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Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:52:46 GMTLiz Truss branded ‘demented’ for claiming China could exploit Ukraine invasion for Pacific attacks
Ex-Australian PM Paul Keating calls foreign secretary’s warning ‘not simply irrational, demented’
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:51:56 GMTKatie Price avoids having to appear in court over £7,350 fine
Price, who is serving a suspended sentence, was expected to stand before magistrates over non-payment of a three-year-old fine.
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:43:03 GMTPartygate inquiry: What happens next?
Senior civil servant Sue Gray may deliver her findings this week
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:39:02 GMTSue Gray report: When will she publish findings of Downing Street party probe?
Investigation by senior civil servant to set out the facts of what happened at drinks gatherings
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:35:34 GMTUK to probe lawmaker's claim she was fired over Muslim faith
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered an investigation into a Conservative lawmaker’s claim that she was fired from a government job in part because of her Muslim faith
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:31:44 GMTWill Boris Johnson resign?
The prime minister is under pressure over claims about a series of rule-breaking Downing Street parties that allegedly took place during lockdown
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:26:01 GMTPM orders inquiry into Nusrat Ghani claim of Islamophobia in ministerial sacking
No 10 confirmed the Cabinet Office has been asked to ‘establish the facts’.
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:21:18 GMTNightclubs and ordering at the bar return as Covid restrictions eased
The requirements for face coverings and self-isolation will remain for the foreseeable future.
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:13:30 GMTBeyonce and Kylie Minogue lead tributes to fashion designer Thierry Mugler
The famed designer has died aged 73.
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:10:47 GMTSue Gray: Who is the civil servant tasked with investigating ‘Partygate’?
Senior civil servant appears to hold Boris Johnson’s fate in her hands
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:01:58 GMTWHO says Covid should not be treated like the flu
The global health body said the virus is still ‘very nasty’.
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:57:29 GMTNew Highway Code rules change who has priority at roundabouts
Three new updates will be implemented from next week
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:51:18 GMTBoris Johnson news – latest: PM opens probe into Ghani sacking as No 10 police ‘questioned about partygate’
MP for Wealden reveals she spoke to Johnson directly on Sunday night
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:49:52 GMTFears people being deported from the UK are unable to access justice as number of appeals plummets
Exclusive: Rate of deportation orders appealed more than halves in two years, raising questions over why government is pushing to limit appeal rights further
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:49:47 GMTBoris Johnson faces crunch week as Sue Gray party report to be published
The PM’s survival is in the balance as MPs await the findings of the investigation into drinks events in Downing Street.
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:46:54 GMT‘Stealth Omicron’: Everything we know about new ‘under investigation’ Covid-19 strain BA.2
It’s harder to detect than original Omicron and may be even faster at spreading but, say scientists, is probably no more dangerous
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:36:58 GMTUK begins withdrawing staff and families from embassy in Ukraine
Some officials and their dependants are being pulled out of Kyiv because of the risk of Russian military action.
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 07:48:10 GMTBoris Johnson launches inquiry into Nusrat Ghani’s claim she was sacked because of her ‘Muslimness’
Prime minister was under pressure to act after telling former minister – two years ago – to pursue complaint with the party
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 07:22:24 GMTProtesters plan ‘national day of action’ over HS2 rail expansion
Activists say the high-speed rail link will cause ‘immense and irreversible destruction to the environment during a climate and ecological emergency’.
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 07:17:40 GMTNo 10 officials admit holding back information from partygate inquiry after being ‘frightened into silence’
Exclusive: Messages in WhatsApp group said to contain photos of people drinking and dancing
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 07:09:03 GMTTwo arrested on suspicion of murder after man’s death in Norfolk
A 47-year-old and a 22-year-old man are being questioned after an incident in Downham Market.
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 03:30:16 GMTPolice use Twitter to find stolen transit van that is little boy’s ‘lifeline’
Within hours of the social media appeal, Harvey had his stolen transit van returned.
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 02:45:33 GMTJulian Assange to find out if appeal against extradition to US can proceed
The decision is due at around 10.45am on Monday.
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 02:45:26 GMTOmicron restrictions eased in Scotland
Nightclubs will reopen, while the caps on indoor events, table service requirements for venues selling alcohol and social distancing will be removed.
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 02:45:17 GMTMother of drowned boy waits for ruling after challenging prosecution decision
Christopher Kapessa, 13, died after allegedly being pushed into a river by a 14-year-old boy, judges heard earlier this month
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 02:45:02 GMTTruss calls for ‘practical solutions’ to end N Ireland Protocol deadlock
The Foreign Secretary is holding talks in Brussels with European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic.
