Europe: United Kingdom

The Guardian - United Kingdom (25 minutes ago)

Documents also show US ambassadorial appointment was offered 'higher tiers' briefing before vetting was finalisedThe then cabinet secretary, Simon Case, appeared to advise Keir Starmer to complete security vetting for Peter Mandelson before announcing an appointment, documents reveal.The documents released last month by the Cabinet Office as part...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (54 minutes ago)

Conservationists in Denbighshire 'angry and heartbroken' after Nant-y-Ffrith site emptied during breeding seasonMore than 1,000 toads may have died after a reservoir important to the local ecosystem was drained by a water company, conservationists in north Wales have said.Volunteers at Wrexham Toad Patrols help toads returning to the Nant-y-Ffrith...

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The Evening Standard - National (57 minutes ago)

US navy personnel can be heard shouting: 'Vacate your engine room, vacate your engine room, we're prepared to subject you to disabling fire'

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The Evening Standard - National (57 minutes ago)

John Swinney accused the UK Government of being distracted by the Mandelson scandal, rather than helping people with the cost of living.

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The Evening Standard - National (57 minutes ago)

Amy Winehouse's father loses High Court claim against two of his daughter's friends over the auctioning of items that had been owned by the singer

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (An hour ago)

Exclusive: Retired NHS worker Nicholas Stone died after becoming unwell at protest against far-right Bristol PatriotsThe daughter of a retired NHS worker is calling for a full and independent investigation into the death of her father after it emerged he died after police contact at a protest against the far right.Nicholas Stone, 65, who lived in...

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The Evening Standard - National (An hour ago)

A recent poll suggested a possible unionist majority in Holyrood.

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The Evening Standard - National (An hour ago)

The first of three RMT union walkouts take place this week

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The Evening Standard - National (An hour ago)

John Swinney accused the UK Government of being distracted by the Mandelson scandal, rather than helping people with the cost of living.

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The Evening Standard - National (An hour ago)

Ms Winehouse, whose 2006 album Back To Black made her an international star, died from alcohol poisoning in 2011, aged 27.

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The Evening Standard - National (2 hours ago)

Boy, 17, and man, 19, arrested overnight following the attack on Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow

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The Evening Standard - National (2 hours ago)

Greenpeace said members erected a series of replica wind turbines in support of renewable energy.

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The Evening Standard - National (2 hours ago)

Some 45% of adults are concerned about their ability to pay their energy bill, up from up from 29% in January, debt charity StepChange said.

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The Evening Standard - National (2 hours ago)

Amy Winehouse's father loses High Court claim against two of his daughter's friends over the auctioning of items that had been owned by the singer

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The Financial Times - National (2 hours ago)

Revelation comes ahead of PM addressing Commons about officials' failure to share findings of security checks

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The Financial Times - National (2 hours ago)

Nigel Farage's party has looked to Donald Trump's immigration crackdown as a model

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The Evening Standard - National (2 hours ago)

Spate of arson attacks has targeted Jewish premises and those opposing the Iranian regime, says Met Police deputy commissioner

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The Evening Standard - National (3 hours ago)

Vetting scandal fuels calls from within Labour for Sir Keir Starmer to resign amid fears party will suffer May local elections bloodbath

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The Evening Standard - National (3 hours ago)

A recent poll suggested a possible unionist majority in Holyrood.

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The Financial Times - National (3 hours ago)

Discussion of vetting and procedure is part of the excuse but not the core of the difficulty

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The Evening Standard - National (3 hours ago)

Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Matt Jukes said the 'troubling' series of incidents is designed to intimidate.

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The Evening Standard - National (3 hours ago)

Japan's meteorological agency warned tsunami waves as tall as three metres could hit

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (4 hours ago)

Boy, 17, and man, 19, detained as Met says it is investigating claims a series of antisemitic attacks are linked to IranTwo teenagers have been arrested over an arson attack at a synagogue in north-west London over the weekend, the Metropolitan police have said.Matt Jukes, the deputy commissioner of the Met, said a 17-year-old boy and 19-year-old...

