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Man to be sentenced for attacking officers with hatchet outside police station

Man to be sentenced for attacking officers with hatchet outside police station

Man to be sentenced for attacking officers with hatchet outside police station

13 June 2025

Alexander Dighton, 28, attacked three police officers at Talbot Green police station in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, on January 31.


Move faster on firms’ public contracts ban, Grenfell survivor urges Government

Move faster on firms’ public contracts ban, Grenfell survivor urges Government

Move faster on firms’ public contracts ban, Grenfell survivor urges Government

13 June 2025

Edward Daffarn said a new documentary “clearly exposes how little” companies and individuals have been held to account over the 2017 disaster.


I will advocate for highest possible funding, says new Housing Secretary

I will advocate for highest possible funding, says new Housing Secretary

I will advocate for highest possible funding, says new Housing Secretary

13 June 2025

Mairi McAllan was appointed to the role on Wednesday.


Families of Nottingham attack victims to hold memorial walk two years on

Families of Nottingham attack victims to hold memorial walk two years on

Families of Nottingham attack victims to hold memorial walk two years on

13 June 2025

They will gather at St Paul’s Church on Friday morning before walking to the two locations of the attacks.


The UK’s 10 biggest EuroMillions wins

The UK’s 10 biggest EuroMillions wins

The UK’s 10 biggest EuroMillions wins

13 June 2025

The 10 biggest UK lottery wins to date are from EuroMillions draws.


Hot and humid Friday to end in thunderstorms, Met Office warns

Hot and humid Friday to end in thunderstorms, Met Office warns

Hot and humid Friday to end in thunderstorms, Met Office warns

12 June 2025

Temperatures could hit 30C in parts of the country which would make it the hottest day of the year.


Air India crash investigations continue as British victims are named

Air India crash investigations continue as British victims are named

Air India crash investigations continue as British victims are named

12 June 2025

There are fears the number of people killed on the ground could rise.


MPs to discuss ban on assisted dying adverts as Bill returns to Parliament

MPs to discuss ban on assisted dying adverts as Bill returns to Parliament

MPs to discuss ban on assisted dying adverts as Bill returns to Parliament

12 June 2025

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is undergoing a second day of report stage, with various amendments likely to be debated.


Police come under attack for fourth night in Northern Ireland

Police come under attack for fourth night in Northern Ireland

Police come under attack for fourth night in Northern Ireland

12 June 2025

Northern Ireland’s police chief said ‘bigots and racists’ behind earlier nights of unrest in the region would be arrested.


Tributes paid to Britons feared killed in Air India plane crash

Tributes paid to Britons feared killed in Air India plane crash

Tributes paid to Britons feared killed in Air India plane crash

12 June 2025

One of those believed to have died was running a spiritual wellness centre and appeared on ITV’s This Morning earlier this year.


Women’s Prize for Fiction ‘greatest honour’ as an intersex woman, says winner

Women’s Prize for Fiction ‘greatest honour’ as an intersex woman, says winner

Women’s Prize for Fiction ‘greatest honour’ as an intersex woman, says winner

12 June 2025

Dutch author Yael Van der Wouden will receive £30,000 and a bronze statuette.


Creator of shoes worn by the Queen among innovators honoured at awards reception

Creator of shoes worn by the Queen among innovators honoured at awards reception

Creator of shoes worn by the Queen among innovators honoured at awards reception

12 June 2025

Lisa Kay, creator and chief executive of Sole Bliss, was among 197 entrepreneurs honoured by the King during an awards reception at Windsor Castle.


Ahmedabad plane crash kills 241, including 52 Britons, Air India confirms

Ahmedabad plane crash kills 241, including 52 Britons, Air India confirms

Ahmedabad plane crash kills 241, including 52 Britons, Air India confirms

12 June 2025

The Air India plane crash is one of the deadliest in terms of the number of British nationals killed.


Kendall to add protections to welfare Bill amid backlash to cuts

Kendall to add protections to welfare Bill amid backlash to cuts

Kendall to add protections to welfare Bill amid backlash to cuts

12 June 2025

Dozens of Labour MPs last month urged the Prime Minister to pause and reassess planned cuts, saying the proposals are ‘impossible to support’.


Debut novel by Dutch author wins 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction

Debut novel by Dutch author wins 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction

Debut novel by Dutch author wins 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction

12 June 2025

Yael van der Wouden won the award for her novel, The Safekeep, which explores repressed desire and the unresolved aftermath of the Holocaust.


British-Irish Council to be held in Co Down

British-Irish Council to be held in Co Down

British-Irish Council to be held in Co Down

12 June 2025

Representatives of the British and Irish Governments will meet in Co Down on Friday to discuss latest political developments across the islands.


Father gives son a ‘second chance’ by donating kidney

Father gives son a ‘second chance’ by donating kidney

Father gives son a ‘second chance’ by donating kidney

12 June 2025

Brian Innes said it was a ‘no-brainer’ to donate his kidney to his son Kieran after he was diagnosed with stage 5 kidney disease.


PSNI chief warns rioters ‘we will arrest you’

PSNI chief warns rioters ‘we will arrest you’

PSNI chief warns rioters ‘we will arrest you’

12 June 2025

Forty-one officers have been injured in the unrest, which had resulted in 15 arrests by Thursday evening.


New House of Lords front door that cost almost £10 million does not work

New House of Lords front door that cost almost £10 million does not work

New House of Lords front door that cost almost £10 million does not work

12 June 2025

The price tag rocketed by nearly 60% from the original estimate.


British man has ‘no idea’ how he escaped doomed Air India aircraft, family say

British man has ‘no idea’ how he escaped doomed Air India aircraft, family say

British man has ‘no idea’ how he escaped doomed Air India aircraft, family say

12 June 2025

The plane was carrying more than 240 people from the city of Ahmedabad when it crashed.


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