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Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:10:04 GMT
Rishi Sunak news – live: Therese Coffey defends PM’s Cop27 snub as ‘standard practice’
New prime minister accused of ‘massive failure of climate leadership’ in skipping summit

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:38:47 GMT
NI Assembly election will ‘definitely happen’ after deadline missed
NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris is expected to set out details of the Stormont election on Friday.

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 07:41:17 GMT
Rishi Sunak ditching manifesto vow on pensions triple lock ‘should trigger election’
Rowing back on 2019 promises will leave PM with no mandate from voters, says Wes Streeting

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 07:22:08 GMT
Unpaid carers facing ‘significantly’ higher spending due to cost of living crisis
People ‘struggling to pay for essentials such as heating and electricity’, says charity

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 07:17:18 GMT
MI5 ‘still trusts Suella Braverman’ despite misconduct
Home Secretary will still get top secret briefings

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:57:12 GMT
Northern Ireland set for Assembly election as deadline passes
NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris is expected to call the election on Friday.

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:56:53 GMT
Northern Ireland set for Assembly election as deadline passes
NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris expected to call election on Friday

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:54:00 GMT
Police urgently hunting man after Tube passenger pushed onto tracks
British Transport Police has warned the public not to approach the man

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:40:52 GMT
Boy George, Mike Tindall and more rumoured for I’m A Celebrity… line-up
ITV is yet to officially confirm any of the cast.

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:36:39 GMT
Man hunted after attacks at Tube stations
Neither victim sustained serious injuries.

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:19:23 GMT
TikTok influencer ‘set a trap’ for mother’s ex-lover, murder trial told
Saqib Hussain and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin, both 21, died in a crash on the A46 near Leicester on February 11 2022.

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:19:00 GMT
TikTok influencer ‘set a trap’ for mother’s ex-lover, murder trial told
Saqib Hussain and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin, both 21, died in a crash on the A46

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:47:40 GMT
Why are people so obsessed with Rishi Sunak’s height?
New PM’s relatively short stature a subject of intense fascination online

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:47:12 GMT
Why are people so obsessed with Rishi Sunak’s height?
New PM’s relatively short stature a subject of intense fascination online

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:25:30 GMT
Sir Lenny Henry, Stormzy and Michaela Coel among most influential black Britons
John Lewis chair Dame Sharon White has topped The Powerlist 2023.

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:24:59 GMT
Sir Lenny Henry, Stormzy and Michaela Coel among most influential black Britons
John Lewis chair Dame Sharon White has topped The Powerlist 2023.

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:19:53 GMT
Royal Mint begins production of first coins for circulation featuring the King
The coins will begin appearing in the public’s change from December.

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:15:22 GMT
Kaye Adams: The only time I cooked a Christmas turkey was a disaster
Adams, along with her Strictly Come Dancing stars, have opened up about their festive traditions.

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:02:25 GMT
Rishi Sunak news – live: PM warned spies may be reluctant to share secrets with Braverman
Intelligence agencies may think twice about sharing information, former home secretary says

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 04:36:12 GMT
What the papers say – October 28
The national papers lead on climate ‘catastrophe’, worried royals and systemic abuse at a group of mental health hospitals.

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 01:45:16 GMT
‘Evil’ headless body killer to be sentenced on TV
Jemma Mitchell hit 67-year-old Mee Kuen Chong over the head with a weapon at her London home in June last year.

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:36:31 GMT
Brexit: One in five small businesses now unable to trade with EU
British Chambers of Commerce urges government to ‘cut red tape on UK-EU goods movements’

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:32:57 GMT
Police name two victims of ‘horrific’ triple shooting in Ilford
Officers described the incident as an unspeakable act of extreme violence that has devastated two families’

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:10:55 GMT
Fishermen rescue British man found clinging to buoy for days after kayak capsized in Channel
Kayaker, 28, is said to have survived by on seaweed, mussels and crabs

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:06:01 GMT
Battery hen and animal testing laws could be scrapped because of Brexit, warns RSPCA
RSPCA fears ‘inertia or a lack of commitment’ in government could lead laws to ‘vanish into thin air’

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:02:15 GMT
‘A gentle giant with dreams for the future’: Family pay tribute to student stabbed to death in Manchester
Luke O’Connor, 19, ‘robbed of life’ by attack in Fallowfield area of city

