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Archie Battersbee’s life support will be withdrawn at 11am, unless his family launch a High Court bid by 9am to move him to a hospice. His parents plan to file the application by the deadline. They lost their latest legal appeal to stop doctors ending life-sustaining hospital treatment for their brain-damaged son after a European

South East Water has announced a ban on hosepipe and sprinkler use for its customers in Kent and Sussex. The ban will start on 12 August, with an end date that has yet to be decided. It comes just days after Southern Water announced the first hosepipe ban of the year for customers in Hampshire

Archie Battersbee’s life support is set to be switched off at 11am today, pending another last-ditch attempt by his family to postpone the move. The parents of the brain-damaged 12-year-old had said his treatment would be brought to an end on Wednesday morning after they lost a Supreme Court bid to keep it going. But

British Airways has suspended selling short-haul flights from Heathrow for at least a week – as another European airport announced it was extending a cap on passenger numbers. The decision to stop new bookings on domestic and European services until and including Monday is to comply with Heathrow’s cap on passenger numbers, BA confirmed. In

England’s newly crowned Euro 2022 champions have celebrated before thousands of fans after claiming the first major trophy in their history. “I think we’ve partied more than we’ve actually played football in the last 24 hours,” said the Lionesses’ captain Leah Williamson, to cheers from the crowd. On a more serious note, she said she

England are waking up as the champions of Europe after the Lionesses delivered the country’s first major trophy since 1966. There were euphoric scenes nationwide last night after the squad beat Germany 2-1 in extra time – with 87,000 supporters at a packed-out Wembley Stadium cheering them on, not to mention millions more at home.

England’s Lionesses have won Euro 2022 after beating Germany 2-1 in extra-time at Wembley. It is the country’s first major trophy since the men’s side won the World Cup in 1966. Ella Toone gave England the lead in the 62nd minute with a sublime lob after being sent through one-on-one with the German goalkeeper. The

The Duke of Cambridge and Princess Charlotte are among those cheering on England’s Lionesses as they aim to make football history when they take on Germany in the Euro 2022 final at Wembley later today. The home side, who could land their first major trophy, are underdogs – Germany has won the title eight times,

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering nine-year-old Lillia Valutyte in Lincolnshire. Police said the 22-year-old suspect was held in the “Boston Central Park area” at about 2.45pm on Saturday and is now in custody. Progress on the investigation into Lillia’s death was made through a “combination of intelligence and information supplied by

Police investigating the killing of a nine-year-old girl in Lincolnshire have released images of a new suspect. Lilia Valutyte was found dead after being stabbed in Fountain Lane in Boston at about 6.20pm on Thursday. Two other people arrested earlier have been freed with no further action, police say. Chief Superintendent Martyn Parker said: “Our

A nine-year-old girl stabbed to death in Lincolnshire has been named by police as Lilia Valutyte. The girl, a Lithuanian national, was found dead in Fountain Lane in Boston at about 6.20pm yesterday. Two people have been arrested as part of a murder investigation, following what police are calling the “isolated incident”. Lincolnshire Police Chief

One of the killers of six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes has had his prison sentence increased by judges at the Court of Appeal. Arthur’s stepmother, Emma Tustin, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 29 years in December last year for murder, while his father, Thomas Hughes, was sentenced to 21 years for manslaughter. The

A woman who murdered a baby she hoped to adopt had previously told an NHS-commissioned therapist she had anger management issues and drank six bottles of wine a week – but failed to inform the adoption panel. The “critical information” disclosed by Laura Castle was not shared with her GP and was then not available

Train drivers at nine rail companies will strike on 13 August, the Aslef union has announced, as passengers faced further disruption today due to industrial action. Only around one in five trains ran on Wednesday, on about half the network, with some areas having no trains all day. Picket lines were mounted outside stations as

The UK could face “very high prices” with experts warning household bills could rise to £3,850 this winter due to electricity supply shortages – but the lights will stay on, the National Grid has said. Households are already paying £1,971 per year for energy bills after the price cap was increased in April The cap

The Foreign Office has been accused of “washing its hands” of a British man detained in Saudi Arabia since February. Crispin Blunt MP told Sky News that the Foreign Office appeared to have a “regional policy of doing nothing to support the position of UK citizens” including his constituent Christopher Emms. Emms was arrested in

The Lionesses are celebrating after they thrashed Sweden 4-0 to book their place in the women’s Euro 2022 final. Sarina Wiegman’s side won their semi-final in impressive style at Sheffield United’s ground Bramall Lane and will now face either Germany or France who play on Wednesday in Milton Keynes. There was elation in London’s Trafalgar

Droughts have been declared across swathes of England as the result of the driest summer in 50 years. On Friday, the Environment Agency (EA) announced that drought trigger thresholds have been met in eight parts of England – across southwest, southern, eastern and central England. As part of their announcement, officials warned that during the

Liz Truss castigated Rishi Sunak’s “doom and gloom” approach to the economy during another Conservative leadership debate in which the candidates appeared willing to trash the party’s own record in government. The foreign secretary, who sat alongside the former chancellor in Boris Johnson’s cabinet for more than two years, suggested the government’s raising of taxes

Swathes of England may face drought as soon as August if the hot and dry weather persists, the Environment Agency has confirmed. A dry spring and early summer have already withered rivers and reservoirs and watered down water quality in many parts of England, pushing most of the country into “prolonged dry weather” status, the