Archive 2023/12/18
- UK to be part of international coalition to protect Red Sea ships from attack
- Gove to target council planning units that ‘drag their feet’ on housing
- Dame Esther Rantzen calls for assisted dying free vote after joining Dignitas
- Many victims not receiving best service from criminal justice system – report
- Cameron to meet Macron and Meloni during tour of European capitals
- Poorer pupils’ struggles have ‘little to do’ with lack of character, report says
- Junior doctor strikes will put health service ‘on back foot’, says NHS chief
- Allegations of serious offences against referees on rise in grassroots game
- Gerwyn Price keen to keep Alexandra Palace crowd on side after easing through
- Birmingham boss Wayne Rooney has no issue with excessive celebrations
- White Christmas forecast for northern UK with snow on December 25
- Graeme Shinnie urges Aberdeen to use cup final ‘hurt’ as motivation
- Mauricio Pochettino keen to give academy talent path to Chelsea first team
- Sunak calls on Scottish Government to explain ‘different approach’ to tax
- Jonathan Majors convicted of assaulting former girlfriend
- Leicester move three points clear with victory at Birmingham
- Apple to stop some watch sales in the US over patent dispute
- Livestock suffering will continue in N Ireland after GB export ban, MP claims
- One dead after boarding school collapses in Romania
- Serbia’s opposition takes to the streets claiming election fraud
- Refugees facing ‘widespread homelessness’ due to Home Office housing deadline
- William travels to Kuwait to pay respects following death of country’s emir
- Northern Ireland business leaders urge a deal for a ‘fully funded’ Stormont
- Pep Guardiola calls for change amid increasing fixture burden on players
- Rescue centres ‘may not cope’ with influx of XL bully dogs as ban looms
- Russell Brand questioned for second time over allegations of sexual offences
- Sir Grayson Perry says energy firm EDF raised electricity bill from £300 to £39k
- Residents of evacuated Bristol tower block will not move back in before New Year
- El-Sissi wins Egypt’s presidential election to secure third term in office
- Police receive average of 561 spiking reports a month – report
- MPs criticise Jimmy Lai ‘pantomime trial’ as China branded ‘totalitarian’
- Warning signs your drink has been spiked – and what to do next
- Minister: Infected blood compensation expected to be resolved before election
- DUP ‘won’t be distracted by sellout posters’ – Lyons
- England all-rounder Liam Livingstone focusing on strike-rate rather than average
- Couple finish 21,000-mile challenge to drive electric vehicle from pole to pole
- Sunak raises concerns about Gaza death toll as senior Tories push for ceasefire
- Minister’s introduction ceremony interrupted by Mission: Impossible music
- US defence secretary and Israeli leaders discuss more targeted approach in Gaza
- Sinn Fein attacks ‘lack of leadership’ as DUP rules out deal before Christmas
- Churches and religious charities ditch Barclays over fossil fuel ties
- No bigger Blue than Bill Kenwright – Tributes paid to former Everton chairman
- Pep Guardiola: Man City aim to ‘close a little circle’ by winning Club World Cup
- Life of Alistair Darling to be celebrated at memorial service in Edinburgh
- Mone digs in to row by saying ministers knew about her links to PPE firm
- Tory councils ‘bitterly disappointed’ by financial settlement
- Student accused of murdering fiance with her car tells court of ‘nightmare’
- Drink-driver sentenced after crash which left car hanging over canal
- XR protester who broke window in Government building spared jail
- Man City fined £120,000 after players surrounded referee against Tottenham
- WHO chief thanks Ireland for ‘moral leadership’ on Gaza crisis
- Boy, 17, stabbed to death by two teenagers ‘under influence of nitrous oxide’
- Model Winnie Harlow: ‘There is nothing more magical than feeling seen’
- Brianna accused were ‘in it together’, murder trial hears
- Man who died on Bibby Stockholm named as 27-year-old Albanian
- Posters urging against ‘DUP sellout’ are ‘intimidatory’ – Beattie
- Mauricio Pochettino urges patience as Christopher Nkunku eyes Chelsea debut
- Government steps in to run ‘unsafe’ prison
- Auction house to sell ‘secret’ medal awarded to Welshman for wartime gallantry
- McEntee says ‘wrong’ to blame Government for burning of asylum centre
- Scottish Government should increase child payment to £30, say campaigners
- Coleen Rooney, Tony Bellew and Kate McCann attend Bill Kenwright memorial
- Junior doctors in Wales to stage 72-hour strike in dispute over pay
- Actor Gerard Depardieu’s figure removed from Paris wax museum after allegations
- Champions League holders Manchester City handed last-16 tie with Copenhagen
- De Boinville banking on Shishkin putting his best foot forward
