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Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:54:15 GMTBoris Johnson news – live: Shapps ‘can’t guarantee’ no Christmas shortages despite EU lorry driver rule change
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Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:47:57 GMTCop26: Queen’s ‘no action’ climate comments aimed at foreign leaders, says Grant Shapps
Elizabeth II says ‘they talk, but they don’t do’ while discussing summit
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:44:18 GMTFifa evacuates 100 refugees from Afghanistan including national women’s football players and coaches
Exclusive: ‘This has been a long negotiation since August’ says source close to operation
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 18:20:00 GMTDon’t let environment get in the way of trade deals, government tells its negotiators in leaked document
Leaked document tells officials that environment must not be a deal-breaker
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:17:04 GMTHunt for two men who ‘impersonated police officers to enter woman’s home’
In viral footage, two men ask to search a property in east London
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 07:40:27 GMTEU must make ‘significant’ shift on European court to reach Northern Ireland deal, says Lord Frost
Brexit minister insists removal of court’s arbitration powers is ‘where we need to end up’
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 07:11:58 GMTUK to ease rules for EU lorry drivers to tackle post-Brexit supply crisis
The HGV crisis has caused fuel and food shortages in Britain
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 06:46:30 GMTMeredith Kercher: Father of murdered student was found in street before dying from pneumonia, inquest told
John Kercher died last year at Croydon University Hospital
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 02:13:20 GMTFrench fishermen warn UK blockade could start on Friday and target Christmas supplies
‘We’re ready to block everything,’ French fishermen warn
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 01:48:48 GMTBanksy painting that shredded itself at auction sells again – but this time for more than £18m
In 2018, the artwork had sold for just over £1m before it auto-destructed
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 01:31:19 GMTAfghan women and girls could die because Taliban gender rules block UK aid, Save the Children says
Provincial leaders have told charities that women and girls can only see female doctors
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 01:30:12 GMTCouncil tax hike of 10% needed for social care to ‘stand still’, analysis warns
Chancellor’s ‘decisions will determine whether social care services continue to wither and die’
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 01:21:58 GMTAusterity since 2010 linked to tens of thousands more deaths than expected
Researchers look at public health spending and mortality rates
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 01:20:26 GMTLateral flow tests to replace PCRs for vaccinated travellers in time for half-term
Change hailed as ‘massive step forward’ for families looking to get away
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 01:07:22 GMTCathedral City cheese, Anchor butter and Cadbury chocolate ‘linked to Amazon deforestation’, Greenpeace claims
Dairy in household brands is from farms using animal feed from soya supply chain connected to environmental destruction
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 00:54:10 GMTGovernment to let 800 more foreign butchers into UK to stop mass pig cull
Six-month visa scheme is to be temporary
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 00:51:33 GMTPolice chief warns officers against inappropriate WhatsApp messages amid Wayne Couzens chat probe
Association of Police and Crime Commissioners chair calls for cultural change following high-profile misconduct cases
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 00:04:25 GMTTerror offender accused of ‘grooming’ Manchester Arena bomber will refuse to answer inquiry questions
Abdalraouf Abdallah’s lawyers say he is asserting ‘privilege against self-incrimination’
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 00:02:03 GMTRIBA Stirling Prize 2021: Student ‘Town House’ named UK’s best new building
Dublin-based Grafton Architects wins top prize
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 23:41:07 GMTMet officer kept job after sending explicit photo to former colleague
Jill Knight, 64, was sent an image of a penis by a probationary constable
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 23:11:03 GMTPolice officer sacked after underpaying for Jaffa Cakes at charity stall
PC Chris Dwyer was given an instant dismissal after a four-day misconduct hearing
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 23:09:47 GMTYouth jail warned after inspectors find ‘dilapidated’ conditions and unlawful use of force
Calls for ‘urgent rethink’ of approach to child imprisonment in light of damming findings at G4S-run prison
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:02:31 GMTOrder your Christmas presents in November, Amazon to warn shoppers amid supply-chain crunch
Exclusive: The retailer expects global trade to face major disruption until at least spring 2022, according to an internal document
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 19:58:16 GMTPolice boss who said Sarah Everard should have ‘resisted arrest’ resigns
The commissioner has said he cannot rebuilt trust after his comments
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 19:40:54 GMTLondon Night Tube will start running again next month, Sadiq Khan confirms
The Night Tube will resume on the Central and Victoria lines
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 18:32:49 GMTHomes for Afghan refugees lie empty for weeks as thousands of families remain stuck in holding hotels
Councils ‘frustrated’ as properties procured for Home Office scheme still unfilled after more than a month
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 17:52:59 GMTLord Frost heads to Brussels to kick off ‘intensive’ Northern Ireland Brexit talks
First meeting since EU unveils compromise package as UK warns ‘substantial gap’ still remains
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 17:30:34 GMTReading terror attacker loses bid to appeal whole-life prison sentence
