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Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:55:18 GMTFive arrested on suspicion of murder of football fan
Simon Dobbin was assaulted after a match in 2015 and died five years later.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:53:44 GMTSimon Dobbin: Five arrested on suspicion of murder seven years after attack that killed football fan
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a football fan who was attacked on the way home from a match seven years ago and later died.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:51:12 GMTTommy Robinson spent £100,000 gambling before declaring bankruptcy, court hears
The English Defence League founder told the court he was ‘disaster with paperwork’
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:48:04 GMTBoris Johnson news: PM isn’t a good role model for children, social mobility tsar says
Mr Johnson’s personal life made her ‘raise an eyebrow’
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:41:20 GMTBoris Johnson isn’t good role model for children, government’s social mobility tsar says
‘I wish he could be, but he isn’t,’ Katharine Birbalsingh says
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:40:33 GMTSimon Dobbin: Five arrested on suspicion of murder seven years after attack that killed football fan
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a football fan who was attacked on the way home from a match in 2015 and died several years later.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:50:28 GMT Home Office ‘tried to santise’ colonialism lesson for staff
‘There seemed to be a reluctance to fully engage with how bad Britain has been,’ academic reportedly says
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:40:57 GMTLiz Truss to discuss Britons’ death sentences with Ukraine counterpart
Aiden Aslin, 28, and Shaun Pinner, 48, were convicted in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:28:12 GMTParliament blocks disclosure of MPs’ porn site visits on ‘national security’ grounds
Refusal comes ahead of by-election to replace MP who resigned over porn visit
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:15:34 GMTLord Frost warns Johnson he has until the autumn to save his premiership
The former Brexit minister said the PM needs to deliver a ‘Conservative plan’ for the future or face being ousted by his own MPs.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:14:40 GMTLord Frost warns Boris Johnson he has until Tories’ autumn conference to save his premiership
Government risks ‘looking overwhelmed by crises’, ex-cabinet minister says
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:08:50 GMTHMS Gloucester: Wreckage of warship that carried King James II found off Norfolk coast
Site was first found in 2007 but discovery is only now being made public
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:01:42 GMTBoris Johnson news: PM confirms return of Right to Buy to boost home ownership
Prime minister unveils new housing plan in Blackpool speech
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 05:43:31 GMTBoris Johnson tells workers to accept pay cuts or UK faces 1970s–style ‘stagflation’
Prime minister blames Ukraine war for U-turn on promise to create a high-wage economy
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 05:43:21 GMTBoris Johnson tells workers to accept pay cuts or UK faces 1970s–style ‘stagflation’
Prime minister blames Ukraine war for U-turn on promise to create a high-wage economy
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:39:35 GMTBriton’s death sentence will ‘invigorate’ others fighting Russia, says friend
Aiden Aslin, 28, was sentenced to death at a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:05:39 GMTForeign Office minister meets with Brazilian chief of police over missing Briton
Vicky Ford said the UK is ‘ready to support’ the official search operation.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 03:18:48 GMTWhat the papers say – June 10
Many of the papers focus on the ‘show trial’ of two Britons captured by Russian forces in Ukraine.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 01:47:22 GMTBritons and Moroccan captured in Ukraine war sentenced to death in separatist ‘show trial’
Outrage as Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner face death by firing squad after ‘disgusting Soviet era show trial’
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 01:45:36 GMTCourt hearing from criminal prosecution into Croydon tram crash
Seven passengers died and 51 were injured when a tram derailed in south London on November 9 2016.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 01:45:17 GMTKeir Starmer to meet political leaders during visit to Belfast
The Labour leader will meet Alliance leader Naomi Long, SDLP chief Colum Eastwood and acting Stormont speaker Alan Chambers.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:26:23 GMTMinisters demand release of Britons sentenced to death in ‘Soviet-era show trial’ after fighting for Ukraine
Moscow accused of breach of Geneva Convention as Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner set to face firing squad
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 23:23:19 GMTCare staff ‘calling in sick because they cannot afford fuel to get to work’
Unison chief attacks government for ‘not having a plan’ to tackle cost of living crisis as cost of filling typical family car tops £100 for first time
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 23:05:22 GMTChild cruelty offences soar as cases jump by 25% in a year
Figures show ‘worrying scale of abuse and neglect’, NSPCC says
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTRoyal warship’s wreckage found off coast of Norfolk after sinking in 1682
The HMS Gloucester was carrying the future king James Stuart.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTGovernment plan to burn £4bn of PPE ‘costly to environment and Treasury’
The Public Accounts Committee has asked the Department of Health and Social Care to clarify its proposal, including predicted costs.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTNurses will suffer wage ‘hit’ without decent pay rise – TUC
NHS workers are on the brink, after a ‘brutal decade’ of pay cuts which left them thousands of pounds worse off, unions warn.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTLack of justice since Grenfell fire ‘torture’ for community five years on