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The Evening Standard - National (4 hours ago)

A review has recommended resistance to dynamic pricing and an immediate ban on the resale of concert tickets above face value

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (4 hours ago)

Office for Students plans new complaints system as Bridget Phillipson says academics too often are being silencedUniversities in England that fail to protect free speech could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income, and in some cases risk losing public funding, under a new complaints system, the government has said.The Office for Students...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (4 hours ago)

Douglas Alexander says lessons need to be learned but he expects Keir Starmer will continue as PMIt was a mistake to announce Peter Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US before he was security vetted for the role, one of Keir Starmer's senior ministers has said before the prime minister's statement to MPs about the scandal.With Starmer aiming...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (4 hours ago)

Reviews website features pages praising unlicensed sites' supposed qualities as if they were legitimate businessesTrustpilot, the reviews website that offers to "find a company you can trust”, is hosting ratings of illegal casinos, raising concerns in Westminster about the potential risks posed to consumers.Unlicensed casino operators linked to...

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The Evening Standard - National (4 hours ago)

The Community Security Trust (CST) said that minor smoke damage to an internal room was caused.

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The Evening Standard - National (4 hours ago)

Jubilee line no longer partially suspended but reporting serious delays following customer incident

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (5 hours ago)

Heavily indebted UK-listed gambling company says it is discussing possible offer from casino operator at 50p a shareBusiness live – latest updatesEvoke, the London-listed gambling company that owns William Hill and the 888 online casino brand, is in takeover talks with the US casino operator Bally's Intralot.The heavily indebted company said in a...

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The Evening Standard - National (5 hours ago)

Take Back Power appeared to be behind stunts which saw custard thrown at Crown Jewels and manure dumped at the Ritz hotel

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The Evening Standard - National (5 hours ago)

Sir Keir Starmer will tell MPs that he did not know Lord Mandelson had failed the initial vetting process and it was 'unforgivable' not to tell him.

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The Evening Standard - National (5 hours ago)

Boy, 17, and man, 19, arrested overnight following the attack on Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow

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The Evening Standard - National (6 hours ago)

Elizabeth line hit with severe delays between Reading/Heathrow and Paddington due to a trespasser

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The Evening Standard - National (7 hours ago)

Union accused of holding the capital 'hostage' with industrial action hitting the London Undeground this week

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The Financial Times - National (7 hours ago)

Next week, the biggest overhaul of England's private rented sector in decades comes into effect — yet many have still not engaged with the changes

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (8 hours ago)

National Gallery, the Box in Plymouth and the Fitzwilliam in Cambridge also shortlisted for £120,000 Art Fund prizeThe V&A East Storehouse, the National Gallery and an accessible castle in Norwich are among the contenders for this year's Art Fund museum of the year award, the most prestigious UK prize in the sector.The annual prize offers the...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (8 hours ago)

PM to give Commons statement on Monday, a day before sacked civil servant Olly Robbins tells his side of the storyThe next 48 hours will be crucial for Keir Starmer's troubled premiership as he faces continuing calls to resign over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. On Monday, Starmer will give a statement to the House of Commons...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (8 hours ago)

Vulnerable children placed in caravans, Airbnbs and holiday camps, with children's commissioner saying practice must stopMinisters must get to grips with the "national scandal” of England's shadow child social care system, the children's commissioner has warned, as a shocking new report reveals the number of children in unregulated settings has...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (8 hours ago)

As fossil fuel prices soar 'the era of clean energy security must come of age', energy secretary will sayEd Miliband will double down on Labour's commitment to net zero in the face of the Middle East conflict this week, insisting that as fossil fuel prices soar "the era of clean energy security must come of age”.The energy secretary is set to...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (8 hours ago)

Report says lack of provision is harmful to health and damaging for high streetsThe number of public toilets in England has fallen by 14% in a decade, harming public health and creating vast swathes of lavatory "deserts” and unpleasant environments, a report says.The analysis by the Royal Society for Public Health found a "significant...

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The Financial Times - National (12 hours ago)

Increase indicates resilience in housing market even as Iran war led to surge in energy costs

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (13 hours ago)

Retail analysts say breaking up food and fashion group would make sense in challenging business environmentPrimark may break free from Kingsmill, Twinings and the sugar business this week when Associated British Foods announces plans on a mooted demerger.The potential split comes at a tricky time for the group controlled by the billionaire Weston...

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The Evening Standard - National (13 hours ago)

The research found more than half of constituencies have at least two parties within five points of each other.

