Novichok victim’s family call for change as they criticise inquiry report The family of Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess have said “there must be reflection and change” as they criticised the lack of recommendations in a public inquiry’s final report. Relatives of the 44-year-old, who died after being exposed to the nerve agent in Amesbury, Wiltshire,
Reform UK handed biggest donation from a living person Reform UK has recently received the biggest single donation in history to a political party from a living person, official figures show. Data released by the Electoral Commission reveal parties in the UK received £24 million in total donations between between July and the end of
Ellie Goldstein and Vicky Pattison join Strictly Come Dancing live tour Model Ellie Goldstein and Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison are to join the Strictly Come Dancing live tour with their respective professional partners Vito Coppola and Kai Widdrington. Goldstein, 23, became the first celebrity with Down’s syndrome to compete on the main series of
Joe Root ends wait for Test century in Australia to boost England’s Ashes hopes Joe Root’s 13-year wait for a Test century on Australian soil finally came to an end as he breathed life into England’s Ashes dreams on a remarkable start to the day-night clash at the Gabba. Root produced a knock of style,
Trent Alexander-Arnold set for spell on sidelines with leg injury Trent Alexander-Arnold is set for a spell on the sidelines after Real Madrid confirmed he has suffered a left leg injury. Alexander-Arnold impressed during Wednesday’s 3-0 win at Athletic Bilbao and had a hand in Real’s opening two goals. Ex-Liverpool full-back Alexander-Arnold was forced off
New electric car market suffers smallest growth since December 2023 November was the new electric car market’s weakest month of growth in nearly two years, figures show. Some 39,965 new pure battery electric cars were registered last month, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said. That was up 3.6% from November 2024, which
TV and film performers to vote on strike action over AI scanning TV and film performers are to vote on strike action over scanning for artificial intelligence Actors union Equity is to hold the vote – from December 4 to December 18 – on whether members are prepared to refuse to be digitally scanned on
UK sanctions GRU after Putin found ‘morally responsible’ for Novichok death Russian military intelligence agency the GRU has been sanctioned in its entirety by the UK in the wake of the Sturgess inquiry report, the Foreign Office has said. The independent inquiry concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin was “astonishingly reckless” and bears “moral responsibility”
Household energy bills to rise after watchdog approves £28bn investment Britain’s energy watchdog has given the green light to an initial £28 billion of investment to upgrade UK energy infrastructure, but revealed the move will push up network charges on household bills by £108. In its final verdict on price controls for energy network firms
Poor harvest to cost arable farmers more than £800m in revenue, analysis finds Arable farmers in the UK are facing a reduction in revenues of more than £800 million following one of the worst ever harvests, analysis suggests. The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) think tank released the estimate on Thursday after crop production