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Tue, 12 Jul 2022 08:42:45 GMT
Rishi Sunak launches leadership campaign as rivals take aim over tax burden
The nominations process for the Tory leadership race will take place on Tuesday.

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 08:39:49 GMT
Channel migrant crossings top 400 in a day for fifth time this year
The Ministry of Defence said 442 people made the journey in 15 boats on Monday.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:44:43 GMT
Another blow to Home Office as Rwanda asylum seekers not tagged on release from detention
Ministers accused of piloting ‘unworkable’ tagging policy on basis of ‘cruel and unnecessary political posturing’

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 08:35:33 GMT
I can break SNP’s ‘yellow wall’ claims PM candidate Mordaunt
The winner of the Tory leadership contest will be announced on September 5.

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 08:34:20 GMT
Why energy bills are increasing?
Squeeze on wholesale gas prices around the world driving up household bills

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 08:32:57 GMT
Why energy bills are increasing?
Squeeze on wholesale gas prices around the world driving up household bills

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 08:32:10 GMT
All the cost of living help available and how to get the payment
Former chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a host of new measures after criticism the government was not doing enough to address economic hardship

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 08:27:24 GMT
All the cost of living help available and how to get the payment
Former chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a host of new measures after criticism the government was not doing enough to address economic hardship

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 08:18:41 GMT
Labour to table confidence vote on Boris Johnson’s Government
The move would force Mr Johnson’s colleagues to back the Government or vote against it.

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:54:05 GMT
Mordaunt and Badenoch way out ahead in poll of Tory members
Penny Mordaunt got 19.6 per cent, with Kemi Badenoch close second with 18.7 per cent

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:40:42 GMT
Sir Mo Farah ‘really proud’ of new revelatory documentary about his past
The four-time Olympic champion said the film, titled The Real Mo Farah, enabled him to ‘address and learn more’ about his journey to Britain.

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:39:46 GMT
How does a Tory Party leadership contest work?
Here is how the complex process of a Tory leadership contest is expected to play out.

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:38:53 GMT
How does a Tory Party leadership contest work?
Here is how the complex process of a Tory leadership contest is expected to play out.

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:37:11 GMT
Who will replace Boris Johnson? Latest odds for the next prime minister
Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt are emerging as favourites with bookmaker

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:36:54 GMT
Who will replace Boris Johnson? Latest odds for the next Prime Minister
Penny Mordaunt emerges as suprise favourite with bookmaker

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:31:21 GMT
Tory MP Jamie Wallis ‘fled car crash as he feared he would be raped, killed or kidnapped’
Wallis, who has represented Bridgend since 2019 and is the UK’s first MP to come out as transgender, denies four traffic offences

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:30:52 GMT
Labour to table motion of no confidence in Boris Johnson’s government today
Party confirms it seeks to hold vote on Wednesday

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:30:33 GMT
Ex-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone charged with fraud after HMRC probe into ‘£400m of overseas assets’
Ninety-one-year-old businessman accused of hiding offshore assets from government

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:29:21 GMT
Barbie unveils new Dr Jane Goodall doll in honour of the conservationist
Dr Jane Goodall’s doll is the latest in Barbie’s Inspiring Women series.

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:27:26 GMT
Tory leadership: All the MPs in the race to replace Boris Johnson as leader so far
Contest to succeed prime minister described by one Conservative politician as the ‘wacky races’

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:27:07 GMT
Tory leadership: All the MPs in the race to replace Boris Johnson as leader so far
Contest to succeed prime minister described by one Conservative politician as the ‘wacky races’

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:19:40 GMT
Boris Johnson news – live: Labour to call confidence motion today in bid to oust PM
First such vote in Commons since Corbyn brought motion against May’s government in January 2019

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:15:27 GMT
Tory odds: Who’s backing who in the leadership race?
Conservative MPs are backing different candidates for leader in a broad field

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:14:13 GMT
Typewriter artist hopes to give machine ‘second life’ with Guinness World Record
James Cook, 25, from Braintree, Essex, hopes to achieve the largest drawing made with a typewriter.

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 06:25:58 GMT
Grant Shapps vows to increase defence spending to 3% of GDP
The Transport Secretary’s Tory rival Rishi Sunak is preparing to launch his bid for No 10 with a pledge to cut taxes.

