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Fri, 04 Nov 2022 08:49:36 GMT
UK immigration news - live: Philp insists Manston migrant centre is legally compliant
Policing minister claims ‘significant improvements’ made in last few days

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 08:44:16 GMT
No new Stormont Assembly election before Christmas, Northern Ireland Secretary announces
No election ‘in December, or ahead of the festive season’, Chris Heaton-Harris said

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 08:40:57 GMT
‘Bit of a cheek’ for migrants to complain about conditions at overcrowded Manston, says minister
Centre in Kent being expanded to take more than 1,600 people arriving across the Channel

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 08:37:00 GMT
No Stormont Assembly election to take place in December – Heaton-Harris
The Northern Ireland Secretary said he will outline his next steps in Parliament.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 07:45:12 GMT
Interest rates UK – latest: Hunt ‘weighs rise in capital gains tax’ to plug £50bn black hole
Chancellor is also considering slashing dividend allowance

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 07:28:44 GMT
UK weather: Thunderstorms on way after London hit by half a month’s rainfall in one night
Further flooding and travel disruption expected as up to 40mm rain forecast to fall in just a few hours

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 07:26:59 GMT
Boris Johnson had numbers to challenge Rishi Sunak, says top Tory
Mr Johnson dropped out of the Tory leadership race while claiming he had the nominations needed to make it on to the ballot paper

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 06:41:16 GMT
Asylum seekers describe being dropped in London without accommodation or money
The Home Secretary toured immigration centres on Thursday while battling to grip the migrant crisis.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 05:50:37 GMT
Equipment from Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts to go under the hammer in US
The concerts took place in September, one at London’s Wembley stadium and the second at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 04:42:54 GMT
What the papers say – November 4
Recession fears and the Manchester Arena inquiry feature on Friday’s front pages.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 04:38:07 GMT
Martin Lewis reveals how much mortgages will rise after interest rate hike
Bank hikes rates for eighth consecutive time putting futher squeeze on cost of living crisis

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 04:37:52 GMT
Martin Lewis reveals how much mortgages will rise after interest rate hike
Bank hikes rates for eighth consecutive time putting futher squeeze on cost of living crisis

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 04:30:22 GMT
Can you pass the British Citizenship test? Questions in quiz Prince Harry struggled with
Even royals find it tough to beat ‘Life in the UK’ exam

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 04:30:06 GMT
Can you pass the British Citizenship test? Questions in quiz Prince Harry struggled with
Even royals find it tough to beat ‘Life in the UK’ exam

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 04:05:16 GMT
Interest rates UK – latest: Mortgage holders face soaring repayments after Bank hike
Bank of England announces biggest surge in rates since the 1980s

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 03:48:14 GMT
Primary school children running drugs for gangs has ‘become the norm’
Government urged to treat exploitation of children as seriously as it does terrorism

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:47:35 GMT
Jeremy Hunt ‘considering rise in capital gains tax’ to fix £50bn black hole
Chancellor warns of ‘difficult decisions’ in fight to ‘restore stability’

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 02:45:25 GMT
Sturgeon faces MSPs investigating ferries contract
The First Minister will give evidence to Holyrood’s Public Audit Committee on Friday.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:48:33 GMT
Chancellor weighs up rise in capital gains tax in bid to fix £50bn black hole
Jeremy Hunt is also considering an increase in dividend taxes, in a move that would come as a blow to entrepreneurs.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:37:29 GMT
Nadine Dorries joins Glastonbury-ticket hopefuls in online queue
Organisers revealed that ticket-and-coach packages for the 2023 festival sold out within half an hour, after going on sale at 6pm on Thursday.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:31:00 GMT
Gina Miller urges Starmer and Davey to give her a clear run at unseating senior Tory
Exclusive: Democracy campaigner standing for True and Fair Party in 2024 poll

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:09:38 GMT
Primary school children running drugs for gangs has ‘become the norm’
Anne Longfield, head of the Commission on Young Lives, urged the Government to treat the exploitation of children as seriously as it does terrorism.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:01:43 GMT
Britons to be lashed with rain over weekend as temperatures fall
Parts of the UK will see heavy rain during on Friday, which will start cold and frosty, before heavier, more widespread downpours over the weekend.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:01:16 GMT
Patients would get legal right to see GP within seven days under Lib Dem plans
The entitlement would be enshrined in the NHS constitution, the party said.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
MP calls for change in prison release days to stop gangs picking up ex-inmates
Campaigners say curbing Friday releases would cut reoffending.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
‘Magnificent’ yew in abbey’s grounds crowned as Woodland Trust Tree of the Year
The Waverley Abbey yew is believed to be more than 500 years old.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Government approach to UK space policy is ‘uncertain and disjointed’, say MPs
MPs express concerns over the benefits of the taxpayer-funded £400 million stake in OneWeb satellite company.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Creative businesses outside of London to share £17.5m to inspire growth
Creative industries minister Julie Lopez said the grants were intended to get more creative firms up and running.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 23:47:23 GMT
Covid patient finally free of virus after 411 days
Doctors cured him with mix of neutralising antibodies – but say such treatments are no longer effective

