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Police name 17-year-old found dead five days after 16-year-old fatal...
November 15, 2023 10:20 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIADetectives said the death of Jaydon Beckford in Ladywood, Birmingham, is believed to be linked to the shooting of Diego Henry.

Scottish energy minister calls for social tariffs for struggling fam...
November 15, 2023 10:17 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAThe Scottish Government proposed those in financial difficulty should pay lower prices for energy.

Parents of eight-year-old killed in prep school crash call for ‘acco...
November 15, 2023 10:00 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIANuria Sajjad and Selena Lau both died following the incident at The Study Prep school in Wimbledon on July 6.

Ten people charged after protests on roads around Grand National
November 15, 2023 09:52 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAMerseyside Police said significant traffic delays were caused by demonstrators blocking roads, including access to the M57 motorway.

Sunak to face MPs in aftermath of Braverman broadside against his le...
November 15, 2023 09:40 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIARishi Sunak faces Prime Minister’s Questions in the Commons after Suella Braverman’s scathing response to being sacked as home secretary.

New Health Secretary: I’m an optimist who will get around the table...
November 15, 2023 09:37 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAVictoria Atkins was speaking via video link to delegates at the NHS Providers’ conference in Liverpool.

Train passengers reminded ‘it’s okay to talk’
November 15, 2023 09:18 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIATransPennine Express unveiled the message on one of its Class 185 trains to raise awareness of men’s mental health.

Ex-PM Brown and Comic Relief invite businesses to join ‘coalition of...
November 15, 2023 09:11 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIACompanies are being asked to donate products that would otherwise go to waste to a service called Multibank, which helps families fighting poverty.

Commons showdown looming to test support for Gaza ceasefire
November 15, 2023 09:05 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIALabour is battling to contain an internal split on the issue, which the SNP hopes to put to a vote.

‘Quite a number’ of Irish citizens ‘set to leave Gaza via Rafah cros...
November 15, 2023 08:03 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAAround 35 to 40 Irish passport holders remain in the enclave.

Nine-year-old with muscular dystrophy to model on runway at Bristol...
November 15, 2023 07:00 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIACarmela Chillery-Watson will take to the catwalk with her walking frame on Sunday.

What the papers say – November 15
November 15, 2023 05:00 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIASuella Braverman is back on the front pages of Britain’s newspapers.

Kate to speak about her foundation’s early childhood research
November 15, 2023 12:10 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAKate, who launched her early years Shaping Us campaign in January, will host the event at the Design Museum in London.

Timeline of Rwanda asylum plan leading up to the Supreme Court’s rul...
November 15, 2023 12:02 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAThe Channel migrant crisis continues amid much political debate.

Supreme Court to rule on Rwanda asylum policy
November 15, 2023 12:01 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIADefeat will be another blow to Rishi Sunak’s promise to ‘stop the boats’.

Greta Thunberg to appear in court charged with public order offence
November 15, 2023 12:01 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAThe 20-year-old will face a hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer to challenge sentence at appeal hearing
November 15, 2023 12:01 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAThomas Cashman, now 35, was given a 42-year minimum jail term for shooting Olivia dead at her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, on August 22 last year.

Man to be sentenced for off-duty ambulance man’s car park murder
November 15, 2023 12:01 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIASheldon Flanighan, 55, was killed and his friend Wayne Common was badly injured when Toby Kelly deliberately hit them with his van.

Labour seeks vote on Middle East stance while SNP urges MPs to back...
November 15, 2023 12:01 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIASNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has said Parliament must ‘show moral leadership’ and vote in favour of backing an immediate ceasefire.

Sunak faces PMQs grilling amid fallout from Braverman letter
November 15, 2023 12:01 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAPrime Minister Rishi Sunak will go head to head with Sir Keir Starmer less than 24 hours after Suella Braverman published her excoriating letter.