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Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:59:56 GMTLiverpool shooting: Girl killed on 15th anniversary of murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones
New tragedy in Merseyside has recalled the ‘shock and sorrow’ of child’s death in 2007
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:55:01 GMTCost of living - live: Energy bills set to hit £6,000 as UK faces ‘catastrophic winter’
Surging wholesale gas prices to push bills and inflation higher than previously thought, experts warn
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:50:34 GMTNine-year-old girl shot dead as ‘devastating’ gun violence rocks Liverpool
A spate of shootings in the city comes 15 years after 11-year-old Rhys Jones was shot dead.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:48:27 GMTChannel migrant crossings reach record high for single day
A total of 1,295 people made the crossing on Monday.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:47:07 GMTRecord 1,295 migrants cross English Channel on small boats in a day
Numbers have continued to rise as government pursues ‘deterrents’ such as Rwanda deal and Navy patrols
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:41:17 GMTGloomy forecast sets energy bills at £6,500 from April as gas prices spike again
Prices soared on Monday after Russia announced it was shutting the Nord Stream 1 pipeline for three days of maintenance.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:33:52 GMTTory candidates set to clash over cost of living at Birmingham hustings
Rishi Sunak’s backers have insisted he will remain in the race against Liz Truss.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:28:31 GMTCost of living - live: Sunak says he ‘wouldn’t take a job’ under rival Liz Truss’s cabinet
Sunak says differences with Truss over economy are too great for him to join her cabinet
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:27:31 GMTSpy agencies accused of tip-off that led to Jagtar Singh Johal arrest
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has previously determined that Mr Johal’s detention ‘lacks legal basis’.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:07:48 GMTHeat pump scheme: What is the government’s plan to replace old gas boilers?
Government says homeowners will not be forced to take part in scheme
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:06:52 GMT UK scales up emergency exercise to prepare for possible energy shortages
As energy boss warns consumers face a ‘dramatic’ winter
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:03:16 GMTLiverpool: Nine-year-old girl shot dead as two others injured
Merseyside Police have launched manhunt for killer who opened fire inside house
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:00:22 GMTAnthony Horowitz says Bond ‘lives by a different moral code’ to one we have now
The author has written three titles in the James Bond book franchise, but says he won’t be doing anymore.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:59:42 GMT‘Not good enough’: BTec students left in limbo without results days after they were due to be published
Students left unable to confirm university places, with estimate that thousands are affected by delay
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:57:31 GMTWhat heat pumps mean for your home – and your wallet
A government grant worth £5,000 is now available to cover part of the cost of installing a gas boiler replacement
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:56:27 GMTMurder investigation begins after nine-year-old girl fatally shot
A man also suffered gunshot wounds to his body and a woman suffered a gunshot injury to her hand in the incident.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:53:12 GMTLiz Truss’s £235m cut to Environment Agency ‘doubled sewage discharge’
Raw sewage discharge doubled between 2016 and 2021, and Labour is blaming ‘efficiency savings’ by Tory leadership front runner
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:49:48 GMTSix million disabled people to get £150 cost-of-living payment from next month
The one-off payment will be paid automatically to people who receive certain disability benefits from September 20, the DWP said.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:44:47 GMTNicola Sturgeon to chair energy summit amid concerns about price cap rises
The First Minister will meet representatives from power companies and consumer organisations.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:27:28 GMTLiz Truss’s £235m cut to Environment Agency ‘doubled sewage discharge’
Raw sewage discharge doubled between 2016 and 2021, and Labour is blaming ‘efficiency savings’ by Tory leadership front runner
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:24:16 GMTHundreds of doctors angry over new pay deal likely to leave NHS, survey reveals
The Welsh Government has offered a 4.5% wage increase.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:22:24 GMTMP wants to discuss Archie Battersbee case with Health Secretary
Anna Firth wants to raise concerns about the 12-year-old, who died after being at the centre of a life-support treatment fight, with Steve Barclay.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:09:24 GMTUK weather: Last days of summer to bring rain ahead and scorching bank holiday
Wet week will give way for a bright end to the school holidays
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:00:59 GMTGovernment ‘has head in the sand’ over sewage pumped on to UK’s beaches – Labour
Amid growing calls for ministers to clamp down on those contributing to pollution, Number 10 said it was the duty of water firms to protect customers.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:00:49 GMTChelsea Bridge death: ‘Incomprehensible’ that officers not under investigation
The family of Oladeji Omishore, 41, who died in June, have raised doubts about the inquiry into the officers who Tasered him.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:00:32 GMTGovernment ‘has head in the sand’ over sewage pumped on to UK’s beaches, says Labour
No 10 says it is duty of water firms to protect customers
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 05:32:09 GMTBarristers strike: Why are criminal lawyers staging indefinite walkout?
