Life support treatment for a 12-year-old boy with brain damage should be stopped as he is clinically dead, the High Court has ruled. Archie Battersbee has been at the centre of a legal dispute after he was seriously injured in an incident at his home in Southend, Essex, in April. Doctors treating the child at
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Divers searching for a missing British journalist and his colleague have found a backpack and laptop in a remote part of the Amazon. Journalist Dom Phillips, 57, and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, 41, were last seen on 5 June near the Javari Valley Indigenous Territory, which is in western Brazil near the borders of Peru
A former British soldier has died fighting Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk, his family have said. Jordan Gatley left the British Army in March and flew to Ukraine soon after to help fend off Russian forces and train Ukrainian soldiers. Announcing the news on Facebook, his father Dean wrote: “Yesterday (10/06/22) we
A man arrested for immigration offences was released after protesters went to the scene and tried to “block” enforcement officers. A group of people gathered in southeast London for hours to stop a vehicle that the arrested man was in from leaving. Footage from the scene showed a crowd of people sitting on the ground
“Particularly potent” pollen caused by recent warm and wet weather is causing worse-than-usual symptoms for hay fever sufferers, the Met Office has said. The combination of damp and warm weather in May means that despite pollen counts being no higher than usual, the pollen itself is stronger, experts have said. Yolanda Clewlow, the Met Office
A man has been arrested in Kent on suspicion of murder after a boy died in north Manchester. Detectives launched a murder inquiry after a mother and son were both stabbed at a house in Miles Platting at around 9.30pm on Thursday. Paramedics had treated the boy at the scene but he was taken to
COVID cases have risen for the first time in two months, according to the latest figures. The spike is likely to be caused by increases in cases compatible with the original Omicron variant BA.1 and the newer variants BA.4 and BA.5, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. A total of 989,800 people in private
Thousands of new school places are to be created in England – particularly for children in disadvantaged areas and for those with special needs. Up to 75 new free schools and standalone sixth forms will be opened, with 14,000 extra school places made available. A total of 15 new mainstream schools will also be introduced
The files needed to print a gun are not buried on the dark web. They can be downloaded in as little as three clicks from mainstream social media sites such as YouTube. 3D-printed gun technology has rapidly advanced in recent years – with a range of printable semi-automatic rifles, carbines and pistols available. Those who
Drivers from three more train companies are set to go on strike later this month, worsening already expected rail disruption. Drivers working for Hull Trains, Greater Anglia, and Croydon Tramlink have all voted to take industrial action in separate disputes over pay, union Aslef has announced. It comes as the RMT union said up to
The cost of filling the average family car with petrol is tipped to have exceeded £100 for the first time, when industry figures are released later on Thursday. The price of fuel has been a major component of the cost of living crisis from the off, with diesel – the engine of the UK economy
Boris Johnson has said he is getting on with the job as he came back fighting in his first PMQs after surviving a confidence vote. The prime minister entered the House of Commons to cheers, just two days after he won a vote by his own MPs – although 41% voted to oust him as
The biggest rail strike for more than three decades threatens to cause chaos across the country over some of the biggest events of the summer. One union boss says the industrial action over three days later this month will “shut down the system”. Tens of thousands of RMT union members will walk out over three
It was a vote the PM was desperate to avoid. And when it came, one that Boris Johnson was keen to put behind him quickly, calling the vote as soon as possible after the trigger threshold (54 letters of no confidence) had been reached, and then declaring the result “decisive” and “convincing” once it was
Boris Johnson has survived a confidence vote, with 211 Conservative MPs backing him to remain prime minister. Mr Johnson needed 180 votes or more in his favour to keep his job after 15% of Tory MPs (54) submitted letters of no confidence in him to Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee. Having
Police searching for a missing 15-year-old girl in Birmingham have appealed for information to help find her. Ruksana is from the Lozells area in the western part of the city and people are being urged to immediately call 999 if they see her. She is described as having dark brown shoulder-length hair. West Midlands Police
Rebel Conservative MPs say they expect a no confidence vote in Boris Johnson to be held in the coming days. Letters expressing no confidence in the prime minister must be submitted by 54 Tory MPs to trigger a challenge. Data collated by Sky News shows that 28 Conservatives have publicly called for Mr Johnson to
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall have attended a Big Jubilee Lunch on the final day of celebrations marking the Queen’s 70 years on the throne. Millions of people across the UK are set to take part in patriotic street parties, picnics and barbecues on day four of the Platinum Jubilee weekend. The monarch‘s
Prince Charles has paid tribute to the Queen, telling those gathered at the Platinum Jubilee concert that “what really gets my mother up in the morning is all of you”. Speaking at the end of the Buckingham Palace gig, the Prince of Wales said Her Majesty has been “with us in our difficult times”. More
The Platinum Jubilee celebrations enter their third day on Saturday and, while many people will be enjoying street parties, this is what the royals will be doing: The Queen will no longer attend the Derby Day at Epsom Down racecourse in Surrey, but the Princess Royal is expected to be at the event at 5.30pm.
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