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Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:54:05 GMT
Timeline of alleged gatherings across government during Covid restrictions
Boris Johnson is facing intense scrutiny over latest reports of a party in the No 10 rose garden on 20 May, 2020

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:45:05 GMT
Partygate inquiry: What happens next?
Senior civil servant Sue Gray may deliver her findings this week

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:42:28 GMT
Teenager reported missing after leaving Windsor nightclub
The 18-year-old woman was reported missing just before 3am on Sunday morning.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:05:34 GMT
Next Tory leader odds: The favourites to replace Boris Johnson
PM now odds-on to be replaced in 2022

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:36:06 GMT
Will Boris Johnson resign?
The prime minister is under pressure over claims about a series of rule-breaking Downing Street parties that allegely took place during lockdown

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:35:22 GMT
What rules were the public being told to follow when No 10 aide organised lockdown gathering?
Only two people allowed to meet outside while socially distanced under Covid rules in May 2020

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:34:15 GMT
Government signalling ‘end of BBC as we know it’ – shadow culture secretary
The current licence fee funding deal expires in 2027.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:34:07 GMT
Downing Street party: Who is Martin Reynolds and what did he do?
The prime minister’s principal private secretary emailed colleagues inviting them to a socially-distanced drinks event ‘to make the most of the lovely weather’

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:27:05 GMT
Boris Johnson news – live: PM ‘questioned by Sue Gray’ in party probe as new allegation emerges
Report claims PM gave speech at aide’s leaving party as scandal continues to grow

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:09:49 GMT
Minister insists Boris Johnson safe in job as Tory MP deluged by angry emails
One MP suggests affair raises questions about ‘moral authority’ at top of government

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 08:54:38 GMT
Covid restrictions on outdoor events and matches lifted
The cap on attendances was removed on Monday.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 08:09:54 GMT
Boris Johnson accused of attending leaving do and giving speech in December 2020
Partygate scandal deepens with yet another claim of Downing Street gathering

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 06:46:40 GMT
Former Lloyds boss Horta-Osorio quits Credit Suisse after investigation
Antonio Horta-Osorio received a knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to the financial sector and mental health.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 02:45:56 GMT
Covid restrictions on outdoor events and matches lifted
Changes announced by the First Minister last week come into effect on Monday.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 01:59:34 GMT
What the papers say – January 17
A besieged Prime Minister and a conclusion to Novak Djokovic’s time in Australia are splashed across the front pages.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 01:00:25 GMT
Boris Johnson pledges to ‘address underlying culture’ of lockdown parties in bid to save job
The prime minister will overhaul the way his top team works, says Tory party chair

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:29:22 GMT
PM ‘questioned by Sue Gray’ as another claim of a No 10 party emerges
Boris Johnson is alleged to have attended a leaving do for his defence adviser in the run-up to Christmas 2020.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:20:06 GMT
Boris Johnson faces ‘burning deadline’ to keep energy bills down as prices set to soar
Average household could have to fork out extra £700 per year

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 04:15:52 GMT
Two teenagers held in Manchester after ‘act of terror’ at US synagogue
President Joe Biden branded the hostage-taking a terrorist incident and UK police are working with authorities in the US on the investigation.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:11:33 GMT
Teenagers arrested in UK in connection with Texas synagogue siege as FBI name British hostage-taker
FBI has named Texas synagogue hostage-taker as British citizen Malik Faisal Akram

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:01:47 GMT
Shorter isolation period comes into effect as minister offers hopeful outlook
People with the virus can leave quarantine after five full days, as long as they test negative on days five and day six.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Lords urged to back changes to ‘anti-protest bill’
Businesses and campaign groups have raised concerns about the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Healthcare worker who helped tackle Edinburgh HIV epidemic up for lifetime award
Edinburgh was known as the ‘HIV capital of Europe’ in the mid-1980s.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Chief Medical Officer urges pregnant women to get vaccinated
Sir Michael McBride warned that having Covid-19 during pregnancy was much riskier than having the vaccine.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:01:00 GMT
At-risk 12 to 15-years-olds eligible for booster doses from Monday
The NHS is rolling out Covid boosters to those in the age group who are clinically vulnerable or live with someone who is immunosuppressed.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Regional divides widening despite Government pledge to level up, says think tank
IPPR North said a yawning gap remained between Government rhetoric and the policy reality.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 23:45:05 GMT
Daughter describes ‘helpless’ wait for news of parents after Tonga tsunami
Siniva Filise has been struggling to contact her parents since an undersea volcano erupted near the island on Saturday.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 01:48:48 GMT
Five-year-old British girl ‘killed in collision on French ski slope’
The child is reported to have been hit near the edge of a blue slope and died shortly afterwards.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 23:21:32 GMT
Urgent search for nine-year-old girl missing in London
Demi went missing after 4pm on Sunday

