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Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:58:43 GMTChannel crossings top 43,000 for the year so far
Almost 900 migrants made the journey on Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence said.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:55:57 GMTFurther extension to detention granted for three arrested after baby deaths
Two men and a woman are still being held by police following the discovery of the bodies of two infants at a property in Bridgend, South Wales.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:46:52 GMTDrivers face £1,000 fine for driving in bad weather
Failure to observe rule could land motorists with 12-month ban, says legal expert
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:46:36 GMTDrivers face £1,000 fine for driving in bad weather
Failure to observe rule could land motorists with 12-month ban, says legal expert
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:43:05 GMTFive lesser-known road rules which could land drivers with £1,000 fines
Flashing headlights and parking inappropriately could land car-owners with heavy fines
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:42:55 GMTFive lesser-known road rules which could land drivers with £1,000 fines
Flashing headlights and parking inappropriately could land car-owners with heavy fines
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:41:27 GMTDrivers 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
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:41:18 GMTDrivers 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
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:37:32 GMTThe driving law that means a million drivers could owe a £1000 fine
Photocards must be renewed every 10 years to ensure the image is a true likeness of the driver.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:37:23 GMTThe driving law that means a million drivers could owe a £1000 fine
Photocards must be renewed every 10 years to ensure the image is a true likeness of the driver.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:35:44 GMTGrant Shapps attacked over ‘nonsense’ claim wind turbines too big to build onshore
Business secretary claims turbines ‘wouldn’t be able to be carried by roads’
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:35:25 GMTDriving expert explains common road sign that people ‘never knew’ meaning of
‘I still don’t understand it,’ one person says
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:35:15 GMTDriving expert explains common road sign that people ‘never knew’ meaning of
‘I still don’t understand it,’ one person says
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:34:41 GMTHow you can get paid for using appliances at off-peak times
The Demand Flexibility Service scheme set for launch after trial by energy supplier saw some customers paid £2 per kilowatt hour
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:34:23 GMTSt. Andrew’s Day: How did a fisherman become the patron saint of Scotland?
Apostle crucified by Romans on X-shaped cross honoured on Saltire
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:34:08 GMTSt. Andrew’s Day: How did a fisherman from the sea of Galilee become the patron saint of Scotland?
Apostle crucified by Romans on X-shaped cross honoured on Saltire
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:33:40 GMTFour driving laws motorists should look out for
From stricter phone rules to low emission zones, don’t be caught out by new motoring rules
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:33:28 GMTFour driving laws motorists should look out for
From stricter phone rules to low emission zones, don’t be caught out by new motoring rules
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:33:05 GMTTrains, post and even coffin-making: Every strike likely to affect UK by end of 2022
From nursing to postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action this winter
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:31:07 GMTAmbulance services will be ‘incredibly stretched’ during strike, says NHS chief
Saffron Cordery, interim chief executive of NHS Providers, said this winter is going to be an ‘incredibly testing time’.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:57:22 GMTUK politics news – live: Labour accuses government of leaving £17bn loophole in Sunak’s windfall tax
Shadow chancellor says windfall sum could be raised by ditching the allowance and backdating windfall tax to the beginning of 2022
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:46:59 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
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:46:09 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
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:43:07 GMTGovernment condemned for ‘poor and misleading’ graph exaggerating nurses’ pay rises
Health department’s infographic ‘exaggerates’ salary increases, says statistics watchdog
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:31:04 GMTMPs visiting Taiwan to prepare for possible attack by ‘more aggressive’ China
Senior Tory MP Tobias Ellwood said the west cannot afford to lose ‘another democratic partner’ in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:25:30 GMTNorthern mayors to meet Transport Secretary Mark Harper over rail ‘chaos’
Labour mayors from West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Manchester, Liverpool and North Tyneside will urge the Cabinet minister to improve services.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:00:34 GMTEmma Raducanu ‘extremely grateful’ for MBE after meeting King at Windsor Castle
The 20-year-old was made an MBE after becoming the first British woman to win a grand slam since Virginia Wade in 1977.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:00:16 GMTTwo teenagers arrested on suspicion of murdering 16-year-old boys in southeast London
