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    A motorist was taken to hospital following a crash on the M4 early this morning.

  • Finland will apply for Nato membership, government confirms

    Finland has formally confirmed it will apply for Nato membership amid days of speculation.

  • Russia’s Black Sea blockade pushing millions towards famine, G7 says

    Foreign ministers call for action to allow export of Ukrainian grain, as Kyiv claims Russian withdrawal from second-largest city

  • West has declared 'total hybrid war' on Russia, claims Lavov - as Putin warns Finland against joining NATO

    The West has declared a "total hybrid war" against Russia and it is hard to predict how long it will last, Moscow's foreign minister has said. Sergei Lavrov said the consequences of this war will be felt around the world. Earlier today Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Finland's leader that abandoning neutrality would be a "mistake" but that there are no security threats to Helsinki.

  • Oxford named among fastest growing economies in new research - See top 10

    Most of the top 10 fastest growing city economies by the end of 2023 will be in the South or East of England, a new report suggests.

  • The Queen’s unimpressed reaction to Alan Titchmarsh calling her ‘nation’s heartbeat’ goes viral

    ‘You just know this is going to be a meme forever,’ one person said

  • Paul Burrell tipped to join 'I’m A Celebrity' all stars series

    Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell has been tipped as a major signing for an all stars series of 'I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!'.

  • Ten killed in 'racially motivated' shooting at US grocery store

    A heavily armed 18-year-old white man shot 10 people dead on Saturday at a Buffalo, New York grocery store in a "racially motivated" attack that he live-streamed on camera, authorities said.

  • US rate hikes strain Hong Kong's virus-weakened economy

    Recent rate hikes from the Federal Reserve have come at a bad time for Hong Kong which, thanks to its US dollar peg, must follow suit despite its own flagging economy.

  • Sweden’s bid to join Nato ‘shows Vladimir Putin’s aggression doesn’t pay’

    Sweden on Sunday night joined Finland in announcing its intention to join Nato, demonstrating to Russia that “aggression does not pay”, the chief of the alliance has said.

  • Letters: Minimum pricing only gives the alcohol industry unearned extra profits. We need better solutions

    THE latest update of the research on the minimum price of alcohol (MPA) confirms that this token attempt to reduce harmful drinking has had very little effect ("Scottish ministers to consider new alcohol price hike after policy review", May 8). Alcohol Focus Scotland and many others want to push up the MPA from 50p to 65p. This approach is failing because there is no way of stopping the alcohol industry from creating as many new drinks as it likes to satisfy every palate and budget. Supermarkets

  • Children’s physical activity levels stuck below guidelines after Covid lockdowns

    Children’s physical activity levels remained below national guidelines even after Covid restrictions were lifted in Britain, a new study shows, suggesting lockdowns have had long-term impacts on exercise.

  • Revealed: The secret behind Queen Elizabeth’s black handbag

    Her Majesty’s outfits are never complete without her signature black handbag

  • Ukraine wins Eurovision 2022 with UK finishing second

    Ukraine has won this year's Eurovision contest, with the UK finishing second.

  • I'm a Celebrity's Adele Roberts opens up over cancer battle

    I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star and BBC Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts opens up over bowel cancer battle with emotional post and photographs of her skin.

  • UK PM Johnson to travel to UAE to pay respects

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to pay respects following the death of President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, his office said on Saturday. Johnson, who said he was deeply saddened to learn of the death, will also use the visit "to reinforce the close bond between the United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates which will continue under the Presidency of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan," the statement said.

  • Jeremy Hunt ‘ignored’ NHS staff shortages while health secretary

    Jeremy Hunt ‘ignored’ NHS staff shortages while health secretary. Exclusive: health unions say Tory leadership hopeful, now highlighting labour crisis, failed to take action in his ministerial role

  • Pro-Abortion Rights Demonstrators March in Philadelphia

    Demonstrators turned out in Philadelphia on Saturday, May 14, for one of many rallies taking place nationwide in support of abortion rights.This video from Kelly Vignola shows crowds marching down Philadelphia’s Market Street.The “Bans Off Our Bodies” events were organized by groups including the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Planned Parenthood Action Fund, UltraViolet, MoveOn, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL), and took place two weeks after a leaked draft Supreme Court opinion indicated that the court would overturn the landmark Roe v Wade decision of 1973.On May 11, the US Senate voted against advancing the Women’s Health Protection Act, a Democrat-led bill that would bolster abortion rights at a federal level, by 51 to 49. All Republican senators and one Democrat, Sen. Joe Manchin, voted against the bill. Credit: Kelly Vignola via Storyful

  • Lending to small businesses dries up as outlook darkens - survey

    Lending to small businesses in Britain has fallen to its lowest since at least 2014 as companies and banks worry about the worsening economic outlook, according to a survey published on Monday. Only 9% of small firms sought finance in the first three months of this year, the lowest proportion since the Federation of Small Business began asking the question eight years ago. The share of firms that saw their applications approved was also at a record low of 43%, the FSB said.

  • Johnson to tell Northern Ireland’s politicians: ‘Get back to work’

    Boris Johnson will urge Northern Ireland’s politicians to get powersharing back up and running as the Government seeks to resolve the deadlock with Brussels over post-Brexit trading arrangements. The Prime Minister will travel to Belfast on Monday for a series of crisis talks after the DUP blocked the election of a Speaker at the Stormont Assembly, preventing it from sitting. The move was bitterly condemned by Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill – whose party is now the biggest in the Assembly following elections earlier this month – and other party leaders.