Government to oversee building of HS2 amid spiralling costs
Ministers will oversee the building of the HS2 rail line, the Government has announced as it attempts to get hold of soaring costs for the project. Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has also ordered an ...
Neighbour heard ‘mighty bang’ during fatal explosion and fire in Bedford
Bedfordshire Police said one person had died and another had been taken to hospital with serious injuries following the incident in Cleat Hill.
Vladimir Putin unlikely to go to Novichok victim’s inquiry, ambassador says
The family of Dawn Sturgess have called on the Russian president to speak to the inquiry after her death in the Salisbury poisonings.
Dover thug bent police officer’s fingers back and tried to headbutt him during arrest at home in Selkirk Road
William Mahu was asked to hand over his phone by police sent to arrest him at his Dover home but refused and stayed on a call. As PC Kyle Wayark attempted to take the mobile, Mahu pulled his fingers ...
Wes Streeting says weight-loss jabs for jobless obese people is not ‘dystopian’
The Health Secretary has said offering weight loss jabs to unemployed obese people is not “dystopian”. Wes Streeting said a trial to test if anti-obesity injections can increase employment and ease ...
Shadow business secretary would support ‘mutualisation’ of Post Office
Sky News reported that the Department for Business and Trade has asked a management consultancy to review options for how to ...
Minister gives up Grenfell role over visits to event sponsored by cladding firm
The Franco-British Colloque was co-sponsored by Saint Gobain, ultimate owner of a company that was heavily criticised by the Grenfell Inquiry.
Police and paramedics called after medical incident near Douglas Road in Tower Hamlets, Dover
An air ambulance landed in a park after a medical incident sparked a large emergency services response. Police and paramedics were called to an area near Douglas Road in Tower Hamlets, Dover, at ...
UK Islamic terror may get ‘boost’ after death of Hamas leader, ex-MI6 chief says
Islamic terror may get a “boost” in the UK following the death of Hamas’s leader, a former head of MI6 has said. Asked if a ceasefire in the Middle East is more likely, Sir John Sawers said the ...
Senior minister declines to rule out extending freeze on income tax thresholds
A senior minister has declined to rule out extending the freeze on income tax thresholds as speculation about possible tax increases in the Budget continued to mount.
NHS problems will not be fixed ‘in a single Budget’, says Streeting
The NHS will not be fixed in a single Budget, the Health Secretary warned as he suggested hospitals will have to “play ball” on reform to benefit from extra funding. Wes Streeting confirmed on Sunday ...
Concerns grow for missing man Regan Phillips, who was last seen in Strood
Concerns are growing for a missing man last seen walking towards the A2. Regan Phillips, 25, has been missing from Strood since Friday. He was last seen in Commercial Road at about 11.15pm walking in ...