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Thu, 19 May 2022 08:55:01 GMTBoris Johnson - live: CBI warns of ‘tough year’ as Sunak told to act on cost of living
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Thu, 19 May 2022 08:42:54 GMTDon’t ignore shoplifters, minister says, after watchdog urges ‘discretion’
Policing minister Kit Malthouse says officers should not turn a blind eye to stealing during the cost-of-living crisis.
Thu, 19 May 2022 08:36:12 GMTWho’s who in the ‘Wagatha Christie’ case
The seven day trial is due to begin on Tuesday.
Thu, 19 May 2022 08:35:41 GMTWho’s who in the ‘Wagatha Christie’ case
The seven day trial continues.
Thu, 19 May 2022 08:34:32 GMTFormer energy minister plans ‘Rolling Thunder’ UK tour to promote net zero
Chris Skidmore said net zero supporters needed to ‘get away from the doom-mongering’.
Thu, 19 May 2022 08:32:07 GMTWagatha Christie timeline: How the Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy row unfolded
Here’s how the public row between the footballers’ wives erupted over the past two and a half years
Thu, 19 May 2022 08:31:45 GMTWagatha Christie timeline: How the Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy row unfolded
Here’s how the public row between the footballers’ wives erupted over the past two and a half years
Thu, 19 May 2022 08:30:19 GMTWho is Rebekah Vardy’s lawyer Hugh Tomlinson?
Rebekah Vardy’s legal representative has a long career of fighting libel cases on behalf of celebrities and public figures
Thu, 19 May 2022 08:29:45 GMTWho is Rebekah Vardy’s lawyer Hugh Tomlinson?
Rebekah Vardy’s legal representative has a long career of fighting libel cases on behalf of celebrities and public figures
Thu, 19 May 2022 08:27:39 GMTAll we know about Coleen Rooney’s lawyer who also represented Johnny Depp and the Trumps
David Sherborne has a history of representing the rich and famous in high-profile libel cases
Thu, 19 May 2022 08:27:18 GMTAll we know about Coleen Rooney’s lawyer who also represented Johnny Depp and the Trumps
David Sherborne has a history of representing the rich and famous in high-profile libel cases
Thu, 19 May 2022 08:19:42 GMTMinister rejects chief inspector’s call for police to use ‘discretion’ with desperate shoplifters
Kit Malthouse argues ‘the law should be blind and police officers should operate without fear of favour’
Thu, 19 May 2022 08:19:12 GMTGovernment to face court hearing over links to PPE supplier accused of modern slavery
The government is facing legal action over its decision to continue using Supermax as a supplier of disposable gloves for NHS workers
Thu, 19 May 2022 08:09:07 GMT‘A complete waste of time’: Ken Clarke attacks Sunak for failing to help poor hit by cost of living crisis
‘Cut out all the tax cutting’, ex-Tory chancellor says – calling for universal credit hikes instead
Thu, 19 May 2022 07:56:07 GMT‘Like going back in time’: Windrush victim told to send selfies to DWP or lose universal credit
‘I went through all of this for 10 years and to be put back there again is devastating,’ says Glendar Caesar
Thu, 19 May 2022 07:36:13 GMTRebekah Vardy trial - live: Coleen Rooney Wagatha case to end with closing arguments
It comes after Wayne Rooney told court he was asked to speak to Jamie Vardy to ‘calm down’ wife
Thu, 19 May 2022 07:26:55 GMTBobbi-Anne McLeod: Plymouth still feels ‘heartbreak’ as teenager’s killer to be sentenced
‘Everyone has a connection to Bobbi-Anne, or someone like her – a young Plymouth girl waiting at a bus-stop,’ local politician tells Maya Oppenheim
Thu, 19 May 2022 07:19:57 GMTBritish medic on Ukraine front line: It’s the stupidest and best thing I’ve done
Conor Braithwaite, 23, has been helping to treat Ukrainian soldiers on the front line for weeks.
Thu, 19 May 2022 05:53:30 GMTFirst Nations leader calls for Queen’s apology over indigenous children scandal
Canada is dealing with a national scandal that saw thousands die or be abused in residential schools.
