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Death Of Boy, 5, Who Drowned In Holiday Park Swimming Pool Was An Accident, Inquest Rules

The death of a five-year-old boy who drowned in a holiday park swimming pool after becoming separated from his parents was an accident, an inquest jury has ruled.Robin Caliskan...

UK summer’s ‘last hurrah’ set to give way to heavy rainfall at weekend

The UK is enjoying “summer’s last hurrah” before heavy rainfall is expected to drench the country over the...

Met police budget ‘heading off a cliff’, commissioner warns in funding plea

Scotland Yard needs hundreds of millions of pounds in new funding to drag itself out of crisis as...

Hiker who set out for remote Highlands pub found after ‘challenging’ search

A hiker who went missing in the Highlands during a quest to win a free pint has been...

Sue Gray being paid £170,000 a year – more than Keir Starmer

Sue Gray, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, has been given a salary of £170,000 – more than the...

Embattled Post Office boss Nick Read to step down

Nick Read, the embattled chief executive of the Post Office, is to step down next year.Read, who is due to give evidence to the...

With inflation staying at 2.2%, will Bank of England cut interest rates this week?

For a second month running inflation has fallen short of the Bank of England’s expectations. After beginning the process of cutting interest rates last...

John Major criticises Rwanda asylum plan as ‘un-Conservative and un-British’

Sir John Major has criticised the former Conservative government’s Rwanda scheme, saying it was unsuitable for the 21st century and was “un-Conservative and un-British”.The...

UK inflation stays at 2.2% as lower petrol prices offset by higher air fares

The UK’s annual inflation rate rose by 2.2% in August, matching the increase in July, as lower petrol prices at the pump were offset...

UK’s ‘not for EU’ meat and dairy labelling plan postponed indefinitely

Government plans to force food manufacturers to put “not for EU” labels on all meat and dairy products sold across Britain next month have...

Warning social media videos could be exploited by scammers to clone voices

Consumers have been warned that their social media videos could be exploited by scammers to clone their voices with AI and then trick their...