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Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:48:26 GMT
Boris Johnson to announce plan ‘to let low-earners use housing benefit to pay mortgages’
PM also set to extend right to buy to housing association tenants – though Michael Gove admits numbers will be capped

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:43:17 GMT
What is an NHS Covid pass and when do I need to use it?
Requesting proof of vaccination left to discretion of venues after restrictions relaxed

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:42:44 GMT
What is an NHS Covid pass and when do I need to use it?
Requesting proof of vaccination left to discretion of venues after restrictions relaxed

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:42:13 GMT
Legal age to buy tobacco should be raised to make smoking obsolete – review
Almost six million people in England smoke, and tobacco is the single biggest cause of preventable illness and death, the Department of Health said.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:40:13 GMT
Michael Gove says it was ‘mistake’ to say Boris Johnson would not be capable PM
Levelling up secretary says PM ‘doing a good job’ and shares regrets about 2016 betrayal

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:33:22 GMT
Don’t pick fights with students on free speech, Labour warns Government
Bridget Phillipson claimed the Higher Education Free Speech Bill is a distraction from ministers’ ‘failure on the wider challenges’ in the sector.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 03:41:01 GMT
Boris Johnson news – live: Right to buy plans unworkable, Labour says
The prime minister will unveil the plans to boost home ownership this afternoon

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:05:20 GMT
How can I reduce my fuel costs?
There are a number of ways drivers can reduce their fuel bills amid record pump prices.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 06:46:45 GMT
The Queen ‘pulls out of Commonwealth Games and is replaced by Charles’
The 96-year-old monarch was absent for much of last weekend’s Jubilee celebrations.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 06:21:36 GMT
Four UK schools on global prizes shortlist
The London Academy of Excellence has been shortlisted for a prize worth thousands of pounds for its work on mental health.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 05:46:57 GMT
Ministry of Defence acquires Government’s first quantum computer
London-based firm Orca Computing will work with the ministry as part of the scheme.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 05:55:19 GMT
Wales could ban energy drinks for under-16s to curb obesity
The Welsh Government is also looking at ways to stop takeaways from opening up near schools.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 05:00:00 GMT
Cost of living could impact violent crime, warns London mayor Sadiq Khan
Mr Khan says the impact of the cost-of-living crisis could jeopardise progress made in tackling violent crime.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 04:33:15 GMT
What the papers say – June 9
The headlines cover surging fuel prices and Government plans to deal with the cost-of-living crisis.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 15:19:48 GMT
Boris Johnson news – live: PM seeks political revival with policy blitz
Defiant prime minister tells MPs his political career has ‘barely begun’

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 01:45:37 GMT
Vigil for British journalist and indigenous affairs official missing in Amazon
Well-wishers are expected to gather outside the Brazilian Embassy.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 02:28:08 GMT
Sir Keir Starmer to meet Irish leaders amid NI Protocol row
The Labour leader’s first official visit to Ireland comes as the UK proposes controversial legislation to override the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 01:45:05 GMT
Duke of Sussex’s libel claim against publisher over Home Office case in court
Mr Justice Nicklin will be asked to determine the ‘natural and ordinary’ meaning of the parts of the article in the claim.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:02:20 GMT
Social mobility success stories ‘too focused on minority that get elite jobs’
Small steps up the ladder of success should be just as celebrated, social mobility czar will say

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 23:56:46 GMT
Toxic lead left behind by game hunts ‘killing 100,000 birds a year’
Exclusive: MPs and lords urge government to ban lead shots which are ‘poisoning our environment’

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 23:28:16 GMT
Petrol prices: Cost of filling family car to hit £100 for first time after biggest daily jump in 17 years
Fuel retailers falling to pass on the fuel duty cut could be named and shamed, Downing Street indicated

