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UK weather: Potential flight delays and cancellations after Met Office issues fog warning

A yellow warning for fog has been issued across parts of England and Wales which risks travel disruption, including to flights. The warning continues until 7am on Friday across much of Wales, north of Merthyr Tydfil, as well as parts of the West Midlands and North West England, between Hereford and Lancaster. Check the forecast […]

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‘No tears’ in Tory party over Jenrick’s departure, ex-Scottish Conservative leader says

There have been “no tears” shed over Robert Jenrick’s departure from the Conservative Party, former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson has said. Speaking to Sky News political editor Beth Rigby on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast, Baroness Davidson said she thinks there will even be a “mini bounce” within the Tories over how Kemi Badenoch handled

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Train fare evader with 112 convictions for unpaid train tickets could face jail time

One of Britain’s most prolific train fare dodgers could face jail time for 112 unpaid tickets, a judge has said.  Charles Brohiri, 29, pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday to 76 charges of failing to purchase a rail ticket after previously being convicted in absentia of 36 charges in August last year. He

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Robert Jenrick defects to Reform after Tory leader Kemi Badenoch sacks him

Former senior Tory Robert Jenrick has defected to Reform UK after being sacked by Kemi Badenoch. The ex-Conservative leadership hopeful was dramatically ousted as shadow justice secretary and suspended from the Tory party on Thursday morning. Politics latest: Jenrick reveals why he defected There was instant speculation Mr Jenrick was defecting to Reform, but he

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Robert Jenrick: From centrist Cameron Remainer to anti-immigration zealot – and now Reform

In an interview with Sky News during last autumn’s Conservative conference, Robert Jenrick appeared to leave the door open to a Tory deal with Reform UK. He was asked by deputy political editor Sam Coates: “You’d never support a pact?” And he infuriated Tory loyalists by replying: “That is not our priority. That’s not a

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Woman jailed for murdering e-bike rider with Range Rover in case of mistaken identity in Bournemouth

A woman has received a life sentence for murder after ploughing into an e-bike rider with her Range Rover in a case of mistaken identity. Zoe Treadwell, 36, hit speeds of 75mph chasing Joey Johnstone, 28, down residential streets before striking him and leaving him for dead. Winchester Crown Court heard how she tried to

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Prince Harry expected in court to give evidence in legal action against Daily Mail publisher

Prince Harry is expected to appear at the High Court in London next week to give evidence in his privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail. The Duke of Sussex and six others, including Sir Elton John and Liz Hurley, allege Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) hired private detectives to commit a series of

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Former nuns and retired support worker punished for cruelty in children’s homes

Two former nuns and a retired support worker have been sentenced for abusing vulnerable youngsters at children’s homes in Scotland more than 40 years ago. Carol Buirds, 75, Eileen McElhinney, 78, and Dorothy Kane, 68, subjected several victims to cruel and unnatural treatment at two homes run by the Catholic order Sisters of Nazareth. The

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