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Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:49:08 GMT
UK to allow members of public to house Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russian invasion
Michael Gove to set out on Monday details of new sponsorship route to UK

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:46:26 GMT
Vulnerable children aged 12 to 15 can now book Covid booster online
Until now, families with children whose conditions include cancer and diabetes, have been jabbed by GP-led teams.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:42:32 GMT
Durham University accused of ‘cover-up’ over review of guest speakers
The university has been accused of failing to support its marginalised students in its latest statement following a row over a speech by Rod Liddle.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:33:14 GMT
More than half of young people ‘have been targeted by fraudsters’
About two-thirds of teenagers said the Covid-19 pandemic has made them feel more anxious about money.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:17:26 GMT
Boy, 14, charged with murder of man stabbed to death outside Asda
Ian Kirwan, 53, was heading to the shops when he was attacked

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:06:54 GMT
Ukraine: Putin faces ‘dramatic increased response’ if he uses chemical weapons
A British minister warned Russia not to cross that ‘line’ during its invasion.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 06:27:26 GMT
Prince William caught in social media storm after comments about Ukraine war
The second in line to the throne spoke to volunteers at Ukrainian cultural centre

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:04:18 GMT
Russia warned of ‘dramatic increased response’ from West if chemical weapons used in Ukraine
UK minister urges Kremlin ‘not to cross that line’

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:54:39 GMT
Parents help daughters have children through IVF after £1 million lottery win
Mark and Ruth Chalmers’s priority after their EuroMillions Raffle win was helping their two daughters have children

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:51:03 GMT
Man seriously injured in Clyde tunnel crash
Police have appealed for information.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:35:38 GMT
Heathrow passenger numbers remain nearly 50% down on pre-virus levels
The west London airport said it was used by only 2.8 million passengers in February.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:22:46 GMT
Sesame Street remembers ‘warmth and humour’ of Emilio Delgado after his death
He played Fix-it Shop owner Luis Rodriguez on the show for 45 years.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:22:42 GMT
Petrol prices UK: Drivers paying ‘unbelievably high’ costs as RAC says diesel ‘on clear path to £1.70 a litre’
Experts welcome ‘hint of better news’ as oil prices stabilise

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:20:16 GMT
Long-awaited apology at Stormont for historical institutional abuse victims
Abuse survivors will watch on in the Assembly chamber.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:15:13 GMT
Boris Johnson news - live: Brits to be asked to house refugees as PM says Putin may resort to chemical weapons
Ukrainians entering via the new route will be allowed to stay for an initial period of 12 months

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 07:39:45 GMT
Economy erased Omicron hit in January ahead of Russia’s war
Experts warned that soaring inflation will put pressure on businesses and households.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 06:00:48 GMT
London ‘made very substantial progress’ in dealing with terror attacks – report
Lord Toby Harris also warned against complacency, and said the terrorist threat ‘remains a real and present danger’.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 02:45:37 GMT
Judges to rule over Met Police’s handling of proposed Sarah Everard vigil
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Fri, 11 Mar 2022 02:45:05 GMT
HIA Inquiry recommended apology to victims, compensation and a memorial
Chair Sir Anthony Hart said the four-year inquiry found ‘evidence of systemic failings’ in the institutions and homes it investigated.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 02:32:32 GMT
ITV forced off air and studios evacuated over suspicious package ‘addressed to Lorraine Kelly’
Tube stations also closed in ‘security alert’

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 02:23:14 GMT
Boris Johnson’s controversial statements removed by Facebook
Comments made by Nadine Dorries and Angela Rayner were also removed by the platform

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 02:22:46 GMT
‘Fundamental questions remain’ over plan to draft military in to tackle Channel crossings, warn MPs
Government’s decision to put Navy in charge of counter-migration on English coast appears to have been ‘borne of desperation’, says Defence Committee

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 01:06:58 GMT
What the papers say – March 11
The front pages on Friday are dominated by the news that billionaire Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 01:01:52 GMT
Former BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin tells of ‘terrifying’ stalking ordeal
‘It was very clear from the messages that this person knew exactly where we lived and had stood outside our front door’

