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Wed, 12 Oct 2022 22:13:19 GMT
RAF fighter jets escort Jet2 passenger plane to Stansted Airport after ‘bomb threat’
Hours later police found ‘no threat on board’ and the runway was reopened

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:49:24 GMT
Liz Truss news — live: James Cleverly insists replacing PM is a ‘disastrously bad idea’
Liz Truss’s most senior advisers have told her that she needs to rip up last month’s mini-Budget

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:36:58 GMT
Millions of Britons ‘still not recycling cardboard, food and plastic’
‘Recycling needs to be superseded in some areas by more attractive reuse and refill business models,’ waste expert says

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:23:01 GMT
Liz Truss — live: James Cleverly insists replacing PM is a ‘disastrously bad idea’
Liz Truss’s most senior advisers have told her that she needs to rip up last month’s mini-Budget

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:14:48 GMT
‘Miss Hitler’ beauty queen to be released from prison early
Parole Board says it has ‘directed the release’ of Alice Cutter

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:13:46 GMT
Tory MPs plot to replace Liz Truss with Rishi Sunak or Penny Mordaunt
Senior Tory says MPs are organising against the prime minister after just a month

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:12:08 GMT
Koh-i-noor diamond in coronation ‘could bring back painful memories for India’
The Koh-i-noor diamond was seized by the East India Company in 1849 when it was presented to Queen Victoria and became part of the Crown Jewels.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:55:06 GMT
King Charles mutters ‘dear oh dear’ as he greets Liz Truss for weekly audience
Meeting follows reports King Charles decided not to attend Cop27 following advice from prime minister

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:45:10 GMT
Researchers find majority of long Covid patients are women
Researchers believe differences in immune responses could explain gender gap

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:42:00 GMT
Royal Mail workers begin first of 19 strikes in dispute over pay
Communication Workers Union says workers face ‘biggest ever assault’ on jobs

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:35:38 GMT
Why Liz Truss’s promise of ‘no cuts’ to public services is not what it seems
Analysis: The prime minister’s comments leave a lot of room for sleight of hand

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:30:09 GMT
Indian official dismisses report trade deal with UK on ‘verge of collapse’ over Suella Braverman comments
Truss led the opening rounds of trade talks in 2021 which was considered a shot in the arm for UK’s post-Brexit economy

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:16:58 GMT
Indian official dismisses report trade deal with UK on ‘verge of collapse’ over Suella Braverman comments
Truss led the opening rounds of trade talks in 2021 which was considered a shot in the arm for UK’s post-Brexit economy

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:15:07 GMT
‘Miss Hitler’ beauty queen jailed for being part of neo-Nazi group to be freed early
Parole Board says it has ‘directed the release’ of Alice Cutter

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:05:31 GMT
New portrait of Sir David Attenborough donated to wildlife conservation charity
The 96-year-old broadcaster and environmentalist has been the vice-chairman of the charity since 1979.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:32:24 GMT
‘Niche activity’: MPs not turning up to scrutinise important Brexit legislation
European Scrutiny Committee barely attended by Labour MPs

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:29:33 GMT
War dog’s gallantry medal and memorabilia sells for £140,000 at auction
Rob completed 20 parachute descents during the Second World War.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:18:58 GMT
Covid furlough scheme lost billions of pounds to error and fraud, says watchdog
‘Billions went to people whose incomes increased during the pandemic, and billions more was lost in fraud and error,’ the National Audit Office said.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:18:11 GMT
Covid furlough scheme ‘lost billions of pounds to error and fraud’
Government insists compliance checks minimised fraud from start of scheme

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:08:51 GMT
Tory former minister to chair new body aiming to return Elgin Marbles to Greece
The House of Lords will debate a motion brought by Lord Vaizey.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 05:53:00 GMT
Lucy Letby trial: Nurse ‘sent sympathy card to parents of baby she murdered on fourth attempt’
The alleged murder of child I was ‘extreme example even by the standards of this overall case’, court heard

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 05:50:16 GMT
The four new driving laws now in force across the UK
From a total mobile phone ban to low emission zones, don’t be caught out by new motoring rules

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 05:50:03 GMT
The four new driving laws now in force across the UK
From a total mobile phone ban to low emission zones, don’t be caught out by new motoring rules

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 05:46:01 GMT
Drivers could be fined £1,000 for letting ambulance pass - how to avoid it
Motorists urged to ‘not panic’ when they see emergency services on the road

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 05:45:50 GMT
Drivers could be fined £1,000 for letting ambulance pass - how to avoid it
Motorists urged to ‘not panic’ when they see emergency services on the road

