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Cambridge University describes appointment of 'plagiarism professor' Jason Arday as an 'aberration' and launches full investigation
4 hours ago The Independent and Yahoo will earn a commission from purchases made via links in this article. Pricing and availability are subject to change. The University of Cambridge has confirmed it will investigate how a professor who quit over a plagiarism row was appointed by the Faculty of Education and …
The Queen withdraws from engagements this week after being taken ill, Buckingham Palace announces
3 hours ago Queen Camilla has pulled out of a number of scheduled engagements because of a chest infection, says Buckingham Palace. Doctors have advised a short period of rest at home, but she hopes to be well enough to attend Remembrance events at the weekend, says the Palace. The Queen, who is 77, will miss …
Crazy Town singer Shifty Shellshock - who was behind huge 2000s hit Butterfly dies at 49
LOVE LOST Why Pierce Brosnan had to walk away from troubled Love Island star son Chris – after heroin addiction left him in a coma HE'S a huge Hollywood name - and was once one of the most lusted after men in the world thanks to his starring role in James Bond. But Pierce …
Woman, 25, arrested over Nigel Farage ‘milkshaking’ revealed to be Jeremy Corbyn-loving OnlyFans model
1 day ago Nigel Farage brands BBC newsreader ‘very, very boring’ during heated interview on election bid The Independent - Oliver Browning • 1d Nigel Farage branded a BBC News presenter “very, very boring” during a heated debate. Mr Farage announced he will stand as a Reform UK candidate at the general election in a press conference on Tuesday (3 June). He will contest Clacton, Essex, after it was also confirmed he will take over as leader of the party.
Disgraced Stephen Bear breaks silence with bizarre TikTok after being released from prison
3:24 9 hours ago Supermarket boss names and shames shoplifters on TikTok SWNS • 9h A supermarket boss has come up with a novel way of tackling shoplifters - by shaming the suspected crooks on TikTok. Danny Khan, 34, began posting CCTV of wanted thieves on social media following a surge in crime at his shop in Winson Green, Birmingham. And he claims his unique method has been so effective that some crooks have been returning to the scene of the crime to apologise and cough up what they owe.
Hunt for four missing crew members of cargo ship Verity called off by German coast guard
German authorities have called off the search for four people missing from a cargo ship in the North Sea. The British-flagged Verity sank following a collision with a larger vessel yesterday morning. Two sailors were rescued and the body of another was recovered. Germany's Central Command for Maritime Emergencies said the entire surrounding sea area was searched again through the night with no results, before the mission was eventually called off.
Cargo ship sinks off the coast of Germany leaving one dead and four missing as P&O liner joins search for survivors
One sailor has died and four others are missing after a British cargo ship sank following a collision with a vessel in the North Sea. P&O passengers on board a cruise liner joined rescue efforts after the Verity collided with cargo ship Polesie at around 3am this morning near the German island of Helgoland. The 300ft ship was carrying steel from Bremen in Germany to Immingham but sank following an impact. A desperate rescue effort is under way to find the missing crew members.
Nigerian politician jailed for nine years for trafficking man to UK in organ harvesting plot
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Queen's Platinum Jubilee: St Paul's thanksgiving ceremony order of se…
2 June 2022, 22:48 | Updated: 3 June 2022, 11:17 Over four hundred people who have made a positive difference to the lives of others have been invited to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee service of thanksgiving at St Paul's, but the monarch herself will not attend. Key workers, charity volunteers and members of the armed forces have all been invited in recognition of their contribution to public life and they began filing in on Friday morning, some stopping to get photos in front of the cathedral.
Police break up 300-strong rave in Huddersfield
23 August 2020, 08:14 | Updated: 23 August 2020, 08:17 Police drone footage of a large unlicensed event in a Birmingham car park. Picture: West Midlands Police Police have said they broke up an illegal rave in Huddersfield involving 300 people on Saturday night. West Yorkshire Police said in a tweet that they were called to the gathering in Deighton, where missiles were thrown at officers.
Tens of thousands rally at fresh protest in Minsk over Belarus election
23 August 2020, 13:24 Protesters gather in Minsk today. Picture: Getty Tens of thousands of people have marched on government buildings in the centre of Minsk today demanding President Alexander Lukashenko resigns after 26 years in power. The protest was growing in the city's Independence Square today after the election weeks ago saw Mr Lukashenko win a sixth term in office in a landslide victory.
