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Sir Keir Starmer has visited Auschwitz, a place he described as “utterly harrowing”, and said he was determined to fight the “poison of antisemitism”. The Prime Minister visited the former Nazi concentration camp as he travelled to Poland to meet with the country’s political leaders. Speaking following his time at the camp, Sir Keir said: “Nothing could prepare me for the sheer horror of what I have seen in this […]

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after a woman in her 20s died and a two-year-old girl was seriously injured in Surrey. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and the child has been taken to hospital where she remains, Surrey Police said. Officers attended a property in Woodthorpe Road in Ashford at 1.15pm on Thursday following a report of concern for safety. […]

Hollyoaks and reality TV star Paul Danan has been described as a “beacon of light” after his death aged 46. The actor played bad boy Sol Patrick from 1997 to 2001 on the Channel 4 soap and was later known for his reality TV appearances, including on Celebrity Big Brother and Celebrity Love Island. He had been due to appear for a plea hearing at Warrington Magistrates’ Court on Thursday […]

Ukraine must be put in the “strongest possible position” in 2025, Sir Keir Starmer said as he made his first trip to Kyiv as Prime Minister. The visit comes just days before Donald Trump enters the White House, potentially signalling a shift in US support for Ukraine’s war effort in favour of a push for a peace deal. The Prime Minister said the UK would “never let up” on support […]

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury told a man “you won’t threaten your MP again” after punching him in the head with enough force to knock him to the ground, a court heard. At Chester Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, Amesbury pleaded guilty to assaulting 45-year-old Paul Fellows in Main Street in Frodsham, Cheshire, in the early hours of October 26 following a dispute about a bridge closure. CCTV of the attack […]

David Moyes began his second spell as Everton manager with a defeat as Aston Villa ruined the Scot’s return to Goodison Park while Arsenal ignited their title charge with victory in the north London derby. Ollie Watkins scored the only goal of the game to leave the Toffees just a point above the relegation zone, while Arsenal went up to second and in-form Newcastle moved into the top four. No […]

Deliveroo has said it enjoyed more orders and spending in recent months despite ongoing weaker consumer confidence in the UK. The boss of the delivery firm said it had been growing the selection of products available on the platform to “bring even more of the neighbourhood to consumers’ doors”. For the UK and Ireland, the number of orders grew by 5% to 43.1 million over the last three months of […]

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has insisted she will “fight every day” to deliver economic growth after the latest official figures showed weaker-than-expected expansion in November. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimated the UK economy grew in November by 0.1% after falling by 0.1% in both September and October. While a welcome return to growth, most economists were expecting gross domestic product (GDP) to rebound by 0.2% in November. The figures […]

The Tories will tell the British people the truth “even when it’s difficult to hear”, Kemi Badenoch will pledge in a major speech focused on regaining voters’ trust. The Conservative leader is also expected to criticise the Labour Party for having announced “mad and bad ideas on snatching winter fuel and taxing family farms”, which Mrs Badenoch insists the Tories rejected “time and time again” in government. In her first […]