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 05:42:04 GMT
Driving expert explains common road sign that people ‘never knew’ meaning of
‘I still don’t understand it,’ one person says

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 05:41:46 GMT
Driving expert explains common road sign that people ‘never knew’ meaning of
‘I still don’t understand it,’ one person says

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 04:44:32 GMT
What the papers say – October 13
The Tories are now in ‘open revolt’ against their new PM, the papers write.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 04:14:47 GMT
Liz Truss - live: No 10 warns of ‘difficult decisions’ despite PM ruling out spending cuts
The PM claimed in the Commons that she had ‘protected’ the UK economy

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 01:45:47 GMT
William and Kate to celebrate 10th anniversary of sports charity Coach Core
The royal couple will tour the Copper Box Arena in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London during the event.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 01:45:16 GMT
Dames Vanessa Redgrave and Andrea Leadsom to be honoured at Buckingham Palace
Others to be recognised include royal protection officer Sergeant Emma Probert and royal chef Mark Flanagan.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 01:17:46 GMT
To fill vacancies, businesses must be more ‘accessible and inclusive’ for staff
Business leaders will be told they need to invest more in the health of their workforce if they want to fill vacancies.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:41:43 GMT
Gaia Pope-Sutherland’s family say police knew of multiple allegations against alleged rapist
Bereaved loved ones call for independent investigation into police probe

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:09:33 GMT
Ukraine’s forgotten refugees: They fled Putin’s war too – but Britain won’t help because of their nationality
Refugees Welcome: Non-Ukrainian nationals who escaped the same invasion have been cut out of the schemes offering sanctuary. Now they find themselves alone with nowhere to turn, reports May Bulman

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Community diagnostic centres ‘may struggle to live up to ministers’ promises’
The Government has committed £2.3 billion for the launch of up to 160 of the ‘in the community’ centres by March 2025.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Lives of mothers and babies at risk due to ‘severe shortage’ of midwives
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and Sands charity have issued a warning as the APPG on Baby Loss and Maternity published a report.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Scottish locations made famous on BBC featured on interactive map
Historic Environment Scotland has helped create the map as the BBC marks its 100th year.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Families with children ‘to be hit hardest if benefits are uprated by earnings’
Nine million households containing 30 million people will be affected if benefits rise in line with earnings, according to the Resolution Foundation.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
UK to send anti-aircraft missiles to help Ukraine defend its skies
The Amraam rockets are the first donated by Britain that are capable of shooting down cruise missiles.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Concerns grow that Homes for Ukraine scheme is being ‘quietly phased out’
Concern is growing that the Homes for Ukraine scheme is being ‘quietly phased out’, groups have said.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Paralympian Lora Fachie ‘over the moon’ to read first braille story on CBeebies
The episode is to air on Thursday to mark World Sight Day.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Train operator urges leisure travellers to ‘do their bit to cut emissions’
London North Eastern Railway said carbon emissions from leisure travel would be reduced by 17% if everyone ditched their car for a train once.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
‘Storm clouds gather’ over housing market as mortgage rates rise
Mortgage market turmoil in recent weeks has compounded increasing economic uncertainty, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Charles pays tribute to Malawi’s elimination of disease causing blindness
The World Health Organisation announced a few weeks ago that it had validated Malawi’s elimination of trachoma as a public health issue.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
NHS trials online booking for flu jabs for the first time
It comes as more people have been called forward for their Covid-19 autumn booster.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
More county lines closed than ever before in week of police action against drugs
Police said such a system of drug distribution leads to serious violence and exploitation.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Maritime T-levels could stop jobs going overseas, says shipping trade body
A lack of homegrown talent means more than half of Merchant Navy officers come from overseas, according to the Maritime Skills Commission.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 21:54:30 GMT
West End theatres go dark in memory of ‘beloved’ Dame Angela Lansbury
The actress has been remembered as ‘a true pioneer of the stage and screen’.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 21:49:19 GMT
Gaia’s family call for ‘rapist’ probe review and accuse police of lying to jury
Teenager Gaia Pope-Sutherland ran away from home in 2017 and her body was found 11 days later in undergrowth on the Dorset coast.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 21:36:30 GMT
Vicky McClure on dementia: Downing St needs to be serious about creating change
The actress’s Our Dementia Choir have recently announced their debut charity single What’s Your Story?

