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Macron ‘playing little political games with nuclear weapons’, says ex-Navy chief

Macron ‘playing little political games with nuclear weapons’, says ex-Navy chief

Macron ‘playing little political games with nuclear weapons’, says ex-Navy chief

09 May 2024

Labour peer Lord West of Spithead argued that France should allocate its nuclear weapons to Nato, not ‘some half-baked EU military organisation’.


Post Office staff defended Horizon in ‘an almost religious panic’, inquiry told

Post Office staff defended Horizon in ‘an almost religious panic’, inquiry told

Post Office staff defended Horizon in ‘an almost religious panic’, inquiry told

09 May 2024

Ex-Cartwright King barrister Simon Clarke was giving evidence to the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry on Thursday.


Camilla feeds donkeys and horses while hosting equine charity reception

Camilla feeds donkeys and horses while hosting equine charity reception

Camilla feeds donkeys and horses while hosting equine charity reception

09 May 2024

Camilla met Alfie the donkey and LaLa, a Shetland pony, along with famous charity supporters as she marked the 90th anniversary of Brooke.


Palestine and climate activists confront Barclays at chaotic shareholder meeting

Palestine and climate activists confront Barclays at chaotic shareholder meeting

Palestine and climate activists confront Barclays at chaotic shareholder meeting

09 May 2024

Chairman Nigel Higgins was repeatedly interrupted as the meeting kicked off at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow.


Health department was ‘greatest superspreader’ of Covid, Poots tells inquiry

Health department was ‘greatest superspreader’ of Covid, Poots tells inquiry

Health department was ‘greatest superspreader’ of Covid, Poots tells inquiry

09 May 2024

Edwin Poots became emotional as he recalled the death of his father during the pandemic.


Man on trial accused of killing former Fettes College teacher

Man on trial accused of killing former Fettes College teacher

Man on trial accused of killing former Fettes College teacher

09 May 2024

Paul Black, 65, denies murdering 75-year-old Peter Coshan in 2022.


Newcastle United’s kit deal with JD Sports will hike prices for fans, court told

Newcastle United’s kit deal with JD Sports will hike prices for fans, court told

Newcastle United’s kit deal with JD Sports will hike prices for fans, court told

09 May 2024

Sports Direct claims a refusal to supply it with the club’s 2024/25 Premier League season kit is unlawful.


Former head teacher denies sexual abuse of children

Former head teacher denies sexual abuse of children

Former head teacher denies sexual abuse of children

09 May 2024

Neil Foden, 66, denies preying on five youngsters.


Inciting violence has ‘no place’ on university campuses, student leader says

Inciting violence has ‘no place’ on university campuses, student leader says

Inciting violence has ‘no place’ on university campuses, student leader says

09 May 2024

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for universities to remain ‘bastions of tolerance’ during the roundtable with vice-chancellors.


Climate change leading to food price volatility, campaigners warn

Climate change leading to food price volatility, campaigners warn

Climate change leading to food price volatility, campaigners warn

09 May 2024

Food Foundation executive director Anna Taylor said the ‘failures’ of the current food system were being felt by both farmers and consumers.


Two-year-old honoured for quick-thinking after neighbours saved from fire

Two-year-old honoured for quick-thinking after neighbours saved from fire

Two-year-old honoured for quick-thinking after neighbours saved from fire

09 May 2024

Alloweigh Frame raised the alarm after spotting smoke billowing from a block of flats near her home in South Lanarkshire.


Harris: Ireland is moving closer to formally recognising the state of Palestine

Harris: Ireland is moving closer to formally recognising the state of Palestine

Harris: Ireland is moving closer to formally recognising the state of Palestine

09 May 2024

The Taoiseach refused to confirm when the recognition might take place.


Government halts plans for pilot ‘hydrogen town’ heating scheme

Government halts plans for pilot ‘hydrogen town’ heating scheme

Government halts plans for pilot ‘hydrogen town’ heating scheme

09 May 2024

The plans would have seen at least 10,000 properties in one area switch from gas boilers to hydrogen heating by the end of the decade.


I’ve been allowed out of my cage, King tells officers on visit to barracks

I’ve been allowed out of my cage, King tells officers on visit to barracks

I’ve been allowed out of my cage, King tells officers on visit to barracks

09 May 2024

Charles also apologised for the last-minute nature of his trip to the 3 Royal School of Military Engineering.


I’m too left wing for Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour, jokes Penny Mordaunt

I’m too left wing for Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour, jokes Penny Mordaunt

I’m too left wing for Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour, jokes Penny Mordaunt

09 May 2024

The Commons Leader also compared Sir Keir to a crab that selects ‘sedentary creatures and seaweed’ to help ‘disguise its true form’.


Mortgage holders hoping for relief on their payments dealt a blow, say experts

Mortgage holders hoping for relief on their payments dealt a blow, say experts

Mortgage holders hoping for relief on their payments dealt a blow, say experts

09 May 2024

Around 1.6 million fixed-rate mortgages are due to end or have already ended at some point in 2024.


Natalie Elphicke apologises for comments about ex-husband’s victims

Natalie Elphicke apologises for comments about ex-husband’s victims

Natalie Elphicke apologises for comments about ex-husband’s victims

09 May 2024

The now-Labour MP had been criticised by her new party colleagues over comments she made following her ex-husband’s sexual assault conviction.


Security of the nation ‘on the ballot paper’ at general election – Cameron

Security of the nation ‘on the ballot paper’ at general election – Cameron

Security of the nation ‘on the ballot paper’ at general election – Cameron

09 May 2024

Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron said how to protect the UK in a dangerous world will be a key issue for voters.


Fundraiser Tony Hudgell gets special royal invite after missing Palace party

Fundraiser Tony Hudgell gets special royal invite after missing Palace party

Fundraiser Tony Hudgell gets special royal invite after missing Palace party

09 May 2024

The nine-year-old has raised £1.8 million for charity and has been awarded the British Empire Medal for services to the prevention of child abuse.


Climate and pro-Palestinian activists target Barclays AGM

Climate and pro-Palestinian activists target Barclays AGM

Climate and pro-Palestinian activists target Barclays AGM

09 May 2024

The bank said it has policies it follows on issues including climate change, human rights and the defence and security sector.


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