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Thu, 02 Sep 2021 08:17:47 GMT
Dominic Raab flies to Qatar to discuss ‘top priority’ Afghanistan evacuations
Foreign secretary expected to discuss possibility of persuading Taliban to reopen Kabul airport

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 08:04:33 GMT
NHS ‘ready and eager’ to roll out Covid vaccine to children under 16, says Gavin Williamson
Education secretary heaps pressure on scientists to approve jab for 12 to 15-year-olds

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 07:10:57 GMT
Universal credit: 100 civil society groups urge Boris Johnson to abandon benefit cut
PM told move will ‘pile unnecessary financial pressure’ on 5.5 million households

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 06:38:57 GMT
Matt Hancock spotted on Swiss Alps break with lover Gina Coladangelo
The Tory MP has tried to keep a low profile in recent months since stepping down as health secretary

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:02:45 GMT
Scientists closer to making bread with ‘low cancer-causing risk’ when toasted
The British researchers’ wheat gene-editing experiment will be the first of its kind in Europe

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 23:28:33 GMT
‘No plans’ to move Trident nuclear submarines abroad in event of Scottish independence, government insists
One option reportedly considered could create a ‘nuclear Gibraltar’ within Scotland, official says

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 23:01:13 GMT
Ministers’ plans for voter ID risk breaching human rights law, warns report
Elderly, disabled and ethnic minorities ‘may be denied right to vote’

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 23:00:48 GMT
Two million face uncertainty over the end of furlough and benefit cuts, economists warn
There’s a shortage of vacancies in sectors with high numbers of furloughed workers, according to think tank the IPPR

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 22:59:39 GMT
School spending set to remain below 2010 levels – as poorest areas ‘hammered’ by biggest cuts
Funding ‘runs counter’ to aim of levelling up poorest parts of the country, says IFS

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:28:29 GMT
Hilary Mantel and William Boyd warn of book industry collapse if ‘disgraceful’ post-Brexit change goes ahead
Exclusive: Former poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy said prospect of new rules makes her ‘blood run cold’

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:06:25 GMT
YouTube, Facebook and TikTok ‘earning millions’ from horrific animal-cruelty videos
‘These corporations have the power to remove these vile videos, and it’s reprehensible that they haven’t,’ says charity boss

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 20:26:14 GMT
Afghanistan: Report warned Dominic Raab in July of fast advance of Taliban
Foreign secretary accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ after telling MPs he thought Kabul would not fall this year

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 19:41:54 GMT
Government bars unions from ‘seat at the table’ in trade talks
The exclusion from sensitive discussions comes despite promises to the contrary over the past year

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 19:34:43 GMT
‘Talented and creative’ Maddie Durdant-Hollamby, 22, stabbed to death by boyfriend in ‘murder-suicide’
No-one else is being sought in connection with the murder described as a ‘contained incident’

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 18:34:31 GMT
Colin Pitchfork release is ‘very big risk’ to children says victim’s uncle
Pitchfork’s release ‘shows total disregard for the value of the lives of Lynda Mann and my niece’, says victim’s uncle

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 18:30:39 GMT
‘Topshop terrorist’ jailed for committing 15 terror offences after release from prison
Ibrahim Anderson was previously jailed for inviting support for Isis outside Topshop on Oxford Street

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 18:26:42 GMT
Third vaccine dose for 500,000 vulnerable Britons after JCVI advice
But there is still no word on Covid jabs for school pupils aged 12-15 or the autumn booster programme

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 17:51:26 GMT
Judge orders neo-Nazi terror offender to read classic literature or face prison
Judge to ‘test’ student Ben John on reading list as part of conditions for suspending two-year prison sentence

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 17:47:03 GMT
Runnymede Trust wins battle with Tory MPs over race report criticism

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 17:41:41 GMT
British Alpaca Society condemns ministers over ‘disgraceful’ method used by vets who seized Geronimo
Alpacas should have headcollars fitted when they are moved, says animal society

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 16:48:51 GMT
Driver ‘walked home in tears’ after £400k Lamborghini seized by police for anti-social driving
Officers caught the Lamborghini Aventador being driven in “an anti-social manner” on the A1 in the early hours of Monday morning

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:00:28 GMT
Ex-chancellor Philip Hammond rebuked over lobbying by sleaze watchdog
Contact with senior Treasury official on bank’s behalf was ‘not acceptable’

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 13:43:57 GMT
Syed Taalay Ahmed: British journalist shot dead in Ghana robbery
The 31-year-old’s body is reportedly being flown back to the UK today.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 12:18:10 GMT
Man City’s Benjamin Mendy denied bail ahead of possible rape trial
Footballer suspended from club after being accused of sex attacks on three women

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:17:21 GMT
Handshakes at job interviews could be made redundant
Reservations about physical interactions remain

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:02:25 GMT
Colin Pitchfork: Double child killer released from prison
He raped and strangled two schoolgirls in 1980s

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:53:36 GMT
Man accused of planning coordinated UK terror attacks ‘to stop Chinese communist takeover’
Oliver Lewin motivated by belief in upcoming ‘apocalyptic event’, court hears

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:38:13 GMT
Afghanistan: Questions facing Dominic Raab as foreign secretary grilled by MPs over Kabul chaos
Government’s handling of Afghanistan crisis described as ‘biggest failure of foreign policy in a generation’

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:32:24 GMT
Labour staff back strike action if party demands compulsory redundancies
Ballot comes ahead of crucial annual conference for Keir Starmer

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:22:46 GMT
White ‘old boys’ network holding ethnic minority surgeons back from job promotions, researchers say
‘Deep-rooted disadvantages’ for ethnic minorities and women in healthcare sector, experts say

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:06:15 GMT
Why was Geronimo the alpaca killed by government vets?
Animal was put down despite owner’s pleas

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:02:35 GMT
‘Do not travel here illegally’: Afghan refugees crossing Channel will not be resettled in UK, says minister
Arrival must happen in ‘orderly and legal way,’ says Home Office minister

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:53:48 GMT
New cleaner petrol rolled out in UK but quarter of drivers unaware of it
Department for Transport hopes changes could cut transport CO2 emissions by 750,000 tonnes a year

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:53:00 GMT
UK embassy ‘told Afghans to go to Kabul airport hours before suicide bombing’
Advice to use Abbey Gate entrance was ‘confusing and conflicting,’ says Afghan women



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