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 02:28:38 GMTWhat the papers say – January 24
With the findings from Sue Gray’s investigation into Downing Street due out in days, many of Monday’s papers continue to focus on the embattled PM.
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:44:26 GMTBoyfriend and his mother charged after woman found dead in flat
Marlene Doyle, 32, died from head injuries, post-mortem confirms
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:22:18 GMTBritish rower with incurable cancer sets new world record for Atlantic crossing
Kat Cordiner – who has secondary ovarian cancer – smashed the old record by seven days with her two teammates.
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:12:11 GMTBoris Johnson’s political future hangs in the balance as MPs await Sue Gray report
Many MPs are reserving judgement on Mr Johnson’s position until the report into No 10 parties is published
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:06:59 GMTNo 10 police officers ‘interviewed in Partygate inquiry’
Probe is expected to be published within days
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:01:53 GMTLiverpool bomber’s asylum claim rejected by court six years before attack
Emad Al Swealmeen died from the blast and subsequent fire after his homemade bomb detonated in a taxi outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital.
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:01:00 GMTUnion demands Ovo explains millions paid out in brand royalty fees
Company boss Stephen Fitzpatrick said the brand licencing agreement is a ‘common commercial agreement’.
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:01:00 GMTRail fare increases have far outstripped petrol pump rises, says union
Analysis has shown that rail fares have increased by a third in a decade while petrol has increased by just 8.6% in the same period.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 22:04:25 GMTIreland raises concern about Russian naval exercises within its airspace
The artillery drills 240km off Ireland’s south-west coast are due to take place at the start of February.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 21:46:04 GMTHMS Montrose helps seize £15m of drugs in Gulf of Oman
The operation, which involved the seizure of more than a tonne of drugs including heroin, lasted almost 10 hours.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 21:08:23 GMTFan charged after Aston Villa players hit by bottle thrown from crowd
Roger Tweedle, of Walton, is accused of throwing a bottle that appeared to hit Villa players Lucas Digne and Matty Cash.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 20:39:28 GMTMan arrested in connection with fatal crash in Belfast
Two men died following the collision on the Ravenhill Road on Saturday night.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 20:12:22 GMTMan dies after being punched in the head at social club
Greater Manchester Police said Paul Ologbose is thought to have been hit in the head once.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 20:08:39 GMTUUP leader condemned for tweeting ‘joke’ involving DUP minister’s wife
Doug Beattie apologised and deleted the tweet referencing Edwin Poots and his wife.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 19:37:49 GMT‘Extremely unlikely’ troops will be sent to Ukraine in the event of Russian invasion, Raab says
Deputy PM urges Vladimir Putin to ‘step back from the brink’
Sat, 15 Jan 2022 10:28:20 GMTHundreds of thousands more women tested for ADHD last year
Exclusive: ‘Men with ADHD often have women in their lives who look after them but often you don’t get that if you are a woman,’ says Harriet Clare
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:06:33 GMTNusrat Ghani: PM urged to launch inquiry as MP says government failed to take Islamophobia complaints ‘seriously’
Ms Ghani alleged she was told her Muslim faith was ‘making colleagues feel uncomfortable’
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 17:50:42 GMTMan charged after A1 accident which left woman in critical condition
Durham Police said Hugh Raymond Holmes, from Spennymoor, has been accused of several motoring offences.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 17:08:31 GMTTory MP says claim minister was sacked over Muslim faith ‘stinks’
Michael Fabricant sparks anger after he suggests allegations by Nusrat Ghani were linked to moves to oust Boris Johnson.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 16:13:50 GMTUnionism must confirm it would serve with a Sinn Fein first minister, McDonald
However, a DUP MLA warned that a Sinn Fein first minister could lead to a ‘decade of instability’.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 16:13:42 GMTFive teenagers arrested after boy, 16, stabbed to death in Stretford
Suspects, aged between 15 and 17, held on suspicion of murder as victim’s ‘family left devastated’
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 16:01:20 GMTJohnson under pressure to hold inquiry into MP’s ‘Muslimness’ sacking claim
Nusrat Ghani said that when she spoke to the PM about her treatment she was told that he could not get involved.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:30:57 GMT‘Brexit to blame’: Huge lorry queues at Dover as port bosses call for talks on EU checks
‘It’s entirely Brexit,’ says haulier who has been caught up in 15km queues
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:32:25 GMTTeenage boy fatally stabbed in Manchester named and fifth teenager arrested
A 16-year-old who was fatally stabbed on Saturday has been named as Kennie Carter by Greater Manchester Police.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:29:28 GMTUK school scraps ‘discriminatory and archaic’ hair policies to encourage students to express their culture
‘We want our boys to embrace how their hair grows,’ the St Albans headteacher said
