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POLICE in the Highlands are appealing for public help to try and identify a man whose body was found earlier this week.
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As Charlotte Pulman scours the bed of a 13-metre-deep quarry near Bridgend, her sense of purpose is clear.
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When it comes to travelling abroad, a myriad of rules exist to protect the Queen and other members of her family when they fly overseas and some of them are downright unbelievable.
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Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have penned a joint article to outline what they are calling “the single biggest tax cut in a decade” in a show of unity on the cost-of-living crisis.
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The plane is believed to be a C-130J Hercules aircraft and was filmed flying low over the water. The flyover was captured by Janet Tompkins as she stood standing at Seacombe Promenade.
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Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have penned a joint article to outline what they are calling “the single biggest tax cut in a decade” in what they hope to be a show of unity on the cost-of-living crisis.
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Health officials have given their first public backing for an Omicron-specific booster jab this Autumn that is set to 'increase and extend' protection.
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Investment in Welsh-language education “is not a waste of money” but there are delays in plans for a new school in Pembroke.
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Six police forces in England are currently under special measures, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has confirmed.
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Footage of all police searches of black men aged between 18-34 are to be reviewed
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BUS ROUTES are due to be axed in certain areas across London and Liverpool to help cope with reduced passenger numbers and inflation. Here's the full list of routes proposed to be cut.
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A mistrust and fear of national employment services is a major factor in the Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) employment gap in Islington, new research has found.
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HMRC figures show a 50% increase in those paying at least 40% in 2022-23 compared with 2019-20
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Helen Grant MP visited Jordan from 18 to 22 June 2022 to see the UK’s work on improving access and quality of education for vulnerable boys and girls.
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PRO-EUROPEAN UNION campaigner Steve Bray has had his amplifiers "seized" by police and claimed that the UK has become a "fascist state".
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She is 96 and has had to scale back public duties due to mobility issues – but it didn’t stop the Queen stepping down from a high train door unaided yesterday.
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It's not just households who are facing escalating gas and electricity bills.
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Fracking companies are likely to be eligible for tax breaks, potentially worth billions, that the government is extending to oil and gas companies to encourage new exploration of fossil fuel resources.
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The Conservative MP who organised the campaign that toppled Theresa May is running in party elections to prepare for a fresh push to bring down Boris Johnson.
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The Transport Minister made a visit to south Essex today for a tour of the UK's "fastest growing port".
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Helen Grant MP, the British Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Girls’ Education visited Jordan 18-22 June to see the UK’s work on improving access and quality of education for vulnerable boys and girls, and the longstanding partnership with the Ministry of Education.
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The number of burglars, thieves and muggers allowed to “work from home” to complete their sentences has more than doubled to nearly 10,000 in the past year.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that public pay could not be raised sharply, as demanded by trade unions, because it would risk fuelling a further rise in inflation.
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Boris Johnson said he must “humbly and sincerely” accept any criticism he receives in his job, but he argued every Government gets “buffeted” by bad by-election results mid-term.
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Train stations are all but deserted across Britain on the third day of a national strike that snarled the weekend plans of millions
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RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said further industrial action has not been ruled out, as a fresh strike crippled train services in Britain.
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Setting up a company to help look after my mother seemed like a good idea but ended in a headache
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Elton John has been performing across the UK recently as part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.
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British public-sector health workers should receive an annual pay rise of 4-5% this year, a government advisory body plans to recommend, according to a report in the Guardian newspaper on Saturday.
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All schools will be expected to have a leader on music education under new Government plans, while a £25 million funding pot will pay for around 200,000 new instruments to boost students’ learning.
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The Queen has began horse-riding again, nine months after she was advised not to continue due to health concerns.
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Earlier this year, the Queen expressed her "sincere wish" for Camilla to be known as Queen Consort once Charles ascends the throne. Speaking on Vanity Fair's podcast Dynasty, royal author Tina Brown discussed how the royal future could look for Camilla and compared her to Charles' late grandmother, the Queen Mother.
