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Mon, 14 Mar 2022 08:39:55 GMT
Rise in Covid cases ‘expected’ – Health Secretary
Sajid Javid said that the UK is in a ‘good position’.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 08:34:47 GMT
Boris Johnson news live – Russian bombs on Nato land would mean war, says Javid as £350 refugee scheme opens
Warning follows attacks near Polish border

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 08:34:23 GMT
Truss condemns China and Hong Kong authorities over threat to ‘silence’ critics
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the action by the administrations in Beijing and Hong Kong was “unjustifiable”.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 08:11:05 GMT
Russia will be at ‘war with Nato’ if it bombs any of the alliance’s territory, Sajid Javid warns
Risk of wider war growing after Sunday’s missile attack just 15 miles from Ukraine-Poland border

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 07:51:32 GMT
What to know about the scheme for Britons to house Ukrainian refugees
UK says ‘tens of thousands’ of Ukrainians potentially set to benefit from scheme

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 07:50:27 GMT
Applications to open for Northern Ireland residents to host Ukrainians
Households will be offered £350 a month to host Ukrainians refugees fleeing the Russian invasion.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 07:42:37 GMT
21 Ukrainian children flown to UK for cancer treatment as refugee scheme expanded
Boris Johnson says the UK will ‘pursue more options for bolstering Ukraine’s self-defence’ after an attack on a military base near the Polish border.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 07:37:36 GMT
Marvel leads tributes to ‘amazing talent’ William Hurt after death aged 71
The American was nominated for the best actor Oscar three years running in the 1980s.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 03:09:21 GMT
What the papers say – March 14
A Russian strike near Nato’s border is splashed across most of the front pages.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 02:45:40 GMT
Royal family to attend Commonwealth Day service without the Queen
Organised by the Royal Commonwealth Society, the service will feature the Queen’s Commonwealth Day message.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 01:44:29 GMT
Campaigners push for Scotland to pardon witch-hunt victims following Nicole Sturgeon’s public apology
4,000 people were tortured and the majority were killed in Scottish witch hunts centuries ago, most of them women

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 01:01:10 GMT
Labour demands action as figures suggest families facing almost £400 annual rise in petrol
Party also calls on government to halt national insurance tax hike this spring as cost of living surges

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Peace fund backs initiative for safer community celebrations in Northern Ireland
Building Opportunities aims to create family-friendly celebrations of culture which move beyond the Protestant, Unionist, Loyalist community.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Half of UK children ‘will have to sacrifice essentials like food and clothing’ due to cost of living crisis
New research suggests families in the northeast of England will be hit hardest by soaring costs

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Distillery owner hits out at ‘huge barriers’ faced by black women in business
Jacine Rutasikwa is believed to be the UK’s first black, female distillery owner after setting up the Matugga Distillery with her husband.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Nearly half of children living below ‘acceptable standard’ by April – report
The figure rises to 77% for children in single-parent households, and 96% for those in families out of work, according to a think tank.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:01:00 GMT
UK to supply Ukraine with 500 portable generators
The generators will provide energy for essential services, including at hospitals and shelters.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 18:34:34 GMT
Northern Lights: Aurora borealis could be visible from Scotland and northern England, says Met Office
The light show is only occasionally visible from the UK when the conditions are just right

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 23:28:39 GMT
Ukrainian refugees: UK set to waive red tape for pets
Government set to drop paperwork and make vaccines and quarantine free under emergency rules, say sources

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 22:30:00 GMT
Families hit by rise in annual petrol costs of nearly £400 – Labour
The opposition has reiterated its call for the Government to cancel the planned national insurance hike in April.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 21:56:20 GMT
Baxer the flat-coated retriever crowned Best in Show at Crufts
Gun dog Baxer beat six other finalists to claim the show’s top honour on Sunday.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 21:40:07 GMT
UK will pursue more options to bolster Ukraine’s self-defence, says PM
Boris Johnson says Russian president Vladimir Putin’s ‘barbaric actions’ are ‘testing not just Ukraine but all of humanity’.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 20:45:26 GMT
The Power Of The Dog takes top honours at Bafta film awards
Will Smith and Joanna Scanlan won the leading acting prizes.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 20:43:16 GMT
Ukraine: Three in four back giving refuge to those fleeing war as ministers ‘misread public mood’ on asylum system
Refugees Welcome: Experts say ministers have ‘misread public mood’ as survey shows support growing for refugees before Ukraine invasion

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 20:32:24 GMT
Museum and gallery trips have no impact on GCSE grades – study
The study did find that parents’ and children’s reading habits and activities, such as borrowing library books, had a significant impact on grades.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 19:59:04 GMT
Amnesty presses NI top official on response to Ukraine crisis
Responding the Stormont Executive Office said the sponsorship scheme will operate in Northern Ireland.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 07:32:18 GMT
Sex worker beaten by her clients shares deportation fears as police crack down on prostitution
Exclusive: Sex worker says being put through criminal justice system has ‘destroyed’ her life

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 19:14:24 GMT
Ukraine: Sponsor route ‘falls short’, say charities as Britons asked to ‘match’ with refugees on social media
‘This is a serious crisis – it’s not an online dating situation,’ says Labour

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 18:59:37 GMT
Ukrainians protest on streets of Russian-occupied city of Kherson
Artem Ivanov said Russian soldiers shot bullets into the air as protesters congregated in the city centre on Sunday.