Khairi Saadallah murdered three men as they socialised in a park after lockdown restrictions were eased
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 17:12:25 GMTFrustration over Treasury delay in agreeing gas crisis support for industry
‘They have put the out-of-office sign up’: Starmer blasts ministers over speed of response
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 17:07:58 GMTBritish football coach ‘tortured’ in brutal Dubai prison after 25-year sentence for CBD oil
CBD oil – which is not psychoactive – is legal in Britain but not in UAE
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:09:00 GMTUK Covid daily cases highest since July
A further 157 people have died from the virus
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:06:56 GMTWalthamstow: Five injured after driver crashes vehicle into building in London
London Fire Brigade says vehicle hit shop
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:42:19 GMTBoy, 16, arrested on suspicion of murder of Afghan refugee in London park
Suspect remains in custody at south London police station
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:28:14 GMTUK minister Brandon Lewis failed to ensure abortion services in Northern Ireland, judge rules
‘Those who are in public office ... must obey and apply the law’ says judge
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:21:31 GMTBrother of woman killed by gun dealer husband brands him ‘highly manipulative’
‘I feel a deep, nearly physical pain I never felt before,’ victim’s father tells court in statement
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:00:54 GMTBoy, 6, allegedly murdered by father and girlfriend ‘was skeletal in days before his death’
Thomas Hughes and Emma Tustin accused of mistreating Arthur Labinjo-Hughes before he suffered ‘unsurvivable’ brain injury
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:00:13 GMTCop26: Iran’s president reported to Police Scotland over ‘mass murder’ ahead of climate talks
‘This man must not be allowed to set foot in Scotland,’ former MEP says
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 14:26:38 GMTConservative MP David Davis accuses YouTube of ‘censoring’ him after removing vaccine passport video
Davis described vaccine passports as an ‘illiberal’ policy
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 14:26:35 GMTJames Brokenshire: Conservative MP who left his mark on politics
The politician had roles in the Northern Ireland Office, Home Office and the housing ministry, while also serving his constituents for 16 years
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 14:23:19 GMTPolice seized firearm from home of ex-Royal Marines chief days before his death
Major General Matthew Holmes was one of the pallbearers at the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 14:22:08 GMTCheap British food is over, says biggest chicken producer
Food prices rose by 0.2 per cent in annual terms in August, following nine months of declining prices
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 13:53:45 GMTVote of no confidence passes in police boss who said Sarah Everard should have ‘resisted arrest’
North Yorkshire police commissioner branded his own comments ‘ridiculous’ and ‘pathetic’
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 13:35:05 GMTIndia ends 10-day quarantine for vaccinated UK travellers
Travellers from UK to India must take Covid tests and undergo home quarantine of seven days
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 13:18:05 GMTStaff return to home working due to fuel shortages, survey reveals
One in six people say their commute has been affected by fuel shortages
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:22:10 GMTMerkel: 'very hard work' ahead to achieve EU climate goals
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is predicting that achieving European Union targets for slashing emissions that cause global warming will be “very hard work.”
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:13:00 GMTGovernment to blame for gas crisis, says industry chief who warns of winter ‘shutdown’
Sir Jim Ratcliffe points to lack of ‘strategic’ planning and predicts winter-long crisis
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:12:05 GMTBoris Johnson made personal promise to ‘tear up’ protocol, claims DUP’s Ian Paisley
PM said legal commitments were simply ‘semantics’, claims senior unionist
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:11:05 GMTNorway's prime minister present his new government
Norway’s new prime minister has presented his two-party, center-left minority government a day after a man killed five in a bow-and-arrow attack in a small Norwegian town
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:10:08 GMTCop26: Boris Johnson handed blow as US climate chief John Kerry says talks likely to miss target
Joe Biden’s envoy offers downbeat assessment ahead of crucial summit in UK
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 11:35:06 GMT‘Tortured’ villagers plagued by mystery hum lasting for months
Calderdale Council has carried out an investigation to find source of sound and says inquiries are ongoing
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 11:22:33 GMTMet Police detective had sexual relationship with female suspect he was investigating
Officer ‘took predatory steps for his own sexual gratification and personal gain,’ investigation finds
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 10:49:19 GMTUniversal credit renters in arrears increased by 70% in six months, charity warns
Figures ‘far worse than we feared’, says homelessness charity Crisis
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 10:47:49 GMTSajid Javid denies GPs will be ‘named and shamed’ in plan to boost face-to-face appointments
Health secretary accused of ‘stirring up anti-GP rhetoric’ as he sets out plan for leagues tables
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 10:33:02 GMTBirth rate in England and Wales dropped by 4% last year as Covid hit
Figures affected by pandemic but researchers say decline likely to continue
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 10:29:37 GMTClaudia Webbe MP found guilty of harassment
MP’s behaviour ‘caused considerable distress and alarm to her victim’ say prosecutors
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 10:14:50 GMTGun dealer who shot wife dead during lockdown ‘thought he had Covid and called medics 26 times’
Silke Hartshorne-Jones said her husband ‘was not good at all’ days before she died, prosecution says