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Land value reforms among Labour plans to tackle housing crisis

Land value reforms among Labour plans to tackle housing crisis

Land value reforms among Labour plans to tackle housing crisis

29 May 2023

The plan would introduce reforms of how land is valued under compulsory purchase orders.


Eamonn Holmes accuses former colleague Phillip Schofield of ‘toxicity’

Eamonn Holmes accuses former colleague Phillip Schofield of ‘toxicity’

Eamonn Holmes accuses former colleague Phillip Schofield of ‘toxicity’

29 May 2023

Holmes previously presented This Morning on Fridays with wife Ruth Langsford.


Jeremy Paxman ‘looking forward to watching University Challenge at home’

Jeremy Paxman ‘looking forward to watching University Challenge at home’

Jeremy Paxman ‘looking forward to watching University Challenge at home’

29 May 2023

The broadcaster will be replaced as host by journalist and broadcaster Amol Rajan after 29 years.


More time needed to fill gap left if Met cuts mental health response – RCP chief

More time needed to fill gap left if Met cuts mental health response – RCP chief

More time needed to fill gap left if Met cuts mental health response – RCP chief

29 May 2023

Sir Mark Rowley has written to health and social care services to say police will no longer attend after August 31 unless there is a threat to life.


Briton dies ‘after being struck by lightning while paddleboarding in Greece’

Briton dies ‘after being struck by lightning while paddleboarding in Greece’

Briton dies ‘after being struck by lightning while paddleboarding in Greece’

29 May 2023

The Port Authority of Rhodes confirmed to the PA news agency the man was 26 and a British national.


UK condemns ‘appalling’ Ugandan anti-gay legislation

UK condemns ‘appalling’ Ugandan anti-gay legislation

UK condemns ‘appalling’ Ugandan anti-gay legislation

29 May 2023

The Government has condemned Uganda’s anti-gay legislation legislation, calling it ‘appalling’ and ‘deeply discriminatory’.


Search for Disappeared victims of Troubles ‘will never stop until remains found’

Search for Disappeared victims of Troubles ‘will never stop until remains found’

Search for Disappeared victims of Troubles ‘will never stop until remains found’

29 May 2023

Ireland’s Justice Minister Simon Harris was visiting a remote bog in Co Monaghan where a dig for missing teenager Columba McVeigh is ongoing.


Stormzy: ‘The greatest music on Earth is coming out of Africa’

Stormzy: ‘The greatest music on Earth is coming out of Africa’

Stormzy: ‘The greatest music on Earth is coming out of Africa’

29 May 2023

The rapper said he would tell his children he was ‘part time’ in this culture.


Tuesday set to be hottest day of the year so far as temperatures reach 25C

Tuesday set to be hottest day of the year so far as temperatures reach 25C

Tuesday set to be hottest day of the year so far as temperatures reach 25C

29 May 2023

It comes after Sunday broke Saturday’s record for the warmest day, with Plymouth seeing 24.4C.


Ministers to crack down on vape advertising ‘targeted at children’

Ministers to crack down on vape advertising ‘targeted at children’

Ministers to crack down on vape advertising ‘targeted at children’

29 May 2023

The government has pledged to close a loophole allowing retailers to give free samples of vapes to children in England.


Reverend Richard Coles on BBC: ‘I felt rather hurtled towards the exit’

Reverend Richard Coles on BBC: ‘I felt rather hurtled towards the exit’

Reverend Richard Coles on BBC: ‘I felt rather hurtled towards the exit’

29 May 2023

He had presented Radio 4’s Saturday Live for 12 years.


Tories need to win over ‘shy capitalist’ millennials, says new report

Tories need to win over ‘shy capitalist’ millennials, says new report

Tories need to win over ‘shy capitalist’ millennials, says new report

29 May 2023

Hope for the Conservatives lies in understanding and not ignoring the priorities of millennials, the report by think tank Onward suggests.


Just Stop Oil activists in court after protest at Gallagher Premiership final

Just Stop Oil activists in court after protest at Gallagher Premiership final

Just Stop Oil activists in court after protest at Gallagher Premiership final

29 May 2023

Samuel Johnson, 40, of Reydon, Suffolk, and Patrick Hart, 37, of Brislington, Bristol, invaded the pitch, Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court was told.


Harry Styles breaks records for highest selling Scottish stadium gig ever

Harry Styles breaks records for highest selling Scottish stadium gig ever

Harry Styles breaks records for highest selling Scottish stadium gig ever

29 May 2023

Harry Styles has broken a record for the highest selling Scottish stadium tour ever, Murrayfield has said.


Homeless charity workers to strike in dispute over pay

Homeless charity workers to strike in dispute over pay

Homeless charity workers to strike in dispute over pay

29 May 2023

Members of Unite with St Mungo’s will mount picket lines.


Seven men remanded in custody charged with murder bid on senior detective

Seven men remanded in custody charged with murder bid on senior detective

Seven men remanded in custody charged with murder bid on senior detective

29 May 2023

PSNI detective chief inspector John Caldwell was shot several times at a sports complex in Omagh in February.


Crowd cheers as man proposes to flight attendant in Dublin Airport

Crowd cheers as man proposes to flight attendant in Dublin Airport

Crowd cheers as man proposes to flight attendant in Dublin Airport

29 May 2023

The man lifts his now-fiancé into the air in front of a cheering crowd.


Phillip Schofield defends This Morning amid affair furore and ‘toxicity’ claims

Phillip Schofield defends This Morning amid affair furore and ‘toxicity’ claims

Phillip Schofield defends This Morning amid affair furore and ‘toxicity’ claims

29 May 2023

He accused people with ‘loud voices’ of bearing a ‘grudge’ against him.


Cleverly set for Estonia stop-off before Nato gathering

Cleverly set for Estonia stop-off before Nato gathering

Cleverly set for Estonia stop-off before Nato gathering

29 May 2023

James Cleverly will hold talks in Estonia and Norway over the coming days – as Nato foreign ministers gather for an informal meeting.


Succession star Brian Cox backs ‘essential’ Edinburgh theatre

Succession star Brian Cox backs ‘essential’ Edinburgh theatre

Succession star Brian Cox backs ‘essential’ Edinburgh theatre

29 May 2023

The actor is an honorary patron of the King’s Theatre in Edinburgh, which is undergoing a major refurbishment.


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