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 06:22:15 GMT
Explained: What is a heatwave?
Blazing sunshine and scorching temperatures return to UK

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 06:21:51 GMT
What is a heatwave?
Blazing sunshine and scorching temperatures return to UK

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 06:03:59 GMT
What the papers say – July 12
An incredible revelation from Sir Mo Farah features among the stories on Tuesday’s front pages.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:41:56 GMT
DWP using machine algorithm to decide whether people should receive universal credit
Warnings vulnerable people in danger of being ‘unfairly penalised’ by AI system

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 05:00:35 GMT
‘Torment’ for families as access to medicinal cannabis product in doubt
One mother said the next six months will be a ‘huge torment’ after officials said access to Celixir20 will last at least until the end of the year

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 03:39:07 GMT
Key dates in the Conservative leadership contest
It is expected that the field of candidates will be whittled down to two in time for the start of MPs’ summer holidays.

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 03:35:36 GMT
Fire crews receive over 200 emergency calls on first night of bonfires
Firefighters responded to nearly 100 operational incidents on Monday night as hundreds of bonfires were set alight.

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 02:59:34 GMT
Amber warning issued amid 30% chance Sunday will be UK’s hottest day
The rare warning states there could be a danger to life or potential serious illness due to the scorching temperatures.

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 01:45:55 GMT
Irish government sure of winning confidence vote
The Dail’s main opposition party Sinn Fein is pressing for an early general election after the coalition lost its parliamentary majority.

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 01:56:04 GMT
Queen set to present NHS with George Cross at Windsor
The NHS was awarded the bravery award for its ‘courage, compassion and dedication’ during the pandemic and since its foundation.

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 01:45:17 GMT
Orangemen set to march to mark Twelfth of July in Northern Ireland
The Twelfth parades, which are organised by the Orange Order, commemorate the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 23:42:42 GMT
Hundreds of bonfires lit to begin Twelfth of July celebrations in NI
Police said they were investigating multiple reports of effigies, flags and election posters being placed on bonfires.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 23:17:32 GMT
Tory leadership: Rishi Sunak to pledge tax cuts – but only once inflation is reined in
Former chancellor moves towards his fellow candidates but insists cuts would have to be justified

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 23:05:00 GMT
Study finds seeing a single GP could be better for dying dementia patients
Researchers looked at the records of patients from 952 GP surgeries across the UK.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 23:04:44 GMT
Tory leadership: Minister accuses Rishi Sunak of behaving ‘like a Labour chancellor’
Latest attack on leadership frontrunner comes from recent cabinet appointee James Cleverly

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 23:01:07 GMT
Sunak vows to cut taxes – once inflation is beaten
The ex-chancellor launches his leadership campaign saying it is a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if’ the tax burden falls.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Not just tax cuts needed to boost economy, says Tugendhat
The Tory leadership contender is to set out a 10-point plan to stimulate growth.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Government announces £1 billion school refurbishment plan
Unions say the proposals fall far short of what has been cut since 2010 from capital funding.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Child poverty fell during pandemic amid temporary universal credit uplift
Groups fear more families will be pushed into poverty, with the £20-a-week uplift now removed and the cost-of-living crisis continuing to deepen.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Million asthma patients over-reliant on reliever inhalers, charity warns
Asthma and Lung UK called for investment in patient care.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 22:37:48 GMT
Labour seeks amendment on Schools Bill following Government U-turn
Party criticises Government ‘infighting’ over leadership contest and ‘chaotic’ plans for education

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 22:00:33 GMT
Bonfires lit in loyalist areas across NI to mark ‘Eleventh Night’
Police said a number of incidents where effigies and election posters were placed on bonfires would be investigated.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 21:00:00 GMT
Jeremy Hunt pledges defence spending hike to 3% of GDP
The Tory leadership hopeful said cuts to the Army are ‘unthinkable’ as he promised to cancel them in the face of Russian aggression.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 21:00:00 GMT
Sir Mo Farah: The truth is I’m not who you think I am
The Olympic champion said his children motivated him to tell the truth about his real identity and how he entered the UK.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 21:00:00 GMT
Sunak pledges to cut taxes – once inflation is under control
The ex-chancellor will say it is a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if’ taxes fall if he becomes PM.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 21:00:00 GMT
Sir Mo Farah felt ‘relief’ after reconnecting with his namesake Mohamed Farah
The four-time Olympic gold medallist revealed the truth about his childhood during a BBC documentary.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 21:00:00 GMT
Sir Mo Farah’s ‘bravery’ praised by UK charities following childhood revelations
The athlete was praised for facing ‘unimaginable pain’ in speaking out about his story while ‘shining a light’ on global issues.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 21:00:00 GMT
Sir Mo Farah: From tough beginnings to one of the UK’s most successful athletes
The athlete’s track triumphs have earned him a knighthood and a place as a British household name.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 20:30:17 GMT
New prime minister to be revealed on 5 September
Many Tory MPs wanted Boris Johnson forced out more quickly – but he will have an 8-week caretaker period

