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Sat, 11 Jun 2022 08:26:45 GMT
UK’s first Rwanda deportation flight given go-ahead by High Court
Campaigners ‘disappointed’ and ‘deeply concerned’ after bid to stop Tuesday’s flight fails

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 08:25:55 GMT
What are the plans to fly migrants seeking asylum in the UK to Rwanda?
Lawyers say there is a risk of mass claims against the Government if the policy is found to be unlawful at a full judicial review hearing.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 08:20:23 GMT
Free school meals: The families ‘training’ the way they eat so their children won’t go hungry
‘I have calculated everything, I wouldn’t be able to afford to pay for school meals,’ one parent in London says

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 08:13:24 GMT
Three charged with murdering father found dead in woodland
Mohammed Shah Subhani, 27, known as Shah, was reported missing in May 2019 from his home in west London.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 07:45:58 GMT
Charles ‘described Government’s Rwanda migrant policy as appalling’
The Times said the prince is especially frustrated at the policy as he is set to represent the Queen at a Commonwealth meeting in Rwanda.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 07:40:32 GMT
Lancashire University suspended Black students who blew whistle on racist incidents
Exclusive: Elizabeth and Jemima posted online about their white peer who had racist language written across his chest

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 08:28:51 GMT
Priest jailed for raping teenage boy 30 years ago
Father Anthony White, of Cross-In-Hand, Heathfield, East Sussex, was sentenced at Hove Crown Court.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 06:59:10 GMT
Soldier with PTSD carries rowing machine up mountain in world record attempt
Jonathan Roberson is taking on the challenge to raise money for mental health charity Combat Stress.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 06:10:20 GMT
Airports told to stop ‘unacceptable’ failings for disabled people
The Civil Aviation Authority said there had been an increase in reports of ‘significant service failings’.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:00:00 GMT
Akala, Lineker and Tracey Emin lead calls for airlines not to carry out refugee removal flights to Rwanda
Exclusive: Signatories include musician and author Akala, football pundit Gary Lineker OBE, Bridgerton actress Adjoah Andoh, artist Tracey Emin

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:01:21 GMT
What the papers say – June 11
The Government’s leaked food strategy is a focus for Saturday’s papers.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 23:45:16 GMT
Prince Charles condemned ‘appalling’ Rwanda deportation scheme, reports say
First deportation flight scheduled to leave on Tuesday with 31 migrants onboard

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 23:15:18 GMT
Man arrested on suspicion of murdering boy, 15, and stabbing mother in Manchester
Police said 44-year-old suspect believed to be known to victims

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 23:07:09 GMT
Minister apologises for describing Birmingham and Blackpool as ‘godawful’
Labour said the Tory minister’s ‘offensive’ comment was ‘frankly embarrassing’

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 23:01:44 GMT
New treatment for ‘slow killer’ sleep apnoea in hospital trial
The condition affects more than a million UK adults.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Working from home did little to alleviate regional disparities, report finds
The Resolution Foundation said prosperous areas have benefited the most from the shift.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Residents ‘living in the shadow’ of Grenfell Tower on fifth anniversary of fire
Members of the community in North Kensington have spoken about the impact of the disaster.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Government to cap interest on student loans to guard against inflation
The move will not affect monthly repayments, which are based on income, but means borrowers will owe less than they would have done in the long term.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Mount Longdon veteran says he will ‘never forget’ key battle
Thomas Herring was a sergeant in 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, tasked with retaking Mount Longdon in the Falklands War

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Scottish minister recalls being ‘petrified’ during Falklands battle
Keith Brown joined the Royal Marines in 1980 and found himself at war two years later.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Community member joined council after watching its ‘chilling’ Grenfell response
Claire Simmons said much of the response ‘could be characterised as at best neglect and at worst conscious cruelty’.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Ease process for accessing medical cannabis, urges mother of boy with epilepsy
Charlotte Caldwell said just three children with severe epilepsy have been granted medical cannabis on the NHS, with others going private.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 22:24:39 GMT
Police probe deaths of two people ‘strapped into wheelchairs’ as boat capsized
Bodies were retrieved from a Devon lake 24 hours after the motorboat capsized

