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Fri, 14 Oct 2022 08:52:58 GMT
Lucy Letby trial: Case against nurse accused of baby murders ‘is theory of guilt based on coincidence’
Lucy Letby denies murdering seven babies and trying to kill 10 more

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 08:42:37 GMT
Kwarteng flies back to UK as Tories ‘plot to replace PM’ - live
PM expected to tear up her chancellor’s proposed corporation tax cuts

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 08:35:13 GMT
Police commissioners ‘given no detail’ of how 20% crime cut demanded by Truss and Braverman will work
Government has given no details of policy first announced during Liz Truss’ leadership campaign

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 08:27:50 GMT
One in seven drivers plans switch to electric vehicle, survey finds
But the RAC said the cost of living is delaying many people from making the change.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 06:41:04 GMT
Kwasi Kwarteng dashes home early from US for tax U-turn talks as minister insists chancellor’s job is safe
Chancellor leaves IMF meetings early but trade minister Greg Hands downplays significance

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 07:47:20 GMT
Royal Mail to cut up to 10,000 jobs by August after announcing losses of £219 million
Five thousand full-time roles will be axed by March, company says

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 07:26:58 GMT
‘I won’t turf out Ukrainians despite my soaring winter energy bill’
Steve Dury said doubling the monthly £350 ‘thank you’ payment would ‘help the situation massively’.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 06:20:06 GMT
Oldest Creeslough blast victim Hugh Kelly to have funeral a week after explosion
Hugh Kelly, 59, is the eighth explosion victim the small Irish community will honour at a funeral service.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:20:01 GMT
What the papers say – October 14
The PM has ’17 days to save to save her job’, according to ‘mutinous Conservative MPs’.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:09:15 GMT
Liz Truss news – live: PM ‘preparing corporation tax U-turn’ amid backbench rebellion
PM said to want to make sure the numbers add up before chancellor sets out medium-term fiscal plan

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 01:32:00 GMT
Senior Tories ‘holding talks over replacing Truss with Sunak and Mordaunt alliance’
Plot comes as MPs say prime minister has ‘no credibility left’

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

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 01:09:33 GMT
One person dead in collision involving multiple vehicles and cyclist in Ipswich
Two men have been detained by police.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 23:39:52 GMT
The King sends message to Emmerdale cast during National Television Awards
Host Joel Dommett surprised the soap cast with the pre-recorded speech during the annual ceremony on Thursday.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 23:34:01 GMT
Bankers’ bonuses have risen twice as fast as wages since 2008 crash
Government ‘lining pockets of financiers’ while holding down pay for key workers, says TUC

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 23:28:24 GMT
‘Desperate’ Liz Truss set to U-turn on corporation tax this weekend
‘Don’t prolong the pain’: IMF suggests government should accept swift climbdown

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Police forces asked to provide figures on strip-searches of children
It follows the Child Q scandal, where a teenage schoolgirl was strip-searched by police officers while on her period without another adult present.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Artist who paints with his mouth unveils artwork inspired by ‘hero’ Doddie Weir
Henry Fraser, 30, learned to paint with his mouth after becoming paralysed from the neck down after a diving accident when he was 17.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:09:12 GMT
Sir David Amess’s successor backs face-to-face meetings as security increased
The 69-year-old father of five was stabbed to death while meeting constituents at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea on October 15 last year.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Government accounts less reliable due to long delays, MPs warn
Delays reduce the value and transparency of accounts meant to provide a view of how taxpayers’ money is managed, a Commons Committee said.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:16:25 GMT
Murdered MP’s aide vows to continue passion projects of ‘irreplaceable friend’
Constituency assistant Julie Cushion was at the church where the Southend West MP was fatally stabbed on October 15 2021 and made the first 999 call.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 22:55:21 GMT
Gary Lineker criticises Home Office treatment of refugee he hosted
It comes after Lineker was found to have breached the BBC’s impartiality rules over a tweet he posted in February.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 22:09:58 GMT
Pictured: Note saying ‘I am evil I did this’ scrawled by alleged killer nurse Lucy Letby
Post-it note shows ‘hate’ written in capitals in heavy ink and circled

