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Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:47:22 GMT
Man who murdered children’s author on trial for killing first wife
Prosecutor says brain tissue from Ian Stewart’s first wife shows her “breathing had been restricted”

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:54:17 GMT
Boris Johnson: How many letters must be sent to the 1922 Committee before a no confidence vote is triggered?
Tory backbenchers weighing PM’s future in the balance over ‘Partygate’ scandal

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:50:30 GMT
UK weather: Met Office issues cold weather alert due to arctic chill
The UK Health and Security Agency urged Britons to look out for those most at risk from the effects of colder conditions.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:46:25 GMT
Surging inflation: what can households do to ease the pressure?
The rate of inflation has soared to its highest level for nearly 30 years, so what can households do to combat rising bills?

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:45:40 GMT
Government will continue to bring eligible Afghans to the UK ‘indefinitely’
Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said around 250 people were being brought out a week, mostly via Pakistan.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:44:12 GMT
Minister says he ‘sincerely hopes’ Boris Johnson did not mislead parliament over partygate
Defence minister says PM right leader ‘as things stand’, as group of backbenchers plot downfall

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:35:45 GMT
Duke of York kept ‘horrifically ill-advised’ company – minister
James Heappey said Andrew’s civil sex case risks overshadowing the Queen’s platinum jubilee.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:31:10 GMT
Tens of thousands could die if Russia invades Ukraine, minister warns
James Heappey said it would be ‘extraordinarily stupid’ for Vladimir Putin to launch an offensive.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:29:07 GMT
Will Boris Johnson give a covid announcement today?
PM tipped to repeal social restrictions as Omicron infections start to fall away

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:27:47 GMT
Sue Gray: Who is the civil servant tasked with investigating ‘Partygate’?
Senior civil servant appears to hold Boris Johnson’s fate in her hands

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:24:17 GMT
Boris Johnson can ‘wriggle out’ of resignation even if MPs misled over No 10 party, experts say
Exclusive: Offence is meant to trigger departure – but there are possible escape routes, The Independent is told

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:21:35 GMT
Catriona Matthew among host of high achievers to be recognised with honours
The investiture is to take place at the Palace of Holyroodhouse on Wednesday.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:18:50 GMT
How has Boris Johnson responded to claims of Covid rule-busting parties?
The PM is in hot water again - but it is not the first time he’s faced criticism over alleged rule-breaking events during the pandemic.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:15:23 GMT
Timeline of alleged gatherings across government during Covid restrictions
Boris Johnson facing intense scrutiny over latest reports of No 10 parties during lockdown

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:12:53 GMT
Everything we know about Boris Johnson’s alleged Downing Street lockdown parties
PM facing outrage after details of rule-breaking bashes continue to emerge

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 18:45:56 GMT
Government accused of having ‘no plan’ to reduce Channel crossings as Ghana denies offshoring talks
Plans to draft military in to tackle small boat arrivals branded ‘desperate’ by MPs

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:10:35 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

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:00:00 GMT
Scottish fugitive Jamie Stevenson among UK’s 12 most wanted men
Stevenson, whose last known address was in Glasgow, has been on the run from the law since 2020.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:00:00 GMT
Twelve most wanted fugitives thought to be hiding in Spain named
The list includes two wanted murderers accused of killing members of rival criminal gangs.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:00:00 GMT
Who are the 12 most wanted and what crimes did they allegedly commit?
The wanted men are thought to be hiding in Spain or on one of the Spanish islands.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:56:33 GMT
High speed rail must go to Scotland to help reach net zero, report finds
A new rail industry report calls for speed enhancements north of Crewe to cut journey times

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:52:06 GMT
Man admits modern slavery of victim kept in 6ft shed for 40 years
Peter Swailes Jr pleads guilty ahead of scheduled modern slavery trial

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:32:58 GMT
Boris Johnson news – live: Tory MPs meet to discuss ousting PM in ‘pork pie plot’ as voter anger grows
Exclusive poll for The Independent shows 73 per cent of Britons angry about partygate

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:25:21 GMT
No 10 staff would have been better off partying in a pub, says Wetherspoon
The chain’s boss, Tim Martin, said CCTV installed in the company’s central London pubs could have helped with inquiries into what happened.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:19:39 GMT
Matt Hancock’s swim in Serpentine ‘broke rules’, says angry club member
‘It’s foolhardy to jump in because you want to show you’re like Vladimir Putin’

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:14:07 GMT
Ghislaine, Prince Andrew and the Paedophile: Five things we learnt from new documentary
ITV programme contained emotional interviews and eye-opening revelations about royal’s private life

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:09:13 GMT
Will the UK go into another lockdown in January?
New Covid variant is highly transmissible and remains serious cause for concern this winter

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:05:12 GMT
UK inflation hits near-30 year high as food prices surge
Consumer Prices Index inflation jumped from 5.1% in November to 5.4% in December.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:52:41 GMT
WHSmith takes Omicron hit but bosses remain confident
Sales in the retailer’s travel division fell, with airports and railway stations hit, but high street stores had a better time.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:36:00 GMT
Pet owners in Yorkshire claim dogs are coming down with mystery illness
While cause of the illness remains unknown, a number of vets found the dogs to be suffering from gastroenteritis