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 22:22:11 GMT
TV presenter Dan Walker defends BBC licence fee – it’s ’43p per day’
The broadcaster is one of many TV stars who have come out in support of the BBC.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 22:16:00 GMT
Derbyshire: Woman, 86, killed and husband fighting for life after ‘shocking’ attack in village home
Couple was devoted to each other, neighbours say

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 22:03:33 GMT
Prince Andrew accused of ‘victim blaming’ over tactics in sex assault trial
Experts have called the move one of ‘the lowest forms of tactics that can be used’

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 21:31:18 GMT
Police remove Prince Andrew plaque from Devon station after complaint
Officers said the Duke’s recent removal of military titles played a part in the decision

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 21:09:24 GMT
Bercow criticises ‘unjust’ process after being ‘found to have bullied staff’
The former speaker said the ruling, which has yet to be published, that he bullied three staff members was ‘unsound’.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 20:32:33 GMT
British citizen shot dead after taking hostages in Texas named as Malik Faisal Akram
The four synagogue hostages did not sustain any physical harm

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 20:07:58 GMT
‘I’m so afraid’: Child refugees forced to share rooms with adults after being wrongly deemed over 18
Exclusive: Alarm over quality of Home Office age assessments as hundreds placed in adult hotels and only moved to children’s services when charities intervene

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 20:01:31 GMT
River pollution clean up under way amid concerns for wildlife
People have been advised not to let their dogs go in the River Esk at Musselburgh.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 19:56:13 GMT
UK counter-terror police help FBI after British hostage-taker shot at synagogue
Malik Faisal Akram, from Blackburn, died in a shooting incident after an FBI Swat team entered the synagogue in Texas following a 10-hour stand-off.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 19:37:49 GMT
Hundreds more trains axed over staff shortages caused by Omicron wave
Four operators introducing emergency timetables from Monday

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 12:39:50 GMT
Cheers to that: inside the rise of Britain’s community-run pubs
Ten years ago, there were just 14 boozers owned by local cooperatives. Now there are 150 – and almost double that in the pipeline. How did they succeed where the big chains failed? Colin Drury sidles up to the bar to investigate

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 18:57:27 GMT
Gardening broadcaster and writer Peter Seabrook dies at 86
The famous horticulturalist and presenter of Gardeners’ World died of a heart attack.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 18:33:54 GMT
Service marks 30 years since Teebane bombing
The families gathered together on Sunday afternoon to remember the victims of the attack.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 13:11:23 GMT
Trevor Phillips breaks down recalling daughter’s death in Partygate interview
The broadcaster spoke of getting a phone call in April 2020 to tell him his daughter had collapsed, and went on to say she had died the next morning.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 18:11:15 GMT
Former city minister Lord Myners dies aged 73
Gordon Brown said the veteran businessman had been a ‘tower of strength’ during the 2008 financial crisis.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 17:55:09 GMT
DUP accuses other parties of ‘faking outrage’ in double-jobbing row
The Government is facing criticism over plans to allow MPs to retain their seats in Westminster while being elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 17:45:30 GMT
Tories vow to scrap licence fee in five years as £2bn cuts are imposed on the BBC
Next charter renewal would move Corporation to subscription or share model

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 17:39:54 GMT
Crocodile found under school floorboards goes on display
The meticulously conserved creature has been put on display at a Welsh primary school for everyone to enjoy.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 17:32:06 GMT
John Bercow reveals inquiry found him guilty of bullying but denounces ‘kangaroo court’
The former Speaker says he’s been found guilty of bullying three House of Commons staff

