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A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murdering another 14-year-old boy who died after being attacked in Gateshead. Northumbria Police found the teenage boy with injuries “consistent with having been caused by a bladed article” in the Aycliffe Crescent area of the Springwell Estate at just after 8pm on Monday. A murder investigation was launched after he died in hospital in the early hours of Tuesday, and a […]

The Chancellor's announcement came hours before he addressed the Conservative Party Conference Kwasi Kwarteng has sought to shrug off the chaos that triggered his astonishing U-turn on income tax cuts for the highest earners as a “little turbulence” as he battled to regain authority. The Chancellor remarked it had been a “tough” day as he told Conservative members in his set-piece conference speech on Monday to “focus on the task […]

Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan says the “bureaucratic nature” of EU GDPR “is still limiting the potential of our businesses” The Government “will be replacing GDPR (general data protection regulation) with our own business and consumer friendly British data protection system,” Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has announced. Making her speech at the ICC in Birmingham, she said the “bureaucratic nature” of EU GDPR “is still limiting the potential of our businesses”. […]

The new King has offered his “warmest congratulations” to Scotland’s newest city as he said conferring the honour on Dunfermline in Fife would “gladden my dear mother’s heart”. King Charles III spoke as he formally conferred city status on the former town which was one of eight communities awarded the honour as part of the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The ceremony was the first undertaken by the King and […]

They currently sit 18th in the Premier League table with one win this season Wolves have sacked head coach Bruno Lage. Lage guided Wolves to a 10th-placed finish last season, but they have won only once this term and Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at West Ham dropped them into the bottom three of the Premier League. Wolves chairman Jeff Shi said on the club website: “Bruno is an excellent coach, a […]

The monkeypox situation in the UK is looking “very positive” as cases continue to fall, according to one of the country’s top infectious disease experts. Professor Neil Ferguson said vaccination and behavioural changes were likely responsible for falling infections. He told the BBC: “We’re not completely sure of exactly why. Vaccination started to be rolled out so that probably had some effect – but it doesn’t explain it all. “The […]

A new family portrait has been released by Buckingham Palace, taken the day before the Queen’s funeral A smiling family portrait of the King, his son who is the first in line to the throne and their wives has been released by Buckingham Palace. The image of King Charles III and his Queen Consort, standing alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales, was taken at Buckingham Palace on September 18, […]

There was a warm smile for a familiar face as the King carried out one of his first official audiences as monarch since royal mourning ended. He greeted Ralph Gonsalves, the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, with a friendly handshake and a pat on the wrist as they met at Balmoral in Scotland. Mr Gonsalves’ wife, Eloise, also attended the event and posed for a picture with […]

A single mother said she is “heartbroken” by rising mortgage costs as her 13-year-old son has considered getting a job to help her cover monthly payments. Lizzie Devine, 37, took out a mortgage with her ex-partner in 2007 with Northern Rock – whose collapse the same year led to its nationalisation in 2008 – and Ms Devine’s efforts to remortgage were rejected after she was deemed “a risk” because she […]