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Thousands of jobs at risk at Port Talbot steelworks despite £500m state aid

Thousands of jobs at risk at Port Talbot steelworks despite £500m state aid

Thousands of jobs at risk at Port Talbot steelworks despite £500m state aid

15 September 2023

Tata will also caution on Friday that the plans will lead to consultations over a ‘deep potential restructuring’.


EasyJet boss says Nats has ‘let down customers all summer’

EasyJet boss says Nats has ‘let down customers all summer’

EasyJet boss says Nats has ‘let down customers all summer’

15 September 2023

Forty-two flights at Gatwick were cancelled or diverted and many more were delayed on Thursday night due to a staffing shortage in the control tower.


Former NCA director-general appointed investigator in Daniel Khalife case

Former NCA director-general appointed investigator in Daniel Khalife case

Former NCA director-general appointed investigator in Daniel Khalife case

15 September 2023

Khalife, 21, allegedly escaped from HMP Wandsworth by strapping himself to a food delivery vehicle.


Returns deal would focus on safe routes for children with family in UK – Labour

Returns deal would focus on safe routes for children with family in UK – Labour

Returns deal would focus on safe routes for children with family in UK – Labour

15 September 2023

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said the party has always insisted routes to Britain must be “capped” as she sought to defend its pledges.


Train drivers’ strike to coincide with Tory annual conference

Train drivers’ strike to coincide with Tory annual conference

Train drivers’ strike to coincide with Tory annual conference

15 September 2023

Aslef members will walk out on September 30 and October 4,


Man dies after attack by two dogs

Man dies after attack by two dogs

Man dies after attack by two dogs

15 September 2023

He was pronounced dead after arriving at hospital following the incident in Stonnall, Staffordshire.


Ex-MPs must be ‘exceptionally cautious’ about Chinese recruitment, minister says

Ex-MPs must be ‘exceptionally cautious’ about Chinese recruitment, minister says

Ex-MPs must be ‘exceptionally cautious’ about Chinese recruitment, minister says

15 September 2023

The Government said China has tried to ‘headhunt’ UK politicians, military personnel and civil servants to strengthen its influence.


Child Q strip-search ‘unacceptable’ says policing minister

Child Q strip-search ‘unacceptable’ says policing minister

Child Q strip-search ‘unacceptable’ says policing minister

15 September 2023

The girl, who is black, was strip-searched while on her period with no appropriate adult present, at a London school in December 2020.


Drivers warned not to rely on sat navs when Welsh roads switch to 20mph

Drivers warned not to rely on sat navs when Welsh roads switch to 20mph

Drivers warned not to rely on sat navs when Welsh roads switch to 20mph

15 September 2023

The RAC said motorists should ‘pay full attention’ to signs rather than electronic devices after the change is made.


Scottish university named best in UK, knocking Oxbridge from top spot

Scottish university named best in UK, knocking Oxbridge from top spot

Scottish university named best in UK, knocking Oxbridge from top spot

15 September 2023

The University of St Andrews has been named the top UK university in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide.


St Andrews beats Oxford and Cambridge to top spot in UK university rankings

St Andrews beats Oxford and Cambridge to top spot in UK university rankings

St Andrews beats Oxford and Cambridge to top spot in UK university rankings

15 September 2023

St Andrews has beaten the elite Oxbridge institutions for only the second time in the guide’s 30-year history.


Sara Sharif’s father to face court after being charged with 10-year-old’s murder

Sara Sharif’s father to face court after being charged with 10-year-old’s murder

Sara Sharif’s father to face court after being charged with 10-year-old’s murder

15 September 2023

Urfan Sharif will face court alongside his partner Beinash Batool and brother Faisal Malik, who were also charged with Sara’s murder.


Concerns thousands of jobs at Britain’s biggest steelworks could be lost

Concerns thousands of jobs at Britain’s biggest steelworks could be lost

Concerns thousands of jobs at Britain’s biggest steelworks could be lost

15 September 2023

The move could lead to around 3,000 job losses, mainly at Port Talbot, unions fear.


Labour small boats scheme criticised as it sets out plans to cut asylum backlog

Labour small boats scheme criticised as it sets out plans to cut asylum backlog

Labour small boats scheme criticised as it sets out plans to cut asylum backlog

15 September 2023

So-called ‘Nightingale courts’ will be used to speed-up asylum decisions, Sir Keir Starmer’s party said.


King to meet founder of anti-poverty charity in Scottish village

King to meet founder of anti-poverty charity in Scottish village

King to meet founder of anti-poverty charity in Scottish village

15 September 2023

Charles will visit Kinross, Perthshire, on Friday.


Timeline of events in Sara Sharif case

Timeline of events in Sara Sharif case

Timeline of events in Sara Sharif case

15 September 2023

The 10-year-old’s body was found on August 10.


What the papers say – September 15

What the papers say – September 15

What the papers say – September 15

15 September 2023

It is the end of the working week and, hot off the presses, these are the biggest stories impacting Britons on Friday September 15.


Father among three people charged with the murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif

Father among three people charged with the murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif

Father among three people charged with the murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif

14 September 2023

The trio travelled to Pakistan a day before police discovered Sara’s body in Woking on August 10.


Stephen Hammond joins exodus of Tory MPs quitting at next election

Stephen Hammond joins exodus of Tory MPs quitting at next election

Stephen Hammond joins exodus of Tory MPs quitting at next election

14 September 2023

The Wimbledon MP since 2005 said it had been an ‘incredibly tough decision’ to make.


Thousands impacted as Gatwick air traffic control hit by staff shortages

Thousands impacted as Gatwick air traffic control hit by staff shortages

Thousands impacted as Gatwick air traffic control hit by staff shortages

14 September 2023

It comes just two weeks after a Nats technical glitch caused widespread disruption at airports across the UK.


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