Thu, 19 May 2022 04:38:32 GMTMemes and videos mocking Amber Heard expose hatred and distrust of women, experts say
Psychologist tells The Independent women awaiting case hearings are considering ‘retracting or pulling out’ after witnessing online harassment of Heard
Thu, 19 May 2022 04:38:19 GMTMemes and videos mocking Amber Heard expose hatred and distrust of women, experts say
Psychologist tells The Independent women awaiting case hearings are considering ‘retracting or pulling out’ after witnessing online harassment of Heard
Thu, 19 May 2022 04:17:31 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
Thu, 19 May 2022 04:11:45 GMTBoris Johnson – live: PM ‘letting Britons financially drown’ as inflation soars
Starmer says PM certain to U-turn on levying energy company profits
Thu, 19 May 2022 03:59:35 GMTWhat the papers say – May 19
The threats of rising inflation and the cost of living continue to feature on the front pages.
Thu, 19 May 2022 03:30:36 GMTMusician faces life sentence for murdering teenager
Cody Ackland, 24, will find out how long he will spend in prison after admitting murdering Bobbi-Anne McLeod in Plymouth in November last year.
Thu, 19 May 2022 03:09:32 GMTNew Zealand hands out extra cash to fight 'inflation storm'
New Zealand’s government says it will hand out an extra few hundred dollars to more than 2 million lower-income adults to help them navigate what it describes as “the peak of the global inflation storm.”
Thu, 19 May 2022 01:45:59 GMTWilliam and Kate to attend Top Gun: Maverick premiere in London
The film has so far received rave reviews from critics.
Thu, 19 May 2022 01:45:30 GMTThree fake Instagram posts at the centre of the Wagatha Christie libel trial
Coleen Rooney claimed Rebekah Vardy’s account was the only one to see the posts.
Thu, 19 May 2022 01:45:16 GMTWagatha Christie timeline: How the Vardy v Rooney libel battle played out
The build-up to the High Court trial.
Thu, 19 May 2022 01:45:10 GMTKey moments of the ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel battle – day by day
The trial reaches its final day on Thursday.
Thu, 19 May 2022 01:45:03 GMTLawyers due to make closing arguments in ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel battle
Coleen Rooney said she had carried out a ‘sting operation’ to find out who was leaking stories about her private life.
Wed, 18 May 2022 23:28:10 GMTPolice should use ‘discretion’ if cost-of-living crisis fuels rise in crime, police watchdog warns
Rising prices will ‘be challenge for policing to deal with’, Andy Cooke warns
Wed, 18 May 2022 23:01:47 GMTCocaine-fuelled football hooligans to be given five-year match ban, government announces
Police are increasingly finding class A drugs ‘at heart of disorder’ at games, minister says
Wed, 18 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTNew £600m plan to fight benefit fraud to be unveiled
The plan will involve 2,000 trained specialists reviewing two million universal credit claims over the next five years.
Wed, 18 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTInternational law should be applied to cyberspace, Attorney General to say
Suella Braverman will use a speech at the Chatham House think tank to lay out the Government’s position on the issue.
Wed, 18 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTDrill bits and scalpels left inside NHS patients, data shows
One woman had her ovaries removed by mistake when the plan was to conserve them.
Wed, 18 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTTwo-week countdown to jubilee celebrations: 2,800 beacons to hail Queen’s reign
A beacon made of broken hospital beds and the illumination of nine London bridges will be among the tributes on the first day of the jubilee weekend.
Wed, 18 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTDoctors let down by Government during Covid-19 pandemic, says BMA
Leading medics have penned a scathing report about the Government’s response to the crisis.
Wed, 18 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTNHS checks for prostate cancer hit all-time high
Some 550,000 people checked their risk of developing the disease online during the six weeks of a campaign.
Wed, 18 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTAncient stone circle unearthed in Cornwall
The previously unknown Neolithic structure was found within Castilly Henge in Bodmin.
Wed, 18 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTMore than 42 million adults in the UK ‘will be overweight or obese by 2040’
At present, 64% of adults are overweight or obese, with figures rising year on year.
