Day: May 9, 2025
Head of Royal Navy ‘told to step back’ amid reports of ‘affair with subordinate’
May 9, 2025First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Ben Key joined the Navy in 1984 (Yui Mok/PA) PA Archive The head of the Royal Navy has stepped back from his duties amid an investigation which multiple reports said related to an alleged relationship with a subordinate. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed an investigation into First Sea Lord […]
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Starmer should learn from Thatcher about how to take on opponents – Louise Haigh
May 9, 2025Sir Keir Starmer should take lessons from Margaret Thatcher when it comes to hitting back at opposition to his political decisions, one of his former ministers has said. Louise Haigh, who had served as transport secretary, urged Labour to take action to avoid an “existential crisis” at the next general election, after the party’s drubbing […]
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Greater Anglia set to be nationalised in October in effort to save £150 million as Labour vows to fix railways
May 9, 2025Greater Anglia, the main operator for rails services originating from and terminating at Liverpool Street station, will be nationalised later this year. Martin Beable, the company’s managing director, said the firm would “remain focused” on delivering its services. He also confirmed that timetables for the East Coast Mainline, station facilities and job roles would be […]
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Starmer says he is ‘ambitious’ on what can be achieved with EU
May 9, 2025Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meets members of the Royal Navy on the HMS St Albans in Oslo, Norway (Alistair Grant/PA) PA Wire Sir Keir Starmer has said that he is “ambitious” about what the UK can achieve with the European Union (EU), less than a fortnight before he is due to host chiefs for […]
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Ukraine ‘absolute focus’ for UK and northern European allies – Sir Keir Starmer
May 9, 2025Support for Ukraine is the “absolute focus” of Britain and its northern European allies, Sir Keir Starmer said as he attended a military summit in Norway that coincided with Russia’s Victory Day celebrations. The Prime Minister met counterparts at a Joint Expeditionary Forces (JEF) leaders’ gathering in Oslo on Friday, during which Volodymyr Zelensky also […]
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Fourth Iranian man arrested as part of counter-terror investigation
May 9, 2025A 31-year-old Iranian man has been arrested as part of a counter-terror investigation in which three other Iranian men were detained at the weekend. The suspect was taken into custody at an address in northwest London on Friday morning, police said. It comes after three other Iranian men, aged 39, 44 and 55, were arrested […]
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AP PHOTOS: Statue of late Motorhead frontman Lemmy unveiled in English hometown
May 9, 2025A decade after his death, Lemmy, the frontman of the legendary British heavy metal band Motorhead, will stand tall and proud in his hometown in the north of England. Well, his statue will. Inside the statue though will be some of Lemmy’s ashes, so it will no doubt become a shrine for Motorhead’s legion of […]
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Women’s World Cup to be expanded in time for tournament in UK
May 9, 2025The Women’s World Cup will be expanded from 32 to 48 teams in time for the 2035 tournament in the United Kingdom, Sky News understands. The decision was taken during a virtual FIFA Council meeting today. Sky News first reported last year on plans to enlarge the tournament to match the expansion of the men’s […]
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How the bank of mum and dad is changing the housing market
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Man charged with murder after 87-year-old dies in suspected robbery
May 9, 2025A man has been charged with the murder of 87-year-old pensioner who died two days after a suspected robbery. Police were called to reports of a robbery in Goodchild Road, Manor House, London at around 5.50pm on Tuesday. The elderly man was found with life-threatening injuries and taken to hospital, where he sadly died on […]
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