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 20:26:03 GMT
Gritters ready in case roads melt during heatwave
Hampshire County Council said the machines will be spreading light dustings of sand.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 20:12:34 GMT
Sajid Javid ‘exploited non-dom tax loophole’ while MP working in Treasury
Exclusive: The Conservative leadership hopeful used the status to minimise his tax bill via an offshore trust

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 19:40:19 GMT
More migrants arrive in Kent as crossings resume
Last week the Ministry of Defence recorded 607 people arriving in the UK in 15 boats over five days.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 19:39:50 GMT
Moray Council leader ‘steps aside’ from Conservative Party over ‘poor behaviour’
Councillor Neil McLennan has stepped aside from the Conservatives over poor behaviour in the party and will sit as an independent.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 19:35:54 GMT
Tories row over ‘fantasy tax cuts’, as Javid strikes out at ‘poisonous’ battle
Conservatives vying to replace Boris Johnson have engaged in a bidding war of proposals to win support.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 19:23:42 GMT
New prime minister to be announced on September 5
The first ballot of MPs will then take place on Wednesday with any candidate who fails to get at least 30 votes expected to drop out.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 19:07:42 GMT
Hottest day of year recorded in Wales as England falls just short
Wales recorded its hottest day of the year so on Monday, with a top temperature of 28.7C in Cardiff – while England saw a high of 32C in London.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 19:07:34 GMT
Boris Johnson news – live: New prime minister to be revealed on 5 September
Tory leadership contest set to run for eight weeks as party decides rules

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 19:03:03 GMT
Spotlight on Nadhim Zahawi over personal finances after tax investigations surface
Following multiple revelations by The Independent and other newspapers, questions are now being asked over the chancellor’s wealth and how it has been accumulated

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:59:01 GMT
UK heatwave: Amber extreme heat warning issued for ‘exceptionally high’ temperatures
Large swathes of England and Wales covered by alert as temperatures could rise to 35C

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:38:34 GMT
Who is backing who? Tories nail colours to the mast in leadership contest
Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss are among the candidates leading the way.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:37:36 GMT
Co Antrim bonfire set for new world record in memory of fall victim
The pyre at Craigyhill in Larne, Co Antrim, should overtake the current tallest record of 198ft set in Austria in 2019.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:28:31 GMT
Teachers’ leaders express ‘grave concern’ over Andrea Jenkyns’ gesture
Teachers’ leaders say her response to a crowd will make it more difficult to ‘maintain common decency in schools’.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:13:43 GMT
Charles and Camilla top Tatler’s Social Power Index
The society bible said the prince and the duchess’s popularity had risen further than ever in 2022.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:08:24 GMT
Train drivers at eight rail companies vote overwhelmingly to strike over pay
Members of the drivers union Aslef at eight companies backed campaigns of industrial action, increasing the threat of huge disruption this summer.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:03:27 GMT
New Tory education minister attacked free school meals as ‘nationalising children’
Brendan Clarke-Smith also said he didn’t believe families could not afford to buy food

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:49:46 GMT
MP Jamie Wallis banned from driving after fleeing crash scene
Jamie Wallis, 38, was found asleep in bed by police after he abandoned his Mercedes after crashing into a telegraph pole in South Wales.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:12:22 GMT
Tory MP Jamie Wallis guilty of failing to report accident after late-night crash into lamp post
Jamie Wallis has been disqualified from driving for six months and fined £2,500

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:08:50 GMT
Number of patients in England testing positive for Covid nears previous peak
Health experts have warned the figures are likely to carry on rising throughout July.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:03:33 GMT
Parents of boy wait for ruling on latest stage of life-support treatment fight
Doctors treating Archie Battersbee say continued treatment is not in his best interests and should end – his parents disagree

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:57:20 GMT
Endangered lion with persistent ear problems set to roar back following CAT scan
Vets from London Zoo have now created a long-term treatment plan for 12-year-old Asiatic lion Bhanu.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:26:46 GMT
Bonfires to be lit in loyalist areas across Northern Ireland
The annual ‘Eleventh Night’ preparations have been overshadowed by the death of a bonfire builder in Co Antrim.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:25:47 GMT
Cambridge University holds review after student deaths
University to hold review after deaths by suspected suicide.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:24:37 GMT
Sajid Javid warns Tories of 1997-style ‘oblivion’ after Boris Johnson ‘sleaze and scandal’
But former health secretary refuses to answer questions about his past tax-avoiding non-dom status

