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Officers guarding Rochdale Cenotaph after two incidents, police say

The incidents come ahead of Remembrance Sunday.

Labour to warn of ‘lost generation’ over school absences in King’s S...

The Opposition will use parliamentary debate of the Government’s legislative agenda to argue that action is urgently needed to combat the ‘epidemic’.

Senior Tories criticise plans to let police search properties withou...

Conservative former cabinet minister Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg warned against watering down ‘ancient liberties’.

Halifax ‘sorry’ for letter describing Israeli city as Palestinian te...

A letter sent by the bank to a British-Israeli man said Tel Aviv was ‘occupied’ Palestinian land.

Exeter University waits for ruling on appeal over Second World War b...

Allianz Insurance won a High Court fight after refusing to pay out on a claim for damage caused by the disposal of an unexploded German bomb.

Harry delivers stand up debut act at New York event for veterans

Harry gave a monologue in a video at the star-studded 17th annual Stand Up For Heroes event, held at the Lincoln Centre on Monday.

Boris Johnson wanted to be injected with Covid to show ‘it didn’t po...

The then-prime minister later said he would rather ‘let the bodies pile high’ than impose a second lockdown, a top aide told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Theresa May urges PM to ‘press accelerator’ on net zero transition

The Conservative former prime minister said the ‘best long-term decision’ the Government can make is about climate change.

No evidence of connection between Ashling Murphy and murder-accused...

Mr Justice Tony Hunt made the comments while charging the jury of nine men and three women.

Gunman wanted to send ‘warning’ to shooting victim’s boyfriend, cour...

Ashley Dale, 28, was shot with a Skorpion sub-machine gun at home in Old Swan, Liverpool.

Ban on ‘dangerous’ laughing gas comes into force

Repeat offenders could face two years in jail, while dealers could face 14 years behind bars.

Boris Johnson and Liz Truss subject to jokes in Commons after King’s...

Both former prime ministers were the butt of quips in the chamber.

King’s Speech ‘did not offer any hope for people facing extreme hard...

The Government must ‘step up and do something’ amid growing need among the public, the Trussell Trust’s Helen Barnard said.

Pressure on Met to ban ‘provocative’ Armistice Day pro-Palestine mar...

Downing Street said Rishi Sunak believes the protest planned for November 11 is ‘disrespectful’.

One million tonnes of plastic additives leak into oceans each year –...

EA Earth Action said that the vast majority of additives are untested, unregulated and have been linked to a range of health concerns.

Teenager arrested after boy, 15, stabbed near school

The teenager was attacked on St Margaret’s Avenue in the Horsforth area of Leeds, according to the head of a nearby school.

15-year-old boy dies after stabbing near West Yorkshire school

A second teenage boy has been arrested following the incident, West Yorkshire Police said.

Ex-Tory MP denies knowing property developer was behind £39,000 in d...

Former Northampton South MP David Mackintosh denies withholding information about donations made by businessman Howard Grossman.

Varadkar warns against expelling Israeli ambassador to Ireland

The Taoiseach said he also has ‘enormous fears’ that the violence in the Middle East could escalate and widen.

Sunak serving up gimmicks for UK in ‘more of the same’ King’s Speech...

The Labour leader also took aim at Home Secretary Suella Braverman, with some MPs shouting ‘sack her’.