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Man to be sentenced for off-duty ambulance man’s car park murder

Man to be sentenced for off-duty ambulance man’s car park murder

Man to be sentenced for off-duty ambulance man’s car park murder

15 November 2023

Sheldon Flanighan, 55, was killed and his friend Wayne Common was badly injured when Toby Kelly deliberately hit them with his van.


Sunak faces PMQs grilling amid fallout from Braverman letter

Sunak faces PMQs grilling amid fallout from Braverman letter

Sunak faces PMQs grilling amid fallout from Braverman letter

15 November 2023

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will go head to head with Sir Keir Starmer less than 24 hours after Suella Braverman published her excoriating letter.


Some Irish citizens ‘may be able to leave Gaza’ on Wednesday

Some Irish citizens ‘may be able to leave Gaza’ on Wednesday

Some Irish citizens ‘may be able to leave Gaza’ on Wednesday

14 November 2023

It comes as Ireland’s deputy premier Micheal Martin travels to Egypt.


Charities’ bank accounts suddenly closed, regulators warn

Charities’ bank accounts suddenly closed, regulators warn

Charities’ bank accounts suddenly closed, regulators warn

14 November 2023

The UK’s charity regulators have said charities experience ‘poor customer service and administrative delays’ and urged banks to improve services.


Urgent appeals for missing people to appear on Trainline app

Urgent appeals for missing people to appear on Trainline app

Urgent appeals for missing people to appear on Trainline app

14 November 2023

The initiative has the potential to reach millions of train travellers across the country.


Israel ‘has become a country blinded by rage waging a war on children’

Israel ‘has become a country blinded by rage waging a war on children’

Israel ‘has become a country blinded by rage waging a war on children’

14 November 2023

Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris said Israel had a right to defend itself but its actions have escalated.


Just 5% of public feel prepared for climate change, poll suggests

Just 5% of public feel prepared for climate change, poll suggests

Just 5% of public feel prepared for climate change, poll suggests

14 November 2023

The LGA is calling for the autumn statement to signal a rapid acceleration in the adaptation work needed to prepare for climate change.


Government ‘must ensure value for money as flood defence plans hit by inflation’

Government ‘must ensure value for money as flood defence plans hit by inflation’

Government ‘must ensure value for money as flood defence plans hit by inflation’

14 November 2023

The Environment Agency has cut its forecast for the number of additional properties it will be able to better protect from flooding by 2027 by 40%.


Media mogul Lord Lebedev warns against ‘erosion of free speech’ in the UK

Media mogul Lord Lebedev warns against ‘erosion of free speech’ in the UK

Media mogul Lord Lebedev warns against ‘erosion of free speech’ in the UK

14 November 2023

Lord Lebedev, owner of the London Evening Standard and shareholder in The Independent, claimed Britain’s enemies are ‘laughing at us’.


Courteney Cox shares favourite Friends clip in tribute to Matthew Perry

Courteney Cox shares favourite Friends clip in tribute to Matthew Perry

Courteney Cox shares favourite Friends clip in tribute to Matthew Perry

14 November 2023

She played Monica Geller in the hit US sitcom starring opposite Perry in his role as witty Chandler Bing.


Police appeal to trace 11 men seen at London pro-Palestine marches

Police appeal to trace 11 men seen at London pro-Palestine marches

Police appeal to trace 11 men seen at London pro-Palestine marches

14 November 2023

The Metropolitan Police said all those they seek to trace were seen at demonstrations in London since Hamas militants entered Israel on October 7.


Irish government accused of ‘double standards’ over Israel

Irish government accused of ‘double standards’ over Israel

Irish government accused of ‘double standards’ over Israel

14 November 2023

Sinn Fein brought a private members bill to Dail Eireann on Tuesday evening ‘in response to cries from Gaza’.


Block of flats evacuated after structural issues found

Block of flats evacuated after structural issues found

Block of flats evacuated after structural issues found

14 November 2023

There is a ‘risk to the structure of the block’ at Barton House in Bristol in the event of a fire, explosion or large impact, surveys found.


King celebrates 75th birthday by chatting to hundreds of NHS nurses

King celebrates 75th birthday by chatting to hundreds of NHS nurses

King celebrates 75th birthday by chatting to hundreds of NHS nurses

14 November 2023

Charles hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace to highlight the work of nurses and midwives over the decades as part of the NHS 75 celebrations.


Mother whose baby died in prison calls for end to pregnant women being jailed

Mother whose baby died in prison calls for end to pregnant women being jailed

Mother whose baby died in prison calls for end to pregnant women being jailed

14 November 2023

Aisha Cleary was born at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey in the early hours of September 27 2019, but died at 9.03am that morning.


Family pay tribute to ‘true gentleman’ Olympian killed in lorry collision

Family pay tribute to ‘true gentleman’ Olympian killed in lorry collision

Family pay tribute to ‘true gentleman’ Olympian killed in lorry collision

14 November 2023

The children of 75-year-old Mr Hebditch, who was known as Brian and lived in Fareham, have paid tribute to him.


What is the ECHR and how does it relate to the Rwanda migrants policy?

What is the ECHR and how does it relate to the Rwanda migrants policy?

What is the ECHR and how does it relate to the Rwanda migrants policy?

14 November 2023

Tories on the right of the party will once again call for the UK to leave the European Convention on Human Rights if they lose in the Supreme Court.


Braverman suggests she struck deal with Sunak to help him become PM

Braverman suggests she struck deal with Sunak to help him become PM

Braverman suggests she struck deal with Sunak to help him become PM

14 November 2023

The right-wing Tory said she accepted his offer to return as home secretary on the back of ‘certain conditions’.


Braverman accuses ‘weak’ Sunak of betrayal as Tories ‘running out of time’

Braverman accuses ‘weak’ Sunak of betrayal as Tories ‘running out of time’

Braverman accuses ‘weak’ Sunak of betrayal as Tories ‘running out of time’

14 November 2023

Former home secretary Suella Braverman told Rishi Sunak: ‘Your plan is not working, we have endured record election defeats, your resets have failed.’


Matt LeBlanc says some of his ‘favourite times’ were spent with Matthew Perry

Matt LeBlanc says some of his ‘favourite times’ were spent with Matthew Perry

Matt LeBlanc says some of his ‘favourite times’ were spent with Matthew Perry

14 November 2023

Matthew Perry died last month at the age of 54.


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