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He said residents of the former Tory stronghold had spoken “loudly” by helping the Liberal Democrats overturn a 24,000 Conservative majority, a result Mr Johnson must look at “very seriously”.
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Public health experts trying to locate the source of what is likely to be the UK’s first polio outbreak in 40 years are taking samples from sewerage mains in six “boroughs of interest” in north and east London, i understands.
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RAIL UNIONS have seemingly failed to bring the nation to a grinding halt as they had promised, as plucky Britons got around this week's strikes.
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The tax gap is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid. Today’s HMRC report1 looks at the estimated tax gap in 2020-21, but also revises some figures for earlier years.
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Lower-paid workers are in for a boost and could be £300 better off from July 6 - while others will have to fork out more as the cost of living bites.
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The former teacher said it was "time to give back to her family"
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Queen Elizabeth appears to have gotten a summer haircut.
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Prince Charles was seen blowing a kiss to his daughter-in-law Kate Middleton at the National Service of Thanksgiving on June 3, leaving the Sussexes 'feeling slighted', according to royal expert Neil Sean
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Boris Johnson says he is “very much looking forward” to meeting Prince Charles in Rwanda on Friday, and hopes to use his visit to help people “shed their condescending attitudes” towards the country.
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Officials believe there has been some spread between closely linked individuals in northeast London - probably extended family members.
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Rishi Sunak has defended the government’s decision to raise the basic state pension in line with inflation as teaching unions across the UK threatened to go on strike this autumn. -
Health officials are "urgently investigating" after polio was found in sewage in North and East London.
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The National Education Union (NEU) said it would consult its members in the autumn, "strongly encouraging them" to back industrial action if the government does not respond to its concerns over high workloads and pay in the next few months.
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New early-detection system to allow drug users to flag up bad batches of pills and overdose clustersA new early detection system will allow drug users to flag up bad batches of pills, overdose clusters and lethal new trends.
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Britons are set to bask in 28C heat on Wednesday as the sizzling hot temperatures continue, but heavy rains and thunder could again reappear this week.
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Keeping drugs out of prisons is “impossible” due to massive demand from inmates, according to a boss at one of Scotland’s biggest jails.
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Train services will continue to be disrupted on Wednesday by this week’s rail strikes as talks resume in a bid to resolve a bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
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The SNP’s Westminster leader has apologised for the handling of a complaint against an MP found guilty of sexual misconduct amid mounting pressure on him to resign.
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The world’s first IVF baby has called for an end to the “postcode lottery” of NHS fertility care.
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Militant unions have been accused of wanting to preserve 'Spanish practices' that include sending nine workers to 'change a plug socket', banning staff from working 500 yards from base and giving drivers 12 minutes of pay for making a 60-second walk - as Boris Johnson vowed to 'stay the course' against union dinosaurs.
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Officers have mocked a new Line Of Duty-style police recruitment advert which shows officers with guns, in diving suits and blowing up terrorist bombs.
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An "exciting" TV recruitment campaign for the Metropolitan Police has been described as "a theatrical masterpiece but not reality" by the association representing officers in the force.
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After Prince Andrew failed to make an appearance at the Order of the Garter ceremony on Monday 13 June, following a "family decision" it has been speculated if Prince William, 40, was the force behind it.
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The Queen is on the hunt for someone to look after the horses that pull the Royal ceremonial carriages.
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London, Jun 21 (PTI) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday called for a “sensible compromise” on the pay demands by workers’ unions that have resulted in the UK’s worst rail strike in 30 years, with a majority of the staff walking out to cripple the networks.
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Half the rail network will shut down today, Thursday and Saturday in the biggest walkout in 30 years, the RMT confirmed yesterday.
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Boris Johnson is set to call for a “sensible compromise” to shield rail passengers from country-wide travel chaos, after last-ditch talks to resolve a bitter dispute over rail workers pay, jobs and conditions failed to land on a solution.
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Two Florida police officers have reportedly been disciplined for sharing the news of Bob Saget's death before the comedian’s family had been informed of his passing.
