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Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:41:07 GMT
Food prices in UK to rise by 15% this summer, grocery analysts say
Report warns more people could skip meals if inflation lasts into middle of next year

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:35:53 GMT
Fifth of Britons fear they’ll be working in their 70s, poll finds
Half of adults ‘cannot imagine’ ever ceasing work entirely, according to survey

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:33:47 GMT
Geidt’s ‘rough grilling’ by MPs could have triggered shock exit, claims Raab
The Prime Minister’s adviser on ministerial ethics Lord Geidt announced his resignation on Wednesday.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:31:21 GMT
Boris Johnson news — live: PM urged to publish Lord Geidt’s resignation letter
PM’s ethics chief says it is the ‘right thing’ to leave his post after Partygate scandal

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:31:10 GMT
Menopause is at risk of being ‘medicalised’, experts say
During the menopause women may experience hot flushes and night sweats, sleep problems, changes in mood and aching muscles or joints.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:22:28 GMT
Lord Christopher Geidt: Former royal aide who advised PM on ethics
Lord Geidt took on the role of ethics adviser in April 2021 after a decade as the Queen’s private secretary

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:20:17 GMT
UK judges could block plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, Dominic Raab admits
‘I don’t quite know what the courts are going to decide,’ deputy prime minister says – refusing to commit to any flights taking off this year

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:09:47 GMT
Ethics adviser to scandal-hit UK leader Boris Johnson quits
The ethics adviser to scandal-hit British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has quit

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:09:41 GMT
‘We can’t take this suffering again’: Family of asylum seeker taken off Rwanda flight worried for his future
‘ When I heard about the ticket being cancelled I started to shout and cry’

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:06:19 GMT
Rwanda – live: UK may pull out of European human-rights deal, says No 10
Home secretary insists she will press ahead with implementing policy

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:02:58 GMT
Ministers demand release of Britons sentenced to death in ‘Soviet-era show trial’ after fighting for Ukraine
Moscow accused of breach of Geneva Convention as Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner set to face firing squad

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:02:16 GMT
Rwanda – live: UK may pull out of European human-rights deal, says No 10
Home secretary insists she will press ahead with implementing policy

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:00:26 GMT
British neo-Nazi threat ‘remains high’ after demise of banned group NA
Professor Matthew Feldman said society should remain vigilant to ‘lone wolf’ attacks despite the successful dismantling of National Action.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 07:56:25 GMT
Raab has plan to ignore European judges’ future injunctions after Rwanda row
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab said interim orders like those used to ground the Rwanda flight should not be “legally binding” under UK law.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 07:53:58 GMT
Students will find it harder to get into top universities this year – report
The proportion of applicants with an offer from a top uni has fallen, says Ucas.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 07:30:19 GMT
Boris Johnson told to release ethics adviser’s resignation letter to reveal why he quit
Former holder of post warns public will ‘draw their own conclusions’ if letter is kept secret

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 23:02:39 GMT
Dawn Butler ‘threatened with police’ after being thrown out of Commons over PM ‘liar’ remark
‘I got approached and told I needed to leave parliament now,’ Labour MP says

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 07:01:21 GMT
End to electric car grants is backwards step, warns Halfords boss
The Government confirmed on Tuesday that it is scrapping the £1,500 subsidy for purchases of new electric cars.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 06:52:44 GMT
Boris Johnson’s ethics chief Lord Geidt in shock resignation
The peer said that ‘with regret’ he is resigning as the Prime Minister’s adviser on ministerial interests.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 06:49:48 GMT
More than 150 men who worked at British embassy in Afghanistan remain in country
Some of the men claim to have been beaten by the Taliban because of their previous occupations.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 06:30:16 GMT
Passengers told not to travel as rail and Tube strikes to cause ‘maximum disruption’
Labour accuses government of blocking resolution to stop walkout so it can ‘feed on division’

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 06:13:26 GMT
Anglo-Saxon burial site with nearly 140 graves found along HS2 route
A man was found with the weapon believed to have killed him, still in his skeleton.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 06:13:03 GMT
Anglo-Saxon burial site with nearly 140 graves found along HS2 route
Man found with weapon believed to have killed him, still in his skeleton

