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Fri, 22 Jul 2022 08:58:20 GMT
Fuel protest - live: M5 and A38 hit by slow convoys as more chaos expected on roads
Demonstrators are calling for more action to tackle soaring petrol costs

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 08:51:32 GMT
Trump said ‘lot of things that proved to be true’, says Liz Truss
Tory leadership hopeful wants G7 turned into ‘economic Nato’ to tackle influence of China

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 08:49:29 GMT
Director of Elvis biopic ‘heartbroken’ after death of actress Shonka Dukureh
The singer starred as Big Mama Thornton in the film about Elvis Presley.

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 08:46:51 GMT
Tory leadership - live: Liz Truss’ tax plans ‘risks inflation and return to austerity’
Sunak has said tax cuts shouldn’t be fuelled by a ‘huge borrowing spree’

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 08:44:18 GMT
What is ‘Centaurus’? New fast-spreading Covid variant that has arrived in UK as cases soar
Virologists voice concerns about highly-contagious BA.2.75 which is thought to spread faster than its Omicron relatives

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 08:44:01 GMT
What is ‘Centaurus’? New fast-spreading Covid variant that has arrived in UK as cases soar
Virologists voice concerns about highly-contagious BA.2.75 which is thought to spread faster than its Omicron relatives

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 08:43:19 GMT
Keir Starmer ‘hated’ the ‘burden’ of Beergate police investigation
Labour leader also rejects ‘boring’ claims – and insists politics is not ‘branch of the entertainment business’

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 08:28:30 GMT
‘This is so awkward’: Liz Truss questioned by teenagers and told to evict Boris Johnson
The foreign secretary was asked ‘where’s Boris Johnson?’ by children in Peterborough

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 08:21:50 GMT
Port of Dover attacks ‘woefully inadequate’ French border staffing
A ‘critical incident’ has been declared by the Kent port due to six-hour queues, with tourists urged to consider staying away.

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 08:10:17 GMT
Rishi Sunak says evidence suggests Tories would lose next election under Truss
The former chancellor warned that going on a ‘huge borrowing spree’ would only ‘make the situation worse’ when it comes to inflation.

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 08:08:52 GMT
Families on summer getaways face three-hour queues at Dover
Ferry operators warned passengers to expect delays of several hours at border control

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 07:47:55 GMT
BBC to pay ‘substantial damages’ to William and Harry’s royal nanny over Bashir smears
‘False and malicious’ allegations against Tiggy Legge-Bourke used to secure 1995 Panorama interview with Princess Diana

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 08:09:28 GMT
Summer getaway halted by ‘woefully inadequate’ French border staffing at Dover
Holidaymakers booked on sailings from the Kent port reported being stuck in five-hour queues to complete border checks.

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 07:04:10 GMT
Fuel protest - live: Chaos expected on roads as slow convoys hit summer getaways
Demonstrations set to hit M4, M5 and M32 in morning

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 00:21:46 GMT
‘Unedifying and insulting’: Roundhay baffled as Liz Truss misrepresents leafy Leeds suburb where she grew up
It’s green, affluent and has a school long-renouned for excellence - so residents are astonished Conservative leadership candidate has continually castigated area she spent her adolescence

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 06:50:10 GMT
Rishi Sunak vows to bring back Lord Geidt ethics adviser post if he wins race to No 10
‘It’ll be one of the first things I’ll do,’ former chancellor says

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 06:39:44 GMT
Sir Keir Starmer opens up about ‘burden’ of ‘beergate’ saga
The Labour leader says he ‘hated’ being subject to a criminal investigation, and was ‘massively pleased’ when he was cleared of breaching Covid rules.

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 06:23:39 GMT
Rishi Sunak says he ‘challenged the system’ and stopped December Covid lockdown
The Omicron variant of Covid-19 was running rampant last December.

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 06:23:16 GMT
Rishi Sunak ‘challenged the system’ and flew home to stop December Covid lockdown
The Omicron variant of Covid-19 was running rampant last December

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 06:08:09 GMT
Final two come to blows over tax plans in fierce Tory leadership race
Rishi Sunak claims the evidence suggests the Conservatives would suffer a defeat at the next general election with his rival Liz Truss in charge.

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 02:40:14 GMT
What the papers say – July 22
The BBC’s apology for its ‘shameful’ interview with Diana and Tory rivals ‘trading blows’ over tax cuts are the stories leading Friday’s newspapers.

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 01:45:47 GMT
Former Irish soldier to be sentenced for Islamic State membership
Lisa Smith, 40, was found guilty in May of membership of the terror group.

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 01:45:39 GMT
Harry awaits court ruling on challenge to Home Office over police protection
The Duke of Sussex’s lawyers asked Mr Justice Swift to grant permission for a full judicial review of the Home Office’s decision.

