11+ hour, 11+ min ago   (691+ words) A ticket to a “whist drive” run by the Royal Household’s social club nearly 80 years ago is among a collection of forgotten items uncovered during the restoration of Buckingham Palace. Blank Littlewoods Football Pool betting slips from 1957, a pair of…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (334+ words) A funeral will be held on Thursday for a police officer who was killed in a horrific collision on the A66 and described as “giving everything to everybody”. The service for Pc Tom Clough, 38, in Redcar, Teesside, comes a day after…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (480+ words) The owner of Primark has announced plans to launch home delivery in Great Britain in a bid to bolster the retailer’s online offering. Associated British Foods (ABF), which also runs large food, sugar and agriculture operations, said it had bought…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (502+ words) JLP said it was reorganising its head office, which had led to some job losses (John Lewis/PA) The John Lewis Partnership has seen half-year losses more than double amid tougher trading and said it remained cautious over the final…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (698+ words) Flight disruption that caused chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers has eased, with schedules set to return to normal later. Technical issues with air traffic control systems have caused more than 2,000 flights arriving or departing the UK to be…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (560+ words) A six-year-old girl rescued from the sea at Shoreham was resuscitated but died in hospital after showing signs of a brain injury throughout treatment, an inquest has heard. Palestinian refugee Hussam El-Khawas, 55, his wife Zeina Alayan, 37, and their daughter Sara…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (550+ words) There are “too many betting shops” in Barking and Dagenham, councillors have been told. Barking and Dagenham Council is set to bring in tougher new policies governing how it issues gambling premises licences. Residents responding to a consultation on the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (577+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the UK is continuing to “support Ukraine 100%” after Moscow threatened consequences for the reported use of British drones for strikes deep into Russia. Russia accused the UK of deliberately escalating the conflict and said…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (606+ words) The Government should prioritise cheap energy over decarbonising Britain’s power grid, senior Conservative Claire Coutinho will say. The shadow energy secretary will lay out her party’s case for planning to ditch net zero in a speech on Wednesday. Ms Coutinho…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (291+ words) A man has appeared in court accused of manslaughter after his dog fatally bit a man on a footpath in an argument about a right of way. West Yorkshire Police officers were called to reports of an altercation on the…...