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Concerns about a spike in baby deaths were not discussed at hospital board level until after the year-long attack spree of “elephant in the room” Lucy Letby had ended, a public inquiry has heard.

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of “hiding” the impact of the Government’s winter fuel payment cuts amid fears the policy will cause an increase in pensioner deaths.

Israeli strikes on Palestinian territories have killed more than two dozen people, according to local officials.

The Ukrainian prime minister has asked the UK for “help and support” in using long-range missiles to strike Russian territory as he met the Foreign Secretary in Kyiv.

The UK economy flatlined in July for the second month in a row, according to the latest official figures, as the Chancellor said she was “under no illusion about the scale of the challenge” the country faces.

Mel Stride has been eliminated from the Conservative leadership contest as Robert Jenrick topped the second round of voting by MPs.

The case of serial killer Beverley Allitt formed part of nurse Lucy Letby’s training, a public inquiry has heard.

Sir Keir Starmer has seen off a backbench rebellion over plans to cut the winter fuel allowance but the Government’s majority fell to 120.

The United States and the UK have formally accused Iran of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia to use in the war in Ukraine, and plan to take measures to punish those involved.

Prisoners could be put up in hotels when they are freed early to ease jail overcrowding, the Justice Secretary said.

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted bosses are not “knocking on my door saying they want to rip up employee rights” as he defended his plan to tackle bad working practices.

Consumer group Which? has called on Oasis and Ticketmaster to “do the right thing” and refund fans hit by inflated ticket prices.

All primary school-aged children should be given free meals to help tackle the obesity crisis, leading health experts have said.

Harry Kane has set his sights on notching 100 international goals as he prepares to become just the 10th male England player to reach a century of caps against Finland.

Spiralling levels of economic inactivity in Britain’s workforce are set to be tackled by the Government as it pledged to address the “greatest employment challenge of a generation”.

It is “inevitable” some of the hundreds of inmates set to be freed from jail early will commit more crimes and end up back behind bars, the prisons watchdog warned.

James Earl Jones, the American actor known for being the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars, has died at the age of 93.

Apple has unveiled the new iPhone 16 range – the company’s first devices powered by its new artificial intelligence tools it claims will have a “profound impact” on users.

Disgraced former film producer Harvey Weinstein has been rushed to a hospital for emergency heart surgery.

Government plans to give local authorities the power to take over the running of bus services may need “enormous” levels of subsidy, the Conservatives have warned.

Some council tax collection practices “couldn’t have been designed better” to accelerate people’s distress and are like a caricature of loan sharks, consumer champion Martin Lewis has said.

Kate has confirmed she has completed her chemotherapy, and her focus now is to do what she can to 'stay cancer-free'

The chairwoman of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has begun to hear evidence relating to the impact of the pandemic on patients and the NHS.

The number of people killed in overnight Israeli strikes in Syria has risen to 14 with more than 40 wounded, Syrian state media said.

Sir Keir Starmer has promised action to tackle the online sale of deadly weapons as he hosted a summit with knife crime campaigners including Luther star Idris Elba and victims’ families.

Oasis songwriter Noel Gallagher has said he is “thrilled and honoured” as a “grumpy middle-aged man, who hates having his picture taken” to have his image added to the National Portrait Gallery.

The Metropolitan Police “didn’t get everything right” and could have made arrests sooner when policing recent large-sale protests, the force’s assistant commissioner has said.

Analysis of Covid-related contracts worth some £15.5 billion has identified corruption concerns, campaigners have claimed.

Training Ukrainian soldiers “constrains” the UK’s ability to train its own troops, the spending watchdog has said.

Measures to empower local leaders to take control of bus services have been unveiled by the Government.

The impact of the Covid pandemic on NHS workers, patients and the delivery of healthcare is set to be examined by a public inquiry.

Legislation including a blanket ban on no-fault evictions will be introduced on Wednesday, the Government has confirmed.