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:16:28 GMT
Feelings of depression and anxiety ‘increased sharply over Christmas’
A survey found that, despite there being fewer Covid restrictions, symptoms were on a par with levels during lockdown at the start of 2021.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:04:15 GMT
Nobody told me drinks event was against rules, says Boris Johnson as MPs plot downfall
Exclusive: Poll finds more than half of Tory voters do not believe PM is telling truth as 20 more MPs reportedly set to lodge letters of no-confidence

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:00:59 GMT
Boris Johnson could face no-confidence vote in days as Tory mood ‘turns dramatically’
Prime minister to answer questions in Commons on Wednesday

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:38:18 GMT
Former Vogue creative director Andre Leon Talley dies aged 73
The ‘indomitable’ fashion designer and journalist died on Tuesday in New York, his representatives said in a statement.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 04:15:42 GMT
Tory MP faces Commons suspension over ‘insincere’ apology for bullying
The Commons Standards Committee said Daniel Kawczynski undermined his apology in comments he made to the media.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 01:55:02 GMT
British soldiers who rescued thousands from Kabul during Taliban takeover awarded medals
Evacuation was UK’s biggest humanitarian operation since World War Two

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 01:37:56 GMT
What the papers say – January 19
The papers react to the PM’s ‘disastrous’ Tuesday evening TV interview as well as the rebellion that is stirring inside the Tory Party.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 01:37:56 GMT
Taxing wealth of UK’s richest ‘could cover rising health and social care costs twice over’
Wealth tax on UK’s richest could fund 50,000 new nurses and eliminate need for Rishi Sunak’s NI hike, says report

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 01:35:32 GMT
How Prince Andrew’s legal defence has prompted accusations of victim-blaming and gaslighting
Legal team's tactics ‘worst forms of victim-blaming in sex offence cases’, leading human rights lawyer tells Maya Oppenheim

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 01:18:14 GMT
‘Porous’ safety net fails to protect poorest against economic disruption, think-tank warns
Protections ‘offers little insurance for workers who jobs are affected by economic change’

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 01:06:34 GMT
More children will be wrongly treated as adults under Patel’s asylum bill, MPs warn
Fears more youngsters will be housed in ‘completely inappropriate’ conditions and denied their rights

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:45:31 GMT
Man dead, several injured following bridge collapse
The man was among several others travelling in a vehicle which fell into a river on a farm in Lancashire.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:31:33 GMT
Paul Page: The former royal protection officer found guilty of fraud
The ex-guard for the royal family has shared his suspicions Ghislaine Maxwell may have had an intimate relationship with Prince Andrew

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:25:55 GMT
Covid plan B restrictions set to be scrapped as ministers meet to review rules
Announcement due in parliament later on Wednesday

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:01:59 GMT
Man remains in custody in Ashling Murphy murder probe
The man, aged in his 30s, were arrested on suspicion of murder on Tuesday.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Veterans to be fast-tracked into teaching, NHS and prison officer jobs
The Cabinet Office has launched a £70 million veterans strategy action plan to encourage veterans to apply for public service roles.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:01:00 GMT
22-year delay of review into treatment of LGBT veterans a ‘national disgrace’
Veterans who were banned from the military because of their sexuality have welcomed a review into their treatment but criticised the 22-year delay.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 01:22:32 GMT
‘Disappointing’ progress in work to keep women out of prison – report
Whitehall’s spending watchdog the National Audit Office found the Ministry of Justice has not made its female offender strategy a ‘priority’.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Troops to receive new medal recognising heroism in Afghanistan evacuation
The Prime Minister said he was ‘delighted’ that Armed Forces personnel would be recognised for ‘their heroism in the face of extreme adversity’.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:01:00 GMT
MSPs to be urged to improve care for those with muscle-wasting conditions
Muscular Dystrophy UK will later present its recommendations to a cross-party group of MSPs at Holyrood.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 01:28:57 GMT
Changes will give NHS patients ‘quicker access to new medicines’
The body said that its proposals, which are expected to be approved by its board on Wednesday, will make patient access to new treatments ‘fairer’.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 23:46:35 GMT
Johnson expected to set out plan to lift Plan B coronavirus restrictions
Boris Johnson will chair a meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday and then update MPs on Plan B measures.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 21:36:54 GMT
Repairs, insurance and good publicity: How Storm Christoph affected flood-hit communities one year on
‘It’s just whether the rising costs to keep the store open is financially viable or not,’ one shop owner tells Zoe Tidman

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 21:35:06 GMT
Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell may have been in relationship, former friend claims
Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell could have been in a relationship, a former friend claims

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 21:22:11 GMT
Lady Victoria Hervey: Prince Andrew’s former girlfriend in profile
Socialite and aristocrat dated Duke of York briefly in 1999

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 21:06:07 GMT
Government could be forced to draw up new bill after ‘draconian’ protest laws defeated by Lords
Government urged to ‘think again’ after plans to stop and search peaceful protesters thrown out

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 20:52:36 GMT
Dominic Cummings: PM’s former top aide to give evidence to No 10 parties probe
Former Downing Street chief adviser has alleged PM intentionally misled MPs