Metropolitan Police says 16-year-old boy arrested on Tuesday and 15-year-old boy later in day
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 07:59:04 GMTRoyal Mail strike: Every date in November and December 2022
Industrial action follows earlier walkouts over pay and conditions
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 07:58:54 GMTRoyal Mail strike: Every date in December 2022
Industrial action follows earlier walkouts over pay and conditions
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 07:47:32 GMTTrains, post and even coffin-making: Every strike likely to affect UK by end of 2022
From nursing to postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action this winter
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 06:59:09 GMT‘Disgusting and credible’ plots against Meghan Markle investigated by police
‘If you’d seen the stuff that was written ... you would feel under threat all the time,’ says Neil Basu
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 06:05:25 GMT‘Disgusting and credible’ plots against Meghan Markle investigated by police
‘If you’d seen the stuff that was written ... you would feel under threat all the time,’ says Neil Basu
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 05:55:53 GMTMartin Lewis reveals three hours to avoid using washing machine
‘We are looking at energy difficulties this winter,’ MoneySavingExpert founder says
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 05:55:43 GMTMartin Lewis reveals three hours to avoid using washing machine
‘We are looking at energy difficulties this winter,’ MoneySavingExpert founder says
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 05:04:47 GMTWhat the papers say – November 30
Images of Marcus Rashford adorn many of Wednesday’s front pages following his brace against Wales.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 04:30:54 GMTRishi Sunak news latest: Jacob Rees-Mogg criticised for ‘dangerous’ abortion ‘cult of death’ comments
Campaigners have called his comments ‘dangerous’ and ‘grotesque’
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 02:58:52 GMTAmbulance workers to strike before Christmas
More than 80,000 health workers across England have voted to go on strike
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 02:45:45 GMTWilliam and Kate to light Boston green ahead of Earthshot Prize ceremony
Superstar singer Billie Eilish will lead a stellar line-up for the event on Friday.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 02:45:33 GMTInquest into Shoreham Airshow disaster to begin seven years after 11 men killed
A plane taking part in an aerial display crashed on to the nearby A27 in West Sussex on August 22 2015.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 02:39:01 GMTWorld Cup 2022: England fans party but heartbreak for Wales as World Cup dream ends
England will now face Senegal in the knockout stage on Sunday
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 01:38:08 GMTNew Alzheimer’s drug hailed as ‘beginning of the end’ in search for treatment
Lecanemab was found to slow decline in patients’ memory and thinking.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 01:08:49 GMTLeicester one of first cities in UK with no ethnic group majority, Census shows
41 per cent of the city described themselves as white, which is the lowest of any UK city
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:32:55 GMTFood inflation surges to 12.4% amid predictions of ‘increasingly bleak’ winter
Households are now facing shop prices that are 7.4 per cent higher than last November
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:17:35 GMTStudents face ‘hardship’ as botched inflation rise leaves them £1,000 worse off
Ministers under fire as maintenance loans go up by just 2.3 per cent – when inflation is 10.2 per cent
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:01:57 GMTPostal and education workers take part in fresh wave of strikes
Picket lines will be mounted outside universities, colleges and Royal Mail centres.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMTResearch paves way for communications that cannot be hacked, scientists say
With cyber-attacks becoming more prevelent, quantum entanglement will allow future communications networks to be unhackable, scientits have said.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMTBritain and Ukraine sign digital trade agreement
Officials said the deal will guarantee Ukraine access to UK financial services as it rebuilds its shattered economy.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMTProposals to make financial advice more accessible set out by City regulator
Some 4.2 million people in the UK hold more than £10,000 in cash and are open to investing some of it.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMTCare-experienced students face lack of support on higher education, report finds
Ucas has made a series of recommendations for improving the situation.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMTUnionists should have ‘courage of their convictions’ on Indyref2 – Greens chief
The Greens co-leader said the UK Government should set out a route to a legal referendum on independence.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMTMore than 800 undiagnosed HIV and hepatitis cases found with routine A&E testing
The health service introduced opt-out HIV screening in April to 33 hospital departments as part of efforts to stop new cases by 2030.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMTIncreasing number of nurses join UK register from ‘red list’ countries
The NMC said that the UK should not exacerbate nursing workforce shortages in other countries.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMTBanks leaving customers vulnerable to fraudulent ‘spoofing’ scams, says Which?
