Meg Hill
Crime
Elle Edwards: Man appears in court charged with beautician’s murder
The 26-year-old was fatally shot at the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village, Wirral, shortly before midnight on December 24
By Meg Hill
13 Jan 2023
UK
Almost 300,000 unable to see cancer specialist promptly from April to November
The research from information in the House of Commons library found there were 290,428 breaches of a maximum two-week wait target over seven months.
By Meg Hill
7 Feb 2022
UK
Who is Conservative MP Nusrat Ghani?
Ms Nusrat says she was sacked from her job because of her religion
By Meg Hill
23 Jan 2022
UK
Dominic Raab says PM ‘has taken a few hits but he’ll come out fighting’
Mr Raab said the ‘culture in No 10 needs to be addressed to meet the standards the public rightly expect’ but defended Boris Johnson.
By Meg Hill
23 Jan 2022
UK
Robert Jenrick calls for insurance hike he approved to be postponed
The Newark MP said the hike should be delayed and the Government should ‘exploit Britain’s gas reserves’.
By Meg Hill
23 Jan 2022
UK
Mark Spencer: From the family farm to Government chief whip
Mr Spencer has identified himself as the whip who spoke to Nusrat Ghani after she was sacked as transport minister.
By Meg Hill
23 Jan 2022
UK
Russian minister accepts invitation to meet with Defence Secretary
Mr Wallace extended an invitation to his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu, to visit London to discuss mutual security earlier this week
By Meg Hill
22 Jan 2022
UK
‘Reckless discharge’ led to British academic being shot dead in bed in US
Dr Matthew Willson was described by the University of Exeter as a ‘much-loved member of our astrophysics team’.
By Meg Hill
22 Jan 2022
UK
Boris Johnson bruised in the press following lockdown party apology
The Prime Minister has again been resoundingly lambasted in the national papers.
By Meg Hill
13 Jan 2022
UK
Centrica chief executive warns high energy prices could last two years
Chris O’Shea said he suspects the prices will stay high for at least the next 18 months.
By Meg Hill
12 Jan 2022
UK
Education Secretary backs reduction of isolation period to five days
The Stratford-on-Avon MP also said he believes the UK is ‘witnessing the transition of the virus from pandemic to endemic’.
By Meg Hill
9 Jan 2022
UK
Russia cutting underwater cables could be an act of war, says UK defence chief
The Navy has been tracking Russian submarine activity, with a recent collision sparking speculation about cable-mapping activity.
By Meg Hill
8 Jan 2022
UK
Louise Minchin says victims of online abuse ‘are not alone or powerless’
The former BBC presenter has spoken out about her experience of online abuse and stalking.
By Meg Hill
8 Jan 2022
UK
Travel industry demands scrapping of international Covid testing requirements
The sector’s leaders said the rules did not sufficiently impact case numbers and were harmful to the economy.
By Meg Hill
5 Jan 2022
UK
Business Secretary to hold ’emergency’ meetings with energy sector executives
It is expected the executives will ask for tax cuts and the relaxation of green levies.
By Meg Hill
24 Dec 2021
UK
Selfridges sold to Central Group and Signa Holding
A Thai firm and an Austrian real estate business will add the Selfridges properties to their thousands-strong property portfolio.
By Meg Hill
24 Dec 2021
UK
Chief scientific adviser: Not Sage’s job to ‘spread gloom or give optimism’
Sir Patrick Vallance says Covid modellers do not only look at worst outcomes.
By Meg Hill
24 Dec 2021