Uk Independent
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 08:50:18 GMTMinisters urged to remove ‘needless bureaucracy’ from Ukraine schemes as refugees at ‘risk of destitution’
Exclusive: Mounting calls to allow refugees to apply to Homes for Ukraine scheme in-country
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 08:49:42 GMTBoris Johnson news - live: First partygate fines include former Whitehall ethics chief, says report
Cabinet minister says the world ‘has moved on a considerable distance’ from partygate scandal
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 08:17:26 GMTRyanair to post at least £294m loss as passenger numbers recover
The Dublin-based company said it will report a net loss of between 350 million euros (£294 million) and 400 million euros (£336 million).
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:53:46 GMTDavid Warburton’s wife ‘standing by’ him as Tory MP accused of misconduct admitted to hospital
Politician’s wife believes ‘he’s not done anything wrong’
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:47:11 GMTExtinction Rebellion enter fourth day of protests at oil facility
Campaigners have been staging climate change demonstrations at oil terminals and refineries across the UK since Friday.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:23:27 GMTList of Covid symptoms expanded as free testing ends
The NHS has listed nine new symptoms on its website.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:16:14 GMTFines issued for No 10 party on eve of Prince Philip’s funeral – but minister says world has ‘moved on’
Cabinet minister defends PM and warns against ‘self-indulgent leadership contest’
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:12:38 GMTProsecutors given new guidance to prevent ‘myths’ from stopping domestic abuse charges
Draft guidance says there is ‘no typical victim’
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:08:26 GMTBank of England and FCA to review London Metal Exchange over nickel suspension
The exchange suspended nickel trades from Tuesday March 8 after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine resulted in significant volatility.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 05:29:58 GMTPM seeks tough response from Nato as Russia accused of civilian massacre
Boris Johnson has condemned Russia’s ‘despicable attacks’ against Ukrainian civilians in Irpin and Bucha.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 05:18:37 GMTMetropolitan Police officer charged with sexually assaulting colleague on duty
PC Joseph Demir will appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 05:00:11 GMTSinn Fein widens gap on DUP in race to be Stormont’s largest party – poll
There remain doubts whether a new powersharing executive can be formed after the May 5 Assembly election.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 02:09:51 GMTFormer Whitehall ethics chief ‘fined over Cabinet Office leaving party’
Reports suggest fines also issued over party night before Prince Philip’s funeral
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 01:54:05 GMTWhat the papers say – April 4
The nation’s papers are dominated by the latest reports of atrocities out of Ukraine.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 01:45:28 GMTTrial of former SNP MP accused of embezzlement due to start
Natalie McGarry has denied the charges against her.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 01:45:09 GMTAir travellers face more disruption after easyJet cancels 222 flights
Disruption to international travel has been blamed on staff shortages caused by Covid.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 23:53:16 GMTLabour: Average nursery place cost soars by nearly £1,500 in five years
A new analysis suggests after-school clubs for primary school children are now 17% more expensive than in 2018.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 23:43:04 GMTEx-Government ethics chief reportedly fined over ‘partygate’ scandal
Helen MacNamara, who used to be the deputy cabinet secretary, is said to be among the first group of people to receive a fixed-penalty notice.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMTDuchess of Cornwall says it is ‘very much a parent’s job’ to teach reading early
Camilla spoke with The Telegraph’s Daisy Buchanan via video call for her online Reading Room platform.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 22:21:10 GMTPrince Andrew says he returned from Falklands War ‘a changed man’ in deleted post
Duke of York shared 700-word account about his experience as helicopter pilot on 40th anniversary of conflict but it was quickly removed from ex-wife’s Instagram
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 21:45:42 GMTGovernment’s former ethics chief reportedly fined over ‘partygate’ scandal
Helen MacNamara is said to have received a £50 fine on Friday in connection with a leaving do held in the Cabinet Office.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 21:30:00 GMTAverage nursery place cost soars by nearly £1,500 in five years – Labour
A new analysis suggests after-school clubs for primary school children are now 17% more expensive than in 2018.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 21:30:00 GMTDavid Quarrey named as UK’s permanent representative to Nato
He will take over from Dame Sarah MacIntosh this month.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 20:59:13 GMTDavid Warburton: Tory MP admitted to psychiatric hospital after sexual harassment and drug allegations
Somerton and Frome MP, who denies any wrongdoing, is being treated for shock and stress
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 20:19:50 GMTPolice ‘will not interview’ Boris Johnson over alleged parties
