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Two men have died and a third man is in a life-threatening condition in hospital after four people were stabbed in central London. Two men have died and a third man is in a life-threatening condition in hospital after four people were stabbed in central London. Police were called to a business premises in Long Lane, Southwark at 1pm on Monday and found four people had been stabbed. A 58-year-old […]

Donald Trump is hosting Sir Keir Starmer and John Swinney for dinner at his Aberdeenshire golf course during his four-day trip to Scotland. Scottish First Minister Mr Swinney plans to make the case for tariff relief on whisky and salmon to the US president directly. Sir Keir, meanwhile, travelled on Marine One with Mr Trump to Menie, Aberdeenshire, where he is due to open a new course on Tuesday. Demonstrators […]

A 42-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of her two-year-old daughter who died after being found in a pond. Alice Mackey, of Oakhanger, Hampshire, entered the plea at Winchester Crown Court in connection with the death of Annabel Mackey who went missing from her home in Forge Road, Kingsley, Bordon, Hampshire, on September 10 2023. The youngster was found a short time later at Kingsley Pond and was […]

Donald Trump has suggested he will bring forward a deadline for Russia to agree a ceasefire with Ukraine as he met Sir Keir Starmer in Scotland. The US president said he was “very disappointed” with Vladimir Putin, criticising the Russian president’s decision to continue air strikes against civilian targets in Ukraine. Speaking alongside the Prime Minister outside his hotel in Turnberry, South Ayrshire, Mr Trump said: “We thought we had […]

Nurses in England are expected to “overwhelmingly” reject a proposed 3.6% pay rise, it has been reported. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has been balloting its members over the prospective pay rise, which was accepted by the Government in May. BBC reports suggest the offer will be firmly rejected by nursing staff. The RCN previously described the award as “grotesque”, saying it will see nursing staff receive a pay […]

A handprint left 4,000 years ago on a clay model crafted to go inside an Egyptian tomb has been discovered during preparation for an exhibition at a museum. The “rare and exciting” complete handprint was probably made by the maker of the item who touched it before the clay dried, an Egyptologist at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum said. The imprint was left on the base of a “soul house” – a […]

Learner drivers are being forced to wait more than five months to book a slot at four out of five test centres, new figures show. Some 258 locations in Britain had the maximum possible waiting time of 24 weeks for a test as of May 5, which is 81% of all sites. That is up from 161 at the start of the year. AA Driving School, which obtained the figures […]

The Lionesses are set for an open-top bus parade in central London as part of the celebrations following their historic Euros win, but there are no plans for a bank holiday. England fans erupted with joy across the country as the team defended their Euros title in a penalty shootout win over Spain in the final in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday. Chloe Kelly scored the winning spot-kick following two huge […]

Incidents of people being trapped in railway station lifts for more than 75 minutes have nearly doubled in two years, new figures show. Disabled people’s charity Transport for All described being stuck in a lift as a “terrifying experience” and called for Network Rail to be “accountable for their failures”. Some 125 incidents were recorded in the 12 months to the end of March, analysis of Office of Rail and […]