A Spitfire has crashed during an RAF memorial event at an airfield in Lincolnshire. It is understood the plane was taking part in a commemoration
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UK politics: minister defends loss of high-profile Tory MPs after Gove joins exodus – as it happened
Conservatives have seen their majority diminish in recent elections, has told Times Radio: Look, it’s not unnatural if you’ve got people who served for 20,
Lib Dems target ‘blue wall’ with blitz of 2m leaflets in Tory heartlands
More than 2 million leaflets will be distributed by the Liberal Democrats in their target “blue wall” seats this weekend, as the party launches its
Labour may give 16- and 17-year-olds right to vote, says Keir Starmer
Sixteen- and 17-year-olds could be given the right to vote if Labour wins the general election, Keir Starmer has confirmed. “If you can work, if
Another pandemic is ‘absolutely inevitable’, says Patrick Vallance
The former chief scientific adviser to the government Sir Patrick Vallance has said another pandemic is “absolutely inevitable” and urged the incoming British government to
Post Office Horizon IT inquiry: Paula Vennells to be questioned by lawyers representing victims – live
Filters BETA Post Office and handed criminal convictions between 1999 and 2015 during a period that Fujitsu’s faulty Horizon IT system was known to have
Number of abortions in England and Wales hits record levels
The number of abortions in England and Wales has reached record levels, with financial pressures believed to be a factor in why women are choosing
Jeremy Corbyn to stand as independent at general election
Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed he will stand as an independent candidate in Islington North, vowing to fight for equality, democracy and peace. The former Labour
Energy price cap in Great Britain to fall to £1,568 in summer
The energy price cap in Great Britain will fall 7% to the equivalent of £1,568 a year this summer after a drop in wholesale gas
Potentially habitable planet size of Earth discovered 40 light years away
An Australian university student has co-led the discovery of an Earth-sized, potentially habitable planet just 40 light years away. Shishir Dholakia, a PhD candidate in