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The shadow health secretary defended the move amid a backlash from some of the Dover MP’s new party colleagues. Labour frontbencher Wes Streeting...
Here are the stories making headlines this Friday. An outbreak of whooping cough and a “tug of war” over interest rate cuts lead the Friday...
The Public Accounts Committee also slammed ‘unacceptable’ delays by the Department of Health and Social Care in publishing its financial accounts....
Natural England and Dorset Wildlife Trust have bought Lyscombe Farm to create new habitats for wildlife and to allow development in the area. An...
The 20-year-old singer is through to the final. Israel’s singer has insisted the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden remains “safe for everyone”...
The police force credits six months of its Right Care, Right Person scheme as the cause for responding to 18% more urgent robbery calls. The...
Experts said that the issues are ‘wreaking havoc’ on patients. Patients are being forced to play “pharmacy bingo” – travelling from shop to...
Which? warned that fraud is ‘soaring’ on second-hand marketplaces after finding that 32% of buyers had experienced a scam over the last two years....
Some 8,790 people have made the crossing so far this year, up on the same period in both 2022 and 2023. The Government has stopped publishing the...
Images show two people in hooded tops climbing through a window at Ely Museum in Cambridgeshire in the early hours of Tuesday. Police have released...
Conservative MPs account for the majority of members not seeking re-election. Here is a list of the 104 MPs who have announced they are standing...
The country has faced calls to be excluded from the contest amid the war in Gaza. Israeli Eurovision Song Contest entrant Eden Golan will perform...
Huge plumes of black smoke billowed into the sky as firefighters tackled the blaze near the A460 Orbital Island in Cannock. Businesses have been...
Government guidance says: “The majority of vehicle flags currently on sale are legal, provided they are fitted to the vehicle in a sensible...
People are still being diagnosed with hepatitis C following the contaminated blood scandal. Anyone who had a blood transfusion before 1991 should...
An estimated 7.54 million treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of March, relating to 6.29 million patients. The NHS waiting list...
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry, sitting in Belfast, is investigating the initial response to the pandemic. Meetings of the Stormont Executive in late 2020...
Pro-Palestine encampments have been set up by students at more than a dozen universities across the UK against the war in Gaza. Rishi Sunak has...
Here are the stories making headlines this Thursdsay. A Tory MP crossing the floor before the Prime Minister’s Questions in the Commons on...
The social media giant is to begin adding ‘digital nutrition labels’ to AI-generated material on the site. TikTok is to start automatically...
It came as the boss of the London-listed arms firm said it has seen a ‘strong’ operational performance and is on track to meet its targets. BAE...
The central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee is widely expected to hold interest rates at 5.25%. The Bank of England looks set to keep interest...
Marco Longhi faced shouts of ‘resign’ and ‘shameful’ as he raised the matter in the House of Commons at business questions. A Conservative MP...
Labour’s shadow environment secretary Steve Reed called for those involved with water companies implicated in pollution to ‘end up in the dock’....
The bacterial infection, also known as pertussis, affects the lungs and breathing tubes. Five babies have died after being diagnosed with whooping...
The Prince of Wales joined in a game with teenagers from a local lifesaving club on Fistral Beach in Newquay. The Prince of Wales took part in an...
Eden Golan is performing at the second semi-final later this evening. Greta Thunberg has joined pro-Palestine protests in Malmo against Israel...
The Bank of England said it was not yet at the point where it can start cutting rates, opting instead to hold them steady at 5.25%. The Bank of...
About 130 properties were evacuated after ‘suspicious items’ were found during a police operation in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire. Households...
The group said ITV Studios revenues tumbled 16% to £382 million in the first quarter. Broadcasting giant ITV has revealed a 16% plunge in revenues...
The Italian master’s Venus and Mars will go on display at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. The painting Venus and Mars by Italian Renaissance...
The Commons Leader also compared Sir Keir Starmer to a crab that selects ‘sedentary creatures and seaweed’ to help ‘disguise its true form’....
The tests can help medics and patients decide whether chemotherapy is really needed to prevent cancer coming back. More people with breast cancer...
