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Sat, 15 Jan 2022 09:37:11 GMTQuestions over No10 party inquiry after investigators ‘completely blindsided’ by latest revelations
Boris Johnson said to be in ‘last chance saloon’ with cabinet
Sat, 15 Jan 2022 09:05:52 GMTImmigration raids on care homes continued during lockdown
Exclusive: Home Office enforcement teams carried out a raid on average every three months during pandemic, including at least one when there was a national lockdown in place, data shows
Sat, 15 Jan 2022 08:18:44 GMTBoris Johnson news – live: PM in ‘last chance saloon’ after new party claims as 70% of voters want him gone
PM launches ‘Operation Save Big Dog’ as minister warns he ‘needs to change his ways’
Sat, 15 Jan 2022 08:05:20 GMTMore migrants rescued from Channel following crossing death
A group was rescued in pitch-black conditions by the RNLI following a small boat incident .
Sat, 15 Jan 2022 07:24:09 GMTParties across Government during Covid restrictions alleged so far
There are claims parties took place while the country was in a period of public mourning and coronavirus restrictions were in force.
Sat, 15 Jan 2022 06:49:46 GMTClimate change’s adverse effects on health starts in the womb, studies find
Climate hazards – including rising temperature, pollution and wildfires – are increasing the risk of pre-term birth.
Sat, 15 Jan 2022 02:01:15 GMTWhat the papers say – January 15
Saturday’s papers reflect the mounting anger of the British public – and some Tory MPs – over No10’s alleged partying during lockdown.
Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:46:57 GMTEx-supermarket boss Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover dies aged 94
The supermarket announced the death of its former chairman and chief executive, saying he had lived a ‘remarkable’ life.
Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:25:48 GMTFresh No 10 rule-breaking claims emerge as PM puts fight back plan in place
Boris Johnson is said to have been aware of ‘wine time Fridays’ held in Downing Street during the coronavirus lockdowns.
Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:08:59 GMTBoris Johnson ‘planning end to Plan B’ Covid restrictions as he fights to keep his job
Announcement could come in days, reports say
Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:03:36 GMTGovernment ‘may fail’ on promise to restore nature under national parks plan
‘We’ve waited more than two years for a response that still does not have a clear timetable with commitments to bold action,’ says RSPB
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 23:45:41 GMTDowning Street staff ‘held regular wine-time Friday’ drinks during lockdown
Boris Johnson said to have witnessed the weekly events
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 23:31:30 GMTBrexit lorry flow system to cause disruption on M20 motorway for a year
Speed limit will be reduced to 50 and closures expected
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 23:21:29 GMTAndrew’s accuser seeking witness testimony from duke’s former assistant
The fallout continued on Friday as Andrew faced calls to pay for his own security and lose his dukedom.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 22:58:56 GMTBoris Johnson too ‘preoccupied’ by Partygate to fix NHS, says Keir Starmer
PM ‘unable to lead’, according to Labour leader
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 22:55:24 GMTFrost and fog set to hit parts of the country
Met Office issues weather warning for fog across parts of the country amid fears of travel disruption
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 22:30:00 GMTPM ‘unable to lead’ following party accusations, says Starmer
The Labour leader is expected to criticise Boris Johnson in a speech setting out his vision for the NHS if his party takes power.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 22:24:39 GMTWordle: Creator of app with same name to donate profits after download boost
A word game called Wordle on the Apple App Store has had 500,000 new downloads in recent days.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 22:06:21 GMTSocial care for elderly and vulnerable rationed as Covid hits staff
Council chiefs say they cannot give all help needed amid worsening national emergency
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 22:00:01 GMTHealth board reintroduces essential-visits-only policy to ease pressure on staff
The move means that only patients who would face ‘particular distress or suffering’ by missing out on seeing a family member are allowed a visit.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 21:31:52 GMTBees will die as ministers approve toxic banned pesticide for second time, warn experts
Government defies own scientific advisers in effort to protect sugar harvest
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 21:28:48 GMTHow schools are banning cars outside to protect children from air pollution
‘It’s just safe and calm,’ headteacher tells Zoe Tidman
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 21:21:38 GMTGuests evacuated after fire at Belfast hotel
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus dealt with the blaze at the Europa Hotel.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 21:08:46 GMTSudanese man in his twenties dies trying to cross English Channel
Manslaughter investigation now underway
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:58:52 GMTUS alleged criminal who ‘faked death’ faces extradition after arrest in Glasgow
US media outlets reported that Nicholas Rossi, who also goes by the alias of Nicholas Alahverdian, died on 29 February 2020 from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:58:32 GMTShould Boris Johnson resign over ‘partygate’? Have your say in our poll
Some senior Tory MPs are calling for PM to quit - but what do you think? Tell us in the poll below
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:55:04 GMTDrug dealers tried to smuggle £250,000 of cocaine in baked bean tins
