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Sun, 13 Nov 2022 09:51:18 GMTTax rises for everyone and big hikes to energy bills in Jeremy Hunt’s mini-Budget
Chancellor’s aim is to bring down inflation and make recession ‘as short and shallow as possible’
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 09:48:49 GMTChannel crossings to the UK exceed 40,000 for the year
In 2021, there were 28,561 recorded.
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 09:45:32 GMTMan ‘in 20s’ stabbed to death in Oxford
Thames Valley Police launch murder investigation over incident
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 08:52:41 GMTRishi Sunak at odds with Tory voters over ban on new wind farms, poll shows
Voters overwhelmingly support new onshore wind and oppose fossil fuel investment
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 07:58:31 GMTStarmer: Skills shortage cannot be remedied by foreign workers
The Labour leader said the UK cannot ‘rely on bringing talent in from abroad’.
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 02:45:32 GMTGroom-to-be proposes to girlfriend at theatre where they fell in love
Samuel Bell popped the question to Charlotte Button at Lakeside Theatre in Colchester.
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 02:45:12 GMT‘Teen mothers can flourish too,’ says top graduate
Andante Singer graduated from the University of Bristol with her three-year-old son Atticus watching on.
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 02:45:10 GMTFigures set to show 40,000 migrant crossings into UK this year
Border Force officials could be seen bringing groups of people into shore at Dover, Kent, on Saturday.
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 01:50:39 GMTWhat the papers say – November 13
Matt Hancock has been accused of neglecting his constituents in favour of appearing on reality television by his local vicar.
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:03:50 GMTHouseholds paying £94 extra on energy bills due to regulator’s failure
Ofgem ‘failed to strike balance’ between competition and financial resilience
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:02:40 GMT‘Tedious and horrible’: What life was like during the 1970s blackouts
As the National Grid warns Britons could face blackouts due to the energy crisis we look back at the last time the country was plunged into darkness
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:01:56 GMTMatt Hancock covered in slime and feathers during latest I’m A Celebrity trial
Former cabinet minister faced another challenge, this time accompanied by Hollyoaks actor Owen Warner
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:01:15 GMT‘Tedious and horrible’: What life was like during the 1970s blackouts
As the National Grid warns Britons could face blackouts due to the energy crisis we look back at the last time the country was plunged into darkness
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMTBig Ben to strike 11 times to mark start of two-minute silence
Bells will chime across the country and worldwide to commemorate lives lost.
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMTNearly three quarters of mortgage holders worried about rising fees – poll
The Liberal Democrats, who commissioned the research, said the figures expose the ‘true horrors’ of the crisis facing borrowers.
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMTOfgem failures ‘come at a considerable cost’ to households – watchdog
Customers have picked up the £2.7 billion cost of supplier failures at an extra £94 per household, the Public Accounts Committee said.
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMTCall for car control zones across UK to reduce air pollution deaths
Exclusive: Green Tory joins Labour’s Sadiq Khan and medical experts in plea to government
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMTJoint Scottish and Welsh calls for additional NHS funding to avert strike action
Humza Yousaf and his Welsh counterpart have written to the UK Health Secretary calling for additional funding to avert strike action over the winter.
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMTKing to lead first Remembrance Day service since death of the Queen
A national two-minute silence will take place at 11am.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 23:47:11 GMTMinister declares ‘Hotel Britain’ must end to deter ‘asylum shopping’
Robert Jenrick has insisted a move towards more basic accommodation is necessary to remove a ‘pull factor’ for those coming to the UK ‘illegally’.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 23:33:41 GMTWhat is the medical condition that saw Olivia Attwood forced out of the jungle?
