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Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:52:46 GMT
Liz Truss branded ‘demented’ for claiming China could exploit Ukraine invasion for Pacific attacks
Ex-Australian PM Paul Keating calls foreign secretary’s warning ‘not simply irrational, demented’

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:51:56 GMT
Katie Price avoids having to appear in court over £7,350 fine
Price, who is serving a suspended sentence, was expected to stand before magistrates over non-payment of a three-year-old fine.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:43:03 GMT
Partygate inquiry: What happens next?
Senior civil servant Sue Gray may deliver her findings this week

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:39:02 GMT
Sue Gray report: When will she publish findings of Downing Street party probe?
Investigation by senior civil servant to set out the facts of what happened at drinks gatherings

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:35:34 GMT
UK to probe lawmaker's claim she was fired over Muslim faith
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered an investigation into a Conservative lawmaker’s claim that she was fired from a government job in part because of her Muslim faith

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:31:44 GMT
Will Boris Johnson resign?
The prime minister is under pressure over claims about a series of rule-breaking Downing Street parties that allegedly took place during lockdown

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:26:01 GMT
PM orders inquiry into Nusrat Ghani claim of Islamophobia in ministerial sacking
No 10 confirmed the Cabinet Office has been asked to ‘establish the facts’.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:21:18 GMT
Nightclubs and ordering at the bar return as Covid restrictions eased
The requirements for face coverings and self-isolation will remain for the foreseeable future.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:13:30 GMT
Beyonce and Kylie Minogue lead tributes to fashion designer Thierry Mugler
The famed designer has died aged 73.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:10:47 GMT
Sue Gray: Who is the civil servant tasked with investigating ‘Partygate’?
Senior civil servant appears to hold Boris Johnson’s fate in her hands

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:01:58 GMT
WHO says Covid should not be treated like the flu
The global health body said the virus is still ‘very nasty’.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:57:29 GMT
New Highway Code rules change who has priority at roundabouts
Three new updates will be implemented from next week

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:51:18 GMT
Boris Johnson news – latest: PM opens probe into Ghani sacking as No 10 police ‘questioned about partygate’
MP for Wealden reveals she spoke to Johnson directly on Sunday night

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:49:52 GMT
Fears people being deported from the UK are unable to access justice as number of appeals plummets
Exclusive: Rate of deportation orders appealed more than halves in two years, raising questions over why government is pushing to limit appeal rights further

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:49:47 GMT
Boris Johnson faces crunch week as Sue Gray party report to be published
The PM’s survival is in the balance as MPs await the findings of the investigation into drinks events in Downing Street.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:46:54 GMT
‘Stealth Omicron’: Everything we know about new ‘under investigation’ Covid-19 strain BA.2
It’s harder to detect than original Omicron and may be even faster at spreading but, say scientists, is probably no more dangerous

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:36:58 GMT
UK begins withdrawing staff and families from embassy in Ukraine
Some officials and their dependants are being pulled out of Kyiv because of the risk of Russian military action.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 07:48:10 GMT
Boris Johnson launches inquiry into Nusrat Ghani’s claim she was sacked because of her ‘Muslimness’
Prime minister was under pressure to act after telling former minister – two years ago – to pursue complaint with the party

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 07:22:24 GMT
Protesters plan ‘national day of action’ over HS2 rail expansion
Activists say the high-speed rail link will cause ‘immense and irreversible destruction to the environment during a climate and ecological emergency’.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 07:17:40 GMT
No 10 officials admit holding back information from partygate inquiry after being ‘frightened into silence’
Exclusive: Messages in WhatsApp group said to contain photos of people drinking and dancing

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 07:09:03 GMT
Two arrested on suspicion of murder after man’s death in Norfolk
A 47-year-old and a 22-year-old man are being questioned after an incident in Downham Market.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 03:30:16 GMT
Police use Twitter to find stolen transit van that is little boy’s ‘lifeline’
Within hours of the social media appeal, Harvey had his stolen transit van returned.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 02:45:33 GMT
Julian Assange to find out if appeal against extradition to US can proceed
The decision is due at around 10.45am on Monday.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 02:45:26 GMT
Omicron restrictions eased in Scotland
Nightclubs will reopen, while the caps on indoor events, table service requirements for venues selling alcohol and social distancing will be removed.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 02:45:17 GMT
Mother of drowned boy waits for ruling after challenging prosecution decision
Christopher Kapessa, 13, died after allegedly being pushed into a river by a 14-year-old boy, judges heard earlier this month

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 02:45:02 GMT
Truss calls for ‘practical solutions’ to end N Ireland Protocol deadlock
The Foreign Secretary is holding talks in Brussels with European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 02:28:38 GMT
What the papers say – January 24
With the findings from Sue Gray’s investigation into Downing Street due out in days, many of Monday’s papers continue to focus on the embattled PM.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:44:26 GMT
Boyfriend and his mother charged after woman found dead in flat
Marlene Doyle, 32, died from head injuries, post-mortem confirms