Hollywood actor Idris Elba will join the Prime Minister in Downing Street to launch a new effort to tackle knife crime.

Jannik Sinner let his tennis do the talking as he won the US Open for the first time.

Great Ormond Street Hospital has begun an urgent review of 721 cases of children seen by one of its former consultant orthopaedic surgeons after concerns were raised about his practice.

The King has sent his “heartfelt congratulations” to Paralympics GB and Commonwealth athletes for their “numerous successes” at the Paris Games.

The Scottish church where Queen Elizabeth II worshipped has hosted the BBC’s Songs Of Praise programme for the first time to mark the second anniversary of her death.

Actress Kate Winslet has said “life is too short” to worry about physical appearance after she was allegedly told to sit up to hide “belly rolls” on the set of her latest film.

Lee Carsley liked what he saw from England and creative livewire Jack Grealish as the interim manager enjoyed a winning start to his temporary reign.

Declan Rice felt like he put in the big performance needed on his return to the Republic of Ireland at the end of a promising few days under “refreshing” interim England boss Lee Carsley.

The King is attending church near Balmoral for prayers and reflection in memory of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on the second anniversary of her death.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said he is “not remotely happy” on having to vote to “take money away” from pensioners through cutting winter fuel allowance.

Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates has married his partner Suzanne Sercombe on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island.

The Princess of Wales is hoping to join the royal family at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday and host her Christmas carol concert, according to reports.

Swimmer Poppy Maskill and taekwondo star Matt Bush have been announced as Britain’s flagbearers for the Paralympics closing ceremony.

Moeen Ali has announced his retirement from international cricket, with the 37-year-old declaring: “I’ve done my part.”

The King is to attend church near Balmoral for private prayer and reflection in remembrance of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on the second anniversary of her death.

The NHS has been “broken” in ways which are “unforgivable”, Sir Keir Starmer is expected to say in a major Sunday broadcast interview.

Oasis have confirmed they will send out invites for a private invite-only ballot for their “final” Wembley Stadium dates overnight.

Interim manager Lee Carsley said he respects people’s opinions but was unmoved by the reaction to him not singing the national anthem before leading England to a career-high victory over the Republic of Ireland.

Alfie Hewett fell agonisingly short of Paralympic singles gold but savoured one of the greatest matches in wheelchair tennis history after losing a three-set thriller in front of a near-capacity crowd at Roland Garros.

Eight people have been arrested as pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through central London in protest at the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Ministers are “doing everything” to ensure domestic abusers are not released early from prison as part of a scheme to relieve the near-full estate, Sir Keir Starmer said.

The King and Queen smiled as they attended the annual Braemar Gathering Highland Games in Scotland, one day before his accession anniversary.

Ireland and the UK will hold annual summits on trade and co-operation, the Prime Minister has said.

Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators have once again marched through central London in protest at the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

British and American spy chiefs have said they are together “working ceaselessly” for a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, in a rare public statement.

Andrew Flintoff is taking his latest step into the coaching world after being placed in charge of England Lions.

Sir Elton John became emotional after the world premiere of a documentary looking back on his life, stressing to the audience the importance of family over fame.

The King reaches the second anniversary of his accession to the throne and the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday, with his health “heading in a very positive trajectory”, a royal source has said.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the late Queen’s “enduring legacy of service and devotion to our country” ahead of the second anniversary of her death, saying she will “never be forgotten”.

Sir Keir Starmer is to visit Ireland as he seeks to reset the UK’s relationship with its nearest neighbour.

Jack Draper was sick on court four times as his US Open dream ended in semi-final heartbreak following a straight-sets defeat to Jannik Sinner.

The Prime Minister will make his second visit to the USA since coming to office a matter of months ago, according to the White House.

Wheelchair tennis stars Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid completed a career golden slam by ending their wait for Paralympic doubles glory with a dominant straight-sets win at Roland Garros.