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 21:52:06 GMT
Douglas Ross says he thinks Liz Truss will win next general election
Douglas Ross gave the Prime Minister his backing as he appeared on Thursday night’s Question Time.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 20:42:21 GMT
‘Our darkest fears have come true’ – Leah Croucher’s parents visit police cordon
The couple visited the house where police have found human remains, and left a note at the memorial nearby.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 20:33:12 GMT
Kevin Spacey accuser ‘was not bothered’ by separate alleged sexual incident
Lawyers for Kevin Spacey examined multiple ‘traumatic’ experiences during Mr Rapp’s life that they said may have resulted in his diagnosis of PTSD.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 20:24:24 GMT
Chester Zoo celebrates ‘first breeding’ of rare chameleon in the UK
Staff have welcomed 10 Parson’s chameleons, with 17 eggs still in incubation.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 20:08:03 GMT
Government wants to send small boat asylum seekers to Rwanda within 3 weeks, High Court hears
Second legal challenge over policy says process for selecting asylum seekers is ‘inherently unlawful and unfair’

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 20:00:00 GMT
University library ‘built to last 400 years’ wins national architecture prize
The Royal Institute of British Architects has named The New Library of Magdalene College in Cambridge the winner of its 2022 prize.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 19:57:58 GMT
Rwanda deportation: Asylum seeker ‘treated like animal’ in UK launches legal challenge against electronic tag
Exclusive: Man, selected for removal to Rwanda, says he had suicidal thoughts after being held in immigration detention for two months

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 19:19:43 GMT
Heart attack patient waited 40 minutes for ambulance to arrive
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) said that average ambulance waits in England rose to 48 minutes in September.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 19:11:14 GMT
‘Bewildering’: Government won’t stop Bulb collapse adding to energy bills, MPs warn
Costs will ‘ultimately be passed down to bill payers’, says cross-party committee

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 19:02:26 GMT
Police watchdog will consider any new complaint referred over Gaia rape case
Gaia Pope-Sutherland, 19, died after running away from home while suffering a mental crisis following her disclosure she had been raped aged 16.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:55:31 GMT
Gary Lineker broke BBC impartiality rule with Tory ‘Russian donors’ tweet
Host asked whether Liz Truss’s party will ‘hand back their donations from Russian donors’

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:52:27 GMT
Gary Lineker breached BBC’s impartiality rule with Tory ‘Russian donors’ tweet
The BBC said it has upheld a complaint about a tweet shared by the sports pundit in February.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:50:22 GMT
Lucy Letby: Nurse accused of murdering babies ‘wrote ‘I am evil I did this” in Post-it note’
Court told Lucy Letby wrote Post-it note which read: ‘I don’t deserve to live. I killed them on purpose because I’m not good enough’.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:57:44 GMT
Labour MP Christina Rees suspended after alleged bullying
Former shadow Welsh secretary ‘not aware’ of details of complaint

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:23:41 GMT
Kwasi Kwarteng says he is ‘absolutely 100%’ not resigning as chancellor
Chancellor downplays chances of U-turn

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:21:51 GMT
Andrew Dilnot: ‘absolutely essential’ promised social care reforms go ahead
Sir Andrew warned Liz Truss not to row back on key social care reforms as it would ‘abandon some of the most vulnerable people in our society’.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:19:14 GMT
Chancellor says ‘let’s see’ on corporation tax U-turn amid growing pressure
Kwasi Kwarteng has said he is ‘totally focused’ on delivering the tax-cutting plans in the mini-budget

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:16:47 GMT
Don’t wait for ‘inevitable’ U-turn on mini-Budget, George Osborne tells Liz Truss
Chances needed now, suggests former chancellor – as Priti Patel says ‘market forces’ could force reversal

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:14:57 GMT
Murder accused walked streets with bulky suitcase for two hours, court told
Jemma Mitchell is accused of killing Mee Kuen Chong at her Wembley home on June 11 last year before depositing her headless corpse 200 miles away.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:54:45 GMT
Family of Leah Croucher say they will ‘never stop seeking answers’
The promise was made in a handwritten message signed “Nan and Grandad” left amid floral tributes near a house where police have found human remains.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:51:53 GMT
Slapdown for Rees-Mogg over attack on economic forecasters
Business secretary’s broadside fuelled speculation of damning OBR verdict on Kwarteng mini-Budget

