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Double child killer Colin Pitchfork to stay in prison, Parole Board rules

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork to stay in prison, Parole Board rules

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork to stay in prison, Parole Board rules

07 December 2023

Pitchfork was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years in 1988 for murdering and raping Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth.


High-profile politicians’ private conversations compromised by Russia, MPs told

High-profile politicians’ private conversations compromised by Russia, MPs told

High-profile politicians’ private conversations compromised by Russia, MPs told

07 December 2023

Russia’s principal security service ‘selectively leaked and amplified information’, Foreign Office minister Leo Docherty said.


Sunak defends new Rwanda plan as he battles to maintain authority

Sunak defends new Rwanda plan as he battles to maintain authority

Sunak defends new Rwanda plan as he battles to maintain authority

07 December 2023

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the scheme went as far as it could while keeping the Rwandans on board.


Johnson ‘perplexed’ at claims top scientists unaware of Eat Out to Help Out

Johnson ‘perplexed’ at claims top scientists unaware of Eat Out to Help Out

Johnson ‘perplexed’ at claims top scientists unaware of Eat Out to Help Out

07 December 2023

Eat Out to Help Out was not a seen as a ‘gamble’ at the time, Boris Johnson told the Covid-19 inquiry.


Flu and norovirus levels ‘creeping up’ as NHS braces for winter pressures

Flu and norovirus levels ‘creeping up’ as NHS braces for winter pressures

Flu and norovirus levels ‘creeping up’ as NHS braces for winter pressures

07 December 2023

Norovirus is the most common infectious cause of vomiting and diarrhoea.


Jenrick’s constituents back resignation and want immigration to be ‘sorted out’

Jenrick’s constituents back resignation and want immigration to be ‘sorted out’

Jenrick’s constituents back resignation and want immigration to be ‘sorted out’

07 December 2023

Residents in Newark, Nottinghamshire, said they supported Robert Jenrick’s resignation as immigration minister but called for him to be more visible.


Tories raise £15m in three months thanks to bequest from former Sainsbury’s boss

Tories raise £15m in three months thanks to bequest from former Sainsbury’s boss

Tories raise £15m in three months thanks to bequest from former Sainsbury’s boss

07 December 2023

Lord John Sainsbury left £10 million to the Conservatives in his will, helping to boost the party’s pre-election war chest.


Sunak calls emergency press conference amid Rwanda policy crisis

Sunak calls emergency press conference amid Rwanda policy crisis

Sunak calls emergency press conference amid Rwanda policy crisis

07 December 2023

The Prime Minister suffered the blow of the resignation of his immigration minister while former home secretary Suella Braverman snipes at his policy.


Boris Johnson begins second day of evidence at Covid inquiry

Boris Johnson begins second day of evidence at Covid inquiry

Boris Johnson begins second day of evidence at Covid inquiry

07 December 2023

Boris Johnson has kicked off his second day of evidence at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.


Government accused of sacrificing its focus on human trafficking

Government accused of sacrificing its focus on human trafficking

Government accused of sacrificing its focus on human trafficking

07 December 2023

Home Affairs Committee chairwoman Dame Diana Johnson said it was doing so as part of its response to irregular migration.


Anne Robinson ‘dating Camilla’s ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles’

Anne Robinson ‘dating Camilla’s ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles’

Anne Robinson ‘dating Camilla’s ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles’

07 December 2023

The TV star has reportedly been dating the retired cavalry officer for the last year.


Sunak to face Covid-19 inquiry questioning on Monday

Sunak to face Covid-19 inquiry questioning on Monday

Sunak to face Covid-19 inquiry questioning on Monday

07 December 2023

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will be challenged about his actions as chancellor at the height of the pandemic.


Police launch appeal after seven-year-old boy killed in Folkestone hit-and-run

Police launch appeal after seven-year-old boy killed in Folkestone hit-and-run

Police launch appeal after seven-year-old boy killed in Folkestone hit-and-run

07 December 2023

An unidentified car or van left the scene before emergency services arrived.


Hundreds protest outside defence factories against arms being sent to Israel

Hundreds protest outside defence factories against arms being sent to Israel

Hundreds protest outside defence factories against arms being sent to Israel

07 December 2023

Campaign group Workers for a Free Palestine said it had blockaded sites in Bournemouth, Glasgow, Brighton and Lancashire.


Sunak’s Rwanda policy ‘won’t work’, Braverman says

Sunak’s Rwanda policy ‘won’t work’, Braverman says

Sunak’s Rwanda policy ‘won’t work’, Braverman says

07 December 2023

The former home secretary warned the Prime Minister the ‘time for talk’ on stopping the boats is over.


BBC licence fee to rise by more than £10 next year – reports

BBC licence fee to rise by more than £10 next year – reports

BBC licence fee to rise by more than £10 next year – reports

07 December 2023

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer is expected to make an announcement on the licence fee in the Commons on Thursday.


Sports Direct owner cheers ‘great’ sales momentum ahead of Christmas

Sports Direct owner cheers ‘great’ sales momentum ahead of Christmas

Sports Direct owner cheers ‘great’ sales momentum ahead of Christmas

07 December 2023

The firm, which is majority owned by Mike Ashley, saw profits and revenues rise over the latest half-year.


Grower produces rarer white variety of poinsettia house plant

Grower produces rarer white variety of poinsettia house plant

Grower produces rarer white variety of poinsettia house plant

07 December 2023

Poinsettias originated in Mexico where they originally grew much like a weed.


South East Water pays out £2.3m in dividends amid widened losses and Ofwat probe

South East Water pays out £2.3m in dividends amid widened losses and Ofwat probe

South East Water pays out £2.3m in dividends amid widened losses and Ofwat probe

07 December 2023

The supplier reported pre-tax losses of £18.1 million for the six months to September 30, against losses of £12.7 million a year earlier.


Average UK house price jumped for second month in a row in November – Halifax

Average UK house price jumped for second month in a row in November – Halifax

Average UK house price jumped for second month in a row in November – Halifax

07 December 2023

Across the UK, property values jumped for the second month in a row, rising by 0.5% in November, or £1,394 in cash terms.


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