Fraudsters use number spoofing to make calls appear to be from genuine companies.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMTBusiness confidence at highest rate since July, report shows
The Bank of Scotland business barometer showed about one in three firms reported higher confidence in their prospects.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMTBroadcast industry bosses to call for more diversity within leadership roles
Channel 4’s annual Inclusion Festival will explore topics including the issues facing disabled talent and the media portrayal of Muslims.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMTNumber of babies born from donor sperm triples in just over a decade- regulator
And more than half of donated sperm comes from abroad.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMTFood inflation surges to 12.4% amid predictions of ‘increasingly bleak’ winter
Fresh food prices are now 14.3% higher than last November, driven by the cost of meat, eggs and dairy.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMTRushdie’s Satanic Verses would probably not be published today, says Adichie
Sir Salman’s fourth novel led to death threats in Iran in the 1980s.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 23:49:36 GMTWilliam tells Wales ‘be very proud’ for playing World Cup with ‘heart’
The Prince of Wales previously said he could not ‘suddenly’ drop his support for the Three Lions.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 23:45:52 GMTFamily loyalties divided as England and Wales meet at World Cup
England set up a meeting with Senegal in last 16 stage of the competition, after beating Wales 3-0.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 22:51:14 GMTOmar Abdullah: London stabbing victim named as police appeal for help
Another young man, aged 20, remains in a critical condition
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 22:44:43 GMTLabour calls on government to close £17bn ‘loopholes’ in energy windfall tax
Pressure mounts on Rishi Sunak to lift effective ban on new windfarms
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 22:43:42 GMTJubilant England fans in party mode after cruising to Wales win at World Cup
Drinks were thrown in the air after England’s goals, while dejected Wales fans headed for the fan park exits.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 22:36:42 GMTShepperton Studios project ‘will cement UK’s status as global filmmaker’
Michelle Donelan toured the new £500 million expansion project, which is due to open in 2023.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 22:20:58 GMTGareth Southgate lookalike ‘quietly confident’ England will beat Senegal
Neil Rowe, from Surrey, was mobbed by fans outside the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 22:00:46 GMTMinisters rebuked for ‘exaggerating’ nurses’ pay rises
The official statistics watchdog said the presentation of data on social media was ‘poor and misleading’.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 21:59:41 GMTWales suffer heartbreak of elimination from World Cup
At a fan park in Singleton Park, Swansea the beer was flowing as around 2,000 Wales supporters watched the game dubbed the ‘Battle of Britain’
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 21:57:22 GMTNHS could face biggest maternity scandal ever as Nottingham probe expected to exceed 1,500 cases
Review into care failures revealed by The Independent more than doubles
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 21:18:29 GMTPeers question Environment Agency on ‘leaked guidance on reducing sewage checks’
A House of Lords Committee has written to the agency’s chief executive Sir James Bevan asking about a reported change in guidance.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 21:10:49 GMTEngland fans in party mood after cruising to victory against Wales in World Cup
Supporters were seen throwing drinks in the air at fan parks across England as the goals went in.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 20:48:58 GMTFormer head of UK counter-terror policing calls Suella Braverman’s comments on migrants ‘inexplicable’
Assistant commissioner Neil Basu compares ‘horrific’ language to Enoch Powell
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 20:44:09 GMTCensus 2021 in numbers: Key changes in England and Wales population explained
Major changes have been seen across England and Wales in the last decade, including religion and ethnicity
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 20:41:05 GMTUK car industry pleads for government action to secure future
Brexit and Covid hit sector hard in recent years
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 20:21:25 GMTTalks between train operators and TSSA union over jobs row break down
Transport Secretary Mark Harper met unions last week which had raised hopes of an end to the bitter dispute.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 20:05:48 GMTBritain must be a ‘world leader’ in justice for Ukraine, Olena Zelenska tells MPs
President’s wife likens Ukraine struggle to Britain during World War Two
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 19:28:50 GMTUp to 100,000 nurses to go on strike before Christmas amid warning over urgent operations
‘NHS is facing what may be its hardest ever winter, amid severe staff shortages’ NHS Providers warn
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 19:24:02 GMTChannel migrant boat disaster: Man arrested in connection with death of 27 people
Alleged smuggling gang member Harem Ahmed Abwbaker, 32, to be extradited to France
