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Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:33:10 GMT
Defence officials to help process Ukrainian refugees fleeing to UK
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has offered assistance after the Home Office was criticised for delays in issuing visas to people escaping the invasion.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:30:28 GMT
Boris Johnson news – live: Russia ‘built itself a trap’ and war will be ‘Putin’s end’, says Wallace
Putin’s forces ‘way off timetable,’ says defence secretary

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:30:00 GMT
Women’s Prize For Fiction longlist unveiled
The winner of the prestigious prize will be announced in June.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:29:18 GMT
Government to burn mountains of unusable Covid PPE at rate of 500 lorryloads a month
The government mistakenly purchased £8.7 billion of unusable medical equipment

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:27:06 GMT
Russia ‘built itself a trap’ in Ukraine and are ‘getting desperate’, Ben Wallace says
Defence secretary says the Kremlin has ‘built itself a trap’ in Ukraine

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:25:46 GMT
Motorway traffic officers given body-worn cameras after abuse from drivers
National Highways recorded 214 episodes of intimidating behaviour or assault against its staff in just 12 months.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:25:18 GMT
Occupying Ukraine an ‘ impossible task’ and will mark ‘Putin’s end’, Ben Wallace insists
Russian leader is a ‘spent force in the world’, defence secretary says

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:16:55 GMT
Unison appoints first female Scottish secretary
The union made the announcement on International Women’s Day.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:06:46 GMT
People urged to use NHS app instead of calling GPs
There is a target of 75% for all adults in England to be using the app by March 2024.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:01:17 GMT
SNP MSP to take time off after hospital stay
James Dornan, the SNP MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, has announced he is taking time off following an unspecified health scare.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:14:57 GMT
Government claims ‘faux fur’ not good enough to replace Buckingham Palace guard bearskin hats
Ministry of Defence claims synthetic replacements do not look right and are too uncomfortable

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:08:06 GMT
Greggs warns of further price rises as costs soar
The cost of doing business is expected to grow by up to 7% this year.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:00:00 GMT
Makar Kathleen Jamie reworks Burns’ most famous poem to highlight women’s plight
Scotland’s Makar has released ‘A Woman’s A Woman’ to highlight the challenges in times of conflict and disaster.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 07:57:11 GMT
UK faces worst drop in living standards since 1970s, economists warn
Households will see incomes drop by £1,000 on average in the next financial year, according to a new analysis from the Resolution Foundation think tank

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:59:46 GMT
MPs await Zelensky address as Johnson meets European leaders
Mr Zelensky will address the House of Commons at 5pm by video link after Speaker Lindsay Hoyle approved a request for the ‘historic address’.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 04:40:29 GMT
Wedding laws are outdated and restrictive, new research suggests
The study said that laws governing weddings do not reflect the diversity of faith and beliefs in modern society.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 03:01:12 GMT
What the papers say – March 8
The war in Ukraine’s impact on the refugee debate and energy markets are among the topics on Tuesday’s front pages.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 01:08:35 GMT
Star trek and Girls! Girls Girls! star Laurel Goodwin dies age 79
The actress made her debut in the 1962 film opposite Elvis Presley.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:55:31 GMT
Zelensky to address the Commons as Johnson continues diplomatic offensive
The Prime Minister will host the leaders of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia before listening to the Ukrainian president.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:01:39 GMT
British man transports 80 vulnerable Ukrainians across Polish border in cab
British-Ukrainian Roman Tymchyshyn, 31, has also transported refugees’ pets including a cat, a rabbit, two dogs and a turtle.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 23:43:59 GMT
Crackdown on dirty money will need second bill because current moves not enough, says Priti Patel
‘We simply cannot get all the measures in right now’, admits home secretary

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 23:19:15 GMT
Changes in brain structure after Covid-19 described in new research paper
Changes were detected in areas of the brain associated with smell and memory.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 23:02:07 GMT
MPs back economic crime reforms as action urged on seizing oligarchs’ assets
Reforms in the Bill have faced months of delays and only moved up the Government’s list of priorities following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 22:13:45 GMT
Ukrainian refugees face ‘chaos’ trying to apply to UK family visa scheme
Priti Patel urged to ‘accept that things are going wrong’ as families who have fled Russian conflict forced to travel for hours to attend visa appointments, with some unable to book one at all