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 23:05:29 GMT
Sunak sees climate credentials questioned amid windfall tax speculation
New polling indicates that the removal of Ms Truss and the arrival of Mr Sunak might have registered with approval among voters.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Brass die will emboss King’s cypher on to famous red boxes
The die is heated up to a high temperature before being pressed on to gold leaf to make an imprint of the cypher on each box.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Kaye Adams joins call for stroke survivor campaign
Campaigners will send their message to the Scottish Government on World Stroke Day on Saturday.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Nurses ‘working one day a week for free’
The Royal College of Nursing’s ballot on strike action is ongoing, with around 300,000 members being asked if they are prepared to walk out.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Empty shop numbers fall but concerns remain amid dropping consumer confidence
The overall vacancy rate across Britain fell to 13.9% in the third quarter.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Artist behind the King’s coin was inspired by mother’s childhood collection
The coins will begin appearing in the public’s purse from December.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 21:17:14 GMT
Royal British Legion launches annual poppy appeal with wall of poppies
Bernard Morgan, a 98-year-old D-Day veteran, is among those to have their stories featured on the wall of poppies in central London.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 20:50:53 GMT
Family pays tribute to bubbly student ‘robbed of life’ in Manchester stabbing
The family of Luke O’Connor, who was fatally stabbed on Wednesday, said he was ‘a gentle giant with big hopes and dreams for the future’.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 20:10:45 GMT
Cop27: Rishi Sunak accused of ‘massive failure of climate leadership’ in skipping summit
The decision comes on the same day the UN warned there is ‘no credible’ pathway in place to rein in global temperature rise to 1.5C

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 20:05:38 GMT
Santa Fe District Attorney receives final Sheriff’s report into Rust incident
A spokeswoman said the DA would now begin a review of the information to make a ‘thoughtful, timely decision’ about whether to bring charges.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 19:45:59 GMT
Alaa-Abdel Fattah: James Cleverly urged to secure release of British citizen on hunger strike in Egypt
Foreign secretary is warned the software developer ‘may not live for much longer’

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 19:40:58 GMT
Tory mayor calls for tax rises over spending cuts in Rishi Sunak’s autumn budget
‘A little extra tax’ needed to support public services valued by public, says Andy Street

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 19:33:19 GMT
Thousands of children will be taken into care due to budget cuts, council bosses warn
Exclusive: Local authorities have been forced to reduce spending on preventative services by more that £400m since 2015

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 18:48:15 GMT
Election Now: The Independent’s petition calling for general election hits 450,000 signatures
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon have called for public vote

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 18:47:12 GMT
Sunak tells Modi he hopes for ‘good progress’ on UK-India trade deal
The Prime Minister appears to have signalled his strong intent to keep the talks alive, despite the passing of the Diwali deadline.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 18:30:58 GMT
MPs to investigate if Rishi Sunak overruled cabinet secretary by reappointing Suella Braverman
Exclusive: Powerful Commons committee will demand to know if warning was ignored before home secretary given her job back

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 18:26:51 GMT
Joint authority ‘not being considered’ for Northern Ireland, says UK government
Irish premier Micheal Martin has said there could not be a return to direct rule from Westminster.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 18:22:59 GMT
‘Unionists will not accept joint authority’ governance – Sir Jeffrey Donaldson
Earlier this week Irish premier Micheal Martin said there cannot be direct rule from Westminster if Stormont collapses.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 18:18:03 GMT
Mother whose daughter died in park criticises police’s ‘inhumane behaviour’ after officers ignored plea
Exclusive: Mother says officers were ‘derelict in their duty’

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 18:15:40 GMT
National Highways apologise after ‘unexpected issues’ with smart motorways
Issues were reported on the M6, M1 and A1(M) on Wednesday.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 18:12:26 GMT
Minister quits and SNP MSPs defy whip to vote against gender recognition Bill
Ash Regan’s surprise resignation as community safety minister was announced on Thursday.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:52:46 GMT
Putin accuses Liz Truss of being ‘out of it’ over comments on nuclear weapons
It comes amid concerns that with Russia struggling to make ground in Ukraine, Mr Putin could turn to nuclear weapons.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:51:04 GMT
Police given court extension to preserve scene of Creeslough blast
Ten people died in the explosion in Co Donegal on October 7.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:35:08 GMT
Leaders must find ‘practical, workable’ solution for Northern Ireland – Mitchell
Senator George Mitchell, one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement, appeared before an Irish parliamentary committee on Thursday.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:27:05 GMT
Transport body seeks to take legal action against 180 people over road protests
Lawyers representing Transport for London said that since the start of October ‘protest activity’ has ‘very largely focused’ on London roads.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:19:53 GMT
NI Secretary pressed to introduce legislation to give civil servants more power
Alliance leader Naomi Long also called for Chris Heaton-Harris to introduce a Bill that could cut MLA salaries.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:17:08 GMT
UK says new PM Rishi Sunak won't go to UN climate conference
The British government says new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will not attend the major United Nations climate conference next month

