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Some 250,000 mourners paid their respects to Pope Francis over a three-day lying-in-state, the Vatican said on the eve of his funeral. World leaders and dignitaries were arriving in Rome on Friday, to attend what will be a huge gathering in St Peter’s Square for his requiem mass. The final mourners had a chance to […]
The Princess Royal has remembered “brave Anzacs” in their own words during a dawn service in north-west Turkey where thousands fell 110 years ago. On a day when the sacrifice of Australian and New Zealand forces who were killed in the Gallipoli landings in 1915 was recognised in services across the world, the Princess Royal […]
Water company bosses face up to two years in prison if they cover up illegal sewage spills under new laws coming into force on Friday. The Environment Department (Defra) said no prison sentences have been handed to water company executives since privatisation despite widespread illegal sewage discharges, and the tougher penalties were essential because some […]
A football club’s match shirts have been redesigned to feature a seat belt motif as part of a road safety campaign backed by former England striker Ian Wright. Non-league Basingstoke Town in Hampshire said it will use the one-off shirts for its home match against Merthyr Town on Saturday. Instead of three vertical blue stripes, […]
Tech companies and individual executives face being collectively fined up to £70,000 each time a post relating to knife crime is not removed for their sites. The Government has expanded a previously announced plan to fine individual tech bosses £10,000 when their platform fails to remove content linked to knife crime, and will now issue additional fines […]
The vote was triggered by the resignation of Mike Amesbury Here are all 15 candidates running in the Runcorn & Helsby parliamentary by-election: Catherine BlaiklockEnglish Democrats Dan ClarkeThe Liberal Party Chris CopemanGreen Party Paul Michael DuffyLiberal Democrats Peter FordWorkers’ Party of Great Britain Howling Laud HopeThe Official Monster Raving Loony Party Sean HoulstonConservative & Unionist […]
Paramedics and other ambulance crew members have faced a record number of “violent assaults”, ambulance chiefs have warned. There were 22,536 incidents of violence, aggression and abuse directed at UK ambulance staff in the 2024/25 financial year, the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) said. This is the equivalent of 62 attacks or abusive behaviour […]
Social media and other internet platforms will be legally required to block children’s access to harmful content from July or face massive fines, Ofcom has said. The regulator has published the final version of its Children’s Codes under the Online Safety Act, setting out what sites must do to follow the law and protect children […]
A Russia-Ukraine peace deal is “very close”, Donald Trump has claimed as he urged Kyiv to accept territorial concessions as part of an end to fighting. The US president said his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky’s insistence he would not recognise Russian ownership of Crimea was making it “difficult to settle” the war. Mr Trump’s latest […]
Arsenal prevented Liverpool from being crowned Premier League champions without kicking a ball despite conceding a late goal in a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace. Mikel Arteta’s players knew that a defeat at the Emirates would see Liverpool take the title, but the home side were ahead inside three minutes through Jakub Kiwior. Eberechie Eze’s […]