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:22:18 GMT
British rower with incurable cancer sets new world record for Atlantic crossing
Kat Cordiner – who has secondary ovarian cancer – smashed the old record by seven days with her two teammates.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:12:11 GMT
Boris Johnson’s political future hangs in the balance as MPs await Sue Gray report
Many MPs are reserving judgement on Mr Johnson’s position until the report into No 10 parties is published

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:06:59 GMT
No 10 police officers ‘interviewed in Partygate inquiry’
Probe is expected to be published within days

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:01:53 GMT
Liverpool bomber’s asylum claim rejected by court six years before attack
Emad Al Swealmeen died from the blast and subsequent fire after his homemade bomb detonated in a taxi outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Union demands Ovo explains millions paid out in brand royalty fees
Company boss Stephen Fitzpatrick said the brand licencing agreement is a ‘common commercial agreement’.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Rail fare increases have far outstripped petrol pump rises, says union
Analysis has shown that rail fares have increased by a third in a decade while petrol has increased by just 8.6% in the same period.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 22:04:25 GMT
Ireland raises concern about Russian naval exercises within its airspace
The artillery drills 240km off Ireland’s south-west coast are due to take place at the start of February.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 21:46:04 GMT
HMS Montrose helps seize £15m of drugs in Gulf of Oman
The operation, which involved the seizure of more than a tonne of drugs including heroin, lasted almost 10 hours.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 21:08:23 GMT
Fan charged after Aston Villa players hit by bottle thrown from crowd
Roger Tweedle, of Walton, is accused of throwing a bottle that appeared to hit Villa players Lucas Digne and Matty Cash.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 20:39:28 GMT
Man arrested in connection with fatal crash in Belfast
Two men died following the collision on the Ravenhill Road on Saturday night.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 20:12:22 GMT
Man dies after being punched in the head at social club
Greater Manchester Police said Paul Ologbose is thought to have been hit in the head once.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 20:08:39 GMT
UUP leader condemned for tweeting ‘joke’ involving DUP minister’s wife
Doug Beattie apologised and deleted the tweet referencing Edwin Poots and his wife.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 19:37:49 GMT
‘Extremely unlikely’ troops will be sent to Ukraine in the event of Russian invasion, Raab says
Deputy PM urges Vladimir Putin to ‘step back from the brink’

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 10:28:20 GMT
Hundreds of thousands more women tested for ADHD last year
Exclusive: ‘Men with ADHD often have women in their lives who look after them but often you don’t get that if you are a woman,’ says Harriet Clare

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:06:33 GMT
Nusrat Ghani: PM urged to launch inquiry as MP says government failed to take Islamophobia complaints ‘seriously’
Ms Ghani alleged she was told her Muslim faith was ‘making colleagues feel uncomfortable’

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 17:50:42 GMT
Man charged after A1 accident which left woman in critical condition
Durham Police said Hugh Raymond Holmes, from Spennymoor, has been accused of several motoring offences.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 17:08:31 GMT
Tory MP says claim minister was sacked over Muslim faith ‘stinks’
Michael Fabricant sparks anger after he suggests allegations by Nusrat Ghani were linked to moves to oust Boris Johnson.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 16:13:50 GMT
Unionism must confirm it would serve with a Sinn Fein first minister, McDonald
However, a DUP MLA warned that a Sinn Fein first minister could lead to a ‘decade of instability’.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 16:13:42 GMT
Five teenagers arrested after boy, 16, stabbed to death in Stretford
Suspects, aged between 15 and 17, held on suspicion of murder as victim’s ‘family left devastated’

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 16:01:20 GMT
Johnson under pressure to hold inquiry into MP’s ‘Muslimness’ sacking claim
Nusrat Ghani said that when she spoke to the PM about her treatment she was told that he could not get involved.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:30:57 GMT
‘Brexit to blame’: Huge lorry queues at Dover as port bosses call for talks on EU checks
‘It’s entirely Brexit,’ says haulier who has been caught up in 15km queues

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:32:25 GMT
Teenage boy fatally stabbed in Manchester named and fifth teenager arrested
A 16-year-old who was fatally stabbed on Saturday has been named as Kennie Carter by Greater Manchester Police.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:29:28 GMT
UK school scraps ‘discriminatory and archaic’ hair policies to encourage students to express their culture
‘We want our boys to embrace how their hair grows,’ the St Albans headteacher said

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:16:15 GMT
Welsh ports hit with 30% reduction in traffic ‘due to Brexit’
Holyhead and Fishguard ports hit ‘quite hard’ by Brexit, said a ferry operator

