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US general warns British Army no longer top-level fighting force, defence sources reveal
A senior US general has privately told Defence Secretary Ben Wallace the British Army is no longer regarded as a top-level fighting force, defence sources have revealed.
Sun, 29 Jan 2023 13:02:00 +0000
A senior US general has privately told Defence Secretary Ben Wallace the British Army is no longer regarded as a top-level fighting force, defence sources have revealed.
Sun, 29 Jan 2023 13:02:00 +0000

Thousands more hospital beds and 800 new ambulances promised to 'fix' emergency care
The government has pledged thousands more hospital beds and 800 new ambulances as part of a plan to "fix" emergency care as the NHS continues to face severe pressures.
Sun, 29 Jan 2023 15:46:00 +0000
The government has pledged thousands more hospital beds and 800 new ambulances as part of a plan to "fix" emergency care as the NHS continues to face severe pressures.
Sun, 29 Jan 2023 15:46:00 +0000

Putin threatened to kill me with a missile before Russia invaded Ukraine, says Johnson
Boris Johnson has claimed Vladimir Putin threatened to kill him with a missile in a call ahead of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Sun, 29 Jan 2023 11:35:00 +0000
Boris Johnson has claimed Vladimir Putin threatened to kill him with a missile in a call ahead of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Sun, 29 Jan 2023 11:35:00 +0000

Six British children discovered in abandoned wine cellar in Austria
Six British children have been taken into care in Austria after they were found to have been living in an abandoned wine cellar with their parents.
Sun, 29 Jan 2023 18:04:00 +0000
Six British children have been taken into care in Austria after they were found to have been living in an abandoned wine cellar with their parents.
Sun, 29 Jan 2023 18:04:00 +0000

Braverman tells peers to back 'proper penalties' for disruptive protesters ahead of Lords vote
Suella Braverman has urged peers to back "proper penalties" for disruptive protesters in a proposed new law.
Mon, 30 Jan 2023 01:05:00 +0000
Suella Braverman has urged peers to back "proper penalties" for disruptive protesters in a proposed new law.
Mon, 30 Jan 2023 01:05:00 +0000

Sunak urged to 'come clean' over what he knew about Zahawi tax scandal
Rishi Sunak has been urged by Labour to "come clean" over what he knew about Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs after the PM sacked the Tory party chairman on Sunday.
Sun, 29 Jan 2023 13:37:00 +0000
Rishi Sunak has been urged by Labour to "come clean" over what he knew about Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs after the PM sacked the Tory party chairman on Sunday.
Sun, 29 Jan 2023 13:37:00 +0000

Almost half of 16 to 25-year-olds fear they will never earn enough to start a family
Nearly half of all 16 to 25-year-olds in the UK fear they will never earn enough to support a family, according to a report.
Sun, 29 Jan 2023 23:59:00 +0000
Nearly half of all 16 to 25-year-olds in the UK fear they will never earn enough to support a family, according to a report.
Sun, 29 Jan 2023 23:59:00 +0000

Teaching union leaders to meet education sec in last-minute bid to avoid strikes
Last-minute talks will be held on Monday in a bid to resolve a teachers' pay dispute ahead of planned strikes this week.
Mon, 30 Jan 2023 01:57:00 +0000
Last-minute talks will be held on Monday in a bid to resolve a teachers' pay dispute ahead of planned strikes this week.
Mon, 30 Jan 2023 01:57:00 +0000

'Something has gone wrong,' says friend of missing British actor Julian Sands
A man who goes hiking with the missing British actor Julian Sands has said it is obvious "something has gone wrong".
Sun, 29 Jan 2023 16:55:00 +0000
A man who goes hiking with the missing British actor Julian Sands has said it is obvious "something has gone wrong".
Sun, 29 Jan 2023 16:55:00 +0000

Girl, 15, who died after stabbing is named - as boy charged with murder
A 15-year-old girl who died after a stabbing in Northumberland has been named by police.
Sat, 28 Jan 2023 17:48:00 +0000
A 15-year-old girl who died after a stabbing in Northumberland has been named by police.
Sat, 28 Jan 2023 17:48:00 +0000