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Provisional trial set for man accused of expressing support for Hamas

Provisional trial set for man accused of expressing support for Hamas

Provisional trial set for man accused of expressing support for Hamas

22 December 2023

Urslaan Khan, 41, appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday.


Strong winds to batter UK on Christmas Eve before rain-soaked December 25

Strong winds to batter UK on Christmas Eve before rain-soaked December 25

Strong winds to batter UK on Christmas Eve before rain-soaked December 25

22 December 2023

Gusts as high as 60 to 70 mph are due to hit the north of Scotland and northern and central areas of England on Sunday, according to forecasts.


Traditions such as pantomime could be included in new cultural heritage register

Traditions such as pantomime could be included in new cultural heritage register

Traditions such as pantomime could be included in new cultural heritage register

22 December 2023

The Government has said it intends to ratify the 2003 Unesco Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.


Airline bomb plot ‘financier’ jailed over stolen cars and secret accounts

Airline bomb plot ‘financier’ jailed over stolen cars and secret accounts

Airline bomb plot ‘financier’ jailed over stolen cars and secret accounts

22 December 2023

Nabeel Hussain was sent back to prison after admitting breaching a notification order and handling stolen goods.


Terror scout jailed over reconnaissance of TV channel before ‘planned attack’

Terror scout jailed over reconnaissance of TV channel before ‘planned attack’

Terror scout jailed over reconnaissance of TV channel before ‘planned attack’

22 December 2023

Magomed-Husejn Dovtaev, 31, carried out hostile reconnaissance at the London headquarters of Persian-language television channel Iran International.


Thousands gather at Stonehenge for winter solstice

Thousands gather at Stonehenge for winter solstice

Thousands gather at Stonehenge for winter solstice

22 December 2023

English Heritage said 6,000 people gathered at the neolithic monument to mark the shortest day of the year.


Tory right criticise Sunak’s ‘weakness’ over family visa climbdown

Tory right criticise Sunak’s ‘weakness’ over family visa climbdown

Tory right criticise Sunak’s ‘weakness’ over family visa climbdown

22 December 2023

The Prime Minister is under fire from some in his party for rowing back on plans to raise the minimum salary requirement to £38,700.


Rail fares in England to rise by up to 4.9% in March

Rail fares in England to rise by up to 4.9% in March

Rail fares in England to rise by up to 4.9% in March

22 December 2023

July’s RPI measure of inflation, which is traditionally used to determine fare rises, was 9.0%.


Missing man last seen walking his dog may have been swept out to sea, police say

Missing man last seen walking his dog may have been swept out to sea, police say

Missing man last seen walking his dog may have been swept out to sea, police say

22 December 2023

Keith was reported missing after his dog returned home without him on December 4.


Record-breaking premature baby girl home from hospital in time for Christmas

Record-breaking premature baby girl home from hospital in time for Christmas

Record-breaking premature baby girl home from hospital in time for Christmas

22 December 2023

Raina weighed 378g when she was born.


Woman charged with murder of four-year-old son appears in court

Woman charged with murder of four-year-old son appears in court

Woman charged with murder of four-year-old son appears in court

22 December 2023

Keziah Macharia, 41, was arrested at an address in east London where her son Kobi Dooley-Macharia had suffered knife injuries.


Thousands heading for festive dip will swim in sewage-dumped waters Lib Dems say

Thousands heading for festive dip will swim in sewage-dumped waters Lib Dems say

Thousands heading for festive dip will swim in sewage-dumped waters Lib Dems say

22 December 2023

Of 32 event locations analysed by the Liberal Democrats, there were almost 1,000 sewage spills last year.


Yousaf reiterates offer of help to mediate junior doctors strikes

Yousaf reiterates offer of help to mediate junior doctors strikes

Yousaf reiterates offer of help to mediate junior doctors strikes

22 December 2023

Junior doctors in England are due back to work on Saturday.


Recession warning puts another Sunak pledge at risk

Recession warning puts another Sunak pledge at risk

Recession warning puts another Sunak pledge at risk

22 December 2023

The Prime Minister looks in danger of only meeting one of his five pledges for 2023.


Woman charged with murder of four-year-old son in east London

Woman charged with murder of four-year-old son in east London

Woman charged with murder of four-year-old son in east London

22 December 2023

Kobi Dooley-Macharia was found with knife injuries at an address in Hackney.


Christmas travel disruption as motorways close and rail travellers face delays

Christmas travel disruption as motorways close and rail travellers face delays

Christmas travel disruption as motorways close and rail travellers face delays

22 December 2023

The Port of Dover in Kent said it is taking about 90 minutes to process cars with pre-booked tickets.


PA photographers choose their top pictures of 2023

PA photographers choose their top pictures of 2023

PA photographers choose their top pictures of 2023

22 December 2023

It has been a huge year for those behind the lens.


UK economy at risk of recession after surprise third quarter decline

UK economy at risk of recession after surprise third quarter decline

UK economy at risk of recession after surprise third quarter decline

22 December 2023

Gross domestic product (GDP) fell by a revised 0.1% against the zero growth initially estimated, official figures showed.


London Underground staff plan rolling week of strikes in January

London Underground staff plan rolling week of strikes in January

London Underground staff plan rolling week of strikes in January

22 December 2023

Action by RMT workers will begin on January 5.


British pubs and theatres ‘saved’ by £25m rescue package, Government says

British pubs and theatres ‘saved’ by £25m rescue package, Government says

British pubs and theatres ‘saved’ by £25m rescue package, Government says

22 December 2023

The Wolverhampton Grand Theatre is among 70 buildings that will benefit from the fund.


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