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Labour constitutional review suggests abolishing House of Lords

Labour constitutional review suggests abolishing House of Lords

Labour constitutional review suggests abolishing House of Lords

22 September 2022

Draft proposals by a commission led by Gordon Brown include replacing the upper chamber with an assembly of regions and nations.


Heightened nuclear risks from Russian aggression ‘unprecedented’, says Irish PM

Heightened nuclear risks from Russian aggression ‘unprecedented’, says Irish PM

Heightened nuclear risks from Russian aggression ‘unprecedented’, says Irish PM

22 September 2022

Micheal Martin also described a ‘time of crisis’, urging the UN to act on food security and climate change.


Home Secretary vows to tackle ‘disorder and thuggery’ after Leicester meetings

Home Secretary vows to tackle ‘disorder and thuggery’ after Leicester meetings

Home Secretary vows to tackle ‘disorder and thuggery’ after Leicester meetings

22 September 2022

Suella Braverman insisted she was focused on how to ‘restore safety and harmony’ to the city after 47 arrests at the weekend.


John Swinney: UK Government policies create more poverty

John Swinney: UK Government policies create more poverty

John Swinney: UK Government policies create more poverty

22 September 2022

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister accused the UK Government of creating more poverty with policies such as cutting Universal Credit.


Kwarteng to announce plans for low-tax investment zones

Kwarteng to announce plans for low-tax investment zones

Kwarteng to announce plans for low-tax investment zones

22 September 2022

The Government is in talks with 38 local and mayoral combined authority areas in England to set up new investment zones.


Chancellor to set out plans for ‘new era focused on growth’ in mini-budget

Chancellor to set out plans for ‘new era focused on growth’ in mini-budget

Chancellor to set out plans for ‘new era focused on growth’ in mini-budget

22 September 2022

Kwasi Kwarteng is expected to put into practice many of Liz Truss’s tax-cutting promises and detail how the energy package will be funded.


David Bailey recalls photographing ‘kind of cheeky’ Queen for royal portrait

David Bailey recalls photographing ‘kind of cheeky’ Queen for royal portrait

David Bailey recalls photographing ‘kind of cheeky’ Queen for royal portrait

22 September 2022

The photographer spoke at the launch of his Vision And Sound exhibition in London.


Winner crowned during 2022 Celebrity MasterChef final

Winner crowned during 2022 Celebrity MasterChef final

Winner crowned during 2022 Celebrity MasterChef final

22 September 2022

The trio of finalists were charged with creating an impressive three-course meal.


Mother appears in court charged with murder of her two children

Mother appears in court charged with murder of her two children

Mother appears in court charged with murder of her two children

22 September 2022

Lynn Egar is charged with murdering five-year-old Thelma and two-year-old Michael (Mikey) Dennany on a rural road in Multyfarnham on September 9.


British headteacher groomed at least 131 children worldwide using social media

British headteacher groomed at least 131 children worldwide using social media

British headteacher groomed at least 131 children worldwide using social media

22 September 2022

Nicholas Clayton, 38, used Facebook Messenger to contact children as young as 10, asking for photos and attempting to sexually abuse them.


Boy, 15, fatally stabbed outside school gates identified by police

Boy, 15, fatally stabbed outside school gates identified by police

Boy, 15, fatally stabbed outside school gates identified by police

22 September 2022

Khayri McLean died in hospital following an attack close to the entrance of North Huddersfield Trust School.


It has been harrowing time, says family of Briton freed by Russian-backed forces

It has been harrowing time, says family of Briton freed by Russian-backed forces

It has been harrowing time, says family of Briton freed by Russian-backed forces

22 September 2022

Shaun Pinner’s family hailed the ‘happy resolution’ after he was released from captivity alongside four other Britons.


Parole Board recommends race-hate killer be freed from jail

Parole Board recommends race-hate killer be freed from jail

Parole Board recommends race-hate killer be freed from jail

22 September 2022

Michael Barton, the brother of former Premiership footballer Joey Barton, was 17 when he attacked 18-year-old Anthony Walker in Merseyside in 2005.


Britons freed by Russian-backed forces hailed as ‘defenders of democracy’

Britons freed by Russian-backed forces hailed as ‘defenders of democracy’

Britons freed by Russian-backed forces hailed as ‘defenders of democracy’

22 September 2022

It is understood that John Harding, Dylan Healy and Andrew Hill were set free alongside Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin.


Foreign Secretary urges countries to reject Putin’s ‘sham referenda’ in Ukraine

Foreign Secretary urges countries to reject Putin’s ‘sham referenda’ in Ukraine

Foreign Secretary urges countries to reject Putin’s ‘sham referenda’ in Ukraine

22 September 2022

James Cleverly said the ‘devastating consequences’ of Russia’s invasion become clearer each day.


Decommissioned oil rig to reopen as public art installation

Decommissioned oil rig to reopen as public art installation

Decommissioned oil rig to reopen as public art installation

22 September 2022

See Monster features four levels, a garden and a 10-metre waterfall.


DWP ‘on track’ with £150 cost-of-living payments to people with disabilities

DWP ‘on track’ with £150 cost-of-living payments to people with disabilities

DWP ‘on track’ with £150 cost-of-living payments to people with disabilities

22 September 2022

Consumer champion Martin Lewis said for people in a desperate situation, ‘expectation management is crucial’.


Reusable contact lenses ‘more than triple risk of rare eye infection’

Reusable contact lenses ‘more than triple risk of rare eye infection’

Reusable contact lenses ‘more than triple risk of rare eye infection’

22 September 2022

Researchers suggest people should avoid wearing their lenses while swimming, or in the shower, and that packaging should include ‘no water’ stickers.


Accused William MacDowell admitted lying to Renee MacRae, murder trial hears

Accused William MacDowell admitted lying to Renee MacRae, murder trial hears

Accused William MacDowell admitted lying to Renee MacRae, murder trial hears

22 September 2022

MacDowell, 80, has denied murdering Renee 36, and their son Andrew, three, in November 1976.


Anne meets members of armed forces to offer thanks for roles in Queen’s funeral

Anne meets members of armed forces to offer thanks for roles in Queen’s funeral

Anne meets members of armed forces to offer thanks for roles in Queen’s funeral

22 September 2022

More than 1,000 sailors and Royal Marines were on duty at the funeral on Monday, alongside RAF and British Army personnel.


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