United Kingdom

Opening of HS2 line set to be delayed beyond 2033 - BBC

1. Opening of HS2 line set to be delayed beyond 2033  BBC
2. Reviews show Tories wasted billions of pounds on HS2, transport secretary to say  The Guardian
3. Starmer to delay HS2 after ‘litany of failure’ revealed  The Telegraph
4. Government to announce another delay to HS2  Sky News
5. Viewpoint: Buy tilting trains and finish Delta Junction to salvage HS2, says Gibb  Railway Gazette International

Published on 17 June 2025 | 10:52 pm

Starmer says he favours more 'transactional' approach to granting visas - BBC

Starmer says he favours more 'transactional' approach to granting visas  BBCView Full coverage on Google News

Published on 17 June 2025 | 10:13 pm

Single ticket-holder from Ireland wins EuroMillions jackpot - Sky News

1. Single ticket-holder from Ireland wins EuroMillions jackpot  Sky News
2. EuroMillions record £208m jackpot won by one lottery ticketholder  The Independent
3. Winning ticket for €250m EuroMillions draw sold in Ireland  The Irish Times
4. EuroMillions ticket holder wins biggest EVER prize of £208m as players urged to check their numbers  GB News
5. Single ticket-holder from Ireland wins £208m EuroMillions jackpot  STV News

Published on 17 June 2025 | 8:59 pm

He was about to start a new job as a doctor - then he vanished - Liverpool Echo

He was about to start a new job as a doctor - then he vanished  Liverpool EchoView Full coverage on Google News

Published on 17 June 2025 | 8:43 pm

Orchard Row: Second night of rioting continues in Derry - Belfast Telegraph

1. Orchard Row: Second night of rioting continues in Derry  Belfast Telegraph
2. Police attacked for second night in Londonderry  BBC
3. Three officers hurt and 13-year-old arrested after police pelted with fireworks and masonry in Derry  Belfast Telegraph
4. Children throw Molotov cocktails at police as fresh riots break out in UK city  Daily Express
5. Three officers struck by missiles during disorder in Derry  Derry Journal

Published on 17 June 2025 | 8:40 pm

Charity boss found stabbed to death in house after gas explosion is named - The Independent

1. Charity boss found stabbed to death in house after gas explosion is named  The Independent
2. Woman stabbed to death before gas explosion named by police  BBC
3. Woman fatally stabbed at scene of London gas explosion named as Annabel Rook  The Guardian
4. Pictured: Mother found stabbed to death after gas explosion at house  The Telegraph
5. Stoke Newington: Murder arrest as charity worker found stabbed to death in house after gas explosion  Sky News

Published on 17 June 2025 | 8:37 pm

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales - BBC

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales  BBCView Full coverage on Google News

Published on 17 June 2025 | 8:32 pm

Trump threatens to keep 25% tariff on UK steel imports over Port Talbot concerns - The Guardian

1. Trump threatens to keep 25% tariff on UK steel imports over Port Talbot concerns  The Guardian
2. Starmer says he picked up Trump’s dropped papers to avoid security scare  The Guardian
3. Trump signs order confirming parts of UK-US tariff deal  BBC
4. US-UK trade deal 'done', says Trump as he meets Starmer at G7  Sky News
5. Implementing the General Terms of The United States of America-United Kingdom Economic Prosperity Deal  The White House (.gov)

Published on 17 June 2025 | 7:18 pm

West Midlands Police issue important message to victims of historic and current child abuse - Birmingham Live

West Midlands Police issue important message to victims of historic and current child abuse  Birmingham Live

Published on 17 June 2025 | 7:00 pm

He wanted to hire an escort but his desires left him in prison - Liverpool Echo

He wanted to hire an escort but his desires left him in prison  Liverpool Echo

Published on 17 June 2025 | 6:02 pm

What is the Casey report on UK grooming gangs – and why did Labour U-turn? - Al Jazeera

1. What is the Casey report on UK grooming gangs – and why did Labour U-turn?  Al Jazeera
2. Keir Starmer defends U-turn on grooming gangs inquiry  BBC
3. Letters: The grooming gangs report exposes the moral cowardice of officialdom  The Telegraph
4. Dear Yvette Cooper, let the Casey review lead to justice – not the scapegoating of British Pakistani culture  The Guardian
5. Baroness Casey's audit of group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse  GOV.UK

Published on 17 June 2025 | 6:00 pm

Orkney Islands Council ends investigation into leaving UK - BBC

Orkney Islands Council ends investigation into leaving UK  BBC

Published on 17 June 2025 | 5:36 pm

Scotland Yard arrest man in connection with 'attempted rape of woman at north London cinema' - London Evening Standard

1. Scotland Yard arrest man in connection with 'attempted rape of woman at north London cinema'  London Evening Standard
2. Man charged with attempted rape of woman at cinema  BBC
3. Police appeal after attempted rape at cinema  BBC
4. Bid to trace man as police investigate attempted rape of woman in cinema  lbc.co.uk
5. Horror as pensioner arrested on suspicion of attempted rape at London cinema  Daily Express

