General news

Families of students killed in Nottingham attacks vow to get justice

Valdo Calocane, 32, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, by reason of diminished responsibility.

Sunak seeks to burnish green credentials ahead of Cop28 summit

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a series of measures to protect nature in England.

Charity head condemns police chief’s ‘inflammatory’ comments on arme...

Director of Inquest Deb Coles said it was ‘appalling’ that Sir Mark Rowley had criticised justice campaign groups.

Ex-Scottish Labour leader wonders if he did enough to help at Clutha...

Jim Murphy, a former Scottish Secretary, helped people in the pub after a helicopter crashed on November 29 2013.

Freed Hamas hostage Emily Hand refuses to speak above whisper after...

Her father has revealed how the nine-year-old was led through gunfire in her pyjamas.

Labour and trade union lash out at Government pledge to boost enviro...

The Conservatives announced an environmental shake-up ahead of Dubai’s Cop28 summit.

What the papers say – November 29

Omid Scobie’s royal tell-all book Endgame has made waves in the British press.

UK Biobank releases world’s largest set of whole genome sequencing d...

Among other things, the data could enable researchers to look at a person’s individual risk of common disease.

Number of nurses registered in UK hits record high

Some 748,528 nurses are now registered to work in the UK.

Monitoring abnormal cells ‘could increase cervical cancer risk in lo...

The Danish study looked at the records of women with cells deemed a ‘medium risk’ over a 20-year period.

England’s only bottlenose dolphin pod at risk of extinction, says st...

The pod of 48 dolphins inhabits the coastline of the English Channel and is under threat from pollution and fishing

Scotland, northern England warned to brace for ice and snow as tempe...

There are two yellow weather warnings in place for the United Kingdom.

Scotland, England, Ireland brace for ice and snow as temperatures dr...

There are two yellow weather warnings in place for the United Kingdom.

UK set for slower growth next year as economy lags behind G7 peers –...

The OECD reduced its forecast UK growth rate for 2024 to 0.7%.

Dame Priti Patel: Government ‘needs to act’ over EU control in North...

The former Home Secretary said the Windsor Framework ‘posed a risk to the integrity’ of the United Kingdom.

Inquest to open into deaths of four teenagers killed in car crash

The bodies of Jevon Hirst, 16, Harvey Owen, 17, Wilf Fitchett, 17, and Hugo Morris, 18, were found in a silver Ford Fiesta on November 21.

Controversial book about royal family pulled from shelves in the Net...

Omid Scobie’s book, Endgame was published on Tuesday and he is said to be close to Harry and Meghan.

Mother of British-Israeli man Noam Sagi freed by Hamas

His 75-year-old mother Ada was taken from her home in Kibbutz Nir Oz near the border with Gaza on October 7.

New self-driving cars legislation touted to make roads safer and boo...

The Bill aims to ensure a high standard of safety for these cars.

MP: Grey squirrels are Hamas of squirrel world

The DUP’s Jim Shannon made the comparison during a parliamentary debate.