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Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:43:46 GMT
No light, communication, medicine, heat or water in Mariupol as Russian assault continues, Britain says
‘Russian forces have prevented humanitarian access, likely to pressure defenders to surrender’

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:25:47 GMT
Boris Johnson news - live: ‘Wrong moment’ to increase national insurance, Lib Dems say as tax rise kicks in
Party leader Ed Davey says rise in NI contributions puts ‘all the burden on working people’

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:19:50 GMT
Over-65s in Ireland to be offered another Covid-19 booster jab
Niac also recommended that anyone aged 12 and over who is immunocompromised should receive another booster jab.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:19:06 GMT
Twitter launching edit button would be a ‘mistake’, former executive warns
The social media giant has confirmed it will begin testing the function in the coming months.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:07:09 GMT
West prepares fresh sanctions on Russia in response to atrocities in Ukraine
Boris Johnson has issued a direct appeal to Russian people to reject Vladimir Putin’s war.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 07:50:45 GMT
More than 100 UK flights axed on Wednesday
The aviation industry is suffering from a surge in coronavirus-related staff sickness and a shortage of workers following job cuts.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 07:47:55 GMT
Warning to stay away from A&Es after surge leaves patients waiting for 12 hours
West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts said the most recent emergency department attendance figures show a 14.2% increase

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 07:46:47 GMT
Partygate: Javid dodges questions over whether Boris Johnson presided over ‘widespread criminality’
Keir Starmer made the accusation amid Met investigation into 12 events held during Covid restrictions

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 07:38:05 GMT
Brexit set to make UK more dependent on food imports, MPs warn
Cross-party committee says labour shortages caused primarily by leaving EU will shrink UK food production unless dealt with

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 07:33:57 GMT
Food strategy chief doubts impact of new calorie labelling plan
Henry Dimbleby, who co-founded the Leon restaurant chain, said the move is a ‘small intervention’.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 07:12:34 GMT
Cladding works set to cost housebuilder Redrow £200m
Competitor MJ Gleeson also told shareholders on Wednesday that it has signed the Government’s building safety pledge.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 06:40:51 GMT
Exhibition celebrating British pop culture to launch in Manchester
The British Pop Archive will include items from different aspects of Manchester’s highly recognisable pop scene.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 06:31:11 GMT
Damilola Olakanmi: Mother’s farewell to daughter, 23, who died after ‘eating cannabis gummy sweet’
Cannabis sweets were in packaging featuring Trrlli Peachie O’s branding

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 23:24:01 GMT
Brexit: Failure to tackle labour shortages will ‘permanently’ shrink food sector, MPs warn
MPs say they were ‘struck by government’s failure to grasp the labour issues’

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 04:58:35 GMT
UK mother remains in critical condition after holiday landslide in Australia
A 14-year-old boy has undergone surgery and is in a stable condition, while a 15-year-old girl remains under observation.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 04:05:34 GMT
Sean Penn says Ukraine will win war against Russia but cost remains unclear
The filmmaker and Oscar-winning actor said ‘no one on the planet has been tested in leadership’ like Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 03:56:36 GMT
Former P&O employee sues company for unfair dismissal and discrimination
It comes after criminal and civil investigations were launched into the firm’s decision to sack nearly 800 workers.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 03:30:23 GMT
Zelensky to make historic address to Irish Parliament
The Ukrainian president’s address to the Oireachtas comes after he called for Nuremberg-style trials for Russian ‘war crimes’ in his country.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 02:23:07 GMT
What the papers say – April 6
The war in Ukraine again dominates the front pages on Wednesday.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 01:53:54 GMT
Critical incident declared due to extreme pressure on ambulance service
The service asked the community to only call 999 in a life-threatening or serious emergency.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 01:45:11 GMT
Judge’s ruling due in Ed Sheeran and Sami Switch copyright row over Shape Of You
Ed Sheeran is set to find out the result of his High Court battle over the copyright of his 2017 hit Shape Of You.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 23:30:28 GMT
UK to work with US and Australia to develop hypersonic missiles
Leaders issued a joint statement on Tuesday

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 23:17:56 GMT
NHS trusts to donate surplus fleet of ambulances to Ukraine, government says
Foreign Office says donation will help replace vehicles lost during Russian bombardment