The NHS describes different types of anaemia – iron deficiency anaemia and vitamin B12 or folate deficiency anaemia.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 23:02:25 GMTOlivia Attwood reveals blood test result forced her to quit I’m A Celebrity camp
The former Love Island contestant had to leave the show after just 24 hours in the jungle.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 22:40:56 GMTSunak vows to ‘call out’ Russia over Ukraine in face-to-face encounter with Putin’s minister
Prime minister attending G20 summit in Bali days after Russian withdrawal from Kherson
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 22:30:00 GMTSunak to ‘call out Putin’s regime’ over Ukraine war at G20 summit
The Prime Minister departs for the Bali gathering – the first since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – on Sunday.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 22:10:28 GMTTory MPs defend Raab against claims he created ‘culture of fear’
Staff reportedly offered a ‘route out’ of the Ministry of Justice when the Cabinet minister was reinstated in October.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 22:00:00 GMTMatt Hancock covered in slime and feathers during latest I’m A Celebrity trial
The former cabinet minister faced another challenge, this time accompanied by Hollyoaks actor Owen Warner.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 21:22:57 GMTThe Clash and Public Image Ltd co-founder Keith Levene dies aged 65
His guitar work helped pioneer the angular post-punk sound.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 21:14:33 GMTQueen’s service and duty praised at Festival of Remembrance
The King and other members of the royal family attended the event at the Royal Albert Hall.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 20:17:12 GMTThe case that saw killer jailed for life almost 25 years after setting his partner on fire
Steven Craig was inspired by the 1992 film Reservoir Dogs when he doused Jacqueline Kirk in petrol
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 19:51:41 GMTEating testicles in jungle only job worse than being Chancellor – Jeremy Hunt
The comment came as Matt Hancock tucked into part of a camel’s penis, sheep’s vagina and cow’s anus.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 19:41:22 GMTKing joins other senior royals at Festival of Remembrance
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer also attended the event at the Royal Albert Hall.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 19:10:06 GMTTory MPs defend Dominic Raab amid claims he created ‘culture of fear’
Staff reportedly offered a ‘route out’ of Ministry of Justice when Cabinet minister was reinstated in October
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 19:09:21 GMTOne in five British Muslims have used food banks due to rising living costs
Around 50 per cent of Muslims in Britain are considered to be in poverty, compared to 18 per cent of the wider population
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 17:51:06 GMTPalestine protesters spray ketchup ‘blood’ over statue in Houses of Parliament
Members of Palestine Action used tourist passes to enter the Members’ Lobby of the House of Commons.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 17:44:26 GMTMigrant crossings believed to have surpassed 40,000 this year after new arrivals
Border Force officials could be seen bringing groups of people into shore at Dover, Kent, over Saturday.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 17:34:07 GMTKing to pay staff bonus of up to £600 to help with cost-of-living crisis
Staff earning less than £30,000 a year will receive £600 in a one-off payment.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 16:51:01 GMTScottish Ambulance Service staff set strike date in pay dispute
Staff at the ambulance service are set to go on strike for the first time in decades.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 16:24:32 GMTBoris Johnson calls for finalising of free trade agreement with India
‘Let us finally deliver that free trade agreement which mysteriously seems to have developed a flat tyre since I left office’
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 16:03:29 GMTWhat date are the Royal Mail strikes in November and December 2022?
New strike action follows earlier walkouts over pay and conditions
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 16:03:13 GMTWhat date are the Royal Mail strikes in November and December 2022?
New strike action follows earlier walkouts over pay and conditions
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 16:01:11 GMTEvery payment to help with the cost of living crisis due in November
Chancellor’s Autumn Budget upcoming but help is out there for those on low incomes struggling with rising prices and high bills
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 16:00:53 GMTEvery payment to help with the cost of living crisis due in November
Chancellor’s Autumn Budget upcoming but help is out there for those on low incomes struggling with rising prices and high bills
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 15:58:31 GMTWhat is the Manston asylum centre?
Kent facility opened in January intended for short-term detention and processing of applicants but is already struggling with overcrowding after high number of Channel crossings
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 15:58:13 GMTWhat is the Manston asylum centre?
Kent facility opened in January intended for short-term detention and processing of applicants but is already struggling with overcrowding after high number of Channel crossings
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 15:37:20 GMTPet owners turn to crowdfunding to pay vets’ bills in inflation crisis
Exclusive: A hundred fundraisers ask for help as cost of living leaves them struggling to pay for medical care for their animal
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 15:35:14 GMTMigrants at Manston to be vaccinated against diphtheria following spike in cases
The UK Health Security Agency said it is moving with the Home Office to vaccinate migrants at the Kent site against the disease.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 15:34:25 GMTMore councils considering legal action over ‘unsafe’ asylum seeker hotels
Exclusive: At least eight more councils are considering legal action after six sought injunctions against hotels
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 15:33:52 GMTNumber of Britons on poverty pay set to hit 5.1 million next year
Exclusive: Another 1.6 million people will be pulled below real living wage rates, research shows
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 15:10:05 GMTTaxpayer subsidy to energy giants ‘could exceed 100p in the pound’ if Hunt increases windfall tax
Chancellor considering 10p hike in levy to 35% of oil and gas profits
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 15:01:03 GMTNadine Dorries hates people saying she ‘fancies’ Boris Johnson
‘I am a grandmother!’ says loyal ally – who insists former PM ‘will be back’ after earning money
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 15:00:44 GMTNadine Dorries hates people saying she ‘fancies’ Boris Johnson
‘I am a grandmother!’ says loyal ally – who insists former PM ‘will be back’ after earning money
