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Sun, 27 Jun 2021 21:31:36 GMT
Labour demands probe into ministerial use of private email accounts after Hancock report
‘The buck doesn’t stop with Hancock and this matter is not closed,’ says Angela Rayner

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:40:29 GMT
Former senior NHS Manager jailed for defrauding the taxpayer
A total of £802,987 was stolen from the Mid Essex Hospital Trust over seven years

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:59:23 GMT
Rishi Sunak to announce £15bn green gilt in bid to drive investment in renewable energy
Chancellor will say he wants to make UK most ‘advanced and exciting’ financial services hub in the world

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:35:03 GMT
Batley and Spen by-election: Voting opens as Keir Starmer faces critical test
Sir Keir has insisted he will not resign if party loses election

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:31:56 GMT
Police breached fundamental rights at Sarah Everard vigil and Bristol protests, inquiry finds
Police ‘failed to understand their legal duties’ and used excessive force, MPs find

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:55:53 GMT
Woman says she was left in pain after man ‘aggressively’ attacked her for overtaking him in pool
‘I felt I had prodded his ego,’ Josie Perry tells The Independent

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:18:31 GMT
Batley and Spen news – live: Voters head to polls in crucial by-election as Labour defends slim majority
Voters in West Yorkshire seat cast ballots

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:03:49 GMT
DUP leader rocked by resignation on first day in charge
Northern Ireland party lacks ‘respect, discipline or decency’, says departing MLA

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:32:24 GMT
Rough sleeping rises in London despite commitment to house people during pandemic, figures show
Campaigners warn government pledges made at start of public health crisis have ‘fallen away’ with progress ‘in imminent danger of being lost’

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:21:09 GMT
Chris Whitty: Men who grabbed chief medical officer in video posted online apologise
Lewis Hughes, 24, apologises after being sacked from his estate agent job

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:18:05 GMT
Two men die in West Sussex plane crash
The incident involved a light aircraft

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 06:44:07 GMT
Brexit: Truce agreed with EU to delay ban on sale of chilled meats to Northern Ireland
But stop-gap agreement only until end of September – and trade groups warn it ignores wider protocol crisis

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 06:43:26 GMT
Theresa May blasts Boris Johnson for failing to create ‘outward-looking’ Global Britain
Government is creating ‘rather different’ impression abroad, former PM says

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 06:28:34 GMT
Andy Murray rebukes Boris Johnson over ‘pathetic’ 1% NHS pay rise
‘They obviously deserve a lot more than that. They have done an amazing job getting us through the pandemic.’

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 06:19:39 GMT
Government commission ignored evidence of NHS racism, says British Medical Association
‘Hard to comprehend’ how government commission ignored systemic racism

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 02:25:27 GMT
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson ratified as new leader of DUP
New leader pledges to ‘right the wrong’ of the Northern Ireland protocol

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 02:23:13 GMT
Teenager accused of killing sisters as ‘sacrifice to win lottery’ declines to give evidence at trial
The 19-year-old was identified when DNA at the crime scene matched the national database

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:51:59 GMT
Consumers given ‘right to repair’ to tackle obsolescence
Manufacturers are now legally obliged to make home products such as washing machines and dishwashers easier to repair

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 23:12:54 GMT
Angela Rayner says reported Labour leadership challenge to Keir Starmer is ‘news to me’
Labour is widely predicted to lose the Batley & Spen by-election

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 22:16:43 GMT
Prince Harry makes surprise charity visit ahead of Diana statue unveiling
The Duke of Sussex was in Kew Gardens on Wednesday, ahead of the statue unveiling set to take place at Kensington Palace tomorrow

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 22:15:28 GMT
‘Headless’ body found in woods identified as woman who vanished from home two weeks ago
Discovery has baffled detectives as they try to pinpoint Mee Kuen Chong’s final movements

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:52:29 GMT
Gap to close all 81 stores in UK and Ireland
Company ‘keen to maintain presence’ in Britain online

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:58:50 GMT
Dozens of Covid meetings with minister undeclared for 12 months in ‘admin error’
‘Lord Bethell must be sacked immediately and this racket must end now,’ says Angela Rayner

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:50:27 GMT
Matt Hancock facing calls to quit as MP in local Tory revolt
Councillors say he should leave before the next election

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:25:40 GMT
Drunk son jailed for attacking ill mother by ‘windmilling his arms’
Judge tells Steven Youll ‘your behaviour was simply outrageous’