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The Evening Standard - National (13 hours ago)

The Foreign Secretary said that proposals have been circulating from Tehran to introduce tolls on the crucial waterway.

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The Evening Standard - National (13 hours ago)

The winning museum will be announced on June 25.

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The Evening Standard - National (13 hours ago)

The SNP Westminster leader is calling on Scots to vote SNP at the Holyrood elections to 'sack Keir Starmer'.

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The Evening Standard - National (13 hours ago)

The SNP leader believes Scotland could be independent by the end of 2030 – and wants to run in the 2031 elections to be the country's leader.

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The Evening Standard - National (13 hours ago)

'Exercise Granite Resolve' will gauge how the offshore industry and government agencies deal with a complex emergency.

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The Evening Standard - National (13 hours ago)

The independent forecasting group said interest rates will remain on hold in 2026 despite soaring inflation caused by the Iran war.

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The Evening Standard - National (13 hours ago)

The data is based on more than 200 Freedom of Information requests to councils in charge of providing public toilets.

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The Evening Standard - National (13 hours ago)

The scene resembles the time the late Queen appeared in a comedy sketch with a digitally animated Paddington.

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The Evening Standard - National (13 hours ago)

George 'Doddie' Weir died in 2022 after suffering from motor neurone disease for several years.

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The Evening Standard - National (13 hours ago)

The two men are campaigning for peace after losing their daughters to the conflict between their two nations and spoke at an event in Dublin.

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The Evening Standard - National (13 hours ago)

Sir Keir Starmer will tell MPs that he did not know Lord Mandelson had failed the initial vetting process and it was 'unforgivable' not to tell him.

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The Evening Standard - National (14 hours ago)

The Foreign Secretary is expected to focus on UK–Japan co-operation amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty during a trip to Tokyo.

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The Financial Times - National (15 hours ago)

Prime minister's statement to MPs will come ahead of testimony from sacked Foreign Office head Olly Robbins

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (16 hours ago)

Exclusive: deputy PM says UK will not join Iran conflict despite Trump's sometimes 'incomprehensible' social-media barbsDonald Trump's insults towards Keir Starmer are "small and petty” and designed to put pressure on the prime minister to change his position on Iran, David Lammy has said, as he insisted the UK would not get dragged into the...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (16 hours ago)

Prime minister to deliver high-stakes statement to MPs over vetting controversy that has put his position in perilKeir Starmer will deliver a high-stakes statement to MPs on Monday as he struggles to overcome fears inside his government that the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal could yet cost him his leadership.In what is set to be a dramatic...

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The Evening Standard - National (16 hours ago)

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said the Prime Minister would not have appointed the peer if he knew UK Security Vetting had not cleared him.

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The Evening Standard - National (16 hours ago)

Commentary: The Prime Minister is fighting for his political life after the security vetting revelations in the Mandelson storm

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (18 hours ago)

Ahead of a showdown with MPs, prime minister looks like a man who is not really in control in his own governmentKeir Starmer has spent much of the last 24 hours working on a plan for what senior government figures are already describing as his "judgment day”: his showdown with MPs on Monday over the latest Peter Mandelson revelations.That the...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (18 hours ago)

Take Back Power, which targets the super-rich, says seven members were arrested at a training sessionSeven people from an activist group calling for higher taxes on the super-rich have been arrested by police on suspicion of conspiracy to steal.Police confirmed that six women and one man were detained in Salford, Greater Manchester, on Sunday over...

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Channel 4 News - National (18 hours ago)

Britain's Chief Rabbi says the Jewish community in the UK is being subjected to a 'sustained campaign of violence and intimidation' after an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in Harrow, in northwest London.

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Channel 4 News - National (18 hours ago)

We spoke to the former Labour MP and Vice President of the Jewish Leadership Council, Dame Louise Ellman.

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Channel 4 News - National (18 hours ago)

The Prime Minister continues to feel the heat over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador. 

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The Evening Standard - National (18 hours ago)

The Prime Minister visited the Faslane naval base on the Clyde.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (18 hours ago)

Whitehall officials are weighing up 'unprecedented' disclosure of documents in security clearance scandalStarmer did not gamble with national security over Mandelson, says ministerMinisters are under growing pressure to share the documents from Peter Mandelson's vetting process with the parliamentary committee tasked with deciding if they should be...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (19 hours ago)

Former Little Mix singer offers £10,000 reward for information about Land Rover taken from Essex drivewayThe musician Jesy Nelson, a former member of the band Little Mix, has pleaded for help after her car, which contained essential medical equipment for her children, was stolen from her driveway in Essex.The black Land Rover is believed to have...