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Council chiefs say there has been an "unprecedented rise" in demand for specialist education - and there will be a need for hundreds more school places in the years ahead.
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New guidance has been produced by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) setting out how HIV-positive pilots in the UK can work without restrictions.
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OFSTED says a primary school requires improvement because pupils “have not had the quality of education they deserve”.
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Matteo Berrettini admitted he was trying not to cry after successfully defending his Queen's title from last year with a straight-sets win over Filip Krajinovic. The No 2 seed only just returned to the Tour last week after three months out due to a hand injury.
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ROYAL FANS have all been left saying the same thing after Prince William shared a new pic of George, Charlotte & Louis to celebrate Father Day today.
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Whole Russian units are still refusing orders and “armed stand-offs” are happening between soldiers and officers, according to the British defence ministry.
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BORIS Johnson's opponents within the Conservative ranks have been urged to turn their fire outwards in an appeal for unity by MP Danny Kruger.
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Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for the UK Government to implement a fourth budget to help struggling families after he revealed his “shock” at the growing number of those in poverty.
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Boris Johnson would be committing a “big mistake” if he refuses to replace Lord Geidt as ethics adviser, the Prime Minister’s former anti-corruption champion has warned.
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A further 50 cases of monkeypox have been detected in the UK, taking the confirmed total to 574.
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Covid-19 infections have risen in all four nations of the UK, with the increase likely to be driven by the Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5, figures show.
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Around 4,000 women with breast cancer could benefit from a new twice-daily pill approved on the NHS.
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European intervention of the first migrant flight to Rwanda, legal action over the Northern Ireland Protocol and Lord Geidt’s resignation were three hotly discussed topics from this week.
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Downing Street is under pressure to make public why Boris Johnson's ethics adviser has quit - as the government faces an urgent question in the Commons over his exit.
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The former civil servant who negotiated the 2014 Scottish independence vote said the Scottish government would be unlikely to win a legal challenge against the UK Government in their bid for a second referendum.
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Gymnasts affected by the abuse scandal within the sport say they expect the publication of the Whyte Review on Thursday to grasp an “unprecedented opportunity” for fundamental change.
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Witnesses should not be able to avoid giving evidence at inquiries after “an increasing number of rich and powerful” people have done so in recent years, MPs have said.
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Labour tables question about Lord Geidt’s resignation as Dominic Raab says Downing Street will give ‘a proper update’ later today.
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Downing Street is under pressure to make public why Boris Johnson's ethics adviser has quit - as the government faces an urgent question in the Commons over his exit.
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UKCISA launched the UK’s first ever international student charter as part of the opening day of their annual conference in Newcastle on June 15.
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A member of Sir Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet told party was recorded telling supporters that she hopes the UK can re-join the EU single market and customs union.
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A submarine commander's affair put national security at risk after he and his lover shared secret Trident details on a Yahoo email.
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A nine-year-old boy whose parents thought he was suffering from long Covid has received a devastating diagnosis.
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Britain is warning that it will move to override parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol amid pressure from Stormont and hardline Brexiteers in the Conservative party. Brussels will launch three separate lawsuits against Britain in retaliation.
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Brussels has announced it is taking legal action against the UK government after Boris Johnson pushed ahead with plans to overwrite parts of the Brexit agreement.
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The UK has had an 'obsession' with all pupils going to university for decades, the further education minister has said.
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Residents of the historic coastal resort of Whitby in north Yorkshire have voted to ban new-build properties being sold as second homes amid growing concerns that locals are being priced out of their own town.
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A retired pig farmer accused of murdering his wife and dumping her body in a septic tank nearly 40 years ago tried to point the finger at serial killer Fred West, a court has heard.
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Mourners were united today in grief and frustration as they marked the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire.
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Nicola Sturgeon should be forced to wait until at least 2039 for a second Scottish independence referendum, a UK Government minister has said as she threatened to press ahead with her own vote.
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Scotland’s First Minister has urged the Prime Minister to “be a democrat” as she claimed her government has an “indisputable mandate” for another vote on independence.