Karim Mussilhy, whose uncle died in the tower-block blaze, said the fight ‘gets harder and harder the longer it goes on’.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTChild cruelty offences increase by a third in Northern Ireland
PSNI figures reveal there were 681 reported offences recorded in 2021/22, a 35% rise from the previous year.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTResidents call for funding after ‘falling through cracks’ over cladding relief
Residents of buildings in London and Manchester say they have been left with thousands in unrecovered costs associated with removing unsafe cladding.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTPlans announced for 75 free schools as part of levelling up
Some 14,000 extra school places will be created as part of the Government’s levelling up agenda.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTChild cruelty offences jump by a quarter in a year, figures show
The NSPCC released the figures on Childhood Day to highlight the importance of everyone playing their part in keeping children safe.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 22:45:07 GMTPolice find two bodies in search for missing people after boat capsized in Devon lake
Both missing people were disabled, Marine Accident Investigation Branch said
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 22:43:10 GMTSunak accused of squandering £11bn in debt interest payments
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research said the Chancellor failed to insure against the risk of rising interest rates.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 22:42:07 GMTCamilla meets bereaved families of riflemen killed in Iraq and Afghanistan
The Duchess of Cornwall attended The Rifles Sounding Retreat at Horse Guards Parade in London.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 20:38:50 GMTMan accused of murdering wife and children found dead in prison
Seema Banu and her two children were found dead in south Dublin in October 2020.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 20:33:47 GMTMan who sent racist death threat to David Lammy is 12-time Conservative election candidate
Labour MP says Tory party has ‘serious questions’ to answer
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 19:59:42 GMTNumber of children eligible for free school meals soars to nearly 2 million
Charities estimate there are 800,000 more children in poverty who do not qualify for scheme
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 19:41:40 GMTNI Protocol legislation could have ‘colossal economic impact’, O’Neill warns
The Sinn Fein vice president said Boris Johnson was motivated solely by holding on to power.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 19:26:14 GMTAfghanistan war changed ex-soldier who stabbed neighbours to death, wife tells murder trial
Former Royal Engineer Collin Reeves is on trial for the murder of Stephen and Jennifer Chapple in November last year
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 19:10:03 GMTFire union chief not hopeful Grenfell inquiry will lead to change
Matt Wrack said the inquiry has been a machinery for ‘kicking the can down the road’.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 19:09:32 GMTAllergy sufferers warned over ‘thunder fever’ amid high pollen count
Condition is triggered by large amounts of tiny pollen particles
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 19:02:26 GMTDeath sentences of Britons fighting in Ukraine ‘deeply concerning’, Boris Johnson says
PM pledges to work to free pair
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 18:58:00 GMTLegionella bacteria discovered in Parliament
Showers in Portcullis House were closed as a ‘precautionary measure’ after low levels of the bacteria were detected during routine maintenance.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 18:49:54 GMTTwo bodies recovered after boat capsizes in Devon lake
Police have found the bodies of two people during a ‘large-scale search’ of Roadford Lake near Okehampton.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 18:32:53 GMTCharles: Commonwealth has potential to make a profound difference for citizens
The Prince of Wales was speaking as he prepares to represent the Queen at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 18:30:22 GMTMedical professional casts doubt on alleged stamp on Pc in Sheku Bayoh case
Police officers claim their colleague Pc Nicole Short was stamped on by Mr Bayoh, but this has been disputed.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 18:22:57 GMTTributes pour in after ‘inspirational’ peace campaigner Bruce Kent dies aged 92
The vice-president for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament died on Wednesday, according to a statement released on its website.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 18:14:35 GMTNew blow for Boris Johnson as home ownership plans dismissed as unworkable and a ‘gimmick’
Beleaguered prime minister promises ‘revolution’ – but cabinet minister admits impact will be ‘modest’
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 17:39:10 GMTTwo people still missing after Devon boating accident
The vessel capsized on Radford Lake in Lewdown, Okehampton, at 1.30pm on Wednesday.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 17:34:42 GMTBukayo Saka skips England training to meet Charles and Camilla
The Arsenal star was among up to 500 invited guests at a reception hosted by the royal couple to celebrate the Commonwealth.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 17:31:36 GMTGaia Pope feared she would never be believed over alleged rape, inquest told
The 19-year-old was discovered dead on November 18 2017.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 17:21:49 GMTRwanda-bound migrants could be released on tags if first flight delayed
Lawyers for more than 90 detained migrants have already submitted legal challenges asking to stay in the UK.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 17:10:57 GMT‘Writing is on the wall’: Boris Johnson will be ousted before next election, says former Tory chancellor
‘I don’t think he will lead the party into the next general election’, says Philip Hammond
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 17:09:12 GMTDepartment for Work and Pensions underpays benefit claimants by £2.6bn
However estimated value of overpayments sits at £8.6bn for 2021/22 financial year
