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Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:45:05 GMTLocal councils call on Home Office to welcome more Afghan refugees
Dozens of local authorities pledge to offer sanctuary to people fleeing Taliban
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:29:59 GMTAfghanistan: Taliban ‘always part of solution,’ says defence minister as he compares group to IRA
Defence minister says Taliban ‘part of the peace’ – despite reports of door-to-door manhunt
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:36:18 GMTBrexit staffing problems risk Christmas turkey shortage, poultry farmers warn
One in six jobs in poultry industry unfilled due to EU workers leaving UK, employers say
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:03:01 GMTForeign Office admits no-one made Dominic Raab’s phone call for Afghan interpreters
‘It was not possible to arrange a call before the Afghan government collapsed,’ says government
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 23:28:07 GMTRecord 20 places hoping to be named UK’s city of culture
Cornwall, Country Durham and Newport among others vying for accolade
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 23:26:12 GMTGreens warned against becoming ‘SNP lackeys’ ahead of power-sharing deal in Scotland
Party should not ‘nod along’ with Nicola Sturgeon’s plans, says Labour
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 22:24:55 GMTAfghanistan: British businessman rescued from Kabul by German military
Man, who declined to be named for security reasons, was stranded at airport for two days without food or water
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 20:52:36 GMTGurkhas end hunger strike after government agrees to pension payment talks
‘We look forward to meeting Nepali ambassador to move forward together,’ says MoD
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 20:39:33 GMTAfghanistan: Ex-national security adviser slams Dominic Raab’s failure to make call while on holiday
‘If they were recommending this call strongly, then I think he should have made it,” Kim Darroch says
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 20:28:53 GMTSajid Javid ‘confident’ Covid vaccine booster scheme will start in September
‘We are going to have a booster scheme,’ health secretary insists after fresh doubts raised
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 19:52:43 GMTNearly half of adults believe inadequacies due to not paying attention in science class, study finds
A study has found that knowledge of science goes a long way in helping to reduce energy consumption
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 19:28:56 GMT‘Human shield’ plan to save alpaca Geronimo from death sentence
‘Defra are trying to kill their way out of trouble – it’s an utter disgrace,’ says vet
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 19:28:50 GMTBoy who died falling from hotel window in Sheffield was Afghan refugee, police confirm
Police say family is being supported by specially trained officers ahead of formal identification
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 19:11:07 GMTDominic Raab insists he won’t quit over failure to make Afghanistan call while on holiday
Smiling foreign secretary is asked if he will resign as he walks into No 10, but replies ‘no’
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 18:44:49 GMTJared O’Mara: Former Labour MP charged with seven counts of fraud
Former Sheffield Hallam MP Jared O’Mara has been charged with seven counts of fraud by false representation, CPS say
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 18:34:20 GMTMichael Barrymore: Man arrested over murder at entertainer’s home released without charge
Police say they had ‘no realistic chance’ of prosecuting man accused of murdering Stuart Lubbock
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 18:33:59 GMTNando’s closures ‘tip of iceberg’ as more restaurants hit by post-Brexit food supply crisis
Labour shortages since UK’s exit from EU to blame, say sector chiefs
Wed, 18 Aug 2021 19:11:47 GMTBoris Johnson urged to expand UK’s ‘total farce’ scheme for Afghan refugees
Britain must accept ‘tens of thousands’ of Afghans in months ahead, say MPs and charities
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 17:44:55 GMTCracked gas pipe blamed for house explosion that killed Bury woman
Inquest hears likely cause of explosion that killed 61-year-old Hazel Wilcox
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 17:03:46 GMT‘Overhaul Britain’s racist hostile environment,’ campaigners warn following Afghanistan crisis
Open letter calls for immediate asylum to be granted to Afghans already waiting for status in UK
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 16:55:52 GMTPlymouth gunman argued with his mother before shooting her dead, inquest hears
‘She sustained fatal gun wounds following an argument with her son’, detective inspector says
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 16:23:24 GMTBoris Johnson told to appoint ‘minister for Afghan women’ instead of just ‘talking to other male leaders’
Harriet Harman warns the voices of women bravely ‘standing up for their rights’ will not be heard
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 15:57:15 GMTDevon and Cornwall Police officer given final warning over offensive George Floyd meme
‘I didn’t think about it deeply and I didn’t look at the image in detail,’ said Sergeant Geraint Jones
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 14:41:59 GMTWoman wins £23,000 from employers after being sacked over long hours complaint
Former employee says she was awarded for high performance months earlier
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 14:30:34 GMTFaulty lab tests could put hundreds of drug driving convictions in jeopardy
A total of 831 results were found to be unreliable
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 14:27:54 GMT£40,000 worth of gold jewellery stolen from London house
The stolen items have ‘great sentimental value’ to the victims
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 14:02:20 GMTThree arrests made after shooting at Camden barbecue
Firearms officers were called to Clarence Gardens in Camden on Saturday night after three women were shot
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 14:00:21 GMTDrivers licence delays blamed on Covid rules and industrial action
Online applications aren’t affected, DVLA says
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 12:43:58 GMTBrexit: Visa delays hit students planning to study in Spain
Delays in applications to UK’s most popular foreign study destination ‘causing real anxiety’
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 12:04:06 GMTAfghanistan: UK’s refugee resettlement programme ‘confusing and disingenuous’, experts warn
UNHCR and others warn most Afghans fleeing Taliban will not be able to access scheme
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:14:30 GMTMinisters set to ‘water down’ bottle deposit scheme in costly mistake, warn green experts
Exclusive: ‘Strong possibility’ government will go for option that means only 7.4 billion containers being recycled instead of 23.7 billion
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:07:38 GMTFormer minister says being in Conservative Party is ‘like working for a really s*** company’
Johnny Mercer says the party and government ‘treats me with contempt’
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 12:15:38 GMTBrexit to blame for fast-food chicken shortages as ministers fail to help, industry says
‘When you don’t have people, you have a problem – the labour crisis is a Brexit issue’ says British Poultry Council