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Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:57:46 GMT
Liz Truss says the UK would be Ukraine’s greatest ally under her leadership
On Ukraine’s independence day, Ms Truss pointed to her record as Foreign Secretary since Russia’s invasion.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:53:33 GMT
Eurotunnel passengers stranded underground for five hours
The initial breakdown late on Tuesday affected the 3.50pm Eurotunnel Le Shuttle service from Calais to Folkestone

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 13:23:18 GMT
Liz Truss ally ‘seriously considering’ plan for crisis fund to control energy bills, industry boss reveals
Scottish Power chief encouraged by meeting with Kwasi Kwarteng – tipped to be next chancellor

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:42:11 GMT
Viral sensation Jackie Weaver announced for Channel 4’s Make Me Prime Minister
She joins a line-up of 12 candidates in a contest to see what it really takes to operate in the world of politics.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:41:53 GMT
Red Arrows members accused of bullying, misogyny and sexual harassment
More than 40 personnel, including young female recruits, have provided 250 hours of evidence to an inquiry.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:38:38 GMT
Ukraine: Cosying up to Russia would make cost of living crisis ‘100 times worse’, says minister
Trying to repair relations with Moscow would be ‘catastrophic’, says UK Armed Forces minister

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:37:22 GMT
Sunak steps up attack on Truss over economic plans
Former chancellor Rishi Sunak defended his economic approach and warned that Liz Truss’ approach was a ‘gamble’ with people’s finances.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:35:37 GMT
Nine protesters arrested in Surrey after damaging fuel pumps on M25
Police said they were ‘working as quickly as we can to remove the protesters from the service stations’.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:29:46 GMT
Cost of living news – live: Calls for £15 minimum wage as energy price cap to rise
Trade Unions Congress calls for change for lowest-paid workers ‘as soon as possible’

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:28:18 GMT
Children ‘scared to play outside’ after fatal shooting of Olivia Pratt-Korbell , 9 in Liverpool
“People are obviously angry and scared, and the children in particular,” bishop says

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:19:55 GMT
Liz Truss says Ukraine will ‘have no greater ally’ than the UK if she is made PM
Truss promises to declassify more intelligence to expose Russian misinformation

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:06:23 GMT
Police appeal over shooting of 18-year-old in London amid wave of violent crime
Alex Ajanaku was in Beaumont Road, Leyton, after going to an illegal rave, in the early hours of September 1 2021 when he was killed.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:04:12 GMT
Ukraine now ‘knows the price’ of freedom on Independence Day, says aid worker
Six months since Russia invaded Ukraine, Dimko Zhluktenko visited friends fighting on the front line and described what he saw as ‘devastating’.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:03:10 GMT
Eurotunnel services ‘back to normal’ after passengers stuck for five hours
A service from Calais to Folkestone was stopped in the tunnel under the English Channel.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:42:40 GMT
Liverpool shooting – live: Community urged to turn gunman in after fatal shooting of girl, 9
Two sources have named the same suspect to Merseyside Police, according to reports

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:38:44 GMT
Police appeal after nine-year-old girl shot dead in her own home
Merseyside Police said Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot in the chest in the incident at her home in Knotty Ash, Liverpool.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:36:43 GMT
What 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

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:27:04 GMT
Olivia Pratt-Korbel: ‘Turn gunman in’ community urged after fatal shooting of girl, 9
“Shocking” killing of Olivia Pratt-Korbel “crosses every single boundary”, police say

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:18:35 GMT
Liz Truss reported to watchdog for ‘breaking ministerial code’ over grace-and-favour mansion
Cabinet secretary asked to investigate reported use of Chevening for campaign meeting

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:06:11 GMT
Ukraine and UK in talks over ‘landmark’ digital trade deal to help war-torn country
UK will use ‘trade as force for good,’ says International Trade Secretary

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:00:14 GMT
Cost of living - latest: Sunak warns ‘millions face destitution’ at Birmingham hustings
Ministers looking at plan for state-backed deficit fund to pay for energy bill price freeze

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 06:59:57 GMT
Cost of living news – live: Calls for £15 minimum wage as energy price cap to rise
Trade Unions Congress calls for change for lowest-paid workers ‘as soon as possible’

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 06:43:03 GMT
Appeals to turn in gunman after fatal shooting of girl, 9, in own home
Olivia Pratt-Korbel died in Kingsheath Avenue in the Dovecot area of Liverpool.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:29:41 GMT
‘No one’s safe anymore’: Parents’ fears after Olivia Pratt-Korbel, 9, shot dead in Liverpool
Shocked parents tell The Independent that they fear such shootings could happen to ‘anyone’

