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Sir Keir Starmer and shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson during a visit to a school in Harlow in Essex (Ian West/PA)
Politics

Labour’s private schools tax plans ‘blamed for fall in entries’

Enrolments at independent schools this academic year have dropped 2.7%, according to figures from the Independent Schools Council (ISC).
10 May 2024
A gantry being installed overnight on a closed section of the M25 motorway in Surrey (National Highways South-East/PA)
UK

M25 in Surrey to reopen on Monday with weekend traffic ‘not as bad as feared’

The five-mile stretch of the motorway between junctions 10 and 11 was closed in both directions at 9pm on Friday.
17 Mar 2024
A bridge is being demolished and a new gantry installed (Yui Mok/PA)
UK

Workers making ‘good progress’ on M25 after Surrey closure

A bridge is being demolished and a new gantry installed.
17 Mar 2024
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UK

Friends of Kate say she may ‘address health on public engagements’

The Princess of Wales underwent surgery at the London Clinic on January 16, but details of her condition have been kept private.
16 Mar 2024
An information sign as traffic builds up in Cobham, Surrey, near to a closed section of the M25 (Yui Mok/PA)
UK

Parts of M25 in Surrey see two miles of congestion

The stretch of the motorway between junctions 10 and 11 was closed in both directions at 9pm on Friday and will remain inaccessible until Monday.
16 Mar 2024
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Tech

Tesco and Sainsbury’s hit with technical issues

The chains apologised to customers and said they were working to solve the issue.
16 Mar 2024
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UK

'Carnage' at supermarkets as Sainsbury's and Tesco report IT issues

One Sainsbury’s customer says there are ‘massive queues’ and ‘people panicking’

16 Mar 2024
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Crime

Youth admits Elianne Andam manslaughter but denies murder

Elianne was stabbed as she made her way to school in Croydon on September 27.
14 Mar 2024
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World

Defamation case against Meghan by half-sister dismissed by US judge

Samantha Markle had taken legal action against Meghan over comments she made to Oprah Winfrey and on her Netflix show

12 Mar 2024
A police officer escorts Andrew Tate from the Court of Appeal in Bucharest (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
UK

Who is Andrew Tate and why is he in court?

The British-American influencer and former kickboxer rose to notoriety in 2016 when he was removed from Big Brother.
12 Mar 2024
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World

UK warns against all travel to Haiti as violence intensifies

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he hoped to make progress on the security and humanitarian crisis as he held talks with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica

11 Mar 2024
Sheldon Rodrigues was found guilty of murder in January (Metropolitan Police/PA)
Crime

Man who stabbed housemate to death after spying on her jailed for 25 years

Sheldon Rodrigues, 30, became angry and jealous after 39-year-old Stephanie Hansen rejected him and began seeing a married work colleague.
8 Mar 2024
Chloe Othen claims she was assaulted (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
Crime

Model’s boyfriend heard ‘screams for help’ on phone as ex-partner ‘beat’ her

Instagram influencer Chloe Othen, 33, says she was punched in the head 30 times, strangled and dragged along the floor by her hair by Ricky Lawrence.
7 Mar 2024
Chloe Othen (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
Crime

Model ‘beaten by ex-partner’ lunched near flat after alleged attack, court told

Chloe Othen, 33, who has more than 300,000 Instagram followers, says she was punched in the head 30 times by Ricky Lawrence.
6 Mar 2024
<p>The Princess of Wales during a visit to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards for the St Patrick’s Day Parade in 2023 (PA)</p>
UK

Army removes website claim Kate will review Trooping the Colour

Tickets were being sold on the official website for the June 8 military spectacle, advertising an appearance by the Princess of Wales, on Tuesday

6 Mar 2024
The Princess of Wales during a visit to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards for the St Patrick’s Day Parade in 2023 (PA)
UK

Army set to remove website claim Kate will review Trooping the Colour in June

The Army did not seek approval from Kensington Palace before publishing its ticket page, it is understood.
5 Mar 2024
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UK

Dan Wootton leaves GB News after Ofcom finds Laurence Fox comments broke rules

The journalist was suspended by GB News but has now left the broadcaster to launch his own independent platform.
5 Mar 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (Paul Ellis/PA)
Politics

Rishi Sunak’s vow to clear asylum backlog caused ‘perverse’ decisions – report

In December 2022, the Prime Minister pledged to ‘abolish’ a 92,000-strong backlog of asylum claims by the end of 2023.
29 Feb 2024