Marius Gustavson’s Eunuch Maker website netted him more than £300,000 between 2017 and 2021, a court heard. The mastermind of a lucrative extreme...
Chairman Nigel Higgins was repeatedly interrupted as the meeting kicked off at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow. Barclays faced a tense annual...
UK Health Security Agency data shows there were 2,793 cases reported to the end of March, compared to 858 for the whole of 2023. Five babies in...
His re-election was a rare bright spot for the PM in the local elections but he was scathing about the state of the Conservative Party. Rishi Sunak...
Henry De Los Rios Polania was stabbed at his home in north-east London. A man who was injured after an alleged sword attacker burst into his home...
The party’s deputy leader Angela Rayner said a Labour government would give women ‘the best start at working life’. Labour will crack down on...
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak conducted a meeting in No 10 with vice-chancellors from leading UK universities to tackle antisemitism on campuses....
The family of a ‘hero’ who helped rescue children caught in a riptide in 2022 have said they want answers, at a pre-inquest review on Thursday....
The Defence Secretary was speaking as he visited the BAE shipyard in Glasgow Pro-Palestinian protesters who target defence industrial sites in the...
The chef will open Lucky Cat on level 60 at 22 Bishopsgate, the capital’s tallest office building, in February. Gordon Ramsay is to expand his...
The next wave of 17 will be launched nationwide within the next two months, with three opening on May 25. Retailer WH Smith has unveiled the first...
On average, Britons bought three items of clothing from secondhand retailers in 2023, the survey for Westfield suggests. Consumer spending on...
Hundreds of subpostmasters are still awaiting full compensation. The Government has said setting up a new body to deal with financial redress for...
The funeral of Bobby Storey in June 2020 sparked political controversy. Cohesion within the Stormont Executive was lost following the attendance of...
The Commons Leader aimed jibes at the Scottish Government during business questions in the Commons. Previous SNP leaders and the new First Minister...
Some 309,300 people had been waiting more than 52 weeks to start hospital treatment at the end of March. Ambulance response times have improved and...
Camilla met Alfie the donkey and LaLa, a Shetland pony, along with famous charity supporters as she marked the 90th anniversary of Brooke. The...
Edwin Poots became emotional as he recalled the death of his father during the pandemic. Stormont’s Department of Health was the “greatest...
Peter Rhodes on “Changed Labour,” knocking on doors and the difference between Boris Johnson and a venomous snake An unnamed ally of Boris...
The increase in home repossessions is largely due to older cases working through the court system, UK Finance said. The number of...
Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron said how to protect the UK in a dangerous world will be a key issue for voters. Foreign Secretary Lord David...
Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor wrote to Justice Secretary Alex Chalk after ‘deeply concerning’ inspection findings. A watchdog has...
It comes after revelations around PSNI spying tactics on reporters from the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in London. The leadership of the...
The now-Labour MP had been criticised by her new party colleagues over comments she made following her ex-husband’s sexual assault conviction....
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for universities to remain ‘bastions of tolerance’ during the roundtable with vice-chancellors. University...
Food Foundation executive director Anna Taylor said the ‘failures’ of the current food system were being felt by both farmers and consumers....
Alloweigh Frame raised the alarm after spotting smoke billowing from a block of flats near her home in South Lanarkshire. A two-year-old girl has...
Anneliese Dodds said the MP had been through a parliamentary process over remarks about her ex-husband who was convicted in 2020 of sexual assault....
A child witness also claimed Shawn Seesahai was attacked after a dispute over sitting on a park bench. One of two 12-year-old boys accused of...
The Palestine Assembly at the university has urged it to ‘take a firm and unequivocal stand against Israeli occupation’. A statement by...
Mr Vine is suing the former footballer for several online posts, including where Mr Barton called him a ‘pedo defender’. Jeremy Vine was labelled...
Sir Brandon Lewis was giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, sitting in Belfast. Former Northern Ireland secretary Sir Brandon Lewis said he...
Peter Coshan retired from his job at the prestigious Edinburgh school in 2005. A “frail” retired teacher is said to have been targeted by thieves...