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The Queen has thanked the horse-racing community for the outpouring of affection and respect it has offered her, saying “she is most grateful for the continued kindness” in her Platinum Jubilee year.
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SIR TONY BLAIR has become the subject of irate backlash as he prepares to join the ranks of the Queen's most chivalrous order in a ceremony at Windsor Castle.
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Queen Elizabeth has officially become the second-longest serving monarch of all time.
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Shadow environment secretary slammed the government for failing to make concrete proposals on food prices
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Politics Hub brings you the latest political news, insight and analysis from the Sky News team in Westminster. Liz Truss will today introduce controversial legislation that would give the government power to unilaterally overturn the UK-EU Brexit settlement in Northern Ireland,
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A worrying reading on the UK economy on Monday compounded market concerns over inflation and aggressive interest rate tightening, as a central bank-heavy week gets underway.
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More than 100 Transport for London employees have died from a Covid-related illness since the pandemic began, official figures revealed today.
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Scenes of travel chaos over half term saw hours of queues, hundreds of flight cancellations and a huge number of staff absences – and passengers say these issues are still continuing.
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For prime ministers throughout history, visiting the Queen and senior royals at their private Balmoral estate is considered a great privilege.
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The British Government should indicate what it believes is the tipping point for a referendum on Irish unity, Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald has said.
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Man left in critical condition following reports of knife fight
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A former Tory MP has claimed Ukrainian refugees are "different" from other refugees who he made some rather odd claims about.
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Wakefield by-election: Everything you need to know about the crucial vote on June 23
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Automatic releases of prisoners on Fridays are to end under plans by Dominic Raab to reduce reoffending and cut crime.
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Labour is “on our way back”, the shadow chancellor has claimed, after new polling suggested Sir Keir Starmer would make a worse prime minister than Boris Johnson.
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Universities must be forced to declare their Chinese funding, MPs have demanded, amid concerns about spying and censorship.
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Boris Johnson has until the autumn to set out a clear Conservative vision for the future or face being ousted by his own MPs, his former Brexit minister, Lord Frost, has warned.
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Police have recovered the bodies of two disabled people believed to have been strapped into their wheelchairs when a boat carrying six people capsized.
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Sir Keir Starmer is to meet Northern Ireland political leaders amid a deepening row over post-Brexit trading arrangements for the region.
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Jeffrey Boakye is ready to start a conversation about ideas and experiences he has encountered over the past 15 years but wasn’t ready to tackle until now.
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"I really don't know, as someone who follows politics incredibly closely, what Boris Johnson's really big idea is."
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The UK is “overly reliant” on recruiting nurses from countries with critical workforce shortages, according to a new report.
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Boris Johnson will face another crucial test on June 23 when a by-election is held in Wakefield.
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Boris Johnson will announce new measures to help people to get on to the property ladder during a speech in which he pledges to hard-pressed UK households that "things will get better".
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Why you might not have to wear a mask in North East hospitals
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A Conservative peer was ‘forced out’ her role as a government adviser after calling for Boris Johnson to resign.
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Post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland are expected to dominate discussions when Sir Keir Starmer meets with Irish political leaders in Dublin on Thursday.
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BBC News has been told of people skipping meals or cutting back on medication, because of money worries.
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The Department of Health has deemed Monkeypox a notifiable disease in Northern Ireland .
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Campaigners have formally launched their court bid to stop the Government’s controversial plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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A number of hospitals have vowed to insist patients keep wearing masks despite instructions from NHS chiefs to drop the rules.
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Latest updates: under-pressure prime minister says he has alienated Tory MPs because his government is doing ‘big, remarkable things’.
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Singer Sir Cliff Richard and DJ Paul Gambaccini have revived a campaign calling for suspects to have their anonymity protected by law unless they are charged.
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It looks like no one in London is going anywhere on June 21, as hundreds more transport workers join a huge strike.
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Boris Johnson will face another crucial test on June 23 when a by-election is held in Wakefield.