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 22:21:33 GMT
Patel welcomes High Court ruling on Rwanda scheme as campaigners vow to fight on
The High Court’s decision has now paved the way for the first flight to go ahead on Tuesday.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 22:01:11 GMT
Scale model of solar system installed in Belfast hills
The Our Place In Space installation stretches for 10km.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 21:51:25 GMT
UK ticket-holder wins almost £55m in EuroMillions jackpot
Camelot, the National Lottery operator, has urged people to check their tickets to see if they are the winner.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 21:27:51 GMT
Minister apologises for ‘godawful’ Birmingham and Blackpool comment
Heather Wheeler, the Tory MP for South Derbyshire, said she made an ‘inappropriate remark that does not reflect my actual view’.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 20:48:36 GMT
‘I’ve stabbed both of them’: Jury hears ex-soldier’s 999 call after he killed neighbours
Footage also played in court of ex-commando in seconds before he killed Jennifer and Stephen Chapple

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 20:38:47 GMT
Tory MP warns education is being ‘weaponised by those against us’
Alicia Kearns says Confucius Institutes are ‘undermining the integrity of the Mandarin education in our country’.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:55:24 GMT
United States drops Covid test requirement for air travellers
Testing mandate will expire at 12.01am on 12 June

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:50:39 GMT
Liz Truss in talks with Ukraine over fate of Britons sentenced to death by Russian separatists
PM ‘appalled’ by treatment of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:47:12 GMT
Dozens of American sweet shops on Oxford Street under investigation over ‘tax scam’
Stores ‘a threat to the status and value of what is supposed to be the nation’s premier shopping street,’ council says

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:37:01 GMT
PM demands ministers do ‘everything’ to secure release of captured Britons
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss discussed efforts to secure the release of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner with her Ukrainian counterpart on Friday.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:36:53 GMT
School downgraded from ‘outstanding’ to ‘inadequate’ amid safeguarding failures
Holland Park School in Kensington has lost its previous ‘outstanding’ rating.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:32:42 GMT
‘I won’t give up’, Zelensky tells UK students
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky told students he will need the younger generation to rebuild the country

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:29:20 GMT
Tory Party brands donor’s comments on immigration ‘unacceptable’
Maurizio Bragagni reportedly described London as ‘worse than any African metropolis’ in an online article for the Italian news site Saturno Notizie.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:26:24 GMT
High Court refuses to block first flight to Rwanda
In a ruling on Friday, Mr Justice Swift said there was a ‘material public interest’ in the Home Secretary being able to carry out her policies.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:24:56 GMT
Boris Johnson news: More than half of Britons ‘think Tories made wrong decision keeping PM’
One in four 2019 Conservative voters says he should have stepped down

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:58:00 GMT
Charles celebrates 70 years as Duke of Cornwall at agricultural show
Charles and Camilla visited the Royal Cornwall Show on Friday.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:55:52 GMT
The Handmaid’s Tale voted top book written by a woman for men to read
The poll was part of a Women’s Prize for Fiction campaign.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:48:20 GMT
Priti Patel Rwanda deportations to go ahead without promised watchdog to monitor conditions
Monitoring committee will not be set up for months by flights set to begin next week

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:42:21 GMT
Boris Johnson accused of ‘hiding away’ during Tiverton and Honiton by-election campaign visit
PM ‘not talking to ordinary people’ say Lib Dems, after he meets small group for tea

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:20:03 GMT
Brexit ‘largely to blame’ for £31bn loss to UK economy, study finds
5.2 per cent GDP shortfall ‘mostly’ down to Britain’s exit from EU, according to top think tank

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:11:47 GMT
Boy’s life-support case raises ‘significant question about meaning of death’
A High Court judge is scheduled to deliver a ruling on Archie’s Battersbee’s future on Monday.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:05:00 GMT
Home Office made ‘false claim’ Rwanda scheme was backed by UNHCR, High Court hears
QC takes aim at ‘inaccuracies’ in government submission over legal challenge

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:02:05 GMT
Rwanda plan ‘is in the public interest’, Home Office told court
Home Secretary Priti Patel’s department insisted the agreement with the east African nation is in the public interest.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:45:13 GMT
First Rwanda flight set to go ahead as campaigners lose High Court fight
The first flight could go ahead on Tuesday.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:37:49 GMT
Labour promises to ‘scrap’ PM’s protocol override law, as rebel Tories vow to block bill
Keir Starmer says Labour government would repeal legislation if passed, while senior Conservatives reveal ‘unease’ over legal position