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 16:20:00 GMT
UK weather: The latest Met Office forecast
Watch the latest UK weather forecast from the Independent for today.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 16:53:43 GMT
What is a no confidence motion and what could it mean for Boris Johnson?
Liberal Democrats have called for Conservatives to back vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 16:08:53 GMT
Home Office threatened to deport asylum seekers for crimes they did not commit
Exclusive: Government refuses to say if it has stopped handing out notices reprimanded by Court of Appeal

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 15:48:17 GMT
PM ‘contrite’ over partygate as Dowden hints at No 10 overhaul
Senior figures in Downing Street could be ousted as Boris Johnson looks to survive Sue Gray’s inquiry into alleged lockdown breaches.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 15:30:23 GMT
Thieves on ‘distinctive’ mountain bikes raid jewellery store
The window of the shop was smashed during the incident on Saturday afternoon.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 15:21:26 GMT
Tory MPs divided over Johnson’s future as ‘partygate’ scandal deepens
Anger and division over a series of leaks about alleged lockdown parties in Number 10 are engulfing Boris Johnson’s premiership.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 15:10:16 GMT
IT problem holds up Scotland’s daily coronavirus data
The figures for positive cases are not expected to be updated until Monday.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 14:43:22 GMT
Tory chairman says ‘signs are encouraging’ for ending Covid rules this month
Boris Johnson is set to review the Plan B measures on January 26.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 14:40:23 GMT
Boris Johnson may scrap Covid restrictions to distract from Partygate, Labour suggests
Shadow health secretary says PM could change rules for ‘party management’ reasons

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 14:09:14 GMT
Labour unveils 10-point plan for living with Covid-19
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said the proposals would ‘put Britain on the front foot’ as the virus changes

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 14:06:34 GMT
Keir Starmer says Boris Johnson ‘broke the law’ and ‘lied about what happened’ at lockdown parties
Labour leader says prime minister has effectively admitted breaking law

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 13:58:02 GMT
Keir Starmer says photo of him drinking in constituency office was ‘no breach of rules’
Sir Keir Starmer said ‘we were working in the office’ when asked about a picture showing him drinking beer with staff last year.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 13:38:00 GMT
UK needs to be more brutal with China’s ‘disgusting’ regime, says Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith said too many governments seem ‘too cautious’ about calling China’s communist government out.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 13:01:22 GMT
Police at scene of security alert in north Antrim
Cordons have been put in place around the Corkey Road area of Loughguile and police are asking people to avoid the area.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 12:44:52 GMT
No 10 parties understandable but not excusable, says Sir Tony Blair
The former prime minister refused to be drawn on whether Boris Johnson should quit following the partygate allegations.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 12:31:32 GMT
Culture Secretary indicates BBC licence fee will be axed
The current licence fee funding deal expires in 2027.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 12:25:11 GMT
Hostage-taker killed in US synagogue stand-off was British
The man could be heard ranting, in what appeared to be a British accent, on a livestream.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 11:47:47 GMT
Starmer says photo of him drinking in constituency office ‘no breach of rules’
Sir Keir Starmer said ‘we were working in the office’ when asked about a picture showing him drinking beer with staff last year.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 11:06:40 GMT
Government called to u-turn on ‘double-jobbing’ plans for NI politicians
The UK Government is facing criticism over plans to allow MPs to retain their seats while being elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 11:00:22 GMT
What is Harry’s concern with his UK security and why is he taking legal action?
The Sussexes lost their taxpayer-funded police protection in the UK in the aftermath of quitting as senior working royals.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 10:52:15 GMT
Injured man in Glasgow was shot in targeted attack, police say
A man was found seriously injured in Baillieston during the early hours of Saturday.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 10:23:10 GMT
Trump Organisation’s bid to change planning rules around golf resort fails
Donald Trump’s company hopes to build a ‘coastal retreat’ next to its Turnberry golf resort.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 10:03:59 GMT
Portugal's election campaign begins under pandemic limits
The official two-week campaigning period for Portugal’s Jan. 30 general election is kicking off



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