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 06:02:09 GMT
Kuenssberg: Spectator party mood ‘very hot, very wild’ after Johnson resignation
The political journalist spoke to British Vogue for its September issue.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 02:06:08 GMT
What the papers say – August 24
The alleged murder of a nine-year-old girl is splashed across the front pages.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 01:45:39 GMT
Pay dispute ‘could escalate beyond winter’ as more waste workers walk out
From Wednesday, waste workers in 13 local authorities in Scotland, including Glasgow, Dundee, and Aberdeen, will strike.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 01:44:57 GMT
Anne Heche to be laid to rest ‘among her peers’ at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
The actress’ sons said the outpouring of kindness following their mother’s death had shown them she also belonged ‘to her fans’.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:43:35 GMT
Olivia Pratt-Korbel: Girl, 9, shot dead by gunman who chased man into house ‘firing indiscriminately’
Olivia’s family are ‘absolutely devastated, inconsolable and heartbroken,’ Merseyside Police said

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:55:37 GMT
Sunak and Truss diverge over whether they would appoint new ethics adviser
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss were asked about the role during Times Radio’s Tory leadership hustings.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:35:43 GMT
Owami Davies’ family ‘forever grateful’ as missing nurse found after seven week search
Police said they’ll try to establish what concerns she had that led to her going missing

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:32:05 GMT
Ashley Dale: New CCTV issued of car minutes before woman shot dead in her back garden
Police are appealing for information from drivers and pedestrians who were in the area at the time

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:28:53 GMT
TUC unveils plan for £15 minimum wage as cost-of-living crisis bites
Government promise of ‘high wage economy’ needs more than ‘wishful thinking’, unions say

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:23:12 GMT
Net zero plans at risk from energy crisis as firms slam brakes on investments, CBI warns
Soaring costs put switches to lower-energy machinery, electric vehicles and green power in jeopardy – because ‘something has to give’

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:01:29 GMT
Rishi Sunak pledges to oppose nationalism as Zahawi showcases UK aid to Scots
Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi will head to Scotland to showcase Government support for energy bills, as the crisis dominates the Tory leadership race.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
‘No time to lose’ to help households and businesses through gas crisis, says CBI
One in three companies said green investments were at risk because of soaring gas prices.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Only one in 100 people ‘aware of leukaemia symptoms’, poll shows
Leukaemia UK is urging people to learn to spot the signs.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Do not rush to judge schools on lower GCSE grades, headteachers’ union warns
The Association of School and College Leaders said results are likely to be ‘uneven’ across different schools and areas after the pandemic.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Ukrainians who fled to UK happier about future as they embark on dream courses
August 24 marks the Independence Day of Ukraine as well as six months since Russia invaded the country.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
‘We are realising this war will last much longer than expected’ – Ukrainian MP
On the Independence Day of Ukraine, Inna Sovsun reflected on the war exactly six months since Russia invaded.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Charles announces forum seeking to build a sustainable future
The forum is to take place at this year’s Cop27 climate talks in Egypt.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Deaf children still being failed by education system, says charity
This group achieved a lower grade each year dating back to 2017 compared with all children, the National Deaf Children’s Society said.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
‘Extend pupil premium to close destinations gap for disadvantaged teenagers’
Teach First said it cannot be right that children are less likely to have the same employment or education opportunities than richer peers.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Living standards satisfaction plunges ahead of ‘devastating’ energy bills hike
Which? found satisfaction with living standards and income has crashed to its lowest point since 2014.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Banned Toyota ad ‘condoned and encouraged’ irresponsible driving
A poster, which appeared The Guardian and The i newspapers in April and May 2022, had the headline ‘That GR Feeling’.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Get jabs and do not mistake meningitis for bad hangover, student freshers warned
Young people are being asked to arrange to get any vaccines they might have missed over the years.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Sir Cliff Richard reflects on physical toll of Operation Yewtree false claims
The singer speaks about the impact of the false claims in a new Channel 4 documentary.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:01:00 GMT
‘GCSE creative arts subjects at risk of becoming preserve of private schools’
The Association of School and College Leaders urged the Government to ‘make state education a priority and fund it properly’.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:42:44 GMT
Liz Truss says no need for ethics adviser because she knows ‘difference between right and wrong’
‘You cannot outsource ethics to an adviser’, says Tory leadership frontrunner

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:19:12 GMT
Police watchdog clears officers of wrongdoing after Black man dies begging for help after arrest
Ian Taylor, 54, suffered a cardiac arrest after begging officers for help while handcuffed on the ground

