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Wed, 12 Jan 2022 10:01:13 GMTTory MP says Boris Johnson must resign if he attended No 10 party as backbenchers demand answers at PMQs
Conservatives call on PM to reveal whether he attended ‘bring your own booze’ gathering
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:57:34 GMTRebel Tory MP has whip removed for voting with Labour on energy bills
‘I won’t apologise’, says Anne Marie Morris after siding with opposition on VAT cut
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:31:01 GMTPolice need to be trained not to discriminate against black families in missing person cases, say experts
Ethnic minority families shared their experiences of discrimination in an in-depth new study by Missing People
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:56:09 GMTHow has Boris Johnson responded to claims of Covid rule-busting parties?
The PM is in hot water again this week – but it is not the first time he’s faced criticism over alleged rule-breaking events during the pandemic.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:53:17 GMTTimeline of alleged gatherings across government during Covid restrictions
Boris Johnson is facing intense scrutiny over latest reports of a party in the No 10 rose garden on 20 May, 2020
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:51:36 GMTBoris Johnson news – live: PM to face No 10 party questions amid claims staff told to ‘clean up’ phones
Keir Starmer tells Johnson to ‘stop lying’ and ‘come clean’
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:49:21 GMTWhat rules were the public being told to follow when No 10 aide organised lockdown gathering?
Only two people allowed to meet outside while socially distanced under Covid rules in May 2020
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:35:49 GMTTories remove whip from Anne Marie Morris over support for energy VAT cut motion
The Newton Abbott MP said she ‘won’t apologise for supporting measures that would help my hard-working constituents’.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:27:28 GMTLorries stuck at checkpoints for four days due to ‘terrible’ new Brexit red tape
Exclusive: Logistics firm told by HMRC ‘too busy’ to deal with trucks stuck in customs controls
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:25:16 GMTBoris Johnson’s leadership under pressure over partygate row
The Prime Minister will face questions from MPs about whether he attended a ‘bring your own booze’ party in the No 10 garden during lockdown.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:25:12 GMTFrance to reopen borders to UK holidaymakers
A ban on non-essential travel between the UK and France has been in place since December 18 in a bid to slow the spread of Omicron.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:57:55 GMTWhat social restrictions were in place on the date of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street garden gathering?
PM pictured enjoying wine and cheese with colleagues on 15 May 2020, when public could only meet one friend outside at a distance of two-metres
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:55:13 GMTHMS Prince of Wales departs Portsmouth to join Nato rapid response task force
The 65,000-tonne warship is sailing for the first time from Portsmouth Naval Base.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:52:09 GMTEverything we know about Boris Johnson alleged Downing Street lockdown parties
PM facing fresh outrage after details of yet another rule-breaking bash emerges
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:25:36 GMTWill the UK go into another lockdown in January?
New Covid variant is highly transmissible and remains serious cause for concern this winter
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:08:33 GMT‘Looking likely’ we can ride out Omicron wave, frontline consultant says
Dr Richard Cree, who works in Middlesbrough, has blogged throughout the pandemic about the life-saving work of the James Cook University Hospital.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:02:47 GMTSimon Case: Top civil servant still in charge of party investigation fallout
Simon Case, cabinet secretary, will determine disciplinary action once fellow civil servant Sue Gray’s investigation concludes, despite having to recuse himself from the probe
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 07:59:04 GMTFamily welcomes decision to strike off nurse after woman killed herself
A panel found Patrick McKee’s decision not to admit Sally Mays to a mental health in-patient unit ‘contributed to her death’.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 07:59:42 GMTNo 10 staff told to ‘clean up’ phones amid lockdown party allegations, sources claim
‘I was told to get rid of anything that could look bad,’ says source