Published on 17 June 2025 | 3:56 pm

Belfast principal says families 'too frightened' to remain in NI - BBC

1. Belfast principal says families 'too frightened' to remain in NI  BBC
2. ‘We are a safe place,’ declares Ballymena school named by DUP Minister in debate over absenteeism after riots  Belfast Telegraph
3. NI riots: Ballymena school absence rates spike in the wake of violence  BBC
4. Children attacked the homes of fellow pupils during disorder, says minister | ITV News  ITVX
5. Ballymena riots: Children in the same class attacking the homes of fellow pupils says minister  Belfast Live

Published on 17 June 2025 | 3:54 pm

Dartford Crossing charge to increase to £3.50 as of September - BBC

Dartford Crossing charge to increase to £3.50 as of September  BBCView Full coverage on Google News

Published on 17 June 2025 | 3:19 pm

Spanish police say Daniels gang member behind murder of two Scots in Costa del Sol - STV News

1. Spanish police say Daniels gang member behind murder of two Scots in Costa del Sol  STV News
2. Scots shot in Spanish bar 'killed by rival Daniel gang member'  BBC
3. Double shooting suspect 'fled through three countries in 15 hours', Spanish police claim  Sky News
4. Man arrested over shooting of Scots in Spanish bar  BBC
5. Man accused of double murder of Scottish gangsters in Irish bar deemed 'flight risk' court hears  sundayworld.com

Published on 17 June 2025 | 3:10 pm

Thomas Campbell was found naked with ankles bound after being 'tortured to death', murder trial told - Manchester Evening News

1. Thomas Campbell was found naked with ankles bound after being 'tortured to death', murder trial told  Manchester Evening News
2. Man who was 'tortured to death' in his own home was discovered naked in his hallway with ankles bound with duct tape, court hears  Daily Mail
3. Murdered Thomas Campbell found stripped naked at home with ankles bound, court hears  The Mirror
4. Murdered man found stripped naked at home and bound by the ankles, court hears  Daily Record

Published on 17 June 2025 | 3:08 pm

Crawley and Reigate council will not merge, says government - BBC

1. Crawley and Reigate council will not merge, says government  BBC
2. Ministers propose cancelling Surrey CC elections again  The Municipal Journal
3. Residents are to be asked for their thoughts a reorganisation of councils in Surrey. What do you think would work for the county? More here: https://bbc.in/4jUk178  Facebook
4. Help Shape the Future of Local Government in Surrey  Surrey Heath Borough Council
5. Government Launches Consultation on the Future of Local Government in Surrey  Mole Valley District Council

Published on 17 June 2025 | 3:00 pm

Why is John Swinney talking about independence now? - BBC

1. Why is John Swinney talking about independence now?  BBC
2. Independent Scotland is within reach, Swinney expected to tell conference  STV News
3. John Swinney: Scotland given 'poison pills' and policy scraps from UK table  The Scotsman
4. Independence campaigners react to John Swinney speech on independence  TheNational.scot
5. Putting Scotland’s Future in Scotland’s Hands — Scottish National Party  snp.org

Published on 17 June 2025 | 2:24 pm

Young man killed in M11 horror crash as police arrest lorry driver - Essex Live

1. Young man killed in M11 horror crash as police arrest lorry driver  Essex Live
2. Fatal M11 crash between Stansted and Harlow sees man arrested  BBC
3. Overturned lorry closes M11 motorway between Stansted and Harlow  BBC
4. Man dies following serious collision on M11 near Harlow  Your Harlow
5. HGV driver under arrest after M11 crash kills a 21-year-old man and seriously injures another  Bishop's Stortford Independent

Published on 17 June 2025 | 2:13 pm

Scottish postman admits brutally murdering girlfriend - ITVX

1. Scottish postman admits brutally murdering girlfriend  ITVX
2. Phoenix Spencer-Horn: Man admits brutal murder of partner and cover-up bid  BBC
3. Man, 27, pleads guilty to murdering and decapitating girlfriend  Sky News
4. Monster who murdered young woman in flat pictured for the first time  Yahoo
5. Phoenix Spencer-Horn: Man admits murdering girlfriend and trying to cover up her death  STV News

Published on 17 June 2025 | 2:09 pm

Man jailed for life for Christmas Day murders of two women in Milton Keynes - The Guardian

1. Man jailed for life for Christmas Day murders of two women in Milton Keynes  The Guardian
2. Christmas Day killer jailed for at least 39 years  BBC
3. Jazwell Brown: Man who murdered two women on Christmas Day after taking crack cocaine jailed for life  Sky News
4. ‘Cocaine-fuelled’ knifeman killed partner and neighbour on Christmas Day  The Telegraph
5. Tribute to Jo Pearson – Milton Keynes  thamesvalley.police.uk

Published on 17 June 2025 | 1:58 pm

Neighbours of Bristol woman allegedly raped and murdered in 1967 heard screams, court told - The Guardian

