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Tories Will Challenge Government To Rule Out Property Tax Hikes
The Tories will challenge the Government to rule out property tax rises in the autumn budget in a Commons vote..
Camilla Makes First Appearance Since Revelation She Fought Off Sexual Assault
The Queen has made her first public appearance since the revelation she fought off a man who groped her on a train when she was a teenager..
Southampton Flat Fall Victim Named Amid Murder Investigation
A woman who died after falling from a block of flats in Southampton has been named by police, as a murder investigation into her death continues..
New Green Party Leader Wants To Reclaim Populism After Landslide Win
The new Green Party leader Zack Polanski has said he wants to “reclaim” populism after a landslide victory that will see his party shift its politics to the left..
My Son Was Everything You Are Not Mother Tells Killer Of Ex Prison Officer
A career criminal was branded a “violent, inhumane coward” as he was jailed for a minimum of 45 years for killing a former prison officer..
Government Defends Online Safety Act After X Claims It Threatens Free Speech
The Government has defended the Online Safety Act after Elon Musk’s X said the legislation was threatening free speech..
Burden Placed On Teachers Has Never Been Higher Union Warns
The burden placed on school and college leaders and teachers has “never been higher”, a teaching union has warned..
Brainwave Test Detects Alzheimers Linked Memory Issues Years Before Diagnosis
A three-minute brainwave test could detect signs of memory problems linked to Alzheimer’s disease years before clinical diagnosis is possible, a trial has found..
700000 GCSE Pupils Without A Specialist Physics Teacher
More than 700,000 GCSE physics students could be without a specialist teacher, a report has warned..
Barclays Becomes Second UK Bank To Quit Industrys Net Zero Group
Barclays has become the second UK bank to leave the industry’s global alliance for setting climate targets..
KPop Demon Hunters Song Reaches Number One In Singles Chart
The song Golden from Netflix hit film KPop Demon Hunters has gone to number one in the singles chart, the first K-pop number one in 13 years..
Rising Star Darren Jones Named Chief Secretary To PM In Downing Street Shake Up
Sir Keir Starmer has appointed one of Labour’s rising stars to a new role at the heart of Government, in a shake-up of his Downing Street operation as MPs return from their summer break..
Technology Will Give Officers More Time On The Beat New Police Chief Says
The new chief constable of Merseyside Police has said he will use technology, including facial recognition, to allow police officers to spend more time on the beat..
Johnny Vegas Hugs Sculpture Part Of Ceramics Biennial Display
A clay sculpture by comedian Johnny Vegas called Just Be There is to be unveiled at the British Ceramics Biennial..
Starmer Hails Expansion Of Funded Childcare Amid Nursery Workforce Warnings
Sir Keir Starmer has hailed the expansion of funded childcare in England amid warnings nurseries may not have enough staff to deliver the plan..
Protesters Gather Again At Epping Asylum Hotel
Protesters have again gathered outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Epping..
Two Men Stabbed At Oxford Circus Tube Station Within 24 Hours
Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to question after two people were stabbed at the Oxford Circus Tube station within 24 hours..
Long NHS Waits Over 800 Times More Common In Scotland Than England
Long NHS waits are over 800 times more common in Scotland than they are in England, Scottish Labour has claimed..
Nitazenes In Drug Supply Lead To Ministers Life Saving Naloxone Plea
Scots who carry naloxone are being urged to have “extra life-saving kits” of the drug to hand, with a warning that “dangerous” synthetic opioids such as nitazenes mean repeat doses may be needed..
Phillipson Says We All Need To Do More To Improve Attendance And Behaviour
The Education Secretary has said parents must also do more to get children into class and behaving as the Government rolls out measures to support schools with attendance and behaviour..