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:30:00 GMT
Zahawi says Westminster has ‘stepped in to ease pressures on household budgets’
The Chancellor is set to visit Edinburgh on Wednesday, the Treasury has said.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:30:00 GMT
Energy costs for courts jumped 50% in five years, says Labour
The party said that Justice Secretary Dominic Raab was holding “victims and taxpayers to ransom”.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:27:30 GMT
CCTV of driver released in hunt for killer who shot woman in Liverpool garden
Ashley Dale, 28, was found fatally wounded in the back garden of a house in Old Swan, Liverpool, at around 12.40am on Sunday.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:07:06 GMT
New record night temperature of 26.8C revealed in July heatwave
The highest ever daily minimum temperature was recorded at Shirburn Model Farm in Oxfordshire in the early hours of July 19.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:06:45 GMT
Boris Johnson ‘personality’ led to his downfall, says Laura Kuenssberg – revealing row at ‘wild’ at Tory party
Ex-BBC political editor shares details of ‘very hot and very bizarre’ Tory summer party

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:06:44 GMT
UK weather: Heat record broken as temperatures fail to drop below 26C for entire day in July
New data shows July deaths peaked on same day, when thermometers also hit new high of 40.3C

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:59:28 GMT
Andy Burnham: Scotland should have as close as you can get to home rule
Andy Burnham said the constitution of the UK needed to be ‘completely rewired’.

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 13:02:07 GMT
Woman 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

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:43:31 GMT
Truss attacks ‘Treasury orthodoxy’ as she promotes tax-cutting leadership pitch
Rishi Sunak warned that millions of households face ‘destitution’ without further support this winter.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 19:29:28 GMT
Italy's Meloni slams energy policy as campaign heats up
Italian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has led her first election campaign rally in the Adriactic port city of Ancona

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:47:06 GMT
Owami Davies: Missing student nurse found safe and well after seven weeks
‘This is the outcome we were all hoping and praying for,’ Det Ch Insp Nigel Penney said

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 19:19:59 GMT
Blood donor world record attempt aims to boost low NHS stocks
Some 350 health centres in 23 countries are taking part.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 19:03:41 GMT
Homeowners ‘face £200 a month mortgage rise’ as average interest rate nears 10-year high
The rise will come as a ‘huge shock’ to borrowers that fixed their interest rate during the pandemic

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:06:24 GMT
Few arrests under law Priti Patel said would ‘deter’ Channel crossings as numbers soar
Home Office says 38 people have been arrested under Nationality and Borders Act powers as crossings hit new record

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:57:07 GMT
‘Like a horror movie’: Uber driver’s narrow escape from fatal collision which left car on Tube tracks
“It was like something out of a horror movie, only much worse. I have never seen anything like it,” said the witness

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:19:55 GMT
Sturgeon tells UK Government not to wait for new PM to act on energy bills
The Scottish First Minister insists there is ‘no time to wait for the outcome of a Tory leadership election’.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:47:42 GMT
William jokes he won’t miss Jill Scott’s slide tackles as England star retires
The duke, who is president of the FA, hailed the England midfielder who is hanging up her boots in the wake of the Lionesses’ Euro 2022 success.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:41:57 GMT
Meghan tells how fire broke out in Archie’s nursery on South Africa tour
The royal baby, then just four months, had luckily been taken downstairs by his nanny just before the blaze started.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:29:38 GMT
Sturgeon says there is no ‘bottomless pit of money’ to end council pay dispute
A strike by council workers has seen rubbish pile up in Edinburgh, with schools also set to be affected by the industrial action.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:25:34 GMT
Man, 21, charged with murder of cousin of Tyson Fury
Liam O’Prey has been charged with the murder of Rico Burton, 31, and is to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:31:19 GMT
Man charged with murdering Tyson Fury’s cousin Rico Burton outside Manchester bar
He died in hospital aged 31 after being stabbed in the neck in a ‘spontaneous’ attack

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:15:53 GMT
Cameron House fire: Hotel told to put policy in place for clearing ashes in 2016
A safety inspector told the fatal accident inquiry into the Cameron House fire the hotel was told to put a policy for clearing ashes away in 2016.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:00:00 GMT
Mine clearance charity marks six months of Ukraine war with special visit
The British ambassador to Ukraine visited an area near Kyiv where the charity the Halo Trust is working to remove landmines.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:59:20 GMT
Staff at UK’s largest zoo measure 10,000 animals in their annual weigh-in
The huge task saw zookeepers gently coax animals of all sizes, including aardvarks, rhinos and even spiders to step on the scales.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:54:51 GMT
Police investigate Welsh councillor who posed with gun in ‘xenophobic’ post
Plaid Cymru’s Jon Scriven has been suspended pending an investigation by the party.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:54:11 GMT
Welsh politician who posed with gun in ‘anti-English’ post investigated by police
Plaid Cymru councillor said he wanted to make sure ‘there wasn’t any English people trying to cross’

