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Tue, 28 Sep 2021 08:54:18 GMT
Boris Johnson must ‘stop hiding away’ and end panic buying of petrol, says government’s former planning chief
‘It’s called leadership’, says ex-head of civil contingencies

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 08:26:22 GMT
Home Office under fire after senior official says ‘no plan’ to give asylum seekers right to work
Ministers accused of ‘kicking can down the road’ on its promised review of asylum seeker work ban

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 08:13:11 GMT
Channel crossings double 2020 total despite Home Office pledge to stop migrant boats
More than 17,000 people have crossed the sea to reach Britain this year

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 07:20:18 GMT
Sabina Nessa: Man, 36, charged with murder of teacher
Suspect to appear in court on Tuesday over killing of 28-year-old in southeast London

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 07:15:18 GMT
UK fuel crisis ‘direct consequence’ of Brexit, says Michel Barnier
‘Clear link’ between UK’s exit from EU and shortage of truck drivers, says former negotiator

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 06:09:08 GMT
Boris Johnson to finally meet Covid bereaved families 400 days after promise to do so
Campaign group will demand PM launches public inquiry ‘immediately’

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 01:34:28 GMT
Record numbers seek mental health and financial help ahead of universal credit cut
Visits to a webpage on how to claim Universal Credit for those who have a mental health condition has risen ninefold in the space of a year

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 01:00:37 GMT
Couple baffled after peeling shell from hard-boiled egg and spotting sunflower pattern
They made the discovery while having breakfast on Tuesday [21] morning at their home in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:57:54 GMT
A thrifty couple saved thousands on their DIY wedding
The parents of Samuel, four, reckon they saved around £15,000 — and it was the perfect day

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:44:40 GMT
Sexual violence being promoted by British far right, according to new analysis
Pro-rape comments and misogyny are rampant in far-right spaces, Hope Not Hate report suggests

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:18:27 GMT
Far-right group Britain First allowed to register as political party by Electoral Commission
Registration formally announced as leader Paul Golding agrees to pay ‘substantial damages’ for libelling halal food officials

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 23:37:17 GMT
Escaped iguana rescued from pub roof by firefighters
The iguana was discovered sunbathing on the roof of a pub in Folkestone

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 23:32:14 GMT
Mother charged over 2018 killing of severely disabled 10-year-old son
A post-mortem and subsequent toxicology examination suggested that Mustafa died from the administration of non-prescribed medication

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 23:20:07 GMT
Senior Labour figures urge Keir Starmer not to ‘do a Miliband’ if he loses election
Winning power could be two-term project, shadow cabinet ministers admit

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 23:00:00 GMT
Scouse Soldiers: Why do young people get involved in gangs?
Merseyside has become one of the UK’s hot spots for gang and organised crime activity. Robert Hesketh asks why that might be

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 22:37:41 GMT
Labour invokes Tony Blair with ‘tough on crime’ and anti-social behaviour push
Shadow Home Secretary promises police crackdown in party conference speech

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 22:13:44 GMT
Labour conference: Shadow cabinet minister accuses Burnham of being on ‘leadership manoeuvres’
Any attempt to secure swift return to Commons would not necessarily be met with offer of safe seat

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 21:21:02 GMT
Shadow cabinet minister quits after Keir Starmer orders him to oppose higher minimum wage
Andy McDonald says party is ‘more divided than ever’ under Sir Keir

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 21:15:54 GMT
Ministers order deployment of troops to deliver fuel within days as panic buying triggers price rises
Industry leaders issue plea for calm, amid reports of abuse towards pump staff

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 20:11:46 GMT
Critics of Angela Rayner ‘scum’ comments should stay off ‘moral high horse’, John Bercow says
Former Speaker says Labour deputy leader should not be ‘damned to perdition’

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 19:36:22 GMT
Andy Burnham jokes he’ll provide ‘special Warehouse Project Hacienda night’ for Michael Gove
Michael Gove is becoming known for his fondness for a night out

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 19:26:10 GMT
Claudia Webbe: MP threatened woman with acid and release of naked pictures, court hears
Former member of Labour’s ruling National Executive Committee denies single harassment charge

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:53:02 GMT
Unions block Labour from backing proportional representation despite mass support from members
Voters sent by local parties back policy by 80 per cent to 20 per cent

