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Minister pictured campaigning with suspended former Tory MP Peter Bo...

Tom Pursglove was photographed with the Wellingborough MP, who was found to have indecently exposed himself to a staff member.

Wednesday’s lottery jackpot worth £12.7m after Saturday rollover

No-one won Saturday’s Lotto jackpot.

Policing minister urges forces to double use of facial recognition s...

It comes despite a cross-party group of MPs and peers calling for the use of live facial recognition technology to stop immediately.

Scotland’s First Minister does not know if his in-laws in Gaza are a...

Humza Yousaf is calling for an immediate ceasefire.

Graffiti daubed on Field Marshal Haig statue in London pro-Palestini...

Around 100,000 demonstrators took to the streets demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war from noon on Saturday.

100,000 pro-Palestinian protesters take to London streets to demand...

Around 1,000 officers policed the event, which saw two confirmed arrests.

‘Not in our name’: pro-Palestine protesters march in Glasgow to dema...

Chants of ‘from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’ were heard and keynote speakers gave their opinions on the ongoing Gaza conflict.

British Palestinians ‘helpless’ as they lose communication with fami...

Mohammed Awad said in his last call to his family they ‘expressed their hope for an immediate ceasefire’.

Police and protesters clash as 100,000 take part in pro-Palestinian...

Rallies have also been organised elsewhere in the UK for Saturday – including in Manchester and Glasgow.

MSP Ash Regan defecting to join Alba is ‘no great loss’, Humza Yousa...

The SNP leader and Scottish First Minister reacted after former party leadership candidate Ash Regan announced she was joining the Alba Party.

Labour frontbenchers break ranks to publicly call for Israel-Hamas c...

Sir Keir Starmer is facing a rebellion among shadow ministers on his party’s stance on the violence in Gaza.

Fundraiser for police officers sacked over black athlete search reac...

More than 6,000 supporters have donated to the crowdfunding page, which plans to ‘support the officers and their families’.

Police officers help deliver baby next to roundabout in Kent

The parents and little girl are now safely home after officers delivered the baby on Kingsmead Road in Canterbury.

Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators take to London st...

Rallies have also been organised elsewhere in the UK including in Manchester and Glasgow.

Former SNP leadership candidate defects to become Alba Party’s first...

Ash Regan announced she had left the SNP and joing the Alba Party, set up by former first minister Alex Salmond.

First Minister has not heard from in-laws trapped in Gaza conflict

Humza Yousaf says his concern is for innocents trapped in the ongoing conflict.

Dozens of flights delayed after car crash

Emergency services were called to the A38 near Bristol Airport following a two-vehicle collision in the early hours of Saturday

Police seize £10 million worth of cocaine from ship in Kent

The drugs were discovered on a Panamanian-registered ship transporting bananas to the Netherlands.

Hamas has given no sign it would abide by ceasefire, Foreign Secreta...

James Cleverly also urged those protesting in support of Palestine to be wary about ‘disinformation and manipulation’ from hostile states.

Heavy and thundery showers may cause flooding across UK in weekend w...

Parts of London and the south of England, the Highlands and north east of Scotland and Northern Ireland are set to be lashed over the next few days.