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 21:32:42 GMT
Student died in ketamine and alcohol ‘misadventure’ on first night at university
Combination of powdered anaesthetic taken with alcohol was fatal, a coroner said

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 21:00:00 GMT
Michael Sheen among cast confirmed for Channel 4’s Wagatha Christie drama
The two-part film will be titled Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:19:03 GMT
Met Police forced to pay £6,000 after unlawful search and handcuffing of mixed-race boy
Exclusive: The boy was 13 at the time. His mother, a serving Met Police officer, launched a complaint.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 20:49:03 GMT
King holds audiences with Prime Minister Liz Truss and Malaysian royals
Charles’s audiences were held at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 20:42:01 GMT
Murder accused faked will after dumping woman’s headless body, court told
Jemma Mitchell allegedly failed in an attempt to extract £200,000 from the pensioner

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 20:39:17 GMT
Human remains found in search for missing teenager Leah Croucher
The teenager has been missing since 2019 when she was last seen on CCTV walking to work but never arrived

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 20:08:05 GMT
Liz Truss faces revolt as angry Tory MPs demand U-turns on tax plans
Prime minister accused of ‘trashing 10 years of conservatism’ by angry MP

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 20:02:56 GMT
‘It’s too expensive to eat lunch and feed my children’: The rise of the school food bank
Feed the Future: Demand for help putting food on the table continues to grow – hence The Independent’s call for free school meals to urgently be extended to all those in need

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 11:07:38 GMT
Liz Truss stands by pledge to scrap no-fault evictions
Prime minister was earlier accused of “betraying” renters amid reports the policy could be ditched

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 19:00:36 GMT
‘All options open’ on King Charles coronation bank holiday, says No 10
Ministers to consider impact on business as well as public celebrations

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:51:25 GMT
Labour set to win across Tories’ southern heartlands thanks to Liz Truss, poll shows
So-called ‘blue wall’ seats seeing huge collapse in traditional support for Conservatives

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:05:59 GMT
Airlines fear UK plans for greener jet fuel could fail
Trade body Airlines UK urged ministers to consider introducing a pricing mechanism for sustainable aviation fuel.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 17:46:33 GMT
Indyref2 Bill ‘directly’ relates to reserved matter, Supreme Court told
A two-day hearing on the Scottish Parliament’s legislative competence has concluded.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 17:30:24 GMT
Families feel ‘betrayed’ over Covid-19 inquiry delays, John Swinney hears
Members of the Scottish Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group met with the Deputy First Minister on Wednesday.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 17:30:01 GMT
Black deaths in UK prisons are among most violent and neglectful, damning report finds
Exclusive: Inquest argued for more focused investigation, oversight and action to end deaths of racialised people in prison

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 17:15:49 GMT
Kevin Spacey accuser denies he ‘steered away from specificity’ with claims
Anthony Rapp said the alleged incident in 1986 has been ‘the most traumatic single event’ of his life.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 17:11:33 GMT
Charities call on government to urgently increase number of free school meals
Feed the Future: Organisations partnering with The Independent’s Feed the Future campaign call for meals to be extended to all children in poverty

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:59:17 GMT
Revealed: Apology letter murderer sent Canadian girlfriend’s family after killing her on UK visit
Jack Sepple will spend at least 23 years and six months in prison for killing Ashley Wadsworth

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:46:53 GMT
West End to dim lights in honour of ‘immensely talented’ Dame Angela Lansbury
The stage and screen actress has been remembered as a ‘Broadway and West End icon’.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:45:22 GMT
Shelbrooke defends Trident in Scotland amid Sturgeon’s disarmament calls
The UK defence procurement minister responded to comments from Scotland’s First Minister during a visit to HMNV Clyde.

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 08:41:34 GMT
Rio Ferdinand blames ‘male chauvinists’ and ‘archaic thinking’ for online Lioness abuse
Exclusive: Ex-England defender tells The Independent social media is ‘playground to spout abuse’

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:37:28 GMT
Man sentenced after ‘performing doughnuts in BMW while person was on roof’
The force’s drone unit was in the area and captured footage of Callum Ritchings spinning in large circles while around 150 people watched.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:36:01 GMT
George Alagiah taking break from presenting to receive more cancer treatment
The newsreader said he was missing his colleagues at the BBC.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:15:13 GMT
Human remains found by police searching for missing Leah Croucher
Ms Croucher has not been seen since February 2019 despite a massive police search.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:14:22 GMT
Police arrest activists who glued themselves to road outside Parliament
Officers carried and dragged some of the activists from Parliament Square in central London.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:07:29 GMT
Channel crossings continue as more migrants arrive in Kent
More than 35,600 people have arrived in the UK so far this year after attempting the treacherous trip from France.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:02:41 GMT
Communities bow their heads as they say goodbye to three more Creeslough victims
A grey sky hung over the hills surrounding the Donegal parishes.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:59:19 GMT
M&S to accelerate plan to shut quarter of larger stores
The company said it will also expand its Simply Food business with another 104 outlets as part of the overhaul of its estate.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:58:44 GMT
Marks & Spencer speeds up plans to shut quarter of its stores
The company will also expand its Simply Food business with another 104 outlets as part of the overhaul of its estate

