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Storm Isha to cause major disruption as part of wet and windier weekend

Storm Isha to cause major disruption as part of wet and windier weekend

The Met Office has issued amber weather warnings for wind for northern and western England, Wales, Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland.

UK risks repeat of 1930s without more investment in armed forces – Lord Dannatt

UK risks repeat of 1930s without more investment in armed forces – Lord Dannatt

It comes amid warnings that the threat to Britain from hostile states is the highest since the Cold War.

DUP ‘continuing to engage with Government’ amid Stormont speculation

DUP ‘continuing to engage with Government’ amid Stormont speculation

No decision emerged from an internal party meeting on Friday.

Boris Johnson says second Trump presidency could be ‘what the world needs’

Boris Johnson says second Trump presidency could be ‘what the world needs’

The ex-PM used his Daily Mail column to endorse the Republican frontrunner and argue that he would back Ukraine.

Open letter accuses FM of ‘hypocrisy’ for inviting Turkish president to Scotland

Open letter accuses FM of ‘hypocrisy’ for inviting Turkish president to Scotland

The letter, which has eight signatories, says the Turkish president subjects Kurds to ‘genocidal attacks’.

Zelensky: UK-Ukraine relations will stay strong even if government changes

Zelensky: UK-Ukraine relations will stay strong even if government changes

Polling suggests Labour will win the general election later this year.

Labour denies axing £28bn green investment pledge

Labour denies axing £28bn green investment pledge

The party’s key pitch was not mentioned in a campaigning brief published earlier this week.

Mother whose son died after catching measles urges parents to ‘vaccinate more’

Mother whose son died after catching measles urges parents to ‘vaccinate more’

Gemma Larkman-Jones’s son, Samuel, died from a brain condition caused by measles.

Measles: UK on a ‘trajectory for everything getting much worse’

Measles: UK on a ‘trajectory for everything getting much worse’

Some 84.5% of youngsters in England had received both MMR doses by age five in 2022/23 – the lowest level since 2010.

More than £8m paid out since 2019 by armed forces over sexual assault claims

More than £8m paid out since 2019 by armed forces over sexual assault claims

The scale of compensation settlements, reached between 2019 and 2023 and settled outside court, has been described as ‘horrifying’.

Baby found in shopping bag was less than an hour old, police believe

Baby found in shopping bag was less than an hour old, police believe

The little girl was found in East Ham on Thursday.

Drivers urged to avoid unnecessary travel as Storm Isha sweeps in

Drivers urged to avoid unnecessary travel as Storm Isha sweeps in

An amber warning for high winds in central and southern Scotland has been issued by the Met Office for Sunday.

Tata Steel decision ‘a massive kick for the whole of South Wales’

Tata Steel decision ‘a massive kick for the whole of South Wales’

The company has confirmed plans to close blast furnaces at its Port Talbot plant, with the loss of up to 2,800 jobs.

Video: Wave pool breaks the ice after lake freezes overnight

Video: Wave pool breaks the ice after lake freezes overnight

The Wave surfing lake in Bristol froze amid the extreme temperatures being felt around the UK.

Man, woman and two young girls found dead at house were family members – police

Man, woman and two young girls found dead at house were family members – police

Officers forced their way into an address in Allan Bedford Crescent, Costessey, shortly before 7am on Friday.

Ex-school chaplain jailed for sexually abusing two boys 40 years ago

Ex-school chaplain jailed for sexually abusing two boys 40 years ago

Father Edward Phillips-Smith abused two boys while he was a chaplain at St Peter’s Collegiate School in Wolverhampton in the early 1980s.

Staff whose mistreatment of patients was exposed by documentary escape jail

Staff whose mistreatment of patients was exposed by documentary escape jail

The BBC sent reporter Olivia Davies undercover to work at the unit in 2019.

Sunak ‘not available’ for talks with Drakeford on steel job losses

Sunak ‘not available’ for talks with Drakeford on steel job losses

Downing Street said the Welsh Government had not contributed to the deal with Tata to save jobs.

Tougher sentences for pet abduction backed by the House of Commons

Tougher sentences for pet abduction backed by the House of Commons

The Pet Abduction Bill revives measures previously outlined in Government legislation but dropped in June 2023.

Starmer rebukes Netanyahu’s ‘unacceptable’ comments on Palestine

Starmer rebukes Netanyahu’s ‘unacceptable’ comments on Palestine

The Labour leader criticised the Israeli prime minister after he rejected calls for the establishment of a Palestinian state after the war.

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