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 11:29:31 GMT
Brexit: Government admits it is not keeping track of Dover lorry delays
Ministers say port does not tell government how long hauliers are waiting for ‘security’ reasons

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 18:06:00 GMT
Just Stop Oil campaigners stage noisy protest at Baftas
The group said they were demanding an ‘end to new fossil fuel projects in the UK’.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 17:31:52 GMT
Mother pays tribute after ‘beautiful’ 18-year-old son stabbed to death
Abdikarim Abdalla Ahmed was stabbed on Market Street in Bury, Lancashire, on Friday.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 15:09:10 GMT
Boris Johnson urged to sack Priti Patel for ‘utterly shameful’ handling of refugee crisis
Home secretary has show ‘incompetence, indifference and sheer inhumanity’, says Lib Dem leader

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 17:29:24 GMT
Bafta chair Krishnendu Majumdar: We stand firmly with the people of Ukraine
Dune leads the Bafta nominations this year with 11 nods, including for best film and original score for Hans Zimmer.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 17:26:59 GMT
Martin Compston at 20th anniversary screening of first film Sweet Sixteen
The Line Of Duty and Our House actor said he owed his career to the film and the teacher who put him up for the role.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 09:02:29 GMT
Oligarchs will hide wealth in UK’s offshore tax havens, government warned
Exclusive: The ‘dirty money’ legislation being rushed through parliament won’t prevent use of British territories, say campaigners

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 16:29:37 GMT
‘Humanitarian response trumps security checks on Ukrainians arriving in Ireland’
Taioseach Micheal Martin said Ireland has accepted 5,500 Ukrainian refugees to date.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 16:18:39 GMT
There will be a debate in Ireland on military neutrality – Taoiseach
While Ireland is militarily neutral, Micheal Martin emphasised the state is ‘not politically neutral or morally neutral’ on the Ukraine invasion.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 16:11:22 GMT
Irish premier voices support for Ukraine at St Patrick’s Day parade in London
The flag of Ukraine joined the Irish tricolour at the front of the parade on Sunday.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 15:58:21 GMT
New Ukrainian refugee route ‘could bring tens of thousands to UK’
The first people making use of the Government’s sponsorship scheme are expected to come to the UK ‘in a week’s time’, Michael Gove said.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 15:53:19 GMT
People offering spare rooms to Ukrainian refugees say information is unclear
Shaun Herlihy said he would be willing to house a family for ‘as long as it takes’ but said he does not ‘know where to start’.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 15:37:44 GMT
Boy, 16, arrested over fatal stabbing outside Subway shop in Bournemouth town centre
A 21-year-old man was found injured outside the shop and was taken to hospital where he died

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 14:46:33 GMT
Britons offered £350 a month by government to open their homes to Ukrainian refugees
Charities and opposition parties fear scheme will be too ‘slow and cumbersome’

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 14:44:35 GMT
Michael Gove ‘exploring’ whether he can house Ukrainian refugee personally
Minister says he still has to work ‘one or two details out’

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 13:53:53 GMT
Julian Assange allowed to get married in prison
The WikiLeaks founder will marry his fiancee, Stella Moris, in Belmarsh later this month.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 13:34:43 GMT
Briton flying to Poland to offer his home directly to a Ukrainian refugee
Max Fox said he and his husband are open to adopting a Ukrainian orphan if they are legally allowed.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 13:33:23 GMT
Michael Gove: No security concerns were shared with me about Evgeny Lebedev
The Communities Secretary told the BBC he knew nothing of any fears about the Russia-born lord whose father was a KGB agent

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 13:31:58 GMT
Rest of Europe must open borders to Ukrainian refugees, says Polish president
About 1.5 million people are thought to have fled to Poland since Russia’s invasion began.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 09:25:43 GMT
Michael Gove wrongly says 300,000 visas given to Ukrainians – before admitting only 3,000 issued
Minister reveals councils will receive £10,000 for each Ukrainian sponsored under new scheme

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 12:47:00 GMT
Michael Gove wants to use oligarchs’ mansions to house Ukrainian refugees – but admits ‘high legal bar’
‘We’re not talking about permanent confiscation’, says minister

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 12:45:55 GMT
Micheal Martin: Protocol issues unlikely to be fixed before Stormont elections
The Taoiseach said the channels of communication needed to remain open between the UK and the EU.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 12:27:29 GMT
Michael Palin ’emotional’ as he reunites with Ukrainian he first met 30 years ago
The Monty Python star first met writer Vadim Castelli in Ukraine in the early 1990s.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 12:11:00 GMT
Putin ‘out of control’ and potential use of nuclear weapons a concern, says Michael Gove
Russian leader capable of ‘terrible violence’ and has already committed war crimes, says minister

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 10:53:36 GMT
‘Think carefully’ about Russian investments, Sunak warns businesses
The Chancellor said further action must be taken collectively to ‘inflict maximum economic pain’ on Vladimir Putin’s regime.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 10:51:04 GMT
Scotland ready to welcome 3,000 Ukrainian refugees immediately – Sturgeon
The First Minister said the Scottish Government could be a ‘super sponsor’ for refugees fleeing Ukraine.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 10:46:02 GMT
MI6 warned PM about Russian oligarch friend Evgeny Lebedev two years ago
The head of British intelligence reportedly held security concerns over Lord Lebedev for as long as a decade

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 10:32:05 GMT
Tawny owl ‘will live to fly another night’ after encounter with pond netting
Garden owners have been encouraged to replace their pond netting with a wildlife-friendly solid metal mesh.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 09:00:46 GMT
Bank mulls rate hike amid inflation dilemma caused by Ukraine conflict
Experts predict the Bank will raise rates to 0.75% on Thursday, but trade more cautiously due to fears over slowing growth.



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