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British business is calling on the Government to help get the “flywheel of the economy turning” with concrete strategies and policies as official output figures are expected to show a difficult end to 2024. Rupert Soames, chairman of the CBI business group, will say on Thursday that the Government’s growth ambitions must be matched with action and that business confidence must be restored to spur on investment needed to support […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and resume the fight against Hamas if the militant group does not go ahead with the next scheduled release of hostages on Saturday. Hamas said on Monday – and reiterated on Tuesday – that it planned to delay the release of three more hostages after accusing Israel of failing to meet the terms of […]

Sue Gray, the “partygate” investigator who went on to become Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, has taken her seat in the unelected House of Lords four months after leaving the heart of Government. Taking the title Baroness Gray of Tottenham, the former senior civil servant wore the traditional scarlet robes for the short introduction ceremony in the upper chamber, where she swore allegiance to the King. She was supported […]

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr has been cleared of causing racially aggravated harassment after calling a Metropolitan Police officer “stupid and white”. The Australian international made the comments to Pc Stephen Lovell during an incident in south-west London in the early hours of January 30 2023. Kerr, 31, and her partner, West Ham midfielder Kristie Mewis, had been out drinking when they were driven to Twickenham Police Station by a taxi […]

The football community came together to pay their final respects to the great Denis Law in Manchester on Tuesday. An exquisite footballer and a brilliant man, the much-loved former Manchester United and Manchester City forward died aged 84 on January 17. Law remains the only Scottish player to have ever won the Ballon d’Or and no man has scored more goals for the national team. Sir Kenny Dalglish is joint […]

A High Court ruling that the Metropolitan Police cannot dismiss officers by removing their vetting clearance “has significant implications for the work the Met is now doing to clean up the force”, the Mayor of London has said. Sergeant Lino Di Maria successfully mounted a legal challenge, supported by the Metropolitan Police Federation, after having his vetting removed over sexual assault allegations, which he denies. He was found to have […]

Former glamour model Katie Price is to have one of her two bankruptcies discharged following a hearing at a specialist court in London. The 46-year-old was due to face questions over her finances on Tuesday at a hearing known as a public examination after first being declared bankrupt in 2019. Bankruptcy orders typically end after a year in England and Wales, but the automatic discharge of Price’s first bankruptcy was […]

Heathrow airport said it has recorded the busiest January in its history. More than 6.3 million passengers travelled through the west London airport’s four terminals last month. That is up more than 5% from 6.0 million in January 2024. The airport said transatlantic travel was a “key contributor” to the growth. More than 1.2 million passengers travelled between Heathrow and the US in January, up 8% compared with a year earlier. In […]