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 00:17:36 GMT
One-third of all police in England and Wales to be inexperienced constables on probation because of 20,000 uplift
MP’s warn Boris Johnson’s pledge has ‘focused on entry level officers rather than those with experience’

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 23:40:22 GMT
Penny Mordaunt’s supporters ‘plotting to stop Liz Truss from becoming prime minister’
‘Fuming’ Tories are reportedly ‘tearing up their party membership’ over the chance of Truss becoming PM

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 23:29:30 GMT
UK negotiating strategy risks bad Brexit trade deal with India, parliamentary committee warns
International Agreements Committee warns of dangers of ‘arbitary’ Diwali deadline

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 21:47:40 GMT
Tory leadership race: Channel 4 probe stirs fresh doubts over Rishi Sunak’s ‘modest background’
The ex-chancellor’s team says he ‘is the product of a lot of hard work, kindness and sacrifice’

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 23:01:17 GMT
Petrol price protests to bring chaos to roads on busiest summer getaway in years
Demonstrations are expected be held nationwide on Friday morning.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Human rights of people in care at risk due to slow progress on visiting – report
Restrictions introduced during the pandemic are still keeping loved ones away from some care homes in England, MPs and peers said.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Teachers and heads accuse Government of creating ‘crisis’ with pay offer
Five education unions have said the pay award will put pressure on school budgets and exacerbate the recruitment crisis.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMT
NHS steps up vaccination programme against monkeypox in London
As of July 18, there were 2,137 confirmed cases in the UK, with 2,050 in England and the majority in London.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Consumer confidence ‘severely depressed’ amid soaring food and fuel prices
GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index languished at a historic low of minus 41 in July.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Home Office faces challenges in meeting target on police numbers, MPs warn
The effort to hire another 6,500 officers by next March could be hampered by a tight labour market and decline in trust in policing, a committee said.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 23:01:00 GMT
7.2m cost-of-living payments made to families on low incomes
A total of £2.4 billion has been paid out to households in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 22:37:22 GMT
‘Damning’ report slams ‘poor’ Home Office response to Channel crossings
Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration David Neal looked at how the Government processes migrants when they arrive in Kent.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 21:58:43 GMT
Families remember the victims of Bloody Friday 50 years on
Nine people were killed in series of IRA bomb blasts across Belfast on one of the most notorious days of the Troubles.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 21:35:14 GMT
Beaming Prince George photographed by Kate for his official birthday picture
Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge was born at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, at 4.24pm on July 22 2013, weighing 8lb 6oz.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 21:26:14 GMT
Doctors reveal ‘severe’ new symptoms of monkeypox similar to STIs
Largest study to date reveals some sufferers have been admitted to hospital with painful genital lesions or difficulty swallowing

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 20:54:57 GMT
Tory leadership: Liz Truss’s tax cuts will damage public services and bust Treasury rules, economists warn
Race favourite’s economic credibility under fire – as she appears to be coasting to victory in vote by Tory members

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 19:43:57 GMT
Police crack down on revellers turning Yorkshire beauty spot ‘into Ibiza nightclub’
Hundreds of bottles of alcohol and sound systems seized as one person arrested after crowds head to Richmond Falls on UK’s hottest day

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 19:42:51 GMT
Newtownards plane crash: Pilot who died ‘steered away from crowds to avoid more deaths’
The two victims have been named locally as Philip Murdock and Caroline Mawhinney

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 19:31:16 GMT
Brexit divorce bill jumps by £10 billion, government quietly admits
New figure of £42.5bn slipped out by Treasury as MPs head home for summer recess

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 19:21:58 GMT
Rishi Sunak: Appointing ethics adviser would be one of first things I do as PM
The former chancellor made the pledge during a radio interview.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 19:12:53 GMT
Public land sold to Manchester City’s owners on the cheap in ‘sweetheart deal,’ report claims
Researchers ‘unable to identify any income received by the council’ under joint venture with Abu Dhabi United Group

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 19:12:41 GMT
Greater Manchester Police detective facing rape and child sex offence charges
Detective constable Stephen Hardy stands accused of 20 sexual offences in total

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 19:07:40 GMT
Week of criticisms and revelations over Home Office’s handling of migrant crisis
The Home Office’s response to the migrant crisis has been the focus of a series of critical reports.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 19:02:26 GMT
Paramedic kills cyclist in crash after 10 pints of beer
Actions of 36-year-old ‘a complete betrayal of the values of his profession’

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:56:43 GMT
Ruth Davidson backs Rishi Sunak but warns against ‘blue-on-blue’ battle
Former Scottish Tory leader Baroness Ruth Davidson praised the former chancellor’s work in the Treasury during Covid.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:55:52 GMT
‘Fly-tipping badgers’ dump human remains in grandmother’s garden
A grandmother was left spooked after a human skull and dozens of bones were dumped in her garden.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:54:03 GMT
Suicide pact pensioner who killed wife says ‘law has to change’
Graham Mansfield walked free from court after a judge said he was satisfied he acted ‘out of love’ in taking the life of his cancer-stricken wife.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:53:33 GMT
Fuel protests to block rush-hour traffic on major roads across UK on Friday
Police are urging drivers to make alternative plans for travel

