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Air India crash investigations continue as British victims are named

Air India crash investigations continue as British victims are named

Air India crash investigations continue as British victims are named

12 June 2025

There are fears the number of people killed on the ground could rise.


MPs to discuss ban on assisted dying adverts as Bill returns to Parliament

MPs to discuss ban on assisted dying adverts as Bill returns to Parliament

MPs to discuss ban on assisted dying adverts as Bill returns to Parliament

12 June 2025

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is undergoing a second day of report stage, with various amendments likely to be debated.


Police come under attack for fourth night in Northern Ireland

Police come under attack for fourth night in Northern Ireland

Police come under attack for fourth night in Northern Ireland

12 June 2025

Northern Ireland’s police chief said ‘bigots and racists’ behind earlier nights of unrest in the region would be arrested.


Tributes paid to Britons feared killed in Air India plane crash

Tributes paid to Britons feared killed in Air India plane crash

Tributes paid to Britons feared killed in Air India plane crash

12 June 2025

One of those believed to have died was running a spiritual wellness centre and appeared on ITV’s This Morning earlier this year.


Women’s Prize for Fiction ‘greatest honour’ as an intersex woman, says winner

Women’s Prize for Fiction ‘greatest honour’ as an intersex woman, says winner

Women’s Prize for Fiction ‘greatest honour’ as an intersex woman, says winner

12 June 2025

Dutch author Yael Van der Wouden will receive £30,000 and a bronze statuette.


Creator of shoes worn by the Queen among innovators honoured at awards reception

Creator of shoes worn by the Queen among innovators honoured at awards reception

Creator of shoes worn by the Queen among innovators honoured at awards reception

12 June 2025

Lisa Kay, creator and chief executive of Sole Bliss, was among 197 entrepreneurs honoured by the King during an awards reception at Windsor Castle.


Ahmedabad plane crash kills 241, including 52 Britons, Air India confirms

Ahmedabad plane crash kills 241, including 52 Britons, Air India confirms

Ahmedabad plane crash kills 241, including 52 Britons, Air India confirms

12 June 2025

The Air India plane crash is one of the deadliest in terms of the number of British nationals killed.


Kendall to add protections to welfare Bill amid backlash to cuts

Kendall to add protections to welfare Bill amid backlash to cuts

Kendall to add protections to welfare Bill amid backlash to cuts

12 June 2025

Dozens of Labour MPs last month urged the Prime Minister to pause and reassess planned cuts, saying the proposals are ‘impossible to support’.


Debut novel by Dutch author wins 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction

Debut novel by Dutch author wins 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction

Debut novel by Dutch author wins 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction

12 June 2025

Yael van der Wouden won the award for her novel, The Safekeep, which explores repressed desire and the unresolved aftermath of the Holocaust.


British-Irish Council to be held in Co Down

British-Irish Council to be held in Co Down

British-Irish Council to be held in Co Down

12 June 2025

Representatives of the British and Irish Governments will meet in Co Down on Friday to discuss latest political developments across the islands.


Father gives son a ‘second chance’ by donating kidney

Father gives son a ‘second chance’ by donating kidney

Father gives son a ‘second chance’ by donating kidney

12 June 2025

Brian Innes said it was a ‘no-brainer’ to donate his kidney to his son Kieran after he was diagnosed with stage 5 kidney disease.


PSNI chief warns rioters ‘we will arrest you’

PSNI chief warns rioters ‘we will arrest you’

PSNI chief warns rioters ‘we will arrest you’

12 June 2025

Forty-one officers have been injured in the unrest, which had resulted in 15 arrests by Thursday evening.


New House of Lords front door that cost almost £10 million does not work

New House of Lords front door that cost almost £10 million does not work

New House of Lords front door that cost almost £10 million does not work

12 June 2025

The price tag rocketed by nearly 60% from the original estimate.


British man has ‘no idea’ how he escaped doomed Air India aircraft, family say

British man has ‘no idea’ how he escaped doomed Air India aircraft, family say

British man has ‘no idea’ how he escaped doomed Air India aircraft, family say

12 June 2025

The plane was carrying more than 240 people from the city of Ahmedabad when it crashed.


100,000 electric vehicle charging points to be installed with £381m funding

100,000 electric vehicle charging points to be installed with £381m funding

100,000 electric vehicle charging points to be installed with £381m funding

12 June 2025

The new EV charging points come on top of the 80,000 already installed publicly across the UK.


Youth violence summit ‘absolutely’ not a talking shop, insists Justice Secretary

Youth violence summit ‘absolutely’ not a talking shop, insists Justice Secretary

Youth violence summit ‘absolutely’ not a talking shop, insists Justice Secretary

12 June 2025

Angela Constance said it is important the Scottish Government listened to those on the front line battling youth violence and knife crime.


Gonorrhoea vaccine could protect thousands, says minister ahead of rollout

Gonorrhoea vaccine could protect thousands, says minister ahead of rollout

Gonorrhoea vaccine could protect thousands, says minister ahead of rollout

12 June 2025

A total of 5,999 infections were recorded in 2023 – a rise of 59% from before the Covid pandemic.


Boy who met royal couple took his own life after troubled childhood – inquest

Boy who met royal couple took his own life after troubled childhood – inquest

Boy who met royal couple took his own life after troubled childhood – inquest

12 June 2025

Zak Kay was found hanging eight years after meeting the Prince and Princess of Wales in Portsmouth, Hampshire.


What we know so far after Gatwick-bound plane crashes in India

What we know so far after Gatwick-bound plane crashes in India

What we know so far after Gatwick-bound plane crashes in India

12 June 2025

The Air India aircraft departed from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday.


Ex-police officer spared jail after passing information to criminal associates

Ex-police officer spared jail after passing information to criminal associates

Ex-police officer spared jail after passing information to criminal associates

12 June 2025

Adam Davies, 30, who was an officer with Surrey Police, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment suspended for two years at Southwark Crown Court.


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