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 23:40:33 GMT
Tesco introduces new 28p car charge at supermarkets across UK
Supermarket says its new tariffs are ‘some of the most competitive rates in the market’

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 22:30:28 GMT
Hancock must answer to public over jaunt ‘eating kangaroo testicles’, says Hoyle
Sir Lindsay Hoyle said he personally would not run around the jungle ‘eating kangaroos’ testicles’.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 22:08:54 GMT
‘Big mistakes were made’: Manchester arena bomb hero says emergency response was ‘all wrong’
Twenty-two people were killed and hundreds were injured in a suicide attack at the end of an Ariana Grande concert on May 22 2017

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 21:59:48 GMT
Youngest honours recipient Captain Tobias gets his BEM from royal visitor
Tobias, who has cerebral palsy and autism, has raised more than £158,000 for Paces School.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 21:59:09 GMT
Met Police detective sacked after ‘harassing and touching’ junior colleague on night shift
Met Police detective sacked after ‘harassing and touching’ junior colleague on night shift

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 21:34:30 GMT
Russia warns Britain ‘too deep’ into Ukraine conflict
The Russian ambassador to the UK claimed British ‘specialists’ were involved in a drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea fleet at the weekend.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 21:31:52 GMT
Three arrested in connection with murder of man outside London restaurant
Adrian Keise, 32, from Lambeth, died after a confrontation.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 21:08:36 GMT
Britain facing ‘prolonged pain’ as Bank says recession could stretch into 2024
‘Everyone will be affected’: Hike in housing costs and increased inflation to hit hard

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 21:00:00 GMT
Luke Evans was told by King ‘funny enough I’m related to Vlad Dracula’
The actor had just finished the movie Dracula Untold when he met the then Prince of Wales.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 20:51:14 GMT
Starmer: Labour has ‘confidence to fight the SNP as well as the Tories’
Sir Keir Starmer told the Keir Hardie Dinner on Thursday that his party had chased the ‘lawbreakers’ out of Downing Street.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 20:39:21 GMT
Sebastian Kalinowski murder: Couple jailed for ‘campaign of torture’ against son
Grieving father says his son’s life was ‘turned into a nightmare’ by ‘greatest evil that walks this Earth’

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 20:38:25 GMT
Manchester bombing victim ‘would have survived if not for emergency response failings’
‘Apology means nothing unless they act rapidly,’ say grieving family, as inquiry head scathing about rescue operation

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 20:22:12 GMT
Firefighters free toddler after toilet seat gets stuck around neck
Kay Stewart heard cries of ‘Mammy, I’m stuck’ coming from the bathroom.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 19:38:09 GMT
Nearly a third of older primary school children in deprived areas are obese
Boys are more likely to be obese than girls, a report says.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 19:36:08 GMT
Manchester bombing victim John Atkinson ‘died without dignity on floor’
The inquiry chair said emergency services failed to ‘get a grip’ of the situation

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 19:20:05 GMT
Suella Braverman arrives at Manston migrant centre by Chinook helicopter
A Chinook helicopter reportedly costs £3,500 per hour to fly

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 19:05:24 GMT
Emergency chiefs apologise over ‘inadequate’ Manchester Arena bombing response
Bosses of police, transport police, fire and ambulance services all apologised unreservedly after a damning report into the aftermath of the attack.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 19:02:40 GMT
Teenager allegedly raped at hotel housing asylum seekers in east London
A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and is now in custody, police said

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 18:48:38 GMT
Embattled Home Secretary visits migrant centres in bid to grip crisis
Suella Braverman dodged questions from the press during her trip to Kent.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 18:45:58 GMT
Emergency chiefs apologise for ‘wholly inadequate’ response to Manchester Arena bombing
Police chief admits force’s failings were ‘significant’

