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Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:59:29 GMT
UK rescued 444 migrants from the English Channel crossing as Rwanda deportation flight cancelled
More than 440 people were rescued trying to cross the English Channel on Tuesday - the same day the UK pulled its first Rwanda deportation flight.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:01:25 GMT
Boris Johnson news - live: EU to hold press conference over Brexit protocol row
PM downplayed the legislation to override parts of protocol as ‘no big deal’

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:00:00 GMT
Family of Kay Mellor thank fans for ‘wonderful words’ following private funeral
Anthony, Yvonne and Gaynor Mellor said they were ‘heartbroken’ by their loss but hoped to continue her legacy through her Production Company Rollem.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:57:54 GMT
Ministers ‘highly confident’ Rwanda deportation flights will go ahead
Tory MPs furious at a late-night ruling by the European Court of Human Rights halted the first departure.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:49:49 GMT
Victim calls for Patrick Grady MP to stand down after sexual misconduct breach
The SNP MP is facing a two-day suspension from the Commons.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:42:11 GMT
Arrests made after police officer attacked before England-Hungary clash
Four men have been held after a football unit officer was hit on the side of the head near Wolverhampton’s Molineux Stadium.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:38:43 GMT
British journalists barred from Russia vow travel ban will ‘not silence’ them
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs listed 29 individuals, including the heads of the BBC, The Times, The Guardian and The Independent.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:37:51 GMT
Government should hold Rwanda flights until after judicial review, says lawyer
Frances Swaine, who represents a man due to be flown to Rwanda, said the Government should consider whether it is worth it ‘financially or legally’.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:08:27 GMT
Lib Dems accuse Tories of wanting rail strike to go ahead to keep its activists away from by-election
By-election falls on date of rail strike and could cause logistical difficulties

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:37:00 GMT
Boris Johnson news – live: PM set to face PMQs as US congressmen accuse him of endangering NI peace
PM downplayed the legislation as ‘not a big deal’

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:36:34 GMT
How has the European Court of Human Rights grounded the UK’s Rwanda plan?
The first flight due to send asylum seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda did not take off following an interim ruling by the Strasbourg court.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:21:58 GMT
What is the European Court of Human Rights? Key questions as Rwanda flight grounded
Deportation flight was scheduled to depart UK on Tuesday night

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:21:34 GMT
Key questions as European Court of Human Rights grounds first Rwanda flight
The plane was scheduled to depart the UK on Tuesday night.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:12:55 GMT
Rwanda migrants — live: Home Office preparation for next flight ‘begins now’
Rwanda flight did not take-off after a last minute intervention by the European Court of Human Rights

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:11:28 GMT
‘Tell my family I love them’: Asylum seeker’s emotional call with sister just before Rwanda flight cancelled
Exclusive: Iranian Kurd on flight said ‘tell my family I love them, I’m sorry for everything’

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:00:00 GMT
‘Alarming levels of unfair treatment’ of ethnic minority doctors – BMA
A new survey found that large numbers of medics have experienced racism in the NHS.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:59:08 GMT
‘I’m very worried’: Sister of Iranian Kurd on Rwanda flight pleads for help
Exclusive: Iranian Kurd on flight says ‘tell my family I love them, I’m sorry for everything’

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:58:35 GMT
Rwanda migrants — live: Home Office preparation for next flight ‘begins now’
Rwanda flight did not take-off after a last minute intervention by the European Court of Human Rights

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:54:26 GMT
Rwanda deportation flight grounded after dramatic last-minute ECHR intervention
First flight abandoned at 10pm minutes before takeoff but Priti Patel says she ‘will not be deterred’

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:53:12 GMT
Police officer knocked unconscious in ‘unprovoked attack’ before England match
Four men arrested after PC approached from behind and hit on head

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:49:32 GMT
Banned driver killed woman in hit-and-run ‘because he wasn’t wearing his glasses’
Amaan Isa was also travelling at double the speed limit, police say

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:37:00 GMT
Minister warns Home Office already preparing next Rwanda flight - but refuses to give timetable
Despite last minute legal reprieve granted to asylum seekers, Therese Coffey ‘highly confident’ next flight will go ahead

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:31:36 GMT
Stalker jailed after creating 200-person ‘rape list’
‘Truly frightening and vicious’ campaign of terror was waged using ancestry websites, prosecutors say

