Donors, aides and remainers dominate secret Cameron honours list
From Samantha Cameron’s stylist to George Osborne, the former PM’s parting gifts could hardly be more personalSenior figures in the failed campaign to keep Britain in the EU are to be handed honours as...
View ArticleNews of the World legal chief 'ordered surveillance on rival lawyers'
Tom Crone accused of trying to gain leverage over solicitors Mark Lewis and Charlotte Harris, who were in litigation against the paper, tribunal hearsA News of the World lawyer ordered surveillance of...
View ArticleDubai airport suspends flights after Emirates jet crash-lands
Fuselage of Emirates Boeing 777-300 gutted by fire after crash-landing at Dubai international airportAll operations at Dubai international airport have been suspended after a plane carrying 300 people...
View ArticleLabour urges PM to drop plans to delete company records
Theresa May is told proposal to remove business data history could hamper police and journalists investigating corruptionProposals by Companies House to delete more than 2.5m public records and destroy...
View ArticleLondon stabbing: suspect is Norwegian Somali with 'no evidence' of terror – live
One woman dead and five injured after attack19-year-old man Tasered by officers and now in custodyPolice: ‘terrorism remains line of enquiry’Read the latest report2.37pm BSTJo Loughran, interim...
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter protest sparks traffic chaos outside Heathrow
Protesters block road near London airport, halting M4 traffic, as similar action is seen in Nottingham and Birmingham Black Lives Matter activists protesting against racism in the UK have blocked roads...
View ArticleGreater Manchester police sorry for photo of men in Nazi uniforms
Force apologises after photo of two people wearing SS clothing is posted on one of its official Twitter accounts, causing angerGreater Manchester police have apologised after a photo of two men dressed...
View ArticleLabour members barred from leadership ballot win right to vote
High court rules in favour of group who said decision to bar 130,000 new members from ballot denied them legal rightThe Labour leadership candidate Owen Smith has called for an extension of the contest...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle two major blazes in south-east London
About 100 firefighters tackle blaze in Greenwich and a further 72 called to another fire at a block of flats in ErithScores of firefighters backed by 20 fire engines have been tackling two separate...
View ArticleSouthern rail strike begins – live updates
Five-day strike hits troubled franchiseThousands of commuters set to be affectedExplainer: seven factors that threw Southern off the railsAre you striking or are you affected?4.30pm BSTChannel 5 tried...
View Article'He's our hero': Adam Peaty's swimming club celebrates his success
City of Derby club, as well as Repton school and town of Uttoxeter, proclaim their calm, confident world-beating OlympianAdam Peaty’s lifeguard, Deborah Hood-Leverett, leans over the reception counter...
View ArticleRAF helicopter catches fire after emergency landing in Snowdonia
MoD says training helicopter completed precautionary landing in Yr Aran after technical issueAn RAF helicopter has been forced to make an emergency landing in Snowdonia in north Wales, police said.The...
View ArticleWHO's recommended level of exercise too low to beat disease – study
Bigger reductions in risk of five common chronic diseases only achievable with five to seven times more activity, research findsHigher levels of physical activity can achieve bigger reductions in the...
View ArticleRising avocado prices fuelling illegal deforestation in Mexico
Mexican farmers can make higher profits than most other crops so are thinning out pine forests to plant young avocado trees The popularity of the avocado in the US and rising prices for the “superfood”...
View ArticleNine in 10 GP practice staff find work life stressful, poll finds
Survey by Mind says one in 10 has suicidal thoughts and significant proportion fear impact of disclosing mental health issuesAlmost nine in 10 GPs and other practice staff find their work life...
View ArticleUK confusion between integration and counter-terrorism hinders Muslims
Muslim women in particular are discriminated against inside and outside their communities and this needs to be addressed, says Commons reportThe government’s conflation of integration with...
View ArticleDrone and plane in 'near miss' close to Newquay airport
Police are investigating reports of a drone flying close to a passenger plane with 62 people onboardPolice are investigating reports of a near-miss between a drone and a passenger plane in Cornwall.The...
View ArticleNHS misses key targets in June as service faces increasing demand
Number of patients medically fit to leave hospital but unable to be safely discharged reaches record high in EnglandThe number of patients who were medically fit to leave hospital but could not be...
View ArticleNHS cancer patients missing out on innovative drugs
Review of availability of drugs for breast and prostate cancer concludes UK approach is not fit for purposeThousands of NHS cancer patients in the UK are missing out on innovative treatments available...
View ArticleAns Botha: 74-year-old who coached Wayde van Niekerk to 400m gold
After South African set world record at Rio Olympics he was quick to credit his coach – and Botha says she has no plans to retireAs Wayde van Niekerk smashed Michael Johnson’s 17-year-old 400m record...
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