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The Financial Times - National (20 hours ago)

Zack Polanski's leftwing populists are aiming to eat into Labour's heartlands

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The Evening Standard - National (20 hours ago)

All you need to know as more Tube strikes hit London

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The Evening Standard - National (21 hours ago)

The Prime Minister visited the Faslane naval base on the Clyde.

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The Evening Standard - National (21 hours ago)

It comes after after another attempted arson attack at a north-west London synagogue.

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The Evening Standard - National (21 hours ago)

Counter-terror officers investigating if Iranian proxies are behind attacks on Jewish community in the capital

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The Evening Standard - National (22 hours ago)

A spate of arson attacks is targeting Jewish premises and those opposing the Iranian regime, the deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police has said

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The Evening Standard - National (22 hours ago)

It comes after after another attempted arson attack at a north-west London synagogue.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (22 hours ago)

Police say 29-year-old arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and drink driving after collision on Soho streetA woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car hit pedestrians in central London in the early hours of Sunday morning.A woman in her 30s is in hospital in a critical condition and a man in his 50s suffered...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (23 hours ago)

Agreements would aim to shield British industry from new steel tariffs and stricter rules on electric vehicles due in 2027Downing Street hopes to secure deals on steel and electric cars with the EU as it seeks to upgrade the post-Brexit economic relationship.Amid economic uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East and strains in...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (24 hours ago)

Exclusive: pendant appears in 1635 painting Sir Thomas Aston at the Deathbed of His Wife that hangs in the Manchester Art GalleryA Hamnet-era mourning jewel has been rediscovered four centuries after it was immortalised in one of Britain's most enigmatic and celebrated 17th‑century family portraits.The heart‑shaped pendant was depicted in Sir...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (24 hours ago)

HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, NatWest and Santander will this week discuss with chancellor how to limit effects of conflict Middle East crisis – live updatesThe bosses of Britain's "big five” retail banks have been summoned to a meeting with the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, this week to discuss how to limit the economic impact of the crisis in the...

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The Financial Times - National (24 hours ago)

Market Questions is the FT's guide to the week ahead

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The Financial Times - National (24 hours ago)

Officers threaten to use anti-espionage National Security Act against anyone involved in the incidents

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The Evening Standard - National (24 hours ago)

Female driver also arrested on suspicion of GBH, dangerous driving and drink driving as car hits group of people in famous street near Oxford Circus

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The Evening Standard - National (24 hours ago)

Multiple arson or attempted arson attacks have been investigated on Jewish property in the area in the past month.

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The Evening Standard - National (A day ago)

Multiple arson or attempted arson attacks have been investigated on Jewish property in the area in the past month.

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The Financial Times - National (A day ago)

Friends say Olly Robbins feels aggrieved about being fired and will give full account when he appears before MPs on Tuesday

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The Evening Standard - National (A day ago)

Multiple arson or attempted arson attacks have been investigated on Jewish property in the area in the past month.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A day ago)

Once a progressive outlier, Scotland is facing a political reckoning as Reform benefits from growing social divisionIt's Monday evening in Aberdeen, and George Preston is wearing his union flag suit to the Reform UK rally. He joined the party in 2024 as it gained ground in the north-east of Scotland with its first councillor defections from the...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A day ago)

Shopkeepers charged millions of pounds, including alleged £10,000 penalty for mistake that cost firm £7.08Vodafone incentivised its security staff to increase "clawbacks” levied on its own franchisees, as part of a programme that led to the telecoms group fining its own shopkeepers millions of pounds for seemingly small administrative...

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The Evening Standard - National (A day ago)

Ciara Bowe, 44, from Cork was 16 weeks into her pregnancy when twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome was spotted.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A day ago)

Met police looking into whether series of arson attacks against Jewish sites were carried out by Iranian proxies The chief rabbi has said Jews in the UK are facing a "sustained campaign of violence and intimidation” after another attempted arson attack on a synagogue in London.The incident at Kenton united synagogue in Harrow, north-west London,...

