The carnage and horror of the battle of Waterloo have been laid bare in an excavation by military veterans and archaeologists that has uncovered amputated
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Tory traditionalist Christopher Chope put forward for modernisation panel
The Conservative party has put forward the veteran objector Christopher Chope for membership of the modernisation select committee. Chope, a staunch rightwinger and traditionalist, gained
Keir Starmer faces rebellion as 53 Labour MPs abstain over winter fuel and one votes with Tories – UK politics live
only one Labour MP, Jon Trickett, voted with the Tories to try to block the winter fuel payments cut, another 53 Labour MPs did not
Lucy Letby: hospital did not act on senior paediatricians’ warning about Letby, inquiry hears – as it happened
Lucy Letby should have continued access to patients. This was again not acted on upon by the hospital. Langdale is also saying the inquiry will
MPs back cuts to winter fuel payments in Commons vote
MPs have voted to remove the winter fuel allowance from all but the poorest pensioners, with a significant number of Labour MPs abstaining. After a
US recession fears hit markets; Aldi to open more UK stores as profits more than double – business live
a midair blowout. flights were disrupted at Gatwick Airport on Sunday due to “Nats staff shortages”. The Ryanair chief declared: “UK Nats staff shortages caused
Labour to give English local authorities power to run bus services
Local transport authorities across England will be able to run and control bus services under a Labour overhaul designed to “save vital routes”, parliament will
Afghan family refused UK visas to join son, 13, evacuated from Kabul
The Home Office has rejected a visa application from a family trapped in Afghanistan, whose son was evacuated to the UK during the fall of
Starmer’s allies to appoint new Labour general secretary in next fortnight
Keir Starmer’s allies are planning to use their moment of “maximum power” to speedily appoint a new Labour general secretary in the next fortnight, the
Impact of Covid lockdowns to disrupt England’s schools into the 2030s, report says
Repairing the damage to children’s education caused by the pandemic lockdowns and closures will disrupt England’s schools until the mid-2030s, according to a new report.