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:22:54 GMT
British public to be asked to take in Ukrainian refugees
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove will set out details of the new ‘sponsored’ humanitarian route to enter the UK on Monday.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:01:13 GMT
Ukrainian MP urges West to protect citizens who remain as well as refugees
‘If we get enough support from the West to win in this war, the refugees problem will be automatically solved,’ said Inna Sovsun.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:01:00 GMT
New exhibition explores black artists’ cultural influence in Scotland
The exhibition, which is now open to the public, is housed in the main gallery at Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Afghan family forced to flee conflict for second time in eight months
Mohammad, his wife and three children were living in eastern Afghanistan when the Taliban launched its takeover.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:01:00 GMT
Covid-19 Inquiry to visit towns and cities across the UK
It comes after the Cabinet Office published its draft terms of reference for the public inquiry.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 23:30:18 GMT
Slash VAT to help families weather cost-of-living storm, demand Lib Dems
Exclusive: At spring conference, leader Ed Davey hopes to position Lib Dems as ‘party of fair taxes’

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 23:29:38 GMT
‘Still major gaps’ in Ukraine visa scheme despite Home Office U-turn
Experts warn refugees will still have to go through ‘confusing’ online process and may face long delays

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 22:46:49 GMT
Twitter and Facebook remove Russian embassy posts claiming Mariupol hospital bombing was faked
Embassy repeats without evidence claims that hospital was ‘non-operational’

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 22:40:24 GMT
‘Blood on their hands’: Johnson promises more sanctions on oligarchs after UK moves against Abramovich
Seven Russian plutocrats have ‘blood of Ukrainian people on their hands’, says Truss

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 21:50:23 GMT
Boris Johnson warns ‘barbaric’ Putin may resort to chemical weapons in Ukraine
‘The stuff which you are hearing about chemical weapons is straight out of the Russian playbook,’ PM says

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 21:45:05 GMT
Provide relief to households by cutting rates bills – Sir Jeffrey Donaldson
The DUP leader said relief on rates had been brought in before and can be done again now.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 21:09:22 GMT
Boris Johnson’s push to recruit 20,000 more police increased risk of ‘unsuitable’ officers, watchdog finds
‘There is a heightened danger that people unsuited to policing may get through,’ report warns after wave of scandals

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 21:03:01 GMT
Truss tells allies ‘be tough, get peace – let that be our rallying call’
Foreign Secretary says Russia has now become a ‘global pariah’, with president Vladimir Putin ‘shunned and isolated’.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 21:00:00 GMT
Johnson rules out no-fly zone despite Russian hospital strike
The PM said the conflict in Ukraine will only end when President Putin accepts he has made a ‘disastrous miscalculation’.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 20:54:35 GMT
Douglas Ross withdraws call for Boris Johnson to quit over ‘partygate’
The Scots Tory leader has been accused of having the ‘backbone of a jellyfish’ after U-turning on calls for the Prime Minister to quit.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 20:48:58 GMT
Disney taking steps to ‘pause’ all business in Russia
Last week, the company paused the theatrical release of films in Russia.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 20:32:32 GMT
Former DUP MLA ‘may be open to chat’ about returning to party after election
Alex Easton was speaking in reference to a situation where the DUP may need the numbers to remain the largest party at Stormont.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 20:04:40 GMT
Ballet stars to join together in Dance For Ukraine gala
It will be directed by former Royal Ballet stars Ivan Putrov from Ukraine and Romanian Alina Cojocaru.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:49:52 GMT
Eton to open selective sixth forms in ‘cold spots’ as part of levelling up
Three sixth forms to open in Dudley, Middlesbrough and Oldham.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:49:42 GMT
Royal British Legion’s future relationship with Captain Tom Charity ‘under discussion’
Exclusive: The country’s biggest military charity says ‘the nature of our future relationship has been under discussion’ since late last year

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:37:50 GMT
‘So harsh’: Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge react after UK government sanctions Roman Abramovich
Blues fans turn up to Stamford Bridge only to find ground and shop sealed off

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:30:19 GMT
UK eases customs rules for Ukraine aid after Brexit confusion leaves lorries stuck in Dover for days
Donations now exempt from new border bureaucracy

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:13:49 GMT
Tax expert ‘was told she lost role after antagonising bosses with trans tweets’
Maya Forstater has been embroiled in a legal battle, arguing that her dismissal constituted discrimination against her beliefs.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:53:35 GMT
Scottish Tory leader withdraws call for Boris Johnson to resign over Partygate
‘Backbone of a jellyfish’: Move reduces threat to prime minister’s position