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 07:56:32 GMTUK ‘closest of any country in northern hemisphere to exiting Covid pandemic’
Professor David Heymann said population immunity was already high across the country.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 07:52:18 GMTTwo men arrested in connection with Andrew Gosden disappearance 14 years ago
Andrew Gosden’s disappearance in 2007 when he was 14 sparked one of most high-profile missing person probes in the North
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 07:51:06 GMTSainsbury’s profits to beat targets after bumper Christmas
The firm told shareholders on Tuesday morning that strong recent grocery sales volumes and cost savings offset higher costs.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 06:13:16 GMTWhat the papers say – January 12
Today’s papers are dominated by the pressure mounting on the Prime Minister.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 05:54:21 GMTCentrica chief executive warns high energy prices could last two years
Chris O’Shea said he suspects the prices will stay high for at least the next 18 months.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 06:50:34 GMTBoris Johnson again courts scandal amid rule-breaking party claims
Boris Johnson is under pressure again over reports of lockdown parties in No 10.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 04:57:42 GMTRene Magritte ‘masterpiece’ estimated at more than £44 million to be auctioned
The series of paintings depicts a paradoxical image of a night time scene beneath a sunlit sky.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 04:30:07 GMT‘Trove of racial hatred’ exposed by investigation into online platforms
Twitter and Facebook have taken action to remove hate accounts amid calls for greater regulation.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 04:19:12 GMTCandace Cameron Bure: Pain of Saget’s death hurts like nothing I’ve ever felt
The Full House actress, 45, aid she had felt ‘deeply connected’ to Saget since she met him for the first time at 10 years old.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 01:54:47 GMTPig-heart transplant may mean ‘hearts on demand’, says operation’s surgeon
David Bennett, 57, had been deemed ineligible for a human transplant due to being in very poor health.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:21:28 GMT‘Tearless’ onions to be sold in UK supermarkets for first time
Waitrose to stock Sunions, US brand which promises not to make cooks cry
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:08:52 GMTGovernment suspends smart motorway rollout amid safety concerns
Decision follows long campaign from relatives of those killed on roads
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:01:03 GMTJohnson faces demands to come clean over ‘bring your own booze’ party
The Prime Minister will take Commons questions following alleged gathering in No 10 garden in breach of lockdown rules.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:01:00 GMTCystic fibrosis treatment extended to more than 1,000 children on NHS
Until now Kaftrio was only licensed for those aged 12 and above.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:01:00 GMTGovernment pauses smart motorway rollout amid safety concerns
The expansion of new all-lane-running smart motorways is being halted until five years’ worth of safety data is available.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:01:00 GMTCampaigner who lost husband renews calls for immediate end to all-lane running
Claire Mercer said she thought the select committee report and the Government’s response were a ‘disappointment’.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:01:00 GMTCampaigner whose young son died on smart motorway welcomes rollout pause
Meera Naran said the halted expansion would give time to ‘reassess’ the smart motorway network.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 23:27:59 GMTAndrew Gosden’s family speak out after two men arrested over disappearance
The father of Andrew – who went missing in 2007 – said the developments had ‘intensified’ the family’s emotional journey.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 23:24:20 GMTDog savaged baby boy to death after his mother fell asleep on sofa – inquest
Two-week-old Reuben McNulty was sitting on a teddy bear ring on the sofa with his mother Amy Litchfield when he was attacked
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 22:30:00 GMTCharles’ Holocaust survivors portrait project is subject of new BBC documentary
The Prince of Wales is patron of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 22:02:26 GMTPM’s position ‘untenable’ if he was at ‘bring your own booze’ party
Tories have warned Boris Johnson he cannot continue if he misled Parliament over a lockdown gathering in the Downing Street garden.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 21:36:14 GMT‘He has to go’: Northern Tories turn on Boris Johnson over Downing Street party
