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British Museum to continue talks with Greece over Elgin Marbles despite fallout

British Museum to continue talks with Greece over Elgin Marbles despite fallout

British Museum to continue talks with Greece over Elgin Marbles despite fallout

30 November 2023

Museum chairman George Osborne said negotiations over an exchange deal would go on ‘whether Rishi Sunak meets Greek PM or not’.


More households turning to debt to pay for essentials, survey shows

More households turning to debt to pay for essentials, survey shows

More households turning to debt to pay for essentials, survey shows

30 November 2023

Families in serious financial difficulty are increasingly taking on debt to pay for essentials, according to a survey of about 5,600 UK adults.


Hundreds of Eurostar passengers stranded on broken down train for eight hours

Hundreds of Eurostar passengers stranded on broken down train for eight hours

Hundreds of Eurostar passengers stranded on broken down train for eight hours

30 November 2023

The Amsterdam-bound service departed London St Pancras as scheduled at 8.16am but broke down around half an hour later.


Matt Hancock admits protective ring around care homes was not ‘unbroken circle’

Matt Hancock admits protective ring around care homes was not ‘unbroken circle’

Matt Hancock admits protective ring around care homes was not ‘unbroken circle’

30 November 2023

The former health secretary was addressing the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.


NHS urges people to book ‘lifesaving’ Covid and flu vaccines before Christmas

NHS urges people to book ‘lifesaving’ Covid and flu vaccines before Christmas

NHS urges people to book ‘lifesaving’ Covid and flu vaccines before Christmas

30 November 2023

A total of 11,404,669 Covid and 16,190,661 flu vaccinations have been administered by the NHS in England this autumn.


Minister dubs Falklands ‘an important part of the British family’ ahead of visit

Minister dubs Falklands ‘an important part of the British family’ ahead of visit

Minister dubs Falklands ‘an important part of the British family’ ahead of visit

30 November 2023

David Rutley is arriving in Stanley later on Thursday, the Foreign Office said.


Yacht builder fined £600,000 over accident which left worker seriously injured

Yacht builder fined £600,000 over accident which left worker seriously injured

Yacht builder fined £600,000 over accident which left worker seriously injured

30 November 2023

Mark Gillen, 54, was crushed and lost an arm when a staging platform toppled over and fell on him in Plymouth, Devon.


King expected to call in opening speech for Cop28 to be ‘critical turning point’

King expected to call in opening speech for Cop28 to be ‘critical turning point’

King expected to call in opening speech for Cop28 to be ‘critical turning point’

30 November 2023

Charles will address world leaders, heads of state and climate delegates in a speech at the summit on Friday.


Hancock was ‘frustrated’ by reluctance to use private sector in Covid testing

Hancock was ‘frustrated’ by reluctance to use private sector in Covid testing

Hancock was ‘frustrated’ by reluctance to use private sector in Covid testing

30 November 2023

The former health secretary gave evidence to the Covid-19 Inquiry on Thursday.


Pubs and bars urge Aslef to follow in lead of RMT ahead of rail strikes

Pubs and bars urge Aslef to follow in lead of RMT ahead of rail strikes

Pubs and bars urge Aslef to follow in lead of RMT ahead of rail strikes

30 November 2023

Trade body UKHospitality, which represents more than 130,000 venues, said “we are not out of the woods yet” after RMT agreed to a pay deal.


Killer, 15, handed life sentence for ‘senseless’ hunting knife murder

Killer, 15, handed life sentence for ‘senseless’ hunting knife murder

Killer, 15, handed life sentence for ‘senseless’ hunting knife murder

30 November 2023

A judge said the murder of 16-year-old Rohan Shand as he made his way home from school was a ‘horrendous’ act which had shocked the wider community.


Landowners on axed HS2 route left ‘suicidal’, MPs told

Landowners on axed HS2 route left ‘suicidal’, MPs told

Landowners on axed HS2 route left ‘suicidal’, MPs told

30 November 2023

Rail expert Trevor Parkin told the Commons’ Transport Select Committee that HS2 Ltd officials are ‘dragging their feet’.


Starmer: Transition to net zero can ‘turbo-charge growth’

Starmer: Transition to net zero can ‘turbo-charge growth’

Starmer: Transition to net zero can ‘turbo-charge growth’

30 November 2023

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is in Dubai for the Cop28 climate summit.


Thugs found guilty of radio DJ kidnap killing

Thugs found guilty of radio DJ kidnap killing

Thugs found guilty of radio DJ kidnap killing

30 November 2023

Mehmet Koray Alpergin and girlfriend Gozde Dalbudak were abducted as they returned home from a restaurant in central London last October.


Brookside star remembers ‘unforgettable adventures’ with late Dean Sullivan

Brookside star remembers ‘unforgettable adventures’ with late Dean Sullivan

Brookside star remembers ‘unforgettable adventures’ with late Dean Sullivan

30 November 2023

Friends and co-stars paid tribute to the Liverpudlian actor and director following his death aged 68.


MP demands urgent action to address conditions at Bedford Prison

MP demands urgent action to address conditions at Bedford Prison

MP demands urgent action to address conditions at Bedford Prison

30 November 2023

The category B reception prison is the fifth to be given an urgent notice in the last 12 months.


Home Office ‘secret policy’ blocked asylum-seekers from staying, court told

Home Office ‘secret policy’ blocked asylum-seekers from staying, court told

Home Office ‘secret policy’ blocked asylum-seekers from staying, court told

30 November 2023

The claim was made in the High Court as part of a damages case involving an Albanian asylum-seeker who is suing the Home Office.


CCTV footage of murder victim Mark Lovell’s last movements released

CCTV footage of murder victim Mark Lovell’s last movements released

CCTV footage of murder victim Mark Lovell’s last movements released

30 November 2023

A £20,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.


Significant improvements by Greater Manchester Police, inspection finds

Significant improvements by Greater Manchester Police, inspection finds

Significant improvements by Greater Manchester Police, inspection finds

30 November 2023

Stephen Watson replaced Ian Hopkins as the chief constable of GMP in May 2021 after the force was placed in special measures in December 2020.


Lives would have been saved with an earlier lockdown – Hancock

Lives would have been saved with an earlier lockdown – Hancock

Lives would have been saved with an earlier lockdown – Hancock

30 November 2023

The former health secretary said that with hindsight the nation should have locked down three weeks earlier.


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