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:31:29 GMT
Johnson faces EU legal row after plan to rewrite Northern Ireland’s Brexit deal
The European Commission is expected to announce plans for legal action after the UK set out its intention to override the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:26:52 GMT
NHS risks losing one third of Black and Asian doctors over racism, finds landmark survey
Exclusive: Some 60 per cent of Asian and 57 per cent of Black doctors see racism as a barrier to career progression, landmark study reveals

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:26:24 GMT
Lorraine Kelly on Boris Johnson: ‘He can come on my show whenever he likes’
Scottish TV presenter Lorraine Kelly has been a staple on ITV’s breakfast show for more than a decade.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:12:28 GMT
Woman, 71, dies after she was hit by electric scooter ridden by 14 year-old boy
The teenger is being questioned by the police

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:07:16 GMT
Aerial images show scale of rubbish left after Appleby Horse Fair
These images show the scale of litter left after 40,000 people gathered for Europe’s largest Gypsy and travellers’ event

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:01:26 GMT
Millions to receive first portion of £650 cost-of-living payment from July 14
A first instalment of £326 will land in the bank accounts of families on benefits as part of the Government’s support package amid soaring prices.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:01:02 GMT
Millions to receive first cost-of-living payment next month
First instalment of £326 to land in bank accounts

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:00:05 GMT
Society fails women by not believing rape victims, campaigner says
Emily Hunt, who helped on the Government’s End-to-End Rape Review last summer, said society needs to do more to increase prosecutions.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 06:51:04 GMT
William and Kate’s attendance at Grenfell service hailed as ‘huge’ for community
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were among those who observed a 72-second silence at the base of the tower in north Kensington.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 06:43:33 GMT
What is Rwanda’s record on human rights?
Plans to send asylum seekers to the central African nation, which could be about to get underway, have been bitterly attacked as ‘unlawful’ and contested at the High Court

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 06:43:19 GMT
What is Rwanda’s record on human rights?
Plans to send asylum seekers to the central African nation, which could be about to get underway, have been bitterly attacked as ‘unlawful’ and contested at the High Court

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 06:11:30 GMT
Pharmacists to help check for potential cancer cases in NHS shake-up
It is hoped the move could help speed up the process of cancer diagnosis.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 06:11:24 GMT
Pharmacists to help check for potential cancer cases in NHS shake-up
It is hoped the move could help speed up the process of cancer diagnosis

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:33:42 GMT
Nato chief calls for more artillery for Ukraine as Moscow ‘invites’ Aslin appeal
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said she will do ‘whatever is necessary’ to secure the release of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:21:52 GMT
Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira: Second suspect arrested for ‘alleged murder’ over Amazon disappearances
Search for pair is believed to be nearing end as the area left to examine is getting smaller

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:00:31 GMT
Mayor to unveil £18m package to tackle ‘scourge of violence against women’
Part of the strategy will involve rebuilding ‘trust and confidence in the police and criminal justice system’ for women and victims of abuse.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:00:08 GMT
Priti Patel undeterred despite late grounding of Rwanda deportation flight
The Home Secretary described the European Court of Human Rights intervention as ‘very surprising’.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 04:32:49 GMT
Boris Johnson news – live: UK urged to drop ‘law-breaking’ Brexit plan by MEPs
Britain warned against ‘serious and unacceptable breach’ of Withdrawal Agreement

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 04:23:30 GMT
What the papers say – June 15
The last-minute grounding of the first deportation flight to Rwanda dominates Wednesday’s front pages.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 04:07:40 GMT
Rwanda migrants – live: Home Office ‘undeterred’ after legal battle grounds plane
Seven people were originally scheduled to be on tonight’s flight to Rwanda

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 03:01:23 GMT
Second arrest made during investigation into British journalist’s disappearance
It comes after police said personal items belonging to the two missing men were discovered.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 03:00:01 GMT
WhatsApp warning over Father’s Day Heineken scam
Fake contest promises participants ‘5,000 coolers full of’ Dutch beer

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 02:59:44 GMT
Heineken beer Father’s Day scam: WhatsApp issues warning over fake text
Fake contest promises participants ‘5,000 coolers full of’ Dutch beer

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 01:37:54 GMT
Boris Johnson bid to tear up Northern Ireland deal endangers peace, US congressmen warn
Government’s legal justification for unilateral challenge to protocol branded ‘hopeless’

