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Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:28:21 GMT
Minister admits ‘embarrassing’ blunder over Afghanistan veteran suicide
‘Inaccurate’ to say ex-soldier took their own life over troop withdrawal, minister concedes

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:19:15 GMT
Boris Johnson news — live: PM to face returning MPs amid ‘very significant’ backlash over social care tax rise
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Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:13:23 GMT
Scores of GP surgeries that wrongly refuse to register undocumented migrants rated ‘good’ by CQC
Exclusive: Failure by watchdog to ‘properly scrutinise’ GP registration processes will mean vulnerable people continue to be denied medical care in breach of NHS guidance, health campaigners warn

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 07:04:39 GMT
Building industry paralysed as cost of supplies soars amid ‘perfect storm for construction’, economists warn
Lingering construction delays could threaten wider economic health and the government’s ‘Build Back Better’ ambitions

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 06:08:18 GMT
Plane crashes into sea during wing-walking stunt at Bournemouth Air Festival
All onboard were rescued and are being treated by ambulance crews

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 04:54:57 GMT
Labour MP Nadia Whittome returns to Parliament after three-month absence with PTSD
‘I’m making a good recovery, I feel well, I’m excited to be back representing the people of Nottingham East in Parliament’

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 23:04:23 GMT
Lib Dems call for Dominic Raab’s salary to go to Afghan refugees
Boris Johnson under intense pressure as he faces MPs in House of Commons

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 23:00:38 GMT
Would-be parents to be allowed to store frozen eggs and sperm for up to 55 years
Change in law to remove pressure of ‘ticking clock’ around starting a family

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 23:00:04 GMT
Quarter of English children need a year to catch up on learning lost to Covid
Provision for self-isolating pupils worse than when schools closed for lockdown, study finds

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 22:59:37 GMT
Staff shortages to last two years, warns business organisation
Recruitment gap hitting hotels and restaurants as well as transport, CBI says

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 22:59:03 GMT
Marcus Rashford urges MPs to back new plan to stop child food poverty
MPs are called on to back proposals ahead of government’s Spending Review

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 21:43:35 GMT
Boris Johnson faces open warfare with his own party over national insurance hike
Ex-chancellor Philip Hammond joins chorus of condemnation for £10bn tax rise for social care

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 21:41:50 GMT
Teenage footballer dies after collapsing during match
Seventeen-year-old collapses in fifth minute of game before being rushed to hospital

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 23:05:00 GMT
Don’t waste your breath calling Boris Johnson a liar
It is much more damning to conclude that the prime minister is careless and incompetent rather than dishonest, argues John Rentoul

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 19:07:14 GMT
Cuts to NHS mental health beds mean more than £100m spent on private providers
Exclusive: Soaring numbers of patients sent far away from home

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 18:53:27 GMT
Labour open to tax on wealth to help pay for social care, says Lisa Nandy
TUC calls for £17bn hike in capital gains tax on shares and property and £10 minimum hourly wage for care workers

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 17:21:26 GMT
Vaccine passes to be required in nightclubs by end of September, minister confirms
‘No jab, no entry’ policy will help keep crowded indoor venues open, says Nadhim Zahawi

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 16:50:41 GMT
Claudia Lawrence: Police end lake search after ‘nothing significant’ found in efforts to locate missing chef
Detective says officers were ‘duty bound’ to search area after new evidence came to light

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 16:14:39 GMT
Taliban may need outside help as they struggle to form effective government for Afghanistan, says military chief
Insurgents suffering from ‘catastrophic success’, claims head of UK armed forces

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 14:54:22 GMT
Grenfell Tower to be demolished over safety fears
Structural experts have “unambiguously and unanimously” advised the building should be carefully taken down.

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 14:29:13 GMT
Teenagers will be able to overrule their parents to have Covid-19 vaccine, says minister
The vaccines minister has said that if a 12-15-year-old wanting the jab was deemed “competent” they would be able to override their parents' wishes.

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 14:23:41 GMT
Bournemouth Air Festival: Wingwalker pilot ‘deserves medal’ after harbour crash rescue, witness says
Dorset Police launch investigation after two people injured in shock crash at air show

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 14:12:40 GMT
Gordon Brown calls on G7 to share millions of unused Covid vaccines with poor world
‘Moral failure’ of leaving Africa unprotected will put rich world at risk from variants, says former PM

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 14:08:42 GMT
Dachshunds should no longer be bred with ‘exaggerated’ features, new guidance says
Dogs, which suffer back problems due to short legs, now ‘the breed of choice’ on social media

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 13:34:43 GMT
‘The most rewarding thing I’ve done’: Inside the scheme placing Afghanistan’s teenage refugees with mentors
Vetted volunteers will be asked to become family friends in a bid to help newcomers who have no one else here. By Colin Drury

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 12:39:07 GMT
UK weather forecast: Temperatures to soar next week as ‘heatwave’ hits England and Wales
Forecasters predict ‘very warm’ weather for time of year following damp August

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 12:35:40 GMT
MPs told to smarten up ahead of return to parliament after summer recess
MPs have been told that jeans and chinos are not appropiate, and that singing is to be banned

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 12:33:55 GMT
Prince Charles aide steps down amid probe into claims he helped Saudi tycoon donor secure CBE
A Saudi businessman donated more than £1.5m to royal charities, allegedly in the hope of securing British citizenship

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 11:11:24 GMT
UK Brexit minister warns of ‘cold mistrust’ era with EU
Britain’s Brexit minister has warned of a long-term chill in relations between the U.K. and the European Union if previously agreed trading arrangements governing Northern Ireland are not resolved

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 10:37:01 GMT
Covid vaccine ‘to be made mandatory for NHS workers’ despite fears over healthcare staff shortages
There could be a mass exodus of NHS staff over compulsory vaccines, unions have warned



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