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 03:36:46 GMT
What the papers say – June 16
Further reaction to the cancellation of the first Rwanda deportation flight features on the front pages.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 03:07:00 GMT
Journalist’s wife: ‘We can say goodbye with love’ after bodies found in Amazon
Brazil’s justice minister Anderson Torres said the remains were found near where the pair disappeared on June 5.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 01:45:57 GMT
Armed forces anti-bullying line receives 660 calls in 20 months
Labour shadow defence minister Stephanie Peacock said ‘personnel should not be experiencing such levels of bullying, harassment and discrimination’.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 01:45:48 GMT
Kevin Spacey due in UK court charged with sexually assaulting men
The Hollywood star is expected to attend Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 01:45:25 GMT
Labour MP calls for talks with Taliban after ‘heart-rending’ Afghanistan trip
David Lammy and Preet Gill were the first senior British politicians to visit Afghanistan since the fall of Kabul.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 06:43:40 GMT
Boris Johnson’s fresh partygate trauma after resignation of ethics adviser
Lord Geidt became the second ministerial interests adviser to quit during Mr Johnson’s premiership.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:20:22 GMT
UK broadcasters back new authority to tackle bullying within creative industry
The companies’ bosses say they are ‘committed’ to creating working environments which focus on ‘respect and diversity’ in all areas of production.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 23:06:18 GMT
Tenants to get new rights to challenge ‘unscrupulous landlords’ on rent hikes and shoddy homes
Welcome for Renters Reform Bill which will also end no-fault evictions – after three-year delay

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Children of murdered police officers seek help to get justice for fathers
The murders of Constables John Graham and David Johnston in Lurgan in 1997 left five children to grow up without a father.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Plans to create fairer private rental sector in England take a step forward
The move will redress the balance between landlords and the 4.4 million privately renting households across England, according to the Government.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Patients ‘put at risk’ by ambulance handover delays
The interim report cited an incident where a patient waited in an ambulance outside A&E for three hours and 20 minutes.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
One in five people ‘putting off major purchases as households cut back’
A fifth of people are concerned about rising interest rates, according to the Building Societies Association.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Vettriano exhibition set to open in gallery which inspired him as young artist
Jack Vettriano: The Early Years opens on Friday June 17.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMT
Duchess of Cambridge to hold talks with ministers on early years development
Kate said early experiences are fundamental in shaping children’s futures.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 21:48:16 GMT
‘Like I was going to be executed’: On board the failed Rwanda deportation flight
Special Report: Taken from cells, restrained by harnesses and made to board a plane, only to be granted a last-minute reprieve by European judges. The asylum seekers that Boris Johnson wants to send to central Africa tell May Bulman and Bel Trew thei...

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 21:20:02 GMT
Scottish government ‘unlikely’ to win legal challenge over second referendum
Professor Ciaran Martin said the debate to secure a second independence referendum was a ‘battleground’.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 20:07:17 GMT
No 10 not ruling out human rights convention withdrawal after Rwanda flight blow
Downing Street said all options were on the table, including pulling out of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 20:05:24 GMT
Ruth Ozeki says winning Women’s Prize for Fiction is a ‘wonderful by-product’
The prestigious prize was for original fiction written in English by women from anywhere in the world.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 19:27:10 GMT
Boris Johnson hopes for progress to end blockade of Ukrainian grain
The Prime Minister discussed the issue with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 19:17:33 GMT
Boris Johnson warned his threat to quit human rights treaty risks stability in Northern Ireland
All European states except Russia and Belarus are signatories to the convention drawn up after the Second World War

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 19:17:26 GMT
New crisis for Boris Johnson as ethics adviser quits
Calls for prime minister to quit after second custodian of ministerial code stands down

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 19:08:57 GMT
Priti Patel accused of wasting millions on Rwanda flights
‘Gimmick’ designed to allow government to pick fights, says Yvette Cooper

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:55:31 GMT
Francis Bacon portrait unseen for 60 years to make auction debut
Study for Portrait of Lucian Freud was painted by British artist Bacon in 1964

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:55:13 GMT
UK weather: Britons swelter in 28C heat on hottest day of the year
Temperatures will reach as high as 34C later this week

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:35:12 GMT
British father on holiday in Spain ‘thrown off cliff’ suffers fractured skull and broken arms
Steen Nodwell, 29, allegedly chased by group of men in coastal resort of Salou before attack