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:50:26 GMT
Flu levels continuing to rise in England with rates highest among children
Vaccine uptake among very young children is down on this point last year.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:46:21 GMT
‘Women deserve better’ – Police-recorded crime hits high after sex offences rise
There have been ‘substantial increases’ in sexual offences since spring 2021.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:01:20 GMT
Northern mayors call on PM to treat rail ‘chaos’ as emergency
Mayors from West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Manchester, Liverpool and North Tyneside held an emergency meeting.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:43:23 GMT
Health workers in Northern Ireland ‘let down by politics’ – Swann
The Health Minister, who leaves his post at midnight, expressed frustration he is leaving the department with no budget and a projected overspend.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:39:31 GMT
TUC to hold mass rally in Westminster demanding a general election now
RMT general secretary will also lead calls for a public vote at the rally

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:38:47 GMT
Brother of Scot held in Iraq says his conditions are ‘vile’
Brian Glendinning’s family held a protest outside Holyrood on Thursday as they campaigned for his release.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:33:19 GMT
Gender recognition Bill passes stage one as minister quits
MSPs backed the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill after Ash Regan quit the Scottish Government.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:31:18 GMT
Anne expresses condolences to families of children killed in Ugandan school fire
Anne is visiting Uganda with her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:26:44 GMT
Tribute to ‘much loved’ elderly couple killed in crash
Michael and Mary McDonald died in a three-car collision in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:22:13 GMT
Suella Braverman has ‘strong relationships’ with security services, No 10 says
Tory MPs have raised concerns with the Home Secretary’s reappointment six days after being forced out.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:20:37 GMT
Penalty for evading rail fares in England will increase to £100 next year
The Rail Delivery Group estimates that fare evasion is costing the rail industry an estimated £240 million per year.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:09:13 GMT
Last-ditch bid to restore Stormont executive ahead of election deadline fails
The NI Secretary has said he will call an election at midnight if the powersharing institutions are not restored.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:09:08 GMT
Osteopath found guilty of murdering and decapitating friend before dumping her in woods
Devout Christian Mee Kuen Chong was found dead with a bible quote in her top pocket

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:05:45 GMT
Socialite James Stunt met King Charles III at his royal residence, a court hears
The former son-in-law of F1 tycoon Bernie Ecclestone is one of eight defendants on trial over alleged involvement in a multi-million pound money laundering ring

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:03:59 GMT
Sajid Javid slams Trevor Noah’s claim of racist ‘backlash’ against Rishi Sunak
When he was appointed as Prime Minister on Tuesday, Mr Sunak became the UK’s first Hindu PM and the first of Asian heritage.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:01:04 GMT
Leah Ware’s phone off network when shut in shipping container, murder trial told
Miss Ware told friends and family that Mark Brown occasionally locked her in a shipping container, where her phone lost signal.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:00:19 GMT
Northern mayors holding emergency meeting over rail services ‘shambles’
West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin has called Thursday’s meeting.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:57:23 GMT
UK house prices will fall by 8% next year, Lloyds predicts
Values could plummet by nearly 18 per cent in worst-case scenario as interest rate rises make property less affordable

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:53:11 GMT
Rishi Sunak told to come clean over Suella Braverman sacking as Tory MPs demand inquiry OLD
PM accused of misleading MPs about home secretary’s departure – six days before her shock return in ‘grubby deal’

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:51:57 GMT
Labour orders MP Nadia Whittome to delete opinion about Rishi Sunak and Asian representation OLD
Nottingham East MP had said she did not think Tory PM was a win for Asian representation

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:46:19 GMT
Rishi Sunak reverses Truss plan to allow immigration to rise
New PM ditches predecessor’s plans for series of supply-side reforms to boost growth

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:46:13 GMT
Leah Croucher’s family say hopes have been extinguished in ‘cruellest of ways’
The 19-year-old’s body was found earlier in October three years after she went missing on February 15 2019.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:44:14 GMT
Suella Braverman ‘was probed over national security leak’ in January OLD
Opposition claims Home Secretary is nicknamed ‘leaky Sue’ by officials on Whitehall