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 22:39:31 GMT
UK issues 300 visas under Ukraine Family Scheme after Home Office receives almost 9,000 applications
Ukrainians who reach France must go to Paris for UK visa appointments – with only 100 available

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:54:46 GMT
74-year-old British veteran travels to Ukraine to support the country’s military
Ian Cunningham, who left the British Army in 1977, told PA he had been ‘appalled’ by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:48:37 GMT
Boris Johnson denies intervening to secure peerage for Evgeny Lebedev
Claim ‘simply incorrect’, says prime minister

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:38:48 GMT
Private school downgraded by Ofsted for its approach to social justice issues
One of London’s most expensive schools has been downgraded for “placing more weight on teaching social justice than on subject-specific knowledge”

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:36:38 GMT
East London high-rise residents complained of fire safety concerns before blaze
London Fire Brigade was called to the Relay Building in Whitechapel High Street shortly before 4pm on Monday.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:21:20 GMT
Ukrainian baker ‘overwhelmed’ as charity sale raises more than £30,000
The owner of a bakery in Glasgow has said he hoped his fundraising drive will inspire others to host their own charity bake sales for Ukraine.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:19:42 GMT
Nuremberg-style tribunal needed to prosecute Putin for invasion – Starmer
The Labour leader said a tribunal would be the best way of trying the Russian leader for a ‘crime of aggression’.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:17:25 GMT
Women need to beware of losing out through flexible working – Theresa May
The Conservative backbencher was in conversation with Australian ex-premier Julia Gillard to mark International Women’s Day.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:05:36 GMT
Woman rescued from fire at high-rise block of flats and offices in east London
Twenty fire engines and 125 firefighters are at the scene.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 20:49:07 GMT
Omagh families say they will return to court if fresh investigation is not ordered
The families met with the leaders of the DUP and TUV at Stormont on Monday.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 20:22:58 GMT
Ireland prepares to welcome thousands of Ukrainian refugees
Around 1,800 Ukrainians have already arrived in Ireland since the outbreak of war, the Government has confirmed.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 19:57:50 GMT
Europe turns back on desperate Ukrainian plea for boycott of Russian energy
Buying Putin’s gas and oil like ‘giving money to terrorist’, says Zelensky

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 19:35:17 GMT
Ukraine’s president Zelensky to address MPs in Commons on Tuesday
Parliamentarians ‘want to hear directly from president’, says Speaker Lindsay Hoyle

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 19:33:35 GMT
Dizzee Rascal guilty of assaulting ex-fiancee and smashes camera after verdict
Grime artist convicted of assaulting Cassandra Jones at a home in south London

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 18:46:09 GMT
DUP leader defends plan to use petition of concern on integrated education bill
Bill proposed by Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong is due to have its final stage in the Assembly on Wednesday.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 18:44:19 GMT
Donations for Ukraine inundate Scottish organisation
A social enterprise has been inundated with supplies to help those in Ukraine, with hopes of bringing refugees to the safety of Scotland.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 18:27:21 GMT
Ed Sheeran ‘always tried to be completely fair’ in crediting people, court hears
The singer-songwriter began to give evidence on Monday.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 18:25:45 GMT
Charles visits award-winning cheese producer
The heir to the throne also visited the Royal British Legion Centenary Woodland at Nansledan in Newquay.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 18:17:33 GMT
Ed Sheeran denies being an artist who ‘alters’ others music in copyright trial
The singer began giving live evidence on Monday as part of his legal battle with two songwriters.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 18:14:27 GMT
Keir Starmer calls for Nuremberg-style war crimes tribunal for Putin
Russian leader and his ‘criminal cronies’ must be held to account, says Labour leader

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 18:12:14 GMT
Slovakia’s premier calls for coordination in response to Ukraine crisis
Eduard Heger was speaking before a meeting with Boris Johnson.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 18:09:04 GMT
Transport operators face £2,000 fines for bringing Ukrainians without visas to UK
Firms say they are bound by 1999 law amid reports of families being turned around at French ports