The Public Health Agency said there have been 769 confirmed cases compared with just two between 2021 and 2023. The Public Health Agency (PHA) has...
The man was arrested in the Craigavon area of Co Armagh on February 23. A man has been extradited from Northern Ireland to Spain to face a murder...
Analysis by the Institute for Government came after the Prime Minister pledged to cut Civil Service jobs to pay for an increase in defence...
Scott Benton was filmed by reporters offering to lobby ministers and table parliamentary questions on behalf of gambling investors. A former...
BBC director-general Tim Davie has previously said he is open to a ‘more progressive’ licence fee. The sustainability of the BBC TV licence fee...
It comes after revelations at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal in London around PSNI spying tactics on reporters. Northern Ireland’s Chief...
Researchers said acceptance and commitment therapy could be a helpful tool in the absence of a cure for the condition. Tailored psychological...
A briefing document on an impasse between ministers was published on the UK Covid-19 Inquiry website on Thursday evening. Former secretary of state...
The Labour leader is expected to set out his plan to tackle small boat crossings in a speech in Kent. Labour will use new counter-terrorism powers...
The couple have a number of engagements lined up after arriving on Friday. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to begin their three-day visit to...
Eden Golan is still to perform her song Hurricane for the second semi-final. Eurovision Song Contest organisers have said they will not “censor”...
Jack Hague, 38, died from his injuries in Corfield Street, Bethnal Green, on Sunday. A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a...
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched across the streets of Malmo on Thursday. Israel singer Eden Golan has performed in the second semi-...
She is known for her best-selling books including Superwoman and Lace. British author and journalist Dame Shirley Conran has died aged 91. Her son,...
The British journalist and novelist has died at the age of 91, her son announced. Author and campaigner Dame Shirley Conran rose to fame in the...
One lucky player won £1.2 million after matching five of the six main Lotto numbers as well as the bonus number. Saturday’s lottery jackpot is a...
Ministers will call on university leaders to take immediate disciplinary action if any student is found to be inciting racial hatred or violence....
Dover MP Natalie Elphicke announced she was joining Labour just moments before Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday. Labour MPs have criticised...
Lord Weir told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry he ‘regretted’ that discussions had become politicised. Sinn Fein ministers acted with “one eye...
It is hoped the therapy could reduce the need for health and care services and improve people’s quality of life. A musical “lifeline” for people...
The families of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates said failings by several organisations contributed to their deaths. The...
It came hours after Mr Swinney was officially sworn in as Scotland’s First Minister. Kate Forbes has been appointed as John Swinney’s Deputy...
Brian Whitelock appeared before Swansea Crown Court on Wednesday where he pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Wendy Buckney, 71. A 57-year-old...
Three of the British accusers were the subject of an investigation by Hertfordshire Constabulary. Social media influencer Andrew Tate has been...
The Financial Conduct Authority defended the proposals and stressed that they were still being deliberated. The UK’s financial watchdog has said...
Charles is continuing to receive cancer treatment as an outpatient, it is believed. The King will meet military staff and their families at a...
The goalkeeper was made an MBE by the Prince of Wales on Wednesday. Mary Earps has said this weekend’s Women’s FA Cup final will be the...
The NUJ and Amnesty International are among those to condemn the conduct of the PSNI outlined at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal. Police in...
The former Foreign Office worker is alleging unfair dismissal over emails about the evacuation of Afghanistan. A sacked Foreign Office...
The Years And Years star said his mic pack fell off during his performance of Dizzy at the song contest’s first semi-final on Tuesday. Olly...
Sir Gregor Smith is overseeing a multi-disciplinary team which is assessing what the report means for the Scottish NHS. Scotland’s chief medical...
Peter Shilton was honoured for his services to football and the prevention of gambling harm. Former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton has assured...
John Swinney and Rishi Sunak spoke on the phone on Wednesday. John Swinney told the Prime Minister the UK Government needs to change direction in...
Caral Ni Chuilin, who was Stormont’s Communities minister in June 2020, apologised at the Covid-19 Inquiry to the families of victims. A former...