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Investigators probe Titan sub ‘implosion’ amid safety questions

US Coast Guard says debris found off coast of Newfoundland was ‘consistent with a catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber’

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UK

Chancellor announces more flexibility for struggling mortgage holders

Mortgage holders allowed to switch to interest-only for six months without impacting credit score

Crime

Louis De Zoysa guilty of murdering Met custody sergeant Matt Ratana

Louis De Zoysa, 25, fired the antique pistol four times just as 54-year-old custody sergeant Matt Ratana was preparing to search him in the course of an arrest

London

Quarter of London boroughs remove all pay and display parking machines

Eight councils across the capital have ditched all their machines and replaced them with cashless alternatives

UK

Shake, rattle and roll: 200,000 enjoy Glastonbury party

Hordes join Lizzie and Guns N’ Roses at Glasto for break from finanical crisis

Crime

Two people arrested on suspicion of murdering Croydon pensioner

Man, 28, and woman, 31, in custody after arrests at Stansted Airport in early hours of Friday morning

Crime

Man appears in court after ‘pickaxe rampage’ inside London hospital

Matteo Bottarelli, 43, from Harlesden, appeared at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Friday

World

James Cameron blasts search for missing Titanic sub as ‘charade’

Titanic director says he was was told within 24 hours of the Titanic sub disappearing that an implosion had been heard

UK

Guns N’ Roses to headline Glastonbury on Saturday in debut festival performance

The band’s original line-up of Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan will take to the stage on Saturday, after reuniting in 2015.
Music

Foo Fighters at Glastonbury: The Churn-Ups honour Taylor Hawkins

The festival’s worst kept secret is finally out there, with Dave Grohl wringing every last drop out of their hour-long surprise set

Music

Fred again.. at Glastonbury: chest-rattling tunes from music’s darling

One of the most anticipated sets of the festival didn’t disappoint

UK

RTE chair set to meet with Media Minister over Tubridy controversy

It comes as the national broadcaster reels from revelations around the misreporting of how much it’s top star was paid.
UK

Ships return as Titan submersible recovery operations begin to wind down

The Canadian Coast Guard confirmed two ships were en route St John’s harbour on Friday evening.
Politics

Independence can bring transformational change, Yousaf to tell SNP convention

The event will see the party discuss the way forward in its push to leave the UK.
Politics

Starmer indicates he will not raise income tax for top earners

The Labour leader said he is not looking to the ‘lever of taxation’ but to that of growth.
UK

Glastonbury crowds given ‘special treat’ as Cate Blanchett joins Sparks onstage

The Oscar-winning actress stars in the music video for the US pop-rock duo’s recent single The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte.
World

Wagner chief says Putin is being fed lies about Russian losses

Yevgeny Prigozhin says ‘total trash is being put on the president’s desk’

UK

King pays tribute to troops to mark Armed Forces Day

Charles recognised the ‘deep pride’ service personnel take in their duty
World

Titan sub CEO dismissed safety warnings as 'baseless’, emails show

Stockton Rush, one of the five who died in the trip to Titanic site, had dismissed expert’s concerns, messages show

Politics

James Cleverly denies ‘nonsense’ claims he might stand down at next election

The Foreign Secretary said he will run again as the MP for Braintree in Essex.
Showbiz

Strictly winner Hamza Yassin shares terrifying tick ordeal

While educational, this one is not for the squirmish...

UK

Fresh pressure on Sunak as small boat crossings up on last June

The number of Channel crossings by people in small boats so far this month is now higher than the number for the whole of June last year, figures show

UK

Foo Fighters dedicate last song of surprise Glastonbury set to Taylor Hawkins

The US rock band stormed through a number of hit songs during the hour-long performance on Friday.
UK

Transportation Safety Board launches investigation into fatal Titan implosion

A team of investigators is due to travel to St John’s in Canada to gather information.
Politics

Lee Anderson launches GB News show by spoon-feeding fellow MP baked beans

The controversial Ashfield MP’s show also featured as a ‘token lefty’ an ex-Labour MP suspended over allegations he sent lewd texts to a teenage girl.
UK

Commentator completes charity challenge down length of UK in memory of friends

Olympic broadcaster Rob Walker ran and cycled from John O’Groats to Land’s End in 19 days to commemorate four absent friends.
UK

Johnson hails Titan ‘heroes’ and hits out at ‘lefties’ who have questioned trip

The ex-prime minister said those who died in the submersible disaster were ‘pushing out the frontiers of human knowledge’.
Crime

Life term for man who killed niece of Tommy Cooper

Tony King must serve at least 22 years and 182 days.
Crime

‘Selfish’ drink driver who killed devoted soulmates is jailed

Michael Saltmarsh ploughed into Wendy and David Gay after driving through a red light.
Crime

Council loses appeal over plans to use RAF site to house asylum seekers

Braintree District Council brought legal action against the Home Office over the proposed use of Wethersfield Airfield.
UK

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘humbled’ by Glastonbury response

She said an image from Glastonbury Festival in 2019 gave her heart while she was imprisoned in Iran.
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