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Welfare U-turn will cost £2.5bn by 2030, Liz Kendall tells MPs

Welfare U-turn will cost £2.5bn by 2030, Liz Kendall tells MPs

Welfare U-turn will cost £2.5bn by 2030, Liz Kendall tells MPs

30 June 2025

The Work and Pensions Secretary confirmed the concessions announced last week.


Breast cancer risk elevated among young women using certain HRT – study

Breast cancer risk elevated among young women using certain HRT – study

Breast cancer risk elevated among young women using certain HRT – study

30 June 2025

Previous work has focused on the risk among older women.


Mother loses High Court challenge over murdered son’s inquest

Mother loses High Court challenge over murdered son’s inquest

Mother loses High Court challenge over murdered son’s inquest

30 June 2025

Jada Bailey sought to challenge the decision not to resume the inquest into the death of her son, Jaden Moodie, who was murdered in 2019.


Ministers tighten steel safeguards to ward off cheap foreign imports

Ministers tighten steel safeguards to ward off cheap foreign imports

Ministers tighten steel safeguards to ward off cheap foreign imports

30 June 2025

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the Government was ‘unapologetic in our support for the UK steel sector’.


William issues personal good luck message to the Lionesses ahead of Euro 2025

William issues personal good luck message to the Lionesses ahead of Euro 2025

William issues personal good luck message to the Lionesses ahead of Euro 2025

30 June 2025

The Prince of Wales visited the England women’s squad at St George’s Park to pass on his best wishes and pose for a squad photo.


New images of Mike Lynch’s yacht released after salvage mission concludes

New images of Mike Lynch’s yacht released after salvage mission concludes

New images of Mike Lynch’s yacht released after salvage mission concludes

30 June 2025

Seven people died when the Bayesian sank off Sicily on August 19 including billionaire Mr Lynch and his daughter Hannah, 18.


William reviews rental policy for charities after criticism of Duchy of Cornwall

William reviews rental policy for charities after criticism of Duchy of Cornwall

William reviews rental policy for charities after criticism of Duchy of Cornwall

30 June 2025

Accounts released on Monday showed the Duchy generated profits of nearly £23 million, which William receives as his annual private income.


Royal train to be decommissioned following review, reveal royal accounts

Royal train to be decommissioned following review, reveal royal accounts

Royal train to be decommissioned following review, reveal royal accounts

30 June 2025

The Sovereign Grant is funded by the taxpayer in exchange for the King’s surrender of the revenue from the Crown Estate.


Uniformed protesters criticise introduction of AI line calls at Wimbledon

Uniformed protesters criticise introduction of AI line calls at Wimbledon

Uniformed protesters criticise introduction of AI line calls at Wimbledon

30 June 2025

It is the first year in Wimbledon’s 148-year history that all line calls are being made by an automated electronic system.


Third of Scots think crime in their area increased in past two years – poll

Third of Scots think crime in their area increased in past two years – poll

Third of Scots think crime in their area increased in past two years – poll

30 June 2025

The Scottish Police Federation has urged ministers to make policing a ‘greater priority’ in the wake of the research for 1919 magazine.


The UK’s longest-running cold cases

The UK’s longest-running cold cases

The UK’s longest-running cold cases

30 June 2025

The conviction of Ryland Headley, 92, for the murder of Louisa Dunne in 1967, is thought to be the longest-running cold case to be solved by police.


Police investigating murder of Sarah Montgomery make second arrest

Police investigating murder of Sarah Montgomery make second arrest

Police investigating murder of Sarah Montgomery make second arrest

30 June 2025

Detectives have said two suspects were known to Ms Montgomery.


Granddaughter of Louisa Dunne never believed her murderer would be caught

Granddaughter of Louisa Dunne never believed her murderer would be caught

Granddaughter of Louisa Dunne never believed her murderer would be caught

30 June 2025

Ryland Headley has been convicted of raping and killing the mother-of-two in 1967.


Panel of potential jurors chosen in trial of former Nine O’Clock Service priest

Panel of potential jurors chosen in trial of former Nine O’Clock Service priest

Panel of potential jurors chosen in trial of former Nine O’Clock Service priest

30 June 2025

Christopher Brain, 68, from Wilmslow, is accused of one count of rape and 36 counts of indecent assault against 13 women between 1981 and 1995.


Man, 92, convicted of 1967 murder in Britain’s longest-running cold case

Man, 92, convicted of 1967 murder in Britain’s longest-running cold case

Man, 92, convicted of 1967 murder in Britain’s longest-running cold case

30 June 2025

Ryland Headley, then aged 34, forced entry into the home of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne in Bristol in June 1967 before attacking her.


Plug-in panels and boost to rooftop installations among Government’s solar plans

Plug-in panels and boost to rooftop installations among Government’s solar plans

Plug-in panels and boost to rooftop installations among Government’s solar plans

30 June 2025

Government launches ‘solar roadmap’ to speed up the rollout of the clean technology across the UK.


Funding secured for tech solution to help domestic abuse victims contact 999

Funding secured for tech solution to help domestic abuse victims contact 999

Funding secured for tech solution to help domestic abuse victims contact 999

30 June 2025

The pilot platform will be run by Belfast-based company Inclutech after landing a £400,000 investment.


Fears mount over UK fuel supplies after Lindsey oil refinery owner collapses

Fears mount over UK fuel supplies after Lindsey oil refinery owner collapses

Fears mount over UK fuel supplies after Lindsey oil refinery owner collapses

30 June 2025

Unite has called on the Government for urgent intervention as it raised concerns that the failure of the firm could impact UK oil supplies.


Tributes to ‘much loved’ teenager who went missing while paddleboarding

Tributes to ‘much loved’ teenager who went missing while paddleboarding

Tributes to ‘much loved’ teenager who went missing while paddleboarding

30 June 2025

Alexander McNab went missing on Loch Ore near Lochgelly, Fife, on Saturday.


Man bailed over charges of spraying manure on road before Ballymena Pride parade

Man bailed over charges of spraying manure on road before Ballymena Pride parade

Man bailed over charges of spraying manure on road before Ballymena Pride parade

30 June 2025

Isaac Adams, of Lislaban Road, Cloughmills, appeared before Coleraine Magistrates Court on Monday charged with a number of offences.


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