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Sun, 21 Aug 2022 08:15:56 GMT
Government ‘has lost the plot’ over plan for GPs to prescribe heating bill discounts
Labour dismisses idea reportedly being discussed by Treasury officials

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 07:02:54 GMT
Barristers balloted on escalating action to an all-out strike
Members of the Criminal Bar Association are being balloted on an indefinite strike that would start on September 5.

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 07:01:36 GMT
Barristers balloted on escalating action to an all-out strike after 6,000 court hearings disrupted
Members of the Criminal Bar Association are being balloted on an indefinite strike that would start on September 5.

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 06:58:01 GMT
Foo Fighters guitar could fetch £30,000 at auction
The Gretsch White Falcon guitar, played by Grohl in the 1997 video for Money Wrench, was originally owned by Foo Fighters’ rhythm guitarist Pat Smear.

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 06:50:43 GMT
Eight days of strike action commences at UK’s biggest port
Around 1,900 members of Unite at Felixstowe will walk out in a dispute over pay.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 14:27:22 GMT
When Liz Truss was nearly deselected by ‘Turnip Taliban’ Tories for having an affair
Likely next prime minister’s career was nearly nipped in the bud by local activists

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 06:26:12 GMT
Patients taken to hospital in fire engines as firefighters respond to rocketing medical calls
Exclusive: ‘What firefighters are being asked to do now is not what we were asked to do 10 years ago,’ fire chief says as they attend cardiac arrests and suicide attempts

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 03:31:29 GMT
Eminem, Ice Cube among the Duchess of Kent’s favourite rappers
In an interview with The Sunday Telegraph, the 89-year-old said she has an open mind when it comes to music.

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 02:46:19 GMT
What the papers say – August 21
A range of stories feature across Sunday’s front pages.

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 01:53:42 GMT
Energy price cap ‘may triple by April’, as Kwarteng ‘plans clampdown’ on wind and solar firms
Business secretary insists that ‘help is coming’ amid ‘deep anxiety’ over rocketing bills

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 01:27:45 GMT
Labour opens up eight point lead over Conservatives as Truss falls behind Starmer, poll finds
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak ‘seem to be falling flat with voters’, Opinium says

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Truss and Sunak told to ‘look in mirror’ over Scottish Government scrutiny calls
Keith Brown, Justice Secretary and the SNP deputy leader, has said both Conservative leadership candidates refused to attend Holyrood committees.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 22:27:45 GMT
Watchdog investigating Met Police after officers spoke with missing Owami Davies
Police officers had contact with the student nurse on the day she was reported missing by her family – but let her go, according to the watchdog.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 21:58:34 GMT
Liz Truss criticises ‘too much talk of a recession’ as she talks up ambition
The Tory leadership frontrunner insisted the outcome forecast by the Bank of England can be avoided.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 20:35:23 GMT
Michael Gove backs Rishi Sunak and says Liz Truss is on ‘holiday from reality’
The former Cabinet minister suggested the Foreign Secretary’s proposals would put ‘the stock options of FTSE 100 executives’ before the poorest.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:59:34 GMT
School funding to disadvantaged pupils ‘slashed by nearly half a billion’
Rising inflation means cash is down by £340 for primary children and £241.50 for secondary pupils

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:58:20 GMT
Labour sets out plan to change minimum wage so it reflects cost of living
Angela Rayner says workers should not receive a ‘fake living wage they can’t live on’

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:55:52 GMT
Rishi Sunak pledges to ban new smart motorways and review low-traffic neighbourhoods
Tory leadership underdog to ‘end the war on motorists‘, in latest bid to revive vanishing hopes

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:38:57 GMT
Gove backs Sunak and says Truss ‘on holiday from reality’
Ex-minister warns foreign secretary would put ‘safeguarding the stock options of FTSE 100 executives’ before nation’s poorest

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:35:48 GMT
NHS boss warns of ‘unprecedented’ risk of death from cold homes unless ministers intervene on bills
UK is facing a ‘humanitarian crisis’

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:34:52 GMT
Queen’s Park shooting: Tributes to ‘beloved’ man, 26, killed outside flats as CCTV of suspect released
Police hope images will prompt someone to come forward with information following the death of Daneche Tison

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:05:20 GMT
Owner of Rottweiler that savaged girl, 7, in ‘horrendous’ dog attack is spared jail
The girl had gone to stroke the dog when it leapt up at her and left a deep wound to her cheek during the incident in Worcester

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:04:03 GMT
Kite-flying festival marks year since Taliban’s Afghanistan takeover
Music, poetry and dance were showcased to show solidarity with the country’s people.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 17:35:19 GMT
Worksop ‘murder’: Family ‘absolutely heartbroken’ after mother, 27, found dead
‘We’ve lost such a beautiful and caring daughter, mummy, sister, auntie, granddaughter, niece and cousin,’ family say

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 17:30:02 GMT
Man charged with sexual assault and abduction of six-year-old girl in Manchester
Lewis Jones from Liverpool will appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 17:14:33 GMT
Exam board apologises to students still wating for BTec results
The exact number still waiting for news is unknown.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 16:36:15 GMT
Pilot, 17, lands in UK on round the world record attempt
Mack Rutherford has wanted to be a pilot since the age of three.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 16:05:30 GMT
Archie Battersbee’s mother criticises ‘lack of action’ over online challenge that put son in coma
Hollie Dance ‘wants to protect kids and the loved ones left behind’ after 12-year-old son died following high-profile life-support battle

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 15:59:36 GMT
Shapps urges RMT to put 8% pay offer to rail workers for vote amid strike chaos
The Transport Secretary called on RMT general secretary Mick Lynch to give members to opportunity to resolve the dispute.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 15:48:19 GMT
Superhero sports event aims to help those with disabilities find ‘inner powers’
Celebrities including Alex Brooker and Clare Balding attended the Superhero Tri challenge at Dorney Lake, Windsor.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 15:45:24 GMT
British toddler killed by car while on Irish holiday
A local said the family were visiting the area in Ballinagare, where they have connections.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 15:36:33 GMT
Tory leadership: Don’t ‘sideline’ climate emergency, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak told
Exclusive: World Wide Fund for Nature tells No 10 contenders to remember they were elected on party’s ’greenest manifesto ever’

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 14:40:48 GMT
Female Afghan judge hiding from Taliban appeals against denial of entry to UK
Lawyers said the woman known as Y and her son fled Afghanistan and are currently hiding in Pakistan.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 14:28:45 GMT
‘Serious talks’ needed to ease university demand so poorer students don’t miss out, Ucas warns
Exclusive: Poorer students could be ‘disproportionately affected’ in ‘more competitive system’, Ucas director says

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 13:28:19 GMT
Colour fills Belfast streets as city marks largest cultural diversity festival
It is the first time the festival has taken place following a two-year break due to the Covid pandemic.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 12:06:54 GMT
DCI Banks star Stephen Tompkinson to appear in court charged with inflicting GBH
The actor, who starred as the detective for six years until 2016, denies the charge.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 11:08:44 GMT
Patients to be asked to minimise use of A&E units over winter
The head of the NHS has told hospitals to prepare public health campaigns to direct people to other services.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 08:58:15 GMT
Michael Gove says he is quitting frontline politics and won’t return to government
Ex-levelling-up secretary warns Liz Truss is on ‘holiday from reality’ with plans for government



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