Daniel Kelly and Steven Gilhooly were both jailed at Snaresbrook Crown Court
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:47:09 GMTInquest overturns previous sepsis finding in six-year-old’s death
Coco Bradford died from a rare condition that causes the destruction of red blood cells and not as a result of failure by medics to treat sepsis.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:37:40 GMTThousands gather in Tullamore for Ashling Murphy vigil
During the hour-long vigil, people cried, clutched candles, and quietly clapped as prayers were said and music was played.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:30:34 GMTVigils held across island of Ireland in memory of Ashling Murphy
Crowds gathered in towns and cities following the murder of the 23-year-old teacher.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:31:29 GMTOperation Save Big Dog: Boris Johnson draws up plan for officials to quit over partygate so he can keep job
Exclusive: The blueprint is designed to limit fallout from Sue Gray’s investigation, sources say
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:29:11 GMTPrince Andrew’s Newsnight interview was ‘jaw-dropping’, says presenter Emily Maitlis
Journalist says astonishing question and answer session on flagship BBC show now feels ‘deadly serious’
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:21:55 GMTMan remains in custody after armed police end five-day standoff using ‘flash grenades’
Worried neighbours report hearing bangs as police storm flat in Coventry
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:15:06 GMTLabour shadow minister was part of delegation to China with ‘agent’ of the communist state
Exclusive: Sarah Owen visited China with group including Christine Ching Kui Lee in 2013
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 19:55:07 GMT‘No payments’ for unvaccinated healthcare staff sacked in mandatory jab plans
Frontline staff must be fully vaccinated with two jabs by April 1.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 19:36:22 GMTHarry Dunn suspect no longer facing court to enable ‘ongoing discussions’
Anne Sacoolas accused of causing death by dangerous driving after crash in 2019
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 19:35:25 GMTBoris Johnson ‘commuted’ between No 10 and Chequers just after telling public to stay at home
PM travelled to country residence after asking people to ‘stop non-essential travel’
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 19:30:55 GMTPalace faces calls to strip Prince Andrew of dukedom after loss of military titles
City of York no longer wants connection with royal as assault case progresses
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 19:30:09 GMTHead of Covid rules taskforce admits holding leaving drinks during lockdown
Kate Josephs says she is ‘truly sorry’ for gathering at Cabinet Office at Christmas 2020
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 19:04:03 GMTWindrush descendant loses High Court battle with Home Office over status
The judge also rejected three other judicial review applications by adult children of members of the Windrush generation
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 19:00:52 GMTRecord 70% of voters tell Boris Johnson to quit as No 10 parties scandal grows with apology to Palace
Exclusive: 68% dismiss prime minister’s Commons apology as bogus, survey for The Independent finds
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 18:54:06 GMTBelfast vigil for Ashling Murphy is ‘watershed moment’ – Michelle O’Neill
The deputy First Minister joined a crowd of hundreds at Belfast City Hall to remember the murdered teacher.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 18:49:26 GMTChristine Lee: UK warning over ‘Chinese agent’ draws scorn from China
Chinese embassy in London says it has ‘no need to buy influence in any foreign parliament’
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 18:31:57 GMTBrexit: Liz Truss and Maros Sefcovic to ‘intensify’ talks over Northern Ireland protocol
‘I think there is a deal to be done,’ foreign secretary says
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 18:08:24 GMTLatest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas
Only 3% of areas have recorded a week-on-week rise in rates.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:50:33 GMT‘This is a work event’: Dozens dressed as Boris Johnson dance outside Downing Street
Crowd brought their own booze to mock prime minister’s party apology
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:23:50 GMTMan jailed for posing as schoolgirl to commit sex offences
Oliver Derbidge, 25, was caught by the National Crime Agency who had been alerted by the Australian authorities to a Briton sharing indecent images.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:22:18 GMTMan facing trial for murder is found dead in his prison cell
Norfolk Police said it was not being as suspicious, but gave no indication of his medical cause of death.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:18:43 GMT‘Most corrupt government we’ve ever had’: Public reacts to latest Downing Street party allegations
Former civil servants ‘disgusted’ by claims that leaving parties were held on the eve of Prince Philip’s funeral
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:06:38 GMTAlex Salmond: Push for independence now while Boris Johnson is mired in scandal
The Alba Party leader said there would not a better opportunity to push for a second vote.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:05:40 GMTAcquittal of activists shows public taking climate crisis ‘far more seriously’
Reverend Sue Parfitt, 79, Father Martin Newell, 54, and former university lecturer Philip Kingston, 85, became the latest protesters to be acquitted.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:05:29 GMTWhen have PMs apologised to the Queen in the past?
