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Tue, 05 Jul 2022 08:54:56 GMT
Mosques’ safety ‘shattered by one night of hatred’ as Muslims ‘on edge’ over rising Islamophobic attacks
Muslim community leaders are calling for better protection and safeguarding from the government and police following a rise in Islamophobic attacks

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 08:52:34 GMT
Katie Price’s speeding charge thrown out two weeks after she avoided prison
The charges were dismissed after ‘no evidence was offered,’ the court heard

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 08:52:11 GMT
Tonnes of food going unpicked on British farms ‘due to foreign labour shortage’
Farmers see loss of upto £150,000 in worker shortfall

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 08:45:01 GMT
Climate change protesters glue themselves to frame of Constable’s Hay Wain
The Just Stop Oil protesters also attached their own image of ‘an apocalyptic vision of the future’ to the picture.

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 08:35:59 GMT
Speeding charge against Katie Price dismissed
Two charges against the former glamour model were heard at Crawley Magistrates’ Court and dismissed as ‘no evidence was offered’.

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 08:35:13 GMT
Lord Winston accuses 999 handler of wasting time after he was ‘asked to count dying wife’s heartbeats’
IVF pioneer Lord Winston says he was bombarded with questions before an ambulance was dispatched

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 08:34:00 GMT
Headteachers condemn ‘immensely frustrating’ Sats website failure
Primary schools across the country attempting to access year six pupils’ results reported the website crashing.

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 08:33:25 GMT
British Museum launches hieroglyphs exhibition to mark special anniversary
The exhibition opens this autumn on October 13.

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 08:29:21 GMT
National Insurance: How the threshold increase will impact your payslip from tomorrow
Some people’s July payslips may look better than they did last month

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 08:18:10 GMT
UK ‘backsliding on human rights’, Council of Europe official warns
Dominic Raab has insisted his new bill of rights will not weaken protections

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 08:10:34 GMT
Downing Street lying about Chris Pincher sex pest complaint, top civil servant says
Lord McDonald says Boris Johnson was specifically briefed about complaint despite denial

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 08:02:43 GMT
Peer faced ‘litany of questions’ from 999 call handler as wife lay dying in arms
The renowned broadcaster and leading fertility expert Lord Winston says such a ‘waste of time’ is critical when seconds count

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 07:57:56 GMT
Johnson was told of Pincher inquiry, says ex-Foreign Office chief
The former deputy chief whip was investigated over his conduct when he was a Foreign Office minister in 2019.

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 07:46:22 GMT
PM ‘aware of formal complaint against Chris Pincher’ before whip appointment
The BBC reported that the complaint about Chris Pincher’s conduct when he was a minister in the Foreign Office triggered a disciplinary process.

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 07:32:56 GMT
Boris Johnson news – live: Top civil servant accuses No 10 of lying over Pincher claims
Lord McDonald accused No 10 of ‘changing its story’ on the allegations

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 06:46:58 GMT
Fairlop Waters: Body found in search for boy, 17, who went swimming in lake
Teenager’s family has been informed

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 06:26:07 GMT
New test to tackle ‘staggering’ prostate cancer rates in Black men being developed
Black men are twice as likely to get prostate cancer compared to white men

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 06:22:07 GMT
Home Secretary ‘to create league table of nations’ for deportation deals
The Government in April signed a £120 million economic and migration agreement to send failed asylum seekers to Rwanda, though none have yet departed.

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 06:16:08 GMT
Camilla commissions Kate to take her picture for Country Life cover
Kate is a keen amateur photographer and is patron of the Royal Photographic Society.

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 05:54:36 GMT
Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry among stars to protest Independence Day amid Roe v Wade
Several famous faces have expressed resentment at celebrations in the wake of recent controversies in the country

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 04:27:32 GMT
Celebrities decry Independence Day revelry amid gun and abortion controversies
Actress Rachel Brosnahan said she felt ‘sick to my stomach’ following a mass shooting in her hometown of Highland Park.

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 04:12:42 GMT
Angela Rayner: PM should have fully investigated claims about Chris Pincher
Mr Pincher plunged the Government into a new crisis when he dramatically quit last week over allegations he groped two men.

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 03:58:42 GMT
Woman kept in police cell for 36 hours after stillbirth due to suspicions she had ‘illegal abortion’
Exclusive: ‘She has still got PTSD. Not from the event of the delivery, but from being labelled as a criminal and held in custody,’ abortion provider says

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 03:29:51 GMT
Boris Johnson news – live: Chris Pincher appointment ‘showed PM’s bad judgement’
Sir Keir Starmer says he has ‘no sympathy’ for ‘man who puts himself above everything’

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 02:53:13 GMT
Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry among stars to protest Independence Day
Several famous faces have expressed resentment at celebrations in the wake of recent controversies in the country.

