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Princess Anne In Hospital For Head Injury And Concussion

The Princess Royal is in hospital with a head wound and concussion after an incident in which she is understood to have been injured by a horse.

World First As UK Boy Is Fitted With Brain Implant To Control Epilepsy Seizures

A UK teenager with severe epilepsy has become the first person in the world to be fitted with a brain implant aimed at bringing seizures under control.

'We Needed A Voice' Starmer Defends Role Under Corbyn

Keir Starmer has defended serving in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet, saying he wanted to help preserve the Labour party and he "always knew there was going to be a day after".

Low Wage Growth Has Pushed 900,000 Children Into Poverty'

Average weekly wages now just 16 higher in real terms than in 2010

Chin Up, Rishi - There Might Still Be Reasons To Be Cheerful

Being a compassionate fellow, and even though I’ve never voted Conservative (if that’s a clue), I’m moved by the plight of the party.

Covid Hospitalisations On Rise As New Variants Emerge

Experts have warned that Covid “hasn’t gone away” after an uptick in infections and hospitalisations that is thought to have been caused by new variants of the virus.

Sunscreens Fail Quality Tests Ahead Of Expected Heatwave

Three of the most popular sun creams have been found to offer less protection than they claim, consumer organisation Which? has found.

Are Sunak's Threats About National Service Credible?

Rishi Sunak went further than ever last week in fleshing out his promise to introduce mandatory national service, suggesting that he could confiscate driver’s licences and bank accounts from 18-year-olds if they refused to participate.

Thousands Of Workers Set To Leave Health And Social Care

Thousands of agency staff could leave the NHS and social care services in the next two years, new research has suggested.

Cannabis Growing Gang Filled Bedroom With Soil

Homeowner's horror when he confronted tenants’ over rent

Up To 21,000 Children Lost Or Dead In Gaza Chaos

UP to 21,000 children have vanished in the chaos of the war in Gaza with scores feared to be trapped under rubble or buried in unmarked graves, a charity said yesterday.

Anger Over Politicians Ignoring The Call Of Nature

CHRIS Packham spoke of his fury that the environment has not been a key issue in General Election manifestos.

Brace Yourself For 30C Heatwave!

THE first summer heatwave will hit this week as temperatures soar to 30C (86F).

Sunak Urged To Drop Candidates As Betting Investigation Widens

Senior Tories join calls for action against those under investigation

Sunak Welcomes Johnson's Aid

BORIS Johnson’s endorsement of Conservative candidates has been co-ordinated by the party’s General Election campaign and “will make a difference”, the Prime Minister has said.

Starmer's Tax Pledges

SIR Keir Starmer would not rule out changes to council tax rates in his plans for a Labour government, as the Conservatives stepped up their demands yesterday for Labour to rule out tax rises.

Parents Buying Homes Near Grandparents To Ease Cost Of Childcare

Families 'trapped' by needing free help

Scientists Target Weak Spots In Russia's 'Secret' Weapons

BRITISH scientists are pulling apart "top secret" Russian weapons systems to find out how to destroy them, a former Armed Forces minister revealed.

Murray Celebrates 1,000th Career Match With Rare Win

Was it relief? Or was it simply pure joy? Whatever it was, Andy Murray’s reaction to a first tour victory since March was one of those trademark roars towards his box, a huge rush of adrenaline at a sensation he has not experienced much in 2024: winning.

Ronaldo Upstaged By Subs As Portugal Find Way To Win

Cristiano Ronaldo spans the generations. He in effect replaced Sergio Conceicao in the Portugal squad two decades ago.

Lineker 'Breaks BBC Rules' By Wearing Kit He Advertises

GARY Lineker appears to have fallen foul of BBC rules again by wearing clothes from his range for Next while covering the Euros.

Oscar-Nominated French Actor Aimée Dies Aged 92

Oscar-nominated French actor Anouk Aimée has died aged 92.

Sunak Pins Faith On Johnson To Help Tories Escape Mire

PM dashes to South West to try to shore up Tory seats as Osborne warns Sunak he is 'fighting the wrong campaign'

PM: Labour Will Tax Your Years Of Savings In Weeks

'With inflation under control we can focus on cutting taxes'

UK In Cancer Survival Crisis

Charity blast over 25-year lag behind EU countries

Migrant Deaths At Morocco-EU Border Caused By Police 'Trap', Survivors Claim

Moroccan authorities took a series of fateful decisions that led to the deaths of dozens of asylum seekers attempting to scale the border fence into the Spanish north African territory of Melilla two years ago, survivors and an investigation by an NGO have claimed.

McKellen Expected To Make Full Recovery After Fall From Stage During Performance

Ian McKellen was "in good spirits" and expected to make "a speedy and full recovery" after a fall during Monday evening's performance of Player Kings, a spokesperson for the Noël Coward theatre in London has said.

Sarwar Starts Holyrood Campaign With Pledge Not To Raise Income Tax

Anas Sarwar has effectively fired the starting gun on the 2026 Holyrood election campaign as he pledged not to raise income tax if he became Scotland's first minister.

Putin Lands In North Korea As US Warns Against Military Pact

Vladimir Putin has arrived in North Korea for a summit with Kim Jong un, amid US warnings against any agreement that could add to military pressure on Ukraine and raise tensions on the Korean peninsula.

UK Children Shorter And Sicker Due To Poor Diet

Children across Britain are getting shorter, fatter and sicker in the face of an epidemic of poor diets, food insecurity and poverty, according to a report warning that millions are now facing a "timebomb" of avoidable health conditions.