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:39:40 GMT
Four-tonne interactive gorilla sculpture wows onlookers at Bristol zoo
The installation makes surprising movements during the day, such as eating lettuce and spraying water.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:21:43 GMT
Penny Mordaunt hits back at ‘lazy’ jibes from boss Anne-Marie Trevelyan
International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan was among those to use the Tory leadership contest to criticise Ms Mordaunt

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:08:48 GMT
British paedophiles travelling to Poland ‘to target Ukrainian child refugees’
Concerns that sex offenders are attempting to target Ukrainian children in camps

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:02:13 GMT
Putin has suffered ‘epic fail’ in Ukraine, head of MI6 says
Richard Moore, the chief of the UK Secret Intelligence Service, said the war is ‘obviously not over’ but Russia may be starting ‘to run out of steam’.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:59:07 GMT
Quidditch is changing its name to distance itself from JK Rowling comments
Sports bosses have announced that Quidditch will be known as Quadball

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:54:46 GMT
Liz Truss now leading Rishi Sunak by 24 points in race for No 10, polling of Tory members finds
Foreign secretary also leads ex-chancellor on key metrics such as trustworthiness

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:45:30 GMT
Notorious prisoner Charles Bronson makes bid for public parole hearing
Reforms came into force on Thursday meaning parole hearings could take place in public for the first time.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:37:16 GMT
Heckling as Northern Ireland Protocol Bill introduced to House of Lords
Some peers shouted ‘not content’ for the Bill’s first reading.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:31:12 GMT
Liz Truss defends £30bn tax cuts as ‘affordable’ in bid for No 10
Rival Rishi Sunak was understood not to be forecasting tax cuts until at least autumn next year.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:09:42 GMT
Parents of brain-damaged boy in Court of Appeal fight
Three appeal judges are overseeing the latest stage of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee’s case at a hearing in London

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:51:10 GMT
Tory leadership - live: Liz Truss opens up huge lead over Rishi Sunak in latest poll
A total of 62 per cent of surveyed Tory members said they’d vote for the foreign secretary to be PM

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:44:18 GMT
Northern Ireland Secretary ‘determined to avoid fresh Stormont elections’
Shailesh Vara said he is not afraid to take tough decisions and the option of cutting MLAs pay is ‘on the table’.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:40:43 GMT
Liz Truss tax cuts policy ‘ridiculous’ and risks 1970s-style inflation, economists warn
Experts reject Tory candidate’s claim tax cuts ‘will decrease inflation’ – and warn of austerity era ahead

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:38:13 GMT
No interpreters, no photos, no fingerprints - Home Office failing to make proper checks on Channel arrivals
Photos and fingerprints are not being taken for all migrants and hundreds have disappeared from hotels

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:33:12 GMT
Tory Treasury minister Richard Fuller should be sacked over tax haven second jobs, Labour says
Richard Fuller oversees financial regulation but his employers have links to tax havens

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:32:18 GMT
‘Sorely missed’ Sir David Amess honoured by MPs in Commons debate
Sir David was fatally stabbed during a constituency surgery last October.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:29:36 GMT
Grenfell Inquiry phase concludes with horrific tale of ‘forgotten four’ tenants
On Thursday, the official public inquiry into the 2017 disaster heard the final submissions from lawyers on behalf of the 72 people who died.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:26:02 GMT
Brexit red tape: Bookings of UK musicians at EU’s biggest festivals crash by 45%
Exclusive: Figures seen as clear evidence of impact of ‘dud deal’ – now touring has recovered from Covid

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:22:24 GMT
Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss: How will the Tories select a winner?
Conservative Party members will now vote for the person they want to become the next prime minister.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:21:45 GMT
Inquiry into alleged leak designed to undermine Mordaunt bid for PM
An official inquiry has been launched into the alleged leak of information designed to undermine Penny Mordaunt’s campaign to become prime minister.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:20:59 GMT
Grenfell fire: Syrian refugee cried for mother moments before falling 14 floors
Mohammad Alhajali moved to the UK in 2014 for a better life, but died in the blaze at the age of 23.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:19:00 GMT
‘Hasta la vista baby’: Johnson claims ‘mission largely accomplished’ as loyal Tory MPs applaud final PMQs
PM urges successor in No 10 to ‘cut taxes’ and ‘stick up’ for the Ukrainians, while taking a swipe at Rishi Sunak’s Treasury