A US judge has agreed to postpone the sentencing of former president Donald Trump for his hush money conviction until after the November election.

A taxi driver who sexually assaulted three women passengers in his vehicle has been jailed for 21 months.

Britain’s commitment to train Ukrainian soldiers will continue throughout 2025, the Defence Secretary has confirmed following a meeting with allies in Germany.

A train operator has urged passengers not to travel on several routes in north-west England on Sunday due to a lack of staff.

Former Top Gear star Chris Harris has said he expressed safety concerns to the BBC before Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff’s injury at the show’s test track and told them that someone could die.

A painter and decorator who helped fuel a fire outside a hotel housing hundreds of asylum seekers and attacked police with missiles during rioting in Rotherham, has been jailed for nine years.

A van driver has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for smuggling migrants in a hidden compartment who were discovered screaming for help as they were starved of oxygen.

Indie band English Teacher said it is “insane” that they mark the first act from outside London to win the Mercury Prize in a decade.

Fuel prices have fallen to their lowest levels in almost three years after a drop in wholesale costs.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky met top United States military leaders and more than 50 partner nations in Germany on Friday to press for more weapons support as Washington announced it would provide another 250 million dollars (£190 million) in security assistance to Kyiv.

Dame Sarah Storey wrote another chapter in the history books by winning the women’s C4-5 road race at Paris 2024 to collect her 19th Paralympic gold.

School absence rates in the UK doubled from pre-pandemic levels as a “knock-on” effect of lockdown restrictions and school closures caused by Covid-19, a new report has found.

Yvette Cooper will chair a summit aimed at destroying the criminal gangs involved in smuggling people over the English Channel in small boats.

ITV drama Mr Bates Vs The Post Office is to receive the National Television Awards (NTA) Impact Award for creating a “huge cultural shift”.

Researchers hope a trial of a new drug for the treatment of ectopic pregnancy could help hundreds of women every year avoid emergency surgery.

An investigation will continue into what caused a Royal Navy helicopter to ditch in the Channel during a night-flying exercise, resulting in the death of a member of Navy personnel.

Four-piece indie band English Teacher have won the 2024 Mercury Prize for their debut album This Could Be Texas.

A former music teacher at Eton College has been banned indefinitely from teaching in England after he was found to have searched for indecent images of children on a school-issued laptop.

A senior Army officer who drunkenly touched and tried to kiss a woman in a karaoke bar while leading an overseas military delegation has received a six-month suspended prison sentence.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke has said the show’s upcoming series will be “brilliant” despite controversy over allegations of abuse.

Jeremy Kyle has defended his presenting style at an inquest into the death of a man who had been a guest on his chat show, saying “it was direct, but it was empathetic, it was honest”.

The competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over Oasis concert ticket sales.

A member of Royal Navy personnel has died after a helicopter ditched in the Channel during a night-flying exercise.

John Lewis has said it will bring back its ‘never knowingly undersold’ price pledge in a major U-turn, two years after ditching the commitment over concerns it what less relevant to shoppers.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has discontinued its indecent assault case against Harvey Weinstein, saying “there is no longer a realistic prospect of conviction”.

President Emmanuel Macron has named EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister.

The Government must urgently increase investment in higher education as British universities “are all feeling the crunch”, an education chief has said.

Construction of the UK’s longest railway bridge has been completed on the outskirts of north-west London.

Jeremy Kyle is expected to give evidence at an inquest into the death of a man who died after appearing on his TV show.

Dedicated surgical hubs deliver more operations such as hip replacements and cataract removal in a shorter time and could be key to driving down NHS waiting lists, an evaluation has found.

Pupil suspensions and exclusions in England are predicted to have risen by more than a fifth in the past year, a report has found.

The TUC is calling for a workforce commission as part of an urgent drive to repair the country’s “broken” public services.

The Government is examining the recommendations of the seven-year probe into the Grenfell Tower fire, following its damning conclusion.