‘This is such an atrocity. I can’t see how he can survive,’ says one local leader
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 21:28:58 GMTCovid death toll drove Rolls-Royce to record car sales as rich adopted ‘life’s too short’ mentality, says CEO
Pandemic made 2021 ‘a phenomenal year’ for the prestige car company, according to CEO
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 21:24:55 GMTSenior Tories turn on Boris Johnson as PM stays silent over ‘partygate’ row
‘If the PM has misled parliament, he must resign’, says leader of Scottish Conservatives
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 20:52:08 GMTOne in 12 teachers off due to Covid in England as Omicron spreads
Staff absence across schools in England has increased by 3 per cent since December
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 20:47:40 GMTHospitality ‘left in limbo’ as Covid restrictions remain, say chiefs
The requirement for social distancing between groups in public settings and table service in hospitality will continue until at least January 24.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 20:42:58 GMTAbuse survivor warns over public apology before review of redress scheme
Cyril Glass warned that a public apology could end up ‘retraumatising’ victims.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 20:40:14 GMTThree ticket offices to close as part of ScotRail’s proposals
ScotRail’s ticket office consultation said proposed changes would impact 120 stations.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 20:32:16 GMTHancock tests positive for Covid for a second time
The former health secretary said he is feeling ‘much better’ than the first time he contracted the virus.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 20:05:46 GMTDawn French leads tributes to Vicar of Dibley star Gary Waldhorn
The TV star was best known for playing Councillor David Horton in the comedy series.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 19:58:13 GMTEx-NHS chief bids to force ministers to ‘reveal hand’ on mental health cash
Lord Stevens of Birmingham says the Covid-19 pandemic has ‘exacerbated and intensified’ demand for services
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 19:55:32 GMTTrucker who killed three in crash ‘had been looking at dating sites’
Ion Onut admitted three counts of causing death by dangerous driving following the deadly crash on the A1(M) in County Durham in July
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 19:43:55 GMTLabour motion to cut VAT on energy bills defeated in Commons
Sir Keir Starmer accuses Tory MPs of ‘abandoning’ families faces cost-of-living crisis
Sun, 09 Jan 2022 08:44:36 GMTEuropeans deprived of UK immigration status due to crimes they did not commit
Exclusive: Thousands of applicants for settled status have had their case put on hold
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 19:12:29 GMTTwo found dead in Paisley flat
A report is set to be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal, Police Scotland said.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 19:03:40 GMTBoris Johnson’s sleaze adviser expects to be given more authority after ‘flatgate’ row
Lord Geidt says scandal ‘shook confidence’ in system
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 19:02:33 GMTDon’t have Covid-19 parties – WHO
The warning not to have so-called Covid-19 parties comes after reports of people trying to get infected on purpose.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:55:32 GMTPolice fined more than 800 people for breach of Covid rules in week of Downing Street party
Figures released as Scotland Yard contacts Cabinet Office over alleged breach of coronavirus laws
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:39:04 GMTDog savaged baby boy to death after his mother fell asleep on sofa – inquest
Two-week-old Reuben McNulty was sitting on a teddy bear ring on the sofa with his mother Amy Litchfield when he was attacked.
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 13:47:19 GMTSadiq Khan ‘plans to end prosecution of young people caught with cannabis’
The mayor plans to launch a counselling scheme for 18-24-year-olds found with the Class B drug
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:12:49 GMTChannel boat crossings tripled in 2021 as government’s ‘chaotic approach’ to asylum seekers blamed
Priti Patel vowed to make the route unviable in August 2020 but numbers continue to smash records
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:18:31 GMTSturgeon eases restrictions on outdoor events but could extend vaccine passports
The First Minister announced the limit on the number of people who can attend outdoor events is being lifted from January 17.