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 18:45:14 GMT
Response to Arena bombing ‘wholly inadequate’ – emergency services chiefs
A report found one of the 22 people murdered would probably have survived but for inadequacies in the emergency response.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 18:44:36 GMT
Coach tickets for Glastonbury sell-out in half an hour, organisers say
Standard tickets for the festival in Somerset will go on sale on Sunday November 6 at 9am.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 18:37:33 GMT
Downing Street defends Home Secretary’s use of helicopter during Kent visit
According to defence analysts writing for the UK Defence Journal, a Chinook costs about £3,500 per hour to fly.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 18:30:45 GMT
Coronation Street star honoured for services to people with disabilities
The investiture ceremony took place on Thursday afternoon.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 18:27:26 GMT
Budget frustration and disappointment for PSNI – chief constable
Simon Byrne said, without mitigation, policing will become less visible, less accessible and less responsive.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 18:25:50 GMT
Coroner urges National Highway to improve smart motorway safety
Nicola Mundy wrote to the Government-owned company to express concern that 153 vehicles passed a stranded car before a fatal collision.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 18:09:39 GMT
Pound falls after Bank of England hikes interest rates
Sterling drops 1.4% against US dollar after decision-makers warn of longest recession on record

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 18:00:54 GMT
Penny Mordaunt says Splash! reality show gig didn’t affect her duties as MP
Commons leader recalls her own ITV appearance – as fellow minister questions whether Matt Hancock will fulfil duties while ‘eating various worms’ in jungle

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:50:30 GMT
Inquiry criticises failures of emergency services on night of Manchester bombing
Care worker John Atkinson, 28, would probably have survived, the report said.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:45:12 GMT
BBC rules it failed to meet impartiality standards on episode of The Papers
The broadcaster said there was ‘insufficient counter and challenge’ to some of the opinions expressed by guests on the programme.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:39:00 GMT
Expand free school meals to combat ‘devastating’ cost of living impact, health experts urge
Feed the Future: ‘Offering children healthy food should be one of the basic things we are getting right’

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:38:54 GMT
Matt Hancock making ‘big mistake’ going on I’m A Celebrity, Tony Hadley predicts
The singer said the country is going through a ‘mess’ and politicians ‘need to be above celebrity’.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:34:15 GMT
Man who took posters to Sajid Javid’s home not guilty of criminal damage charge
Geza Tarjanyi travelled to the then health minister’s house in London on January 3 to stage a protest against the coronavirus vaccine rollout.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:34:08 GMT
Flu levels continue to rise in England
However, overall levels of flu are still low, meaning it is too early to predict how big the wave of infections will be.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:26:26 GMT
Royal Navy helicopter lost for 60 years identified in Lough Foyle
The Dragonfly helicopter crashed in 1958.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:21:27 GMT
Patient first in UK to have leadless pacemaker fitted in one-hour procedure
Retired policeman David Mills, 56, had the device fitted at the at University Hospital Southampton.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:14:38 GMT
Lab worker Googled serial killers after strangling colleague, jury told
Ross McCullum denies murder but has admitted the manslaughter of 23-year-old Megan Newborough.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:07:15 GMT
Mobilising miles from scene ‘led to fire crews arriving two hours later’
Station manager Andy Berry rejected the suggestion by a police inspector at the scene of a rendezvous point at Manchester Cathedral car park.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:07:41 GMT
‘Impact’ possible for Christmas dinner as birds culled in avian flu outbreak
Lord Benyon told the Lords he could not guarantee a traditional turkey meal may be affected.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:00:09 GMT
Tory MP Andrew Bridgen faces suspension for breaking lobbying rules
MP found to have made ‘unacceptable attack’ on standards chief, as revealed by Independent

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:58:50 GMT
Rishi Sunak abandons Truss plan to move British embassy in Israel to Jerusalem OLD
‘It has been looked at ... there are no plans’ says Downing Street

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:54:08 GMT
Interest rates: Starmer warns of ‘Tory premium on mortgages’ OLD
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirms more pain to come in autumn statement

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:52:15 GMT
UN envoy warns Rishi Sunak against ‘troubling’ austerity cuts OLD
‘Worst time’ for UK to impose spending cuts, says UN rapporteur

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:49:09 GMT
Dumping Manston migrants at London station ‘massive error’, Home Office official admits OLD
‘Let’s get this sorted,’ official tells charity – but councils say migrants also dumped at Kent train stations

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:46:48 GMT
Rishi Sunak ‘plans windfall tax hike to raise £40bn from energy profits’ OLD
Move follows huge profit declarations from oil and gas firms

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:41:39 GMT
Police inspector in charge of bombing response ‘overburdened by number of tasks’
Inquiry chair Sir John Saunders ruled the officer made an early ‘significant’ mistake when he failed to declare a major incident.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:40:55 GMT
Blow to hopes of a deal with Albania as its PM warns Braverman to treat his country with respect OLD
Robert Jenrick is reported to be planning to visit Albania shortly in a bid to beef up a deal the UK already has