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:07:55 GMT
Wolverhampton Wanderers fire: ‘Considerable damage’ caused to Molineux stadium after blaze breaks out in early hours
Club says it will be in touch with any fans affected at next home game

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 07:24:01 GMT
Far-right extremists and jihadists must be punished equally, solicitor-general says as neo-Nazi cases rise
Exclusive: ‘There is no hierarchy of terrorism,’ says Alex Chalk QC after outrage over neo-Nazi sentenced to read Austen

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 14:31:10 GMT
Four more coronavirus deaths reported in Scotland
The number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in Scotland has risen to 10,199.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 14:24:33 GMT
Welsh ports see 30% fall in traffic due to Brexit, says UK shipping boss
Ian Davies, boss of Stena Line’s UK ports, said Holyhead and Fishguard have both been affected.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 18:04:31 GMT
Number of seals born on Norfolk beach ‘up 25-fold in 20 years’
This year’s count was called off due to high tides so the 2,500 figure is an ‘educated guess’.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 14:04:31 GMT
Gavin Williamson accused of threatening MP Christian Wakeford over school funding
Former Tory MP said he was ‘threatened I would not get the school for Radcliffe’

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 13:57:29 GMT
Two car passengers dead after Belfast crash
The men died after a two-car collision on the Ravenhill Road shortly after 9pm on Saturday.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 13:44:06 GMT
Queen to spend few weeks at Sandringham after flying in from Windsor Castle
On February 6, the Queen’s reign reaches the 70-year milestone.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 13:34:09 GMT
Raab urges NHS staff to get mandatory jabs amid calls for deadline delay
Dominic Raab played down suggestions the April 1 deadline could be postponed while NHS trusts have raised concerns over consequent staff shortages.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 13:07:49 GMT
Calls for Islamophobia inquiry after Tory MP’s ‘Muslimness’ sacking claim
Nusrat Ghani said she was informed that her faith was ‘making colleagues uncomfortable’ when she lost her job as a transport minister.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 13:03:55 GMT
Boris Johnson’s resignation inevitable, says Scottish Tory chief whip
MSP Stephen Kerr said he does not believe the Prime Minister can survive the current pressure

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 12:44:57 GMT
Police appeal for information regarding disappearance of 13-year-old Kirklees boy
He was last seen in Cleckheaton, Kirklees, on Friday afternoon

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:59:19 GMT
Shopping centre staff and customers ‘intimidated’ during anti-vax march
Two men were arrested for allegedly illegally planning the march, police said.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:49:25 GMT
Raab says there will be no inquiry into Tory MP’s ‘Muslimness’ sacking claim
Nusrat Ghani said she was told her faith was ‘making colleagues uncomfortable’ when she was sacked as a transport minister.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:38:47 GMT
BA.2: More than 400 cases of new Omicron sub-variant found in England
So far, 426 infections have been confirmed – but Omicron BA.2 has not been designated a ‘variant of concern’

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:33:59 GMT
‘Very significant’ risk of Russia invading Ukraine – Dominic Raab
Liz Truss has said the Russian plotting showed the lengths to which the Kremlin was prepared to go to undermine the government in Kyiv.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:29:36 GMT
Four teenage boys arrested over fatal stabbing of 16-year-old
Paramedics treated the boy at the scene in Manchester before he was taken to hospital where he died of his injuries.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:29:24 GMT
Why are energy prices rising in the UK?
Squeeze on wholesale gas prices around the world set to drive up household bills

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:15:03 GMT
Student nurse paints Covid-themed ‘Corona Lisa’ to raise money for charity
It is the latest masterpiece to be given a pandemic twist by 21-year-old Chloe Slevin from Dublin.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 10:28:36 GMT
Tory MP says she was sacked as minister because her Muslim faith ‘made colleagues uncomfortable’
Nusrat Ghani says incident, which Tory whips deny, was like ‘being punched in the stomach’

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 10:24:52 GMT
Nusrat Ghani: Formal complaint needed before investigation into Islamophobia allegations, says Raab
Ms Ghani alleged she was told her Muslim faith was ‘making colleagues feel uncomfortable’

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 10:16:46 GMT
Downing Street party: Who is Martin Reynolds and what did he do?
The prime minister’s principal private secretary emailed colleagues inviting them to a socially-distanced drinks event ‘to make the most of the lovely weather’

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 10:15:26 GMT
What 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

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 10:12:51 GMT
How has Boris Johnson responded to claims of Covid rule-busting parties?
The PM is in hot water again - but it is not the first time he’s faced criticism over alleged rule-breaking events during the pandemic.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 10:11:06 GMT
Timeline of alleged gatherings across government during Covid restrictions
Boris Johnson facing intense scrutiny over latest reports of No 10 parties during lockdown

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 10:09:02 GMT
Everything we know about Boris Johnson’s alleged Downing Street lockdown parties
PM facing outrage after details of rule-breaking bashes continue to emerge



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