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Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:50:33 GMT
Military could be drafted in as lorry drivers to combat fuel crisis, says minister
Soldiers could deliver petrol and help train other drivers, says transport secretary

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:45:37 GMT
Insulate Britain climate protesters block Port of Dover
More than 40 activists cut off access to docks after being banned from causing chaos on M25

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:45:31 GMT
UK petrol shortage - live: Military could be drafted in to drive HGVs as BP, Esso and Tesco stations affected
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Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:44:01 GMT
Restaurants to be banned from withholding tips from workers in new government bill
Around two million workers stand to benefit from the new bill, which would see them receiving 100 per cent of the service charge

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:14:22 GMT
Sabina Nessa: 38-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder as police issue CCTV appeal
Suspect held in southeast London is in custody

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:04:21 GMT
Boris Johnson gives up dream of bridge from Britain to Northern Ireland
Fixed link still an ‘ambition’ but will not be built any time soon, says PM

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:52:03 GMT
Brexit ‘part of the solution’ to lorry driver shortage, claims minister
People who says Brexit to blame ‘are wrong’, says transport secretary Grant Shapps

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:37:19 GMT
Is there a shortage of fuel and why are petrol stations closing?
‘The single biggest issue is staff shortages’, say industry experts

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:13:16 GMT
BP and Esso petrol stations closed as lorry driver shortage hits UK
BP‘s head of UK retail Hanna Hofer described the situation as ‘bad, very bad’ and could continue for weeks

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 06:40:50 GMT
Polish protesters warn that health care crisis is looming
Doctors, nurses and other health care workers in Poland have been camping out in front of the prime minister’s offices for nearly two weeks to protest working conditions and demand higher wages

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 01:34:38 GMT
Woman with Down’s syndrome loses court challenge over abortion law
Heidi Crowter and her co-claimants think legislation is discriminatory

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 01:33:45 GMT
Britain paid compensation for 289 Afghan deaths at an average of £2,380 per civilian
The youngest recorded casualty was a boy at just three years old

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 01:21:51 GMT
Ministers backing plans for additional new nuclear power plant in Anglesey to help reach net zero
Ministers are reportedly backing the plans amidst concerns the country won’t meet its targets.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:45:48 GMT
£10,000 Covid fines were a mistake and confusion over law had ‘damaging long-term consequences’, MPs say
Justice Committee warns that penalty system must be changed if new restrictions are imposed

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:40:11 GMT
Nurse struck off for supplying abortion pill that man force-fed to pregnant partner
Mr Christy ‘acted in a way that was completely contrary to all that nursing stands for’

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:52:18 GMT
Government told to get ‘perspective’ on number of Channel migrant crossings by UNHCR
Representative says controversial bill breaks international law and is a response to ‘pretty small number of refugees’

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:15:21 GMT
Candidates clash in last TV debate before German election
The three candidates hoping to succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor, and the four leaders of the other parties currently in parliament, have clashed over a variety of topics during the last televised debate before Sunday's election

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:12:38 GMT
Empty supermarket shelves and panic buying unless urgent action from government, food suppliers warn
Government urged to introduce new 12-month visa to bring in more overseas workers

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:32:55 GMT
Ministers mull partial climbdown on universal credit cut after warnings of soaring poverty
Working claimants would keep more of their earnings – but experts warn softer ‘taper rate’ will not compensate for £20-a-week cut

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:27:48 GMT
Ex-Labour MP Keith Vaz engaged in ‘sustained and unpleasant’ bullying, inquiry finds
Former MP ‘should be ashamed of his behaviour’, says Commons panel

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:27:28 GMT
‘I won’t let my wife walk home alone’: Concern as police probe whether stranger killed Sabina Nessa
Friends say 28-year-old teacher was on way to first date when attack took place

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:06:09 GMT
Boris Johnson news – live: Khan refuses to back Starmer rule changes as Brown slams ‘callous’ UC benefit cut
Live updates on UK politics from the heart of Westminster

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:40:52 GMT
Energy regulator rejects Boris Johnson’s claim of ‘short-term’ gas crisis, with UK in ‘unprecedented territory’
‘It’s extremely difficult to predict the future of the gas price’, Ofgem warns – with ‘many, many factors’ outside UK’s control

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:37:59 GMT
Government in discussions over rise in energy price cap, says minister
Business minister gives clearest indication yet that cap on gas and electricity prices may have to rise

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:37:06 GMT
Which energy companies have gone bust during gas crisis?
A slew of electricity and gas firms collapsed as gas prices spike

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:34:16 GMT
What to do if your energy supplier goes bust
Ofgem says customers will not see their energy supply disrupted if suppliers collapse

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:33:12 GMT
‘No mother or father should have to go through this’: Sister of Sabina Nessa, 28, pays tribute
Detectives say they fear killer could strike again - but that London’s streets are safe for women

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:30:16 GMT
Government was warned energy firms could collapse 18 months ago, Ofgem letter reveals
Ministers ‘left the country dangerously exposed’, claims Labour

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:26:45 GMT
Sabina Nessa: Everything we know about murder of primary school teacher
Investigations are ongoing into the 28-year-old’s death

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:12:38 GMT
Sabina Nessa ‘was on way to first date’ when she was murdered, friends say
Police investigating whether primary school teacher was killed by stranger

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 12:20:31 GMT
Salisbury attack: Foreign secretary silent on poisoning of Sergei Skripal at meeting with Russian counterpart
Priti Patel told parliament Liz Truss would use UN General Assembly to have ‘key discussions’ after third suspect charged

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 11:59:35 GMT
UK says it does not doubt India’s vaccine certificates but country ‘still has some Covid’
Several questions have been raised in India about recent updates to UK’s vaccine policy

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 11:51:34 GMT
Man arrested over attempted abduction of woman in north London
Police alerted after witness reported seeing someone ‘scream for help’ and try to climb out a car window

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 11:51:23 GMT
Scientific reason behind why young children don’t like broccoli, experts find
Smelly gases, caused by enzymes in vegetables and saliva, could be to blame

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:42:27 GMT
Ending Troubles prosecutions in Northern Ireland ‘could breach international law’, Council of Europe warns
‘None of those involved in any serious violations will be held to account, leading to impunity’, ministers told

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:11:35 GMT
Sadiq Khan refuses to back Keir Starmer over Labour leadership rules
Party leader has failed to win union support for plan to end one member, one vote system

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:39:32 GMT
Coronavirus unlikely to become more deadly because it’s run out of ‘places to go’, says Oxford jab creator
‘There is no reason to think we will have a more virulent version of Sars-CoV-2’

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:39:30 GMT
‘I have never seen a government act so callously’: Gordon Brown condemns universal credit cut
Citizens Advice report predicts 1.5 million people could fall into hardship this winter due to decision

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:16:24 GMT
Cash to help poor countries meet climate emergency is taken from aid budget, Dominic Raab confirms
UN-brokered agreement said funds must be ‘new and additional’ – and aid pot is already shrinking by £4bn-a-year

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 08:57:40 GMT
UK distances itself from ‘laughable and unhelpful’ plan to join North American trade pact
Canadian, Mexican, and British officials were left confused and angry at mooted bid to join the USMCA bloc

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 08:53:47 GMT
Second MoD data breach compromising safety of Afghan interpreters emerges
Defence minister described first error as ‘unacceptable level of service’



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