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:52:26 GMT
Grenfell Tower: Local residents reflect at memorial service on fifth anniversary of tragedy
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge among attendees

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:36:22 GMT
Boris Johnson to face PMQs as tensions mount over Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
The Prime Minister has downplayed the changes in the bill, which has been criticised for tearing up parts of the Brexit agreement, as ‘no big deal’.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:01:45 GMT
Britons to bask in hottest day of year as Wednesday signals start of heatwave
Temperatures will sizzle from Wednesday which will see highs of 28C in parts of the South East.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
BT workers to vote on strikes in dispute over pay
A national strike would be the first since the company was privatised in the mid-1980s, said the CWU.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
School system is ‘failing’ on multiple fronts – report
A commission identified 12 key steps to improve the education system, with most parents feeling schools do not prepare children well for working life.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Teachers fear pupils are less ready for world of work post-pandemic
A charity called for targeted primary school careers provision for poorer pupils.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Around 850,000 households missing out on vital Pension Credit support
Pension Credit can act as a gateway to a range of other benefits.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Alcohol labelling failing consumers, say campaigners
Information on nutritional values, ingredients and health warnings is not required on alcoholic drinks packaging in the UK.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Landmark Leeds pub given second-highest historic protection status
Whitelock’s Ale House has been awarded Grade II* status by the Government.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Fifth of this year’s retirees ‘relying on state pension as main income source’
Only a quarter of this year’s retirees feel very confident that they have saved enough for later life.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Government support for poorer students ‘to fall to lowest level in seven years’
Students are turning to payment apps such as Klarna or food banks to make ends meet says NUS.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Paddy Power ‘Do you think I will end up looking like my mum?’ ad banned
Viewers had complained that the ad portrayed gambling as taking priority in family life.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Javid to unveil plans to tackle ‘intractable challenges’ in NHS
The Health Secretary will be speaking at the NHS ConfedExpo conference.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Children’s commissioner calls for 100% attendance in autumn term
Rachel de Souza announces new drive for all children to attend school from first day of 2022 autumn term.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Retail experts urge action by ministers over ‘meagre’ sales increases
Monthly figures for May 2022 show a slight increase in sales across retail but experts warn this is more to do with rising prices than rising volumes.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Almost half of UK audiences avoid news, report reveals
Almost half of those surveyed in the UK said they avoided the news, with many saying it brought down their mood.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Number of young people referred over mental health highest ever, says charity
Charity YoungMinds says 90,789 young people were referred to mental health services in March 2022 – the most since figures started being collected.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Soaring obesity levels leading to rise in children with diabetes – charity
Diabetes UK said that the problem will be exacerbated by the cost-of-living crisis.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:49:08 GMT
Russia sanctions dozens of UK journalists and media figures
The list names BBC director-general Tim Davie and The Times’ editor John Witherow.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:47:18 GMT
Airlines ordered to cancel summer flights now to avoid holiday misery
‘Your schedules must be based on the resources you expect to have available’ – letter to carriers

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:24:57 GMT
‘I can tell you it hurts’: Families of Britons detained abroad urge UK government to do more
UK government accused of ‘lacking compassion’ and ‘ignoring’ families

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:22:30 GMT
Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price opens up about his own suicide attempt
The father-of-two was speaking at an event in Cardiff hosted by PinkNews.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:18:18 GMT
Rwanda flight grounded after European Court of Human Rights intervenes
All migrants have been removed from the plane, Government sources have said.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:17:25 GMT
Family of missing British journalist receive apology after being told body found
Mr Phillips, 57, and Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, 41, vanished from a remote part of the Amazon last week.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 21:41:56 GMT
Rwanda deportation flight called off at last minute after European judges intervene
The flight that was scheduled to deport the first refugees to Rwanda will not take off following a series of eleventh-hour interventions by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 21:01:12 GMT
Senior royals, rappers and politicians join Grenfell community for anniversary
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a memorial service at the base of the north Kensington tower block.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:37:20 GMT
Douglas Ross: I would urge people to boycott second referendum
Speaking to Channel 4 News, the Scottish Conservative leader urged people to boycott a second referendum if it is held without a section 30 order.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 19:15:32 GMT
What happens when the first migrants arrive in the Rwanda from the UK?
The government aspires to provide ‘clean, modern accommodation’ with basic facilities and a safe space.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 19:14:05 GMT
SNP MP Grady facing two-day ban for ‘inappropriate physical advance’ on teenager
Former party chief whip Patrick Grady said he was ‘profoundly sorry’ for the behaviour which has left him facing a Commons suspension.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 19:14:03 GMT
Thousands of civil servants to be moved from London to Manchester by 2025
Some of the 2,500 workers being moved are destined for a new hub in the city centre, the Cabinet Office said.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 19:04:45 GMT
Four asylum seekers have Rwanda deportation flight appeals rejected
Home Office flight expected to take-off at 9.30pm on Tuesday