All-out industrial action seeks to force government’s hand in long-running dispute
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 05:31:51 GMTBarristers strike: Why are criminal lawyers staging indefinite walkout?
All-out industrial action seeks to force government’s hand in long-running dispute
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 05:10:12 GMTWilliam and Kate’s new home a ‘disgraceful’ decision, says Republic
The couple are moving to Adelaide Cottage, which belongs to the Crown Estate, in Windsor’s Home Park.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:55:43 GMTAndrew Tate has substantial links with far right, campaigners warn
New research suggests public less aware of Tate’s ‘long history of racist statements, homophobia and links to the organised far-right’
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:39:45 GMTWhat the papers say – August 23
A worsening cost-of-living forecast features on Tuesday’s front pages.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:27:43 GMTCost of living - live: Truss budget plan ‘would leave ministers flying blind’
Suggestions emerged that the foreign secretary’s emergency budget would not be scrutinised by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) if she became PM
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:25:41 GMTThe Crickets drummer Jerry Allison dies aged 82
The death of the percussionist was announced on Monday.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:11:58 GMTDominic Raab: Barristers are holding justice to ransom with industrial action
Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer accused the Government of doing ‘absolutely nothing’ to resolve the situation.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 03:18:16 GMTTwo men arrested after woman fatally stabbed in Merseyside
Officers were called to Brambles pub on Cherryfield Drive at around 8.10pm on Monday following reports of an altercation.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 02:45:38 GMTMagistrate queries ‘secrecy’ as she rejects Nick Kyrgios’ request for delay
The Wimbledon finalist was not present when the matter – in which he is accused of assaulting his former partner – was heard in Canberra.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 01:45:45 GMTUnions to meet councils as strikes see Edinburgh’s streets strewn with rubbish
Council umbrella body Cosla is set to meet unions on Tuesday.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:34:25 GMTAssault case against Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios mentioned in court
The case has been adjourned until October 4.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:31:01 GMTRAF recruitment head quit ‘over order to prioritise women and ethnic minorities over white men’
A minister said that any evidence of positive discrimination within the RAF would be investigated
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:24:36 GMTScrap GCSEs and A-levels for new qualification, urges Tony Blair Institute
It has warned there must be more emphasis on the so-called four Cs – critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaborative problem-solving.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:17:02 GMTDitch A-Levels and GCSEs for new qualification, Tony Blair think tank urges
‘Radical’ reform needed, says institute recommending system based on International Baccalaureate ‘principles’
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:16:20 GMTBrexit: ‘Urgent’ need for UK-EU protocol deal amid cost of living crisis, warn business chiefs
Plan put foward by Liz Truss will create ‘myriad’ problems, say trade bodies urging ‘swift resolution’
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:01:03 GMTTruss sets out growth plan for West Midlands ahead of Tory leadership hustings
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will once again be put to the test by party members during a two-hour event in Birmingham.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMTDual regulatory system would risk reputation of NI exporters, businesses warn
The proposal is part of the Government’s plan to replace unilaterally Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMTMedical students cutting spending on food and heating, says BMA
Students who get an NHS bursary said it would cover just 30% of their predicted expenditure, according to a survey.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMTAmber traffic warning for bank holiday getaway
The AA expects 45% of UK drivers to embark on at least one leisure journey between Friday and Monday.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 22:46:32 GMTDouble payments to Ukrainian refugee hosts amid cost-of-living crisis – old
Refugees minister Lord Richard Harrington said he has been lobbying the Treasury ‘very hard’ to double the £350-a-month ‘thank you’ payment.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 22:45:18 GMTPayments to Britons hosting Ukraine refugees ‘should double’ amid cost-of-living crisis
Refugees minister Lord Richard Harrington said he has been lobbying the Treasury ‘very hard’ to double the £350-a-month ‘thank you’ payment.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 22:29:51 GMTLiz Truss’s £235m cut to Environment Agency ‘doubled sewage discharge’ – old
Raw sewage discharge more than doubled from 14.7 per overflow in 2016 to 29.3 in 2021.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 21:30:00 GMTShellfish ‘forgotten victims’ of sewage polluting UK waters say Lib Dems
Waters containing shellfish were dumped in nearly 29,000 times last year, with the longest event lasting 5,000 hours.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 21:30:00 GMTTruss pledges to put the West Midlands ‘at the heart of our economic revival’
Ahead of a Tory Party hustings in Birmingham, Liz Truss set out her plan to boost growth and drive opportunity across the region.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 21:08:49 GMTThe lowdown on the Cambridges’ properties as they relocate to Windsor