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:18:27 GMT
Queen travels to Scotland for start of her summer holidays
The monarch traditionally hosts her family and the prime minister at Balmoral.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:16:51 GMT
‘Pointless human bollard’: Boris Johnson signs off by hurling insults at Keir Starmer
Labour leader exploits Tory divisions, arguing leadership candidates have ‘trashed every part’ of prime minister’s record

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:06:47 GMT
Police-recorded crime in England and Wales hits highest level on record
Knife crime, theft and domestic abuse have all increased in the 12 months to March.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:05:44 GMT
Tories’ ‘shameful lack of leadership’ sees crime at record high as number of charges fall
Knife crime, theft and domestic abuse have all increased in the 12 months to March

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:00:44 GMT
Rise in Covid-19 hospital patients in England levels off
The impact of the current wave of Covid-19 may be starting to ease.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:00:06 GMT
Petrol price protests to extend traffic jams on busiest summer getaway in years
Avon and Somerset Police warned motorists that ‘slow-moving roadblocks’ are planned on parts of the M4, M5, M32 and A38 on Friday.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:55:31 GMT
Judges considering parents’ appeal over treatment for brain-damaged son
A judge on Friday said there was a bleak picture for Archie Battersbee.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:17:15 GMT
Scale of fires across London during heatwave unprecedented, says brigade chief
London Fire Commissioner Andy Roe said climate change is ‘one of the most serious risks’ facing the capital.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:49:06 GMT
Supreme Court to hear indyref2 case in October
The case will be heard just over one year ahead of the date of a proposed referendum.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:41:23 GMT
Brexit divorce bill could soar by £5bn, Treasury admits
The Treasury’s latest estimate put the figure at £42.5 billion – up from £37.3 billion a year ago.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:40:57 GMT
Putin’s ‘food terrorism’ in Ukraine war leaves millions facing famine in Africa
Among those worst affected by the blockade are those in the Horn of Africa.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:31:57 GMT
Shailesh Vara denies asking whether he needed a passport to go to Londonderry
The Northern Ireland Secretary said he welcomed an opportunity to dismiss the claim.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:22:23 GMT
Guildford pub bomb planted by ‘courting couple’, coroner rules
Four teenage soldiers and a civilian were unlawfully killed in the 1974 IRA terror attack, court told

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:20:12 GMT
Tory leadership: Rishi Sunak rejects bringing forward 2024 income tax cut to counter Liz Truss surge
Former chancellor’s pitch is ‘fiscal responsibility’ – but he is under pressure to accelerate planned 1p cut off 20p rate

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:19:51 GMT
Liz Truss pledges tax reforms to help with childcare
The Foreign Secretary said if she becomes prime minister she would launch a review to allow households to be treated as single tax entities.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:12:06 GMT
Pensioner who killed wife in ‘suicide pact’ walks free as judge says he ‘acted out of love’
Graham Mansfield, 73, claims he killed cancer-stricken Dyanne Mansfield, 71, in an ‘act of love’

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:11:45 GMT
‘Maverick’ independent fuel retailers leading the way on price cuts, says RAC
An investigation found that four-out-of-five retailers charging below 180p per litre for petrol are independently-owned.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:09:52 GMT
Boris Johnson issues lengthy defence of his record in office
The PM used a written ministerial statement stretching to more than 2,500 words to state that voters were ‘right to place their trust in me’.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:06:34 GMT
Boris Johnson could face by-election if suspended by Partygate inquiry, Commons speaker confirms
Suspension would fall within Recall of MPs Act, according to Sir Lindsay Hoyle

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:05:38 GMT
Wonderful life turned into a nightmare, suicide pact husband told court
He said they had agreed to a suicide pact when ‘things got bad’ for Dyanne Mansfield.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:59:33 GMT
Pensioner who cut wife’s throat in suicide pact walks free from court
A jury found Graham Mansfield not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:48:25 GMT
‘Undue emotional stress’ may be considered in public parole hearings
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Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:47:45 GMT
Family of Guildford bombing victim say questions are ‘unanswered’ after inquest
Soldiers Caroline Slater, William Forsyth, John Hunter and Ann Hamilton, and civilian Paul Craig, died in the blast in the Horse and Groom in 1974.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:35:59 GMT
Covid inquiry to conclude ‘as speedily as possible’ to learn lessons for future
Baroness Heather Hallett said preliminary hearings will start as soon as September this year, ahead of full hearings in late spring 2023.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:35:16 GMT
Parents ‘skipping meals for days to feed their children’
‘I don’t care about myself as long as my children eat,’ one struggling mother said

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:29:39 GMT
Murder arrest after young woman suffers unexplained injuries in Hereford
The suspect has since been released on bail pending further inquiries.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:26:25 GMT
Wennington residents return to village devastated by heatwave blaze
The small community in east London is thought to have lost at least 18 houses in the fire.



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