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‘Loyalty penalty’ class action claim launched against four largest mobile firms

‘Loyalty penalty’ class action claim launched against four largest mobile firms

‘Loyalty penalty’ class action claim launched against four largest mobile firms

07 December 2023

The claim alleges that long-standing customers were overcharged for handsets beyond the end of their contractual term.


Blocking Ukraine aid would be ‘Christmas present’ to Putin and Xi, Cameron says

Blocking Ukraine aid would be ‘Christmas present’ to Putin and Xi, Cameron says

Blocking Ukraine aid would be ‘Christmas present’ to Putin and Xi, Cameron says

07 December 2023

The Foreign Secretary urged allies to rally around Kyiv as he delivered a speech at the Aspen security conference.


Student, 17, stabbed to death during ‘altercation’ in south London

Student, 17, stabbed to death during ‘altercation’ in south London

Student, 17, stabbed to death during ‘altercation’ in south London

07 December 2023

Officers were called to Sutton High Street, where the teenage boy was found injured, just after 7pm on Tuesday.


Boris Johnson ‘rather sad’ his evidence to Covid inquiry is over

Boris Johnson ‘rather sad’ his evidence to Covid inquiry is over

Boris Johnson ‘rather sad’ his evidence to Covid inquiry is over

07 December 2023

The former prime minister gave two days of evidence to the inquiry and called for the origins of the virus to be investigated.


Ofsted vow to ‘do more’ as Ruth Perry’s family say lessons must be learned

Ofsted vow to ‘do more’ as Ruth Perry’s family say lessons must be learned

Ofsted vow to ‘do more’ as Ruth Perry’s family say lessons must be learned

07 December 2023

Mrs Perry took her own life after Ofsted downgraded her school in Reading from its highest rating to its lowest over safeguarding concerns.


‘Excess profits’ made by big firms boosted inflation – report

‘Excess profits’ made by big firms boosted inflation – report

‘Excess profits’ made by big firms boosted inflation – report

07 December 2023

Researchers found that big firms, including UK-listed companies, saw their profits outpace inflation while ordinary families’ real incomes plummeted.


Kevin Sinfield completes MND fundraising ultra-marathon challenge

Kevin Sinfield completes MND fundraising ultra-marathon challenge

Kevin Sinfield completes MND fundraising ultra-marathon challenge

07 December 2023

The 43-year-old has finished his gruelling ‘7 in 7 in 7’ ultra-marathon challenge.


Santa Claus tells King he is on ‘very good boy list’

Santa Claus tells King he is on ‘very good boy list’

Santa Claus tells King he is on ‘very good boy list’

07 December 2023

Ealing Broadway shopping centre was filled with crowds when they realised a famous visitor was perusing food and craft stalls.


D-Day veteran, 100, given Legion of Honour medal in surprise ceremony

D-Day veteran, 100, given Legion of Honour medal in surprise ceremony

D-Day veteran, 100, given Legion of Honour medal in surprise ceremony

07 December 2023

David Morgan landed on Utah beach five days after D-Day to help establish a wireless communication link back to the London War Office.


Man re-arrested on suspicion of 1999 murder of teenage girl

Man re-arrested on suspicion of 1999 murder of teenage girl

Man re-arrested on suspicion of 1999 murder of teenage girl

07 December 2023

The naked body of Victoria Hall was found in a ditch on September 24 1999.


Oxfam workers to launch strikes over pay

Oxfam workers to launch strikes over pay

Oxfam workers to launch strikes over pay

07 December 2023

Members of Unite will be striking for the first time in the charity’s history


Boris Johnson said he hated closing schools when quizzed on opening pubs first

Boris Johnson said he hated closing schools when quizzed on opening pubs first

Boris Johnson said he hated closing schools when quizzed on opening pubs first

07 December 2023

The former prime minister described schools as ‘reservoirs of of risk’ from which younger people might have spread the virus to vulnerable people.


‘Insanity’ to hold another leadership contest, says Tory Party chairman

‘Insanity’ to hold another leadership contest, says Tory Party chairman

‘Insanity’ to hold another leadership contest, says Tory Party chairman

07 December 2023

Richard Holden said his party needed to be ‘fighting the opposition rather than ourselves’.


Junior doctors’ strike to affect patient care, NHS boss warns

Junior doctors’ strike to affect patient care, NHS boss warns

Junior doctors’ strike to affect patient care, NHS boss warns

07 December 2023

Amanda Pritchard said that the walkouts announced this week were at the top of the health service’s ‘worry list’.


Consultation launched on proposed pharmacy changes

Consultation launched on proposed pharmacy changes

Consultation launched on proposed pharmacy changes

07 December 2023

The planned changes aim to free up pharmacists’ time, allowing them to provide advice to patients and carry out blood pressure tests.


Section of sea wall removed to help protect saltmarsh habitat

Section of sea wall removed to help protect saltmarsh habitat

Section of sea wall removed to help protect saltmarsh habitat

07 December 2023

The work at Northey Island in Essex has opened up more space for seawater to come through and help slow a phenomenon called coastal squeeze.


Wild salmon protection zones to be brought in next year

Wild salmon protection zones to be brought in next year

Wild salmon protection zones to be brought in next year

07 December 2023

Stocks of the fish have reduced across the North Atlantic from 10 million in the 1970s to an estimated three million today.


Councillor ‘very sorry’ after Jane Horrocks breaks wrist on icy road

Councillor ‘very sorry’ after Jane Horrocks breaks wrist on icy road

Councillor ‘very sorry’ after Jane Horrocks breaks wrist on icy road

07 December 2023

She said that injuries of a broken wrist and bruised ribs were ‘not too bad in the grand scheme of things’.


Home Office spent more than £2.1 million defending Rwanda plan in courts

Home Office spent more than £2.1 million defending Rwanda plan in courts

Home Office spent more than £2.1 million defending Rwanda plan in courts

07 December 2023

It comes a week after several MPs expressed their exasperation at the lack of detail being provided by the Home Office’s permanent secretary.


Portraits capturing Shane MacGowan’s final London visit up for auction

Portraits capturing Shane MacGowan’s final London visit up for auction

Portraits capturing Shane MacGowan’s final London visit up for auction

07 December 2023

Portrait artist Dan Llywelyn Hall said MacGowan was ‘blissfully kind of just in his own existence’ when he met him in October last year.


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