Water firm bosses could face up to two years in jail for obstructing regulators under sweeping new laws proposed by the Government to crack down on the pollution of England’s rivers, seas and lakes.

Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane lead a list of six England players nominated for the men’s Ballon d’Or while Lionesses trio Lucy Bronze, Lauren James and Lauren Hemp were shortlisted for the women’s award.

Oasis have announced two new Wembley Stadium dates due to “phenomenal public demand”, with tickets to be sold by an “invitation-only ballot”.

Robert Jenrick has emerged as the frontrunner among Tory MPs to take over the leadership of the party as former home secretary Dame Priti Patel was eliminated from the contest.

About 70 firefighters are tackling a blaze at two flats on the ninth and 10th floors of a tower block, London Fire Brigade (LFB) said.

The Prime Minister has apologised to those affected by the Grenfell Tower disaster on behalf of the British state for the string of failures that led to the fatal fire.

Sir Keir Starmer has claimed Britain’s allies “understand” its move to suspend some arms exports to Israel, insisting it was a “legal not a policy decision”.

The Government will “carefully consider” the findings of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry to “ensure that such a tragedy cannot occur again”, the Prime Minister has said.

The inquiry has found they failed to properly consider the danger of combustible materials in high-rise residential buildings

Scam-related complaints have reached their highest level since at least early 2018, according to a service that resolves disputes between consumers and financial firms.

Hundreds of healthcare support staff will stage a 48-hour strike from Wednesday in an escalating dispute over pay.

Conservative MPs will take part in the first round of voting as they select a successor to Rishi Sunak.

A long-awaited report into the deaths of 72 people in a fire at Grenfell Tower is due to be published more than seven years after the blaze.

Steve Bruce is back in management with Sky Bet League One Blackpool.

Singer Sir Elton John has been left with “only limited vision” after a “severe eye infection”.

A coroner has warned that a common way of giving anaesthetic to patients poses a risk of future deaths, after a woman was administered too much local anaesthetic by mistake and died three months later.

Two ballistic missiles have blasted a military training facility and nearby hospital in Ukraine, killing at least 49 people and wounding more than 200 others, Ukrainian officials said.

The mother of Baby P, who died after months of abuse, is back behind bars two years after being freed from jail.

The mayor of a French coastal town being used in a rescue operation says 13 migrants are dead after their boat ripped apart on Tuesday during an attempted crossing of the English Channel.

Rachel Reeves has ignored calls to reverse her decision to cut winter fuel payments, amid warnings pensioners are “frightened” about how they will keep warm.

A “shadow” version of a new public sector body to oversee Britain’s railways has been launched by Transport Secretary Louise Haigh.

Five children, including three aged 12, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 80-year-old man died following a “serious” assault in a park.

TV show guest Steve Dymond spoke of Jeremy Kyle egging on the audience to “boo him” and was “very upset” after the show’s recording, his son told an inquest into his death.

Britain is in line for nine new offshore wind farms after the Government’s latest renewables auction, but campaigners fear it may still fall short of clean power targets.

A bereaved mother has been spreading smiles across the country by giving over 700 Lego sets to people with cancer following the death of her son from complications linked with a brain tumour.

The boy who died in Oldbury, near Birmingham, has been named as Jahziah Coke

Around 78,000 people had phones or bags snatched in the year to March 2024

A plaque paying tribute to writer, actor and musician Benjamin Zephaniah has been unveiled by Brunel University London.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed back against a new wave of pressure to reach a ceasefire deal in Gaza after hundreds of thousands of Israelis protested and went on strike and US President Joe Biden said he needed to do more after nearly 11 months of fighting.

Jack Draper booked his place in a first career grand slam quarter-final as he demolished Tomas Machac in the US Open fourth round.

Disappointed Harry Potter fans booed after an annual announcement at London King’s Cross railway station did not happen.