Holidaymakers rush home from Croatia to beat quarantine
22 August 2020, 07:50 | Updated: 22 August 2020, 08:17 Tourists with suitcases and bags leave the city, in Sibenik, Croatia. Picture: PA Holidaymakers have scrambled to get home to beat new quarantine measures as further restrictions were implemented in the north of England. Tougher measures for areas of Greater Manchester and Lancashire came into force at midnight, with people now advised not to socialise with anyone outside their household, and funerals and weddings limited to 20 people.
Plane carrying ‘poisoned’ Russian dissident Alexei Navalny lands in Berlin
22 August 2020, 08:40 | Updated: 22 August 2020, 08:47 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is being transported to a hospital in Berlin. Picture: PA A plane carrying Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who is in a coma after a suspected poisoning, touched down in Berlin this morning. Mr Navalny had hoped to reach Germany for emergency treatment after drinking tea that his supporters say was laced with poison in an attempt to have him killed.
Global Covid-19 death toll hits 800,000 - Johns Hopkins university
22 August 2020, 15:13 | Updated: 22 August 2020, 15:19 People wear protective masks in Malaga in Spain. Picture: PA The global death toll for coronavirus has reached 800,000, according to the latest figures compiled by Johns Hopkins university. The grim milestone was reached today, one day after Britain's R-rate rose again to between 0.9 and 1.1, sparking fears of a resurgence of the virus this winter.
Sudanese boy, 16, drowns in English Channel while trying to reach UK
19 August 2020, 11:33 | Updated: 19 August 2020, 12:43 Migrants being brought ashore in Kent last week as many attempted to make the crossing in the hot weather. Picture: PA A teenage boy has been found dead on a beach in France after disappearing in the English Channel while trying to cross to the UK. The 16-year-old Sudanese migrant was found dead on a beach near Calais, a French minister said.
Nail bars, outdoor pools and beauty salons can reopen in Leicester from Wednesday
Live Breaking News 18 August 2020, 14:38 Breaking News. Picture: LBC News Nail bars, outdoor pools and beauty salons can reopen in Leicester from Wednesday in a relaxation of the local lockdown after a drop in coronavirus cases, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said This story is being updated
A-level and GCSE results to be based on teachers’ predictions after government u-turn
17 August 2020, 16:03 Students protest in Parliament square against the exam rating system. Picture: PA No10 today performed a major U-turn that will affect the exam results of hundreds of thousands of students in England. After days of mounting pressure and with students up and down the country left in dismay after having their results downgraded by a computer algorithm, No10 finally changed its policy on exam results.
Teachers' predictions to be used in Wales for A-level and GCSE results
17 August 2020, 14:34 | Updated: 17 August 2020, 15:48 Students call for a u-turn on the government's exam policy. Picture: PA A-level and GCSE grades will now be awarded to students in Wales on the basis of teacher assessments, the Welsh Government has said. Welsh parliament Education Minister Kirsty Williams confirmed A-level, AS, GCSE, Skills Challenge Certificate and Welsh Baccalaureate grades in Wales will now be awarded on the basis of Centre Assessment Grades.
A-Level students share their concerns after last minute change to exam grading
12 August 2020, 14:47 | Updated: 12 August 2020, 14:49 Students Aniela James and Jamie Harkin spoke to LBC News about their concerns over their exams. Picture: LBC News By Joe Cook While coronavirus has upended many dates in the 2020 calendar, nervous sixth form students are set to receive their A-level results tomorrow, despite not actually sitting the exams.
Debenhams to cut up to 2,500 jobs due to impact of coronavirus
Breaking News 11 August 2020, 12:13 | Updated: 11 August 2020, 12:25 Debenhams is to axe 2,500 jobs. Picture: PA Debenhams is to axe 2,500 jobs across its stores and warehouses, the chain has announced. The high street retailer is seeking to slash costs after being hammered by the coronavirus lockdown. A spokesman for Debenhams said: "We have successfully reopened 124 stores, post-lockdown, and these are currently trading ahead of management expectations.
