Minister rejects Blair’s triple lock warning as ex-PM calls for ‘coherent plan’ A Treasury minister has rejected Sir Tony Blair’s call to curb the triple lock and defended net zero after the former prime minister mounted a scathing attack on Labour’s policy agenda. Dan Tomlinson said “things have moved on” since the ex-Labour leader was
Household energy prices to jump by 13% from July Ofgem’s price cap is to rise by 13% from July 1 driven by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the regulator has said. The jump will equate to a rise of £18 a month for the average household using both electricity and gas, with households
Woman shot dead at Sheffield bar “innocent bystander” South Yorkshire Police says two men and a woman remain in custody following city centre shooting A woman fatally shot outside a bar in Sheffield was an “innocent bystander”, police have said. Officers were called to the scene at 2.45am on Monday morning following reports of a
King has ‘instant bond’ with cancer patients during visit to new hospital centre The King created an instant “bond” with cancer patients when he visited the site of a newly redeveloped centre for people living with the disease. Charles was cheered by patients and staff at York Hospital, as he toured the site ahead of
Stepmother killed girl in scalding bath in 1978, jury finds A stepmother killed a five-year-old girl by scalding her in a hot bath as a punishment nearly half a century ago, jurors found. Janice Nix, 67, was found guilty of the manslaughter of Andrea Bernard by forcing her into the bath in Thornton Heath, south
Today is the hottest May day since records began 35 degrees Celsius recorded at Kew Gardens and Heathrow Airport The record for the hottest May day has been broken again, with provisional temperatures reaching 35C in London, the Met Office has said. Temperatures on Tuesday surpassed Monday’s provisional all-time hottest meteorological spring temperature of 34.8C
Several hurt in crash between train and minibus carrying children in Belgium Several people have been hurt in a collision between a train and a minibus carrying children in northern Belgium, police said. The accident happened at a level crossing near the town of Buggenhout, about 30 kilometres (20 miles) north-west of the capital, Brussels,
Metallica urge UK fans to give blood ahead of Britain tour dates Metallica have urged their fans in Britain to give blood as they approach the start of the UK leg of their world tour. In a first-ever collaboration between UK blood services and a global band, the metal veterans have called on their followers
UK endures ‘tropical night’ after heatwave breaks May record for second day The UK experienced a “tropical night” on Monday as the record for highest daily minimum temperature in May was broken for the second consecutive day. Temperatures did not fall below 21.3C on Monday at Kenley Airfield, south London, after the UK recorded its
Bridget Phillipson urges competition watchdog to examine extra childcare charges Bridget Phillipson has urged the competition watchdog to look into hidden extra charges parents have encountered when trying to access Government funded childcare. Eligible working parents in England are able to get 30 hours a week of free childcare for children aged between nine months