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Tesla Cybertruck seized after being unlawfully driven on UK roads

Tesla Cybertruck seized after being unlawfully driven on UK roads

Tesla Cybertruck seized after being unlawfully driven on UK roads

17 January 2025

The Cybertruck’s massive size makes it stand out against the rest of the traffic.


Time to look at ‘alternatives’ to countryside solar, Tory former minister urges

Time to look at ‘alternatives’ to countryside solar, Tory former minister urges

Time to look at ‘alternatives’ to countryside solar, Tory former minister urges

17 January 2025

The New Homes (Solar Generation) Bill was introduced to the Commons by the Liberal Democrats.


Charity ‘very concerned’ after baby deaths ‘may have been prevented’

Charity ‘very concerned’ after baby deaths ‘may have been prevented’

Charity ‘very concerned’ after baby deaths ‘may have been prevented’

17 January 2025

Leeds Teaching Hospitals (LTH) NHS Trust said the number of neonatal deaths recorded as ‘potentially avoidable’ is very small.


Convicted killer recalled to prison after reports he rapped about murdering boy

Convicted killer recalled to prison after reports he rapped about murdering boy

Convicted killer recalled to prison after reports he rapped about murdering boy

17 January 2025

Jake Fahri, then 19, was given a life sentence in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing schoolboy Jimmy Mizen, 16.


Institutional abuse survivors urged to come forward before deadline passes

Institutional abuse survivors urged to come forward before deadline passes

Institutional abuse survivors urged to come forward before deadline passes

17 January 2025

The deadline for applications comes on April 2.


UK visitors face £6 rise in permit fee

UK visitors face £6 rise in permit fee

UK visitors face £6 rise in permit fee

17 January 2025

The Home Office said it is proposing to raise the maximum price of an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) – which currently costs £10 – to £16.


Lisa Nandy reveals she has ‘put a lot of hours’ into video game Animal Crossing

Lisa Nandy reveals she has ‘put a lot of hours’ into video game Animal Crossing

Lisa Nandy reveals she has ‘put a lot of hours’ into video game Animal Crossing

17 January 2025

The Culture Secretary was asked if she plays videogames, when she listed the sector as among those attending a creative industries gathering.


Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright dies aged 95

Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright dies aged 95

Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright dies aged 95

17 January 2025

The widow of Lord Olivier won Golden Globes for Enchanted April and Stalin.


BBC ‘should reflect on playing music of rapper who reportedly glorified murder’

BBC ‘should reflect on playing music of rapper who reportedly glorified murder’

BBC ‘should reflect on playing music of rapper who reportedly glorified murder’

17 January 2025

The Culture Secretary also said she would be having a discussion with the BBC after music by the masked drill artist Ten was showcased.


Man arrested after woman dies and two-year-old girl seriously injured

Man arrested after woman dies and two-year-old girl seriously injured

Man arrested after woman dies and two-year-old girl seriously injured

17 January 2025

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and the child has been taken to hospital.


Cabinet minister rejects claims that Musk pushed Government into grooming action

Cabinet minister rejects claims that Musk pushed Government into grooming action

Cabinet minister rejects claims that Musk pushed Government into grooming action

17 January 2025

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said that she does not believe ‘that this Government is being driven by what happens on social media’.


General taxation not considered to replace BBC licence fee – Culture Secretary

General taxation not considered to replace BBC licence fee – Culture Secretary

General taxation not considered to replace BBC licence fee – Culture Secretary

17 January 2025

The broadcaster has been cash strapped in recent years following the licence fee being frozen for two years at £159.


Woman with Rapunzel-style locks gets world record for longest hair donation

Woman with Rapunzel-style locks gets world record for longest hair donation

Woman with Rapunzel-style locks gets world record for longest hair donation

17 January 2025

Two people who have donated their hair to The Little Princess Trust have become world record holders.


LA wildfires ‘sheer hell’ – British actor prepares meals to support firefighters

LA wildfires ‘sheer hell’ – British actor prepares meals to support firefighters

LA wildfires ‘sheer hell’ – British actor prepares meals to support firefighters

17 January 2025

Craig Robert Young left his home in Los Angeles after a series of wildfires ravaged parts of California.


DFS profits rise but warns of rising costs post-Budget and weaker sofa demand

DFS profits rise but warns of rising costs post-Budget and weaker sofa demand

DFS profits rise but warns of rising costs post-Budget and weaker sofa demand

17 January 2025

The furniture group said it expects to see an increase in costs this year, in part due to business tax rises announced in the October Budget.


‘Here for the long haul’ – Reeves launches fightback following market troubles

‘Here for the long haul’ – Reeves launches fightback following market troubles

‘Here for the long haul’ – Reeves launches fightback following market troubles

17 January 2025

The Chancellor said she was not going to let her critics “get me down” as she rebuffed their attacks.


Surprise flop in retail sales in December after ‘poor’ month for supermarkets

Surprise flop in retail sales in December after ‘poor’ month for supermarkets

Surprise flop in retail sales in December after ‘poor’ month for supermarkets

17 January 2025

The volume of retail sales, which measures the quantity bought, fell by 0.3% in December, the Office for National Statistics said.


Listeners think some accents sound guiltier than others, study suggests

Listeners think some accents sound guiltier than others, study suggests

Listeners think some accents sound guiltier than others, study suggests

17 January 2025

Participants who listened to the accents were asked to rate statements about behaviours for them.


Deaths in custody at Polmont YOI could have been avoided, inquiry finds

Deaths in custody at Polmont YOI could have been avoided, inquiry finds

Deaths in custody at Polmont YOI could have been avoided, inquiry finds

17 January 2025

Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, also known as William Lindsay, separately took their own lives at the facility in 2018.


What the papers say – January 17

What the papers say – January 17

What the papers say – January 17

17 January 2025

Here are the stories leading Friday’s newspapers.


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