Boris Johnson says police must treat people with 'equality' after Dawn Butler vehicle stop
10 August 2020, 12:08 | Updated: 10 August 2020, 12:21 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the police should treat people with "fairness and equality" after black Labour MP Dawn Butler accused Scotland Yard officers of racially profiling her in a car. Ms Butler spoke out against 'racist trolls' bombarding her with 'conspiracy theories' after she claimed that racial profiling was behind a police decision to stop a car she was travelling in.
Three people taken to hospital after tree collapses on street in Leyton, east London
24 July 2020, 08:41 Emergency services at the scene in east London. Picture: PA Three people were taken to hospital after a tree collapsed on them in Leyton, east London. The tree fell on to the junction between Leyton High Road and Jesse Road at around 6pm on Thursday evening, crushing three pedestrians. The London Ambulance dispatched two crews, treated three people at the scene and took all of them to hospital.
Sturgeon: Johnson's government has lessons to learn from Scotland’s handling of coronavirus
23 July 2020, 13:51 Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon welcoming Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Edinburgh last year. Picture: PA Nicola Sturgeon has said she thinks that Boris Johnson's government can learn lessons from Scotland when it comes to the response to Coronavirus. The First Minister said if Mr Johnson has time to stop off in Edinburgh during his first visit to Scotland since the General Election, she will make time to hold a discussion with him.
Face masks compulsory in England's shops, supermarkets and transport hubs from tomorrow
Breaking News 23 July 2020, 15:00 | Updated: 23 July 2020, 15:20 Face masks will be mandatory in shops and supermarkets from tomorrow. Picture: PA Face masks will be made mandatory in shops, supermarkets, shopping centres and enclosed transport hubs in England from tomorrow, No10 has announced.
Dame Vivienne Westwood protests treatment of Assange in bird cage at Old Bailey
21 July 2020, 09:58 Dame Vivienne Westwood dressed in canary yellow in a giant bird cage to protest the treatment of Julian Assange outside the Old Bailey. The British fashion designer and businesswoman led a group of protesters chanting "Free Julian Assange".
Russia poses ‘significant threat’ of espionage and interference in UK democracy
Breaking News 21 July 2020, 10:40 | Updated: 21 July 2020, 10:47 The long-awaited report into Russia's meddling in UK affairs was released today. Picture: PA Russia poses a ‘significant threat to the UK’ on multiple fronts including espionage, interference in democracy and serious crime, according to the long-awaited 'Russia Report' that was released today.
Oxford vaccine ‘safe and creates immune response’ - Lancet
Breaking News 20 July 2020, 14:45 | Updated: 20 July 2020, 14:53 Vaccine hope: A lab worker at Oxford's facility. Picture: PA The Oxford University effort to create a coronavirus vaccine has been found to be safe and provokes a response in the immune system.
British Airways retires its entire 747 fleet 'with immediate effect'
17 July 2020, 06:36 | Updated: 17 July 2020, 09:39 British Airways is to retire its fleet of Boeing 747s with immediate effect due to the effects of the covid-19 crisis. The airline has used the craft since July 1989 and is currently the world's biggest operator of the 747-400 model. It was planning to retire the fleet of 31 craft in 2024 but its end has been hastened by coronavirus.
Boris Johnson unveils 'local stay at home orders' for councils to tackle covid-19 outbreaks
17 July 2020, 11:08 Boris Johnson delivering the update today. Picture: No10 Boris Johnson today announced new powers for local authorities in England to tackle covid-19 outbreaks. He said councils will be allowed to put in place "local stay at home orders", closing certain premises and restricting transport in the event of a spike in cases. The Prime Minister had widely been expected to update the nation on how people can safely return to work.
Urgent review into England's covid-19 death stats after academics discover 'flaw'
Breaking News 17 July 2020, 10:25 | Updated: 17 July 2020, 10:31 Matt Hancock has launched a review into England's covid-19 death stats. Picture: PA Health Secretary Matt Hancock has ordered an urgent review into the way Public Health England records coronavirus deaths after an apparent flaw in the system was uncovered by a group of academics. Researchers found "statistical flaws" in the way deaths from Covid-19 are reported in England.
Firefighters tackle large blaze at Blackpool's central pier
17 July 2020, 06:01 | Updated: 17 July 2020, 06:49 The pier on fire this morning. Picture: Lancashire Fire Service Firefighters rushed to Blackpool pier this morning to tackle a major blaze. The central pier was on fire, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said. There were 10 fire engines attending the blaze which crews managed to get under control.