A look back at fractious moments between the head of state and her prime ministers.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:04:42 GMTPubs called The Duke of York should not change names, punters say
Greene King, which owns a Duke of York pub in Hanover Square, Westminster, said the pub was not named after Andrew.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:50:34 GMTHospitals told to consider legal action against patients refusing to leave beds
National Voices chief executive Charlotte Augst says families may fear “being abandoned without properly agreed plans at their time of great need.”
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:50:25 GMTNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘hopeful’ after British Council worker’s release from Iranian jail
Release of British Council worker Aras Amiri seen as good news by Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, husband says
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:37:50 GMTCoveney wants deal on NI Protocol by end of February
The Irish foreign minister said he does not want to see the the Northern Ireland Assembly election in May become dominated by the ‘polarising’ issue.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:35:39 GMTParties across Government during Covid restrictions alleged so far
There are claims parties took place while the country was in a period of public mourning and coronavirus restrictions were in force.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:29:03 GMTCovid: UK reports 99,652 infections and 270 deaths
Fewer people test positive but analysis suggests tens of thousands of new cases not included in official daily tallies
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:27:38 GMTPolice must investigate No 10 parties now, says woman arrested at Everard vigil
Patsy Stevenson said the Met must examine the reports immediately if it wants to ‘have any trust with the public’.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:23:41 GMTMet accused of ‘double standards’ over position on Downing Street parties
Some lawyers and policing commentators described the approach as suggesting there was one rule for those in power and another for everyone else.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:19:26 GMTPartygate: Covid prosecutions and fines must be rescinded over Downing Street ‘impunity’, campaigners say
Ministers have refused repeated calls to review Covid fines and stop wrongful prosecutions
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:09:37 GMTCharles refuses to answer questions on Andrew as he visits storm-hit estate
The Prince of Wales toured the Haddo Estate in Aberdeenshire, which lost hundreds of thousands of trees in Storm Arwen.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:08:37 GMT Covid: UK reports 99,652 infections and 270 deaths
Another 99,652 people have been found to be infected with Covid-19 in the UK in 24 hours, figures show.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:07:57 GMTKnife-wielding assailant attacked five people in shopping centre, court told
Raphael Chevelleau, 43, wounded three people and attempted to injure two others as he dashed through the mall.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:54:02 GMTWoman fined £12,000 for throwing birthday bash day after No 10 parties
Police rebuked Vianna McKenzie-Bramble for hosting a party on the same day as the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:50:51 GMTTens of thousands of UK Covid-19 cases missed from daily figures
High levels of underreporting will still be affecting the data.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:50:29 GMTScottish Government offers to put £80m towards carbon capture project
Energy secretary Michael Matheson said the funding was dependent on the UK Government providing clarity on their support for the scheme.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:37:45 GMTActivist who had sentence cut says justice system ‘torn’ over climate protesters
Former Paralympic athlete James Brown was given a 12-month jail term after supergluing himself to the roof of a British Airways plane.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:25:04 GMTTributes paid to ‘truly loyal’ dog Greyfriars Bobby 150 years after his death
A ceremony was held by the Skye terrier’s grave in Edinburgh on Friday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:19:45 GMTHunt for rapists who attacked teenager in London alleyway
‘The investigation is fast-paced and ongoing, and involves an extensive crime scene,’ say detectives
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:12:53 GMTWhich retailers were the winners and losers over Christmas?
