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Penalties to double for drivers who text
People caught using handheld mobile phones while driving in Britain are to face "much tougher penalties", with fines and points doubling, ministers say.
- 17 September 2016
- From the section UK
Military 'ill-prepared' for UK attack
The armed forces are ill-prepared to defend against a serious military attack on the UK, such as a "Russian air effort", a senior commander has warned officials.
- 17 September 2016
- From the section UK
£34m winner joins UK Euromillions list
A UK ticketholder wins a £34m jackpot in the Euromillions draw - the eighth ticket bought in the UK to take the top prize so far this year.
- 17 September 2016
- From the section UK
UK 'may begin Brexit in early 2017'
- 17 September 2016
- From the section Europe
Trump accepts Obama was born in US
- 16 September 2016
- From the section US Election 2016
Florida sinkhole causes radioactive leak
- 17 September 2016
- From the section US & Canada
Sport ParalympicsGB surpass London tally
- 16 September 2016
- From the section Disability Sport
Farron: Lib Dems more relevant than ever
- 17 September 2016
- From the section UK Politics
Teens bailed over moped theft murder
- 17 September 2016
- From the section London
US playwright Edward Albee dies aged 88
- 17 September 2016
- From the section US & Canada
Arrest over body in yard-sale freezer
- 16 September 2016
- From the section US & Canada
Theatre to put Brexit Britain on stage
- 17 September 2016
- From the section Entertainment & Arts
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The Papers
'Victory' claimed over texting drivers
Plans to double the penalties for drivers who illegally use mobile phones and a warning over Britain's military capabilities are among Saturday's front page stories.
- 17 September 2016
The Reporters
Kevin Connolly: UK-shaped hole in EU agenda
- 17 September 2016
- From the section Europe
Features
After Gatsby
Why some F Scott Fitzgerald stories have never been printed
- 17 September 2016
- From the section Magazine
Seretse's story
The inter-racial marriage that made front page news
- 17 September 2016
- From the section Entertainment & Arts
Lost in grief
Bereaved families left searching for pre-paid funeral plans
- 16 September 2016
- From the section Business
Week in pictures
News photos from around the world this week
- 17 September 2016
- From the section In Pictures
Explainers
Trump's foreign business entanglements
- 17 September 2016
- From the section US & Canada
What made electricity prices soar during a heatwave?
- 15 September 2016
- From the section Magazine
Sport
Sport Murray & Edmund beaten in Davis Cup
Juan Martin del Potro beats Andy Murray as Argentina take a 2-0 lead against Great Britain in the Davis Cup semi-final.
- 16 September 2016
- From the section Tennis
Sport Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool
- 16 September 2016
- From the section Football
Sport Hamilton breaks down as Rosberg top
- 16 September 2016
- From the section Formula 1
Play our Premier League and Scottish Premiership Predictor games
- 5 September 2016
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