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Bookings for an autumn COVID booster jab will open for 12 million people aged 50 to 64 on Friday. Appointments will be available to book online or by phone after the successful trial of the National Booking Service during the COVID vaccination programme. Those who are unable to get online will be given alternative ways

Billions of pounds awarded as part of COVID-19 employment support schemes went to people whose incomes increased or “were not significantly impacted by the pandemic”, a public spending watchdog has warned. The National Audit Office (NAO) has criticised the government for not doing more to prevent mistakes and fraudulent claims when rolling out the furlough

Police looking for a missing teenager have found human remains in a house less than half a mile from where she was last seen. Leah Croucher was 19 when she disappeared on 15 February 2019 in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, sparking a massive three-and-a-half year search. Thames Valley Police said her rucksack and other personal possessions

The coronation of King Charles III will take place next year on Saturday 6 May, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. The religious ceremony will be held at London’s Westminster Abbey, and conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. The King will be crowned alongside his wife, Camilla, the Queen Consort. It is thought the coronation

A fire engine and ambulance were among the vehicles caught in a blockade by Just Stop Oil protesters in west London which the government has said is “unacceptable”. Videos shared online showed the emergency vehicles on blue lights unable to get through the traffic after around 32 protesters blocked three roads in Knightsbridge and Brompton

The King has said he and Camilla are “filled with immense sadness” by the explosion at an Irish petrol station that killed 10 people. In a message to the president of Ireland, King Charles sent his “heartfelt sympathy and deepest condolences” over Friday’s incident. A five-year-old girl and her father were among those who died

A Championship football match was delayed after it was claimed the goals were two different sizes, sparking calls for an investigation. Cardiff City coaching staff suggested one of the goals was two inches higher than the permitted 8ft ahead of their away clash with Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium. The game kicked off seven

Over 1,300 people who have been subject to football banning orders will be forced to hand their UK passports to police under new measures implemented today. Violent and abusive football fans in England and Wales will be prevented from travelling to the World Cup in Qatar, starting next month. The Home Office said those who

A celebrity cosmetic doctor who featured on This Morning is under investigation by the medical watchdog after allegations were made against him. Dr Tijion Esho, who made appearances on the ITV show alongside hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, has had temporary restrictions imposed on his practice while an inquiry is carried out by the

Under the country’s emergency plan to manage power cuts, a public information campaign will try to persuade people to use less gas and electricity, even though ministers rejected such a move. The National Grid said this week that the country could face rolling three-hour power cuts this winter, but the prime minister has ruled out

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says “the world cannot turn a blind eye to Iran” and the UK government “must act” over human rights abuses, as women and girls take to the country’s streets in protest. The widespread action was sparked after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini last month while she was in the custody of the

The country has been put on notice that the chances of gas shortages this winter have risen markedly, prompting a contingency plan to prioritise heating. National Grid’s Electricity System Operator (ESO) warned that planned three-hour power blackouts could be imposed in some areas, in the “unlikely” event supplies of gas fall short of demand. It

The country has been put on notice that the chances of gas shortages this winter have risen markedly, prompting a contingency plan to prioritise heating. National Grid’s Electricity System Operator (ESO) warned that planned three-hour power blackouts could be imposed in some areas, in the “unlikely” event supplies of gas fall short of demand. It

Ancient DNA extracted from skeletons in burial sites across England has revealed where the first people to call themselves English originally came from. The research, published in Current Archaeology, has found they largely descended from northern Europeans, mainly Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands. The findings have also challenged perceptions that English ancestors lived in small

Motorists are being denied a further 10p cut in petrol prices because retailers have hiked their profit margins, according to the RAC. The motoring organisation said a further oil price fall in September pushed down the average price at forecourts nearly 7p to 162.9p. It was the sixth biggest monthly drop since 2000, but the

A hospital worker who murdered two women and abused dead bodies in mortuaries has been charged with 16 further offences, police have said. Warning: This story contains graphic content David Fuller was given a whole life sentence last year for the murders of Wendy Knell and Caroline Pierce in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, in 1987. The

King Charles and the Queen Consort have carried out their first official engagement together since royal mourning ended. Hundreds of people lined the streets in Dunfermline to greet the couple as they left the city chambers. They were seen chatting, smiling and shaking hands with people who had waited patiently for their arrival – with

King Charles will welcome South Africa’s president and first lady to Buckingham Palace for the first state visit of his reign. The palace has confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa has accepted the invitation to come to the UK from 22-24 November. He will be joined by his wife, Tshepo Motsepe. It is understood the visit

Footage appears to show a climate activist pouring human faeces on a memorial for Captain Sir Tom Moore. The 21-year-old woman in the video – described as a former medical student called Maddie – was wearing a T-shirt that said: “End UK Private Jets.” She targeted a life-sized memorial of Sir Tom in Thistley Meadow,

King Charles will not attend COP27, the UN climate conference due to be held in Egypt in November, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. There had been speculation that the King, who has been a passionate campaigner on environmental issues, would attend the event in Sharm el Sheikh, making it his first overseas trip since becoming monarch.