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 23:01:54 GMT
Johnson hopes housing benefit for mortgage vision will recover Tory support
He is expected to confirm plans to extend the right to buy to housing association tenants.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Phoebe Waller-Bridge hails ‘new dawn’ for Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival
The actor, who is president of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, also said the event would be ‘more outrageously spectacular than ever before’.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Fire union chief not hopeful Grenfell inquiry will lead to change
Matt Wrack said the inquiry has been a machinery for ‘kicking the can down the road’.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Purr-fect! New stamps capture cat quirks
The Royal Mail issue of eight stamps features the animals grooming, stalking, playing, sleeping, staring and stretching.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Twice as many gaming accounts belong to customers in most deprived areas – study
Some 29% of gaming accounts are registered to the most deprived areas while 13% come from the least deprived areas, researchers have found.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
House hunter numbers edge down as living costs and higher interest rates bite
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors highlighted the rising cost of mortgage finance alongside growing concerns over the economic outlook.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
John Lewis reveals locations for first new rental homes
The retail giant confirmed plans last year to transform parts of its real estate portfolio into rental accommodation.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Cancer diagnoses hampered by staff shortages – report
The Royal College of Radiologists said staff shortages are the ‘number one concern’.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Ncuti Gatwa and Sam Heughan to be honoured at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Ncuti Gatwa, the BBC’s next Doctor, is return to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where he will be awarded an honorary degree.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Big increase in four-day week jobs, study suggests
The news follows the launch of a six-month long trial among scores of companies offering a four-day week for their staff.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 22:04:40 GMT
Ex-soldier stabbed neighbours to death and shouted ‘die’ as their children slept upstairs, court hears
Jennifer and Stephen Chapple were knifed to death by Collin Reeves following row over parking

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 21:30:11 GMT
Sir Keir Starmer set to visit Dublin and Belfast amid NI Protocol row
The Labour leader will meet President Micheal Higgins and Taoiseach Micheal Martin on Thursday.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 21:02:36 GMT
Allies warn Boris Johnson not to reward disloyalty by placating rebels
PM to announce help for people to buy homes in policy blitz to relaunch government

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 20:55:45 GMT
Nuclear test veterans demand recognition at first meeting with Prime Minister
Boris Johnson was told about debilitating health issues suffered by servicemen and their descendants as a result of radiation exposure.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 20:54:17 GMT
Two people missing after boat capsizes on Devon lake
Searches are ongoing at Roadfoard Lake, police say

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 20:00:00 GMT
Cambridge rises in global university rankings
UK is home to four universities in the top 10.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 19:55:15 GMT
Harvey Weinstein faces charges of indecent assault against woman in London
Former Hollywood producer is currently in prison in Los Angeles

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 19:48:07 GMT
Sir Cliff Richard and Paul Gambaccini revive campaign for anonymity for suspects
Both men were previously falsely accused of historical sex offences.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 19:23:29 GMT
UK on brink of recession and will fall behind all major economies except Russia, OECD warns
Zero growth forecast for Britain next year and global average slashed to 2.8 per cent

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 19:00:37 GMT
Gracie Spinks: Five Derbyshire Police officers to face misconduct case after woman ‘murdered by stalker’
Keen horse rider, 23, had reported her suspected killer to police just four months before her death

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 18:58:34 GMT
UK plan to tear up Northern Ireland Protocol would be ‘historic low point,’ Irish PM warns
The Taoiseach says UK government’s proposal to override key parts of the Brexit deal would be ‘to the benefit of absolutely no-one’

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 18:53:36 GMT
Tory forced out as Foreign Office adviser over Boris Johnson criticism
Baroness Morrissey had described the Prime Minister as a ‘liability’ and urged him to resign.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 18:45:14 GMT
Foreign Office adviser quits after saying ‘liability’ Boris Johnson should be forced out
Helena Morrissey disputed prime minister had shown ‘contrition’ for Partygate – and warned of ‘further challenges’

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 18:43:07 GMT
Captured Britons ‘face 20 years in jail after appearing in pro-Russian court’
The video appeared to show the two Britons in the dock in the pro-Russian territory’s supreme court alongside a third man.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 18:37:41 GMT
Chief borders inspector ‘frustrated’ by cancelled meetings with Priti Patel
David Neal said he has not met with the Home Secretary since being appointed independent chief inspector of borders and immigration in March 2021.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 18:06:03 GMT
Longest-serving High Court judge hailed at retirement ceremony
Mr Justice Holman, 74, is stepping down after 27 years on the bench.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:52:54 GMT
13-year-old refugee girl sent back to Ukraine after Home Office refused visa, says Labour MP
Boris Johnson told in Commons of ‘shameful’ case of two sisters being split apart

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:49:41 GMT
Defiant Boris Johnson tells MPs his political career has ‘barely begun’
Beleaguered prime minister asked to ‘explain if 148 of his own backbenchers don’t trust him, why on earth should the country?’