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:47:48 GMT
Sajid Javid dodges questions over previous tax affairs at campaign launch
Sajid Javid declined repeatedly to get into specifics about where he has previously paid tax.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:18:16 GMT
Ava White: Mother says murdered daughter, 12, ‘dies again every morning I wake up’
Devastated Leanne White said she would never see her daughter grow up, get married or have children

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:00:00 GMT
Dates for Trnsmt 2023 announced after Lewis Capaldi closes this year’s festival
The Someone You Loved star performed an emotional set on the main stage on Sunday night.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:57:04 GMT
Extreme heat is a killer, even in Britain – and it’s going to get worse
Heatwaves are the deadliest extreme weather event in the UK, and are set to become more frequent and more intense

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:45:45 GMT
In pictures: Temperatures soar as UK basks in heatwave
It was a bright start to the week for many parts of the country, with the mercury predicted to climb all week.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:43:20 GMT
Ardbeg Islay donates £1m to local community after world record cask sale
A cask of Ardbeg Islay single malt was sold at auction for £16 million to a mystery collector in Asia.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:21:23 GMT
Safety concerns for Parliament as leak rains water down on Commons chamber
MPs were turned away from the chamber and the sitting was delayed for 60 minutes as buckets caught drips raining in through the ceiling.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:21:18 GMT
Amber warning for extreme heat issued as temperatures set to soar into 30s
The Met Office has said the warning is in place from midnight on Sunday to 11.59pm.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:13:35 GMT
Tory MP disqualified and fined after late-night crash dressed as a woman
Jamie Wallis said he ran away from the scene because of his PTSD, which was diagnosed after being raped.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:05:59 GMT
Warning over net zero goal as Tory leadership hopefuls line up
Conservative MP Chris Skidmore warns his party has ‘two weeks’ to save the target.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:05:57 GMT
Council launches investigation into fatal bonfire fall
John Steele was killed when he fell off a pyre built on land owned by Mid and East Antrim council in Northern Ireland.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:05:51 GMT
Braverman plans to cut spending by tackling waste and ‘stubborn’ shirkers
Suella Braverman promised to cut taxes and reduce government spending as part of her Tory leadership pitch.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:05:00 GMT
Nadhim Zahawi pledges to slash energy bills and taxes if elected PM
The Chancellor set out a package of measures to ease the cost-of-living crisis.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:58:51 GMT
Mother of boy at centre of treatment fight urges judge to let him die naturally
Hollie Dance told Mr Justice Hayden that 12-year-old Archie Battersbee was a fighter and would want treatment to continue.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:57:10 GMT
Topless thief steals plant from nurse’s garden — then returns it saying he was ‘steaming’ drunk
The shirtless man was recorded on a doorbell cam walking off with a monkey puzzle tree

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:55:10 GMT
Relief after dog rescued from waterfall in Co Antrim
German shepherd Koba went missing at around 10pm on Sunday in the Magheramorne area, close to Larne.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:48:50 GMT
Ava White: Boy, 15, who stabbed schoolgirl to death in Snapchat video row jailed for life
Twelve-year-old girl had been having ‘the time of her life with friends’ in Liverpool city centre before fatal confrontation with teenager

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:46:35 GMT
Tory leadership contest: Which candidates have pledged to publish tax returns?
Pledges come amid scrutiny on candidates’ financial affairs

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:44:33 GMT
Tory leadership contenders urged to ignore ‘siren voices’ pushing them to ditch net zero promises
Exclusive: MPs and peers alarmed at sceptics’ push to dismantle policies aimed at tackling climate change

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:38:43 GMT
Tory contenders to succeed Boris Johnson warned against ‘unfunded tax cuts’
The hopefuls to be next prime minister appeared to be in a bidding war as they tried to win the backing of Conservative MPs.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:36:31 GMT
Man jailed after trying to claim £255 from stolen scratch cards
Henderson Domingo, 47, was tracked down and arrested after a batch of National Lottery scratch cards was robbed from a supermarket in Putney

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:36:09 GMT
Mother of murdered schoolgirl calls for better education on knife crime
A 15-year-old boy was sentenced to a minimum of 13 years for the murder of 12-year-old Ava White in Liverpool.



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