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Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:56:36 GMT
Next Tory leader odds: The favourites to replace Boris Johnson
PM’s chances of survival take a big hit, according to bookmakers, after Met Police fines him over Partygate scandal

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:55:20 GMT
Keir Starmer confronted over call to ban climate protests: ‘Why do you want to send me to prison?’
Labour had leader looks flustered when asked to defend plan to jail climate activists

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:42:38 GMT
Boris Johnson position ‘untenable’ says first Tory MP calling for him to go since police fine
‘I don’t think the PM can survive or should survive,’ says backbencher

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:31:29 GMT
Boris Johnson broke law ‘in error’ and is ‘completely mortified’ by fine, minister claims
Grant Shapps defends boss he describes as ‘honourable man’, as possibility of further fines looms

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:29:56 GMT
Police investigating attack on SDLP candidate as a hate crime
Elsie Trainor, a candidate in the Belfast South constituency, was attacked by two youths on Tuesday evening.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:22:04 GMT
Will Boris Johnson resign?
PM under renewed pressure over series of rule-breaking Downing Street parties after being fined by the Metropolitan Police

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:11:44 GMT
Boris Johnson news - live: First MP calls for PM to quit as Shapps says ‘humans make mistakes’
The prime minister said it ‘did not occur’ to him that the gathering breached Covid rules

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:09:43 GMT
Cabinet minister insists PM is ‘human’ following bombshell partygate fines
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps insists Boris Johnson did not knowingly break Covid laws at a birthday bash in June 2020.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:07:27 GMT
Here’s how long it took ministers to support Boris Johnson after Partygate fine - and for Sunak to say sorry
The prime minister and chancellor offered ‘unreserved’ and ‘full’ apologies after Met Police fines

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:07:25 GMT
Partygate: Majority of Britons say Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak should resign over Covid fines, poll finds
More than half of Tory voters, however, believe both men should stay, according to YouGov poll

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:06:04 GMT
Boris Johnson is a truthful man, says Scottish Tory leader
The Scottish Tory leader was previously a leading voice for the Prime Minister to quit, before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 07:54:29 GMT
One in eight private rented homes poses ‘serious threat’ to occupants’ health, damning report finds
‘Piecemeal’ changes by Michael Gove’s department have made situation worse for 11m renters, report says

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 07:16:31 GMT
When is the Big Power Off? Britons urged to ‘go dark’ in protest against soaring energy bills (cloned)
Homes plunged into darkness as protesters attempt to force utility companies to reduce prices

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 06:52:20 GMT
Second murder in Sligo probed after man found dead in apartment
A man in his 20s was arrested after the discovery of the dead man, who was in his late 50s.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 06:27:30 GMT
Partygate: Timeline of government gatherings as more fines issued
All the events under scrunity since scandal began – as Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak hit by fines

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 06:18:34 GMT
‘Liars and lawbreakers’ – UK papers react to PM’s refusal to quit
Wednesday’s front pages note that Boris Johnson appears to have ‘weathered the initial storm’ of the partygate scandal fall-out.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 06:16:24 GMT
74 cases of hepatitis in children under 10 being investigated
Health officials are pursuing a number of lines of inquiry

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 03:40:24 GMT
What the papers say – April 13
The nation’s papers are consumed by the PM and Chancellor’s fines for attending a birthday party at No 10 at the height of the lockdown.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 01:45:25 GMT
Homegrown terrorist to be jailed for murdering veteran MP Sir David Amess
Ali Harbi Ali was convicted of murder and preparing terrorist acts at the Old Bailey.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 01:10:34 GMT
Boris Johnson’s Partygate troubles are far from over
Analysis: PM and his chancellor have apologised after being fined. But this might not be enough if further punishment follows

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 23:40:17 GMT
Attorney General refers Colston statue case to Court of Appeal to ‘clarify the law’ on protests
Any future ruling will not impact four defendants’ acquittals but Suella Braverman said it was ‘in the public interest to clarify the points of law’

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 23:34:03 GMT
Judge sentencing Insulate Britain protesters ‘inspired’ into climate action
‘I have heard your voices,’ said District Judge Stephen Leake, though he added he must ‘apply the law’

