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Man died after ‘explosion’ at military pyrotechnics factory – corone...

Fabian Rozniatowski died more than four months after the incident at the factory in Draycott, Derbyshire.

UK tax burden remains set for post-war record high, despite cuts

Nearly four million additional workers are likely to be brought into the tax system between 2022/23 and 2028/29.

Conmen using increasingly sophisticated AI to scam people online, MP...

Two victims of web deception told the Home Affairs Committee that social media companies are not tackling the problem.

Long-term use of ADHD drugs could bring higher risk of heart disease...

The Swedish research included a number of drugs prescribed to NHS patients.

My family was threatened with having their throats cut during pandem...

Sir Jonathan said the hateful messages led to the police getting involved.

Home Secretary denies using derogatory term about MP’s constituency

Stockton North MP Alex Cunningham demanded an apology in the Commons.

O’Neill says she believes powersharing could be restored within week...

The Sinn Fein Stormont leader was in Stormont for a meeting with Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf.

Barely a mention of education in autumn statement, say unions

Warning of cuts to education provision because schools were not able to cope with cost increases in coming years.

Pubs ‘raise glass’ to Chancellor’s small firms boost

Retailers and hospitality groups warn big firms in the sectors will be hit by rising rates.

Ashley Dale’s father talks of ‘history repeating itself’ after son’s...

A statement from Steve Dunne was read at Liverpool Crown Court as four men were sentenced for 28-year-old Ms Dale’s murder.

Chancellor criticised for ‘tinkering at the edges’ of net zero trans...

Improving grid access was welcomed but support for homes to enhance energy efficiency was lacking, say green groups.

Welfare reforms are a cynical attack on disability benefits, chariti...

The Chancellor said many unemployed people ‘can and want to work’ but the ‘system makes that too hard’.

Father ‘broken’ after 12-year-old twins murdered by Hamas

Yannai and Liel Hetzroni-Heller were killed during the October 7 attack in Israel.

Mother of teenager killed in Snowdonia crash describes ‘nightmare’

The bodies of Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen, Wilf Fitchett and Hugo Morris were found in their crashed silver Ford Fiesta in North Wales on Tuesday.

Andrew reaches ‘settlement’ after getting embroiled in High Court di...

The Duke of York’s link to the battle between Nebahat Isbilen and businessman Selman Turk emerged last year after written claims were filed.

Ashley Dale’s mother calls killers ‘monsters’ as they are jailed for...

She said she hoped her words would ‘haunt’ the murderers ‘forever’ as they stood in the dock.

No way of knowing what refresher training police had got, Bayoh inqu...

Inspector James Young, who was national officer safety training co-ordinator for Police Scotland, was speaking at the probe into Sheku Bayoh’s death.

Chancellor pledges up to £7m to tackle antisemitism in schools and u...

A headteachers’ union has called for a broader society-wide effort to tackle all forms of prejudice, including Islamophobia.

Whitty admits withholding ‘confidential’ information from ministers...

The Chief Medical Office explained his approach during the politically-charged context of the pandemic.

Gangster-turned-author Dave Courtney found with gunshot wound, says...

The coroner said the circumstances of Mr Courtney’s death reached the threshold to open an inquest.