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 02:47:09 GMT
What the papers say – July 5
Tuesday’s national papers cover the latest on Chris Pincher and demonstrations amid the cost-of-living crisis.

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 01:45:37 GMT
Public inquiry findings due on police shooting of unarmed man in prison break
Jermaine Baker, 28, died when he was shot by a Met marksman known only as W80 near Wood Green Crown Court on December 11 2015.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 23:26:14 GMT
Priti Patel calls for police to use new powers against protesters after fuel duty slowdown hits motorways
Road-block activism risks prison term after law change

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 23:14:07 GMT
Wales to clamp down on second homes and holiday lets
Local councils have already been given the authroity to top up council tax on second homes by 300 per cent from next year

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 23:05:30 GMT
Amber Heard requests verdict in Johnny Depp defamation trial be overturned
The Aquaman star, 36, says the decision returned on June 1 in favour of Mr Depp was not supported by the evidence presented during the six-week trial.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 23:01:49 GMT
Crowds expected to flock to Wimbledon for Brit Cameron Norrie in quarter-finals
The new home favourite, who revealed his nickname is ‘Nozza’, will face Belgium’s David Goffin on No.1 Court on Tuesday.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Crown Estate sets out five potential areas for floating offshore wind schemes
The areas are in the Celtic Sea, which the Crown Estate said was rich in natural resources including wind.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Five Labour mayors back workers’ right to strike to ‘defend their livelihoods’
The local leaders have warned the cost-of-living crisis is ‘forcing an increasing number of people into industrial disputes’.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Customer complaints ‘costing businesses over £9bn a month in lost staff hours’
The research comes from the Institute of Customer Service’s Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI).

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Universities promise return to ‘pre-pandemic’ level of firsts
Universities pledge to bring number of first and 2.1s back into line with 2019 levels.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 22:58:08 GMT
New public buildings to have separate female and male toilets, government announces
Goverment say disabled toilet provision will not be affected

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 22:04:45 GMT
Bedford fire: Aerial photos show devastation caused by gas explosion as tenants jump from flats
At least one person has died and three others have been taken to hospital

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 22:02:46 GMT
19-year-old man charged with terrorism and explosives offences after arrest in Cheshire
Vaughn Conrad John Dolphin detained last Monday night, West Midlands Police say

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 21:20:55 GMT
Brexit: Keir Starmer insists he is not ‘advocating status quo’ as he rules out return to single market
Jacob Rees-Mogg acccuses Labour leader of a ‘half-cock’ attempt at copying the Conservatives’ plans

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 21:14:41 GMT
Bedford fire: At least one dead after gas explosion ‘inferno’ at flat
More deaths may be discovered in the coming days, police say

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 21:02:50 GMT
‘Whitewash’ Troubles legacy legislation clears the House of Commons
MPs voted 282 votes to 217, majority 65, to give the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill a third reading.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 20:53:50 GMT
Sturgeon tells PM referendum block will not mean Scots ‘refused right to choose’
The Scottish First Minister told Boris Johnson the absence of a Section 30 order “will not mean Scotland is refused the democratic right to choose.”

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 20:55:58 GMT
Cinemas ban teens in suits after Minions: The Rise Of Gru TikTok trend
Some young moviegoers have been criticised for rowdy behaviour during screenings of the film.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 20:43:49 GMT
Johnson was given ‘first-hand account’ of allegations against Pincher before promoting him
The former deputy chief whip has denied a slew of allegations against him in recent days

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 20:57:39 GMT
Premier League footballer reportedly arrested in London on suspicion of rape
A man in his 20s is being questioned by Metropolitan Police officers over an alleged attack last month, it was reported.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 20:23:01 GMT
At least one killed after gas explosion causes ‘inferno’ in block of flats
Three people including a firefighter were taken to hospital and a fourth has died after the blaze in Bedford.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 20:12:48 GMT
Premier League footballer arrested on suspicion of rape
29-year-old taken in by police from address in Barnet

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:12:06 GMT
Black worker claims ‘racist’ DHL staff told him to ‘f*** off back to where you came from’
Exclusive: Kevin Bijou is taking DHL to court over allegations he was sacked after he complained staff told him to “f*** off back to where he came from”

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 19:10:35 GMT
Boris Johnson admits higher defence spending is a ‘prediction’ and not a commitment
Tory alarm as prime minister waters down 2.5% of GDP ’pledge’ – made only four days ago

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 19:09:15 GMT
Campaigners in ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ t-shirts ‘harassed’ by Wimbledon security
The group of men arrived at the championships on Monday morning via the Queue but did not change into their t-shirts until they were inside .