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:45:42 GMT
Fuel shortages: Police tell public to stop calling about petrol station queues
Some regional forces start contingency planning but police vehicles currently unaffected, senior officers say

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:41:07 GMT
Pump prices soar to eight-year high amid fuel supply crisis
One service station charging 153.9p per litre for unleaded

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:55:48 GMT
Labour to scrap business rates in bid to shift tax burden from high street shops onto internet giants
Warm reception from industry as Rachel Reeves declares Labour is ‘pro-worker, pro-business’

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:53:48 GMT
How and when will UK’s fuel crisis end?
Petrol association says between 50 and 90 per cent of stations have run dry

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:23:00 GMT
Labour members declare Aukus military pact ‘dangerous’ threat to world peace
Conference delegates defy Keir Starmer by voting to oppose UK’s new military agreement

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 15:57:27 GMT
Labour conference votes for sanctions against Israel for ‘apartheid’ policy towards Palestinians
Shadow foreign secretary Lisa Nandy says leadership rejects ‘unbalanced’ approach and ‘cannot support this motion’

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 15:44:18 GMT
‘We try to protect our own lives’: Petrol station workers abused and desperate amid fuel chaos
‘They started fighting each other so we had to close the whole place,’ one manager tells Holly Bancroft

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 15:34:32 GMT
Brexit and low wages to blame for UK truck driver shortage, Angela Merkel successor says
Olaf Scholz, set to take over as German chancellor after coalition talks, offers advice to UK

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 15:26:00 GMT
Fuel crisis could force schools to return to remote learning
Fuel shortages have caused deadlock traffic across the country and left many without access to fuel

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 15:23:39 GMT
‘Lost village’ in Lake District re-appears after water levels drop
Hundreds of villagers were turfed out of their homes and most of the buildings were blown up by Royal Engineers who used them for demolition practice

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 15:08:36 GMT
Labour vows to spend £28bn a year on ‘green jobs’ to help defeat the climate emergency
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves to exceed John McDonnell’s spending plans, to create work ‘of the future’

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 14:37:45 GMT
Former Marine completes unsupported row across Atlantic, spending 119 days on his own at sea
Dave ‘Dinger’ Bell spent 119 days in the Atlantic Ocean

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:56:46 GMT
Labour conference – live: Rayner would meet PM amid ‘scum’ row, as party pledges £28bn a year for green jobs
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Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:15:07 GMT
UK fuel shortages: How to cope with the crisis
Snaking lines of cars seen at pumps across Britain over weekend as drivers panic buy and government considers sending in military to resolve haulier deficit

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:50:01 GMT
What is Article 16 and what happens if UK triggers it?
UK’s Brexit minister has threatened to trigger Article 16

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:38:35 GMT
Smart motorways: 1 in 10 safety cameras ‘not working’, undercover probe finds
Highways agency urged to reopen all hard shoulders immediately, pending a review

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:01:07 GMT
Primary school changes name due to links to plantation owner
Debate around the school name began following global Black Lives Matter protests last year

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:46:13 GMT
Fuel crisis: Minister says army not needed ‘at the moment’
Ministers were considering ‘Operation Escalin’, bringing in hundreds of soldiers to replace missing tanker drivers

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:30:03 GMT
Sabina Nessa ‘was on way to first date’ when she was murdered, friend says
Police investigating whether primary school teacher was killed by stranger

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:01:11 GMT
EU drivers won’t return to help UK ‘get out of the s***’, says European union boss
‘Drivers need way more than a visa’

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 10:12:39 GMT
Motorists queuing for petrol ‘don’t care’ if tanker drivers are foreign, Labour’s shadow Chancellor says
Rachel Reeves tells government to let independent migration experts decide on visas – after just 5,000 were issued

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 09:57:52 GMT
Dalai Lama backs fundraiser to save Edinburgh cafe
‘He spoke about the importance of keeping the ancient Tibetan culture alive,’ woman who opened the cafe inspired by the Dalai Lama is on the verge of losing it

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 09:45:26 GMT
Working families will be more than £1,700 worse off by next April, new Labour analysis warns
Party stresses cost-of-living crisis from ‘perfect storm’ of tax hikes, benefit cuts and soaring fuel bills



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