The duke and duchess are leasing Adelaide Cottage from the Crown Estate.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 21:08:49 GMTGrieving father says 11-year-old daughter ‘was left to drown’ at water park
Father says he feels ‘really, really let down’ after daughter’s death
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 21:00:00 GMTSunak pledges to make UK ‘science superpower’ if made PM
The former chancellor will face off against Foreign Secretary Liz Truss at the latest hustings in Birmingham on Tuesday.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 20:58:49 GMTWilliam and Kate to move to Windsor to ‘put George, Charlotte and Louis first’
William and Kate are relocating to Adelaide Cottage in Home Park, with the children all starting at Lambrook School near Ascot in Berkshire.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 07:56:53 GMTWoman, 33, killed as crash involving Range Rover and Tesla blocks Piccadilly line
Police say London Underground station likely to remain closed for a ‘considerable period of time’
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:17:36 GMTOwami Davies: Met Police issued photos of wrong woman in appeal over missing nurse
Police have already been criticised for their handling of the case of the missing woman
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 20:23:05 GMTWoman dies in crash that leaves Range Rover on railway track
The accident left the Piccadilly Tube line and the A40 road closed.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 15:57:32 GMTOwami Davies: Missing woman was ‘vulnerable’ and ‘sleeping on street’ when Met Police spoke to her
‘Owami Davies was clearly vulnerable by virtue of the fact that she was asleep on the street,’ Met said, as search for missing nurse continues
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 19:54:31 GMTWoman found shot in back garden was ‘our shining light’, says family
Knowsley Council worker Ashley Dale, 28, was killed in the Old Swan area of Liverpool on Sunday.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 19:54:07 GMTWoman, 28, killed in ‘mistaken identity’ shooting seven years after brother died same way
Council worker Ashley Dale’s family paid tribute to ‘shining light’ after ‘senseless crime’
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 19:47:58 GMTBritish woman fighting for life after being hit by lightning on Croatian beach
The woman received medical treatment and was taken to hospital where she is being kept for further treatment.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 19:23:47 GMTBernie Ecclestone denies fraud over ‘failure to declare £400m in overseas assets’
91-year-old billionaire alleged to have failed to declare trust fund in Singapore for daughter
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 19:19:27 GMTUN experts say Bill of Rights could ‘undermine enjoyment of human rights in UK’
They have warned the proposed Bill could “fundamentally change the role and independence of UK courts”.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 19:04:58 GMTHerron leaves Larne FC ‘by mutual consent’ after row over ‘Up the Ra’ T-shirt
The footballer, who is originally from Scotland, was strongly criticised over the incident.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 18:52:28 GMTKyra Hill: Grieving father says 11-year-old was ‘left to drown’ at water park
Leonard Hill said Liquid Leisure water park near Windsor has not contacted his family about her death.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 18:51:57 GMTWhy are criminal barristers striking and what will happen to court cases?
Barristers are currently walking out on alternate weeks.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 18:40:45 GMTFamily of man Tasered on Chelsea Bridge slam ‘unnecessary force’ of police
Oladeji Adeyemi Omishore, 41, died after a confrontation with two officers on Chelsea Bridge on June 4.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 18:37:47 GMTWallaby on the loose in Co Tyrone
A search is under way for a wallaby which escaped from an enclosure on the Glenpark Estate close to Omagh on Sunday afternoon.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 18:27:27 GMTBritish woman fights for life after being struck by lightning in front of daughter on beach
The 48-year-old woman is in critical condition in a hospital intensive care unit
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 18:04:18 GMTNo need to cut energy use and no risk of winter blackouts, No 10 tells public
UK can cope as not dependent on Russian gas imports, says Downing Street spokesperson
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 17:40:14 GMTI wouldn’t take job in Liz Truss cabinet, Rishi Sunak suggests
Tory leadership underdog says he wouldn’t want to disagree with another PM on ‘big things’
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 17:39:37 GMTFears that poor face second year of benefits cuts after inflation tipped to top 18%
New PM told not to repeat mistake of last April – and ensure payments rise in line with prices
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 17:34:57 GMTThousands of British Airways flights cancelled over coming months
BA has cancelled over 600 flights up to October 29 due to the extension of the Heathrow passenger cap, and thousands more over the winter.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 17:26:22 GMTTruss accused of bypassing scrutiny over Budget
Critics warn next PM would be ‘flying blind’
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 17:16:46 GMTBarristers’ strike ‘the government’s fault’, victims’ advocates say after minister blames lawyers
Justice minister calls all-out strike an ‘irresponsible decision that will only see more victims face further delays and distress’
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 17:04:09 GMTEnergy price cap announcement: When is it and what can we expect?