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 19:02:04 GMT
Starmer rules out return to EU or single market under Labour
The Labour leader also said the UK would not join a customs union under his party’s leadership, as he set out a five-point plan to ‘make Brexit work’.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 18:55:17 GMT
Scottish independence would be ‘utterly tragic for whole world’, claims PM
Boris Johnson said a second independence poll is not a priority for the UK Government.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 18:55:09 GMT
Joseph Coelho on hoping to ‘diversify bookshelves’ as 12th Children’s Laureate
The performance poet, playwright and children’s author is the 12th Waterstones Children’s Laureate and he will hold the post until 2024.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 18:51:57 GMT
Fuel protest - live: 13 arrested for ‘driving too slowly’ after major UK roads targeted
Slow-moving convoys cause delays across country

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 18:51:45 GMT
Matt Hancock backs Commons vote on legalising assisted dying
The former health secretary told MPs that it was time for an ‘informed, compassionate’ debate on assisted dying.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 18:49:24 GMT
Fuel protests: 13 arrested for ‘driving too slow’ as motorists play football on empty M4
Drivers leave cars to play football on empty carriageway

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 10:03:11 GMT
Phil Shiner denies fraud charges over Iraq War claims
Phil Shiner entered not guilty pleas to three counts of fraud at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 18:21:43 GMT
Neil Parish says wife ‘chases me around the kitchen with scissors’ going for ‘part of my anatomy’
‘She knows what I’m like,’ former Devon MP says

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 18:16:42 GMT
Labour: Change Troubles legislation to stop terrorists profiting from immunity
Peter Kyle warned the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill would allow perpetrators to ‘live in freedom’.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 17:31:23 GMT
Legalised assisted dying could be abused, MP warns
The claim came as MPs debated a petition calling for assisted dying to be legalised for “terminally ill, mentally competent adults”.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 17:21:17 GMT
Jeremy Hunt doesn’t rule out standing in a future Conservative leadership race
‘I think we have to see what the circumstances are,’ former cabinet minister says

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 17:15:23 GMT
Childcare plan won’t ‘significantly’ cut costs for parents, admits minister
Government proposals to change staff-to-child ratios branded ‘pathetic’ and ‘frustrating’

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 17:05:11 GMT
What does the energy price cap mean for you?
Rising global gas prices causing dramatic increase to household bills in 2022

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 17:04:50 GMT
What does the energy price cap mean for you?
Rising global gas prices causing dramatic increase to household bills in 2022

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 17:04:39 GMT
Towie star Yazmin Oukhellou ‘stable and recovering in hospital after surgery’
The reality TV star was reportedly involved in a car crash in Turkey.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 17:00:55 GMT
Why energy bills are increasing?
Squeeze on wholesale gas prices around the world driving up household bills

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 17:00:37 GMT
Why energy bills are increasing?
Squeeze on wholesale gas prices around the world driving up household bills

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 16:52:06 GMT
No intention to create specific anti-spiking strategy, government says
Ministers reject Home Affairs committee recommendation on how to combat crime

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 16:51:26 GMT
Second homes and holiday lets in Wales face crackdown
Under the proposals a new licensing scheme for people who want to operate short-term holiday lets, such as Airbnb, is also planned.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 16:48:33 GMT
Civil servants hold ‘Remain bias’ and resist Brexit reforms, claims UK attorney general
‘I’ll say it – I have seen resistance,’ says Suella Braverman

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 16:41:19 GMT
Rivers and rail option under consideration to free Ukraine’s grain, says Johnson
The Prime Minister told MPs that “alternative routes” will be looked at if the sea route continues to be blocked by Russia.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 16:34:16 GMT
Wimbledon appealing against WTA fine for banning Russians and Belarusians
The All England Club has reportedly been fined £207,000 for banning Russian and Belarusian players after the invasion of Ukraine.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 16:23:17 GMT
Downing Street confirms Johnson was aware of concerns about Chris Pincher
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said it was not considered appropriate to block his appointment as deputy chief whip.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 16:20:59 GMT
Left-wing terror suspect killed himself in prison while awaiting mental health treatment, inquest finds
Dominic Noble, 32, died a month after being referred to a psychiatrist at HMP Leeds