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:39:04 GMT
Rishi Sunak defends think tank behind Liz Truss Budget disaster OLD
Prime minister warned that ‘gullible’ politicians could fall for free market think tank claims again

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:35:04 GMT
Sunak tears up manifesto of promises from leadership election OLD
Labour says Conservative government in ‘chaos’ over what it stands for

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:30:12 GMT
EU referendum has failed to settle Brexit question, says polling guru OLD
Numbers wishing to rejoin EU steadily growing over past year, while parties maintain silence

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:29:07 GMT
Couple jailed for murder of 15-year-old boy after ‘horrific’ campaign of abuse
Sebastian Kalinowski died of an infection caused by ‘untreated complications of multiple rib fractures’.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:28:54 GMT
King visits exhibition of African fashion in ‘symbolic’ visit
Fashion designer Ozwald Boateng met the royal couple after their guided tour of the exhibition.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:27:23 GMT
Concerns pregnant women are being denied healthcare while ‘illegally detained’ at Manston
‘Poor healthcare and the stress of detention is particularly dangerous for pregnant women and can have life-long consequences for both the mother and child,’ Women’s Equality Party leader says

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:16:38 GMT
Ratcliffe criticises Government for taking ‘long time’ over jailed Sikh blogger
Jagtar Singh Johal from Dumbarton was in Punjab in northern India for his wedding in 2017 when his family say he was bundled into an unmarked car.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:16:28 GMT
Matt Hancock - live: Minister did constituency work while on TV show Splash!
Penny Mordaunt says she had training for Splash! appearance earlier this year but none of her time was taking away from Commons duties

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:16:01 GMT
Police investigate sex attack allegations at hotel housing asylum seekers
Earlier this week Grace Williams, leader of Waltham Forest Council, highlighted the alleged incidents when she met Home Office officials.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:12:17 GMT
Church of England should allow same-sex marriage, says Bishop of Oxford
The clergyman said he wanted to acknowledge the pain and distress of gay people in the life of the Church.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:08:55 GMT
Arena attack victim ‘totally failed at every stage’, says family
John Atkinson would have survived but for inadequacies in the emergency response, the inquiry report found.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:05:07 GMT
Matt Hancock - live: Minister did constituency work while on TV show Splash!
Commons leader Penny Mordaunt says training for show did not impact her job as an MP

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:43:50 GMT
Man and woman charged with manslaughter after death of ‘beautiful’ baby girl
Little Elaina Rose Aziz was taken to hospital in cardiac arrest after being found ‘seriously unwell’

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:41:01 GMT
Alleged US fugitive using ‘tactic’ to delay proceedings, court told
The man is fighting an extradition request by authorities who allege he is Nicholas Rossi.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:36:06 GMT
Community services ‘crucial’ in dealing with mental health issues, says William
William was speaking during his first official visit, with Kate, to the seaside town of Scarborough.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:34:28 GMT
Campaigners threaten legal action over conditions at Manston
Lawyers on behalf of Detention Action and a woman held at Manston have sent an urgent pre-action letter to the Home Office, the charity said.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:33:27 GMT
Belize rejects idea of ‘inhumane’ Rwanda-style asylum deal with UK
‘We will not agree to accept exported migrants – that is inhumane’

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:55:03 GMT
Manchester attack survivors ‘felt they were left to die by emergency services’
Law firm Hudgell Solicitors is preparing civil claims for more than 150 survivors from the 2017 Manchester Arena attack.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:21:07 GMT
Chancellor to set out ‘concrete plan’ to reduce debt, says Treasury minister
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is due to reveal the Government’s latest fiscal plans on November 17.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:19:38 GMT
Stormont Assembly election is ‘last resort’ – Sir Iain Duncan Smith
The former Conservative Party leader described the protocol as the ‘great elephant in the room of all of this’.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:18:00 GMT
Fleur East allowed to restart Strictly dance-off routine after prop incident, BBC confirms
The BBC said the restart had been permitted because the pair had ‘not begun to dance’ before the incident occurred.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:06:10 GMT
Iceland boss urges Rishi Sunak to extend free school meals as retailer backs Feed the Future campaign
Feed the Future: ‘Levelling up starts with the youngest,’ head of supermarket chain says

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 14:56:43 GMT
Embattled Suella Braverman visits Dover and Manston amid immigration crisis
Suella Braverman did not take media questions during her visit

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 14:52:28 GMT
Greenpeace activists on trial over protest that blocked tanker of Russian diesel
The group claim they were acting to prevent a crime.



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