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Ukrainian flags will appear above Downing Street and several Whitehall buildings to mark 34 years since Ukraine left the Soviet Union, the Government has announced. The Prime Minister’s official residence at No 10 Downing Street is among the buildings where a flag will fly on Sunday. “We stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people, including those who have made a second home here in the UK, in the face of […]

Unpublished sketches that bring Charles Dickens’ “world and character to life” have gone on display for the first time. A one-off set of pen, ink and watercolour sketches of the English playwright can be seen at the Charles Dickens Museum in London from Sunday until September 21. The sketches show Dickens and his theatre company in the midst of rehearsals for stage productions including Dickens’ Mr Nightingale’s Diary and The […]

A number of protests and counter protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers will take place across the UK on Saturday. Demonstrations under the Abolish Asylum System slogan will be held in major towns and cities around England, including Bristol, Exeter, Tamworth, Cannock, Nuneaton, Liverpool, Wakefield, Newcastle, Horley in Surrey and Canary Wharf in central London. Aberdeen and Perth in Scotland and Mold in Flintshire, Wales, will also hold their own […]

England began their World Cup campaign in style after running in 11 tries to beat the United States 69-7 at the Stadium of Light. In front of a record-breaking crowd of 42,723, the number one ranked side in the world went ahead through Sadia Kabeya and Hannah Botterman, before Erica Jarrell-Searcy responded for the USA. After Alev Kelter was shown yellow, Maud Muir and Ellie Kildunne scored in quick succession […]

Families should utilise England’s £3 bus fare cap to “get out and enjoy everything their area has to offer”, a minister said. Minister for local transport Simon Lightwood urged people to plan days out by bus “without worrying” about the cost of travel. Bus fares on thousands of routes in England are capped at £3 until March 2027. Among popular tourist destinations than can be reached through the scheme include […]

A lost Spandau Ballet song named Eyes, recorded in the pop band’s early days when they were named Gentry, is to be released for the first time. The track, which featured in the band’s Blitz Club sets, will feature on a new box set of the group’s early work called Everything Is Now – Vol 1: 1978-1982, which will be released on September 12 – with the track being made […]

A British Airways flight attendant was found high on drugs and completely naked in an onboard toilet during a flight from California to London, a court has heard. Haden Pentecost, 41 – who was described as agitated, sweating and babbling – had to be stood down by the flight’s manager when he failed to help with any pre-flight safety checks. After complaining of stomach cramps and saying he needed to […]

Foreign Secretary David Lammy has described the declaration of famine in Gaza City as “utterly horrifying” as he accused the Israeli government of causing a “man-made catastrophe”. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said on Friday that famine is occurring in Gaza City and could spread further south. It comes after weeks of warnings by aid groups that restrictions on aid were leading to starvation among Palestinians. In a […]

Police have arrested 100 people in a bid to deter those they say “pose the greatest risk” to the safety of Notting Hill Carnival. Officers carried out “intelligence-led interventions” and 21 people were recalled to prison, and 11 firearms and more than 40 knives seized, the Metropolitan Police said. The Met said 266 people either have police bail or probation licence conditions not to attend the carnival this weekend. Commander […]