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A High Court judge has granted parents a judicial review of new relationship and sex education being rolled out in Wales from September. Claimants representing more than 5,000 parents and grandparents lodged papers with the High Court.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a confidence vote on Monday, seeing off a challenge to his leadership brought by lawmakers within his Conservative Party.
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Boris Johnson may have insisted he secured a “decisive win” in a confidence ballot, but many of the papers cast him as “wounded” and unlikely to recover the ascendancy.
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A man has been taken to hospital following a stabbing in Cardiff Bay. Police are now investigating the incident, which occurred just after midnight on Monday, June 6 and is believed to be linked to a car crash and altercation which both happened in the area around the same time.
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A mental health care hospital has been shut down by watchdogs after investigators uncovered shocking practices. The care unit was slammed for staff 'not respecting the privacy and dignity' of patients, as 'staff often talked over patients, ignored patients, and talked about their personal hygiene needs in the main lounge', while 'patients were told to sit down whenever they tried to get up'.
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Education group Pearson has agreed to sell its local K12 Courseware businesses in Italy and Germany to Sanoma Corporation for 163 million pounds ($203 million), it said on Tuesday.
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A man has been fined after he drunkenly swore at police when they were called to deal with a "melee" of 50 people at a funeral wake. The court heard that bar staff had lost control of the wake in Towyn last month.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their children reportedly flew out of Farnborough Airport, west of London, at 1.30pm yesterday, an hour before the Jubilee Pageant started in central London.
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Boris Johnson will face a vote of confidence by Tory MPs on Monday evening as discontent over the lockdown-busting parties in No 10 and the direction of the Prime Minister’s leadership reached a tipping point.
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Chairman of 1922 committee says vote will take place between 6pm and 8pm today after he received over 54 letters.
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As schools prepare to go back after half term latest official figures show absence is still a major problem in Wales. As many as one in seven children of statutory school age did not attend school in the week before the break - more than 24,000 in total.
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More than £1m is owed by families across Scotland who are unable to pay for their children’s school meals, new research has found
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Her Majesty has never met Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s daughter, who is named in her honour.
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PRINCE HARRY and Meghan have reportedly "promised to be on their best behaviour" when they make a return to the UK for the Queen's Jubilee.
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Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic is set to have a medical at Tottenham Hotspur on Monday and is expected to join the Premier League club on a two-year deal.
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Boris Johnson is reportedly looking for ways to appease possible Conservative rebels as the partygate affair threatened to reignite over new rule-breaking claims.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife should be investigated over allegations of another breach of lockdown laws that wasn't covered by last week's government report into the Partygate scandal, the main opposition Labour Party said.
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Graduates from the world’s top 50 non-UK universities can apply to come to Britain through a new visa scheme.
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After setting greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets in line with climate science, education resources supplier Findel has been accepted by the global Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi).
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The evil mum of tragic tot Baby P has been refused a new identity when she is released from jail, with reports that she has instead been told to "lose weight" and dye her hair.
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A man set fire to the home he was living in ‘in a mean act of revenge’ on a Good Samaritan who had given him shelter.
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Brandon Lewis, the Northern Ireland secretary, has played down the threat of a no confidence vote in Boris Johnson.
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A group of university friends have broken the record for cycling the length of the UK on a conference bike and raised thousands of pounds for a cancer charity.
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Meghan’s dad Thomas Markle has been discharged from hospital after he had a stroke.
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Sue Gray would not have published her investigation into lockdown parties if she was not comfortable, according to a Cabinet minister amid claims her report was edited by the Prime Minister’s chief of staff.
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PC Joseph Demir, of Welwyn Garden City, is accused of inappropriately touching a male colleague's groin over his clothing in March 2020.
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The summer transfer window will soon open and, already, deals are being done.
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Manchester United fans want the club to make Jurrien Timber their top centre-back target this summer.
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Sadio Mane says he will give a "special" answer over his Liverpool future after Saturday's Champions League final against Real Madrid.
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An RE teacher at an Ayrshire secondary school has been reprimanded by the General Teaching Council for Scotland — after sharing an antisemitic post online from a fake profile.