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:43:26 GMT
Chelsea must not be sold off as part of ‘fire sale’, warns Sadiq Khan
Club owner Roman Abramovich was hit with an asset freeze and travel ban on Thursday.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:39:51 GMT
Refugee charity raises £50,000 to help Ukrainian refugees entering Moldova
Refugee Support Europe launched a fundraiser on February 28 to offer support to Ukrainians fleeing their country.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:27:53 GMT
Johnson accuses ‘barbaric’ Kremlin of preparing to use chemical weapons
The PM said Russia appeared to be engaged in a ‘cynical’ attempt to justify the deployment of the banned weapons in Ukraine.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:23:59 GMT
Pregnant mentally-ill woman can have C-section against her will, judge rules
At an urgent Court of Protection hearing, Mr Justice Francis decided doctors could lawfully perform a caesarean section without the woman’s consent.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:14:49 GMT
Halve VAT on fuel to protect consumers from soaring prices at pumps, petrol retailers urge
Uncertaintly in oil markets amid Ukraine war is driving up petrol prices

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:57:21 GMT
Russian Embassy tweet about bombed Ukrainian hospital removed by Twitter
The tweet suggested the hospital attacked in the port city of Mariupol was ‘long non-operational’.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:45:45 GMT
Improve ‘confusing’ visa application process, says British-Ukrainian woman
Alice Mishchenko wants her sister Oksana and her 10-year-old niece to join her in the UK.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:43:50 GMT
Commons trans row after Tory MP says ‘a woman is an adult female human’
Sir Bernard Jenkin said the rights of women in women-only safe spaces, such as hospital wards and prisons are ‘threatened’.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:34:03 GMT
Priti Patel invokes Windrush scandal to defend her Ukraine refugee policy
Home Secretary tells MPs to consider ‘something known as the Windrush scandal’

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:28:32 GMT
Watchdog tells police bosses to stop declaring thoughts are crimes
Sir Tom Winsor vented his frustrations as he set out his final annual assessment of the state of policing in England and Wales.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:25:47 GMT
Cambridge professor left “in limbo” waiting for word on refugee nephew’s visa
Dr Anton Enright’s 15-year-old nephew Viktor escaped war-torn Ukraine on March 3.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:19:53 GMT
Stonehaven rail crash: Older trains will be examined for safety – Gilruth
Transport Secretary Jenny Gilruth said a steering group had been set up to examine the safety of older trains in the wake of the tragedy.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:09:25 GMT
Steve Rowe: The M&S boss departing after almost 40 years at the retail giant
The “M&S lifer” has helped to improve the retailer’s recent fortunes as part of its dramatic recent turnaround plan.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:07:30 GMT
Tory MP accused of ‘immoral and offensive bile’ over Ukrainian refugees
Daniel Kawczynski said “British left-wing parties” are making “illiterate and immoral” demands for the UK to accept more people fleeing Vladimir Putin’s invasion.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:04:04 GMT
Chris Packham says ‘line in the sand’ was crossed with defamatory articles
The TV naturalist is suing three men for libel at the High Court over nine online articles claiming he defrauded the public.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:04:01 GMT
How can Ukrainians apply for a visa to come to the UK?
From Tuesday, Ukrainians with passports will no longer need to go to a visa application centre to give their biometrics before they come to the UK.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:01:46 GMT
Royal Cornwall Hospital suspends visits to tackle rising Covid cases
The hospital said the measures are likely to remain in place for the next week.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:58:14 GMT
Patel urged to do more to help Ukrainians come to the UK
Home Secretary Priti Patel’s measures to streamline the visa system were criticised for not going far enough.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:53:01 GMT
Government’s new shipbuilding vision criticised by unions
Another 130 warships will be built over the next few decades, the Prime Minister announced.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:45:28 GMT
Bin lorry driver saw ‘smartly-dressed’ man in pink shirt, McKeague inquest told
RAF gunner Corrie McKeague, from Dunfermline, was 23 when he disappeared after a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, in September 2016.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:33:24 GMT
Covid-19 inquiry draft terms of reference published by Government
The draft terms of reference include identifying the lessons to be learned from the pandemic.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 10:44:27 GMT
Ukrainian refugees with passports will be able to apply for UK family visa online in Home Office U-turn
Changes to scheme welcomed but warnings there are ‘still major gaps’ in the UK’s support for Ukrainians