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 14:42:50 GMTIn Pictures: Pomp and pageantry of Lord Mayor’s Show
Alderman Nicholas Lyons marked his election as the 694th Lord Mayor of London.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 13:33:48 GMTJohnson ally Nadine Dorries claims ex-PM ‘will be back’ one day
The former minister said Boris Johnson threw a ‘successful’ party to thank his supporters after he bowed out of the race to replace Liz Truss.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 13:08:57 GMTG20 ‘family photo’ scrapped because leaders don’t want to be pictured with Russians
Putin’s stand-in Sergei Lavrov expected to face hail of condemnation over war in Ukraine
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 13:07:13 GMTMan and woman fined for smashing more than 40 protected birds eggs
Pair were together fined nearly £2,000
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 13:05:49 GMTTory tensions over autumn statement erupt as UK heads for recession
Chancellor warns of ‘eye-watering’ decisions to come
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 13:04:02 GMTSalisbury attack inquiry will establish whether British government was right to name Russia responsible
Family of victim Dawn Sturgess express concern as no date yet set for public inquiry to start
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:10:46 GMTPolice issue no fines over Covid lockdown party at Tory HQ
Scotland Yard will take no action against Shaun Bailey and Conservative aides
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:55:57 GMTUK economy shrinks amid fears of longest recession since records began
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says ‘tough rough ahead’ as he prepares to slash public spending
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:54:11 GMTChildcare and early years facing 8% budget cut thanks to inflation
Spending settlement announced in 2021 wiped out by rising costs
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:52:37 GMTJust Stop Oil: Police chief says officers uphold ‘liberal democracy’ after Braverman demands crackdown
‘We’re not going to arrest our way out of environmental protest’ warns policing leader
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:51:19 GMTNHS staff ‘are quitting to work in Tesco because it pays better’ union chief warns
Unison general secretary decries ‘dreadful situation’ for public sector workers
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:49:43 GMTBritish soldier captured by Russian forces to return to Ukraine 50 days after escaping death sentence
Aiden Aslin says he wants to go ‘home’ but will leave fighting behind him
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:42:42 GMT‘Forgotten children of war’: UK paid compensation for at least 64 child deaths in Afghan operations
It is four times more than the 16 child fatalities acknowleged by the British government
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:39:01 GMTPolice chief hits back against ‘woke’ accusations after Braverman criticism
Chair of National Police Chiefs’ Council defends efforts after scandals over racist, misogynist and criminal officers
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:37:28 GMTMatt Hancock only ‘squirming with maggots’ for the money, says Labour
‘What £400,000 figure attracted you to go into the jungle?’, asks Angela Rayner
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:35:10 GMTJeremy Hunt statement could trigger huge rises in council tax
Prime minister and chancellor seeking £60bn of tax rises and spending cuts in auserity budget
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:33:27 GMTTackling inflation more important than school funding, education secretary says
Size of budgets ’irrelevant’ without firm grip on soaring prices, Gillian Keegan argues
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:32:09 GMTKate Winslet gives £17,000 to help pay life support fuel costs of 12-year-old girl
The donation will help the family of Freya Hunter, a 12-year-old who requires full-time oxygen and at-home nursing care.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:31:45 GMTClimate watchdog attacks collapse in work on energy-leaking buildings under Tories
‘Our recent record on reducing emissions from buildings is particularly poor’ chancellor told – ahead of autumn statement
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:29:44 GMTUK food prices set to rise further as farmers face ‘hammering’, MPs told
Costs of inputs like fertiliser and animal feed have jumped by 30 per cent compounding Brexit labour shortages
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:27:50 GMTParents in full-time work unable to reach ‘acceptable’ living standard, study finds
Benefits must rise with inflation, say campaigners as families’ financial struggles revealed
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:26:05 GMTGovernment finds 1,400 ‘forgotten’ EU laws to ditch under Brexit bill
Setback for ‘bonfire’ of Brussels rules, as more retained laws discovered by officials at National Archives
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:23:19 GMTInsulating social housing would save tenants £700m a year on energy bills
Leaky homes ‘major culprit’ in cost of living crisis, says top housing body calling for retrofit scheme
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:19:58 GMTGovernment’s ‘fairer deal for renters’ won’t address high rents, housing minister says
Felicity Buchan says affordability of rented housing is ‘separate issue’ from fairness
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:15:28 GMTFears UK will break climate crisis pledge for poor nations after failure to reveal funding
Exclusive: Foreign Office won’t set out payments to crucial global fund, as aid cuts are set to continue
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:10:37 GMTHundreds of thousands struggle to secure tickets to Peter Kay’s comeback tour
The comedian also added a string of arena dates to the run.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:07:32 GMTTory MP rebuked over ‘crass racial slur’ in Commons
Second row in as many weeks
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:00:25 GMTGavin Williamson resigns amid scandal over ‘bullying’ messages
‘I have decided to step back from government’ says twice-sacked former chief whip
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 11:35:26 GMTGerman leader Scholz says Iran can expect more EU sanctions
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has strongly criticized the Iranian government for its bloody crackdown on protests in the country
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 11:19:16 GMTMatt Hancock says he has no regrets over handling of Covid pandemic
Former health secretary Matt Hancock has insisted he does not regret his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 10:36:00 GMTChannel crossings to the UK inching closer to 40,000 this year amid new arrivals
Groups of people were pictured at Border Force facilities in Dover, Kent, on Saturday morning.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 10:24:17 GMTUK claims Kherson exit brings ‘significant reputational damage’ to Russia
British intelligence analysts believe Moscow’s withdrawal from Kherson, a strategically key Ukrainian city, likely began as early as October 22.