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:51:34 GMTBritain ‘increasingly multi-cultural’ as one in 10 homes contains two or more ethnicities
Around one in 10 households (2.5 million) contained members from at least two different ethnic groups last year, compared with 8.7 per cent in 2011, the ONS said.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 19:21:40 GMTFamily loyalties on the line as England take on Wales in World Cup crunch
The so-called ‘Battle of Britain’ will determine the fate of the two sides in Qatar.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 19:05:19 GMTBasu condemns ‘horrific’ government rhetoric on migrants
UK most senior police officer of colour has drawn a comparison with Enoch Powell’s ‘rivers of blood’ speech.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:01:00 GMTAlmost two thirds of unpaid carers ‘have given up work or reduced hours’
Carers Trust said people who care for loved ones are experiencing ‘unprecedented financial hardship’ as the cost-of-living crisis deepens.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 19:02:05 GMTAmbulance workers across England set to strike before Christmas
More than 80,000 health workers across England have voted to go on strike.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:58:22 GMTBrideshead Revisited and Coronation Street producer Derek Granger dies aged 101
The producer, who worked on a variety of popular dramas during his television career, died peacefully at his home.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:49:12 GMTUK summons Chinese ambassador over ‘completely unacceptable’ beating and arrest of BBC journalist
China accuses British government of ‘hypocritical double standards’ after Rishi Sunak’s rebuke
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 16:27:31 GMTFraction of small boat migrants charged under Priti Patel’s law to criminalise Channel crossings
Exclusive: Home Office figures show 60 prosecutions for illegally arriving in British waters while almost 30,000 made journey
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:41:24 GMTMeasures extending Stormont deadline and slashing MLA pay clear the Commons
Chris Heaton-Harris said it is ‘not acceptable’ that Members of the Legislative Assembly continue to draw full salaries.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:41:09 GMTGovernment accused of ‘weakening’ Online Safety Bill as it removes ‘legal but harmful’ requirement
Ministers accused of ‘snatching defeat from the jaws of victory’ in face of free speech concerns
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:05:37 GMTRishi Sunak’s cabinet office has largest gender pay gap of all government departments
‘These findings speak to a wider culture of women being held back and facing a gender glass ceiling in government,’ says Angela Rayner
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:38:18 GMTRishi Sunak’s cabinet office has largest gender pay gap of all government departments
‘These findings speak to a wider culture of women being held back and facing a gender glass ceiling in government,’ says Angela Rayner
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:37:16 GMTSkeleton found on English coast may be 200-year-old shipwrecked sailor
The discovery at Trevone and overlooking Newtrain Bay, near Padstow, was made by a member of the public following erosion
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:35:07 GMTSkeleton found on north Cornish coast may be 18th century shipwrecked sailor
The discovery at Trevone and overlooking Newtrain Bay, near Padstow, was made by a member of the public following erosion.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:33:46 GMTNational Grid delays triggering emergency plan to prevent blackouts
It would have been the first live run of the new Demand Flexibility Service, that sees households paid for cutting use
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:30:48 GMTMick Lynch: Government has shown ‘lack of urgency’ in dealing with rail strike
The RMT union leader said the Government’s failure to act was astonishing given that fresh strikes are due to start in a fortnight.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:27:34 GMTUkraine’s First Lady joins Camilla at event to highlight violence against women
The wife of the Ukrainian president said it was important the democratic world unites in the face of violence against women and girls.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 13:37:21 GMTJacob Rees-Mogg attacks abortion rights as ‘cult of death’
‘Grotesque’ views condemned – as ex-minister refuses to back abortion even in cases of rape or incest
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:23:47 GMTAbortion services ‘will be commissioned in Northern Ireland’, minister tells MPs
Labour’s Stella Creasy urged the Government to act, warning that for the last three years ‘abortion might be legal, it is not accessible’.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:22:12 GMTMan arrested after migrants drowned in Channel
He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday for extradition proceedings.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:12:47 GMTMartin Lewis says ‘member of government’ briefed false stories about him to the press
Tory leadership contest was motivation for ‘defamatory comments’ , expert says
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:06:46 GMTPenge death crash: Police officer accused of killing child actor ‘dreamed’ of helping others
Pc Edward Welch, 34, was in pursuit of a stolen Ford Focus car when it mounted the pavement and hit child actor Makayah McDermott and Rozanne Cooper