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Partygate: Tory Party co-chair backs Johnson remaining as PM
In Westminster, the investigations into lockdown breaking parties continues to dominate with the Tory Co-Chairman, Oliver Dowden, insisting today that changing leader at this moment would not be in the national interest.


The couple on a mission to deliver medical supplies to Ukraine
Hospitals in Ukraine are fast running out of medicines because of continued fighting - and it's getting harder to deliver it.


Protesters call on water firms to stop dumping sewage in rivers and waterways
Hundreds of people have taken part in protests against water companies dumping raw sewage into rivers and waterways.


Russia wants to swallow up Ukraine and destroy its government, says Tory MP
President Zelenskyy has held talks with Prime Minister Boris Johnson this afternoon, and discussed a “new phase” of military aid - including the provision of heavy weapons - like protected mobility vehicles, drones and anti-tank weapons.


Partygate: Reports of more fines to Downing Street staff
There are reports of more fines being issued to Downing Street staff over lockdown parties, but No 10 says Boris Johnson hasn't been handed one.


Partygate overshadows Boris Johnson’s visit to India
Boris Johnson acknowledged for the first time today that Russia could end up winning the war in Ukraine. 


MPs back investigation into claims Boris Johnson misled parliament
First, Tory MPs were told they should vote against a Labour attempt to kickstart a Commons investigation into whether Boris Johnson misled MPs about lockdown parties. Then, at the 11th hour this morning, a screeching U-turn - MPs would be allowed a ...


Fall in Netflix subscribers ‘not entirely surprising’, says Screen Yorkshire chief exec
We were joined by Caroline Cooper Charles, chief executive of Screen Yorkshire which was set up 20 years ago to champion the film and television industries in Yorkshire.


Debate: Should assisted dying laws be changed?
People with terminal cancer are more than twice as likely to take their own lives as people without, according to new figures.


Terminally ill people ‘twice as likely’ to take their own lives
People with terminal cancer are more than twice as likely to take their own lives as people without, according to new figures.


Stop and search ‘not being used with the care and precision it needs to be’, says IOPC report author
The police watchdog has warned that people from minority ethnic backgrounds need protection from unfair stop and searches by police.


Boris Johnson tries to rally support ahead of Commons vote over new Partygate probe
Boris Johnson has been trying to rally support from Tory MPs again today - as the Commons prepares to decide if he should face an investigation into whether he misled parliament over the Partygate scandal.


Price rises could cause ‘serious hardship’ – Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Helen Barnard, the Associate Director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation - an organisation dedicated to eradicating poverty.


Impacts of spiralling energy costs could be ‘horrific’ say Energy chiefs
‘Horrific’ and ‘unprecedented’ - those are the words of energy bosses describing the costs their customers are facing as bills soar.


Will train ticket price cuts help the cost of living crisis?
Train ticket prices are set to be cut by up to a half as the Government tries to address cost-of-living pressures with cheaper  travel for the next month. 



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