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RBS warns of Brexit harm as profits double
Royal Bank of Scotland has reported profits of £1.62bn for 2018, more than double the £752m it made a year earlier. RBS...
Andrea Levy: Small Island and Long Song author dies aged 62
British author Andrea Levy, whose award-winning novels captured the black British experience in the years after Windrush, has died at the age of...
Brexit: Theresa May pushes on with her deal after latest defeat
Theresa May will press on with efforts to secure a revised Brexit deal, despite another Commons defeat, and will return to Brussels “within...
Alesha MacPhail murder trial: ‘Evidence’ dumped in skip
A boy’s hooded top was discarded in a skip despite being recovered on a shoreline days after the body of Alesha MacPhail was...
Brexit: No-deal plan for Channel Tunnel operations
Trains will be permitted to use the Channel Tunnel for three months if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, under a...
Upskirting made criminal offence from April
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionGina Martin campaigned for the law to be changed after a man took a picture...
A40 police pursuit crash couple ‘were newlyweds’
Image caption The car veered to the wrong side of the A40 near the junction with Kingsdown Avenue and crashed into a coach...
Professor Green: Rapper fractures neck during seizure
The British rapper Professor Green has fractured his neck, forcing him to cancel his latest tour. The 35-year-old artist, whose real name is...
Brexit: Theresa May promises meaningful vote after more talks with EU
Theresa May has promised MPs a final, decisive vote on her Brexit deal with the EU – but not until she has secured...
Gordon Banks: World Cup winning goalkeeper dies aged 81
Watch: Banks makes wonder save to deny Pele at 1970 World Cup England’s 1966 World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks has died aged 81....
Alesha MacPhail’s father ‘sold cannabis to murder accused’
The body of Alesha MacPhail was discovered in the grounds of a former hotel on 2 July last year Jurors in the Alesha...
England in West Indies: Joe Root showed ‘integrity and leadership’ – Ebony Rainford-Brent
defeats in the opening two Tests against West Indies England captain Joe Root showed integrity and leadership in his response to a comment...
‘Dr Evil’: Wolverhampton modification artist admits GBH
A body modification artist has admitted three counts of grievous bodily harm, by carrying out tongue splitting and ear and nipple removal procedures....
Taxi and private hire drivers to face enhanced criminal record checks
Image copyright Getty Images Taxi and private hire drivers could have to pass enhanced criminal record checks before being granted a licence. Under...
Two more Border Force vessels return to patrol Channel
Two UK Border Force boats will be redeployed from overseas to patrol the Channel in response to recent migrant crossings, the home secretary...
New Year celebrations: UK gets ready to welcome 2019
The UK is gearing up to welcome in the New Year as the countdown to 2019 begins. Fireworks will be going off on...
