Month: January 2025

The vast majority of people are just as worried about paying their energy bills as they were last winter, despite a fall in prices. New polling found 88% of people are as concerned or even more so than last year, amid mounting calls for a social tariff for consumers. The average energy bill for households across England, Scotland and Wales increased by 1.2% in January after Ofgem raised its price cap in […]

Donald Trump is due to be sworn is as America’s 47th President, capping a remarkable comeback after he overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and two assassination attempts to win another term in the White House. Mr Trump will take charge for his second term as Republicans assume unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions. He is expected to act swiftly after the ceremony, with executive orders already prepared […]

The 18-year-old accused of killing three girls at a dance class in Southport has admitted the attack on the first day of his trial. Axel Rudakubana, of Banks, Lancashire, was to stand trial at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday charged with 16 offences, including three counts of murder. Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died following the attack at the Taylor Swift-themed class […]

The Home Secretary has said the whole country is thinking of the families of those killed in the Southport knife attack as the man accused of their murders goes on trial. Eighteen-year-old Axel Rudakubana, of Banks, Lancashire, will stand trial at Liverpool Crown Court charged with the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, who died in the attack at a Taylor […]

Families of remaining Israeli hostages are waiting for news on their loved ones after three women were reunited with relatives following their release by Hamas on the first day of a ceasefire deal. British Israeli Emily Damari, who was held in captivity for more than 15 months in what was described as “ongoing torture” for her family, was among those freed on Sunday – hugging loved ones in tearful reunions […]

Manchester United’s inconsistency was on show in a 3-1 defeat to Brighton as boss Ruben Amorim admitted his side might be the “worst” in the history of the club. A 10th Premier League loss of the season left United 13th in the table, two places above Tottenham, who went down to defeat at Everton. In the Women’s Super League, Ella Toone scored a hat-trick in a pulsating Manchester derby to […]

Sir Keir Starmer has congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump ahead of his inauguration and said that the so-called special relationship “will continue to flourish for years to come”. The president-elect will be sworn in to his second term in the White House on Monday, eight years after he first took the oath of office. The Prime Minister paid tribute to the “depth of friendship” between the 47th president and the […]

The mother of freed British hostage Emily Damari has thanked those who “never stopped fighting for Emily throughout this horrendous ordeal” after she was released by Hamas in the first step of a ceasefire agreement. The mother of freed British hostage Emily Damari has thanked those who “never stopped fighting for Emily throughout this horrendous ordeal” after she was released by Hamas in the first step of a ceasefire agreement. […]

The last remaining British hostage in Gaza has been named by Hamas as one of three people set to be released on Sunday. A ceasefire deal, which promised the phased release of hostages as well as a pause in the 15-month Israel-Hamas war, was delayed on Sunday morning and came into force at 9.15am UK time. Hamas has named three hostages it plans to release from 2pm UK time, including […]