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:41:19 GMT
Government should chip in to help Ukraine Family Scheme members, charity says
The British Red Cross has been supporting Ukrainian refugees since their arrival earlier this year.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:40:13 GMT
Cosla in new pay offer to council workers as waste and school staff plan strike
Cosla has said the talks with trade unions were ‘productive’ as they laid down a new offer amid threats of school walkouts.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:37:44 GMT
Extra radiotherapy ‘boost’ could keep some breast cancers at bay – study
A new grant has been awarded so researchers can continue to track women in the study.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:34:15 GMT
Ukrainian 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.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:27:51 GMT
Church of England appoints first racial justice director following slavery apologies
This follows apologies from church leaders for its role in the trafficking and enslavement of African people

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:19:44 GMT
‘My record speaks volumes’, says Priti Patel in plea to keep home secretary job
Minister says up to next PM whether she stays on – as campaigners call for Rwanda policy to be dropped

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:10:32 GMT
At-home early medical abortions made permanent from 30 August
MPs previously voted to make at-home early medical abortions permanent in England 

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:07:09 GMT
How police investigations to find missing nurse Owami Davies have unfolded - OLD
The 24-year-old has been missing for six weeks.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:06:42 GMT
Owami Davies: How police investigations to find missing nurse unfolded
The 24-year-old had been missing for nearly eight weeks after disappearing

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:55:53 GMT
Student nurse Owami Davies found ‘safe and well’ in Hampshire
A member of the public responded to a media appeal and police were able to locate the missing woman.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:01:00 GMT
Police chief appeals to ‘criminal fraternity’ to help identify girl’s killer
Olivia Pratt-Korbel died in hospital on Monday after a gunman forced his way into her home in Liverpool and fired at a man he had been pursuing.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:36:45 GMT
Jury deliberating as ex-Manchester United star Ryan Giggs’s trial nears its end
The judge in the case told jurors to keep a cool head and follow the evidence.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:34:56 GMT
Nine-year-old girl shot dead as mother tried to stop gunman entering home
Olivia Pratt-Korbel died in Kingsheath Avenue in the Dovecot area of Liverpool.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:28:48 GMT
Three men plead guilty over Swansea riot
The trio had been due to stand trial at the city’s crown court.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:22:18 GMT
Pensioner stabbed to death on mobility scooter revealed details of attack before dying, court told
Lee Byer to stand trial in May accused of murdering Thomas O’Halloran by repeatedly stabbing him in neck, chest and abdomen

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:13:22 GMT
Channel migrant crossings reach record high for single day
Almost 1,300 people made the journey on Monday.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:07:49 GMT
Man murdered teenage girl after she rebuffed his sexual advances, judge rules
Lewis Haines, 31, killed 18-year-old Lily Sullivan after the pair met at a nightclub in Pembroke, west Wales, in December last year.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:50:43 GMT
Trial launched to find treatment for monkeypox
The Platinum trial will be the first randomised controlled trial of a treatment for monkeypox in humans in the world.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:50:40 GMT
Olivia Pratt-Korbel shooting timeline: How horror in Liverpool unfolded
Here, the PA news agency sets out the timing of events leading up to Olivia’s death.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:49:03 GMT
Metropolitan Police to take no further action in Jeffrey Epstein investigation
Any further investigations into the sex offender will be focused on activities and relationships outside the UK.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:42:40 GMT
Liverpool shooting: Girl’s death came on 15th anniversary of gun murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones
New tragedy in Merseyside has revived memories of the ‘shock and sorrow’ of child’s death in 2007

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:26:19 GMT
Man shared IS video glorifying fighters, court told
Sabbir Miah, 29, allegedly posted the propaganda in a private group in June last year.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:18:30 GMT
Further public protest planned against controversial legacy Bill
The Bill proposes a form of amnesty for perpetrators of Troubles crimes in exchange for co-operation with a new truth body.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:13:29 GMT
Fatal shooting comes 15 years after murder of Rhys Jones, 11
The assistant mayor of Liverpool said it was ‘unthinkable’ another child had been killed on the anniversary of Rhys’s death.



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