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Sat, 15 Jan 2022 09:37:11 GMT
Questions 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 GMT
Immigration 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 GMT
Boris 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 GMT
More 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 GMT
Parties 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 GMT
Climate 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 GMT
What 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 GMT
Ex-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 GMT
Fresh 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 GMT
Boris 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 GMT
Government ‘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 GMT
Downing 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 GMT
Brexit 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 GMT
Andrew’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 GMT
Boris 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 GMT
Frost 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 GMT
PM ‘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 GMT
Wordle: 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 GMT
Social 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 GMT
Health 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 GMT
Bees 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 GMT
How 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 GMT
Guests 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 GMT
Sudanese man in his twenties dies trying to cross English Channel
Manslaughter investigation now underway

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:58:52 GMT
US 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 GMT
Should 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 GMT
Drug 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 GMT
Inquest 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 GMT
Thousands 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 GMT
Vigils 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 GMT
Operation 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 GMT
Prince 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 GMT
Man 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 GMT
Labour 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 GMT
Harry 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 GMT
Boris 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 GMT
Palace 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 GMT
Head 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 GMT
Windrush 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 GMT
Record 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 GMT
Belfast 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 GMT
Christine 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 GMT
Brexit: 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 GMT
Latest 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 GMT
Man 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 GMT
Man 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 GMT
Alex 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 GMT
Acquittal 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 GMT
When 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 GMT
Pubs 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 GMT
Hospitals 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 GMT
Nazanin 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 GMT
Coveney 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 GMT
Parties 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 GMT
Covid: 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 GMT
Police 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 GMT
Met 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 GMT
Partygate: 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 GMT
Charles 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 GMT
Knife-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 GMT
Woman 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 GMT
Tens 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 GMT
Scottish 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 GMT
Activist 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 GMT
Tributes 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 GMT
Hunt 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 GMT
Which 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 GMT
Knife-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 GMT
Number 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 GMT
Covid 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 GMT
Charles 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 GMT
First 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 GMT
Schools 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 GMT
Minister 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 GMT
Six 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 GMT
Virginia 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 GMT
England 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 GMT
No 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 GMT
Sudanese 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 GMT
Downing 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 GMT
Extinction 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 GMT
Murder 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 GMT
Mark 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 GMT
Proportion 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 GMT
Wales 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 GMT
Police watchdog considers complaints over Boxing Day hunt meet violence
Man arrested as evidence of officers’ conduct examined



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