Sun, 02 Jan 2022 10:08:36 GMTCompany that advised Afghans not to flee before Taliban takeover was previously paid £700k by UK Government
Exclusive: Company convinced Afghans to ‘avoid potentially deadly encounters on the journey to Europe’ months before the Taliban takeover
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:55:51 GMTMinisters will ‘look closely at all the options’ on household finances
Treasury minister Simon Clarke said at the autumn Budget the Government ‘put in place a host of measures to help families with the cost of living’.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:44:05 GMTMSPs call for immigration reform to tackle labour shortages
Figures released last year showed the second lowest number of applicants for permanent jobs in September since records began in 2008.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:34:59 GMTJohnson under pressure over ‘bring your own booze’ party during lockdown
Boris Johnson continues to have full confidence in the senior aide who invited colleagues to the “socially distanced drinks” in the No 10 garden.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:31:37 GMTNumber of UK Covid-19 patients now more than half of second-wave peak
Hospital admissions are down 3% week-on-week, however.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:30:47 GMTBoris Johnson must resign if he broke lockdown rules says Scottish Conservatives leader
Douglas Ross calls on prime minister to state immediately whether he attended drinks in No 10 garden
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:28:54 GMTHumza Yousaf: Living with Covid does not mean abandoning the vulnerable
Scotland’s Health Secretary sought to reassure vulnerable Scots worried about the further easing of restrictions.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:28:17 GMTGovernment focused on Irish language laws before end of Stormont mandate
Brandon Lewis said he had been talking to parties in Northern Ireland about the proposed culture laws.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:25:29 GMTDouglas Ross: PM must say if he attended party or not ‘right now’
The Scottish Conservative leader said he was ‘furious’ when he heard the latest Downing Street allegations.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:18:52 GMTUK weather: Freezing fog warning issued amid fears of travel chaos
Weather fronts have triggered Met Office yellow weather warnings
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:13:16 GMTAuthor Michael Rosen: No 10 drinks party is a smack in the face
The writer was in a coma at the time the event was alleged to have taken place.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:10:00 GMTDrivers stop to photograph 26ft statue of nude man dubbed the Suffolk Colossus
The bronze sculpture, dubbed the Suffolk Colossus, is visible from a nearby busy road and has attracted ‘lots of good feedback’.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:09:16 GMTUnions, charities and green groups demand North Sea windfall tax to reduce bills
Exclusive: TUC says levy on oil and gas profits will ‘help address the cost-of-living crisis’
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:08:58 GMTLatest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas
Around six in 10 areas have recorded a week-on-week fall in rates.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:55:47 GMTRoyal Navy takes charge of Nato fast reaction maritime task force
The task force will be run for the next 12 months by Commander UK Strike Force – the most senior sea-going staff of the Royal Navy.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:55:01 GMTMother considers legal action after giving birth to stillborn baby in prison
Louise Powell gave birth in a toilet at HMP Styal after a nurse mistook her labour for period pain.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:46:49 GMT‘Care home residents were 18 times more likely to die than those at home’
New data covers the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in England and is thought to be one of the largest analyses of care home residents.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:46:05 GMTLockdown party claims add to list of Boris Johnson scandals
Allegations that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s staff held a “bring your own booze” garden party while Britain was in lockdown are just the latest claims of wrongdoing to rattle the leader
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:44:26 GMTSurgeon who branded livers of unconscious patients struck off medical register
Simon Bramhall admitted two charges of assault by beating in 2017.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:39:49 GMTWhat are the Covid rules in the four nations of the UK?
The rules vary across the whole of the UK.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:30:50 GMTMan, 29, dies after three-vehicle crash on the A70
The 29-year-old driver of a Vauxhall van was pronounced dead at the scene, Police Scotland said.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:29:38 GMTTwo-thirds of voters think Boris Johnson should resign, poll finds amid No 10 party outcry
Clear majority – 66 per cent – of voters say prime minister should stand down
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:29:29 GMTEnforcement of abortion clinic safe access zones ‘must balance competing rights’
Chief Superintendent Melanie Jones spoke to Stormont’s Health Committee on the proposed new legislation.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:21:28 GMT‘Extremist’ called for ‘jihad by sword’ in speech at Brighton mosque, court hears
Jury shown CCTV footage in which Abubaker Deghayes told crowd ‘jihad is compulsory upon you’
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:21:00 GMTSenior Tories tell PM to own up to whether he was ‘at boozy shindig’
Former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson says PM does not have to wait for investigation to own up
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:19:47 GMTRevealed: Anti-vaxxer behind ‘mass non-compliance’ protest boasts she is willing to die for her cause
Exclusive: Fiona Hine using Telegram to peddle views to 10,000-strong audience and plan rally this month
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:19:00 GMTNicola Sturgeon: UK Government must commit to continuing free Covid tests
Scotland’s First Minister has said free lateral flow tests are essential in the fight against coronavirus.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:06:31 GMTJohnson faces Tory anger over latest No 10 drinks party allegations
Senior Conservatives demand answers after leaked email shows staff invited to ‘bring your own booze’ to Downing St garden event.