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Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:57:09 GMT
British barrister feared dead after disappearing while hiking in Seychelles jungle
Tributes pour in for the ‘loved and respected’ barrister

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:51:24 GMT
Rail strikes ‘likely to go ahead’, as minister rejects calls to end boycott of talks
Simon Clarke insists ‘employers’ must carry out negotiations – despite railways being effectively state run

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:50:50 GMT
Man beaten in homophobic attack but assailant cannot be charged with hate crime
Evan Somers was punched after leaving a gay bar in Dublin and is now campaigning for a hate crime law in Ireland

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:15:09 GMT
Nadine Dorries insists decision to sell off Channel 4 is not ‘ideological’
The Culture Secretary took part in a phone-in on LBC radio.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:11:10 GMT
Australian PM dismisses calls to demand US drops prosecution of Assange
Anthony Albanese refused to say whether he had discussed the case with President Joe Biden after the UK ordered the WikiLeaks founder’s extradition.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 07:56:22 GMT
Boris Johnson skips Joe Biden climate summit attended by 16 world leaders
Prime minister opts for visit to war-torn Ukraine - amid criticism he turns to Volodymyr Zelensky at times of political danger

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 07:20:41 GMT
British Army veteran ‘living in fear’ as he fights deportation threat after 20 years living in UK
Father-of-two Joram Nechironga hopes to launch judicial review against Home Office decision

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 07:20:05 GMT
Jeremy Hunt reveals he has had cancer and will be running Race For Life
The South West Surrey MP will be among thousands running in Stoke Park, Guildford, on July 24.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 07:18:05 GMT
Boris Johnson news - live: Plans to rip up parts of NI protocol ‘economic vandalism’, says Irish PM
New British law to amend the Brexit deal is ‘unilateralism of the worst kind’, Irish PM says

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 07:16:59 GMT
Jeremy Hunt reveals he had cancer and disease has struck every member of his family
Former health secretary says he has since recovered

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 06:44:50 GMT
British Army veteran ‘living in fear’ as he fights deportation threat
Joram Nechironga, who served in Iraq, is hoping to launch a judicial review against the Home Office decision.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:35:16 GMT
Fundraiser for festival-lover with weeks left to live surpasses £12k goal
The music lover with incurable cancer said it was his ‘dying wish’ to get to Glastonbury one last time.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:15:47 GMT
Unions urge government to ‘get round the table’ ahead of biggest rail strike in decades
Exclusive: General secretaries of 14 organisations urge minister to stop ‘attempts to divide workers’

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 04:04:59 GMT
Cost of living UK - live: TUC chief warns Boris Johnson not to blame workers for crisis
Prime minister claims UK ‘will come through crisis strongly’

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 03:34:09 GMT
Wife of Julian Assange hopeful Australia will intervene in extradition
The WikiLeaks co-founder is facing up to 175 years in jail for espionage.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 01:45:06 GMT
Family of boy at centre of treatment dispute prepare to launch appeal bid
A High Court judge recently ruled that doctors could lawfully stop providing treatment to Archie Battersbee, who suffered brain damage in early April

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:58:05 GMT
What the papers say – June 20
Monday’s newspapers react to the rail shutdown which is about to hit the country.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 23:13:15 GMT
Children ‘self-harming due to UK’s cost of living crisis’
Millions of youngsters are ‘at breaking point’ and many are having suicidal thoughts, charity says

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Government accused of ‘inflaming tensions’ over rail dispute
Train and Tube services will be crippled by strikes this week in bitter disputes over pay, jobs and conditions.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Glastonbury faces travel chaos as it returns after three-year hiatus
The official coach partner has warned of congestion around the site.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Manufacturers call for added support amid bleak economic climate – survey
Trade body Make UK and accounting and business advisory firm BDO surveyed UK manufacturers

