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Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:59:04 GMT
Prince Andrew ‘banned from public parts of Garter Day service’
Andrew is said to have hoped to make a rare public appearance at the service in St George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:54:16 GMT
Rwanda migrants — latest: ‘Only 11’ people on flight after dozens of appeals
The Court of Appeal is expected to decide today whether the Home Office flight can go ahead

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:44:37 GMT
Coveney warns Truss that protocol legislation will ‘deeply damage’ relationships
Simon Coveney said the new Bill ‘marks a particular low point in the UK’s approach to Brexit’.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:34:55 GMT
Thousands of tons of paper and card ablaze at recycling plant
More than 100 firefighters were involved in tackling the flames at one stage.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:25:55 GMT
What is the Good Friday Agreement? Peace deal that ended Northern Ireland Troubles explained
The agreement brought republicans and unionists together after decades of political conflict in Northern Ireland

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:25:40 GMT
What is the Good Friday Agreement?
Historic peace treaty brought republicans and unionists together after decades of violent political conflict in Northern Ireland, a period of trauma and turmoil known as the Troubles

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:22:05 GMT
Boris Johnson ‘on probation’, says former minister
The Tories will remove the prime minister if he is not performing, Lord Duncan said

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 09:45:38 GMT
Boris Johnson drama risks tipping UK into recession, CBI suggests
CBI boss warns ‘a summer of politics like we’ve had in the last week... will undermine confidence. “

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:18:37 GMT
Boris Johnson news - live: Labour brands new food strategy ‘preposterous’
Shadow environment secretary slammed the government for failing to make concrete proposals on food prices

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:55:38 GMT
Man charged with murder after 15-year-old boy stabbed to death
Suleman Altaf is accused of killing Jakub Szymanski in Miles Platting, as well as the attempted murder of the teenager’s mother, Katarzyna Bastek.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:53:09 GMT
What is the Northern Ireland protocol?
Boris Johnson plans to override contentious element of Brexit deal that he himself agreed just three years ago but Tory MPs strongly opposed

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:45:41 GMT
Crops being wasted on British farms despite food bank woes, industry boss says
Minette Batters said there was an ‘absolute crisis’, meaning food was being ploughed back into land on farms.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:41:14 GMT
Recession fears grow as UK economy shrinks 0.3% in April amid spiralling living costs
GDP falls faster than experts had forecast as government cuts back on Covid spending and manufacturers hit by higher prices

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:31:00 GMT
Brexit: ‘Grandstanding’ over protocol is hurting investment in UK, warns CBI
Global firms ‘shorting on the UK right now’, says CBI director general Tony Danker

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:21:20 GMT
UK economy contracts in April as costs crunch sends Covid recovery into reverse
The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product fell by 0.3% in April, following a fall of 0.1% in March.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:11:59 GMT
Four in 10 older drivers involved in crashes failed to look properly – study
Older drivers involved in serious crashes are more likely to have failed to look properly than motorists of all ages, new research suggests.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:05:49 GMT
Dimbleby says new Government food plan is ‘not a strategy’
Boris Johnson has pledged the blueprint will ‘back farmers’, after a leaked draft of the document was condemned by critics.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:05:01 GMT
Government’s food plan condemned as ‘not a strategy’ by top adviser
‘It doesn’t set out what needs to be done,’ says Henry Dimbleby on white paper

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 05:51:18 GMT
Prince Andrew ‘lobbying Queen to have royal status reinstated’, report says
Andrew lost his title as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards in January

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 05:51:08 GMT
Prince Andrew ‘lobbying Queen to have royal status reinstated’, report says
Andrew lost his title as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards in January

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 04:10:41 GMT
Boris Johnson news – live: PM ‘on probation’ and could still be removed from office
Former minister Lord Ian Duncan says Tory leader ‘has a task to do’ winning back trust of MPs