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:30:24 GMT
A Labour government would axe laws that override NI protocol, Starmer vows
The Labour leader was in Belfast on Friday for talks with political leaders on the impasse over the contentious post-Brexit trading arrangements.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:29:53 GMT
Pollster retracts claim YouGov ‘banned’ Corbyn poll because it was ‘too good for Labour’
Chris Curtis says he now accepts YouGov’s version of events

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:00:05 GMT
The RAF veteran who sells Afghan carpets in Yorkshire
James Wilthew served in northern Afghanistan and now runs a fair-trade business selling rugs from the region

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:55:59 GMT
Teenage boy killed and mother injured in stabbing
A police spokesman said the suspected attacker, believed to have been known to the victims, should not be approached.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:46:27 GMT
Police launch probe after two disabled people die following boat capsize
The bodies of two missing people were recovered from Roadford Lake near Okehampton in Devon on Thursday, about 24 hours after the boat capsized.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:45:59 GMT
The oligarch who could hold key to fate of Britons facing death sentence
Putin has a favour to ask that could be tied to the case of two men jailed in Donetsk, says Kim Sengupta

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:34:46 GMT
Jacob Rees-Mogg refuses to debate why he ‘blocked’ bill that would have spared elephants from torture
Exclusive: Brexit minister and Commons leader both reject fact-finding mission after vetoing ban on adverts for extreme cruelty

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:30:40 GMT
Jail term for terrorist recalled to prison after secret bank account found
Shah Rahman received eight months in jail for each of the three breaches to run concurrently.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 22:43:10 GMT
Sunak 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.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:33:11 GMT
‘Evil’ beekeeper jailed for killing vulnerable family friend
Matthew Reynolds was convicted over the fatal stabbing of Bonnie Harwood in her home.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:06:08 GMT
Hospital trust ‘apologises unreservedly’ following preventable death of newborn
The Trust and its maternity services are currently subject to an independent review.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:02:57 GMT
Pollster retracts claim about YouGov
Chris Curtis apologised and said he was ‘happy to clarify the position and apologise to YouGov for any confusion caused’.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:49:41 GMT
Baby died due to ‘natural causes contributed to by neglect’ at Kent hospital
Archie Batten died 27 minutes after being delivered.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:48:00 GMT
Community trusted police in wake of Sheku Bayoh death, ex-officer tells inquiry
The 31-year-old died while being restrained by police in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in May 2015.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:39:25 GMT
Ukraine: How might the Government free the two captured Britons?
Why are Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner being treated as criminals, and what can ministers do to help them?

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:21:44 GMT
55mph gales expected to take edge off warmer weekend temperatures
The unseasonable high winds are a result of a former tropical storm.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:18:20 GMT
Council seeks assurances that legacy bill is compliant with human rights
The Committee of Ministers is to ask the UK Government to provide more information on its proposals to deal with the legacy of the Troubles.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:15:29 GMT
Aristocrat’s estranged wife wins latest round of seven-year court fight
Charles and Emma Villiers hit the headlines after arguing over whether they should fight over money in Scotland or England.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:06:30 GMT
Government’s Rwanda plan ‘is not safe’, court told
Up to 130 people have been notified they could be removed on the inaugural flight, due to take off on Tuesday.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:49:33 GMT
BBC decision to drop live Belfast Twelfth coverage ‘devoid of logic’
The BBC has said more people would be able to watch the evening highlights programme than could view a live daytime broadcast.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:38:39 GMT
‘No coming back from erosion’: UK coastal towns will need to relocate due to climate crisis
‘In some places the right answer will be to move communities away from danger,’ Sir James Bevan says

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:36:04 GMT
Coastal communities in England will be forced to relocate due to climate crisis, Environment Agency boss says
‘There is no coming back for land that coastal erosion has taken away,’ Sir James Bevan will say

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:33:17 GMT
Pair jailed after 10-year-old boy mauled to death by dog
Jack Lis was killed by the animal while at a friend’s house in South Wales last November.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:25:04 GMT
Defence Secretary meets Volodymyr Zelensky in surprise trip to Kyiv
Ben Wallace met the Ukrainian leader this week to discuss the UK providing further support.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:12:56 GMT
PM demands ministers do ‘everything’ to secure release of captured Britons
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss discussed efforts to secure the release of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner with her Ukrainian counterpart on Friday.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:05:43 GMT
Two more migrants Rwanda deportation cancelled ahead of court ruling
It comes after the Home Office confirmed Friday morning three migrants deportation had been cancelled

