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Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:50:44 GMTWho is Gina Coladangelo? The taxpayer-funded adviser Matt Hancock is accused of having an affair with
Gina Coladangelo met the health secretary when the two were at Oxford University
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:43:23 GMTMatt Hancock accused of ‘having affair with close aide’ Gina Coladangelo
Health secretary gave adviser role at his department – but there was no public record of appointment
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:27:37 GMTCoronavirus UK news – live: Test and trace ‘still failing to curb Covid effectively’ amid low London jab rate
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Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:26:52 GMTMatt Hancock news - live: Health secretary accused of ‘affair with close aide’ amid Delta variant crisis
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Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:24:54 GMTLabour demands inquiry into Matt Hancock’s alleged office affair to establish if ‘rules broken’
Embrace of university friend Gina Coladangelo - captured on camera - follows controversy over her appointment to director’s role
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 01:58:23 GMTFears for European holidays grow as EU leaders back Merkel’s call for ‘coordinated’ Covid restrictions
UK adds sunshine islands to ‘green list’ for free travel
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 01:14:03 GMTCouple, 72 and 74, die in ‘suicide pact’ at retirement village
‘Inseparable’ pair were reportedly ‘determined’ not to go on in life after suffering health issues
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 23:51:30 GMTBritish Antarctic Territory joins green list — but there’s a catch for sun-seekers
Pitcairn Islands are 9,100 miles away and it’s -1C in the British Antarctic Territory — but you won’t have to quarantine on your return
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 23:01:00 GMTTest and trace still failing to hit goals as money wasted and tests not returned, watchdog finds
Warning that system ‘plagued by same issues as at the start of the year’ – despite ballooning budget
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 21:00:40 GMTRussia news – live: Moscow releases video of Black Sea clash as Johnson says British navy ‘entirely right’
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Thu, 24 Jun 2021 20:07:50 GMT‘I’m a wreck’: New Zealand nationals told to leave UK despite being unable to book flight back
Home Office refusing visa extensions to New Zealanders even though they can’t book travel due to ‘high demand’ in managed quarantine
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 19:18:38 GMTLloyd Webber joins legal bid to force publication of research on Covid restrictions on theatres and concerts
‘The situation is beyond urgent’: Cats composer warns industry being ‘strangled’
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 06:10:00 GMT‘Stitched up and sold out’: UK’s fishing crews outraged at Brexit betrayal five years after referendum
On the fifth anniversary of the vote to leave the EU, many in the fishing industry feel betrayed by a trade deal that effectively sacrificed one of the key promises of the Leave campaign
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 15:17:09 GMTDomestic abuse victims ‘silenced’ by family courts and forced into letting dangerous exes see children, warn campaigners
Exclusive: Expert says every week domestic abuse survivors tell her they have ‘either lost residence of their children to their abusers or are at imminent risk of doing so’
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:23:50 GMTBoris Johnson under fire over ‘jabber’ remark in debate on rape convictions
Labour demands explanation for ‘appalling’ 1.6 per cent prosecution rate for rape complaints
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 18:21:32 GMTRates of skin cancer type in UK men jumps by nearly half in decade, research finds
Cancer Research UK boss calls new figures ‘worrying’
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 06:08:10 GMTThe real ‘Brexit dividend’? Minus £800m a week – and counting
Analysis: It’s five years since Britain voted to leave the EU – so what number should really have been on the side of the Vote Leave bus? Ben Chu examines the real impact of Brexit on the UK’s economy
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 06:08:01 GMT‘Negotiating sausages while the world burns’: Brussels can’t move on from Brexit – no matter how hard it tries
Five years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, the bloc is still tied up in post-Brexit wrangling, reports policy correspondent Jon Stone
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 18:00:36 GMTDiana ‘knew what she was doing’, ex-lover Hasnat Khan claimed according to new ITV documentary
Princess Diana “knew what she was doing” and knew how to provoke the royal family into wanting her to divorce Prince Charles, her ex reportedly claimed while discussing her state of mind and motives.