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The Evening Standard - National (A day ago)

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said the Prime Minister would not have appointed the peer if he knew UK Security Vetting had not cleared him.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A day ago)

Deputy leader ran shell companies that reportedly did not pay tax on profits from 2020 to 2022, during which time his firm donated £1.1m to partyRichard Tice allegedly failed to pay almost £100,000 in corporation tax to the benefit of his investment company, which in turn made donations to Reform UK, it has been reported.In response to the report...

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The Evening Standard - National (A day ago)

It is the fourth arson or attempted arson attack on Jewish property in the area reported in less than a month.

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The Evening Standard - National (A day ago)

It is the fourth arson or attempted arson attack on Jewish property in the area reported in less than a month.

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The Evening Standard - National (A day ago)

Chief Rabbi condemns attack on Kenton United Synagogue overnight saying 'campaign of violence and intimidation against the Jewish community of the UK is gathering momentum'

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A day ago)

Holiday park firms say such bookings are on the rise because of impact of Iran war on aviationHoliday companies have predicted a surge in bookings for UK summer breaks after a jump in interest from Britons fearful of flight cancellations linked to the Iran war.Summer bookings are expected to rise in the coming weeks amid warnings of possible jet...

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The Evening Standard - National (A day ago)

Clair Kelland is one of 11 officers from Scotland Yard facing a probe by the police watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)

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The Evening Standard - National (A day ago)

The Department for Science Innovation and Technology said it has not done any modelling analysis in key areas such as mental health.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A day ago)

The prime minister's leadership is still in the spotlight after Peter Mandelson was appointed US ambassador after he failed security vettingOur Scotland correspondent Libby Brooks has written this piece on how Scottish voters are being attracted to Reform UK, and how it reflects attitudes to immigration.It's Monday evening in Aberdeen, and George...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A day ago)

Exclusive: George Robertson calls on officials to identify the 'fit and willing' in UK's 95,000-strong strategic reserveThe Ministry of Defence has lost track of military veterans they intend to recall at a time of national danger, according to a key government adviser.About 95,000 former soldiers and officers are in the strategic reserve but it is...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A day ago)

Filings suggest manufacturers' lending arms have massively underestimated bill from FCA's £9.1bn redress schemeCarmakers are under pressure to drum up £3bn to cover payouts for motor finance scandal victims after failing to adequately prepare for a UK-wide compensation scheme that is due to begin this summer.Company filings show the lending arms...

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The Evening Standard - National (A day ago)

The Foreign Office has been blamed for clearing the peer in January 2025 to begin as US ambassador

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The Evening Standard - National (A day ago)

Members of the Jewish community have been urged to 'remain calm' as counter-terror police investigate attack alongside a series of similar incidents

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The Evening Standard - National (A day ago)

Mystery surrounds a spate of vandalised homes in north London. Could Chinese Triad gangs be responsible? David James Smith reports

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The Financial Times - National (A day ago)

England's water companies are lagging behind other more water-stressed nations, says Estelle Brachlianoff

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The Financial Times - National (A day ago)

Increase comes as government agency steps up efforts to close 'tax gap'

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The Evening Standard - National (A day ago)

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is expected to fall on Friday in its last scheduled debate before the end of this parliamentary session.

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The Evening Standard - National (A day ago)

The Foreign Office has been blamed for clearing the peer in January 2025 to begin as US ambassador.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (2 days ago)

The author, who will interview members of royal family for book, says being chosen for role is a 'profound honour'Anna Keay, a historian whose most celebrated book is about Britain's republican period, has been confirmed as Queen Elizabeth II's official biographer.Keay will interview members of the royal family and the late queen's friends and...

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The Evening Standard - National (2 days ago)

Anna Keay is a trustee of the Royal Collection Trust, which the King supports as patron, and is a member of the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee.

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The Evening Standard - National (2 days ago)

Members of the Jewish community have been urged to 'remain calm' as counter-terror police investigate this and a series of similar incidents.

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The Evening Standard - National (2 days ago)

The MP spoke to National Housing Demonstration protesters in Soho Square Gardens, west London.

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The Evening Standard - National (2 days ago)

The Queen Elizabeth Trust has been set up for the centenary of her birth and will offer grants for UK communities to develop community spaces.

