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Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:34:26 GMTIPCC report: 14 ways to fight the climate crisis after publication of ‘Code Red’ warning
The 234 scientists from 66 countries who authored the report stressed that humanity still has the ability to change course and avoid the worst consequences
Tue, 17 Aug 2021 08:42:26 GMTJob vacancies in UK hit record high amid easing of lockdown restrictions
‘World of work continues to rebound robustly from the effects of the pandemic, Office for National Statistics official says
Tue, 17 Aug 2021 08:21:17 GMTLabour attacks Javid over lack of clarity on NHS budget with just weeks to go
The health service is facing a financial cliff edge in September as negotiations over budget spending continue
Tue, 17 Aug 2021 07:59:11 GMTPriti Patel facing growing pressure to create safe routes to UK for Afghans
Thousands call on Home Office to establish emergency resettlement scheme for people fleeing Taliban
Tue, 17 Aug 2021 07:57:57 GMTThousands isolated unnecessarily because of NHS Covid app error
App users were not told that they could be asked to isolate if they had been in contact with an infected person five days prior to them testing positive for Covid, rather than two
Tue, 17 Aug 2021 07:46:22 GMT‘No one saw this coming,’ says Dominic Raab on swift Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
‘Of course we would have taken action if we had,’ says foreign secretary
Tue, 17 Aug 2021 07:31:01 GMTPret a Manger looking to expand outside city centres as shops in regional towns ‘busier than ever’
Coffee shop chain is looking at opening around 100 new franchised shops across country
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 23:01:00 GMTCharities and landlords’ group demand government publish assessment of cutting universal credit
‘We believe that the UK government should reverse its decisions to cut universal credit and to freeze local housing allowance’
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 22:29:56 GMTAfghanistan: UK to send hundreds more soldiers to speed up evacuation
Additional troops will bring total number of UK armed forces personnel helping in evacuation efforts to around 900
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 22:17:19 GMTAfghanistan: Dominic Raab admits government was surprised by ‘scale and pace’ of Taliban takeover
Foreign secretary raises prospect of sanctions against insurgents if they allow region to become ‘base for terror’
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 22:12:59 GMTPrince Andrew ‘may try to claim diplomatic immunity over sex abuse claim’, Epstein victims’ lawyer says
Duke of York strenuously denies all allegations made against him
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 22:03:09 GMTAlpaca Geronimo wins temporary reprieve ahead of High Court review
Mammal is ‘safe for now’, vet says
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 20:42:08 GMTImmigration detainees ‘fearing for their lives’ as people with Covid not moved due to lack of space
Home Office accused of ‘putting political agenda ahead of public health’ as new detainees moved into removal centre ahead of deportation flights despite coronavirus outbreak
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 19:56:29 GMTAfghanistan facing ‘catastrophic human rights crisis’, says UK representative to UN
Diplomat says there is evidence of ‘persecution of minority groups, harsh restrictions on women, allegations of forced marriage and using civilians as human shields’
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 18:37:53 GMTMen injured in homophobic attack at Birmingham’s Gay Village, police say
Two victims, both in their thirties, left covered in blood after being hit and cut with glass bottles
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 18:27:59 GMTCovid pandemic has worsened ‘epidemic of hidden overtime’, think tank says
‘Rapid shift from office to home’ means many more workers are ‘putting in significantly longer hours’, report says
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 17:14:40 GMTHome Office deletes asylum guidance for Afghanistan claiming no ‘real risk of harm’ to general population
No replacement for official security document amid scramble to escape following Taliban takeover
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 16:48:51 GMTPlymouth shooting: City holds minute’s silence as tributes paid to victims
Call for community to be left in peace to grieve after one of UK’s worst mass shootings
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 15:17:28 GMTCovid public inquiry will be pushed back beyond spring 2022, families fear
Campaigners suspect government ‘trying to kick the inquiry into the long grass’
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:27:17 GMTPriti Patel wants to ‘make an example’ out of middle-class cocaine users
‘There will be high-profile arrests,’ says Home Office official
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:24:24 GMTConservative MP predicts ‘major hit on West like 9/11’ after fall of Afghanistan to Taliban
Chair of defence select committee says country will again become ‘haven’ for terrorists
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:14:13 GMTDominic Raab accused of ‘going AWOL’ on holiday as Afghanistan falls to Taliban
Defence secretary says he ‘genuinely didn’t know’ foreign secretary was vacationing in Cyprus
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:55:09 GMTPlymouth shootings: Police reviewing decision not to declare terror attack as incel link probed
Jake Davison’s online activity and ‘engagement with the incel movement’ key part of investigation
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:51:53 GMTNottinghamshire woman suffers ‘life-changing injuries’ after being attacked by own dog
Two women suffered bites to face, arms and shoulders during attack
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 12:53:10 GMTNo 10 says ‘no targets’ for Afghan refugees ‘for the moment’ as evacuation from Kabul continues
Canada has pledged to resettle 20,000 Afghans threatened by Taliban
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 11:35:30 GMTAfghanistan: First flight carrying evacuated British citizens arrives in UK
‘Some people won’t get back,’ defence secretary admits
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:38:52 GMTDiscounts on holidays, clothes, gym classes and taxis as fight against Covid ‘vaccine hesitancy’ stepped up
‘Get the jab as soon as possible and take advantage of these excellent offers,’ health secretary tells public
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:25:58 GMTDefence secretary breaks down in tears and admits ‘some won’t get back’ from Afghanistan
Ben Wallace overcome with emotion as he describes desperate evacuation efforts
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:07:08 GMTKabul airport ‘secure’ for evacuation of Britons trapped in Afghanistan, says UK government
Troops attempting to get up to 1,500 British nationals and local allies out a day