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 17:07:24 GMT‘Cushty’ dining show loses Only Fools And Horses copyright battle
Shazam Productions, which was set up by late sitcom writer John Sullivan, had taken legal action against Only Fools The Dining Experience.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 17:00:35 GMTConcerns Afghans fleeing Taliban could be on first Rwanda flight
The Home Office has refused to confirm the nationalities of those on board but only Rwandans are exempt from the policy.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:59:27 GMTJohnson warns of ‘wage-price spiral’ if pay packets rise with inflation
The Prime Minister set out plans to extend the right to buy to housing association tenants in a speech as he tried to get his premiership on track.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:57:38 GMTRussian offensive remains ‘deeply troubled’ – Western officials
Between 15,000 and 20,000 Russian troops are thought to have been killed since the start of the invasion in February.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:56:23 GMTWizz Air boss tells pilots to stop complaining about being tired: ‘we’re all fatigued’
‘It’s like handing the car keys to a drunk driver’: pilots’ unions condemn remarks made in an internal video
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:29:18 GMTDrumming for 90 minutes a week ‘improves quality of life’ for autistic people
A new study at the University of Chichester has found drumming improves behaviour and brain function in autistic adolescents.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:18:09 GMTSue Barker announces retirement from Wimbledon coverage after 30 years
The TV presenter was the last British woman to win the French Open in 1976.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:15:40 GMTRules could be changed to allow another challenge against Boris Johnson, says 1922 committee chair
Sir Graham Brady says one-year grace period ‘likely’ to stay – but opens door to scrapping it
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:05:08 GMTBrexit: UK nationals living in EU lose right to vote in local elections, ECJ rules
UK national brought case arguing she would not be able to vote anywhere
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:02:29 GMTWife pays tribute to husband stabbed by neighbour as ‘honest and kind man’
Sarah Boorman’s husband Matthew was murdered by Can Arslan in Gloucestershire after enduring years of threats and abuse from the defendant.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 15:42:22 GMTGreensill scandal could happen again, Tory peer warns
Lord Pickles, who chairs the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, discussed the issue with MPs on Thursday.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 15:41:45 GMTDeath sentences handed to Britons fighting for Ukraine condemned by Truss
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the verdict of the court in a pro-Moscow breakaway republic had no legitimacy.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 15:36:53 GMTWho are the Britons sentenced to death in Russian-occupied Ukraine?
Two British soldiers and Moroccan national facing death by firing squad
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 15:28:03 GMTBritish tourist crushed to death in Turkey
The incident happened on Saturday in the city of Bodrum, in south-western Turkey.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 15:08:05 GMTMan jailed for at least 38 years for stabbing neighbour to death
Can Arslan, 52, who has a grandiose and narcissistic personality disorder, had spent more than a decade threatening residents in Walton Cardiff.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 15:05:10 GMTCan Arslan: Man who terrorised community for years jailed for neighbour’s murder
Arslan’s victims took legal action to try to get him evicted from the estate
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 15:00:03 GMTAll the cost of living help available and how to get it including £400 energy bill discount
The British chancellor announced a host of new measures this week after criticism the government wasn’t doing enough
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:59:31 GMTAll the cost of living help you may be entitled to and how to get the payments
The British chancellor announced a host of new measures this week after criticism the government wasn’t doing enough
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:57:30 GMTCaptured British fighters ‘sentenced to death by pro-Russian court’
Aiden Aslin, 28 and Shaun Pinner, 48, are set to face a firing squad but could appeal, according to Russian state media.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:55:10 GMTJeremy Hunt condemns Government decision to allow gas drilling in rural Surrey
The move is also opposed by Conservative-run Surrey County Council.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:52:54 GMTMuckamore abuse victim ‘stayed in bedroom, looked down and never smiled’
The Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry is examining allegations of the abuse of vulnerable patients at the Co Antrim facility.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:51:36 GMTHow to get the government’s new £650 energy bill grant
Millions of households will be eligible for the support measure to help with soaring inflation.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:51:02 GMTHow to get the government’s new £650 energy bill grant
Millions of households will be eligible for the support measure to help with soaring inflation.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:48:24 GMTMan in court accused of sending threatening messages to Nicola Sturgeon
William Curtis is also accused, along with another man, of assaulting and abducting a sheriff.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:39:18 GMTGovernment gifts Queen a music box for Platinum Jubilee
Hand-painted enamel-on-copper item has names of serving ministers inscribed on inside of lid
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:38:23 GMTBurglar who tied up pensioner and left him to die is given 33-year minimum term
Adris Mohammed showed no emotion as a judge described the murder of 78-year-old David Varlow as ‘an horrific case’.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:33:02 GMTWhat is Right to Buy and what could change under government’s plans?