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:30:53 GMT
Ruth Ozeki’s The Book Of Form And Emptiness wins Women’s Prize for Fiction
The winning novel explores loss, growing up and our attachment to material things.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:30:03 GMT
Sturgeon gives ‘absolute assurance’ SNP will reflect on complaints process
Glasgow North MP Patrick Grady was suspended from the Commons for two days after the report was released.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:28:03 GMT
Hottest day of the year so far – and it will get even hotter
The hot spell is set to build to a high of 34C on Friday.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:27:55 GMT
Government condemned over millions spent on ‘ludicrous’ leadership courses
Staff can learn how to create ‘powerful personal presence’ on £1,400-per-person workshops

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:00:37 GMT
Speaker censures Boris Johnson for claiming Labour ‘supports people traffickers’
Dame Rosie Winterton says prime minister must be more respectful

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:00:00 GMT
Portrait of Terrence Higgins unveiled in Welsh parliament
The art piece marks almost 40 years since Terrence Higgins, better known as Terry Higgins, died at the beginning of the epidemic.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 17:57:01 GMT
Labour shadow minister ‘hopes’ UK will re-join EU single market
‘We certainly need to renegotiate the deal,’ Anna McMorrin tells Labour supporters

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:45:25 GMT
Panel investigating sexual misconduct by SNP MP ‘put blame’ on teenage victim
Women’s Equality Party criticises report about Patrick Grady’s conduct as ‘effectively a blueprint to silence and punish victims’

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 17:50:21 GMT
Four teens arrested for ‘attempted murder’ after boy, 14, stabbed
Victim and suspects thought to be known to one another

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:14:43 GMT
‘This is illegal’: EU launches legal action against Boris Johnson for breaking international law
Commission says there is ‘no legal nor political justification whatsoever’ for UK approach

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 17:40:51 GMT
UK rescued 444 migrants from the English Channel crossing as Rwanda deportation flight cancelled
This was highest number since mid-April

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 17:30:14 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 17:22:42 GMT
‘The fight continues’: Lawyers and charities get ready to challenge further Rwanda deportations
Experts question why Home Office tried to deport asylum seekers before going to court in July

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 16:26:03 GMT
Internet Explorer is finally dead as Microsoft tells users to move on
Microsoft has officially sent Internet Explorer into retirement

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 16:19:31 GMT
Record-breaking 5% pay rise for NHS Scotland staff ‘won’t cut it’, union claims
Unions are urging the Scottish Government to go further on pay for NHS workers.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 16:11:30 GMT
EU launches fresh legal action against UK over Brexit protocol
The infringement proceedings follow the publication of legislation to override the Northern Ireland Protocol which Brussels branded ‘illegal’.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 16:10:13 GMT
Brexit: Northern Ireland protocol questions answered
How will the EU respond to the protocol bill ‘law-breaking’? Adam Forrest answers reader questions

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 16:07:46 GMT
Rwanda deportations policy: the different parties’ positions side-by-side
Asylum seekers were given some breathing space by the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 16:05:42 GMT
Family prepares appeal bid after judge rules 12-year-old boy has died
Doctors treating Archie Battersbee say evidence shows the youngster is ‘brain-stem dead’, but his parents disagree.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:56:32 GMT
Forces chief will not speculate on ‘political ambition’ of Scottish independence
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin emphasised the military’s investment north of the border.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:43:31 GMT
Baby ‘murdered by parents days after hospital discharge despite concerns for mother’s temper’
Ten-week-old Lily-Mai Hurrell Saint George died just six days after she was released into her parents’ care

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:41:03 GMT
Pride events ‘can spread public health messages about monkeypox’
The World Health Organisation said some 1,160 confirmed cases have been reported in 22 countries in the European Economic Area.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:36:13 GMT
Royal Ascot racegoers swelter in heat as Queen misses another day
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall led the royal party.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:35:47 GMT
Residents at Rwandan refugee camp seek safety and a future for their children
With its own security team and police on site, the camp is operated by the UN’s refugee agency the UNHCR.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:30:33 GMT
Manhunt for ‘British Escobar’ after Greek police seize £12m of cocaine in banana shipment
Police are hunting a fifth man wanted in connection with the seizures

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:29:04 GMT
PM defends Brexit plan after EU launches legal action
Boris Johnson’s official spokesperson said government is ‘disappointed’ by EU move