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 23:32:52 GMT
‘There is a war on’: Tory MPs using Ukraine invasion to defend law-breaking prime minister
Boris Johnson’s resignation could ‘destabalise the government’ at a time when it needs to be united against Russia, Tories argue

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 23:02:18 GMT
Tory MP Fabricant defends PM by claiming ‘many nurses and teachers’ also broke law
Conservative attempts to defend PM by pointing finger at key workers

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 23:01:08 GMT
‘We missed out’ – Mum whose son died with brain tumour calls for PM to go
‘We weren’t able to have the support that we perhaps might have had from friends and family,’ said Hazel Harrison.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 23:01:04 GMT
Johnson appears to survive partygate fine fallout for now
Even Boris Johnson’s critics said it was not the right time to change the party leadership.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Household saving to fall by 71% to a weekly average of £26 as living costs soar
Households would need to earn £80 more a week or spend £66 less to save at the same level as last spring, figures show.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 06:42:39 GMT
Watchdog tells police to improve investigations and service to the public
Inspectors examined the Dorset, West Mercia and Bedfordshire forces.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
ECB and KP Snacks warned over junk food ads targeting young cricket fans
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned two adverts for The Hundred cricket tournament promoting crisps and toffee popcorn to under-16s.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
HSBC offers safe space for domestic abuse victims in every UK branch
The move is part of domestic abuse charity Hestia’s ‘UK says no more’ campaign.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Largest study for cause of male breast cancer launched
The team will discover and characterise new genetic risk factors for male breast cancer by analysing DNA from 5,000 men.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Colston statue case referred to Court of Appeal over legal direction
Suella Braverman wants clarification on the use of human rights as a defence in cases where a defendant is accused of criminal damage.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Financial services optimism wanes as cost-of-living crisis hits
A new survey by the CBI and PwC found that financial services firms are holding back investment due to reduced sentiment.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Safe housing ‘too often out of reach’ for private renters, MPs warn
Local authorities face a ‘fragmented and disempowered’ regulatory system, made worse by ‘piecemeal’ interventions, according to a report.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Third of GPs to quit within five years – study
Researchers also said that a ‘worrying’ 16% of GPs under the age of 50 were already making plans to leave the profession.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 22:42:26 GMT
Former officer poisoned by Novichok in Salisbury settles claim against Wiltshire Police
Lawyers say details of settlement are confidential

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 22:19:27 GMT
Does Partygate fine mean Boris Johnson now has a criminal record?
Covid fine is first time a sitting PM has been punished for breaking law

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 20:15:59 GMT
Cambridge college ‘let down by Church’ over Rustat judgment
But Jesus College will not appeal the decision over the memorial to the slave trade investor.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 20:04:56 GMT
Boris Johnson resists calls to quit after becoming first UK prime minister to be punished for breaking law
‘You have paid a fine. Our loved ones paid with their lives’: Rishi Sunak and Carrie Johnson also issued with police fixed penalty notices over lockdown-breaching birthday party

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 20:03:09 GMT
Women sexually abused by Rochdale grooming gangs win ‘historic victory’ as police apologise for failings
‘I don’t know if I believe that Greater Manchester Police have really changed their ways as they say they have, but I’m happy that they’ve taken into account their failings,’ says victim

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 19:57:30 GMT
PM and Chancellor apologise over birthday party Covid rules breach
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have paid fines for attending the Cabinet Room bash.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 19:47:57 GMT
Who has been fined over coronavirus breaches in Downing Street and Whitehall?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak are among those who have paid fines for breaking the rules.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 19:32:55 GMT
Partygate: All the excuses and denials by Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak for law-breaking events
The public statements – from ‘all guidance was followed’ to claims of ‘work event’

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 19:26:37 GMT
Tory MP ‘factually incorrect’ to compare PM’s lockdown breach to nurses – RCN
The Prime Minister has paid a fine in relation to a gathering in the Cabinet Room on June 19 2020.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:59:45 GMT
Boris Johnson pays Covid fine and apologises for lockdown breach
No 10 confirmed on Tuesday that the Prime Minister had been issued a fine by police for breaking coronavirus laws.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:08:54 GMT
Europe’s largest teachers union NEU hit with racism allegations by its own members
Exclusive: “The nation has a right to hear about the scope of widespread institutional racism that includes teachers’ unions,” a whistleblower and senior member of the NEU told The Independent