- Sunak presses for ‘sustainable ceasefire’ in Israel-Hamas war
- Gaynor Lord’s cause of death appears to be ‘consistent with drowning’ – police
- Adobe calls off £15.8 billion deal for Figma after antitrust concerns
- Biker killed in crash with car was ‘there to be seen’, court told
- Government reaches deal with BMA on reforms for SAS doctors
- At least 11 dead and 88 badly hurt after fuel depot blast rocks Guinea’s capital
- Thunder Rock none the worse for Cheltenham disappointment
- Investigation following Maddy Cusack’s death finds no evidence of wrongdoing
- Defendant pleads not guilty to murdering their mother
- Todd Cantwell relishing wave of positivity at Rangers under Philippe Clement
- US defence secretary in Israel ‘to press for a more targeted approach in Gaza’
- Putin officially registers as candidate for Russian presidential election
- TfL to receive £250m Government support in 2024
- Pope formally approves allowing priests to bless same-sex couples
- Israeli airstrike hits Gaza’s largest hospital – witnesses
- Tory MP Miriam Cates placed under investigation by Commons standards watchdog
- Ministers working ‘carefully’ on transgender guidance for schools – No 10
- Sunak calling tax rises ‘disappointment’ is a bit of cheek, says Robison
- Shark hunting King George jockey for Hewick
- Princess of Wales releases picture of herself as a child at Christmas dinner
- Two men rushed to hospital as explosion razes Blackburn house
- Two men plead guilty to verbally abusing Palestine protesters on Armistice Day
- Teenagers accused of murder claim they exaggerated ‘for the sake of their music’
- Telecoms firms agree digital landline migration pause amid safety alarm concerns
- Labour sets out plans for weekend appointments to tackle NHS backlog
- BP pauses shipments through Red Sea after rebel attacks
- No 10 hopes British buyer can be found for barge that carried Churchill’s body
- Car ploughs into parked vehicle in Biden’s motorcade
- 8 hidden festive fire hazards to watch out for this season
- Sunak takes PPE scandal involving Mone ‘incredibly seriously’
- Burdett Road camp buoyed by weekend form boost
- GB News ‘disappointed’ by Ofcom ruling show breached due impartiality rules
- Ukraine’s military chief says office was bugged and other devices detected
- A closer look at Harry Kane’s record-breaking start to life with Bayern Munich
- Durham ‘100 per cent committed’ to bringing Hundred franchise to north east
- European Union investigating Musk’s X over possible breaches of social media law
- Champ and Paisley Park on course for Long Walk showdown
- Bank of England needs to see ‘clearer decline’ in wage growth before rate cuts
- Tax rises in Scotland would be ‘very disappointing’, says Sunak
- Teenager dubbed ‘Brixton R Kelly’ jailed for 22 rape offences
- David Raya: Goalkeeper battle with Aaron Ramsdale makes us both better players
- A hard-fought point – Jonny Evans praises Man Utd for grinding out Anfield draw
- Games Workshop finalises deal with Amazon for Warhammer films and TV
- Manchester City given Danish assignment in Champions League draw
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz tests positive for Covid
- Tottenham left to chase Premier League record as rivals see scoring runs ended
- Man appears in court charged with murder after Derbyshire van incident
- Near-final results confirm populist victory in Serbia as opposition claims fraud
- Diana dress fetches record-breaking price tag at auction
- UK set to launch carbon levy on imported goods in 2027
- DUP ‘rules out’ any Stormont return before Christmas
- Honouring my mum’s memory in Skegness helped me find unexpected peace
- ‘No arrogance’ in comments about Manchester United – Virgil van Dijk
- Jarrod Bowen relishing West Ham’s hectic run as focus switches to cup success
- Berlin Zoo sends first giant pandas born in Germany to China
- Tractors driven to protest at Brandenburg Gate
- ‘Drug smugglers’ killed in clash with Thai soldiers near Myanmar border
- Chilean voters reject conservative constitution
- Dissident Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai’s son condemns father’s ‘show trial’
- Which houseplants will be trending in 2024?
- Study backs up evidence that severe obesity is increasing in young US children
- Man charged with murder after fatal van incident
- Football rumours: Middlesbrough could offer Joe Worrall transfer reprieve
- What the papers say – December 18
- San Francisco 49ers defeat Arizona Cardinals 45-29 for sixth straight win
- More than 300 rescued from floodwaters in northeast Australia
- The sporting weekend in pictures
- North Korea resumes weapons launches by firing ballistic missile into sea
- Sunak in Scotland to thank military for service over Christmas
- Rishi Sunak to thank military personnel for service over the festive season
- ‘Reagan question’ hangs over Conservatives as 53% say they feel worse off