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:27:49 GMT
Tory candidate in Wakefield by-election said Brexit ‘built on lies’ and regretted voting for it
Nadeem Ahmed also warned leaving EU had triggered racist attacks and backed second referendum, in embarrassment for Boris Johnson

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:23:50 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 14:58:31 GMT
Woman tells inquiry of horrific abuse at Edinburgh foster home
Shirley Caffell, who has waved her right to anonymity, told of the neglect she suffered between 1965 and 1968.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:05:00 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 14:56:27 GMT
UK weather: Dog owners warned over ‘silent killer’ ahead of 34C heat
Charities have also warned about caring for cats in the heat

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:55:33 GMT
Patel vows to push ahead with Rwanda plan despite legal battles
Home Secretary Priti Patel defended the policy after the first flight was effectively blocked by the European Court of Human Rights.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:59:02 GMT
Ultra-rare Rolex sells for £155,000 at auction
The watch sold for well above its estimated price.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:50:51 GMT
Finance ministers call on UK Government to do more to help those ‘most in need’
The ongoing cost-of-living crisis was at the top of the agenda for the UK’s finance ministers as they met in Cardiff on Wednesday.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:30:58 GMT
Talks continue but disruptive rail strikes still expected to go ahead
Mick Lynch, of the RMT, said the unions have effectively been in talks with the Government but ‘the Government was not in the room’.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:12:17 GMT
Muslim Londoner sues police for discrimination after car boot blown up
Exclusive: Officers accused of ‘grossly absurd racial stereotyping’ after carrying out controlled explosion on vehicle parked in City

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:23:06 GMT
Hot spell to build to a ‘crescendo’ on Friday
The warm flow of weather is coming from Spain and Portugal.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:22:33 GMT
Labour denies claim of planning return to the EU single market
Shadow minister Anna McMorrin has been spoken to by Sir Keir Starmer after she suggested Labour could renegotiate the deal with the EU.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:20:24 GMT
‘All options on the table’: Downing Street confirms Boris Johnson considering withdrawal from human rights treaty
All European states except Russia and Belarus are signatories to the convention drawn up after the Second World War

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:15:43 GMT
Top bosses could be sent to failing hospitals to improve standards – Javid
It comes after a major review into NHS leadership found evidence of ‘poor behaviours’.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:10:20 GMT
NHS boss asked by patient: ‘If I was white, would I be treated like this?’
Amanda Pritchard criticised the treatment of some sickle cell patients.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:59:01 GMT
Retired farmer accused of wife’s murder ‘calm’ about her disappearing, jury told
David Venables is accused of murdering his wife Brenda, who went missing in 1982. Her body was found in 2019.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:57:06 GMT
Dozens more migrants rescued from Channel
Approximately 146 people including around 28 children have been rescued from small boats on Wednesday.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:47:55 GMT
Keir Starmer 'tells shadow cabinet to stop calling him boring'
Members of the Labour party have described Keir Starmer as “dull” and “lacking passion”

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:44:34 GMT
Concern over A&E pressures, but no new money for the NHS – Javid
The head of the NHS in England Amanda Pritchard said that A&Es were facing winter pressures in the summer.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:14:46 GMT
Skill Up Step Up: Nando’s backs our campaign as jobs pledged passes 300 mark
Another 10 jobs for young people secured by our skills training campaign

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:13:40 GMT
New drugs to tackle superbugs to be rolled out across the NHS
The drugs were developed as part of a subscription-style service the NHS has struck with pharmaceutical companies.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:08:08 GMT
Scotland is ‘being held back by Westminster’, SNP’s Ian Blackford says
On plans for a second independence referendum, Boris Johnson told MPs: ‘I think there are other subjects in the national conversation right now.’

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:06:33 GMT
Married GP sentenced to four years for raping woman he met via Tinder
Manesh Gill appeared for sentencing after being found guilty by a jury of raping the woman in December 2018.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:59:00 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’

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:58:25 GMT
Wales needs to get away from ‘sheep, weather and rugby’, says Zip World founder
Sean Taylor gave evidence at the Welsh Affairs Committee on how to make the country a global tourist destination.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:56:14 GMT
Boris Johnson’s new ‘cost of living tsar’ said he lacks intelligence and called for him to quit
‘Never confuse an expensive education with intelligence or integrity. I don’t think Boris is particularly blessed with either’



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