Day: June 4, 2025
Starmer says brother’s school struggles ‘shaped my life’
June 4, 2025The Prime Minister praised his younger sibling’s ‘resilience and personal courage’ in dealing with struggles at school.
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All pupils in families on universal credit to be entitled to free school meals
June 4, 2025All pupils in England whose families claim universal credit will be eligible for free school meals under an expansion of the Government-funded support. Hundreds of thousands more children across the country will be able to access means-tested free school meals when the provision is extended from September 2026, the Department for Education (DfE) has said. […]
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Maddie McCann search ramped up as ground-penetrating radar used in ‘now or never’ hunt
June 4, 2025Search teams use ground penetrating radar next to a derelict and abandoned property (James Manning/PA) PA Wire Specialist ground-penetrating radar is now being used in the latest searches for missing Madeleine McCann. Teams of German and Portuguese police officers, as well as firefighters, face the daunting task of hunting for evidence 18 years on from […]
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Mount Etna explosion from space: Satellite images show moment volcano spewed ash more than four miles into sky
June 4, 2025Mount Etna’s recent eruption was visible from space, striking satellite images have revealed. Images shared by the European Space Agency have captured the moment ash was spewed up to four miles in the air, leaving tourists running for their lives on Monday. Etna is a popular tourist attraction in Sicily, but it is also the […]
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Millions more pensioners to get winter fuel payments this year, Rachel Reeves confirms after major U-turn
June 4, 2025The Chancellor had restricted the winter fuel allowance to people on Pension Credit or similar benefits, meaning ten million pensioners lost out. Taking questions after a Spending Review speech in Manchester, when she announced transport projects for the North and Midlands, she confirmed that the easing of the controversial policy would take place in time […]
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FTSE 100 closes higher after survey shows UK services sector returned to growth
June 4, 2025Stocks in London made healthy progress on Wednesday, shrugging off weak US data, after a survey showed the UK services sector returned to growth in May. The FTSE 100 index closed up 14.27 points, 0.2%, at 8,801.29. The FTSE 250 ended 101.23 points higher, 0.5%, at 21,119.01, and the AIM All-Share closed up 0.84 of […]
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Pop singer Jessie J says she has been diagnosed with early breast cancer
June 4, 2025The English pop singer Jessie J says she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will undergo surgery after her performance at the London music festival Capital’s Summertime Ball next weekend. Jessie J, 37, shared the news in an Instagram video on Wednesday. “I was diagnosed with early breast cancer,” she said in the clip. […]
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Abandoned buildings examined in Madeleine McCann search as ground radar may be deployed
June 4, 2025Day two in the search in Portugal’s Algarve region for clues to where Madeleine McCann is – and there are pockets of police activity dotted around the vast scrubland. From where I’m standing, I can see three searches under way, all in abandoned buildings. To our right, police are using chainsaws to cut down a […]
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Former BBC studios where EastEnders was filmed riddled with asbestos
June 4, 2025A crumbling production complex where EastEnders and other iconic BBC TV shows have been filmed has been found to be riddled with asbestos. A pre-demolition survey of BBC Elstree Centre — sold to investment giant AXA IM Alts — shows that the substance is present across the buildings. Asbestos material was found in studios, a restaurant, the […]
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Boy, 14, ‘hacked to death in an instant by man with Samurai sword’ on way to school
June 4, 2025Brooke Davies Published June 4, 2025 2:26pm Updated June 4, 2025 4:29pm A boy was almost decapitated as he headed to school when he was attacked with a Samurai sword, a court has heard. Daniel Anjorin was wearing headphones when he left his home in Hainault, north London, and was allegedly set upon by Marcus […]
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