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Brits looking forward to an extended Bank Holiday weekend for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee may be faced with a washout and colder temperatures.
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A Derby school which was destroyed in a fire almost two years ago could be rebuilt as the UK's most environmentally friendly school. St Mary's Catholic School, burnt to the ground by an arsonist in 2020, would be the country's first biophilic school, meaning it would be close to nature and its design would encourage plants and wildlife.
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An RE teacher at an Ayrshire secondary school has been reprimanded by the General Teaching Council for Scotland — after sharing an antisemitic post online from a fake profile.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's hopes of drawing a line under the partygate row suffered a blow after a string of Tory MPs called for him to quit in the wake of Sue Gray's report.
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Today is your final chance to nominate deserving students, teachers and schools for the 2022 Education Awards.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was not aware of many of the findings within a critical internal report published on Wednesday which gave graphic details of drunken rule-breaking gatherings in his government offices during COVID-19 lockdowns.
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The cost of living crisis is putting mounting pressure on university students, with one in six considering quitting their course to get a job
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of illegal money lending and laundering offences. His arrest came following an operation in West Bromwich, Sandwell.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday faced renewed accusations of lying, after photos emerged of him drinking at a Downing Street party during lockdown in 2020.
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That was until a convoy of police vehicles broke through the calm and sped onto a residential street.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he "overwhelmingly" believes he should remain in office despite public anger at the "bitter and painful" conclusions of the inquiry into raucous parties in No 10 during lockdown restrictions.
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Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has met Suffolk head teachers at Stradbroke High School to discuss funding of rural schools, SEND provision and proposals to level-up teaching.
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Cases of monkeypox have been detected in East Yorkshire, public health officials have said.
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Queen Elizabeth II, 96, has been experiencing mobility problems that have kept her from attending high-profile events over the past few months. For the upcoming Jubilee celebrations, the Queen is likely to have a limited role at the planned events. Royal aides have said she is now experiencing “good and less good days” and is “aware of her frailties”.
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The Government has cancelled multi-million pound contract with Randstad, but response to Committee’s Catch-Up Report falls short on tackling persistent absence
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Detectives investigating an incident in which gun shots were fired have been granted extra time to question a man in custody.
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The prime minister will give a statement on the report after PMQs
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Boris Johnson was accused of “running this country down” and mocked over an “inevitable” U-turn on a windfall tax during a rowdy Prime Minister’s Questions.
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BORIS JOHNSON is the still best option for Prime Minister despite ongoing scandals, a new poll of Express.co.uk readers has found.
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A British minister defended Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday over photographs of him drinking at a coronavirus lockdown-breaking gathering at Downing Street, saying he did not knowingly lie to parliament about the event.
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For almost two years we’ve been glued to a set of numbers: the grim trio of cases, hospitalisations and deaths that defined coronavirus in the UK.
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Burnley College was investigated after teacher Donna Coleman, 42, died of coronavirus in January last year.
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MONEY MATTERS Young people in debt after not getting enough education about finances, survey revealsResearch has shown vital money habits and skills start to form between the ages of three and seven, yet only 38 per cent of children and young people in the UK have some form of financial education in school.
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MONEY MATTERS Young people in debt after not getting enough education about finances, survey revealsResearch has shown vital money habits and skills start to form between the ages of three and seven, yet only 38 per cent of children and young people in the UK have some form of financial education in school.
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A former police officer has told the Sheku Bayoh public inquiry she feared he was going to kill her during a chase on a Fife street.
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Cabinet ministers faced questions about UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's behaviour during lockdown before their meeting in Downing Street to discuss the "inflationary pressures" facing the country.
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The revelations came as a senior civil servant was expected to publish her long-awaited full report into the "Partygate" scandal, despite allegations that Johnson was trying to have it dropped.
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Universities could face “immense difficulties” in adjusting their teaching and learning support for students with hidden or emerging disabilities, after a landmark ruling awarded £50,000 in damages to the estate of a student after her suicide.