Black Lives Matter sculpture taken down from plinth in Bristol
Breaking News 16 July 2020, 06:12 | Updated: 16 July 2020, 06:20 The BLM statue in the back of a skip lorry early this morning. Picture: LBC News A statue of a Black Lives Matter protester that was installed on a plinth in Bristol where a statue of slave trader Edward Colston once stood was removed by workmen this morning. Pictures from the scene early today show orkers at the site at around 5.20am on Thursday loading the sculpture into the back of a skip lorry.
Boris Johnson 'set to urge nation to return to work'
16 July 2020, 10:35 | Updated: 16 July 2020, 10:38 The Prime Minister is expected to deliver an update on how the country can get back to work in offices. Picture: PA Boris Johnson is set to tell the nation to return to work in offices from next month. At a press conference scheduled for tomorrow, Mr Johnson is expected to set out a ‘road map’ for the coming months, changing the current guidance which states that people who can work from home should continue to do so.
Coronavirus lockdown has claimed 650,000 UK jobs since March - ONS
16 July 2020, 07:17 | Updated: 16 July 2020, 10:17 74,000 people were taken off payrolls last month. Picture: PA The UK's coronavirus lockdown has claimed almost 650,000 jobs since March, official figures showed today. The number of UK workers on payrolls fell by 649,000 between March and June, with 74,000 jobs being lost last month, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The figures show that London was the hardest-hit area of the country.
‘This is for the greater good’: LBC speaks to woman taking part in covid-19 vaccine trial
Exclusive 16 July 2020, 08:40 Justine is young, healthy and has never had coronavirus, which makes her the perfect candidate for Imperial's multi-million pound study. She jokes that her health will never again be so closely monitored, and she clenches her fist for one final blood test before a nurse gives her a tiny dose of the new covid vaccine in their West London facility. A quick wince, and she's done: "Now I'm vaccinated!,” she says. “It didn’t hurt at all. Underwhelming.
BBC announces further cuts to news output including Andrew Neil show
15 July 2020, 14:55 Andrew Neil's political discussion show has been axed. Picture: PA The BBC has announced a further 70 job cuts in news output and has cancelled the Andrew Neil show. Earlier this year the corporation announced 450 job cuts. The broadcaster said that increased financial pressure on the BBC because of the pandemic means the total number of job losses in BBC News will rise to around 520.
NHS hero Captain Tom Moore to be knighted at Windsor Castle on Friday
15 July 2020, 12:26 | Updated: 15 July 2020, 12:44 Captain Tom Moore, with (left to right) grandson Benji, daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and granddaughter Georgia. Picture: PA Captain Tom Moore is to be knighted by the Queen in a private ceremony at Windsor Castle on Friday. The 100-year-old Second World War veteran will travel to the Berkshire royal residence with members of his family for the rare, special investiture ceremony.
Black Lives Matter sculpture replaces slave trader statue on plinth in Bristol
15 July 2020, 09:33 | Updated: 15 July 2020, 09:34 The statue of BLM protester Jen Reid on the plinth in Bristol. Picture: PA A sculpture of a Black Lives Matter protester has been put up on the plinth in Bristol where the statue of slave trader Edward Colston used to stand. Artist Marc Quinn created the black and resin steel piece of protester Jen Reid, who was photographed standing on the empty plinth after the Colston statue was toppled.
Glee cast stand hand-in-hand at lake shore after police identify body as Naya Rivera
14 July 2020, 11:00 The cast of Glee at the lake where Naya Rivera's body was found. Picture: ABC The cast of Glee stood hand-in-hand in remembrance at the shore of a lake in southern California where the body of actress Naya Rivera was found. Police last night confirmed that a body recovered from the lake was that of the 33-year-old actress who disappeared while on a boating trip with her four-year-old son at Lake Piru on Wednesday.
Government bans Huawei equipment from UK's 5G network
14 July 2020, 12:45 The government has stopped Huawei's access to the UK's 5G network. Picture: PA The government has blocked Chinese tech giant Huawei from having access to the UK's 5G network, the culture secretary has announced. Oliver Dowden said "the government needs to look to the future" in a statement to the House of Commons today. "It is only by doing this that we will remain at the forefront of the technology revolution.