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Online exhibition explores meaning of ‘home’ as part of refugee week
The digital gallery will shine a light on what home means for people who have been forced to flee from war.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Rail strikes a ‘blow’ say struggling retailers
Footfall is expected to drop by 9.3% across all retail destinations next week, peaking at a 13% fall at shopping centres.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Energy consumers protected under new financial measures for suppliers – Ofgem
The energy regulator has said suppliers will be able to “weather the ongoing storm” of challenges facing the industry.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Sir Ringo Starr joins campaign to send postcards to Prime Minister for WaterAid
The limited-edition postcards will be officially launched at Glastonbury festival.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Drivers warned to expect ‘big increase in traffic’ during rail strikes
The AA identified some of the roads it anticipates will be worst hit by queues this week.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
More 65-year-olds living in poverty as state pension age rose to 66, says IFS
The increase in 65-year-olds in poverty was concentrated among renters, single people and those with lower levels of education, researchers said.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Depression, anxiety and panic attacks: charity highlights the impacts of debt
A lot of families are finding it impossible to stay out of debt, according to Christians Against Poverty.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Reception children in Wales to receive free school meals from September
The Welsh Government, working with Plaid Cymru, plans to offer the benefit to all primary school pupils by 2024.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
UK pilots with HIV able to work unrestricted after ‘landmark changes’
New guidelines for how people with HIV can have full careers as commercial pilots has been issued.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 23:15:30 GMT
Blair Drummond welcomes new baby macaque
The four-week-old macaque has been settling in well at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 22:27:12 GMT
Commonwealth offers ‘unique opportunity’ for UK trade, says Johnson
The PM said the bloc provides ‘vast and growing’ markets for British producers, creating jobs and easing of living pressures.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 21:10:59 GMT
Nadine Dorries supports ban on trans swimmers in elite women’s events
The international governing body for swimming, Fina, has voted to ban athletes who have gone through male puberty from racing in women’s events.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 21:07:07 GMT
Voters ‘don’t give a fig’ over PM’s ethics adviser quitting, says Dorries
The Culture Secretary mocked Lord Geidt, saying most people did not know who he was or why he resigned.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 21:00:00 GMT
Youngsters trust politicians less than influencers to give truthful news – poll
The poll was conducted by Survation and commissioned by BBC Education.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 20:52:40 GMT
YouTuber gets planning permission for tunnel under his garden to bunker
He has documented his progress on YouTube.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 19:42:57 GMT
Friends launch fundraiser to get dying man to Glastonbury for the last time
Nigel Stonehouse, a former bricklayer from Hartlepool, was diagnosed with cancer of the kidney in May.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 19:18:39 GMT
UK ‘leaderless but not powerless’ says former PM Gordon Brown
Speaking to BBC’s Sunday Morning, Mr Brown said rising inflation is a ‘global problem’ that needs ‘global solutions’.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 18:56:42 GMT
Irish prime minister warns of ‘serious situation’ if Britain scraps Northern Ireland protocol
Micheal Martin said the new legislation would amount to ‘economic vandalism’ on Northern Ireland

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 18:25:46 GMT
British troops must prepare to fight in Europe once again, says Army chief
It comes after Boris Johnson returned from Ukraine with a warning that ‘we need to steel ourselves for a long war’.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 17:45:19 GMT
Tory peer ‘paid £3,000 after offering to open doors for Covid sanitiser firm’
Earl of Shrewsbury failed to declare interest in health firm, which report says he offered to lobby for

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 16:54:11 GMT
O’Neill: Protocol Bill will have ‘colossal political and economic consequences’
Sinn Fein’s leader in Stormont said that Boris Johnson’s plan to override parts of the protocol has ‘sounded alarm bells’ across Europe and America.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 16:46:38 GMT
Terror victim’s daughter remembers ‘one of most gentle human beings’
Ruzina Akhtar gave a moving tribute to her father, Makram Ali, at Finsbury Park Mosque and spoke with the PA news agency afterwards.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 07:26:47 GMT
World Sickle Cell Day: NHS rolls out new treatment amid first national campaign launch
The announcement comes after the NHS unveiled the first new treatment for the disease in 20 years.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 16:16:13 GMT
Conservative by-election campaign ads ‘don’t mention Boris Johnson’
Candidates appear to be distancing themselves from the prime minister

