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Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:46:33 GMTPlan to beat ‘pingdemic’ branded shambles as firms report frustration trying to register staff
‘Completely in the dark’: Companies struggle to work out if they are regarded as essential
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:39:31 GMTBoris Johnson says £200m royal yacht will let UK ‘show itself off to the world’
Successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia will ‘showcase what we have to offer,’ says prime minister
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:38:11 GMTApsana Begum trial: Labour MP accused of housing fraud is ‘very good person’ says John McDonnell
Begum could have been given ministerial position if Labour had won 2019 election, the Corbyn ally said
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:32:03 GMTBoris Johnson news – live: Government failed to consult police on crime plan as EU pauses Brexit legal action
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Sat, 26 Sep 2020 10:00:57 GMT‘This is genocide’: Inside the bizarre rise of coronavirus conspiracy theories
The worry, ultimately, is that, as oddball as this stuff is, it appears to be gaining traction with a wider audience, contaminating both reasonable debate about coronavirus and trust in evidence-based science
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 07:51:20 GMTRule changes to end pingdemic ‘nailed on’ for 16 August, says Boris Johnson
‘Far, far too early’ to draw any conclusions about falling Covid cases, says prime minister
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 06:23:19 GMTGovernment set to open border to EU and US travellers without quarantine
Boris Johnson says talks under way with US to let people travel ‘in a way they normally do’
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 00:55:00 GMTBoris Johnson promises disabled people ‘better life’ – but charities say plan lacks detail
Campaigners say national disability strategy falls short of providing ‘transformational change’
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 00:41:43 GMTOne in five women actively trying to get pregnant smoke cigarettes, study finds
‘It’s worrying that awareness and behaviours haven’t really improved,’ says report author
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 00:31:00 GMTMurder investigation launched in north Belfast after child’s death
Two hospitalised and one arrested in Ardoyne
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 00:21:09 GMT‘Catalogue of errors’ led to hospital death of two-year-old girl from flu, inquest finds
Medical staff failed to provide proper ‘attention and knowledge,’ coroner says
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 22:46:01 GMTBrexit: EU pauses legal action over ‘serious’ UK breach of Northern Ireland protocol
Commission halting proceedings ‘in order to provide the necessary space to reflect’ upon UK proposals
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 22:42:37 GMTBradford sex abuse scandal: Vulnerable children ‘remain unprotected,’ new report says
Years after grooming scandal first rocked city, ‘responses to victims of this complex crime is not yet good enough,’ review finds
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 22:41:18 GMTSurgeon who burned initials onto patients’ livers faces fresh tribunal after GMC complaint
Medical council believes original five-month removal was ‘insufficient’ and is seeking longer punishment
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 22:21:10 GMTLabour frontbencher ‘fighting fit’ after being declared cancer-free
Wes Streeting’s kidney cancer at 38 came as ‘enormous shock’
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 19:54:12 GMT‘Arrogant and dismissive’: Tories failed to consult police on new plan for tackling crime
Exclusive: Anger as media sent details of ‘beating crime plan’ before country’s most senior police officers
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 19:50:54 GMTUK disability employment gap ‘made worse’ by pandemic, Labour warns
‘In many cases, disabled people are more likely to be put on furlough’ said Anneliese Dodds
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 19:18:25 GMTBoris Johnson says stop-and-search policy ‘kind and loving’ way to get weapons off streets
Black people are 18 times more likely to be stopped than white people under controversial blanket search power
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 18:50:30 GMT‘Selfish’ people who refuse vaccine will be barred from events, says Michael Gove
Ministers warned they are in ‘terrible danger of splitting the Tory party’ over issue
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 18:23:58 GMTBoris Johnson trade adviser expects Chinese bid for UK semiconductor firm will be blocked
‘Unwise’ to give Beijing control over technological assets, warns former Australian PM
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 18:16:57 GMTBoris Johnson warns against ‘premature conclusions’ as UK sees further fall in Covid cases
Prime minister and scientists urge caution, despite infections falling for seventh day in a row
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:53:27 GMTTeenager feared to have drowned while helping in rescue of 10 children
Police are appealing for information as to his whereabouts
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:19:34 GMTHelp The Hungry: Our social kitchen serves first meals for the needy
The site, backed by the generosity of our readers, will make 1.5 million meals a year
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:09:01 GMTUnequal access to Covid vaccines risks derailing global recovery, IMF warns
The global lender of last resort upgraded its forecast for UK GDP growth this year
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:05:13 GMT‘A waste of money’: Londoners pour scorn on artificial hill installed beside Marble Arch
Westminster City Council suspends bookings to £2m installation on opening day, admitting some elements ‘are not ready for visitors’
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 16:44:12 GMTEx-minister Ken Clarke ‘not responsible’ for blood products in early days of infection scandal, inquiry hears
‘I didn’t call meetings on it. I was never ... directly responsible for blood products,’ says former health secretary
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 16:37:28 GMTEducation summit offers test of Boris Johnson’s ‘diplomatic muscle’ after aid cuts
Exclusive: Campaigners fear funding plea could fall short by $1bn
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 16:21:23 GMTExtra £82m a year needed to end rough sleeping by 2024, report says
The government is being urged to continue its Everyone In scheme
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 15:20:48 GMTVulnerable children ‘put in path’ of sex offenders by Lambeth council, report finds
Abusers operating within children’s homes ‘likely to have had a sense of being untouchable’, inquiry suggests
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 15:03:34 GMTShotgun cartridges found hidden in communal stairwell ceiling in Battersea, police say
Discovery comes during first day of targeted action to tackle gun crime in London
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:32:13 GMT‘Don’t throw us away’: Long Covid sufferers urge government to protect their jobs when forced off work
Frontline workers tell MPs there are worried about losing their jobs
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:58:42 GMTGovernment must set up Covid vaccine centres at university campuses, says Labour
Opposition says banning unvaccinated students would be ‘barrier to learning’
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:33:32 GMTExpert warns of possible ‘resurgence’ in Covid cases after unexpected six-day decline
Neil Ferguson says he is ‘positive’ bulk of pandemic will be behind us by October
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:31:29 GMTFood distribution charity sees supplies drop by up to 20% due to lorry driver shortage
‘We must now go the extra mile to source food for those meals,’ The Felix Project chief executive says
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:16:46 GMTUK house prices hit record high as buyers hunt for more space
Average cost now 30 per cent above peak before 2008 financial crisis
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:02:25 GMT Home Office accused of ‘failing’ Windrush victims after only one in six receive final compensation
Department’s compensation scheme remains ‘beset’ with problems, say MPs
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 10:08:09 GMTLondon hospital cancels operations after flooding
‘All elective appointments have been cancelled for today only while we work hard to clean up affected areas of the hospital. At present elective appointments later on in the week are unaffected but this may change’
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:28:46 GMTWatchdog to probe death of man in 30s in police custody
Man ‘briefly’ placed in handcuffs by officers responding to reports he was carrying knife and behaving ‘erratically’ in north London
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:17:56 GMTGovernment ‘very disappointed’ at US move to keep Covid travel ban, minister says
Kit Malthouse says he wants to see international travel return ‘as soon as possible’
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:04:37 GMTTory party could split over vaccine passports
Plans to make vaccine passports mandatory for students were slammed as ‘outrageous’
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:02:38 GMTLiverpool Council says it’s powerless to stop major warfare convention – despite owning venue
Mayor condemns event after protests but says “fundamentally it’s lawful”