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The Evening Standard - National (2 days ago)

Paul Quinn, 52, was convicted of the 2003 sex attack that Andrew Malkinson was wrongly convicted and jailed for.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (2 days ago)

Officers responded after group claimed to have targeted nearby Israeli embassy with 'dangerous substances'Kensington Gardens in London has reopened after the discovery of several suspicious items including two jars containing a powdered substance that was deemed to be non-hazardous, police said.Officers in protective clothing responded to an...

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The Evening Standard - National (2 days ago)

The safety aid was worn by first class passenger Laura Mabel Francatelli who survived the sinking in which about 1,500 people died.

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The Evening Standard - National (2 days ago)

Police have concluded their tests on 'suspicious items' found in Kensington Gardens

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (2 days ago)

Deputy prime minister says it is 'inexplicable' top civil servant kept Downing Street in darkKeir Starmer would have blocked Peter Mandelson from serving as the UK's ambassador to Washington had he known he failed security vetting, David Lammy has said, as he attempted to shore up the prime minister amid damaging fallout from the row.In his first...

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The Evening Standard - National (2 days ago)

Saturday's Henry Aldridge & Son auction auction in Devizes, Wiltshire, had 344 lots.

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Channel 4 News - National (2 days ago)

Counter-terrorism police are investigating an arson attack last night on a Jewish centre in north-west London. It's the third such attack at a Jewish site in the capital in a month.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (2 days ago)

Two men died at the scene after head-on motorway collision near Kincross, Police Scotland sayTwo drivers have died in a motorway crash in Scotland involving a car apparently travelling in the wrong direction on the carriageway, police have said.The two men died at the scene of the collision on the M90 near Kinross, a town in Perth and Kinross, at...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (2 days ago)

Labour calls on Nigel Farage to sack candidates and says his party's checks 'clearly not fit for purpose'Reform UK's checks on candidates are "clearly not fit for purpose”, Labour has said after two more candidates in May's local elections were accused of making offensive or potentially racist social media posts.Meanwhile, it emerged that Restore...

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The Financial Times - National (2 days ago)

A shake-up of the NEC after May's local election could remove a barrier to Greater Manchester mayor's leadership ambitions

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The Evening Standard - National (2 days ago)

Two men died have died in a crash on the M90 near Kinross.

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Louis finally returned to his nest two weeks late and had been feared dead by experts.

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A small group of friends started the annual Tweed Run in 2008, and the event now includes about 800 cyclists

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The Evening Standard - National (2 days ago)

A small group of friends started the annual Tweed Run in 2008, and the event now includes about 800 cyclists.

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The Evening Standard - National (2 days ago)

Police want to speak to the man in the CCTV image they believe may have information following the attack on the Victoria line

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A man fled the scene in Hendon, north-west London.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (2 days ago)

The restaurant is to cut more than a fifth of its outlets amid an onslaught from supermarkets and rival chainsWhen Franco Manca first opened in south London's Brixton Market in 2008, its competitively priced sourdough pizzas served in a sophisticated setting quickly drew a buzz."It was all the rage,” says food blogger Gerry del Guercio of...

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The Evening Standard - National (2 days ago)

The publication came after three years of work on more than 750,000 individual household and enumerator returns.

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The Evening Standard - National (2 days ago)

A man fled the scene in Hendon, north-west London.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (2 days ago)

Changing climate, new techniques and a homegrown study programme have all helped drive a UK viticulture boomRows of vines stretch across the rolling hills of rural Dorset. Currently waist height, they appear bare against a bleak spring sky. Up close, you can see they are already dotted with tiny woolly buds as they exit their winter dormancy for a...

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Police were called to the scene in Hendon at 10.31pm on Friday and fire crews also attended.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (2 days ago)

Justice for Fayed and Harrods Survivors group claim there are 'dozens of individuals who must be held to account'A group of 50 survivors of alleged sexual abuse by Harrods' former owner Mohamed Al Fayed are calling for "meaningful consequences” for those who they claim facilitated and ignored the abuse."If they think the money is the important...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (2 days ago)

Judex Atshatshi, 18, appears in court over what prosecutors say they believe was targeted attack on Jewish communityA fourth suspect charged after four Jewish community ambulances were torched in north-west London has been remanded in custody.Judex Atshatshi, 18, a British national from Dagenham, east London, appeared at Westminster magistrates...

