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Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:48:44 GMTMillions more become millionaires during pandemic as property prices soar
Household wealth increased to another record in 2020
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
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:36:15 GMTBoris Johnson blasted for ‘barmy brainwashing event’ as schoolchildren made to sing ‘strong Britain, great nation’
Department for Education encouraging schools to celebrate ‘One Britain One Nation Day’
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:29:35 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
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:20:37 GMTNew £50 note: Features you did not know about as Alan Turing banknote enters circulation
Codes on polymer note shine light on computer pioneer’s work
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:12:08 GMTMan killed nine cats in Brighton in spree that left detectives stumped for months, court told
Steve Bouquet, 54, denies criminal damage and possession of a knife
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 08:07:48 GMTUK must be prepared for ‘significant flu epidemic’ this winter, says government adviser
‘Seasonal influenza is likely to be a significant issue coming into the autumn and winter,’ says professor Neil Ferguson
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 07:49:11 GMTBrexit news – live: Boris Johnson hails fifth anniversary of vote as Tory grandee warns future looks ‘ominous’
Follow latest developments as UK marks five years since referendum
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 07:29:40 GMTHome Office receiving over 10,000 EU settlement applications a day as deadline looms
Application numbers double in a month, prompting concern many EU nationals will not apply in time for deadline and could fall victim to hostile environment policies
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 06:32:39 GMT5 years after Brexit vote, divided UK still feels shockwaves
Five years ago Wednesday, Britons voted in a referendum that was meant to bring certainty to the U.K.’s unsettled relationship with its European neighbors, but it most certainly did not
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 02:38:23 GMTMinisters launch bid to privatise Channel 4 in shake-up of British television
Broadcaster’s boss warns against changes that could cause ‘irreversible damage’
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 02:19:13 GMTJohnson won’t grant Scottish independence referendum before next election, says Gove
I ‘can’t see’ indyref2 before 2024 says cabinet minister leading pro-union push
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 01:37:42 GMTAbolishing Dfid had negative effect on aid spending, watchdog finds
Icai report warns of ‘turbulence’ created by merger
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 01:32:21 GMTRadiohead, Blur and Chemical Brothers tell Boris Johnson to fix Brexit touring crisis
‘The government has to take this issue seriously and support touring artists. The future of British music is at stake’
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 01:14:30 GMTSuccess of government’s ‘culture recovery fund’ in doubt as festivals teeter on brink of collapse
New report questions lack of support for festivals and freelance workers within the culture sector
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 01:13:40 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
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 23:54:29 GMTThree-quarters of domestic abuse investigations closed by police without charge, watchdog finds
Police forces ordered to take ‘immediate action’ to explain closure rates
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 23:32:30 GMT‘Teeny’ benefits of proposed Pacific trade deal dwarfed by hit from Brexit
On fifth anniversary of referendum, nation still deeply divided by decision to leave EU
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 22:45:01 GMTShani Warren: Man arrested over Lady in Lake murder of woman 34 years ago
Victim, 26, found bound and gagged in Buckinghamshire in April 1987
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 22:43:28 GMTJudge blocks legal challenge over government ‘failure’ to investigate potential Russian election interference
Judge says claims the government is legally obliged to publicly probe claims are ‘unarguable’ in court
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 22:42:30 GMTManchester Arena bomb inquiry: ‘Nightmare journey’ delayed senior firefighter’s response, inquiry told
Firefighters took more than two hours to attend site of attack in May 2017
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 22:13:46 GMT‘Discrimination by descent’: Legacy of Windrush scandal endures
Special report: UK government’s hostile environment policies continue to wreak havoc upon people’s lives, they tell Nadine White on Windrush Day
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 20:40:20 GMTCulture war over ‘white privilege’ won’t help disadvantaged children, headteachers say
‘The story seems very politicised,’ one school leader says
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 19:57:00 GMTVeteran lawmaker to lead N. Ireland's DUP after turmoil
Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party has named veteran lawmaker Jeffrey Donaldson its new leader
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 11:55:20 GMTEU should stop making ‘threats’ to ‘big’ countries like Britain, negotiator David Frost says
Boris Johnson’s Brexit chief says relationship with the EU will be ‘a little bumpy’ for some time
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 19:12:40 GMT‘Should be a day for celebration’: Windrush generation still deserve justice, government told
‘Windrush Day should be a day of celebration, but instead many people who have made huge contributions to our society are facing an uncertain future,’ letter to Home Secretary reads
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 18:52:55 GMTEmma Faulds murder: Former prison guard Ross Willox jailed for 20 years
Senior investigating officer described him as a ‘selfish, arrogant monster’
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 18:50:47 GMTNumbers affected by benefit cap grow as effects of Covid hit home
System condemned as an ‘unjust punishment’ for families
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 18:25:38 GMTBurger firm slammed over Father’s Day advert featuring Peter Sutcliffe, Jimmy Savile and Fred West
Son of Yorkshire Ripper’s first-known victim criticises ‘despicable’ promotion
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 18:24:43 GMTDavid Attenborough backs calls for ‘open and transparent debate’ on broadcasting
The naturalist has backed a British Broadcasting Challenge campaign.