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:57:39 GMT
Brighton cat killer: Man found guilty of attacks on 16 cats
Steve Bouquet, 54, killed nine cats and injured seven more

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:27:45 GMT
Rome Alone: Italy-based England fans rush to get quarter-final tickets
Italian authorities have warned fans not to travel to Rome from England

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:13:53 GMT
School ‘bubbles’ could be scrapped on 19 July, Williamson says
Education secretary says he wants measure ‘removed as quickly as possible’

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:50:56 GMT
Daily UK Covid cases highest since 29 January
It is the highest figure since 29 January

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:40:15 GMT
Black and Asian diabetes patients ‘less likely to be prescribed’ potentially life-saving medication
Despite facing a heightened risk of developing diabetes, these groups are less likely than white people to be prescribed medication that manages the condition and associated risks.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:19:01 GMT
Kaylee-Jayde Priest: Three-year-old already dead before murder-accused mother phoned 999, court hears
Girl died from serious chest and abdominal injuries

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:10:15 GMT
‘Hero’ lorry driver screens England game for motorists stuck in traffic
‘It went from being a terrible day, to a lovely experience,’ Barrie Pulford says

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:06:48 GMT
Disgust after crying young German fan attacked online
The young fan was in tears as Thomas Muller was subsituted off the pitch

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:07:39 GMT
HMS Defender: Putin claims UK warship near Crimea deliberately tried to test Russian military response
US aircraft was operating in sync with British ‘provocation’, Russian president claims

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:09:28 GMT
‘Our neighbours could become illegal immigrants’: Blackford urges PM to extend EU settlement scheme deadline
Boris Johnson tells applicants ‘to get on with’ forms despite reports of Home Office website delays

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:19:35 GMT
Brexit: High Court throws out bid to overturn deal for Northern Ireland as unlawful
Belfast court rules EU Withdrawal Act trumps claims that Protocol breaches Acts of Union

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 13:27:28 GMT
Boris Johnson dismisses Hancock scandal as ‘stuff going on in Westminster bubble’, sparking row
Keir Starmer accuses prime minister of trivialising sacrifices made by public

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:56:43 GMT
Keir Starmer will not resign if Labour suffers another defeat at Batley and Spen by-election, party insists
Polls shows four in 10 Labour members would want Sir Keir to stand aside if Batley and Spen by-election lost

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:30:24 GMT
England vs Germany: What the newspapers said about Wembley clash
British papers celebrate ‘dream result’ , German media call game ‘deeply sad’

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:27:59 GMT
Government resists Tory MPs’ calls to scrap ‘fearful’ daily Covid figures
Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith has called on government to ‘stop it now’

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:08:38 GMT
EU settlement scheme: The Independent’s May Bulman to host ‘Ask Me Anything’ live
On deadline day for EU nationals to apply to retain residency in the UK following Brexit, get involved with our latest ‘AMA’ and have your key questions answered by our social affairs correspondent

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:07:10 GMT
Euro 2020: Police tell England fans they are prepared for ‘football to come home’
Metropolitan Police preparing for Saturday’s quarter-final clash between England and Ukraine

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 11:06:50 GMT
Government told to ‘stop dragging heels’ amid delay to net zero review
Labour urges chancellor to publish final review ‘which has now been delayed since autumn 2020’

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 11:04:59 GMT
Irish government urges Britain to ‘show some honesty’ on Brexit
Foreign minister says UK should admit what it has signed up to

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:49:28 GMT
Site of Second World War bomber crash dug up in effort to send US air crew home
Crash site is located near Arundel Castle in West Sussex

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:35:13 GMT
Blue Boy: Gainsborough painting to return to National Gallery after 100 years
Former gallery director wrote ‘Au revoir’ on back of painting in hope it would one day return

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:13:07 GMT
UK on course to repeat Covid mistakes of last summer, Sage expert warns
‘My fear is that we’re on line to repeat the mistakes of last summer’

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:11:09 GMT
Thousands could be stripped of rights amid ‘frantic’ last-minute efforts to apply for EU settlement
Ministers accused of ‘risking terrible injustice’ by refusing to lift 30 June deadline as swathes of EU nationals are unable to access Home Office helpline or find lawyers to assist with complex applications

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:01:13 GMT
‘Stay at home’: Minister tells England fans not to travel to Italy for quarter-finals
‘The ask is to watch from home and to cheer on the team as loudly as you can’



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