James Cleverly accused Sir Keir Starmer of an “act of vandalism” on defence spending as he repeatedly attacked the Prime Minster during his pitch to become the next leader of the Conservative Party.

Thunderstorms are set to hit parts of the UK this week as the country is unlikely to “see the return of summer”, forecasters have warned.

Dave Ellis set aside previous Paralympic frustration and issues with the river Seine water quality to power to triathlon glory before Megan Richter grabbed another gold for Great Britain.

The wife of a Conservative councillor has admitted sending a social media message stirring up racial hatred against asylum seekers on the day of the Southport attacks.

Former Page Three model Samantha Fox told a police officer “I know where you live” and threatened to knock his teeth out after a drunken incident on a British Airways flight, a court has heard.

A fund to help struggling households with bills and essentials has been extended to cover the winter period after councils warned that the most vulnerable were facing a support “cliff edge”.

Renewed appeals are being made to find a student who vanished six months ago after a night out.

An Israeli labour court has ruled that a general strike called over the Gaza hostage crisis must end.

A group of alleged thieves who are suspected of targeting luxury Ibiza villas, including one rented by TV and radio star Nick Grimshaw, have been arrested by Spanish authorities.

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said she will not hesitate to “take action” where schools are failing.

The 85 year old two-time Oscar nominee lost his footing during a play’s fight scene in June at the Noel Coward Theatre

More than half of 1,000 UK drivers of conventionally fuelled cars answered no more than two out of 10 questions about electric vehicles correctly

The shadow communities secretary is currently the bookmakers’ favourite to replace Rishi Sunak

Nearly three-in-five 35 to 54-year-olds who do not own a home may have given up hope of ever getting on the property ladder, research for a building society indicates.

The NHS has started vaccinating pregnant women and older people against a respiratory virus that can make some people seriously ill.

Single-headline Ofsted grades for schools will be scrapped with immediate effect, the Government has announced.

The Culture Secretary has called the inflated selling of Oasis tickets “incredibly depressing” as she revealed that surge pricing would be included in a Government review of the secondary gig sales market.

A woman has been charged with murder following the death of a six-year-old boy.

The far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, was on track to become the strongest party in a state election for the first time on Sunday in the country’s east, and was roughly level with mainstream conservatives in a second vote, exit polls showed.

A Government minister has been hit by dynamic pricing, and eventually had to fork out more than double the original quoted cost of a ticket for Oasis.

John Swinney has promised to make the SNP an “election winning organisation” again, vowing the lead his party to victory at the Holyrood vote in 2026.

Kadeena Cox secured Paralympic redemption by retaining the mixed team sprint title alongside Jaco van Gass and Jody Cundy as Great Britain added three more golds on the final day of track cycling in Paris.

Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Oldbury.

Floral tributes have been laid after a man and three young children were found dead in a house in Surrey.

Adele has signed off her final Germany residency show by saying that she will not see her fans for a “long time”.

Neil Warnock has paid tribute to Sol Bamba and described him as “a ray of sunshine” following Bamba’s death aged 39.

The UK could have faced a run on the pound and an economic crash if Rachel Reeves had not axed winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners to fill a black hole in the public finances, Commons Leader Lucy Powell said.

Cat Deeley has praised Holly Willoughby for supporting her taking over as a lead presenter on This Morning.

Paralympic triathlon events scheduled to take place on Sunday in Paris have been postponed for 24 hours due to a decrease in the water quality of the river Seine .

Russia has said its air defences intercepted and destroyed 158 Ukrainian drones overnight into Sunday, including two over Moscow and nine over the surrounding region.

More than four in five people are planning to spend the same amount or more on holidays in the year ahead as they have in the past 12 months, a survey indicates.

After golden moments in the pool and in taekwondo on Saturday, Great Britain’s medal hopefuls will target more medals on day four of the Paralympics in Paris.

The Scottish Government will need to work “harder and smarter” to deliver for the people in the face of Westminster “cuts”, First Minister John Swinney will warn today.