1. Neighbours of Bristol woman allegedly raped and murdered in 1967 heard screams, court told  The Guardian
2. Woman heard 'screaming' on night Louisa Dunne murdered  BBC
3. Man, 92, on trial accused of rape and murder of Bristol woman almost 60 years ago  Sky News
4. Man charged with murder after 'DNA match' 60 years on  BBC
5. Scream heard on night mum-of-two was 'murdered' in Bristol  Bristol Live

Published on 17 June 2025 | 1:43 pm

82-year-old motorcyclist dies in crash in North Yorkshire - Gazetteherald.co.uk

1. 82-year-old motorcyclist dies in crash in North Yorkshire  Gazetteherald.co.uk
2. Man dies following crash in North Yorkshire  The York Press
3. Motorbike driver, 82, killed after crash with SUV as cops make appeal  thesun.ie
4. Man, 82, dies in crash on village road  YorkMix
5. Motorcyclist Killed in Fatal Collision on B1248 – Police Appeal for Witnesses  woldsweekly.co.uk

Published on 17 June 2025 | 1:39 pm

Former Tory MP admits harassing ex-wife - Wales Online

Former Tory MP admits harassing ex-wife  Wales OnlineView Full coverage on Google News

Published on 17 June 2025 | 1:10 pm

UK weather: Yellow heat health alerts issued for most of England, as forecast reveals where it will hit 33C - Sky News

1. UK weather: Yellow heat health alerts issued for most of England, as forecast reveals where it will hit 33C  Sky News
2. Heatwave likely as yellow heat health alerts issued for most of England  BBC
3. UK should expect summers above 40°C in next decade, warns Met Office  New Scientist
4. First yellow heat-health alert of 2025 issued for 4 regions  GOV.UK
5. UK heatwave likely, with warm air boosted by weather conditions from Europe  Met Office

Published on 17 June 2025 | 12:56 pm

Mayor of London to move ahead with Oxford Street traffic ban - BBC

1. Mayor of London to move ahead with Oxford Street traffic ban  BBC
2. Mayor to move ahead with Oxford Street traffic ban  BBC
3. Oxford Street pedestrianisation plan to go ahead, says mayor  Financial Times
4. Angela Rayner backing Sir Sadiq Khan's plans to pedestrianise London's Oxford Street  Sky News
5. Oxford Street will be pedestrianised as soon as possible, says London mayor | Retail industry  The Guardian

Published on 17 June 2025 | 12:41 pm

Rachel Reeves mulls inheritance tax U-turn as non-doms flee - City AM

1. Rachel Reeves mulls inheritance tax U-turn as non-doms flee  City AM
2. Reeves considers softening inheritance tax changes amid non-dom backlash  The Guardian
3. Labour’s miscalculation on taxing non-doms  Financial Times
4. Reeves considers reversing non-dom tax raid after millionaire exodus  The Telegraph
5. Rachel Reeves’s non-dom crackdown has truly backfired  The Spectator

Published on 17 June 2025 | 6:58 am

AI boom means regulator cannot predict future water shortages in England - The Guardian

1. AI boom means regulator cannot predict future water shortages in England  The Guardian
2. England needs more hosepipe bans and smart water meters - watchdog  BBC
3. England faces 5 billion litre public water shortage by 2055 without urgent action  GOV.UK
4. Population explosion could lead to water shortages by 2055  The Telegraph
5. How deleting your old emails could help England avoid major water shortages  The Independent

Published on 17 June 2025 | 6:00 am

Labour sent warning over pensioners after winter fuel payment U-turn - Daily Express

1. Labour sent warning over pensioners after winter fuel payment U-turn  Daily Express
2. Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated for millions – Martin Lewis explains how it'll work, what it means and if it's an improvement  Money Saving Expert
3. Nine million pensioners to receive Winter Fuel Payments this winter  GOV.UK
4. Scottish winter fuel payment 'will not be less than UK rate' - John Swinney  BBC
5. Rebecca Hendin on Labour’s reinstatement of winter fuel payments – cartoon  The Guardian

Published on 17 June 2025 | 5:30 am

Rachel Reeves’ fiscal headache is getting bigger - New Statesman

1. Rachel Reeves’ fiscal headache is getting bigger  New Statesman
2. The Spending Review will leave officials fearing for their future – and possibly even heading for the door  Civil Service World
3. Reeves and Starmer can't escape sluggish economy  BBC
4. Britain on track to become a ‘National Health State’, says thinktank  The Guardian
5. Where does public opinion stand after the 2025 Spending Review?  YouGov UK

Published on 17 June 2025 | 5:01 am

NATO allies ‘not prepared’ for war, top UK defense adviser warns - politico.eu

1. NATO allies ‘not prepared’ for war, top UK defense adviser warns  politico.eu
2. Starmer to count rural broadband as ‘defence spending’  The Telegraph
3. Rachel Reeves signals UK defence spending will not rise above 2.6% of GDP this parliament  Financial Times
4. Government May Reclassify UK Broadband as Defence Spending  ISPreview UK
5. UK Widens National Security Remit in a Step Toward NATO Target  Bloomberg.com

Published on 17 June 2025 | 3:50 am