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 04:00:25 GMT
Children face a hunger crisis – the government needs to act by providing more free school meals
Feed the Future: The Independent partners with the Food Foundation to call on the government to give meals to all schoolchildren living in poverty but who are not currently eligible

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:46:06 GMT
All efforts needed to avoid fresh Stormont elections – Coveney
The Irish Foreign Affairs Minister was meeting with Northern Ireland political parties in Belfast.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:44:36 GMT
Ofcom investigates GB News over ‘anti-vaccine comments’ made by guest
Ofcom received more than 400 complaints over comments made by American author and journalist Naomi Wolf.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:43:18 GMT
Leah Croucher: Human remains found at Furzton home in search for missing teen
Detectives searched house after finding ‘personal items’ belonging to missing teen

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:15:30 GMT
Madeleine McCann suspect ‘will not face trial on separate sex charges this year’
Christian Brueckner is accused of three counts of rape and two counts of child sex abuse unrelated to the McCann case.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:10:05 GMT
Tory MPs in talks with Labour to block Liz Truss fracking plans
MPs always ‘have a say’, says business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg on prospect of rebellion

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:08:26 GMT
‘Dystopian soundbites’: Tory minister under fire for suggesting tax cuts for women who have more children
‘Tax cuts to mums for having kids is completely pointless and actually just insulting when we have the second most expensive childcare system, and the third worst maternity pay in Europe,’ campaigner says

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:07:10 GMT
Babies born in lockdown ‘slower to meet most milestones’
Study reveals ‘pandemic-era’ newborns struggle because of less stimulation and communication with unmasked adults

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 08:08:14 GMT
Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘original sin’ caused UK turmoil, says ex-Bank of England deputy
Sir Charlie Bean says Bank could extend emergency action to ease ‘pressure’ on government

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 07:04:48 GMT
Jacob Rees-Mogg claims parts of economy in ‘good state’ and insists pensions safe
Cabinet minister clashes with BBC host – and reveals his own mortgage payments have gone up

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:53:45 GMT
Huntington’s Disease campaigner gets OBE and says you can fight the condition
Former journalist Charles Sabine received an OBE from the Princess Royal on Wednesday for his work raising awareness about Huntington’s disease.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:22:00 GMT
Naval officer ‘solves town’s urban legend about submarine wreck’
Since the 1930s, residents of Dartmouth have been convinced there is a wreck of a submarine buried under a park in the town.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:52:38 GMT
‘Windfall tax’ for low-carbon energy firms in U-turn from Liz Truss
Labour say prime minister ‘dragged kicking and screaming’ to levy

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:33:33 GMT
Advertising regulator bans seven misleading government newspaper ads
ASA says adverts the must not appear again in their current form

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:50:19 GMT
Lawyer who helped steal Stone of Destiny hailed as ‘Scottish icon’ at funeral
Ian Hamilton died earlier this month aged 97.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:48:24 GMT
Creeslough has set template for the world in power of community, mourners told
More funerals took place on Wednesday of the victims of an explosion at a service station in the Co Donegal village last Friday.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:47:51 GMT
Boris Johnson sets up limited company for post-PM work
Ex-Tory leader entitled to £115,000 a year in public funding for office

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:46:02 GMT
Plans to cut affordable homes threaten to make countryside ‘millionaires’ playground’
Review could cut by 20 per cent number of cheaper homes developers must build

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:47:28 GMT
Mother and son killed in Creeslough blast ‘were always side by side’
Mourners heard how Catherine O’Donnell was full of life and her 13-year-old son James was a fan of wrestling.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:45:48 GMT
Woman who took ketamine on first night at university died due to ‘misadventure’
Jeni Larmour, 18, from Newtonhamilton, Northern Ireland, died hours after arriving at Newcastle University in October 2020.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:40:37 GMT
This is our war as much as it is Ukraine’s, says UK defence procurement minister
Alec Shelbrooke, the minister for defence procurement, made the comments as he met with Navy personnel at His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde.



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