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:33:09 GMT
Netflix to launch new ad-supported streaming tier next month
The new basic tier with adverts will launch in the UK on November 3 and cost £4.99 a month.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:24:55 GMT
Woman accused of murder made £50,000 in a year working for OnlyFans, court told
Abigail White admits manslaughter by diminished responsibility but denies murder.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:16:37 GMT
‘Financial pressure’ for women to work soon after miscarriage
Under current law workers are entitled to time off for baby loss after 24 weeks but not before.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:56:38 GMT
Camilla visits hospital in first solo engagement as Queen Consort
Camilla met domestic abuse workers and survivors at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital on Thursday.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:54:31 GMT
British Vogue marks death of Queen with purple cover ‘without adornment’
Editor-in-chief Edward Enninful called the late Queen ‘a constant thread through our collective lives’.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:43:50 GMT
Billionaire real estate developer and estranged wife battle over money
Michael Fuchs and Alvina Collardeau-Fuchs are embroiled in a dispute in the Family Division of the High Court in London.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:21:29 GMT
Man fatally shot by armed police after less-lethal methods failed, says watchdog
Romanian national Marius Ciolac died from a single gunshot wound to his abdomen.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:16:44 GMT
‘Liz Truss must act’: Politicians from all parties back our campaign to expand free school meals
Feed the Future: Figures from across Westminster say the case for widening support is clear and urgent

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:58:20 GMT
Barbara Windsor’s widower urges PM not to scrap dementia mission in her memory
The Carry On and EastEnders star campaigned to raise awareness after being diagnosed with the disease.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:58:10 GMT
Leah Croucher: Police ‘delivered leaflets’ to house where human remains found
Property where missing teenager’s belongings also found was among thousands visited by Thames Valley Police officers

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:55:53 GMT
William praises power of sport while demonstrating boxing prowess
Kate joined her husband at the former London 2012 venue in east London.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:50:29 GMT
Man was shot dead by police after less-lethal methods failed, says watchdog
Romanian national Marius Ciolac died from a single gunshot wound in Derby.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:39:35 GMT
Police using hotel and taxi companies to rescue children groomed by drugs gangs
Officers have been able to trace drugs gangs through missing childen cases

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:17:07 GMT
Reforming heritage laws ‘not a priority’ amid calls to return Elgin Marbles
Prime Minister Liz Truss has previously ruled out supporting a deal to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:15:35 GMT
King reopens Burrell Collection after £68m refurbishment
The museum in Glasgow was originally opened by Charles’s late mother the Queen in 1983.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:10:49 GMT
Families and communities of Creeslough tragedy are ‘lost in a fog of grief’
The funeral of Leona Harper heard how her sudden death has left all those who knew and loved her “shell-shocked and grief-stricken”.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:08:24 GMT
Expectations of imminent Truss U-turn on corporation tax
Rebuke for Kwasi Kwarteng’s budget from IMF boss in New York

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:06:45 GMT
‘Sustained increases’ in Covid-19 as hospital numbers continue to rise
Admission rates are highest among people aged 85 and over.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:58:22 GMT
Backbenchers should unite behind Prime Minister, says Badenoch
The International Trade Secretary has said she is focused on helping deliver Liz Truss’s growth plans despite criticism from Tory MPs.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:54:41 GMT
To fill vacancies, businesses must be more ‘accessible and inclusive’ for staff
Work and Pensions Secretary Chloe Smith vowed to tackle UK labour market shortages.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:51:13 GMT
Forensics experts scouring house where human remains were found
Leah Croucher vanished in 2019 and the search is focusing on a house less than half a mile from where she was last seen.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:50:16 GMT
Kevin Spacey suffers setback as key legal team member tests positive for Covid
Judge Lewis Kaplan ordered members of the court to put on masks, but allowed proceedings to continue on Thursday, following the news.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:46:00 GMT
Creeslough victim Martina Martin ‘the ultimate mammy bear’, mourners hear
The funeral service heard of the mother of four’s quick wit and sensitivity to the needs of others.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:38:27 GMT
14-year-old Creeslough victim was ‘a little lady with a big heart’, funeral told
The congregation heard of Leona Harper’s many varied interests, from music and dance, to fishing and boxing.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:20:42 GMT
HMS Queen Elizabeth returns to home port after replacing sister ship on US visit
Families and well-wishers lined the harbour walls and the Round Tower in Old Portsmouth to welcome the aircraft carrier

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:33:47 GMT
Liz Truss news – live: PM ‘preparing corporation tax U-turn’ amid backbench rebellion
PM said to want to make sure the numbers add up before chancellor sets out medium-term fiscal plan

