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Sat, 07 Aug 2021 08:53:46 GMT
UK will offer safety to Afghan journalists under threat, says Dominic Raab
Relocation cases will be considered ‘on an exceptional basis,’ says foreign secretary

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 08:07:54 GMT
Government spending on Union flags soars under Boris Johnson
‘It just doesn’t fool people,’ says SNP on drive to boost pride in symbol

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 08:06:23 GMT
Government holding talks in step towards UK ban on foie gras
Exclusive: MPs ‘lose patience’ over delay as minister considers outlawing imports of product made from force-feeding birds

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 07:59:40 GMT
Future lockdowns now ‘unlikely’ says advisor once known as Professor Lockdown
Professor Neil Ferguson, who helped mastermind first national shuttering, says UK will learn to accept presence of Covid-19 now vaccination has reduced mortality rate

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 07:20:15 GMT
Wood Green stabbing: Man and police officers hospitalised in north London attack
Police are appealing for witnesses or information regarding the incident on Noel Park Road on Friday evening

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 06:50:35 GMT
Live music scene emerging from lockdown hit by mix-up over overseas artists
Computer says No: Venues granted zero sponsorships because they applied for none last year

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 01:11:25 GMT
EasyJet investigates passenger mutiny after cabin crew reportedly order police to remove two Black men
Video of the incident shows other passengers defending the men and police appear reluctant to intervene.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 00:38:12 GMT
Armed RAF fighter jets intercept ‘Cold War era’ Russian aircraft near UK airspace, air force says
Officials warn Russian military aircraft in British air space can pose hazard to other air users

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 00:26:22 GMT
Shed of the Year: Influencer’s cocktail bar beats 300 rivals to top prize
Ms Zarb-Cousin will be awarded £1,000, a plaque and £100 of Cuprinol products for her victory

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 23:48:54 GMT
Archbishop of York says English people ‘left behind’ by ‘metropolitan elites’ in London
National unity is ‘more fractured than I have ever known it in my lifetime’ says second most senior Church of England clergyman

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 23:00:00 GMT
‘One of the canaries in the coal mine’: The collapse of an English castle due to climate change
It’s hard to blame any one event on climate change, but the collapse of Hurst Castle could be a worrying sign, writes William Booth

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 22:56:51 GMT
Labour attacks ‘pitiful’ support for pupils as analysis shows eight weeks of school lost this year
Government’s recovery plan ‘utterly inadequate’, says opposition

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 20:55:00 GMT
‘He’s laughing at lives being destroyed’: Backlash grows at Boris Johnson’s joke about mine closures
‘People had to scratch a living for years. Some never worked again. Very funny, isn’t it?’

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 20:52:48 GMT
Verphy Kudi: Mother jailed for leaving toddler alone for days to starve to death
CCTV footage showed that Ms Kudi left her daughter alone in the flat for five days, 21 hours and 58 minutes

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 20:40:45 GMT
Charities appeal for new approach on migrant boats, as clampdown forces shift to riskier routes
Home Office minister views French patrols funded by £54m deal with UK

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 19:30:26 GMT
Alok Sharma: No 10 defends climate minister visiting 30 countries this year
Visits to red list countries have helped secure ‘ambitious’ climate change pledges, says PM’s spokesperson

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 19:09:30 GMT
Covid spread: R number falls to 0.8-1.1
If the virus was in retreat, it would be the first time in three months

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 18:21:49 GMT
Boris Johnson avoids self-isolation after aide tests positive for Covid
Prime minister has not been ‘pinged’ or contacted by Test and Trace

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 18:21:41 GMT
What is the law concerning animals with tuberculosis?
Plight of Geronimo the alpaca casts light on UK’s test and slaughter programme to eradicate disease

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 18:11:06 GMT
Boris Johnson refuses to apologise for joke about Thatcher closing coal mines
PM ‘recognises impact and pain’ caused to former pit communities, says spokesperson

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 08:22:27 GMT
Cuts to aid budget could slash £1bn from UK help for girls’ education, new analysis finds
Exclusive: Boris Johnson should ‘hang his head in shame’, say Liberal Democrats

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 15:24:54 GMT
Streatham terrorist’s mother: I instantly knew my son was responsible for attack
Amman also confided in others that he wanted to kill the Queen, the inquest heard.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 15:49:12 GMT
Anti-vaxxer dies of Covid nine days after saying virus is ‘nothing to be afraid of’
Leslie Lawrenson’s partner says he ‘paid ultimate price’ for making a ‘terrible mistake’ over jab

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 15:20:19 GMT
Government launches £5 million study to find cost of adapting to climate change
The £5 million effort comes after experts told the Independent of the desperate need for such research.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 15:02:54 GMT
Hospital anaesthetist facing jail after injecting partner with drugs during ‘exorcism ceremonies’
Doctor left ex-partner close to death after ‘dangerous’ rituals, court told

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 13:42:18 GMT
London riots, ten years on: ‘There was looting but it was a protest and we need to remember that’
‘The conditions that gave rise to unrest ten years ago are still prevalent today’, activist tells Nadine White

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 13:11:54 GMT
BMA consults doctors on action after junior medics snubbed in NHS pay award
Exclusion of junior medics ‘is nothing short of insulting’ says BMA

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 06:34:22 GMT
Energy bills to rise for 15 million households from October
New tariffs come will see charges jump to record high in UK, regulator says

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 12:50:48 GMT
London fire: Blaze breaks out in Elephant and Castle
Four fire engines and about 25 firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 12:13:18 GMT
Cargo bikes deliver parcels in city centres more quickly than vans, study finds
Research suggests replacing vans with bikes could reduce delivery-related emissions by more than 90%

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 11:43:30 GMT
Covid infections fall in England, figures suggest
But rates rise in Northern Ireland, with one in 55 people thought to have coronavirus

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 11:40:25 GMT
‘No plans’ for fresh tests to reprieve condemned alpaca Geronimo, says No 10
Downing Street has said it “sympathises” with the owner of alpaca Geronimo, but insisted that there are “no plans for any further tests” to save the animal from being put down after it twice tested positive for bovine TB.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 10:47:14 GMT
Owner of alpaca sentenced to death pleads with PM to save animal’s life
The government has issued a warrant for Geronimo’s death

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 09:44:11 GMT
Pride in London cancelled because of Covid restrictions
‘This goes against everything that we want Pride in London to be,’ says organiser

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 08:56:59 GMT
Covid vaccine buses and Instagram influencers could help get teenagers jabbed
New government campaign urging young people not to ‘miss out’ on clubbing by getting jab



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