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 23:01:40 GMT
We’re fighting against a Nazi regime, says Ukrainian MP
‘They’re killing us, not as individual human beings, but because we’re Ukrainians,’ said Inna Sovsun.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Stop delaying sugar reduction report, health organisations tell Government
Organisations pointed to the ‘very worrying’ recent increase in obesity prevalence among primary school children.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Britain to send surplus ambulances to Ukraine
NHS trusts are expected to donate around 20 vehicles to replace those lost in the fighting.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Twin Atlantic, James Arthur and Razorlight to headline new music festival
The new festival will take place in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, over the last three days in July.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Boris Johnson defends tax hike as national insurance rise comes into force
National insurance contributions will increase by 1.25 percentage points

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Only children ‘more likely to care for ageing parents than those with siblings’
Adults without brothers and sisters appear to cope with the emotional demands.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Covid deaths could rise as infections continue to increase, experts warn
Case rates in England are the highest they have ever been despite the protection offered by vaccines, new data suggests.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 22:56:56 GMT
Rishi Sunak ‘refuses to fund plan for greener homes to help cut energy bills’
The Treasury reportedly sticking closely to spending agreements set out last year

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 21:53:40 GMT
‘It is embarrassing’: Minister admits UK was not geared up for Ukraine refugee crisis
‘It is embarrassing to me that the system is taking too long,’ says Lord Richard Harrington

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 19:27:21 GMT
June Sarpong to leave high-profile BBC diversity role
It comes as a string of senior executives of colour have departed the corporation within the past year amid concerns around racism and lack of diversity.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 21:17:13 GMT
Bobbi-Anne McLeod: Indie guitarist pleads guilty to murder of girl, 18, who vanished after waiting at bus stop
Cody Ackland, 24, told he will receive life sentence for death of student last seen waiting for bus in Plymouth

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 21:15:56 GMT
Government’s landmark LGBT+ conference cancelled
The move comes after Iain Anderson, the UK’s LGBT+ business champion, resigned earlier on Tuesday.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 20:27:56 GMT
Wakeman and Humperdinck honoured by Anne at investiture ceremony
Rick Wakeman and Engelbert Humperdinck attended the investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 19:53:49 GMT
Government cancels LGBT+ conference after backlash over conversion therapy U-turn
Over 100 LGBT+ organisations and HIV charities pulled out of event

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 19:45:44 GMT
Nurse who died after she was hit by May Day parade costume horse ‘may have passed away from fight injury’
Paediatric nurse may have been hit in the head when trying to intervene in an argument, senior coroner says

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 19:31:22 GMT
UK and EU on collision course as Brussels fails to set ‘clear timetable’ to boycott Russian gas
Liz Truss to confront G7 foreign ministers after EU’s latest sanctions package fails to mention ending imports

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 19:25:23 GMT
Former rugby league player Rob Burrow ‘absolutely honoured’ to receive MBE
The sportsman won eight Grand Finals and 20 international caps during a long and memorable career.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 19:16:26 GMT
Crest and Taylor Wimpey reveal hefty bills for cladding works after new pledge
The firms are among those to sign up to the Government’s new Building Safety Pledge in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy of 2017.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 18:25:53 GMT
Russian plea for help as Irish embassy faces fuel shortage
Tanaiste Leo Varadkar said, while he does not have sympathy for the situation, there are rules for hosting international diplomats.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 18:06:04 GMT
Rishi Sunak donates more than £100,000 to the exclusive private school he attended
Gifts revealed as fall in state school spending leaves private sector spending almost twice as much per pupil

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 18:02:59 GMT
Dance teacher who ‘bombarded’ boy, 13, with sexual Whatsapp messages after he asked her to stop is spared jail
Jennifer Hesse, 48, developed ‘warped feelings’ for the boy at her private dance class

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 18:01:20 GMT
Young couple facing cost of living crisis fined £2,000 for baby shower days before Covid laws changed
Judge agrees to lower monthly repayment amount - but ‘not so you can still watch Sky Sports or anything’