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 15:48:20 GMT
Irish premier warns of ‘serious situation’ if Britain scraps NI protocol
Micheal Martin said new legislation will cause ‘economic vandalism’ on Northern Ireland.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 15:21:43 GMT
Public told to remain indoors as UK hit by ‘huge cluster’ of thunderstorms
Met Office issues rare lightning warning as heatwave gives way to storms

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 15:21:03 GMT
Ukrainian refugees in UK facing homelessness due to renting red tape, charity warns
Checks could be impossible for refugees to pass, organisations say

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 15:17:28 GMT
Thousands of good A-level students will ‘miss out’ on university as competition for places increases
Many elite universities are increasing their requirements for entry on to their courses

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 15:17:11 GMT
Sir Lindsay Hoyle names new kitten after Clement Attlee
The Speaker of the House has named all of his pets after key political figures.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 15:12:59 GMT
Terror victim’s daughter remembers ‘one of most gentle human beings’
Makram Ali, 51, died five years ago when a terrorist drove a van into a crowd of worshippers outside a mosque in north London.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 14:51:30 GMT
Teaching unions prepared to ballot if pay does not increase
The NASUWT and the National Education Union have called for pay rises.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 14:18:15 GMT
Fugitive jailed for threatening woman with axe before stealing £25k Rolex
Londoner fled to Spain after partners in crime were jailed

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 14:13:03 GMT
Famous faces read extract about son of detained British-Egyptian writer
Alaa Abd El-Fattah, 40, who is on the 79th day of a hunger strike, has spent most of the past decade behind bars in Egypt.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 13:50:07 GMT
Teaching and NHS unions warn of strike action unless government improves pay offers
General sectretary of teaching union says it ‘cannot avoid ballot’ without significant pay increase

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 13:39:30 GMT
Man who drowned in pig feed tanker trying to save teen ‘was a superhero’
‘People said Gavin helped them in situations. He always had their back,’ victim’s mother says

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 13:32:16 GMT
Gordon Brown says government lurching from ‘crisis to crisis’ and predicts corporation tax hike scrap
Former PM issues warning over danger of ‘global recession’

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 13:17:57 GMT
‘Absolute nonsense’ Keir Starmer is succession planning if forced to quit, says Lisa Nandy
The Labour leader has vowed to quit if fined by Durham Police

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 12:43:21 GMT
Sadiq Khan joins 14,000 people on fundraising bike ride from London to Brighton
Money raised by the ride will go towards funding the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 12:36:05 GMT
Tributes paid after TV presenter Aideen Kennedy dies at 43
The journalist’s death came hours after she posted on social media that she was receiving palliative care.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:54:29 GMT
Anas Sarwar: Next general election will be campaign to boot out Boris Johnson
Anas Sarwar argued that the best chance to “boot out” Boris Johnson is at the next general election.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:40:55 GMT
CCTV shows man wanted by police after robbery in Tower Hamlets
Metropolitan Police says theft was ‘terrifying experience for employee left fearing for her life’

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:06:47 GMT
Grant Shapps dismisses calls for government to intervene in rail dispute talks as ‘stunt’
Senior Tory MP urges government to ‘get around negotiating table’

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 10:42:41 GMT
Lisa Nandy ‘not worried’ over claims about Keir Starmer’s ‘succession planning’
She described as ‘absolute nonsense’ reports that the party leader has discussed the issue with certain members of the shadow cabinet.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 23:49:20 GMT
Dame Kelly Holmes comes out as gay and says ‘I’m finally free’
The Olympic champion, 52, said she felt it was time to show the world her ‘real self’

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 10:00:40 GMT
One million euro worth of life-sized art to go on display in Dublin
The new permanent home for Ireland’s largest sculpture collection is situated at the rear of Gormleys Fine Art in the capital.



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