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:59:44 GMT
Nicola Sturgeon admits border checks will be among post-independence ‘issues’
The First Minister said she would set out more detail on how trade would work post-independence.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:59:34 GMT
Rwandan government hits back at ‘insulting’ criticism over migrants plan
Yolande Makolo spoke to reporters in Kigali as the first deportation flight prepared to leave Britain

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:53:10 GMT
Hollywood stars urge Truss to help free British-Egyptian writer on hunger strike
The appeal came at a press conference in Westminster of families wanting greater help from the Foreign Office to free detained UK nationals.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:44:35 GMT
Ulster Covenant printing plate sells for £15,000 at auction in Belfast
Historic items relating to republican leader Michael Collins also sold at the auction house in east Belfast on Tuesday.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:43:18 GMT
Four Met officers served with gross misconduct notices in Child Q investigation
The teenager was strip-searched by female Met officers in 2020 after she was wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis at her east London school.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:35:36 GMT
Ayia Napa: British woman takes gang rape case to European Court of Human Rights
‘She is determined to push for justice in the case,’ young woman’s lawyer tells The Independent

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:31:04 GMT
Tory MPs call for Channel 4 ‘destructive’ privatisation plans to be dropped
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries told MPs the Government intends to use the proceeds of the sale to ‘benefit the entire country’.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:30:39 GMT
£18m funding announced for free school meals for infants
Nadhim Zahawi says move comes in response to rising costs.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:29:37 GMT
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge join survivors and mourners at Grenfell service
Kate and William were among those who observed a 72-second silence and laid a wreath at the base of the tower block.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:20:41 GMT
M606 Bradford crash: Devastated family’s tributes to ‘hard working’ taxi driver killed in motorway crash
‘He always went the extra mile for his family, friends and anyone in the community,’ Sohail’s family said

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:11:26 GMT
‘Losing them was losing part of myself’: Survivors remember Grenfell fire five years on
Survivors and community members say justice is not coming fast enough

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:09:40 GMT
Newly declassified files reveal UK interest in Falklands oil
Ministers wanted to cash in on oil around islands before and after war

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:04:21 GMT
Charles and Camilla join thousands of racegoers as Royal Ascot ‘back to life’
The Queen was missing from the sporting event she is so passionate about but is likely to have watched proceedings on television from Windsor Castle.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:57:02 GMT
‘By November, it’s a ghost town’: Whitby votes to limit second home sales
Residents back proposals demanding all new-build properties are lived in full-time amid growing fears that locals are being priced out of resort made famous by Dracula

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:53:24 GMT
Universities’ reliance on overseas income leaves them at financial risk – report
Risks could see courses or campuses close, report warns.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:53:11 GMT
Giant Stormont artwork encourages viewers to look at the bigger picture
Swiss-based French graffiti artist Saype has created an artwork of intertwined arms in the grounds of the Parliament.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:35:00 GMT
Tory MP blames asylum seekers for shortages of GPs, school places and low-cost homes
Tom Hunt also targets ’elite society’ for fighting Rwanda deportations – despite attending a £35,000-a-year private school

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:34:19 GMT
Ukrainian MP praises Ireland’s support for refugees
Irish politicians were urged to support Ukraine’s efforts to join the European Union.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:24:32 GMT
Poll: How worried are you about the cost-of-living crisis?
Vote in our reader poll and let us know which issues are affecting you

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:16:29 GMT
Former first minister Arlene Foster to front live Twelfth coverage on GB News
The broadcaster is to provide live coverage from the event following an announcement by the BBC that it would not this year.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:13:17 GMT
Johnson’s new cost-of-living tsar said PM should go
Downing Street said past comments by Just Eat founder David Buttress are not relevant to his new role.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:14:35 GMT
Johnson attacks lawyers as last-ditch legal hearings take place over Rwanda plan
The Prime Minister said lawyers were very good at ‘picking up ways of trying to stop the Government’.



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