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 17:57:16 GMTChild sex abuse victims ‘accused of lying by police’, inquiry finds
One victim was called a ‘little bitch’ by police officer after reporting crime, report says
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 17:38:57 GMTDecision to only test women for chlamydia is ‘disaster’, leading sexual health organisation warns
‘Turns the clock back 20 years on our approach to sexual health,’ expert says
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 17:11:37 GMTDalian Atkinson trial: Jury discharged after failing to reach verdict on second police officer accused of assaulting ex-footballer
The case against a probationary constable accused of assaulting the former Aston Villa player with a baton after he was Tasered to the ground, has ended in a hung jury
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 17:01:17 GMTNurse sacked for refusing to work weekends wins appeal over ‘childcare disparity’ discrimination
Lawyers hail ruling as ‘landmark’ decision for working mothers
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:51:00 GMTTwo thirds of EU settlement applicants waiting over a month despite Home Office claim it takes five days
Lawyers warn more complex cases getting ‘left on the shelf’ as Home Office tries to ‘speed through’ applications with days to go before deadline
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:46:58 GMTRemains of 3,000-year-old shark victim found by scientists
Man living in Japan between 1370 and 1010 BC sustained 790 deep injuries during attack
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:08:16 GMTEngland’s poorest schools lose £90m through change to pupil premium funding
‘Shameful penny-pinching’: Change to cutoff date cuts 67,000 eligible pupils from primary rolls
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:17:59 GMTBrexit news: UK exports decline gives Dublin trade surplus, as EE confirms roaming charges in Europe
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Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:00:27 GMTTwo penguin chicks hatch at UK aquarium
The gentoo penguins are only two to have been bred successfully in England this year
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:44:05 GMTCrown court backlog hits record high of 60,000 cases as victims wait years for justice
Figures show 67% rise in sexual offence cases awaiting trial days after government promises action in rape review
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:35:37 GMTMore than 70 MPs and peers urge Priti Patel to scrap plans for women’s immigration detention centre
Objectors fear facility in County Durham ‘risks exposing already vulnerable women to yet more discrimination and harm’
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:52:17 GMTLabour demands sleaze inquiry into Matt Hancock ‘promotion’ of healthcare firm
Allegations shareholders have funded Tory party and Hancock leadership bid
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:46:46 GMTJunk food ads to be banned before 9pm on TV, government announces
Honey, avocados and Marmite exempted from restrictions designed to reduce child obesity
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:05:20 GMTGeorge Osborne takes new job at British Museum
Labour attacked the former chancellor: ‘He has enough jobs already, he doesn’t need another’
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:23:33 GMTBrexit: Collapse in British exports hands Republic of Ireland a trade surplus
Irish government points to red tape at British ports as goods sales are cut almost in half - a €2 billion loss
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:20:55 GMTReturn to Erasmus study scheme or young people will lose out, EU ambassador urges UK
‘It is about the young people, it is about creating links, addressing misperceptions....increase the knowledge of other cultures’
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:14:56 GMTCandidates to succeed Merkel defend EU, blast nationalism
The three leading contenders to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor in Germany’s upcoming national election have spoken out strongly in favor of the European Union and its ideals
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 12:47:06 GMTFresh hope for foreign holidays as Boris Johnson says vaccination programme offers ‘real opportunity’
Prime minister hints at lifting of quarantine rule for double-jabbed visitors to ‘amber list’ countries
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 12:21:55 GMTNeighbour slices tree in half in dispute over noisy birdsong
A 16ft fir tree has become ‘a local tourist attraction’ after the ‘petty’ argument between families
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 11:59:52 GMTTouts selling England v Germany tickets for thousands of pounds online
Uefa urges fans to avoid ‘being duped’
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 02:37:04 GMTLow-income women unfairly denied maternity pay in ‘clear injustice’
Rules pushing pregnant women and new mothers into poverty, campaigner warns
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:15:06 GMTMan tests positive for Covid for 305 days in longest recorded case
Dave Smith, 72, said his wife had planned his funeral five times before he was eventually cured by an antibody treatment not yet been approved for use in the UK
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 14:00:00 GMTBrexit: The Independent to host free virtual panel event on the EU referendum’s fifth anniversary
The Independent’s political commentators John Rentoul, Andrew Grice and Kate Devlin will be joined by two guest speakers, David Gauke and Lord Adonis, to discuss Brexit five years on
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:53:50 GMTAndrew Adonis declares Brexit settlement unstable during The Independent’s referendum anniversary event
Lord Adonis, the Labour former cabinet minister, was a guest speaker alongside David Gauke, the former Conservative cabinet minister, for the event held to mark five years since the EU referendum, which was hosted by our chief political commentator ...
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:36:15 GMTNumber of NHS doctors taking early retirement has tripled since 2008
More than half of doctors surveyed by the British Medical Association plan to retire before the age of 60, with most citing pension taxation as the primary reason