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:59:56 GMT
Irish government ‘keeping open mind’ on further expulsions of Russian officials
Four senior Russian officials were asked to leave Ireland last week.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:56:47 GMT
Johnson appeals to Russian people to reject Putin’s war in Ukraine
The Prime Minister urged Russians to go online to discover the truth about atrocities being committed in their name.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:50:46 GMT
D-Day veteran Harry Billinge dies aged 96 as daughter pays tribute
His daughter Sally Billinge-Shandley said her father ‘always fought in what he believed in’

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:49:36 GMT
Irish premier backs EU ban on coal and oil imports from Russia
Micheal Martin said the European Union must keep adding pressure on Moscow.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:20:17 GMT
Images released of flat where ‘neglected’ seven-year-old died from asthma attack
Laura Heath, who denies the gross negligence manslaughter of her son Hakeem Hussain, is alleged to have used his inhaler to smoke drugs.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:12:06 GMT
Boss of Manchester Airport quits amid chaos for travellers
Travellers have faced long delays and chaotic scenes.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 09:36:41 GMT
98-year-old woman who avoided deportation ‘on brink of destitution’ due to Home Office delay
Exclusive: Myrtle Cothill, who narrowly avoided deportation in 2016, now deprived of vital support

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:56:44 GMT
Family of man murdered by neighbour criticise ‘toothless’ police response as force refers itself to watchdog
Father-of-three Matthew Boorman was stabbed 27 times on his doorstep by Can Arslan

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:57:16 GMT
Call for greater focus on developing Covid vaccines that block transmission
Experts have warned that the pandemic could ‘reverberate’ around the world for years to come.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:38:40 GMT
D-Day veteran Harry Billinge dies aged 96, his family says
The former Royal Engineer was just 18 when he was one of the first British soldiers to land on Gold Beach in 1944.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:22:40 GMT
Number of UK patients in hospital with Covid highest since February 2021
Hospital numbers have been rising steadily recently, reflecting the impact of the latest surge of infections driven by the Omicron BA.2 variant.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:12:29 GMT
Zelensky calls for Nuremberg-style trials after Russian ‘war crimes’ in Ukraine
The Ukrainian president said the atrocities committed in his country are the worst seen since the Second World War.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:11:45 GMT
Can Arslan: Man found guilty of murder after stabbing neighbour 27 times in parking row
Can Arslan stabbed father of three 27 times and claimed that his teddy bear had told him to kill

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:59:12 GMT
Buyers interested in Channel 4 are expected from around the world, says minister
Lord Parkinson was told that announcing the plans while MPs are not sitting was an “appalling” move.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:56:42 GMT
Sunak and wife donate more than £100,000 to Winchester College
The Chancellor is a former head boy at the exclusive private school.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:33:54 GMT
Angus Robertson: Privatisation of Channel 4 is unnecessary and ill-conceived
The Scottish Government’s culture secretary said the decision was disappointing for the creative sector which had thrived with the channel’s help.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:22:25 GMT
Designer behind London Underground seat fabric honoured with blue plaque
The designer was also commissioned to create the 1953 design for the postage stamps which marked the start of the Queen’s reign.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:21:35 GMT
Green Party promises home insulation programme to cut energy bills
Greens say local councils should adopt ‘Lewes model’ to bring down bills

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:18:25 GMT
Liz Truss wants Russian economy pushed ‘back to Soviet era’, as 60% of Putin war chest frozen
Foreign secretary urges allies to hit Moscow harder, as Brussels proposes ban on Russian coal imports

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:11:54 GMT
Former MP Natalie McGarry goes on trial accused of embezzlement
The former Glasgow East MP is on trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:04:27 GMT
‘Why I wrote contact details on my two-year-old daughter’s back as I fled Kyiv’
Sasha Makoviy’s image of her daughter has gone viral on social media.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:54:11 GMT
Priti Patel’s plan to criminalise English Channel refugees at risk after peers reject law for second time
Former lord chief justice among peers saying proposals breach international law

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:52:33 GMT
Logan Mwangi: Stepfather accused of murdering boy, 5, ‘threatened to kill him if mother broke up with him’
John Cole, 40, denies accusation and instead claims Angharad Williamson, 30, shook her son

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:43:42 GMT
Camilla meets Bernardine Evaristo at Clarence House
The pair discussed the writer’s Booker Prize-winning novel Girl, Woman, Other.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:42:57 GMT
LGBT+ business champion quits over transgender conversion therapy row
Iain Anderson said trust and belief in the Government’s commitment to LGBT rights has been damaged.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:39:06 GMT
Can Arslan: Five key moments in trial of murderer who claimed ‘teddy bear told him to kill neighbour’
Arslan denied murder on grounds of diminished responsibility after father of three killed and two others injured