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:14:06 GMT
Games industry has ‘financial interest in fostering addiction’ with loot boxes
The in-game purchases should be treated as gambling and regulated accordingly, the Government has been told.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:08:20 GMT
Senior police officer suspended after misconduct allegation
The officer has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:00:20 GMT
Labour MP has whip suspended
Christina Rees faces an internal party investigation over reported allegations of bullying.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:59:18 GMT
Thousands of donors come forward to ease blood shortage
More than 10,000 appointments to donate blood over the next few weeks were booked in 24 hours.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:58:08 GMT
Sophie says Queen was ‘so happy’ at Malawi’s elimination of trachoma eye disease
The monarch was aware before her death that the Countess of Wessex would be returning to the country soon to celebrate the development.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:41:36 GMT
Honour for RAF pilot who missed bus by 10ft while flying refugees out of Kabul
Group Captain Kevin Latchman made the decision to take off from a pitch-black runway following a power cut.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:36:37 GMT
Doncaster Sheffield tops ranking for highest arrest rates at airports
Analysis of police data by luggage storage website Bounce shows 98 arrests were made at the South Yorkshire airport between 2019 and 2021.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:28:23 GMT
Three arrested in murder inquiry after father found dead in block of flats
West Midlands Police said two men and a woman were in custody.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:22:55 GMT
Creeslough blast victim Martina Martin had an ‘abundance of love’, funeral told
The service is the sixth to be held for the victims of Friday’s service station explosion.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:22:43 GMT
What military support has the UK supplied to Ukraine since the start of the war?
On Thursday, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said Russia’s latest “indiscriminate” attacks warranted “further support” from the UK.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:12:33 GMT
William and Kate join 10th anniversary celebration for sports charity Coach Core
The royal couple have joined an event at in Copper Box Arena east London and will get a taster of the sports sessions on offer.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:05:39 GMT
Receiving damehood from William ‘the greatest honour’ for Andrea Leadsom
The Tory MP for South Northamptonshire was given the honour by the Prince of Wales in an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 11:52:50 GMT
Jacob Rees-Mogg insists he is not against renewable energy
Business secretary pushes for more wind and solar generation

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:04:17 GMT
Julian Assange makes final shortlist for human rights award
The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is awarded each year by the European Union Parliament.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:01:43 GMT
Liz Truss loyalist tells Tory critics to ‘shut up’ as pressure on PM builds
Sir Christopher Chope claims PM will lead Tories to election victory, depite Labour’s huge poll lead

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:58:51 GMT
Ditching Truss would be ‘disastrously bad idea’, says ally Cleverly
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the Government is focused on getting economic growth despite the market turbulence.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:51:16 GMT
Asylum seekers could be sent to Rwanda within three weeks of arrival, court told
The charity Asylum Aid has brought a legal challenge against the Home Office, with judges told that the procedure is ‘seriously unfair’.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:37:49 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 12:35:46 GMT
Mordaunt warns against ‘hatred and division’ in exchanges over Sturgeon
The Commons Leader aimed a thinly-veiled dig at those seeking Scottish independence after Scotland’s First Minister took a swipe at the Conservatives.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:34:20 GMT
Alleged US fugitive denied bail as extradition battle continues
The man at the centre of the case claims never to have been to the US, where prosecutors argue he is wanted for rape.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:33:30 GMT
Father can arrange Covid vaccines for children after mother opposes, judge rules
The parents are ‘diametrically opposed’ about vaccinating their daughters, according to a ruling made by Her Honour Judge Judith Rowe KC.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:32:03 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 12:14:26 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 12:18:49 GMT
Penny Mordaunt: My resting face is that of a bulldog chewing a wasp
The Commons Leader was responding to accusations from Labour that she could not even ‘muster a nod’ for Liz Truss during Prime Minister’s Questions.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:18:44 GMT
Charity stops working with Government over ‘lacklustre’ monkeypox response
Terrence Higgins Trust believes that without further action the disease could become endemic.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:18:30 GMT
Sister of murdered schoolgirl hopes to prevent more deaths
A boy, 15, is in jail for stabbing Ava White, 12, in Liverpool over a Snapchat argument.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:16:55 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.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:15:07 GMT
Penny Mordaunt says her resting face is ‘that of a bulldog chewing a wasp’
Labour claims Commons leader could not even ‘muster a nod’ during Liz Truss’s first PMQs since mini-Budget

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:05:12 GMT
Truss needs chance to settle in, says Leadsom
Former energy secretary Dame Andrea Leadsom was speaking after picking up her damehood at Buckingham Palace.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 11:58:19 GMT
Moment father steps in to defend son from Rolex thieves armed with stun gun
Three victims were targeted on visit to London from America



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