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:34:18 GMT
Boris Johnson offers ‘full apology’ as he pays fine for breaking Covid law, but will not resign
PM said it ‘didn’t occur to me’ that birthday party would breach rules on social distancing

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:20:53 GMT
‘Truly shameless’: Covid bereaved families say Boris Johnson ‘took us all for mugs’ after lockdown party fine
Prime minister, his wife Carrie Johnson and chancellor Rishi Sunak all issued with fixed penalty notices as police probe breaches of coronavirus law

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:41:55 GMT
Johnny Depp ‘wanted to destroy’ Amber Heard, court hears
The actor’s defamation lawsuit against Ms Heard got under way in the US state of Virginia.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:34:59 GMT
Sturgeon calls on PM and Chancellor to resign after fines
The Metropolitan Police announced on Tuesday that at least 30 more fines had been issued in the partygate saga.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:25:19 GMT
Carrie Johnson pays fine and apologises over PM’s birthday party in Cabinet Room
A spokesperson for Mrs Johnson said while ‘she believed that she was acting in accordance with the rules at the time’, she ‘apologises unreservedly’.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:10:00 GMT
MPs seek Parliament recall as PM and Chancellor fined over lockdown breaches
MPs are due to return on April 19, but opposition parties have backed calls for Parliament to be recalled.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:04:12 GMT
Cadbury World chocolatiers craft 40kg Easter egg equivalent to 889 bars
The creation took three days to crack.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:03:49 GMT
What we know about the birthday party linked to Boris Johnson’s fine
Downing Street has previously admitted staff ‘gathered briefly’ in the Cabinet Room on June 19 2020.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:02:58 GMT
Ukraine war fears saw surge in British shoppers ‘panic buying’ essentials from toilet roll to dried pasta
It comes as the forecast for global trade growth this year was revised down to 3 per cent from 4.7 per cent today

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:54:15 GMT
Petrol retailers accused of ‘fleecing’ drivers as campaigners say fuel should be 20p a litre cheaper
Petrol prices have hit record highs but campaign claims they should actually be falling

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:53:20 GMT
Victims of Rochdale grooming gangs win apology and damages from police
Their lawyers claimed Greater Manchester Police breached their human rights by not doing more to protect them.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:50:12 GMT
Boris Johnson fined for birthday party in Cabinet Room, No 10 confirms
The Metropolitan Police have confirmed the reason why the Prime Minister has been handed a fixed-penalty notice.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:45:19 GMT
Make landlords get a licence and punish them for unsafe homes, renters’ unions tell councils
Councils are being urged to crack down on bad landlords renting out unsafe homes

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:42:44 GMT
Starmer emphatically rules out deals with SNP at local and national level
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was visiting Glasgow on Tuesday.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:28:05 GMT
Those who say time is not right for leadership change ‘couldn’t be more wrong’
A woman who lost her father to Covid-19 said she feels ‘absolutely livid’ and ‘disgusted’ at the lack of honesty from those running the country.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:13:43 GMT
Dublin Airport: Travellers urged not to arrive too early during Easter travel
Dublin Airport staff are hoping to avoid some of the scenes witnessed in recent weeks, which saw lengthy queues inside and outside the airport.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:06:20 GMT
Downing Street parties timeline as Johnson and Sunak to be fined
Scotland Yard has now made at least 50 referrals for fixed penalty notices – up from 20 at the end of March.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:06:19 GMT
Asylum seeker who stabbed six people before being shot dead made 72 calls for help before attack
Badreddin Abadlla Adam, 28, is understood to have contacted the Home Office and migrant support groups about his health and accommodation in the lead up to the 2020 attack

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 19:58:45 GMT
Louise Kerton’s father appeals for fresh clues over her disappearance 20 years ago
A German true crime podcast has helped bring the cold case back to the public’s attention

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:00:00 GMT
Groomed girls were depicted in Three Girls TV drama
Suffering of the girls played on screen was detailed in court documents

