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Newsreader Huw Edwards resigns from BBC
Newsreader Huw Edwards has resigned from the BBC. He has not been seen on screen since last summer when allegations emerged that he had paid a person for sexually explicit photographs. Edwards had long been a fixture in the corporation’s coverage o...


UK alcohol specific deaths at record high
It was one of the predicted impacts of the pandemic – an increase in people turning to alcohol and those already dependent, drinking more. And today, that is now visible in new statistics, with alcohol-specific deaths rising above 10,000 a year...


Meet the people the UK wants to send to Rwanda
These are some of the people the government wants to deport to Rwanda. Rishi Sunak says the first flights taking asylum seekers on a one-way flight to Rwanda will take off in 10 to 12 weeks. The government claims the scheme will act as a deterrent to...


Rwanda bill: How many flights to clear backlog of asylum seekers?
Planes are booked to take asylum seekers to Rwanda. But how many flights to Rwanda would it take to actually clear the asylum backlog?


Sunak promises Rwanda deportation flights in July
Rishi Sunak has said he is determined to get his Bill to deport cross-channel asylum seekers to Rwanda through parliament tonight – even if it means MPs and Lords sitting late into the early hours The Bill cannot become law until both Houses ag...

Daily Mail

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:59:01 GMT
Tennis power couple Katie Boulter and  Alex de Minaur look loved-up while Jude Bellingham swaps the pitch for the red carpet at the star-studded Laureus World Sports Awards
Tennis stars Katie Boulter and Alex de Minaur looked loved-up as they attended the star-studded Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid on Monday evening.   

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:57:43 GMT
Stomach-churning moment sewage overflows from mother's toilet - leaving her with a £30,000 bill and an 'uninhabitable' house
WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: The mother-of-five's London home was heavily damaged after a thick brown mixture of faeces and toilet paper poured from her toilet.

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:16:34 GMT
Pothole-related breakdowns up 10 per cent in a year as Britain's road condition crisis continues
The UK's pothole epidemic is intensifying with the RAC attending 10% more breakdowns resulting from motorists driving through potholes than a year ago.

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:02:34 GMT
Royal Ascot's annual Millinery Collective gets an artsy new spin under event's first Creative Director Daniel Fletcher
Under the guidance of British fashion designer Daniel Fletcher, the event's first Creative Director, the event has been leaning into a more artful aesthetic.

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 07:55:24 GMT
Rwanda Bill is FINALLY passed by the House of Lords with unelected peers bowing to MPs after months of wrangling... so now can Rishi Sunak get deportation flights in the air by July?
Peers admitted defeat in their desperate efforts to water down the legislation just before midnight, with one describing the moment as a 'funeral'.

Daily Star

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:25:12 +0000
Weather maps show '1cm per hour' rain will soak Brits at weekend – and shock snow on cards
Heavy rain is on its way to the UK this coming weekend with cities right across the country in line for a proper soaking, according to advanced weather modelling maps - and some spots might see snow

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 06:59:39 +0000
Teen caught in 'disgusting' act with horse told man who stopped him 'I love them'
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A boy, 17, has been convicted of outraging public decency after he was seen to have 'inserted his hand' into a horse - he told the man who stopped him: 'I love horses me...'

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 05:48:13 +0000
'Dolphins' spotted playing in River Thames – everyone's saying the same thing
A group of what appears to be dolphins were spotted in Richmond-upon-Thames in south west London on Saturday morning, much to the shock of locals who saw them

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 05:21:50 +0000
Queen had favourite cheeky takeaway as well as a go-to kebab house
The Queen might have access to some of the finest food in the world, but she still enjoyed the occasional takeaway - and it's one that won't break the bank

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 21:54:15 +0000
Pink cocaine that 'feels like bomb going off' floods Brit holiday hotspot as boy, 14, dies
The chemical formula for the drug was created in Europe but it was a Colombian drug trafficker known as the 'Pablo Escobar of amphetamines' who started to market it as 'pink cocaine'

Sky News

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 06:10:00 +0100
Five migrants die during attempt to cross Channel, French police say
Five migrants have died during an attempt to cross the English Channel, French police have said.

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 05:04:00 +0100
Helicopters collide mid-air, killing 10 people
Ten people have died after two helicopters collided in mid-air during a rehearsal for a Royal Malaysian Navy parade.