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:54:32 GMT
Aldgate fire: Hundred firefighters sent to high-rise blaze on Whitechapel High Street
Glass panels drop hundreds of metres to ground as flames envelop floor

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:46:13 GMT
Lorry crashes through gates of Russian embassy in Dublin as man arrested
Video footage shared online shows church supplies truck reversing into gates

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:38:46 GMT
Dizzee Rascal smashes press photographer’s camera outside court
Dizzee Rascal was found guilty of assaulting his ex-fiancee.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:32:17 GMT
Government under fire over support for Ukrainian refugees
The Home Office has been accused of a chaotic response to the crisis.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:32:10 GMT
Johnson calls for ‘step-by-step’ approach to banning Russian oil and gas
The PM said European countries need to secure substitute sources of energy supply if they are to tighten the squeeze on Moscow.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:29:54 GMT
Canada’s PM praises Queen as she holds first in-person audience since Covid bout
The Queen tested positive for coronavirus on February 20 and has spent the last two weeks carrying out only light duties.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:26:32 GMT
No business as usual until progress is made on NI Protocol, says Donaldson
The DUP leader said he is disappointed the UK Government has not moved to protect Northern Ireland’s position in the GB market.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:16:59 GMT
BBC News programme ‘breached’ Ofcom broadcast standards
The broadcaster has said it ‘accepts’ the Ofcom decision.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:16:54 GMT
UK first as breast cancer drug is approved for use in Scotland
The Scottish Medicines Consortium approved the use of sacituzumab govitecan for patients with triple negative cancer.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:06:05 GMT
Minister writes to head of civil service over helping refugees fleeing Ukraine
Deirdre Hargey says she hopes to establish a refugee scheme despite NI not having a functioning Executive.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:03:13 GMT
Boris Johnson announces additional £175m in aid for Ukraine
Reducing Europe’s reliance on Russian energy sources can proceed only ‘step by step’, says Dutch PM

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:00:38 GMT
Nurses’ leaders call for ‘significant’ pay rise
The RCN has warned that staff will leave unless the Government improves NHS pay.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:57:07 GMT
Missing RAF airman Corrie McKeague ‘developed binge-drinking problem as teenager after finding friend’s body’
First day of inquest hears how parents’ divorce and death of female friend on railway line when he was 15 shaped gunner’s life before disappearance on night out in September 2016

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:54:38 GMT
UK households throw away the equivalent of eight meals a week on average
Households are the biggest contributor to food waste in the UK, making up 70 per cent of the total

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:43:34 GMT
Open All Hours actress Lynda Baron dies aged 82
The sitcom star was best known for her role as Nurse Gladys Emmanuel.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:48:38 GMT
Dizzee Rascal found guilty of assaulting ex-fiancee during ‘chaotic’ row
The grime artist has been found guilty of assaulting his ex-fiancee during a dispute over contact with his children and finances.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:40:45 GMT
Tory MP writes to every government department asking them to scrap all Covid precautions
Philip Davies accused of wasting time and pretending Covid does not exist

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:37:08 GMT
Holyrood Finance Committee convener slams Westminster ‘council tax swindle’
SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson hit out at the UK Government.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:35:57 GMT
Hearing loss and epilepsy identified as early signs of Parkinson’s – study
Researchers say it is important doctors are aware of the signs so patients can get a timely diagnosis and early help.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:35:45 GMT
Ukraine war: French interior minister warns that refugees could be ‘pushed to take small boats’ by UK visa delays
Priti Patel says a new visa processing centre is being set up en route to Calais

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:34:15 GMT
Police name teenage pedestrian who died when he was hit by a coach
Shane Dickson, 15, from Airdrie was pronounced dead at the scene.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:23:05 GMT
Dizzee Rascal found guilty of assaulting ex-fiancee
The grime artist, whose real name is Dylan Mills was found guilty after a trial at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:22:47 GMT
Hargey seeks ministers’ support to advance football stadia programme
The Communities Minister updated the Assembly on the progress of the £36.2m programme.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 12:30:46 GMT
UK not doing ‘anywhere near enough’ for Ukrainian refugees, says Sturgeon
Scotland’s first minister wants No 10 to adopt a similar approach to Ireland

