General news

Suella Braverman ‘encouraging extremists on all sides’, says Labour

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper led the criticism of Ms Braverman during an urgent question in the House of Commons.

Jury resumes deliberations in Ashling Murphy murder trial

Jozef Puska has pleaded not guilty.

Athlete’s ‘ambitious’ challenge to be first disabled solo skier in S...

Jonny Huntington suffered a stroke in 2014 which left him unable to walk, but he plans to solo ski the South Pole for charity.

Cancer patients fear ‘getting left behind’ due to diagnosis and trea...

It comes ahead of new targets for cancer wait times being brought in as part of a streamlining process.

‘Treasure trove’ of Titanic and JFK memorabilia going under the hamm...

The timed auction closes on November 14.

Case of Irish-Israeli girl feared kidnapped raised with Palestinian...

The Palestinian ambassador said the situation in Gaza was a failure of the international community and of humanity.

Home Secretary accused of ‘deliberately stoking division’ with NI co...

Suella Braverman said alleged reports that organisers of Saturday’s march were linked to Hamas were ‘disturbingly reminiscent of Ulster’.

Public losing confidence in Sunak government’s competence and integr...

A poll by Ipsos UK found the public was more than twice as likely to say Labour would give Britain a fresh start than the Conservatives.

NHS backlog hits record high

Some 7.77 million people are on the waiting list.

Yousaf and deputy accused of misleading Holyrood over Covid WhatsApp...

Both Labour and the Tories have accused Humza Yousaf and Deputy First Minister Shona Robison in a row over WhatsApp messages.

Setback for Ireland as EU legal adviser recommends revisit of Apple...

The advocate general at the Court of Justice of the European Union said a lower court’s ruling had contained ‘a series of errors in law’.

Braverman ‘crosses the line’ by accusing Met of bias over pro-Palest...

Home Secretary Suella Braverman is under fire for claiming police were ‘playing favourites’ with demonstrators.

Boy, 14, charged with murdering Alfie Lewis in Leeds

Alfie, 15, was attacked in the Horsforth area.

Smartphones ‘may be able to detect how drunk a person is with 98% ac...

Sensors in phones could help determine a person’s level of alcohol intoxication based on the changes in their voice.

Ireland and Apple await major development in long-running EU tax dis...

The advocate general at the European Court of Justice is to issue an opinion about whether Apple should pay more than 13 billion euro in back taxes.

Vulnerable people increasingly left with poor-quality supported hous...

A lack of reliable data about the sector poses difficulties to assess or resolve problems within it, MPs said.

Lack of friend or family visits linked to increased death risk

Researchers said people should try visit friends and loved ones at least once a month.

What the papers say – November 9

Here is what is making headlines this Thursday.

Former home secretary Priti Patel to give evidence to Covid inquiry

Other witnesses include Martin Hewitt, the former chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council and Jun Pang from human rights group Liberty.

Braverman uses Northern Ireland example during criticism of ‘hate ma...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has described planned protests on Armistice Day as ‘disrespectful’.