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:47:00 +0100
'I owe them my life': Iceland boss praises paramedics after collapsing in London Marathon
Iceland's executive chairman has thanked paramedics who saved his life after he collapsed near the finish line of the London Marathon.

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 07:47:00 +0100
Designer jailed for smuggling crocodile handbags into US
A celebrity handbag designer whose products have been used by Britney Spears and on Sex And The City has been jailed for smuggling crocodile handbags into the US for fashion shows.

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 02:26:00 +0100
Five people found dead in house
Five people - including two children - have been found dead at a house in the US state of Oklahoma, police have said.

UK BBC

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 08:51:46 GMT
Five migrants including child die trying to cross Channel
The deaths come hours after the UK Parliament passes its Rwanda bill, which aims to deter small boat crossings.

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:49:04 GMT
Rwanda flights needed to deter migrants, says minister
The illegal migration minister says the Rwanda Bills deterrent effect will not "kick in" for several weeks.

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 07:57:28 GMT
UK government borrowing higher than forecast
An unexpected rise in public borrowing could limit the scope of pre-election tax cuts, say analysts.

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:41:51 GMT
Stephen Lawrence murder investigation to be reviewed
An independent police force will review the case, after Stephen's mother called for it to be reopened.

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:35:24 GMT
Father begins legal fight against BP for dead son
Hussein Julood says the burning of gas at a BP-run oil field in Iraq caused his son's leukaemia.

UK Daily Express

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:35:00 +0100
Superfit gran's sepsis warning after 'flu' left her fighting for life just days later
Dee Thomas, 65, from Perthshire, was left fighting for her life after what she thought was a bout of 'flu' turned out to be a serious infection that began attacking her heart and spine.

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:22:00 +0100
Five migants die in Channel with 'lifeless bodies' in water hours after Rwanda bill passes
Hundreds of migrants set off from France in a flimsy dinghy in the early hours of Tuesday morning before an emergency operation was launched.

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:32:00 +0100
Shocking photos show beautiful farmhouse teetering over edge of cliff
The old farmhouse at Cliff Farm in Trimingham, Norfolk can be seen dangling over the cliff in a precarious position after the land slipped away at the beginning of the month

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:58:00 +0100
Can you pass the British citizenship test? Take our quiz to find out
To become a British citizen, applicants must pass a citizenship quiz put together from 3,000 facts on the UK. To celebrate St George's Day, can you pass the test?

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:27:00 +0100
The tiny village in Wales where more people identify as 'English' than anywhere else
Broughton & Saltney has just under 12,000 residents with about two in five identifying solely as English.

UK Independent

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:47:26 GMT
Rwanda Bill – latest: Rishi Sunak’s asylum plan becomes law as five migrants die trying to cross the Channel
The French coast guard confirmed there was a failed attempt to cross the Channel on Tuesday morning

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:45:50 GMT
Child among at least five migrants dead in English Channel crossing attempt hours after Rwanda bill passes
Several migrants have died during a ‘busy” morning with several attempts to cross the English Channel on Tuesday

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:32:40 GMT
Tory minister loses cool during tense grilling on torture victims being deported to Rwanda
A Tory immigration minister appeared to bang the table during a heated BBC Radio 4 interview discussing Rishi Sunak's controversial Rwanda bill.

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:26:03 GMT
Boy, 14, ‘stabbed schoolboy Alfie Lewis to death in front of primary pupils as they left for the day’
Alfie asked alleged attacker “what are you doing” before knife plunged into chest of the 15-year-old in Horsforth in Leeds, trial told

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 06:40:04 GMT
Rwanda Bill: What happens now Rishi Sunak has forced deportation plan through
Rishi Sunak’s government has found 500 ‘highly trained’ people to escort asylum seekers to Rwanda

UK Telegraph

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:30:49 GMT
Ambulance strike dates: When they are and what to do if you need emergency help

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:17:55 GMT
Mass flight cancellations at Heathrow as temperatures plunge to lowest in a decade

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 07:25:44 GMT
Nurses strike: Dates of NHS walkouts and which areas are affected

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 07:25:17 GMT
Teachers strikes: When will they take place, will all schools close and what will be disrupted?

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 04:49:32 GMT
Police hunt hit-run driver after six people hurt in North London crash

UK Times

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