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Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:54:54 GMTInstall new PM immediately ‘for the good of the nation’, energy boss warns
Rivals urged to act to ease pressure on tens of millions of households
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:48:21 GMT‘Not good enough’ for BTec students to be left in limbo without results
Pearson said a tiny percentage of students were still waiting to hear their results, while the BBC reported the delay had affected 2,000 people.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:45:22 GMTBarristers vote for all-out strike set to cripple crown courts in England and Wales
Justice secretary Dominic Raab has not met with Criminal Bar Association and the government is refusing to negotiate
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:46:10 GMTTruss told to be transparent over her plans for emergency cost-of-living budget
In the final fortnight of the leadership contest supporters of Rishi Sunak have seized on his opponent’s plans for an emergency budget.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:41:06 GMTUrgent manhunt for ‘dangerous’ murder suspect wanted over death of Manchester man
Thomas Campbell was found ‘lifeless’ in what officers believe was a ‘targeted and deliberate’ attack
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:39:19 GMTCost of living - live: Sunak attacks Truss over ‘magic money tree’ tax cuts
Liz Truss defends her economic plan as ‘sensible’
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:38:42 GMTBernie Ecclestone arrives at court to face £400m fraud charge
Photographers and camera operators were warned by court security not to mob the 91-year-old ex-Formula One boss because of his age.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:35:09 GMTCriminal barristers in England and Wales vote for all-out strike
Members of the Criminal Bar Association are in conflict with the Government over jobs and pay.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:31:59 GMTThere will be ‘people on the streets’ without more help with energy bills, Tory MP warns
Companies warn customers being asked to pay the equivalent of ‘£25 a pint’
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:24:47 GMTWoman killed as crash involving Range Rover and Tesla blocks Piccadilly line
Police say Picadilly Underground station likely to remain closed for a ‘considerable period of time’
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:15:54 GMTSharkey says Government to blame for ‘sorry mess’ of sewage on our beaches
Feargal Sharkey said the problems were ‘definitely’ linked to Brexit, citing a legal challenge launched by the European Commission against the UK.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:11:41 GMTGPs to prescribe walking and cycling in new trial to improve mental wellbeing
The DfT announced that 11 local authorities have received £12.7 million to fund pilot social prescriptions and projects like adult cycle training.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:11:18 GMTUkrainian refugee families fear for future as time with hosts runs out
Mother-of-one worried young son will be retraumatised if forced to relocate away from new community
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 07:54:48 GMTMasai Graham wins Edinburgh Fringe funniest joke award
The Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe returned for the first time since 2019.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 07:18:21 GMTCost of living – live: ‘Lame duck’ Johnson holidays as Labour energy plan puts pressure on next PM
Opposition leader defends ‘fully costed’ policy ahead of formal launch
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 06:46:16 GMTScots mum who had double hand transplant to take on North Coast 500
Cor Hutton, who lost her hands and lower legs after getting pneumonia and sepsis, is to take on the scenic 500-mile route.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 06:31:31 GMTGirl, 15, among four teenagers arrested on suspicion of murder after man stabbed to death
Victim died after attack in Kent market down of Tonbridge
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 06:10:10 GMTWarning of sea lice bites at British lakes as swimmers report ‘nips’ and ‘stings’
Sea lice or jellyfish larvae thought to be responsible
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 06:00:00 GMTLondon Theatre Week returns with fan-favourite West End shows
The campaign launches on Monday running until September 4.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 05:00:11 GMTBarristers wait for result of strike ballot
Members of the Criminal Bar Association have been walking out on alternate weeks.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 04:22:37 GMTLiz Truss - live: Sunak criticises foreign secretary’ economic plan as she tries to ‘avoid scrutiny’
Liz Truss defends her economic plan as ‘sensible’
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 01:46:46 GMTTwo arrested after Tyson Fury’s cousin knifed to death in double stabbing, police confirm
Tributes paid to ‘absolute talent’ and ‘great guy’ Rico Burton after ‘senseless attack’ in Altrincham
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 01:45:42 GMTBernie Ecclestone in court on fraud charge
The 91-year-old is expected to attend Westminster Magistrates’ Court in person.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 01:29:13 GMTGovernment ‘has lost the plot’ over plan for GPs to prescribe heating bill discounts
Labour dismisses idea reportedly being discussed by Treasury officials
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:11:25 GMTWhat the papers say – August 22
The death of Tyson Fury’s cousin features among the front-page stories on Monday.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMTScrap vanity projects and reinvest spare cash in staff, universities told
The body representing employers in the pay dispute has described the union’s focus on capital investment as “disingenuous”.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMTVaping retailer VPZ eyes 10 openings in expansion plan
It comes as the business called for the UK Government to introduce tighter controls and licensing for selling vaping products.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMTStrictly Come Dancing 2022: Blackpool return and themed week for BBC centenary
The popular series returns to screens on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on September 17.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMTAlmost a quarter of a million fewer top GCSE grades predicted as exams return
Last year, the proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades surged to an all-time high after exams were cancelled in the pandemic.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMTAre we there yet? Maths expert creates formula to predict backseat tantrums
Two children with no entertainment and no snacks can brew up trouble just 40 minutes into a car journey, an expert predicts.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMTUkrainian refugee families worry over housing as time with hosts nears end
Tania Orlova fears her young son could be retraumatised if they have to relocate away from the community where they are being hosted.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMTPoll says accessing culture digitally is important but comes at a cost to artists
There has been a shift in the cultural landscape to favour online consumption.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMTChannel 4 announces musical about Andrew and revival of Friday Night Live