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:20:42 GMT
UK Government ‘being unfair’ to Ukrainians waiting for visa sponsorship scheme
Roksolana Mokhnenko fled Kyiv with her brother, mother, husband and their cat.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:29:51 GMT
Mother-of-two reunited with sons after heart transplant and 190 days in hospital
Nicola Sharpe said she was determined to get back home to her boys, aged nine and 12.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:04:38 GMT
Ireland faces increased cyber attack threat – foreign affairs minister
The Foreign Affairs minister also indicated that Ireland is currently preparing to send defence equipment to Ukraine.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:58:35 GMT
Constitution Secretary refuses three times to say if advice sought on indyref2
Angus Robertson said legal advice was not discussed in Holyrood except in exceptional circumstances.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:56:09 GMT
Martin Lewis accuses ministers of attempt to blame Ukraine war for cost of living crisis
Money saving expert warns of ‘narrative shift’ - when higher bills and taxes had already put people at risk of ‘starving or freezing’

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:55:40 GMT
Teaching assistant who had sex with 14-year-old pupil in supermarket car park is jailed
Hannah Harris developed relationship with boy who attended her school in Hertfordshire

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:55:38 GMT
‘Callous’ triple killer found guilty of raping pregnant woman before her murder
Anthony Russell was convicted at Warwick Crown Court on Thursday.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:54:48 GMT
Ukraine: West must be ready to join war if Russia uses chemical weapons, Tony Blair’s ex-chief aide says
Jonathan Powell warns repeat of show of weakness after chemical attack in Syria will be ‘catastrophic appeasement’

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:54:14 GMT
Home Office should be stripped of responsibility for Ukraine refugees, Welsh government says
First minister Mark Drakeford says the department has a long history of running hostile regimes

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:51:51 GMT
Police culture and behaviour problems not limited to capital, warns watchdog
The outgoing chief inspector of constabulary said he expected there could be ‘pockets’ of similar issues in other parts of the country.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:49:46 GMT
Family court work at ‘all-time high’, says senior judge
Sir Andrew McFarlane says everyone working in ‘family justice’ is operating at the ‘extent of their capacity’.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:44:57 GMT
Growing pressure on DUP to renominate a first minister to release budget funds
Sinn Fein Stormont leader Michelle O’Neill described ‘a very forthright and very robust exchange’ at a meeting of party leaders on Thursday.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:39:12 GMT
Number of coronavirus patients in Scottish hospitals hits 13-month high
Figures on Thursday showed there were 1,636 people in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19 – the most since February 2021.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:32:56 GMT
MPs listen in silence as names of women killed in the UK read out
Labour’s Jess Phillips spent more than five minutes listing the names of the victims during the annual International Women’s Day debate.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:28:12 GMT
A&E evacuated and bomb squad called in security alert at Bristol hospital
All outpatient appointments and visits to patients cancelled

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:27:39 GMT
More than 12,000 pledges of rooms for Ukrainian refugees in Ireland
Around 2,500 Ukrainian refugees have recently arrived in Ireland.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:20:53 GMT
Man arrested after stripping bottles of Russian vodka from Sainsbury’s shelves in protest at war
‘It wasn’t an attempt to steal it - it was to make a point,’ he says

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:16:25 GMT
Camilla unveils foundation stone for new Royal Academy of Dance HQ
The Duchess of Cornwall toured the building in Battersea, south London.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:15:04 GMT
Donations through Airbnb lets hotel serve 15,000 meals a day to people of Kyiv
The Campus Community A-Hotel in central Kyiv has raised more than £22,800 to keep their kitchens open and feed the city.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:37:02 GMT
Refugees fleeing Ukraine could reach four million in ‘next few days’
Western officials say some refugees are turning up with frostbite

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:03:04 GMT
Fraud must be taken ‘far more seriously’ by police
Outgoing chief inspector of constabulary Sir Tom Winsor said the detection rate in fraud is “woefully low”.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:59:23 GMT
Public inquiry will start next week into death of Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess
The long-awaited inquiry will be chaired by former Supreme Court judge Lord Hughes of Ombersley.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:57:47 GMT
Ukraine crisis will require at least three years of aid, charities warn
The head of the Disasters Emergency Committee told MSPs the war was causing the fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War Two.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:53:30 GMT
Sheeran’s Shape Of You was made ‘from scratch at extraordinary speed’ – producer
Steve Mac – whose real name is Steven McCutcheon – joked that he was left with “a headache” such was the intensity of the session.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:52:55 GMT
Reverse Universal Credit cut ‘in name of humanity’, urges Tory grandee
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean highlighted the increased revenue Chancellor Rishi Sunak would net from rapidly rising fuel prices

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:52:00 GMT
Man baptised in floodwater at roundabout in ceremony dubbed ‘meant to be’
Street preacher who baptised the man in the viral video insists “setting doesn’t matter”



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