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 03:40:17 GMT
Search teams discover items belonging to missing Briton in Amazon
The development comes as the family of Mr Phillips have said their hopes of finding him alive have faded.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 01:57:37 GMT
What the papers say – June 13
Images of a British soldier killed fighting in Ukraine adorn many of the nation’s front pages.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 01:45:11 GMT
Judge to deliver ruling on future of boy in life-support treatment fight
Doctors treating Archie Battersbee, 12, think the youngster is ‘brain-stem dead’ – his parents disagree.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 01:33:24 GMT
UK broadcasting union passes motions to defend public service broadcasting
The motions were passed by Bectu at a national conference on Sunday.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:28:58 GMT
Two inmates on the run after escaping Leyhill Prison in Gloucestershire
The pair are both serving sentences for robbery.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:30:58 GMT
British teen achieves dream with victory in international freerunning contest
Travis Verkaik narrowly beat fellow Briton Ed Scott in the Red Bull Art of Motion competition, which took place in the Greek town of Astypalea.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:01:52 GMT
Duke of York ‘banned from public parts of Garter Day service’
Andrew is said to have hoped to make a rare public appearance at the service in St George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:01:39 GMT
Rwanda migrant removal policy faces court challenges
Refugee charity Asylum Aid is seeking an urgent interim injunction at the High Court and there will also be a Court of Appeal showdown.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:01:35 GMT
Government to introduce controversial legislation to amend NI Protocol
Labour has accused the Government of ‘law-breaking’ with its proposals to scrap parts of the post-Brexit treaty.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Nicola Sturgeon urges businesses to change ways to improve economy
Companies will be asked to look at new ways of working that will help achieve a more resilient economy and a wealthier, fairer and greener Scotland.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Stars back campaign to halt Channel 4 privatisation
Production companies and celebrities are backing the initiative.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Johnson pledges to ‘back farmers’ in food strategy blasted by critics
Ministers are aiming to increase domestic production to help guard against future economic shocks and crises.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Grenfell area ahead of Government on protecting disabled tenants – council
Elizabeth Campbell, leader of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea authority, spoke to the PA news agency five years on from the fire.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Free Speech Bill amendments to crack down on ‘foreign’ influence on universities
The Government also says security costs for visiting speakers must not be passed on to student societies.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Teachers fear Year 6 are emotionally unprepared for secondary school
Teachers say pupils will need more support with behaviour, basic literacy and numeracy skills because of the pandemic.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
‘Mental health patients still treated far from home in inhumane practice’
The Royal College of Psychiatrists said the health service spent £102 million on inappropriate out-of-area placements last year.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Grenfell ‘a tragedy in three acts’ as told by survivor who predicted the blaze
Ed Daffarn described Grenfell as a ‘tragedy in three acts’, with the final act being half a decade of ‘betrayal’ by the housing department.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Grenfell survivor fears tragedy may become ‘precursor to something bigger’
Concerns were raised that the Government is yet to implement key recommendations from the public inquiry.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
High street plans could bring 58,000 empty shops back into use
Plans to force landlords to rent out empty properties form part of the Government’s Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Grenfell community describe ‘wonderful’ bond they formed in years since fire
Residents in the surrounding area say they have made friends and become close as their fight for justice.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Almost 650,000 UK retail jobs lost since 2017
Industry experts are calling for caution over business rates levels next year.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
200th anniversary celebrations for coastguard to take place in Scotland
The celebrations will begin with two smaller events in Lochaber and Skye, followed by a main event in Stornoway on the isle of Lewis.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Huge increase in cost of childcare over past decade – TUC
A report said mothers are caught in a ‘Catch 22’, with childcare costs rising and statutory maternity pay falling.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 05:41:08 GMT
Grenfell in numbers on fifth anniversary of fire
Grenfell survivors and bereaved family members will remember the 72 people killed.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 22:48:42 GMT
Man found dead after car goes over cliff in Cornwall
Police have notified the family of a man who had been missing

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 21:58:38 GMT
Former British soldier killed in Ukraine ‘a true hero’
Jordan Gatley left the British Army in March and travelled to Ukraine to help forces there ‘after careful consideration’, his father said.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 21:30:00 GMT
Lib Dems call for fuel duty reduction in rural areas
Analysis suggests households in rural areas paid £114 in transport costs a week in the year to March 2020, almost £40 more than those in urban areas.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 19:17:15 GMT
Man arrested after girl, 15, ‘raped in sea at Bournemouth beach’
He has been released on bail pending further investigations

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 18:58:21 GMT
Dragons’ Den star Hilary Devey dies aged 65
Hilary Devey died in Morocco on Saturday, it has been confirmed.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 18:57:44 GMT
‘We are with you’: Dozens protest outside immigration removal centre against Rwanda deportation plan
Crowd chants “refugees are welcome here” at protest outside Brook House Immigration Removal Centre

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 18:46:08 GMT
Ministers urged to publish legal advice behind new NI Protocol legislation
The Bill will give ministers powers to override parts of the post-Brexit deal – a move the EU has warned could prompt retaliatory action.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 18:38:45 GMT
New Tory rift as Boris Johnson warned plan to override protocol goes against party principles
Leaked briefing paper being shared among Tory MPs describes the move as ‘damaging to everything the UK and Conservatives stand for’