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:47:23 GMT
More passengers on London Underground than before pandemic for first time
Passengers are slowly coming back to rail and Tube networks

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:42:18 GMT
New fears that UK will breach international law with plan to tear up Northern Ireland Protocol
Government legal adviser warns it cannot be argued ‘credibly’ that there is no alternative to unilateral move

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:40:27 GMT
Priti Patel has not met me once in 14 months and cancelled meetings, says ‘frustrated’ borders chief
Immigration inspector says meetings cancelled on ‘five or six occasions’

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:32:36 GMT
Sajid Javid disagrees with NHS ‘removing woman’ from ovarian cancer guidance
Health secretary says he will looking into the wording

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:30:00 GMT
Val McDermid and Jarvis Cocker set for Edinburgh International Book Festival
As well as in-person events, many will be available to stream online.

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 19:31:39 GMT
Boris Johnson warned against King Kong-style bid to display strength after humiliating confidence vote
Centrists fear lurch to right on tax and Brexit as prime minister seeks to shore up support

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:18:04 GMT
Campaigners and migrants launch legal bid to stop Priti Patel’s Rwanda asylum flight
It comes as the number of migrants to have crossed the Channel to the UK so far this year passed the 10,000 mark

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:51:10 GMT
Irish Government ‘ignoring’ unionists’ concerns over protocol
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said the protocol has left him being treated like a second-class citizen.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:34:22 GMT
MP complains of ‘seagulls the size of jumbo jets’ in plea to help deprived areas
Labour MP Ian Lavery challenged Communities Secretary Michael Gove to visit deprived areas in his constituency.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:31:30 GMT
National hospital and GP mask rules ditched in England
Local bodies are instead making their own calls about whether or not people should wear masks.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:27:40 GMT
Officer concerned about racism claims following Sheku Bayoh death, inquiry hears
Sergeant Scott Maxwell said allegations Mr Bayoh’s race played a part in his death ‘went through his head’.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:20:05 GMT
Foreign Office chief says it has ‘lessons to learn’ from Afghan evacuation
Sir Philip Barton said he should not have stayed on holiday last summer as Kabul fell to the Taliban.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:18:49 GMT
Ex-film producer Harvey Weinstein facing UK indecent assault charges
Legal experts believe extradition could be possible.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:08:01 GMT
Polling firm ‘supressed election research that was too positive about Labour’
Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi, who co-founded YouGov, denied he had wielded influence over the firm.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:07:53 GMT
Thunderstorms and possible hail and lightning to hit parts of the UK
Met Office says a few areas could see ‘in excess of 30mm of rain in a couple of hours, possibly accompanied by lightning and hail’.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 15:54:10 GMT
Department ‘will welcome difficult questions’ at Muckamore Inquiry – barrister
The Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry is examining allegations of abuse of patients at the facility in Co Antrim.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 15:50:57 GMT
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill amounts to ‘agitator legislation’ – Beattie
The UUP leader is in Westminster this week for a series of meetings to discuss the political stalemate in Northern Ireland.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 15:37:27 GMT
Suicidal asylum seeker facing deportation to Rwanda told to get haircut or learn instrument
Man in his 40s is the victim of torture and suffers from PTSD, but officials at Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre have been accused of dismissing his ‘deteriorating’ mental health

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 15:29:17 GMT
Monkeypox needs ‘substantial public health response’, says Covid vaccine expert
Professor Sir Andrew Pollard was speaking after being knighted by the Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 15:27:45 GMT
Kate’s concern for mums during cost-of-living crisis
The Duchess of Cambridge visited a baby bank helping parents in need.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 15:27:05 GMT
Labour plans policy blitz as Mandelson urges Starmer’s party to ‘raise its sights’
Sir Keir Starmer’s party is expected to announce a series of new policies ahead of the autumn conference in September.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:16:18 GMT
Drug-dealer handed nine-year sentence for manslaughter of music student
Suleman Hassan, 18, was caught on CCTV as he inflicted a single stab wound on Lamin Barrow.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 08:59:13 GMT
Boris Johnson news – live: PM branded ‘lame duck’ in wake of Tory confidence vote
But defiant prime minister claims his political career has ‘barely begun’

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 15:13:10 GMT
Waterpark evacuated after people suffer ‘eye and throat irritation’ and ‘nausea’
Paramedics ‘assessing a number of people’ at attraction in Stoke-on-Trent