Wed, 18 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTAction needed on gender pensions gap – TUC
Average pensions income gap between women and men is 38%, study suggests
Wed, 18 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTHospital admissions for eating disorders rise 84% in five years
A stark rise was seen in boys and young men – from 280 hospital admissions in 2015/16 to 637 in 2020/2021.
Wed, 18 May 2022 23:01:00 GMTPupils to complete mental health ‘check-ins’
The programme hopes to reduce teenage suicide risk through an early warning system for high-risk pupils.
Wed, 18 May 2022 22:51:15 GMTCharles and Camilla meet members of Ukrainian community on Canada tour
Charles praised Canadian families and teachers for welcoming immigrants to their communities.
Wed, 18 May 2022 22:49:18 GMTCharles praises maple syrup during Ottawa market visit
Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall visited ByWard market which is attempting to revive trade following the pandemic.
Wed, 18 May 2022 22:46:12 GMTMan charged with murder over fatal stabbing of woman in west London alleyway
Dennis Akpomedaye, 29, of Blewitt Street, Newport, will appear in custody at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
Wed, 18 May 2022 18:43:02 GMTThe graphs that show how dire the inflation crisis is
Cost-of-living is to get worse as inflation is expected to continue rising, Bank of England warns
Wed, 18 May 2022 22:15:29 GMTPolice should use discretion over desperate shoplifters – HM inspector
The new HM chief inspector of constabulary, Andy Cooke, spoke with The Guardian newspaper.
Wed, 18 May 2022 21:08:10 GMTLord Kinnock says wife’s Alzheimer’s is a challenge but he ‘deals with it out of love’
Ex-Labour leader says disease makes his wife extremely frustrated and is a challenge to him
Wed, 18 May 2022 21:00:00 GMTQueen + Adam Lambert to open Platinum Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace
The concert will also feature appearances from Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir David Attenborough and Emma Raducanu.
Wed, 18 May 2022 20:47:14 GMTFive remain in custody as probe into alleged match-fixing continues in Ireland
Five men have been released without charge by detectives investigating alleged football match-fixing in the League of Ireland.
Wed, 18 May 2022 20:00:09 GMTRare Chinese vase sells for £1.5 million after being spotted in kitchen
It was bought by a surgeon in England for a few hundred pounds in the 1980s.
Wed, 18 May 2022 19:59:29 GMTRare Chinese vase sells for £1.5 million after being spotted in kitchen
The extremely rare 18th century vase was bought by a surgeon in England for a few hundred pounds in the 1980s
Wed, 18 May 2022 18:09:00 GMTRishi Sunak says government can’t stop inflation as clamour grows to help poorest
Chancellor offers tax breaks to business, but shuns calls for new help for families
Wed, 18 May 2022 19:26:28 GMTLord Frost hits out at ‘unconstructive’ EU over post-Brexit trade deal problems
The Tory peer argues it is obvious the Northern Ireland Protocol needs fixing as he backs moves to scrap parts of the deal
Wed, 18 May 2022 19:10:06 GMTUK and EU must go ‘extra mile’ over protocol row, Starmer tells NI businesses
The Labour leader was speaking at an event for Northern Ireland businesses on Wednesday.
Wed, 18 May 2022 19:06:49 GMTSNP supports higher whisky prices, claims Jacob Rees-Mogg
Mr Rees-Mogg’s ministerial responsibilities include ‘Brexit opportunities’.
Wed, 18 May 2022 14:29:31 GMTLiz Truss claimed only Irish people hit by Brexit would be ‘a few farmers with turnips’, says ex-diplomat
Former official says minister made dismissive remark during US visit
Wed, 18 May 2022 18:57:18 GMTKate delights at sunsoaked Buckingham Palace garden party
The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Princess Alexandra were also in attendance.