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 20:30:29 GMT
Boarding school apologises for ‘terrible’ historic abuse
Winchester College did not use ‘basic safeguards’ during the 1970s and 1980s in allowing John Smyth QC to infiltrate the school, a review has found.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:45:27 GMT
Texas synagogue siege: Teenagers arrested in Manchester released without charge
Pair were detained for questioning on Sunday after Malik Faisal Akram, from Blackburn, died in stand-off with US police

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:28:50 GMT
Covid guidance said people should ‘minimise’ workplace gatherings
People were barred from leaving home without a ‘reasonable excuse’ at the time of the May 2020 No 10 drinks do.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:14:18 GMT
Covid: Javid says he is optimistic restrictions will be ‘substantially reduced’ next week
Health secretary says hospitalisation peak of Omicron wave appears to have passed

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 18:56:14 GMT
PM’s former top aide to give evidence to parties investigation
Dominic Cummings has said that the PM intentionally misled MPs – which Boris Johnson denies.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 18:38:18 GMT
No fine can reflect pain of losing our son, say family of nursery death boy
An Edinburgh nursery has been fined £800,000 following the death of a toddler who died after choking on a piece of mango.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 18:36:34 GMT
Bus driver who lost job for ‘being too short’ reinstated after appeal
Tracey Scholes was offered another role which would have led to a loss of working hours and pay

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 18:27:23 GMT
Mild Covid infection degrades memory for up to nine months – research
New research from Oxford University showed that people who had had a mild Covid infection later experienced worse memory and attention.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 18:04:51 GMT
Police force not compliant with first aid training guidelines at time of bombing
Greater Manchester Police was not providing the recommended hours of first aid training at the time of the Manchester Arena attack, inquiry told.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 18:03:35 GMT
Academic who claimed she was sacked for ‘being loud’ awarded £100,000 by tribunal
University of Exeter ordered to pay compensation to Dr Annette Plaut following dismissal in December 2019

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 18:00:39 GMT
London could shake up road charges in bid to reduce car emissions
Congestion charge could be scrapped under new proposals

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:59:57 GMT
Government will vote against making misogyny a hate crime after House of Lords backs new law, Dominic Raab suggests
Peers backed an amendment to the policing bill that would require police to record misogyny

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:59:32 GMT
Man convicted of sexual assault charged with 17 years in prison
The Luton-based delivery driver was already convicted of three counts of assault by beating in October 2020

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:59:13 GMT
Pay rises failing to keep up with the cost of living, ONS figures show
Pressure is mounting on the government and the Bank of England to help ease the cost-of-living crisis

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:58:42 GMT
Unions call for pay deal to address rising inflation and energy prices
Unite, Unison and GMB have submitted a joint pay claim to local authority body Cosla.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:56:17 GMT
Stop pupils ‘falling out of education’ to prevent knife crime, says expert
A south London school is fundraising to build a youth centre in memory of pupil Zaian Aimable-Lina who was killed in December 2021.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:50:31 GMT
Worst of Omicron wave could be ‘done with’ in some countries – WHO
But the global health body said that ‘no country is out of the woods yet’.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:44:44 GMT
Stormont parties call on Boris Johnson to ditch ‘double jobbing’ plan
The move that could ease DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s return to Stormont has been widely criticised by the other main parties in Belfast.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:22:18 GMT
Mandrill babies born five weeks apart after 10-year gap at zoo
The pair were the first of the primate species to be born at Chester Zoo in over a decade.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:17:12 GMT
Latest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas
All local areas have recorded a week-on-week fall in rates.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:10:53 GMT
Lisa Smith bid to have terror charges dismissed to continue on Wednesday
The Co Louth woman, 39, is accused of being a member of so-called Islamic State and financing terrorism.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:05:24 GMT
LGBT couples face ‘discriminatory postcode lottery’ to access NHS fertility care
Charity Stonewall said health leaders must “commit to providing equal access to fertility services”.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:02:46 GMT
Cross-community group of Troubles victims to meet with Simon Coveney
Victims’ campaigners have long outlined their opposition to the proposal amnesty for Troubles offences.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 16:59:07 GMT
Hargey defends decision not to open fund for platinum jubilee celebrations
The Communities Minister said with ‘extremely limited’ resources she is prioritising funds for protecting the most vulnerable.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 16:54:41 GMT
What are the Covid rules in the four nations of the UK?
Many restrictions put in place in response to the new Omicron variant are set to end in the coming days.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 16:53:38 GMT
What has Boris Johnson said about alleged restriction-busting parties?
Boris Johnson again apologised during a visit to the Finchley Memorial Hospital in north London on Tuesday.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 16:40:20 GMT
MP calls for law change on ‘immediate access’ to digital assets for next of kin
DUP Ian Paisley said people are creating ‘an even larger digital footprint’ throughout their lives, both personally and financially.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 16:39:52 GMT
Mum and partner responsible for tragic toddler’s injuries, murder trial told
Phylesia Shirley and Kemar Brown are charged with murdering Shirley’s son Kyrell Matthews a month after his second birthday.



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