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 16:18:44 GMT
Number of hospital patients in England with Covid-19 tops 10,000
Patient levels are now around two thirds of the peak reached during the Omicron BA.2 wave.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 16:15:34 GMT
Timeline of allegations surrounding disgraced Tory Chris Pincher
The former deputy chief whip resigned last week over claims he groped two men at a Conservative private members’ club.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 15:55:48 GMT
Almost half of children in lone-parent families in relative poverty – IFS
Some 1.5 million children were living in relative poverty in 2019-20 before the coronavirus pandemic hit, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 15:54:27 GMT
Cost of living crisis UK: How to get the government £650 payment
Millions of households will be eligible for the support measure to help with soaring inflation.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 15:53:27 GMT
Cost of living crisis UK: How to get the government £650 payment
Millions of households will be eligible for the support measure to help with soaring inflation.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 15:52:59 GMT
Doctor, 85, who lied about his age admits killing woman with botched routine procedure
Dr Isyaka Mamman, 85, previously left another patient disabled, also after botched bone marrow biopsy

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 15:46:10 GMT
Three injured in ‘huge’ gas explosion at block of flats
A local worker said he heard screams following a ‘huge explosion’ in Redwood Grove in Bedford.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 15:40:39 GMT
EU far-right tries to postpone debate on UK Brexit lawbreaking
MEPs are set to blast Boris Johnson’s approach on Wednesday

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 15:39:41 GMT
Zahawi: Tell parents about what children are learning at school
The Education Secretary says parents ‘should know’ curriculum content following amendment from Baroness Morris on the issue.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 15:34:54 GMT
Anti-oil protesters attach ‘apocalyptic vision’ to Constable’s Hay Wain
The Just Stop Oil supporters caused the evacuation of a room at the National Gallery in London.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 11:45:22 GMT
EasyJet operations chief resigns as peak season begins
Former Ryanair executive Peter Bellew was held responsible for summer chaos

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 15:19:55 GMT
Criminal courts face disruption as barristers strike for second week
Members of the Criminal Bar Association have walked out in a dispute over pay and conditions.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 15:18:28 GMT
Guildford pub bombings inquest: Officer recalls ‘mass hysteria’ after IRA blast
The inquest into the deaths of five young people killed by an IRA terror attack in 1974 has heard from emergency workers who attended the scene.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 15:16:42 GMT
Two soldiers sold ammunition to undercover police officer, court hears
Coldstream Guards Kirtland Gill and Rajon Graham had access to the bullets through their roles in the British Army, the jury was told.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:55:48 GMT
Revealed: The bizarre TikTok trend costing cinemas thousands of pounds in refunds
Youngsters have been watching Minions: The Rise of Gru wearing formal attire and recording themselves on social media as part of a new viral social media craze

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:41:32 GMT
Labour will not strike any deal with SNP, Sarwar says
The Scottish Labour leader told the Fabian Society in London that ‘cooperation and not conflict’ should be at the heart of government.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:41:00 GMT
Scottish Labour: Replace House of Lords with senate of regions and nations
Party leader Anas Sarwar set out plans for the proposed new body which would have a mandate to ensure no part of the UK is marginalised.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:38:19 GMT
Putin would welcome Scottish independence, claims Labour’s Anas Sarwar
Nicola Sturgeon wants to ‘pit Scot against Scot’, says Scottish Labour leader

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:30:34 GMT
Truss says free world must support Ukraine ‘whatever it takes’
The Foreign Secretary said the UK Government is mulling seizing the assets of Russians in the UK to use in Ukraine’s reconstruction.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:07:32 GMT
Twelve arrested during M4 fuel price protest for driving ‘too slow’
Chief superintendent Tom Harding justified the police response by saying the demonstration was restricting emergency services.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:57:58 GMT
DWP told to ‘get a grip’ as unpaid carers face long waits for financial support
Charity leaders warned that unpaid carers are ‘increasingly being plunged into poverty’

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:21:33 GMT
Music fans told to beware rail disruption when Lewis Capaldi closes Trnsmt
Festivalgoers hoping to see the Scottish singer-songwriter have been warned there will be no trains running when his show ends on Sunday.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:14:31 GMT
‘Economy not partygate’ will decide next election, says Jeremy Hunt
The former foreign secretary, a persistent backbench critic of Boris Johnson, also did not rule out standing in any future leadership contest.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 12:56:30 GMT
EuroMillions: £186m jackpot up for grabs in Tuesday’s draw
If a UK ticket-holder matches all the numbers they will become Britain’s biggest-ever lottery winner.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 12:31:40 GMT
More migrants arrive in Kent as crossings resume
Crossings resumed after a three-day hiatus, with a woman also seen being helped ashore and then pushed away in a wheelchair in Dover.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 12:16:11 GMT
Boris Johnson ‘was aware’ of allegations of sexual misconduct against Chris Pincher, No 10 admits
Prime minister’s spokesman does not deny he used phrase ’Pincher by name, pincher by nature’ about ex-deputy chief whip



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