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UK does not need to be a ‘supplicant’ to EU in forthcoming talks – Badenoch

UK does not need to be a ‘supplicant’ to EU in forthcoming talks – Badenoch

UK does not need to be a ‘supplicant’ to EU in forthcoming talks – Badenoch

14 May 2025

The Conservative leader will claim that ‘Eurocrats in Brussels have had a 10-year tantrum over Brexit’.


Call for action to protect prison officers ‘before there is a fatality’

Call for action to protect prison officers ‘before there is a fatality’

Call for action to protect prison officers ‘before there is a fatality’

14 May 2025

A prison officers’ union has called for urgent action after attacks at two jails left prison officers injured.


Cosmetic surgery being conducted in ‘living rooms and Airbnbs’, MPs hear

Cosmetic surgery being conducted in ‘living rooms and Airbnbs’, MPs hear

Cosmetic surgery being conducted in ‘living rooms and Airbnbs’, MPs hear

14 May 2025

There have been calls for legislation which would mean only qualified surgeons can conduct certain procedures.


Definition of Troubles victim compensation scheme ‘very restrictive’ – McAlinden

Definition of Troubles victim compensation scheme ‘very restrictive’ – McAlinden

Definition of Troubles victim compensation scheme ‘very restrictive’ – McAlinden

14 May 2025

Mr Justice McAlinden, president of the Victims’ Payment Board said he regrets those excluded by the scheme.


Prisoner ‘called Emily Maitlis scornful in letters breaching restraining order’

Prisoner ‘called Emily Maitlis scornful in letters breaching restraining order’

Prisoner ‘called Emily Maitlis scornful in letters breaching restraining order’

14 May 2025

Edward Vines is on trial accused of breaching a restraining order against broadcaster Emily Maitlis and her parents.


Driest spring in over 100 years continues as farmers hope for ‘meaningful’ rain

Driest spring in over 100 years continues as farmers hope for ‘meaningful’ rain

Driest spring in over 100 years continues as farmers hope for ‘meaningful’ rain

14 May 2025

The Met Office said dry and warm conditions look set to persist through this week and into the weekend.


Fact check: The unemployment rate has risen from 4.2% to 4.5% since the election

Fact check: The unemployment rate has risen from 4.2% to 4.5% since the election

Fact check: The unemployment rate has risen from 4.2% to 4.5% since the election

14 May 2025

The leader of the Opposition and a Labour MP disagreed about the UK’s unemployment figures on Wednesday.


Measures to establish state-owned GB Energy on verge of becoming law

Measures to establish state-owned GB Energy on verge of becoming law

Measures to establish state-owned GB Energy on verge of becoming law

14 May 2025

The Great British Energy Bill is ready for royal assent.


UK economy expected to have grown in first months of 2025

UK economy expected to have grown in first months of 2025

UK economy expected to have grown in first months of 2025

14 May 2025

Official figures are forecast to show a bounce in the first quarter of the year, before April’s tax rises and Donald Trump’s tariff announcement.


Committee accuses Robison of ‘lack of respect’ after key strategy delayed again

Committee accuses Robison of ‘lack of respect’ after key strategy delayed again

Committee accuses Robison of ‘lack of respect’ after key strategy delayed again

14 May 2025

The Finance Secretary has changed publication of the Medium Term Financial Strategy from May 29 to June 23.


William describes grief as the ‘very worst pain’ as he backs charity merger

William describes grief as the ‘very worst pain’ as he backs charity merger

William describes grief as the ‘very worst pain’ as he backs charity merger

14 May 2025

Child Bereavement UK, of which William is patron, is to join forces with Winston’s Wish.


MPs with medical backgrounds urge assisted dying support after Bill criticism

MPs with medical backgrounds urge assisted dying support after Bill criticism

MPs with medical backgrounds urge assisted dying support after Bill criticism

14 May 2025

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is back in the Commons for debate on Friday.


Nothing can ‘put right’ infected blood delay damage, minister says

Nothing can ‘put right’ infected blood delay damage, minister says

Nothing can ‘put right’ infected blood delay damage, minister says

14 May 2025

More than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with viruses, including HIV and hepatitis C, after receiving contaminated blood.


Families let down by critical pressures in community paediatrics, report warns

Families let down by critical pressures in community paediatrics, report warns

Families let down by critical pressures in community paediatrics, report warns

14 May 2025

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Scotland said health professionals ‘are stretched thin’, and warned of a ‘postcode lottery’.


Gary Lineker apology on Instagram post: ‘That image does not reflect my views’

Gary Lineker apology on Instagram post: ‘That image does not reflect my views’

Gary Lineker apology on Instagram post: ‘That image does not reflect my views’

14 May 2025

A statement added: ‘I very much regret these references.’


Cunard photo exhibition appeal prompts memories of shipping line

Cunard photo exhibition appeal prompts memories of shipping line

Cunard photo exhibition appeal prompts memories of shipping line

14 May 2025

Former staff and guests came forward after a call to track down people in the pictures.


Sleeping in tent with new baby ‘not reasonable parenting decision’, court told

Sleeping in tent with new baby ‘not reasonable parenting decision’, court told

Sleeping in tent with new baby ‘not reasonable parenting decision’, court told

14 May 2025

Baby Victoria died from hypothermia or was smothered while co-sleeping in a ‘flimsy’ tent with Constance Marten and Mark Gordon, it is alleged.


Starmer accused of ‘ugly, damaging and disgraceful rhetoric’ on immigration

Starmer accused of ‘ugly, damaging and disgraceful rhetoric’ on immigration

Starmer accused of ‘ugly, damaging and disgraceful rhetoric’ on immigration

14 May 2025

External Affairs Secretary Angus Robertson will lead a debate in Holyrood on Thursday about Scotland’s place in Europe.


Justice Secretary announces ‘record prison expansion’ to tackle overcrowding

Justice Secretary announces ‘record prison expansion’ to tackle overcrowding

Justice Secretary announces ‘record prison expansion’ to tackle overcrowding

14 May 2025

Ms Mahmood also announced a shake-up of prison recall measures.


M25 reopens after 12-hour closure as waste lorry overturns in crash

M25 reopens after 12-hour closure as waste lorry overturns in crash

M25 reopens after 12-hour closure as waste lorry overturns in crash

14 May 2025

The closure affected thousands of vehicles heading to or from locations such as Heathrow and Gatwick airports.


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