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Ashley Roberts ‘didn’t feel safe’ after being targeted by stalker, court hears

Ashley Roberts ‘didn’t feel safe’ after being targeted by stalker, court hears

Ashley Roberts ‘didn’t feel safe’ after being targeted by stalker, court hears

19 January 2023

Lewis Langley, of Thornton Heath, south London, denies stalking the former Strictly Come Dancing star.


Sunak congratulates Netanyahu on reappointment as Israel’s prime minister

Sunak congratulates Netanyahu on reappointment as Israel’s prime minister

Sunak congratulates Netanyahu on reappointment as Israel’s prime minister

19 January 2023

The two leaders discussed advancing the UK/Israel relationship in their first phone call since Mr Netanyahu’s political comeback.


Octopus tops energy customer survey as some firms ‘fall far short’

Octopus tops energy customer survey as some firms ‘fall far short’

Octopus tops energy customer survey as some firms ‘fall far short’

19 January 2023

Which? warned customers will vote with their feet and ‘switch away when this becomes an option’.


Ministers urged to safeguard aid to Afghanistan after ban on female aid workers

Ministers urged to safeguard aid to Afghanistan after ban on female aid workers

Ministers urged to safeguard aid to Afghanistan after ban on female aid workers

19 January 2023

Labour MP Dan Jarvis asked an urgent question on the issue in the Commons asking for confirmation there will be no cuts.


Stalker thought Pussycat Dolls star was his girlfriend, trial told

Stalker thought Pussycat Dolls star was his girlfriend, trial told

Stalker thought Pussycat Dolls star was his girlfriend, trial told

19 January 2023

Lewis Langley is on trial at Croydon Crown Court, where he denies stalking Ashley Roberts.


Friends express concern for British actor Julian Sands after he goes missing

Friends express concern for British actor Julian Sands after he goes missing

Friends express concern for British actor Julian Sands after he goes missing

19 January 2023

The 65-year-old star was reported missing in the mountains of southern California.


Non-essential spending in December increased, Nationwide says

Non-essential spending in December increased, Nationwide says

Non-essential spending in December increased, Nationwide says

19 January 2023

Nationwide Building Society analysed card payments and direct debits made by its members as well as commissioning a survey about people’s finances.


LloydsPharmacy to axe outlets within Sainsbury’s supermarkets

LloydsPharmacy to axe outlets within Sainsbury’s supermarkets

LloydsPharmacy to axe outlets within Sainsbury’s supermarkets

19 January 2023

The pharmacy chain said it has cut the services following a strategic review “in response to changing market conditions”.


Jury retires to consider verdicts in Mark Cavendish robbery trial

Jury retires to consider verdicts in Mark Cavendish robbery trial

Jury retires to consider verdicts in Mark Cavendish robbery trial

19 January 2023

Romario Henry, 31, of Bell Green, Lewisham, south-east London, and Oludewa Okorosobo, 28, of Flaxman Road, Camberwell, south London, deny robbery.


HSBC rebuked by competition watchdog over open banking breaches

HSBC rebuked by competition watchdog over open banking breaches

HSBC rebuked by competition watchdog over open banking breaches

19 January 2023

The banking giant provided incorrect data or failed to provide required information on more than 50 different occasions over the past five years.


Argos to close all stores in the Republic of Ireland with loss of 580 jobs

Argos to close all stores in the Republic of Ireland with loss of 580 jobs

Argos to close all stores in the Republic of Ireland with loss of 580 jobs

19 January 2023

Argos said it arrived at the decision to leave Ireland following a long period of “careful consideration”.


Sunak defends allocation of more than £2 billion in levelling up funds

Sunak defends allocation of more than £2 billion in levelling up funds

Sunak defends allocation of more than £2 billion in levelling up funds

19 January 2023

Rishi Sunak said the projects backed by levelling up fund cash would help people feel ‘enormous pride’ in their communities.


Netflix’s All Quiet On The Western Front leads 2023 Bafta nominations

Netflix’s All Quiet On The Western Front leads 2023 Bafta nominations

Netflix’s All Quiet On The Western Front leads 2023 Bafta nominations

19 January 2023

The Banshees Of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All At Once follow closely behind with ten nominations each.


Hospitals see near-record numbers of medically-fit patients stuck in beds

Hospitals see near-record numbers of medically-fit patients stuck in beds

Hospitals see near-record numbers of medically-fit patients stuck in beds

19 January 2023

The discharge rate is just 30% in north-west England.


Woman ‘so scared’ during alleged rape, court told

Woman ‘so scared’ during alleged rape, court told

Woman ‘so scared’ during alleged rape, court told

19 January 2023

Isla Bryson, a transgender woman previously known as Adam Graham, is on trial at the High Court in Glasgow.


Senior police officer fined and banned from road over drink-driving incident

Senior police officer fined and banned from road over drink-driving incident

Senior police officer fined and banned from road over drink-driving incident

19 January 2023

Chief Superintendent Patricia Foy appeared before Lisburn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.


Calls to nationalise TransPennine Express after ‘one of worst days yet’

Calls to nationalise TransPennine Express after ‘one of worst days yet’

Calls to nationalise TransPennine Express after ‘one of worst days yet’

19 January 2023

Labour’s Louise Haigh wants the Government to strip the operator of its contract and bring it in-house.


Jack urged to revoke Section 35 order and ‘improve lives of trans people’

Jack urged to revoke Section 35 order and ‘improve lives of trans people’

Jack urged to revoke Section 35 order and ‘improve lives of trans people’

19 January 2023

Scottish Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison has urged the Scottish Secretary to allow gender recognition reforms in Scotland.


Financial ‘crunch point’ has put BBC World Service in jeopardy, says Chairman

Financial ‘crunch point’ has put BBC World Service in jeopardy, says Chairman

Financial ‘crunch point’ has put BBC World Service in jeopardy, says Chairman

19 January 2023

Richard Sharp said the Government needs to look at ‘taking back control’ of funding the service.


Energy bills forecast to fall in second half of 2023 after spring spike

Energy bills forecast to fall in second half of 2023 after spring spike

Energy bills forecast to fall in second half of 2023 after spring spike

19 January 2023

Experts warned against reading too much into the early forecasts, adding that people will still be paying several times more than in the past.


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