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:10:53 GMT
Edwin Poots to take South Belfast Assembly seat
The MLA, who currently represents Lagan Valley, said the family of the late Christopher Stalford asked him to do so.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:07:51 GMT
Rare Pictish symbol stone found as archaeologists unearth 1.7 metre-long object
The stone was found in a farmer’s field by a team from the University of Aberdeen studying the Pictish landscape of Aberlemno.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:05:06 GMT
Ukrainian teenager vows to stay in Lviv as army ‘needs her support’
Prior to the war, Nadiia Shymkiv was a student at Ukraine Catholic University studying law.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:02:04 GMT
Sanctions likely to push inflation up 1%, MPs told
The UK and other countries have levelled hard sanctions against Russia following its aggressive war against Ukraine.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:00:00 GMT
Researchers find DNA differences that put people at higher risk of severe Covid
Scientists also now know more about the virus than other conditions routinely seen in hospitals such as sepsis and flu.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:56:40 GMT
UK ambassador to Ukraine leaves country as Russian war escalates, Liz Truss says
Foreign secretary says Melinda Simmons left Lviv due to ‘serious security situation’

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:42:50 GMT
Three-month-old baby killed by ‘out of control’ dog as man and woman arrested
A woman, 40, and man, 54, have been arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog which was out of control

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:42:45 GMT
‘Near-perfect’ Harry Potter first edition could break record, say auctioneers
A similar copy of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone fetched almost £350,000 in the US in 2021.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:41:12 GMT
Pair arrested over ‘out-of-control dog’ after baby death
Lincolnshire Police said the incident was reported to the force by East Midlands Ambulance Service.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:30:05 GMT
Inquest into death of Kelly’s Bar victim to open after 50 years
John Moran died in the aftermath of the gun and bomb attack at Kelly’s Bar on the Whiterock Road.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:21:49 GMT
M4 crash: Woman dies and two seriously injured in collision near Reading
Thames Valley Police appeals to potential witnesses for information

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:10:52 GMT
Grenfell: Former official apologises to bereaved families after email exposed
Richard Harral, former head of technical policy at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, gave evidence on Monday.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:09:39 GMT
Pig grunts translated into emotions for the first time – study
The findings suggest farmers could set up an automated recognition system to alert them to when their pigs are distressed.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:59:35 GMT
There are places I remember…
A mural of Ringo Starr has gone up on The Empress pub building near the former Beatle’s childhood home in Liverpool.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:57:50 GMT
Parliament welcomes new MP for Birmingham Erdington
Labour’s Paulette Hamilton was cheered by party colleagues.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:53:41 GMT
Band of Builders transform home to help father-of-two’s recovery
Building surveyor Howard Holden suffered unexplained heart failure in his sleep at his home in Lancashsire.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:51:20 GMT
Pioneering Helen tells how she quit the police to become a private detective
Helen Wilson, 84, left the police force in the 1960s to become a private detective.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:36:59 GMT
One of the world’s 26 master model builders for Lego hails ‘rewarding’ job
James Windle is the mind behind the builds at Manchester’s Legoland Discovery Centre.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:25:22 GMT
James Cleverly grilled over Ukraine visas in interview after ‘around 50’ issued
Home Office said 5,535 applications had been completed while ‘around 50’ given green light

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:22:15 GMT
Boris Johnson unveils six-point plan to help Ukraine amid criticism of UK help for refugees
Six-point ‘plan of action’ will also include more weapons, fresh economic pressure on Russia and strengthening of west’s security

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:17:23 GMT
Queen welcomes Canadian PM at first in-person audience since catching Covid
The monarch met Justin Trudeau at Windsor Castle on Monday – two weeks after she tested positive for the virus.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:15:16 GMT
Ukraine: Vladimir Putin sees ‘no way out’ but to ‘continue with destruction’, Boris Johnson says
PM suggests ‘trauma’ of war has shown ‘real strength of the affection’ between UK and European Union

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:11:10 GMT
Glasgow statue famous for traffic cone ‘hat’ gets makeover for Ukraine
A cone with a crocheted cover in the colours of the Ukraine flag was placed on the Duke of Wellington statue in Royal Exchange Square.



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