Here the PA news agency examines closer which retailers and parts of the sectors started the new year in fine spirits.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:08:00 GMTKnife-wielding assailant attacked five people in shopping centre, court told
Raphael Chevelleau has pleaded guilty to three counts of wounding with intent and two counts of attempted wounding.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:03:27 GMTNumber of people to die in Scotland after positive Covid test passes 10,000
The latest figures showed there have been 41 coronavirus-linked deaths and 9,910 new cases in the last 24 hours.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:46:23 GMTCovid news: Wales unveils plan to ease restrictions over two weeks after Omicron peak - as it happened
NHS Confederation chief executive warns UK is ‘far from out of the woods’
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:45:59 GMTCharles in Scotland to view storm damage hours after Andrew drops HRH style
The Prince of Wales toured the Haddow Estate in Aberdeenshire, which lost hundreds of thousands of trees in Storm Arwen.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:45:23 GMTFirst woman to command Army training takes over role from husband
Lieutenant Colonel Lyndsey Kelly has succeeded her husband, Lt Col Shamus Kelly, as CO of No 1 Army Training Regiment.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:38:26 GMTSchools can expect ‘disruption in coming weeks’ due to Omicron
Michelle McIlveen told parents that opening windows was the most effective way of assisting ventilation in classrooms
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:35:19 GMTMinister refuses to confirm if taxpayer will still fund Andrew’s security
Last year, Home Office minister Norman Baker called for annual expenditure for Harry and Meghan’s security to be to capped to its 2019 level
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:33:25 GMTSix Nations to go ahead as restrictions lifted in Wales
First Minister Mark Drakeford outlined the plan for returning to alert level zero during a press conference in Cardiff on Friday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:30:08 GMTVirginia Giuffre says Prince Andrew sex assault trial ‘a chance to expose the truth’
Her comments came after the Queen stripped her son of military titles and royal patronages
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:28:53 GMTEngland football star Gary Neville joins Labour Party
The former Manchester United captain is not ruling out running to be Manchester mayor, according to reports.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:15:51 GMTNo 10 apologises to Buckingham Palace for ‘parties’ on eve of Prince Philip’s funeral
Boris Johnson not expected to emerge from ‘hiding’ – despite demands for statement on fresh allegations of rule-breaking
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:11:37 GMTSudanese man died trying to cross English Channel – French authorities
The man was found unconscious and pulled from the water after going overboard as he and others attempted to reach the UK.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:10:16 GMTDowning St: It is ‘deeply concerning’ Chinese agent targeted UK MPs
A No 10 spokesman said ministers remain committed to bring forward new anti-espionage laws to counter the threat from foreign spies.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:57:55 GMTExtinction Rebellion activists ‘vindicated’ by jury over rush-hour train protest
Father Martin Newell and Reverend Sue Parfitt spoke with the PA news agency outside court after they were acquitted alongside Philip Kingston.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:57:11 GMTMurder of young teacher has united Ireland in ‘solidarity and revulsion’
Irish police are continuing the hunt for the killer of teacher Ashling Murphy.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:54:32 GMTMark Drakeford: I would take ‘very dim view’ if parties took place
The Welsh First Minister was asked about events held in Downing Street during lockdowns.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:46:39 GMTProportion of infants admitted to hospital increased with Omicron, data suggests
Experts have emphasised that the children being admitted are not particularly ill, and are mainly being kept in for observations.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:33:09 GMTWales allows outdoor sporting crowds to return as Covid restrictions eased
Limits raised on outdoor activity numbers and nightclubs set to reopen in phased lifting of measures
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:32:42 GMTPolice watchdog considers complaints over Boxing Day hunt meet violence
Man arrested as evidence of officers’ conduct examined