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 10:43:09 GMT
UK weather: Hottest day of the year expected next week, says Met Office
Some parts of southeast England could see temperatures rise above 32C on Friday

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:59:00 GMT
Scottish police consider action after rejecting ‘derisory’ £565 pay bump
Scottish Police Federation general secretary Calum Steele said there is ‘palpable anger’ across the workforce.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:45:00 GMT
Ghostbusters superfan, 8, with heart condition, enjoys dream day out in Leeds
George Hinkins has Ebstein’s anomaly, a rare form of congenital heart disease.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:42:24 GMT
‘No Rwanda’ protest staged at immigration removal centre
Scores of activists marched to the Brook House Immigration Removal Centre, close to Gatwick Airport, near Crawley, West Sussex.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:00:15 GMT
Boris Johnson told to reveal secret legal sources behind government’s Northern Ireland protocol legislation
Exclusive: Opposition parties call for transparency over the origins of the advice

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 14:59:36 GMT
Falklands’ veterans mark 40th anniversary with remembrance service
Members of the Tumbledown Veterans & Families Association gather annually in Blackpool.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 14:33:46 GMT
William and Kate ‘set for move to Windsor’
The Cambridges will reportedly keep Kensington Palace as their family’s London home, and continue to visit their Norfolk home, Anmer Hall.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 14:33:03 GMT
Family ‘so proud’ of ex-British soldier killed after going to Ukraine ‘to help’
Jordan Gatley left the British Army in March, his father said.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 14:29:47 GMT
Unions criticise proposal to let agency workers cover for striking staff
The TUC described the plans as ‘reckless’.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 14:14:27 GMT
Rowers set off on race around Britain to gather coastal data
Triple Olympic champion Andrew Triggs Hodge was competing for one of the three teams involved in the challenge.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 12:52:11 GMT
British ex-soldier ‘killed fighting against Russia in eastern Ukraine’
The family of former soldier Jordan Gatley say he will ‘forever be in our hearts’

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 13:59:52 GMT
Temperatures could climb as high as mid-thirties this week, Met Office says
If the prediction is accurate, Britain will be hotter than Portugal, Jamaica, Costa Rica, the Canary Islands and Cyprus.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 13:47:07 GMT
Second Cabinet minister backs earlier tax cut ‘when we can afford it’
Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis said the move should be fast-tracked if circumstances allow.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 13:00:06 GMT
Legislation to scrap parts of NI Protocol ‘will not breach international law’
The new legislation is set to be introduced in Parliament on Monday

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 12:43:28 GMT
Michael Gove’s planning reforms will ‘erode’ public’s ability to object to developments, legal advice warns
Campaigners accused Mr Gove of a “power grab” and warned poor quality developments would be built against the will of those forced to live beside them

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 07:46:53 GMT
Female protesters fear policing bill will ramp up officers violence against them
‘What do we do if we stop fighting for our human rights? It becomes a dictatorship,’ says Patsy Stevenson

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 12:13:26 GMT
Harry Styles fan falls from top balcony at Glasgow concert
The concertgoer was seen to by ‘medical staff’ following the incident.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 11:56:57 GMT
UK Government should indicate its tipping point for border poll: McDonald
The Sinn Fein president said preparations for a referendum on Irish unity should begin.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 11:36:30 GMT
Labour ‘on its way back’, claims Reeves, after poor polling for Starmer
Rachel Reeves suggested the Labour leader had turned around the party’s fortunes.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 11:34:10 GMT
Police launch murder probe after missing man found dead in Manchester
On Wednesday, he was found dead at a property in Upper Brook Street, Longsight

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 10:58:24 GMT
Support for independence will rise once campaign starts, says Salmond
A recent poll suggested support and opposition to independence in decided voters deadlocked at 50%.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 10:04:13 GMT
Zahawi praises university ties with Europe as he meets Portugal’s president
Mr Zahawi said collaboration between countries had never been more important.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 10:02:10 GMT
Union challenging Government’s Rwanda policy hopeful it can stop first flight
The immigration policy has come in for criticism from various groups, with even the Prince of Wales said to be ‘more than disappointed’ by it.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 17:06:43 GMT
Mystery as thousands of dead fish found in Glasgow pond
Lisa Gillen, 49, was left ‘shocked and distressed’ after making discovery while walking her dogs

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 09:35:34 GMT
New treatment ‘increases chance of survival’ for prostate cancer patients
A total of 150 people took part in the trial.



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