Wed, 18 May 2022 12:26:48 GMTJamaican deportation flight takes off with just seven people aboard
The charter flight, which was initially due to carry 112 people, is understood to have taken off in the early hours of Wednesday morning
Wed, 18 May 2022 18:31:18 GMTJoy Division stars reflect on Ian Curtis’ suicide during 42nd anniversary event
Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris spoke during the panel session attended by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
Wed, 18 May 2022 18:22:33 GMTPriti Patel rejects plan to prevent repeat of Grenfell tragedy in favour of ‘stay put’ advice
’Personal emergency evacuation plans’ for disabled too costly and impractical, Home Office decides
Wed, 18 May 2022 18:12:44 GMTHorizon probe told children’s piggy banks raided to raise cash to meet shortfall
A tearful Mrs Rainey said her mother and father withdrew as much money as they could from their bank accounts.
Wed, 18 May 2022 17:59:42 GMTEx-diplomat pins blame on Truss for ‘turnips’ Brexit comments
Liz Truss is being blamed for comments suggesting that a no-deal Brexit would only ‘affect a few farmers with turnips in the back of their trucks’.
Wed, 18 May 2022 17:55:36 GMTFulham Football Club wins appeal over youth player tackle injury claim
A Swansea under-18s player brought a damages claim against the club arguing that the tackle amounted to assault or negligence.
Wed, 18 May 2022 17:46:45 GMTDaredevil ‘may have started braking too soon’ during speed record bid
An ultra-speed motorbike racer, in the past decade he had amassed more than 90 land speed records on two wheels and four.
Wed, 18 May 2022 17:45:23 GMTPriti Patel may have to approve Channel boat crossing prosecutions because of obscure 1800s law
Draft guidance for prosecutors says a secretary of state must ‘personally’ approve charges for intercepted migrants
Wed, 18 May 2022 17:41:19 GMTCrown courts ‘struggling’ to find enough judges and lawyers to deal with backlog
The Lord Chief Justice’s comments come as watchdogs expressed concerns that the criminal justice system is operating at unacceptable levels.
Wed, 18 May 2022 17:36:17 GMTMisogyny present in ‘every police force’, female officer says as men urged to change culture
Female officers told they got promotions because they’ve ‘got tits’ and targeted with jokes about sex acts, conference told
Wed, 18 May 2022 17:35:00 GMTUnited Nations goals to fight poverty and injustice ‘missing’ from Liz Truss’s aid strategy
The 2015 blueprint – agreed by 195 nations – is meant to be ’fully embedded in planned activity of each department‘
Wed, 18 May 2022 17:34:10 GMTIndependent food banks ‘desperately worried’ following ‘alarming’ inflation rise
Providers are supporting growing cohort of first-time food bank users, people struggling while in work, and an increasing number of children.
Wed, 18 May 2022 17:32:45 GMTSunak considering £600 payment to help poorer families heat homes
Chancellor under pressure to act on cost of living crisis
Wed, 18 May 2022 17:31:30 GMTTwo more cases of monkeypox identified in UK, bringing total to nine
Cases were reported in London and south-east England, according to the UK Health Security Agency.
Wed, 18 May 2022 17:29:52 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 10:47:57 GMTLiz Truss promises ‘legal statement’ soon on plan to override protocol, as she insists UK not breaking law
Foreign secretary insists radical move is legal and will make things ‘better for everyone’
Wed, 18 May 2022 17:06:53 GMTMP Claudia Webbe ‘looking forward to clearing her name’
The Leicester East MP was handed a 10-week jail term, suspended for two years, after she was found guilty last November following a trial.
Wed, 18 May 2022 17:03:21 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 17:00:03 GMTGrenfell Tower families ‘enraged’ by Government plan to retain ‘stay put’ policy
Grenfell United has criticised the Government’s proposed policy changes in response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s recommendations.
Wed, 18 May 2022 16:58:39 GMTBritain’s biggest ever EuroMillions winners to go public
The winners are a couple from Gloucestershire.
Wed, 18 May 2022 16:53:16 GMT‘Serious concerns’ over legacy legislation – Irish foreign minister
The Bill will see immunity from prosecution for Troubles-era crimes offered to those deemed to have co-operated with an information retrieval body.
