UK News

Tory right deliver legal rebuke to Sunak’s Rwanda plan
ERG lawyers conclude plans will not forestall court challenges, echoing concerns of goverment’s own legal team
Clea Skopeliti and Nadeem Badshah
09, Dec, 2023 @11:19 PM

Two die in collision involving police vehicle in Shropshire
Man in 60s and woman in 50s pronounced dead at scene of crash in Morville Heath on Saturday
Nadeem Badshah
09, Dec, 2023 @7:38 PM

NHS apologises for sending wrong body for family cremation
Health board launches investigation after family forced to hold second funeral service after hospital in Cwmbran, south Wales, told them of its mistake
Nadeem Badshah
09, Dec, 2023 @7:00 PM

Row brews between Home Office and Foreign Office on eve of UN refugee summit
Furore over the controversial Rwanda scheme labelled far from ‘helpful’ as Britain seeks to fulfil role in the international forum
Mark Townsend Home affairs editor
09, Dec, 2023 @5:00 PM

Demolition begins on five homes on crumbling Norfolk clifftop
Distraught homeowners in Hemsby write farewell messages on houses affected by coastal erosion
Clea Skopeliti
09, Dec, 2023 @4:31 PM

Boy, 16, charged with murder after death of woman in Hackney shootings
Teenager also charged with attempted murder of 16- and 20-year-old males in incident in which Lianne Gordon died
Mabel Banfield-Nwachi
09, Dec, 2023 @4:29 PM

Google profiting from sale of zombie knives in UK despite claims of ban
Campaigners demand more government action after ads for the weapons are being promoted by tech giant
Sophie Wilkinson and Shanti Das
09, Dec, 2023 @4:00 PM

Sunak faces new questions at Covid inquiry after pranksters claim they reached his old phone number
PM likely to be asked about WhatsApp messages from pandemic that he says are irretrievable, despite reports number accessed
Michael Savage Policy Editor
09, Dec, 2023 @3:44 PM

‘I’ve had death threats’: Real Happy Valley writer vilified in tweets by police
Former Met PC Alice Vinten says online abuse worse since publication of book about women in force that inspired BBC drama
David Barnett
09, Dec, 2023 @3:00 PM

UK weather: Met Office issues yellow alerts for rain and wind
Dozens of flood warnings in place as Britain and Ireland hit by fifth named storm since September
Clea Skopeliti
09, Dec, 2023 @12:00 PM

UK voters want closer relationship with EU in ‘significant’ shift since Brexit
Major study finds public see ties with Europe as more important than links with US and many ‘exhausted’ by ‘toxic’ debate
Toby Helm Political Editor
09, Dec, 2023 @10:02 AM

Eating out and Partygate: Covid inquiry questions Sunak should prepare for
Five things the PM could be asked about next week when giving evidence about his role as chancellor during the crisis
Peter Walker Deputy political editor
09, Dec, 2023 @9:00 AM
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