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has described the number of children missing school as an “absence epidemic”.

The bodies of six hostages taken by Hamas have been recovered from Gaza, according to the Israel Defence Forces.

The criminal justice system is “undoubtedly dysfunctional”, the police watchdog has said, as he described the lack of prison places as a “nightmare”.

City maintained their 100% start to the season with the 3-1 victory at the London Stadium

The bodies were discovered in a house in Staines-upon-Thames on Saturday afternoon

Thousands of fans have spent many hours today in queues on booking sites

Alice Tai, Stephen Clegg and William Ellard have all won gold medals

A schoolboy donned his prize-winning cardboard crown in front of the King as the monarch visited a flower show.

A charity fundraiser who became the first person to complete a marathon in a “bionic” suit after breaking her back in a horse-riding accident has died in the Middle East aged 44.

The Metropolitan Police say 32 year old Cher Maximen and 41 year old Mussie Imnetu have both now died

A Labour MP has said he is “profoundly sorry” after tenants living in flats he rents out said they live with black mould and ant infestations.

A headteacher’s union is calling on the Government to provide “financial protection” for schools at risk of collapse, as well as funding for students to catch up on any “lost learning”.

Teenager Kimi Antonelli was named as Lewis Hamilton’s replacement at Mercedes on Saturday – 24 hours after his Formula One debut ended in the wall.

Oasis fans face a struggle to secure general sale tickets for the band’s comeback tour as booking websites experienced outages.

Plans to introduce digital exams should be treated with “extreme caution” until there is certainty that all schools can run assessments fairly, the head of England’s exams regulator has said.

There are serious medal opportunities across Paris for Great Britain’s Paralympic team on day three of the action.

The anti-obesity drug Ozempic could slow down ageing and has “far-reaching benefits” beyond what was imagined, researchers have suggested.

One of two doctors charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death made his first appearance in a federal court in Los Angeles on Friday after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky fired the commander of the country’s air force on Friday, four days after an F16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed during a Russian bombardment and killed the pilot.

Oasis tickets have gone on sale for fans who managed to secure early access codes prior to the general sale.

Oasis have recorded their best-ever week on the UK albums chart with three albums currently in the top five after they announced their reunion.

Military hero Jaco van Gass won the battle of the Britons to retain his Paralympic crown before compatriot Lizzi Jordan claimed gold on her Games debut.

Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists who have set up a camp in Windsor have no plans to storm the town’s royal residence, a spokesperson has said.

A 13-year-old boy has been stabbed to death at a house, sparking a murder investigation.

A man who was caught upskirting a woman by an off-duty police officer at the British Museum has been jailed for four months, the Metropolitan Police said.

The prison population of England and Wales has hit a record high, with the number jumping by nearly a thousand in the past four weeks.

Care providers are working in a “sea of regulatory dysfunction”, a new report has warned as its analysis suggested six in 10 homecare organisations in England either have out-of-date ratings or have not been rated by the healthcare watchdog at all.

The Government wants smokers to be “much more likely” to give up the habit by introducing changes such as reducing the number of places where a person can smoke, a minister has said.

An England fan who seriously assaulted a fellow Three Lions supporter at the Euro 2024 tournament in Germany has been handed a three-year football banning order.

Rewilding efforts in part of the Scottish Highlands have resulted in local populations of an “amazing species” of endangered bird reaching their highest level for 17 years, conservationists have announced.

The 69th Eurovision Song Contest will be hosted in Basel in Switzerland next year, organisers have announced.

NatWest has apologised after an issue meant customers were unable to use the bank’s mobile app to access accounts or make payments on Friday morning.

Professional dancer Amy Dowden’s return to Strictly Come Dancing will be celebrated with an “empowering” group dance by the show’s professionals.

Police have launched a murder investigation, after being called to a house in Oldbury on Thursday afternoon

Annual house price growth picked up in August to the fastest rate since December 2022, according to an index.