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 15:09:39 GMT
Private school pupil numbers rise to record high
The Independent Schools Council census for January found there are 544,316 pupils at 1,388 ISC member schools.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 15:07:24 GMT
‘Cushty’ dining show loses Only Fools And Horses copyright battle
Shazam Productions, which was set up by late sitcom writer John Sullivan, had taken legal action against Only Fools The Dining Experience.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 15:07:00 GMT
Government reserves option to take control of British Virgin Islands
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has issued a statement on the territory.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 15:01:59 GMT
Fly-tipper who dumped 51 tonnes of tyres jailed
Police found Declan Clarke hiding under a bed when they searched his home.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:58:27 GMT
Relatives wait for ruling on boy at centre of life-support treatment fight
Doctors treating 12-year-old Archie Battersbee think the youngster is ‘brain-stem dead’ and say treatment should stop but his parents disagree.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:54:12 GMT
Olympic gold medallist curling skipper Eve Muirhead picks up double honour
The Prince of Wales spoke to sports stars about curling at Balmoral in Scotland and the Duke of Sussex’s Arctic trek for veterans at an investiture.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:29:53 GMT
YouGov ‘banned’ release of 2017 leader debate poll because it was ‘too good for Labour’
Ex-manager claims pollster was put under pressure by Tory MP founder

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:32:32 GMT
‘Lady of Heaven’ producer ‘receives death threats’ as movie pulled from cinemas
Malik Shlibak says he has been called an ‘infidel’ on Twitter

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:22:57 GMT
Johnson promises to get on with his job after bruising Tory revolt
Boris Johnson hinted at measures to boost home ownership as he sought to reassert his authority after surviving a confidence vote in his leadership.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:21:06 GMT
Former film mogul Harvey Weinstein facing UK indecent assault charges
The incidents allegedly occurred in 1996.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:16:50 GMT
Probe after student pictured with swastika and ‘I hate n****s’ scrawled on chest
Unnamed man says epithet was written by his black girlfriend during a drinking game

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:13:46 GMT
Artist Dame Paula Rego dies aged 87
Among her most prominent works was the Dog Woman series.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:01:03 GMT
Johnson denies failure to consult top legal adviser about NI Protocol Bill
The Government plans to publish legislation that would unilaterally override aspects of the post-Brexit trading arrangements it agreed with the EU.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:33:46 GMT
Johnson likened to Monty Python’s black knight after surviving confidence vote
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford compared the Prime Minister to the comic character who declares mortal injuries are ‘only a flesh wound’.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:20:19 GMT
Sir David Attenborough beams as he collects high honour from Prince of Wales
The environmentalist and broadcaster, first knighted by the Queen in 1985, collected the even more prestigious honour from her son, Charles.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:20:02 GMT
Javid pledges to bring NHS leadership ‘into 21st century’ after damning report
The Health Secretary promised culture change from the top of the NHS to the front line.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:19:52 GMT
Ministers acting as ‘commentators not players’ in rail strike dispute, says Labour
Prime minister brands threatened strikes ‘reckless and wanton’

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:11:52 GMT
Ex-soldier ‘stabbed married couple to death while their children slept upstairs’
Collin Reeves killed Stephen and Jennifer Chapple with the knife he was presented with when he left the Army, Bristol Crown Court heard.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:49:04 GMT
Tate returning Francis Bacon archive after researchers raise ‘credible doubts’
The collection was donated in 2004 by Barry Joule, a close friend of the artist.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:41:53 GMT
Political foes revel in Boris Johnson's woes in Parliament
A defiant British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted he is getting on with his job as he faced Parliament for the first time since 41% of his own party’s lawmakers called for him to quit

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:26:40 GMT
Optimism ‘may be just as important as exercise’ for adding years to your life
Women in the most optimistic group were 10% more likely to live past the age of 90 than those who were least optimistic.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:26:24 GMT
‘Continued growth’ in number of electric cars being licensed
So far this year, more than 20% of all new cars licensed for the first time were electric or plug-in hybrids.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:25:15 GMT
More UK cases identified in monkeypox outbreak
There have been 321 cases found across the UK.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:23:14 GMT
NI Protocol legislation not being used to prop up PM, minister insists
Conor Burns said there is no “sub agenda” behind the plan to override parts of the post-Brexit trading arrangements.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:09:49 GMT
Boris Johnson likened to ‘Monty Python’s Black Knight’ after narrowly surviving confidence vote
SNP leader Ian Blackford jokes 41% of Tory MPs have been ‘cheering me on’ over resignation demands

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:03:59 GMT
Starmer focuses attacks at PMQs on NHS, rather than Johnson’s leadership woes
During raucous exchanges, the Prime Minister advised the Labour leader: ‘This line of attack is not working.’

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 11:58:04 GMT
Who could replace Boris Johnson? Latest odds
Embattled PM still under fire over Partygate as his own MPs demand resignation



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