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Tue, 28 Sep 2021 08:54:18 GMTBoris 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 GMTHome 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 GMTChannel 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 GMTSabina 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 GMTUK 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 GMTBoris 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 GMTRecord 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 GMTCouple 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 GMTA 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 GMTSexual 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 GMTFar-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 GMTEscaped 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 GMTMother 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 GMTSenior 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 GMTScouse 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 GMTLabour 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 GMTLabour 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 GMTShadow 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 GMTMinisters 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 GMTCritics 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 GMTAndy 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 GMTClaudia 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 GMTUnions 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 GMTFuel 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 GMTPump 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 GMTLabour 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 GMTHow 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 GMTLabour 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 GMTLabour 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 GMTBrexit 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 GMTFuel 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 GMTLabour 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 GMTFormer 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 GMTLabour 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 GMTUK 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 GMTWhat 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 GMTSmart 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 GMTPrimary 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 GMTFuel 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 GMTSabina 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 GMTEU 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 GMTMotorists 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 GMTDalai 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 GMTWorking 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