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:54:26 GMT
Boris Johnson’s Partygate fine is for ‘ambushed with cake’ birthday event, No 10 confirms
Rishi Sunak and Carrie Johnson also attended the event on 19 June, 2020

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:46:03 GMT
Carrie Johnson to be fined for breaking Covid lockdown rules
Mrs Johnson had in the past dismissed claims she had held parties in her Downing Street flat.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:39:41 GMT
What happens now the PM and Chancellor will be fined over partygate?
The Metropolitan Police announced the latest fines on Tuesday and No 10 confirmed the men were to receive a fine.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:32:08 GMT
Lucy Letby: Nurse accused of murdering eight babies ‘in year-long killing spree’ appears in court
Healthcare worker, 31, from Hereford, expected to stand trial later this year after denying charges

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:31:39 GMT
Salmonella outbreak linked to Kinder chocolate products traced to buttermilk
European health officials suspect the outbreak is related to a Belgian factory.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:27:08 GMT
Police treating death of woman and her partner at tattoo shop as suspicious
Catalin Micu, 54, and Ramona Stoia, 35 named locally as people found dead at shop in Canterbury

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:11:57 GMT
Kemarni Watson Darby: Man convicted of murdering partner’s son, 3, after weeks of ‘horrendous cruelty’
Youngster died after being found lifeless at home in West Bromwich in June 2018

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:07:44 GMT
Corrupt Coca-Cola manager feels ‘desperately guilty’, court told
Noel Corry took bribes from favoured companies in exchange for insider information which helped them win contracts over nine years, the court heard.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:48:36 GMT
Home Office asks police to record trans people using their birth sex in crime statistics
‘This is a signal to trans victims of crime that they will be misgendered if they seek support’

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:32:40 GMT
Carrie Johnson to be fined for Covid lockdown breach along with prime minister husband
It comes as police issue more than 50 fines for lockdown-breaching parties in Downing Street and Whitehall

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:31:31 GMT
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to be fined over lockdown parties
Scotland Yard said more than 50 fines will be issued as part of its inquiry into lockdown breaking in Downing Street and Whitehall.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:23:47 GMT
Spoof Shell Oil adverts pop up at bus stops boasting ‘Climate breakdown? We cause it’
‘Shell: Burning your Future,’ one poster masquerading as an advert says

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:20:37 GMT
Man, 54, and woman, 35, who knew each other found dead in tattoo parlour as cops launch investigation
Forensic police officers were seen going in and out of a property on Lower Bridge Street

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:20:25 GMT
Covid news: Shanghai eases draconian lockdown as UK cases may be ‘levelling off’
Unknown number of people are allowed out in Shanghai following unrest over lockdown

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:18:25 GMT
How a Conservative leadership contest is triggered
It takes 15% of Tory MPs to trigger a no-confidence vote.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:11:42 GMT
Ex-MP Natalie McGarry’s embezzlement trial adjourned for second day
McGarry denies the charges at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:05:30 GMT
Harry: The mind is like a muscle that needs to be honed, rehabbed, and coached
Mental health firm BetterUp is teaming up with the Invictus Games Foundation.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:54:11 GMT
‘Simply no way’ PM and Chancellor can continue after lockdown fines – bereaved
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have caused “untold hurt” to the bereaved, the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group said.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:52:41 GMT
Keir Starmer calls on Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to resign over No 10 partygate fines
‘Conservatives are totally unfit to govern,’ Labour leader says

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:43:40 GMT
Police hunt for rapist ‘who may have posed as taxi driver’ after woman attacked in Toyota Prius
Officers urgently want to speak to Salad Ahmed Mohamed, 36, who is known to frequent Islington, Finsbury Park, and South Tottenham areas of north London

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:43:18 GMT
No doubt over Harry’s security in The Hague – ex-head of royal protection
Harry and Meghan will attend the Invictus Games in The Netherlands which begin this weekend.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:37:00 GMT
Ex-England schoolboy footballer dies ‘after being run over’ at car meet
Sam Harding, 20, played for a number of non-league clubs, including Ashton Athletic and FC United of Manchester

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:33:00 GMT
PM must give assurance ministers have not used tax ‘schemes’, Labour leader says
Sir Keir Starmer said the declaration would only need to be a ‘simple yes (or) no’.



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