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 18:00:54 GMTScotland lockdown easing delayed by three weeks, Sturgeon announces
‘Current levels will remain in force until 19 July,’ says first minister
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 17:25:18 GMTJeffrey Donaldson warns of threat to ‘peace and stability’ as he is crowned new DUP leader
Relative moderate replaces Edwin Poots, who briefly succeeded Arlene Foster, in bitter party civil war
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 15:57:32 GMTTory MPs worried party conference could be cancelled due to Covid restrictions
Unlike Labour’s get-together, tickets for the bash are yet to go on sale
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 15:43:22 GMTDaily UK Covid cases rise to highest since mid-February as Delta variant spreads
It is the highest figure since 13 February
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 15:26:05 GMTWomen’s access to abortion in Northern Ireland on ‘cliff-edge’ due to government inaction
‘No woman must be refused this service,’ says campaigner
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 15:13:35 GMTBrexit news – live: Pacific trade deal ‘worth tiny fraction’ of UK’s EU losses as Johnson warned over exports
Live Brexit and UK politics updates
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 14:57:19 GMTUK children can prevent nude photos being shared online with new tool
‘This tool is a world first’
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 14:37:29 GMTShake-up of Keir Starmer’s team continues as top aide moved out of Labour leader’s office
Some in the party blamed Jenny Chapman for the by-election loss in Hartlepool
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 14:34:13 GMTGovernment calls for ‘more reuse and recycling’ after Amazon destroys millions of items in UK every year
Former employee at site says their ‘target was to generally destroy 130,000 items a week’
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 14:02:04 GMTPrincess Diana asked ‘oh my God, what’s happened’ in final moments, fire chief claims
‘I could understand that, so I tried to calm her. I held her hand,’ says Sergeant Xavier Gourelon
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 13:29:06 GMTUse of force by police on man who later died ‘justified’, inquest just finds
Jury finds that Andrew Hall died from a complex series of causes, which included his heart disease
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 13:27:50 GMTSir Jeffrey Donaldson: Who is the DUP’s new leader?
Can new leader turn around party’s fortunes?
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 12:46:10 GMTEU can shut off flow of data and ‘slow down’ UK exports in a Brexit trade war, Boris Johnson warned
Brussels has multiple weapons that would have ‘significant economic consequences’ for UK - if relations break down
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 12:38:29 GMTLondon underground to get full mobile network by end of 2024
The first stations to be connected will include Bank, Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road
Tue, 08 Jun 2021 14:23:29 GMTInside the chaos of Northern Ireland’s failure to roll out abortion services despite decriminalisation
Exclusive: Healthcare providers tell Maya Oppenheim women are routinely struggling to get abortions
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:38:41 GMT‘Complete waste of time’: Ken Clarke dismisses proposals for new ‘royal yacht’ as ‘silly populist nonsense’
‘We do need money to actually improve the quality and availability of social care,’ says senior Tory
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 11:49:21 GMTJeffrey Donaldson warns of threat to ‘peace and stability’ as he is crowned new DUP leader
The crisis-hit Democratic Unionist Party has its third leader in just two months, after Jeffrey Donaldson was crowned without a contest.
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 10:20:57 GMTDolphins rescued after being stranded on Scottish beach
Experts from British Divers Marine Life Rescue were called to Balnakeil Beach near Durness in Sutherland
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:31:25 GMTAutistic boy seen running down road after escaping from nursery
Dashcam footage shows Charlie Heslop running in middle of street before being spotted by two workmen