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Tue, 09 Nov 2021 10:00:18 GMT
Boris Johnson news - live: Raab defends Geoffrey Cox’s £900,000 role as PM told to apologise in sleaze row
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Tue, 09 Nov 2021 09:53:18 GMT
Brecon Beacons: Injured man rescued from cave after two days trapped inside
‘This is the longest rescue we’ve ever done’ says rescue spokesman

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 09:41:22 GMT
Cop26 news – live: 1bn ‘face dangerous heat if warming hits 2C’ amid warnings Cambo ‘puts 100 species at risk’
Follow below for the latest updates from the Cop26 summit in Glasgow

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 09:00:27 GMT
What is Article 16 and what happens if UK triggers it?
UK’s Brexit minister has threatened to trigger Article 16

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 08:49:34 GMT
Government set to make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for NHS frontline workers
Announcement expected later on Tuesday, with workers given deadline of next Spring to get double-jabbed

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 02:39:38 GMT
‘I’m so happy’: Emotional reunion for thousands as US border finally reopens after Covid
‘America is open for business’ says US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo at Chicago O’Hare

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 01:54:59 GMT
Britain First activist convicted of assaulting security guard at hotel housing asylum seekers
Warrant issued for James White’s arrest after he fails to attend trial over protest at Coventry Hill Hotel

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 01:40:51 GMT
When does Winter Wonderland open?
Hyde Park festive spectacular returns after being ruled out by Covid in 2020

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 01:39:12 GMT
Dog scared to death by fireworks from Bonfire night celebrations
The RSPCA estimates that 62 per cent of dogs, 54 per cent of cats and 55 per cent of horses show signs of distress during firework displays

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 01:13:27 GMT
Priti Patel’s immigration bill could fail stateless children, MPs warn
‘Significant concerns’ changes will create more barriers to UK-born youngsters obtaining British citizenship

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 00:48:37 GMT
UK faces Weetabix shortage as factory workers strike
Cereal producer accused of ‘fire and rehire’ tactics

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 23:48:28 GMT
Boy, 10, dies after being attacked by dog in Caerphilly, Wales
Local resident says dog had been ‘nuisance on the estate’ for some time

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 22:58:13 GMT
‘Running scared’: Tories join attack on ‘cowardly’ Boris Johnson as he dodges sleaze debate
Prime minister refuses to apologise over standards vote fiasco

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 21:37:29 GMT
Conservatives reported to Metropolitan Police over ‘cash for honours’ claims
SNP has written to Metropolitan Police to ask for formal probe into Tory peerages

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 21:11:47 GMT
Plans to stop water firms dumping raw sewage in rivers don’t go far enough, campaigners say
MPs back government amendment calling on firms to make ‘progressive reduction’

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 20:56:11 GMT
Tory MP facing bankruptcy over unpaid taxes in case that could trigger by-election
‘I will of course pay any tax that is due,’ says Conservative backbencher

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:56:02 GMT
Highest-earning MP starts new £400,000-a-year job outside parliament
Former attorney general Sir Geoffrey Cox is sought-after commercial barrister

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:25:16 GMT
Boris Johnson accused of ‘running scared’ as he misses emergency Commons sleaze debate
PM refuses to apologise for attempt to neuter Commons standards regime

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:19:38 GMT
Labour MP given police protection after receiving threats blames ‘anger’ over Tory sleaze
Exclusive: ‘This immoral and corrupt behaviour here in Westminster does spill out into our communities and it builds resentment and anger’

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:13:41 GMT
Boris Johnson condemned for ‘not bothering’ to wear mask while walking around hospital
PM accused of being lazy and ‘irresponsible’ by opposition parties

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:02:19 GMT
Council funding shake-up dropped because it would hit Boris Johnson’s ‘Red Wall’ voters
Poorer areas to suffer if business rate retention goes ahead, Michael Gove admits – which ‘goes against the principle of levelling up’

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 16:49:29 GMT
Tory peer complains of ‘personal’ attacks from Labour, but admits Covid contract texts may have been deleted
Lord Bethell rows with Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 15:45:35 GMT
Police investigation launched after video shows passenger racially abusing bus driver
Lindon Daniels was subjected to verbal abuse whilst preparing to start his shift as a bus driver in Hackney

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 15:38:46 GMT
Vietnamese minister fed £1,450 gold-plated steak after laying flowers at Karl Marx’s grave
General To Lam had led a delegation at the United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, before heading to London to dine at Salt Bae’s restaurant

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 15:32:50 GMT
Just 32 MPs earn £1.4m from consultancy jobs
MPs could be banned from holding lucrative advisory roles under watchdog’s planned reform

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 15:26:29 GMT
Villagers ‘angry’ after 200-year-old giant yew tree poisoned
Toxic herbicide glyphosate was used on the ancient tree

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 15:09:45 GMT
One in 15 Conservative MPs believe climate change is a ‘myth’, poll finds
Exclusive: 7% of Tories in Commons do not accept scientific consensus

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 14:49:22 GMT
Jamaica deportation: Home Office faces legal action over HIV patient being denied treatment in detention
Exclusive: ‘We remain increasingly concerned that our client reports that he is now into his seventh day detained and his seventh day without life-saving HIV medication’

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:38:51 GMT
Brexit: Why is UK at odds with EU over Article 16 and Northern Ireland Protocol?
Negotiations with Europe on revised trading rules making ‘limited’ progress, Lord Frost complains, as Westminster warned off tearing up deal after Cop26

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:19:08 GMT
Man punches woman in face and fractures her jaw after she refuses to give him her number
Suspect allegedly made homophobic remark before attack, while second woman was sexually assaulted

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 12:47:20 GMT
Government accused of ‘secretly’ rolling out pepper spray in prisons during pandemic
‘The prison service is not in control of the weapon it’s put into officers’ hands. The rollout has to stop,’ says Prison Reform Trust

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 12:44:34 GMT
Lorry full of fireworks explodes and catches fire in Bonfire Night display gone wrong
No reported injuries following incident in Dorset

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 12:00:00 GMT
UK weather: The latest Met Office forecast
Watch the latest UK weather forecast from the Independent for today.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 12:05:03 GMT
Ed Davey’s outside work as consultant is potential ‘conflict of interest’, Lib Dem MP admits
Lib Dem leader earns £78,000 a year as adviser to law firm and energy company, to ‘benefit my disabled son’

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 11:58:12 GMT
Rescue operation under way for man stuck in Brecon Beacon cave for days
The men fell while caving in Wales and injured himself

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 11:06:52 GMT
What did Owen Paterson do? Everything you need to know about Tory lobbying scandal
Probe into Owen Paterson’s activities led to ‘sleazy mess’ over disciplinary process

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 10:58:38 GMT
More than a third of people want government to enforce another lockdown to stem Covid cases, poll finds
Nearly 40 per cent of poll respondents are calling for another lockdown as flu season begins

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 10:17:06 GMT
Sleaze claims roiling UK govt put Johnson under pressure
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to talk about climate change

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 10:01:34 GMT
Northern lights: Pictures show spectacular aurora borealis display visible as far south as Devon
Stargazers in Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Northumberland, Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Scotland all spotted stunning astral phenomenon



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