabour holds vote pressuring Boris Johnson to set out emergency budget
The Prime Minister and Chancellor Rishi Sunak have been resisting demands to set out new tax-and-spend measures to alleviate the squeeze.
Tue, 17 May 2022 21:20:59 GMTPolice name three-year-old boy killed in dog attack
Daniel John Twigg was taken to hospital after ambulance staff were called to a property in Milnrow, Rochdale, but died a short time later.
Tue, 17 May 2022 21:00:00 GMTGive prisoners laptops so they can continue education inside, say MPs
A report from the education committee found that prison education is ‘chaotic’ with a lack of special educational needs support.
Tue, 17 May 2022 20:54:03 GMTColeen Rooney vs Rebekah Vardy: Day six highlights as Wayne Rooney says he ‘asked Jamie to calm wife’ at Euros
Coleen has ‘become different mother, different wife’ because of trial, former England footballer says
Tue, 17 May 2022 20:29:19 GMTLegal battle over ‘unlawful detention’ of Jamaican ex-banker
Exclusive: Two legal firms involved in James Matthews’ case have accused the Home Office of unlawful practice, while it has emerged that the department may owe him money
Tue, 17 May 2022 20:29:06 GMTMan found liable for Omagh bombing extradited to Lithuania
Liam Campbell was arrested by Irish police on Monday, before being handed over to Lithuanian authorities at Dublin Airport on Tuesday.
Tue, 17 May 2022 20:27:45 GMTTwo men convicted after schoolgirl kidnapped, raped and beaten with nunchucks
Friends Abdul Howe and Ajani Williams forced 17-year-old victim to record voice note saying she had consented to sex before she was freed
Tue, 17 May 2022 20:11:19 GMTVictim of serial attacker Donald Robertson calls his conviction ‘closure’
The victim, who cannot be identified, called Robertson, who was convicted of murdering Shani Warren, ‘the monster that put my life in turmoil’.
Tue, 17 May 2022 19:51:03 GMTWayne Rooney says he asked Jamie Vardy to ‘calm down’ his wife at Euro 2016 at request of England manager
Former England international and Derby County manager is giving evidence on day six of the Wagatha Christie trial
Tue, 17 May 2022 19:42:08 GMTRapist who killed woman found tied up in lake convicted 35 years later
Prosecutors said ‘new compelling DNA evidence’ clearly linked Donald Robertson to the murder as well as to the rape of a 16-year-old years earlier.
Tue, 17 May 2022 19:25:25 GMTWilliam presents new colours to Irish Guards ahead of Platinum Jubilee
The Duke of Cambridge is the Colonel of the Irish Guards.
Tue, 17 May 2022 19:21:16 GMTTory MP arrested on suspicion of rape banned from parliament
A Conservative MP has been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault. The Metropolitan Police said a man in his fifties was in custody over allegations that date from between 2002 and 2009.
Tue, 17 May 2022 19:10:39 GMTAlfie Boe and Sarah Brightman announce God Save The Queen duet for Jubilee
The single will be released on May 27.
Tue, 17 May 2022 19:02:47 GMTRochdale dog attack: Three-year-old killed on farm named as police arrest 48-year-old man
Several dogs seized and one Cane Corso destroyed after boy’s death
Tue, 17 May 2022 18:58:38 GMTBoris Johnson under pressure to publish legal advice in Brexit row
Brussels warns it is ready to deploy ‘all measures at its disposal’ as UK threatens to override Northern Ireland protocol
Tue, 17 May 2022 18:51:08 GMTGovernment introduces Troubles ‘amnesty’ legislation amid opposition
Parties and victims’ campaigners are strongly opposed to the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill.
Tue, 17 May 2022 18:35:53 GMTLeiland-James Corkill: Laura Castle guilty of murdering one-year-old boy she was trying to adopt
Foster mother, 38, admitted she ‘leathered’ youngster in derogatory text messages
Tue, 03 May 2022 11:15:37 GMTFive British soldiers arrested for ‘dealing cocaine at base’ after raid by military police
Raid at Larkhill barracks reportedly resulted in mass drug testing
Tue, 17 May 2022 10:09:00 GMTNumber of people going onto universal credit surges by 13% in three months
Tens of thousands of people have started claiming benefit this year as the cost of living hike bites
Tue, 17 May 2022 18:32:58 GMTEU warns it will use ‘all measures at its disposal’ if UK overrides Northern Ireland protocol
Maros Sefcovic says he has ‘significant concerns’ about the plan
Tue, 17 May 2022 13:42:30 GMTPriti Patel told police officers are using food banks while ‘struggling to feed their families’
Concerns raised over officers quitting because they ‘cannot afford’ to be in policing
Tue, 17 May 2022 18:26:22 GMTChannel crossings continue for a fourth consecutive day
More than 600 migrants have arrived in the UK since Saturday.
Tue, 17 May 2022 18:20:17 GMTSajid Javid says 10-year plan to tackle dementia will focus on prevention
Experts predict that one million people will be living with dementia in the UK by 2025 and 1.6 million by 2040.