Wed, 18 May 2022 16:52:23 GMTBan MPs accused of sexual offences from Parliament during police investigations, says union
‘It is inadequate that MPs are just asked to stay away if an issue of this importance, sensitivity and magnitude arise’
Wed, 18 May 2022 16:51:47 GMTPolice officer sued after colleague called him ‘Dolly Parton’ for only working nine to five
Sexual harassment claim by father of four over jibe thrown out as he submitted it too late
Wed, 18 May 2022 16:44:01 GMTRoman silver coins discovered by veteran treasure hunters sells for thousands
The trio found coins comprising silver siliqua and miliarense dating from 340 AD to 402 AD
Wed, 18 May 2022 16:41:26 GMTI couldn’t cope anymore, former sub-postmistress tells Horizon IT inquiry
Heather Earley, from Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, described how one customer to her branch repeatedly exploited a flaw in the system.
Wed, 18 May 2022 16:40:39 GMTBBC to air MI5 agent investigation following High Court ruling
The corporation said the story is ‘firmly in the public interest’ and will run in the coming days.
Wed, 18 May 2022 16:35:38 GMTSerial burglar who fled after tying pensioner to a chair is convicted of murder
Adris Mohammed returned to his victim’s home nine days later to hunt for more things to steal.
Wed, 18 May 2022 16:32:54 GMTQueen’s Speech: Northern Ireland veterans to get immunity from prosecution with Troubles bill
Plan leaves open possibility of investigations if ex-soldiers don’t cooperate with new commission
Wed, 18 May 2022 16:23:08 GMTSNP MP Angus MacNeil found guilty of careless driving after teenager hit
The Western Isles MP has also been fined £1,500.
Wed, 18 May 2022 16:18:22 GMTTruss wants reassurance over ‘appalling’ behaviour before lifting Oxfam aid ban
The UK suspended aid funding to the charity in April 2021 following sexual misconduct claims against staff.
Wed, 18 May 2022 16:06:58 GMTThe Independent’s Samuel Lovett nominated for Orwell Prize
Samuel Lovett shortlisted for reporting on the lives of families who lost loved ones in the pandemic
Wed, 18 May 2022 16:06:11 GMTPatel ‘pushing ahead’ with Rwanda migrant plan as 900 cross Channel in four days
The Home Secretary discussed progress on the agreement in a meeting with Rwandan foreign minister Vincent Biruta on Wednesday.
Wed, 18 May 2022 15:55:43 GMTParamilitaries in NI ‘using social media to incite violence and issue threats’
Three academic experts gave evidence to the committee on the first day of its new inquiry into the effect of paramilitarism on society in NI.
Wed, 18 May 2022 16:31:11 GMTArsonists captured on CCTV setting light to restaurant causing £26,000 of damage
The video shows the three suspects, all wearing hooded jumpers, setting fire to the bin storage area of Tosca restaurant in Shoreham-by-Sea.
Wed, 18 May 2022 15:44:45 GMTSenior Tory MP calls for ‘summer package to rescue the most vulnerable’
Sir Bernard Jenkin suggested the £20 uplift in Universal Credit ‘should immediately be restored’.
Wed, 18 May 2022 15:43:06 GMTCharles and Camilla honour Canadian war dead at wreath ceremony in Ottawa
In brilliant sunshine, the couple stood motionless as a bugler played the last post and a period of silence observed.
Wed, 18 May 2022 15:35:27 GMTStephen Lawrence killer denied request to move to open prison
The application for David Norris to serve the rest of his term in a lower security jail was blocked by Justice Secretary Dominic Raab.
Wed, 18 May 2022 15:33:21 GMTWrongly accused sub postmistress demands apology from Post Office
Deirdre Connolly from Co Tyrone described losing 12 years of her life after being falsely accused of taking money due to a faulty IT system.
Wed, 18 May 2022 15:27:08 GMTDUP would be ‘foolish’ to trust the Government on NI Protocol, says O’Neill
DUP MP Sammy Wilson said unionists would not ‘sit in the corner and be quiet’ over the post-Brexit trading arrangements.
Wed, 18 May 2022 15:22:10 GMTNHS trust fined £1.3m over safety failings linked to deaths of two patients
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust offered its sincere apologies to the families of Max Dingle, 83, and 31-year-old Mohammed Ismael Zaman.