The slate of programmes are part of Channel 4’s newly announced Truth and Dare season.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMTBelfast barber urges those receiving GCSE results to aim for the sky
Mark Hawthorne, 21, from north Belfast is currently working in Melbourne and has snipped the tresses of Manchester United players.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 22:24:50 GMTHow police investigations to find missing nurse Owami Davies have unfolded
The 24-year-old has been missing for six weeks.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 21:59:17 GMTDoctors’ anger over Government proposals for GPs to prescribe energy discounts
The BMA said they ‘completely reject’ the policy being considered after it was drawn up in the Treasury.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 21:28:48 GMTLabour urges insulation programme to cut heating bills for future
Party says insulation programme could save households £11.4bn in first three years alone
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 21:25:12 GMTThousands of sewage monitors on British beaches faulty or missing
Beaches have been inundated with sewage but much could be slipping under water companies’ radar
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 21:06:29 GMTJacob Rees-Mogg backs Liz Truss’s ‘workers need more graft’ comment amid Tory leadership race
Truss said she believes in ‘hard work’ after the leaked clip of her criticising British workers
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 21:00:11 GMTLiz Truss will cause inflation spiral with ‘dangerous’ tax cuts, Rishi Sunak warns
Tory leadership contest rattles on as Labour poll lead grows
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 21:00:00 GMTFrench detectives grapple with fact and fiction of Diana’s death in documentary
The series recounts the dual inquiries into the incident, the first by the French Brigade Criminelle and the second by the Metropolitan Police.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 21:00:00 GMTRishi Sunak’s camp tells Liz Truss to ‘come clean’ over ‘dangerous’ tax plans
The former chancellor’s team said the Foreign Secretary’s plans could force public finances into ‘serious jeopardy’.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 19:42:23 GMTTyson Fury’s cousin stabbed to death in ‘senseless attack’
The boxer said those who carry knives are ‘idiots’ and called for stiffer sentences for those involved in knife crime.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 19:40:46 GMTMinisters unlikely to take serious action over sewage pollution, activist says
Neil Cutts, from Surfers Against Sewage, warned the Government is unlikely to tackle the problem in the foreseeable future.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 19:27:32 GMTJohnson holds call with world leaders including Biden after return from holiday
The Prime Minister had been accused by a Tory peer of being away on ‘shore leave’ while the UK is in crisis.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 18:57:00 GMTLiz Truss urged to intervene over UK student jailed for 34 years in Saudi Arabia over Twitter use
Leeds MP calls on Liz Truss to act so imprisoned mother-of-two ‘can be freed to return to family and studies’
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 18:36:43 GMTMedieval map may show evidence of Wales’ Atlantis
Islands may have been submerged by rising seas in wake of last Ice Age, researchers suggest
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 11:23:19 GMTMPs and Lords wasted 2.6 million subsidised meals last year as food poverty surges
Canteens throwing out vast quantities of good as millions skip meals
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 17:15:24 GMTPolice and crime commissioner ‘gobsmacked’ by support for cycling challenge
The UK Police Unity Tour is an annual cycle which aims to raise funds for charity Care of Police Survivors (COPS).
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 17:06:24 GMTIreland’s Europe Minister hopes Truss would set ‘good’ pattern on Brexit issues
Thomas Byrne hopes that talks on resetting Brexit could still be held.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 15:39:35 GMTUK weather: ‘Very warm’ bank holiday weekend forecast after post-heatwave cooldown
The south to enjoy warmth in mid-20s and possible humidity, with cooler temperatures in the north
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 15:30:11 GMTTyson Fury says cousin stabbed to death and appeals for knife crime to stop
In a post on social media the heavyweight boxing champion said his cousin was “stabbed in the neck”.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 14:39:25 GMTPatients 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 14:34:51 GMTTory 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’
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 14:28:35 GMTAlan Partridge joins Coldplay to sing Kate Bush classic at Wembley
The character played by Steve Coogan joined the band during their penultimate London stadium show.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 14:15:14 GMTNationalising energy companies should be ‘on the table’, says Nicola Sturgeon
Scottish first minister says first priority should be stopping bills rise
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 14:08:43 GMTPolice watchdog considers probe after Met officers spoke to missing Owami Davies
They had contact with the student nurse on the day she was reported missing by her family.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 13:43:01 GMTWoman found shot in Liverpool back garden dies as police hunt for ‘erratically driven vehicle’
Murder investigation launched after victim found with gunshot wounds in Old Swan neighbourhood dies
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 13:22:44 GMTWoman dies after being found with gunshot wounds in Liverpool garden
The woman was found behind a property in the Old Swan area and pronounced dead in hospital.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 13:21:46 GMTBoris Johnson approves funding for Sizewell C nuclear plant in ‘dodgy decision by lame duck PM’
Private funding will be sought for the project in Suffolk estimated to cost £20-30 billion.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 13:13:59 GMTGirl, 12, fighting for life after car crash as police hunt two men in Bentley who fled scene
Metropolitan Police is appealing for witnesses to the collision in Barnet
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 12:34:14 GMTIrish community gathers in tribute to stabbed busker Thomas O’Halloran
Mr O’Halloran died after he was attacked while on his mobility scooter in west London.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 12:32:09 GMTNicola Sturgeon: Energy price cap rise cannot be allowed to go ahead
The First Minister told BBC Scotland’s The Sunday Show that further action is needed from the UK Government to support struggling families.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 12:30:28 GMTEnergy 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 10:16:07 GMTPolice watchdog considers probe after Met officers spoke to missing Owami Davies
They had contact with the student nurse on the day she was reported missing by her family.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 09:38:16 GMTScotRail to provide additional trains for music fans heading to Coldplay concert
Coldplay are bringing their world tour to Glasgow’s Hampden Park on August 23 and 24.