The UK has experienced its sunniest spring on record, with four days of the season still to go. Some 630 hours of sunshine were clocked up across the country between March 1 and May 27, according to provisional figures from the Met Office. This beats the previous record of 626 hours set in 2020. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The UK’s home secretary has decided to proscribe Palestine Action and will lay an order before Parliament next week to make membership and support for the protest group illegal. Yvette Cooper confirmed the move after Palestine Action vandalised two planes inside RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on Friday. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Members of a pro-Palestinian activist group have broken into a military base and damaged two aircrafts.
Two Palestine Action activists broke into RAF Brize Norton in Carterton, Oxfordshire, on e-scooters and sprayed red paint on two planes.
The group said the incident took place due to flights departing daily from the base to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, "a base used for military operations in Gaza and across the Middle East".
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Oxfordshire's chief fire officer gives an emotional statement at the scene of a fire which claimed the lives of two firefighters and a member of the public at a former RAF base in Bicester. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s Chief Fire Officer Rob MacDougall says, “it is with a very heavy heart that we today report the loss of two of our firefighters. A member of the public has also sadly died in the incident.”
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More than £1.5 billion in extra funding for military homes will be confirmed as part of the Government’s strategic defence review, the Ministry of Defence has said. The review will set out the money, which will be put towards work to improve housing and unlock further development. Speaking on a visit to some military homes in Cambridgeshire, Defence Secretary John Healey said: “I’m announcing through the strategic defence review a record increase – £1.5 billion in the next five years – to upgrade military family homes. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Pro-Palestine demonstrators have disrupted London's Pride parade, covering the Cisco float in red paint and accusing the sponsor of complicity in violence against Palestinians. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Kemi Badenoch says the Conservative Party's immigration policies are "much tighter" than before and that exit checks are needed. The party leader's comments come after a cross-party committee of MPs said the Home Office had failed to check whether foreign workers were leaving the UK or staying to work illegally. She adds that small boat crossings have increased under Labour and "everything is getting worse". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Kemi Badenoch says she is "glad" the government chose to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist group. The Conservative Party leader adds, "some people believe they can just destroy things and get away with it". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Jordan Henderson lays flowers at the memorial for former teammate Diogo Jota outside Anfield. The ex-Liverpool captain can be seen wiping tears from his eyes, as he stands among a sea of scarves, flags and balloons. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A sea of scarves, flowers and football shirts have been laid outside Anfield, as tributes continue to pour in for Diogo Jota. The Liverpool forward and his brother Andre Silva died in a car accident in the Spanish province of Zamora in the early hours of Thursday morning. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rachel Reeves doesn’t say whether the UK believes strikes by the US on Iran were legal. The Chancellor tells broadcasters during a visit in the West Midlands: "It is up to the US to make that case. We were not involved in these actions and, of course, we would never comment on the legal advice that the government receives." Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A yellow thunderstorm weather warning is in place for parts of England and Wales - as the heatwave across the country continues.
The warning is in place for parts of the East and West Midlands, North and East England, Yorkshire and Wales.
It will last from 3pm and will last until 4am on Sunday.
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Rachel Reeves has announced billions of pounds in funding for transport outside London, but also warns she has had to make difficult decisions ahead of her spending review next week. The £15.6 billion package for mayoral authorities includes funding to extend the metros in Tyne and Wear, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands, along with a renewed tram network in South Yorkshire and a new mass transit system in West Yorkshire. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer has celebrated the new UK and US trade agreement, saying it will "boost trade between the two countries" and "create more jobs" in the UK. The prime minister travelled to Jaguar Land Rovers factory in the West Midlands to announce the landmark agreement.
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