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A man has been left in fear following burn injuries to his face and upper body following the incident at Strabane Magistrates' Court last week.

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The First Minister responded to claims from former SNP MP Joanna Cherry that he is 'too afraid' to stand up to his party on women's rights.

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The Evening Standard - National (2 days ago)

The Scottish First Minister accused the PM of a 'staggering level of incompetence' after the PM blamed an official for overruling security vetting.

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The Evening Standard - National (2 days ago)

The president was addressing an international democracy conference in Spain during her first overseas trip.

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Labour, Conservatives, Reform and the Greens are all standing 54 candidates across the borough's 18 wards

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (2 days ago)

Met describe 'similarities' with other recent attacks after business in Hendon was targeted on FridayCounter-terrorism police are leading an investigation into an arson attack on a business in Hendon, north-west London.The force said that, while it was not yet being linked to arson attacks on a nearby synagogue and Jewish ambulance charity,...

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The Evening Standard - National (2 days ago)

Officers probe incident in Hendon amid 'similarities' to a string of arson attacks in the capital in recent weeks

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (2 days ago)

Museum says The Music is Black is part of a push to reposition scene as central to UK's cultural historyJacqueline Springer is standing in the middle of the V&A's new exhibition space looking wistfully at a pair of drainpipe trousers, a tailored suit jacket and a porkpie hat, which create the unmistakable silhouette of Pauline Black, lead...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (2 days ago)

Simon McDonald says Olly Robbins was 'thrown under a bus' by the prime minister and the decision feels wrongThe Peter Mandelson security vetting scandal is the biggest crisis for the diplomatic service in decades, a former Foreign Office chief has said.Simon McDonald, who was the permanent under-secretary of the government department until 2020,...

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The Evening Standard - National (2 days ago)

Tyler Buchanan has been in US federal custody since April 2025.

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Iran's military says it is resuming control of the Strait of Hormuz as supreme leader vows 'bitter defeats' for enemies

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The Evening Standard - National (2 days ago)

Sir Olly was sacked this week after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper lost confidence in him.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (2 days ago)

Passengers face risk of cancellations due to fuel shortages – and long airport queues due to EU entry-exit systemWhat are your rights if your holiday flight is cancelled?Holidaymakers have faced numerous stresses in recent years when planning and budgeting for the sacred summer holiday. Holiday flights to Europe have kept growing despite a...

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UK Health Security Agency says cases have been treated successfully and antibiotics are being given as a precautionThree cases of meningitis B have been confirmed in the south-west of England, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), and young people in the area have been offered vaccinations against the disease.The cases, which have all...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (2 days ago)

Iran war and EU's new entry-exit system could lead to travel misery this summer, but there are ways to mitigate itCan Europe avoid a summer of travel chaos?The war in the Middle East has prompted fears that potential shortages of jet fuel could result in flight cancellations this summer and warnings that holidays could be severely...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (2 days ago)

Inquiries into who knew what, and when, will be pored over in coming weeks and could ultimately decide Starmer's fateWhen the Guardian revealed that Peter Mandelson had failed his vetting checks before being appointed as British ambassador to Washington, members of Keir Starmer's cabinet, who were scattered around the world on government business,...

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The Evening Standard - National (2 days ago)

Gillian Mackay said her party would recognise misogyny as a specific offence in Scots law.

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Source close to former Duchess of York speaks out as she tracked to a £2,000-a-night chalet in the Alps

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Prime Minister facing crunch week for his premiership amid fallout over Mandelson vetting row, Senior Government figures say

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (2 days ago)

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereOn Friday the Cabinet Office released a template page from the summary document produced by UKSV after Mandelson's vetting. The document would be used by a vetting officer to summarise their findings.It lists three rankings for possible "overall concern”: low, medium and high. In the...

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The Evening Standard - National (2 days ago)

Future Academies and developer London Square had proposed to knock down parts of the existing Phoenix Academy by White City to carry out £40 million-plus worth of upgrades

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RMT union accuses TfL bosses of reneging on promises, making Tube driver strike action next week 'inevitable'

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (2 days ago)

Hannah Spencer says minister 'continuously offends people by saying working-class people don't care about dogs'Labour is "offensively caricaturing” working-class people by saying they do not want a greyhound racing ban in England, the Green party MP Hannah Spencer has said.The sport has traditionally been associated with working-class culture and...

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