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If he gets a chance eventually to present it and get it through the House of Lords it would at last curb, by law, devolved administrations, such as that at present running Scotland, spending our taxes on items that are under the jurisdiction of the UK government.
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This newspaper ran a message on the front page: ‘Happy 100th Northern Ireland!’ But barely any other businesses did the same, and certainly no public body did. Not even the ones that have Northern Ireland in their name.
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A mum has been left 'traumatised' after she was made to sit in her own vomit and urine during a horror nine-hour ordeal at A&E.
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Female councillors are standing down because they "literally cannot afford" childcare costs on their low salaries, Scotland's most senior councillor has said.
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At the start of the year, it seemed to be all over for Boris Johnson. Even MPs who supported him assumed he would be out of No 10 within months because of his “Partygate” troubles, and leadership contenders were busy ramping up their charm offensives.
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The Foreign Secretary is set to meet with a top Democrat on Saturday as tensions mount over the UK’s controversial plans to overwrite parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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Downing Street staff who received fines for attending the same lockdown parties as Boris Johnson have reacted with fury after the prime minister escaped further sanctions on Thursday.
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'We want road safety.' West Norfolk resident slams police after driver who smashed into home offered course
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Boris Johnson has overhauled his Downing Street operation following the conclusion of a four-month Metropolitan Police inquiry into lockdown-busting parties at the top of government during the pandemic.
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THE QUEEN has made a "remarkable comeback" in recent days after triumphantly opening London's new Elizabeth tube line.
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The Duke and Duchess are reportedly filming an "at home with the Sussexes"-style docuseries for Netflix as part of their multi-million pound deal.
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PM told he won’t be fined again; Sue Gray report to be published ‘as soon as possible’; Emily Thornberry says PM lied to Commons; victim group reacts.
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Boris Johnson was investigated over just two lockdown-breaking gatherings, it has been claimed.
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UK health chiefs are "actively investigating" gay and bisexual bars and spas as they try to contain the monkeypox outbreak.
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Most Britons are expected to be denied autumn coronavirus boosters after the UK government’s vaccine advisory group recommended that only elderly people and at-risk groups should have the jabs.
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The Tube map has been redrawn to include the Elizabeth line – the biggest change to the map in recent history.
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A Tory minister has rejected calls for drug consumption rooms in Scotland despite "compelling evidence" they help save lives.
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Skyscanner is one of three major names to come on board with CodeClan as Scotland’s national digital skills academy looks to strengthen its graduate pipeline.
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A 24-year-old woman has been found stabbed to death at home in east London.
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Approving a new coal mine in Cumbria would give “carte blanche” to other countries to miss climate change targets, a former energy minister has said.
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Officials have detected two more cases of the rare monkeypox virus in the UK, with authorities in the US also reporting a case.
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The Queen has been told by a royal expert to rethink her ban on Prince Harry appearing on the balcony at Buckingham Palace for the Platinum Jubilee.
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Diana Ross has been bestowed the honour of headlining a special concert for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and she couldn’t be more of a perfect choice.
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QUEEN Elizebeth has been urged to take royal duties "one day at a time" amid concern from a royal expert that the monarch may become "over-tired" with a packed schedule of Jubilee engagements.
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Brexit has increased the risk of dangerous foods reaching the UK because inspectors are shut out of the EU’s “rapid alert system”, ministers are warned today.
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Political analysts have commented that Russian President Vladimir Putin has looked noticeably more bloated around the face and neck in recent TV appearances.
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A host of retailers have removed sandwiches, wraps and ready meals containing chicken from their shelves following a salmonella outbreak at a UK processing factory.
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The following statement by Tony O’Sullivan and John Puntis, co-chairs of Keep Our NHS Public, can be found with more information on the website keepournhspublic.com.
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Ministers plan to introduce legislation to change Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trade arrangements in coming weeks as it faces a "very grave and serious situation", Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has announced.
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A teenager was shot in broad daylight in south London on Monday – the third shooting south of the river in less than a week.