Downing Street announces extention of Thatcher’s totemic housing policy
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:23:58 GMTShetlanders quoted £725,000 to connect to broadband, says MSP
Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart has written to Finance Secretary Kate Forbes on the issue.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:15:46 GMTNumber of four-day-week jobs rises by 90% as UK firms begin trial
Such adverts were ‘negligible’ a year ago, head of jobs site says
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:11:35 GMTJohnson tries hand at bricklaying on visit intended to help cement his future
The PM met students at Blackpool and The Fylde College on Thursday.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:05:41 GMTBoris Johnson’s benefits for mortgages plan ‘totally detached from reality’
‘We’re left scratching our heads thinking how on earth can this work in practice’
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:03:58 GMTInformation on death of schoolboy shot by plastic bullet released from archives
Paul Whitters, 15, sustained a fatal head injured when he was struck by a police baton round amid rioting in Londonderry in 1981.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:48:03 GMTDishonest to say smoking debate is about health versus freedom, says Whitty
Professor Sir Chris Whitty said a small number of wealthy companies are profiting from some of the most vulnerable in society.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:24:42 GMTPc had no obvious injury after Sheku Bayoh confrontation, doctors tell inquiry
Pc Nicole Short was involved in restraining the 31-year-old on the day he died.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:17:56 GMTEU stance on NI Protocol ‘hardened’ in face of UK threat of unilateral action
Irish foreign affairs minister Simon Coveney warned Boris Johnson against tabling legislation that would override aspects of the trade arrangements.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:17:09 GMTKeir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of taking ‘wrecking ball’ to UK-Irish relations
Government has revealed plans to introduce domestic legislation that would override parts of the Brexit deal for Northern Ireland
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:16:26 GMTTory rebellion warning if Northern Ireland Protocol legislation falls short
Boris Johnson has been warned he risks a Tory rebellion if new legislation fails to offer the ‘serious prospect’ of restoring Stormont powersharing.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:53:48 GMTFury as government overrules council to approve 'absurd' Surrey gas drilling
MP Jeremy Hunt blasts decision that ‘goes against local opinion and government commitment to devolution of powers and causes enormous anger’
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:49:10 GMTDom Phillips: Pelé calls on Brazil to step up search for missing Amazon pair as helicopters deployed
A suspect, believed to be one of the men who issued a death threat to the pair, is arrested
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:48:39 GMTPraise for ‘humble’ William as future king seen selling The Big Issue in London
The Duke of Cambridge’s low-key appearance came after the four-day Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:35:20 GMTWill rising interest rates cause UK house prices to fall?
Many experts are predicting a slowdown in price growth later this year, explains Ben Chapman
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:34:28 GMTWolverhampton fire: ‘Severe’ blaze breaks out in city centre
Flames thought to have been caused by electrical fault
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:21:40 GMTREDIRECTED Will rising interest rates cause UK house prices to fall?
Many experts are predicting a slowdown in price growth later this year, explains Ben Chapman
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:06:21 GMTUniversities should limit ‘low-quality’ courses, minister says
Universities minister Michelle Donelan said young people should not be ‘set up to fail’ by being drawn into courses they are not prepared for.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:02:58 GMTScreen agency in NI looks to fill hole left by cancellation of JJ Abrams series
Sci-fi drama Demimonde was set to be filmed in Belfast this year.