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:42:37 GMT
Suella Braverman accused of ‘multiple’ breaches of ministerial code by former Tory chair OLD
Starmer accuses new PM of ‘grubby deal’ to secure right-winger’s support

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:42:15 GMT
Noah Donohoe inquest should be held with jury, coroner rules
The Belfast schoolboy was found dead in a storm drain in Belfast in June 2020 six days after he went missing.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:40:01 GMT
‘More jobs for the boys’: Labour MP accuses Rishi Sunak of ‘silencing women’s voices at top table’ OLD
‘Representation matters, but let’s be clear: more Tory women in the cabinet wouldn’t change the damage their policies are doing to our communities,’ Kate Osborne says

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:38:30 GMT
Rishi Sunak to skip crucial Cop27 climate summit in Egypt, No 10 reveals
Liz Truss was set to attend – but new prime minister has ‘other pressing domestic commitments’

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:34:25 GMT
Sunak refuses general election as Starmer mocks PM for losing to Truss ‘who lost to lettuce’ OLD
Leaders clash over need for snap election, as survey finds 83% of young people want fresh vote

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:30:25 GMT
Suella Braverman ‘runs away’ from parliament as minister confirms she will not be investigated OLD
Minister claims that if Rishi Sunak appoints ethics adviser it would ‘not be proper’ for home secretary to be investigated

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:29:24 GMT
Wes Streeting: Labour cannot rely on Tories being ‘crap’ to win general election
The shadow health secretary joked that Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer had given conference speeches longer than Liz Truss’s tenure.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:28:15 GMT
Tory ministers urged to hand back ‘farcical’ redundancy payments OLD
Re-appointed ministers entitled to 25% of salary payment in ‘revolving door bonus’

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:26:17 GMT
Just Stop Oil activists cover Bugatti and Ferrari car showrooms in London with paint OLD
Climate activists target Mayfair showrooms

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:04:08 GMT
Top ballerina scoops first-class degree after balancing profession with studies
Constance Devernay-Laurence has performed in Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, The Scandal At Mayerling and The Snow Queen.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:14:41 GMT
Met chief urges new officers to ‘confront and challenge’ racism and misogyny
Sir Mark Rowley addressed hundreds of new Metropolitan Police recruits during a passing out parade at Hendon Police College on Thursday.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:02:24 GMT
Hunt for ‘callous’ van driver who dumped elderly cat in street
‘It is never acceptable to simply abandon an animal like this,’ RSPCA says

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:36:53 GMT
Speaker suspends Commons for an hour due to Penny Mordaunt diary clash
Leader of the House unable to make start time due to diary clash

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:54:50 GMT
Ex-Tory home secretary warns Rwanda scheme is ‘brutal’ and ‘impractical’
Amber Rudd says the initiative to send migrants to the east African nation should never have been introduced.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:54:50 GMT
Police name two Ilford fatal shooting victims
Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of two men in Ilford have named the victims as Saydi Abu Sheikh, 23, and Zakariya Jeilani Mohamed, 32.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:54:02 GMT
Supporters of gender recognition reform stage demo as MSPs debate legislation
Protesters have urged support for the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:37:00 GMT
Latest rise in Covid-19 patients in England may have peaked
Patient levels have fallen for nine days in a row

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:51:22 GMT
Stormont fails to elect new speaker just hours before deadline for new election
DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said the UK government needs to act on unionist concerns over the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:44:40 GMT
New chair of public inquiry into handling of Covid in Scotland appointed
Lord Brailsford will take over following the resignation of Lady Poole earlier in October.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:34:17 GMT
Fresh Northern Ireland elections loom as Stormont fails to elect new leader
DUP declines to participate in power-sharing over Brexit protocol concerns

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:33:40 GMT
Sinn Fein restates willingness to reform powersharing government
However, the DUP is expected block a last-gasp attempt to elect a new Stormont speaker.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:27:21 GMT
Socialite ‘didn’t know it was an offence to ask assistant to forge signature’
James, Stunt, the former son-in-law of F1 tycoon Bernie Ecclestone, is on trial over an alleged multimillion-pound money-laundering operation.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:26:34 GMT
Harry’s memoir revelations could leave the royal family reeling
The Duke of Sussex’s book called Spare is being released on January 10 2023.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:00:44 GMT
Scottish Government minister quits in opposition to gender reform Bill
Nicola Sturgeon said Ash Regan had not previously raised her concerns about the legislation.



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