Tue, 17 May 2022 18:17:57 GMTAmber Heard says 2018 Washington Post article is ‘not just about Johnny’
The actress said her former partner was ‘included’ in her descriptions of how institutions protect powerful men accused of abuse.
Tue, 17 May 2022 18:09:55 GMTKey questions on the latest twist to the Irish Sea border saga
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has announced that the UK Government will legislate to override elements of the post-Brexit trading arrangements.
Tue, 17 May 2022 18:08:02 GMT‘Pro-police’ Patel to give Taser powers to special constables
The Home Secretary announced the move during a speech at the annual Police Federation conference in Manchester.
Tue, 17 May 2022 18:05:45 GMTPolice officers confront Home Secretary over pay
Priti Patel was asked if she would be able to “survive” on £1,200 or £1,400 a month.
Tue, 17 May 2022 17:52:53 GMTShani Warren: Man guilty of murdering woman found bound and gagged in lake 35 years ago
‘Serial rapist’ Donald Robertson branded ‘monster that put my life in turmoil’
Tue, 17 May 2022 17:43:57 GMTEastEnders’ Nitin Ganatra says he would return to the show as he is made an OBE
Ganatra played Masood Ahmed on the BBC soap opera for nine years before leaving in 2019.
Tue, 17 May 2022 17:39:56 GMTCharles vows to learn from Canadians embarking on process of reconciliation
Canada has been coming to terms with the grim discovery last year of hundreds of human remains in unmarked graves at former church-run schools.
Tue, 17 May 2022 17:24:00 GMTAva White: Alleged killer claimed he was playing Call of Duty when 12-year-old stabbed to death, court told
Defendant, 14, told police he swapped clothes with another boy after he was shown footage of the attack
Tue, 17 May 2022 17:21:35 GMTWayne Rooney describes ‘traumatic’ impact of Vardy case on wife Coleen
The high-profile libel trial, which is not sitting on Wednesday, is due to end on Thursday.
Tue, 17 May 2022 17:20:19 GMTWest Ham fans accused of racially abusing Orthodox Jewish man on flight to European match
Lee Carey, 56, and Jak Bruce, 31, are due to stand trial in February next year
Tue, 17 May 2022 16:53:13 GMTInquest hears of three-hour delay in logging teenager’s disappearance
A Dorset Police control room supervisor said a missing person report should have been made the first time the teenager’s worried aunt rang the force.
Tue, 17 May 2022 16:48:37 GMT Cost of living: Children ‘getting food poisoning’ as parents turn fridge off to save money
A food bank says struggling families are taking measures to keep up with the cost of living crisis.
Tue, 17 May 2022 16:45:36 GMTUkrainian refugees being sent to scenic beauty spots, says Clare TD
The Irish Government has approved plans for a 400 euro monthly payment for households accommodating refugees from Ukraine.
Tue, 17 May 2022 16:40:44 GMTNurse ‘scared’ by Sheku Bayoh fought to save his life in hospital, probe hears
Sheku Bayoh died on May 3 2015 after he was detained by officers in Kirkcaldy, Fife.
Tue, 17 May 2022 16:29:59 GMTWoman convicted of murdering boy she wanted to adopt
Leiland-James Corkill was placed with Laura Castle less than five months before his death from catastrophic head injuries.
Tue, 17 May 2022 16:27:27 GMTGovernment cannot look back with pride at release of Iran hostages, says Hunt
Jeremy Hunt said that the length of time it took for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori to be released was a ‘terrible injustice’.
Tue, 17 May 2022 16:13:01 GMTTribunal probes ‘attempt at intimidation’ in gender critical barrister case
A tribunal hearing the case of a gender critical barrister is ‘collecting evidence’ after an ‘attempt at intimidation’ of one of its members.
Tue, 17 May 2022 16:07:12 GMTStormont parties divided over Truss legislation on NI Protocol
The Alliance Party and SDLP expressed concerns while the UUP described a ‘step towards fixing the protocol in a pragmatic way’.
Tue, 17 May 2022 15:50:28 GMTPM says ‘we should be getting on’ with Crossrail 2
The Prime Minister said the Government would back the proposed north-south rail link across London.
Tue, 17 May 2022 15:47:27 GMTUnemployment at lowest level since 1974 as UK wages fall sharply
Pay has dropped by the biggest fall in over 10 years
Tue, 17 May 2022 15:31:00 GMTAndrew Neil: BBC licence fee will remain in place because it is ‘easy way out’
The broadcaster appeared before a Lords Communications and Digital Committee session about the future funding of the BBC.
Tue, 17 May 2022 15:19:23 GMTPetrol firms ‘profiteering from energy crisis’ by failing to pass on fuel duty cut
Accusation comes as diesel prices hit new record high
Tue, 17 May 2022 15:16:44 GMTChanging Northern Ireland Protocol increases recession risk – Angus Robertson
The Scottish Government’s Constitution Secretary said the changes would breach an international treaty.
Tue, 17 May 2022 15:15:01 GMTRuth Jones leads tributes to Girlfriends and Band Of Gold writer Kay Mellor
She was a leading TV writer of hits including Fat Friends and award-winning children’s drama Children’s Ward.