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Past articles by Matthew:

Gary Lineker still BBC’s top earner on £1.35m, annual report shows

Pay of Match of the Day host remains unchanged in year he was suspended for breaking impartiality rules → Read More

RNLI accused of misogyny over response to sexual misconduct claim

Exclusive: Staff angry after charity apparently mishandled allegation against man in charge of one of its lifeboats → Read More

AI chatbot ‘encouraged’ man who planned to kill queen, court told

Chatbot said it was ‘impressed’ when Jaswant Singh Chail told it he was ‘an assassin’ before he broke in to Windsor Castle, court hears → Read More

Kevin Spacey grabbed man ‘like a cobra’, UK court hears

Alleged victim told police officers in interview that he was ‘taken aback’ by aggressive comments from actor → Read More

London theatre show’s cake poster falls foul of junk food ad rules

Theatre boss calls TfL decision ‘ridiculous’ after poster found to breach rules aimed at tackling obesity → Read More

Coroner criticises Betfair for failing to act before man’s suicide

Gambling disorder cited as a contributory cause in the death of Luke Ashton, who was not identified as a high-risk customer → Read More

Foxhunting law in England unworkable, says police chief

Trail hunts used as a loophole for unlawful chasing and killing of animals, Matt Longman tells campaigners → Read More

Met police admit downloading sim of French publisher, lawyer claims

Ernest Moret had phone and laptop seized after arrest by counter-terrorism police in London in April → Read More

English Heritage said no to Dutch loan request for ‘fragile’ Vermeer painting

Exclusive: Decision to not lend work for major exhibition taken despite assurances risk of damage was ‘negligible’, FoI reveals → Read More

Man guilty of murdering police custody sergeant in south London

Jury finds Louis De Zoysa shot Matt Ratana in Croydon with revolver he probably hid under armpit → Read More

Man arrested after reports of stabbing at London hospital

Armed police seen running into Central Middlesex hospital and ambulance service says two people have been treated → Read More

Suella Braverman tells police to ramp up use of stop and search

UK home secretary says police have her full support in using tactic to prevent violence and save lives → Read More

Johnson’s legacy haunts Sunak as Met ‘considering’ Partygate video

Tories campaigning in looming byelections acknowledge public’s anger at footage of HQ gathering → Read More

Covid bereaved express disgust at Tory HQ party video as Met ‘considers’ footage

Group calls for police to reopen investigation, and for Shaun Bailey and Ben Mallet to lose honours → Read More

UK Covid inquiry: what we learned from the first week of the hearings

Government’s readiness for pandemic, health inequalities and testimonies of bereaved families featured at opening of inquiry → Read More

Former police watchdog chief Michael Lockwood charged with rape of girl

Lockwood, 64, is accused of six counts of indecent assault and three counts of rape against a girl under the age of 16 → Read More

Isle of Wight fossilised remains identified as new dinosaur species

Creature has been named Vectipelta barretti after Prof Paul Barrett of London’s Natural History Museum → Read More

Gambler who took his own life made up to 100 bets a day, coroner told

First inquest to formally involve a gambling operator hears that Luke Ashton at one point had debts of £18,000 → Read More

Wembley introduces dementia-friendly measures as part of stadium scheme

Stewards will be trained on dementia awareness, the website overhauled and the chaperone service expanded → Read More

Police investigate dozens of deaths at hospital in Brighton

Exclusive: Two whistleblowers say they lost jobs after raising patient safety concerns at Royal Sussex County hospital → Read More