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Bates says Post Office scandal compensation schemes are ‘quasi-kangaroo courts’

Bates says Post Office scandal compensation schemes are ‘quasi-kangaroo courts’

Bates says Post Office scandal compensation schemes are ‘quasi-kangaroo courts’

24 May 2025

More than 900 subpostmasters were prosecuted between 1999 and 2015 and many are still awaiting compensation.


Farage ‘backs scrapping child benefit cap and restoring winter fuel payments’

Farage ‘backs scrapping child benefit cap and restoring winter fuel payments’

Farage ‘backs scrapping child benefit cap and restoring winter fuel payments’

24 May 2025

His Reform UK party is riding high in the opinion polls.


Single ticket-holder wins £3.8m Lotto jackpot

Single ticket-holder wins £3.8m Lotto jackpot

Single ticket-holder wins £3.8m Lotto jackpot

24 May 2025

The ticket-holder matched all six main numbers to win the top prize.


DUP minister vows commitment to all sports as he attends first senior GAA game

DUP minister vows commitment to all sports as he attends first senior GAA game

DUP minister vows commitment to all sports as he attends first senior GAA game

24 May 2025

Gordon Lyons had faced criticism for his failure to attend a senior GAA match in the first 15 months of his tenure as sports minister.


Memorial trail for Denis ‘The King’ Law unveiled on street where he grew up

Memorial trail for Denis ‘The King’ Law unveiled on street where he grew up

Memorial trail for Denis ‘The King’ Law unveiled on street where he grew up

24 May 2025

Residents of Aberdeen flocked to the Printfield area in honour of the late Scotland player.


Boris Johnson and wife Carrie welcome fourth baby to family

Boris Johnson and wife Carrie welcome fourth baby to family

Boris Johnson and wife Carrie welcome fourth baby to family

24 May 2025

The former prime minister could be seen in an Instagram post shared on Saturday holding his daughter, Poppy Eliza Josephine Johnson.


X down as thousands report issues with social media platform

X down as thousands report issues with social media platform

X down as thousands report issues with social media platform

24 May 2025

Thousands of UK users reported being unable to use the app and website.


Mother and three of her children were victims of fatal house fire

Mother and three of her children were victims of fatal house fire

Mother and three of her children were victims of fatal house fire

24 May 2025

A 43-year-old woman, her 15-year-old daughter and two sons aged eight and four, died in their north-west London home.


Motorcyclist dies after crash with van in Argyll

Motorcyclist dies after crash with van in Argyll

Motorcyclist dies after crash with van in Argyll

24 May 2025

The crash on the A819 near Tullich involved a Triumph Tiger motorcycle and a Ford Transit Luton van.


Motorcyclist who died in crash in East Ayrshire named

Motorcyclist who died in crash in East Ayrshire named

Motorcyclist who died in crash in East Ayrshire named

24 May 2025

Kris Leitch, 34, was pronounced dead at the scene of the one-vehicle crash in Auchinleck on Saturday.


Boy, 15, arrested after 16-year-old dies at amusement park

Boy, 15, arrested after 16-year-old dies at amusement park

Boy, 15, arrested after 16-year-old dies at amusement park

24 May 2025

Taha Soomro was pronounced dead at Barry Island Pleasure Park in the Vale of Glamorgan on Friday.


‘Hardest Geezer’ finishes 2,343km run along length of New Zealand

‘Hardest Geezer’ finishes 2,343km run along length of New Zealand

‘Hardest Geezer’ finishes 2,343km run along length of New Zealand

24 May 2025

Russ Cook previously raised more than £1 million by running the length of Africa.


Parts of UK get rain for first time in weeks

Parts of UK get rain for first time in weeks

Parts of UK get rain for first time in weeks

24 May 2025

There were downpours on Friday night after as many as 30 days without rain in some areas.


Some Tories privately support PM’s stance on Israel and Gaza, Conservative says

Some Tories privately support PM’s stance on Israel and Gaza, Conservative says

Some Tories privately support PM’s stance on Israel and Gaza, Conservative says

24 May 2025

Mark Pritchard, MP for the Wrekin, said he believed Sir Keir Starmer was on the ‘right side of history’.


Trump’s calls for North Sea drilling not a ‘surprise’, says Swinney

Trump’s calls for North Sea drilling not a ‘surprise’, says Swinney

Trump’s calls for North Sea drilling not a ‘surprise’, says Swinney

24 May 2025

The First Minister was speaking after the US President claimed incentivising drilling rather than ‘unsightly windmills’ would reduce energy costs.


Council granted interim injunction over pickets in strike by bin workers

Council granted interim injunction over pickets in strike by bin workers

Council granted interim injunction over pickets in strike by bin workers

24 May 2025

Members of Unite have been on all-out strike since March 11 in a row over pay and jobs in Birmingham.


Infected blood victims ‘left in dark’ over compensation, Andy Burnham warns

Infected blood victims ‘left in dark’ over compensation, Andy Burnham warns

Infected blood victims ‘left in dark’ over compensation, Andy Burnham warns

24 May 2025

The Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, who once served as health secretary, also called for criminal investigations into the scandal.


Police officer fights for life as pair arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

Police officer fights for life as pair arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

Police officer fights for life as pair arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

24 May 2025

The officer was seriously injured in a road collision in Buckinghamshire on Thursday night.


Man appears in court charged with Brent stabbing murder

Man appears in court charged with Brent stabbing murder

Man appears in court charged with Brent stabbing murder

24 May 2025

Ali Faris Muhammad, 26, died in hospital after being attacked last week.


Murder arrest after three children and woman die in house fire

Murder arrest after three children and woman die in house fire

Murder arrest after three children and woman die in house fire

24 May 2025

A 43-year-old woman, and three children, aged 15, eight and four, died at the scene in north-west London.


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