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:34:02 GMT
West Mercia police officer charged with former colleague after ‘sending racist WhatsApp messages’
James Watts, 31, and PC Joann Jinks, 40, allegedly shared racist images while they were both serving officers

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:17:04 GMT
Child dies after being found near Dover cliffs and rushed to hospital
They were pronounced dead at a local hospital, Kent Police say

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:10:51 GMT
Child dies after being found near White Cliffs of Dover
Kent Police said emergency services were called to an area near Swingate on Monday.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:10:02 GMT
Liverpool street plaque explaining city’s links to slave trade installed
The sign on William Brown Street is the first in a series of 10 which will be placed around the city.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:02:52 GMT
Residents had lived in fear of man who fatally stabbed neighbour ‘for years’
Can Arslan, who knifed Matthew Boorman to death in Walton Cardiff, Gloucestershire, had been threatening locals for more than a decade.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:59:33 GMT
Man who knifed neighbour had personality disorder but was not mentally ill
Can Arslan was diagnosed with a paranoid, unstable and antisocial personality disorder.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:57:07 GMT
Queen of Spain and Prince of Wales join for royal visit to Bishop Auckland
Queen and Prince officially open the new Spanish Gallery, the only space in the UK dedicated to Spanish art.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:53:23 GMT
West must ensure Ukraine does not lose the war, says Duncan Smith
The Conservative former leader warned that ‘the assault on freedom doesn’t begin and end with Russia’s attack on Ukraine’.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:49:16 GMT
Man who claimed ‘voices’ told him to kill neighbour found guilty of murder
Can Arslan, 52, stabbed father-of-three Matthew Boorman to death on the victim’s front lawn after subjecting him to years of threats.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:49:10 GMT
People are not waking up thinking about Irish unity – Michelle O’Neill
The Sinn Fein Stormont leader said the day would come when people voted on reunification but she said her present focus was the cost-of-living crisis.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 08:37:44 GMT
Ministers urged to remove ‘needless bureaucracy’ from Ukraine schemes as refugees at ‘risk of destitution’
Exclusive: Mounting calls to allow refugees to apply to Homes for Ukraine scheme in-country

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:34:04 GMT
Fracking not the answer to energy crisis, says business secretary, as he orders review
Ban ‘will remain in place’ unless science has changed, Kwasi Kwarteng warns pro-shale gas Tories

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:29:59 GMT
Government’s LGBT+ business adviser quits over U-turn on trans conversion therapy
Iain Anderson accuses government of attempting to wage ‘woke war’ on community

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:18:25 GMT
Rise in inflation will impact Ireland for years to come, Tanaiste says
Leo Varadkar said the cost of living pressures stem from an international crisis.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:14:28 GMT
Brook House should close in wake of abuse allegations, inquiry told
The BBC broadcast undercover footage in 2017 showing alleged assaults, humiliation and verbal abuse of detainees by officers at the centre.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:13:55 GMT
Princess Royal joins veterans at Falklands War anniversary service
The remembrance service was held at St Paul’s Cathedral, to mark the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:02:25 GMT
Tory MP questions plan to privatise Channel 4 as ‘revenge’ for biased coverage
Channel 4 is currently owned by the Government and receives its funding from advertising.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:00:26 GMT
Richard Okorogheye: Grieving mother says ‘every day is torment’ one year after teen found dead in woods
The teenager was found in Epping Forest a year ago after going missing from west London

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 12:50:01 GMT
Queen on duty at Windsor ahead of Philip anniversary
The monarch held virtual audiences with the Ambassadors of Libya and the Republic of Congo on Tuesday.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 12:40:28 GMT
‘Heroic’ neighbour died after being hit with dumb bell, coroner says
Richard Woodcock had gone next door to help a little boy who was thought to be in danger, Milton Keynes Coroner’s Court heard.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 12:39:01 GMT
Lorryload of McVitie’s biscuits spilt across Derbyshire road
Local police said it took officers ‘a moment to digest the scene in front of them’.



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