Latest Ofgem rise expected to take standard tariffs to £3,600, experts warn
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 17:03:31 GMTOfqual to review why some students still waiting for results
The exams regulator in England confirmed that while “good progress” was being made, some awarding organisations were still processing results.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:49:13 GMTSexually explicit images of women being traded by men on Reddit
‘I was really shocked to see a lot of content of explicit images - predominantly of South Asian females,’ says woman
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:46:38 GMTOwami Davies: Missing student nurse could be sleeping rough
The 24-year-old was last seen in Croydon, south London on July 7.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:45:21 GMTCameron House inquiry: Night manager tells of ‘horror’ at porter clearing ashes
Ann Rundell said she had observed a member of staff using a plastic bin bag to clear away ashes from a log fire.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:42:16 GMTSturgeon urged to intervene to end ‘international embarrassment’ in Edinburgh
A strike by council workers in the capital means rubbish bins have not been emptied.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:37:22 GMTMan killed teenager after night out and left her body in reservoir
Lewis Haines, 31, admits murdering 18-year-old Lily Sullivan but denies the killing was sexually motivated.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 17:02:02 GMTPensioner admits manslaughter of her husband
Janet Dunn, 73, was charged with killing 81-year-old Anthony Dunn at a property in Ponteland, Northumberland, on March 15.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:18:48 GMTChief constable ‘sick’ of police ‘being used as culture war football’
David Thompson spoke after officers from a neighbouring force were criticised online for dancing at a Pride festival.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 15:57:55 GMTBabies brought ashore as Channel crossings resume
Almost 5,000 have made the journey already this month.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 15:56:39 GMTWoman, 73, pleads guilty to manslaughter of husband, 81, as murder trial due to start
Janet Dunn was charged with killing Anthony Dunn at in Ponteland, Northumberland
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 15:37:52 GMTVideo of ‘mooning’ crook issued as cops hunt for tool theft gang
West Midlands Police are hoping the thief, who bared his backside in Coventry, will be recognised by members of the public.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 15:33:18 GMTLiz Truss criticised for leaving case of UK student jailed in Saudi Arabia to officials
Ministers have not been touch with Saudi counterparts over Leeds student sentenced to 34 years for Twitter posts, government confirms
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 15:32:53 GMTVaccine used to combat monkeypox to be offered in smaller doses in NHS pilot
One site in Manchester and two in London will begin offering ‘fractional doses’ amid limited supplies.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 15:20:18 GMTEnergy bills to top £5,300 by April, new forecast says
Prices to keep on rising after what looks set to be a painful winter
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 15:10:01 GMTVanessa Feltz to join TalkTV after announcing BBC departure
The presenter, 60, said she would relish ‘the chance to have a personal passionate point of view at last’.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:59:49 GMTFTSE 100 chief executive average pay jumps by 39% to £3.4m
“To see CEO pay rocketing to more than 100 times the average salary is sickening,” say union bosses
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:38:20 GMTGovernment under fire for doing ‘nothing’ to resolve industrial disputes
Criminal barristers in England and Wales voted in favour of an all-out strike.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:34:20 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.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:20:27 GMTHow the royals have fared during their school days
Charles hated his time at Gordonstoun, while William thrived at Eton.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:18:59 GMTFamily of missing mother found dead pays tribute to ‘gentle and kind person’
A murder investigation was launched Madison Wright, 30, went missing from Basildon, Essex.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:18:17 GMTBenjamin Mendy trial: Woman ‘looked like she had seen a ghost’ after alleged rape
The Manchester City defender bragged about having sex with ‘10,000 women’, the trial heard
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:03:50 GMTWilliam and Kate’s new home has link to royal scandal and gilded dolphin ceiling
Adelaide Cottage is around 1km from the Queen’s Windsor Castle residence.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:00:07 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