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 13:59:48 GMT
Tommy Robinson spent £100,000 gambling before declaring bankruptcy
The English Defence League founder told the court he was ‘disaster with paperwork’

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 13:59:29 GMT
Labour will oppose UK Government legacy legislation – Starmer
The Labour party leader said his party will not support the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 13:56:25 GMT
Otters are killing expensive pet fish, say police
After speaking to local farmers and gamekeepers, Corsham Police in Wiltshire said it was “certain” otters were causing the damage

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 13:42:20 GMT
Pair jailed after boy, 10, mauled to death by bulldog named ‘Beast’
Death should ‘never have happened’, judge says as he sentences man and woman to seven years behind bars

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 13:18:08 GMT
Scammer groomed elderly victims by pretending to be a police officer
Two separate victims were scammed out of their entire savings

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 13:14:03 GMT
Covid-19 infections in UK show early signs of rise
It is the first week-on-week jump in infections since the end of March.

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Half of GPs ‘plan on retiring aged 60 or before’
Some 11% of respondents to a survey said they intended to retire aged 50 to 55, with only 14% intending to retire aged 66 or over.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 13:04:06 GMT
Praise 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.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:56:25 GMT
Crafty seagull swoops in to steal ‘£300 worth’ of crisps from Tesco
Serial thief has a taste for crisps and is said to favour Tangy Cheese Doritos

Mon, 09 May 2022 15:27:43 GMT
Most teachers suffering from depression – survey
On average, teachers’ scores indicate probable clinical depression, survey finds.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:29:03 GMT
What ever happened to the notorious ‘Ed Stone’?
Former Labour leader’s ill-advised attempt to immortalise his 2015 election pledges has had an intriguing afterlife, becoming a much sought-after relic of Westminster kitsch

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:09:54 GMT
Ex-Radio One DJ has jail term for child sex offences increased
Appeal court judges have increased Mark Page’s sentence from 12 years to 18 years after an application by Solicitor General Alex Chalk.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:58:24 GMT
Home Office cancels Rwanda deportation for three migrants
Migrants and campaign groups are seeking legal action to stop the first flight next week

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:51:22 GMT
Brexit: ‘Vast majority’ of peers will block Boris Johnson’s protocol bill, says Tory grandee
Ken Clarke says legislation set to be revealed on Monday will be ‘seriously challenged’

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:51:17 GMT
Child cruelty offences soar as cases jump by 25% in a year
Figures show ‘worrying scale of abuse and neglect’, NSPCC says

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:50:50 GMT
Rules relaxed for international teachers in English schools
Heads say the new regulations are a sign of ‘severe’ teacher shortages faced by schools.

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 18:45:25 GMT
Labour calls for HMRC investigation of Sajid Javid’s tax affairs
Party says health secretary ‘potentially avoided paying hundreds of thousands of pounds’

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:43:51 GMT
Boris 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 11:42:28 GMT
HS2 starts building green tunnel to blend railway into the landscape
The tunnel in Chipping Warden, Northamptonshire, is the first of its kind in the UK.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:41:44 GMT
Minister defends Johnson after Government tsar says he is not a good role model
Schools minister Robin Walker has disagreed with the social mobility tsar’s comment that Boris Johnson is not a good role model for children.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:39:38 GMT
Oxford university policies fail to protect free speech, academics warn
A group of Oxford academics have said the university’s policies on harassment and social media pose a ‘grave’ threat to its reputation.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:38:01 GMT
Carers who saved collapsed man hailed as heroes
Carl Lloyd and Sarah Swainston performed CPR on the seriously ill man at a day centre until paramedics arrived

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:26:57 GMT
Five men held on suspicion of murder of football fan
Former RAF serviceman Simon Dobbin was assaulted in Essex, following a Southend United vs Cambridge United match on March 21 2015.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:04:54 GMT
Two disabled people dead and third person critical after lake tragedy
Police recovered the bodies after a motorboat overturned near Okehampton in Devon.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:10:11 GMT
Britons 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 11:00:29 GMT
Boy receives incredible birthday present from his mother one month after her death
The recording is heard saying: “Hello darling, love you lots, giving you a kiss. Love, love, love love you.”



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