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:16:15 GMTWelsh ports hit with 30% reduction in traffic ‘due to Brexit’
Holyhead and Fishguard ports hit ‘quite hard’ by Brexit, said a ferry operator
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:07:55 GMTWolverhampton Wanderers fire: ‘Considerable damage’ caused to Molineux stadium after blaze breaks out in early hours
Club says it will be in touch with any fans affected at next home game
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 07:24:01 GMTFar-right extremists and jihadists must be punished equally, solicitor-general says as neo-Nazi cases rise
Exclusive: ‘There is no hierarchy of terrorism,’ says Alex Chalk QC after outrage over neo-Nazi sentenced to read Austen
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 14:31:10 GMTFour more coronavirus deaths reported in Scotland
The number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in Scotland has risen to 10,199.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 14:24:33 GMTWelsh ports see 30% fall in traffic due to Brexit, says UK shipping boss
Ian Davies, boss of Stena Line’s UK ports, said Holyhead and Fishguard have both been affected.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 18:04:31 GMTNumber of seals born on Norfolk beach ‘up 25-fold in 20 years’
This year’s count was called off due to high tides so the 2,500 figure is an ‘educated guess’.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 14:04:31 GMTGavin Williamson accused of threatening MP Christian Wakeford over school funding
Former Tory MP said he was ‘threatened I would not get the school for Radcliffe’
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 13:57:29 GMTTwo car passengers dead after Belfast crash
The men died after a two-car collision on the Ravenhill Road shortly after 9pm on Saturday.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 13:44:06 GMTQueen to spend few weeks at Sandringham after flying in from Windsor Castle
On February 6, the Queen’s reign reaches the 70-year milestone.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 13:34:09 GMTRaab urges NHS staff to get mandatory jabs amid calls for deadline delay
Dominic Raab played down suggestions the April 1 deadline could be postponed while NHS trusts have raised concerns over consequent staff shortages.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 13:07:49 GMTCalls for Islamophobia inquiry after Tory MP’s ‘Muslimness’ sacking claim
Nusrat Ghani said she was informed that her faith was ‘making colleagues uncomfortable’ when she lost her job as a transport minister.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 13:03:55 GMTBoris Johnson’s resignation inevitable, says Scottish Tory chief whip
MSP Stephen Kerr said he does not believe the Prime Minister can survive the current pressure
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 12:44:57 GMTPolice appeal for information regarding disappearance of 13-year-old Kirklees boy
He was last seen in Cleckheaton, Kirklees, on Friday afternoon
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:59:19 GMTShopping centre staff and customers ‘intimidated’ during anti-vax march
Two men were arrested for allegedly illegally planning the march, police said.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:49:25 GMTRaab says there will be no inquiry into Tory MP’s ‘Muslimness’ sacking claim
Nusrat Ghani said she was told her faith was ‘making colleagues uncomfortable’ when she was sacked as a transport minister.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:38:47 GMTBA.2: More than 400 cases of new Omicron sub-variant found in England
So far, 426 infections have been confirmed – but Omicron BA.2 has not been designated a ‘variant of concern’
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:33:59 GMT‘Very significant’ risk of Russia invading Ukraine – Dominic Raab
Liz Truss has said the Russian plotting showed the lengths to which the Kremlin was prepared to go to undermine the government in Kyiv.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:29:36 GMTFour teenage boys arrested over fatal stabbing of 16-year-old
Paramedics treated the boy at the scene in Manchester before he was taken to hospital where he died of his injuries.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:29:24 GMTWhy are energy prices rising in the UK?
Squeeze on wholesale gas prices around the world set to drive up household bills
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:15:03 GMTStudent nurse paints Covid-themed ‘Corona Lisa’ to raise money for charity
It is the latest masterpiece to be given a pandemic twist by 21-year-old Chloe Slevin from Dublin.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 10:28:36 GMTTory MP says she was sacked as minister because her Muslim faith ‘made colleagues uncomfortable’
Nusrat Ghani says incident, which Tory whips deny, was like ‘being punched in the stomach’
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 10:24:52 GMTNusrat Ghani: Formal complaint needed before investigation into Islamophobia allegations, says Raab
Ms Ghani alleged she was told her Muslim faith was ‘making colleagues feel uncomfortable’
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 10:16:46 GMTDowning 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’
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 10:15:26 GMTWhat 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
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 10:12:51 GMTHow 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.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 10:11:06 GMTTimeline of alleged gatherings across government during Covid restrictions
Boris Johnson facing intense scrutiny over latest reports of No 10 parties during lockdown
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 10:09:02 GMTEverything we know about Boris Johnson’s alleged Downing Street lockdown parties
PM facing outrage after details of rule-breaking bashes continue to emerge