The Metropolitan Police are not interviewing those who have received ‘partygate’ questionnaires, reports suggest.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 19:58:12 GMTCost of living crisis will lead to increase in youth violence, experts warn
‘There’s a danger that food and hunger’ will be used to snare young people into gangs, former top Met officer warns
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 19:07:05 GMTUkraine: Boris Johnson condemns ‘despicable attacks’ by Russian troops on civilians
Prime minister vows ‘we will not rest until justice is served’ as images emerge of innocent civilians found dead on streets of Bucha and Irpin
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 18:59:37 GMTMartin Lewis gives five tips to save hundreds on fuel as costs soar
From decluttering your car to turning off the AC- Martin Lewis tells drivers how they can make their fuel last longer
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 17:40:14 GMTPM condemns Russia’s ‘despicable attacks’ against Ukrainian civilians
Boris Johnson said the UK is stepping up its sanctions and military support, and bolstering humanitarian help for those on the ground.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 16:25:27 GMTBoris Johnson will bow to pressure from Conservative MPs to block new onshore wind farms
Turbines will still require ‘local consent’ – despite criticism that strict rules act as an effective veto
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 15:52:18 GMTPutin will ‘have one day to answer to God’ for acts of evil – former archbishop
John Sentamu spoke with the PA news agency after saying prayers for Ukraine outside the nation’s embassy in London.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 15:50:01 GMTPrepare to ration oil and gas as energy crisis deepens, Labour tells ‘complacent’ government
‘There’s a lot of complacency in this country about the relative lower exposure to Russian gas that we have,’ says shadow business secretary
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 15:41:00 GMTEx-broadcaster Charlie Bird says charity climbs raised more than 2m euro
The retired RTE correspondent, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease last year, has won global support for his hike up Croagh Patrick.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 14:59:29 GMTGrant Shapps unable to get Ukraine refugees he wants to host into UK, as criticism of delays grow
‘I just want to get the family over here and feel that they’re safe’, says ‘frustrated’ transport secretary
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 14:13:04 GMTDover roads ‘free flowing’ for tourists again after travel chaos near port
Travellers have been advised to contact their ferry operator for updates and sailing times after gridlocked roads on Saturday became less congested.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 13:29:28 GMTMore than 200 arrests made at climate change protests
Activists have been blocking access to oil terminals over the last three days.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 12:23:45 GMTLiz Truss: Indiscriminate Russian attacks must be investigated as war crimes
The Foreign Secretary referred to the ‘appalling acts’ carried out by Russian forces in the towns of Irpin and Bucha.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 12:13:29 GMTFacts need to be established amid allegations against MP Warburton – minister
David Warburton had had the Tory whip withdrawn pending an investigation into claims about his behaviour.
Sat, 02 Apr 2022 17:43:04 GMTTory MP David Warburton suspended amid harassment allegations
MP for Somerton and Frome says he has ‘enormous amounts of defence’ and denies any wrongdoing
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 11:57:37 GMTBritish ‘Tinder Swindler’ pleads guilty after woman scammed out of £157,000
Frank Adozi has been sentenced to four years in jail
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 11:22:55 GMTUK will not ration energy in response to Ukraine invasion – Shapps
The Cabinet minister’s comment came after Labour’s Jonathan Reynolds suggested the Government should consider rationing oil and gas.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 10:51:09 GMTWoman dies and man injured in road crash
The fatal incident took place on Saturday April 2 in the Scottish Borders.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 10:35:40 GMTOctopus boss says energy supplier will listen to and help customers
Greg Jackson said there is ‘no hiding’ the fact that fuel costs have risen ‘dramatically’ and acknowledged the cost-of-living crisis is ‘very real’.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 10:29:45 GMTGrant Shapps attacks new onshore wind turbines as ‘eyesore on the hills’, exposing cabinet split
Transport secretary fights expansion of renewable technology because of ‘problems of noise as well’
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 11:02:49 GMTIrishman with terminal cancer travels to Ukraine to deliver aid
Corkman Don O’Leary made the 2,500-kilometre journey to Shegyni on the Polish-Ukrainian border to bring urgent aid to those fleeing the war.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 10:00:14 GMTUkrainian refugees to be offered employment help at famous Dublin cafe
The cafe is bringing in interpreters to provide help to new arrivals fleeing the war in their homeland.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 09:47:37 GMTSchoolgirl to sit exams after having brain tumour the size of an orange removed
Beth McKenzie is preparing for her Higher exams after having surgery in June to remove the tumour.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 09:10:19 GMTConstant expectation that women’s care can be ‘done on the cheap’ – MP
Alicia Kearns said NHS bureaucracies are ‘inherently and systematically sexist’ and there is an ‘obsession with stats and low C-section rates’.