Today's changes to lockdown rules in England, Scotland and Wales - explained
13 July 2020, 10:45 | Updated: 13 July 2020, 10:53 Clare Gleadell cleans and disinfects surfaces at Beautique beauty salon in Loughborough. Picture: PA Lockdown rules are being eased again in England, Scotland and Wales from today. But what are the changes? ENGLAND Beauty salons, nail bars and tattoo shops are to open for the first time in four months today as part of the latest relaxation of lockdown restrictions in England. But not all treatments can go ahead.
Coronavirus: 'UK has second highest number of health and social care worker deaths'
13 July 2020, 08:48 The UK is the second worst country in the world for health and social care worker deaths during the coronavirus crisis, according to a report. Picture: PA The UK has the second highest death toll of health and social care workers of any country during the coronavirus crisis, according to a report by Amnesty International.
Boris Johnson says face masks have 'great deal of value' in confined spaces like shops
13 July 2020, 11:52 Boris Johnson is set to make an announcement on masks within days. Picture: PA Boris Johnson has said there will be an announcement 'in the next few days' on whether face masks will be made mandatory in shops in England to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Spitfire flypast to remember Dame Vera Lynn as she is laid to rest
10 July 2020, 07:42 | Updated: 10 July 2020, 09:24 Vera Lynn's image was projected onto the cliffs of Dover. Picture: PA Dame Vera Lynn will be honoured with a Spitfire flypast over her Sussex village before her funeral later today. At about midday, a Spitfire and a Hurricane - two of the most famous aircraft from the war - will soar over the village of Ditchling as a show of respect for Dame Vera. A cortege will leave her home at 11:40am, and arrive in the village of Ditchling at midday.
Meghan Markle tries to stop five friends being named in court battle
9 July 2020, 09:42 Meghan Markle is suing Associated Newspapers over articles which featured parts of a "private and confidential" letter. Picture: PA Megan Markle has applied to the High Court to stop the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday from naming her five friends who spoke anonymously to a US magazine to defend her from tabloid "bullying".
John Lewis permanently closing eight department stores with 1,300 staff at risk
Live Breaking News 9 July 2020, 10:26 | Updated: 9 July 2020, 10:28 Breaking News. Picture: LBC News John Lewis has announced it is to permanently close eight of its department stores, putting 1,300 workers at risk. The company said it will shut two full-size department stores in Birmingham and Watford, four At Home shops in Croydon, Newbury, Swindon and Tamworth, as well as two travel hub outlets at Heathrow and St Pancras.
Boots announces plans to cut more than 4,000 jobs due to covid-19 crisis
Live Breaking News 9 July 2020, 12:18 | Updated: 9 July 2020, 12:19 Breaking News. Picture: LBC News High street pharmacy chain Boots has said it expects to cut more than 4,000 jobs as part of action to mitigate the "significant impact" of Covid-19. The move will affect around 7% of the company's workforce and will particularly affect staff in its Nottingham support office. It will also affect some deputy and assistant manager, beauty adviser and customer adviser roles across its stores.
Woman in her 80s killed when crane came crashing down onto homes in east London
9 July 2020, 11:37 | Updated: 9 July 2020, 11:43 The crane collapsed onto homes in Bow yesterday. Picture: PA The woman who died when a crane collapsed on homes in east London was in her 80s, police said today. Officers said efforts to recover the woman's body were ongoing today after she died at a property in Bow when the huge construction crane collapsed onto homes. "One woman inside a residential address, believed to be aged in her 80s, died at the scene," police said today.
Airborne Covid-19 transmission can't be ruled out, says WHO
8 July 2020, 06:29 | Updated: 8 July 2020, 06:31 The WHO has said that airborne transmission of covid-19 cannot be ruled out. Picture: PA The World Health Organization has acknowledged evidence that coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air. An official says airborne transmission can't be ruled out in crowded, closed or poorly ventilated settings. If the evidence is confirmed, it may affect guidelines for indoor spaces.
Trump says 'we will never allow mob to tear down statues' in Fourth of July speech
5 July 2020, 08:50 Donald Trump and Melania at the Fourth of July events. Picture: PA Donald Trump delivered a Fourth of July speech in which he vowed to "safeguard" America's values from enemies within the country including the "radical left" and "looters".
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