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A 10-year plan to tackle dementia will have a big focus on prevention, the Health Secretary has said, as he promised a “seismic shift” in how the condition is tackled.
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Those beergate allegations of Covid-era rule-breaking haunting Sir Keir Starmer have reignited a broader malaise for Labour — the effects of “long Corbyn” and the concern that Labour may yet again miss its chance to form the next government, despite a torrid period for Boris Johnson. Around the water coolers of the Leader of the Opposition’s office, aides are confident their evidence about beergate is solid enough to convince the police that no fixed penalty is due. But as they await a verdict, old wounds between Labour factions are opening up — and worries abound about the party’s election chances after Johnson’s Ukraine-fuelled bounce-back.
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Irish PM criticises UK plan for new legislation to address legacy issues from killings during Troubles
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A murder investigation has been launched after a young woman was stabbed to death near a primary school in Ealing.
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It comes amid concerns about the Queen's mobility, after she missed the State Opening of Parliament in recent days. But she was able to walk to her seat in the royal box on Sunday, past a guard of honour.
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The Duke and Duchess say they will return for the four-day party marking the Queen’s 70 years on the throne, and bring their children, next month.
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Boris Johnson has said the UK will have a “necessity to act” if the EU is unwilling to reach a compromise in the deepening crisis over the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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Boris Johnson will hold emergency talks with Northern Ireland’s political leaders in a bid to break the Stormont deadlock caused by disagreements over post-Brexit trading arrangements.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will step into an increasingly bitter row on Monday when he visits Northern Ireland to urge the formation of a power-sharing executive, which is currently being blocked by a Brexit dispute.
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VLADIMIR PUTIN'S health is back in the spotlight after the Russian president gave an "uncomfortable" speech, with many noting that his face looks "bloated".
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Bereaved families have added their voices as calls for a public inquiry into the region's failing mental health services have intensified.
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University students and graduates aged 40 and under have nearly double the amount of non-student loan debt compared with those who did not attend university, research has found.
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University students and graduates aged 40 and under have nearly double the amount of non-student loan debt compared with those who did not attend university, research has found.
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Police have arrested three people on suspicion of involvement in female genital mutilation at an unregistered school in Birmingham.
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A traffic officer was confronted by a member of the public ranting about catching speeding drivers
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The message to our politicians from doctors and nurses couldn’t be clearer — form an Executive to stop more patients needlessly coming to harm.
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A host of retailers have removed sandwiches, wraps and ready meals containing chicken from their shelves following a salmonella outbreak at a UK processing factory.
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Boris Johnson has pushed the idea of slashing the energy bills of households living near new wind farms.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered ministers to slash 91,000 civil service jobs to free up billions for tax cuts, the Daily Mail reported on Thursday.
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The government could cut as many as 90,000 civil service jobs in a cost-saving exercise touted by Boris Johnson, as ministers come under increasing pressure to help ease the cost of living crisis with possible tax cuts.
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The word ‘cyber’ has become increasingly significant over the past few years, particularly as the pandemic forced so much more of our lives online in a very short space of time.
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A Rutherglen author is celebrating the publication of her new novel.
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Three members of an organised crime group that sold sweets containing cannabis on social media have been sentenced.
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Princess Anne welcomed veterans at a garden party in Buckingham Palace in the Queen's absence.
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The number of partygate fines issued by Scotland Yard has doubled to more than 100, it announced on Thursday in a dramatic development that heaps fresh pressure on Boris Johnson’s government.
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Prime Minister hears of ‘Peaky Blinders’ part in Birmingham Commonwealth Games
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The UK and the European Union have come to fresh blows over the Brexit treaty after reports emerged that the Foreign Secretary is drawing up emergency legislation to suspend elements of the protocol.
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BRITS are set for some damp and chilly weather before the temperatures for the weekend ramp up again due to a warm air front moving in from the south, forecasters have predicted.
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Erling Haaland's first coach remembers the moment his former prodigy burst into the wider footballing consciousness.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will introduce a new economic crime bill to crack down on illicit finance, looking to strengthen laws that have empowered its Russian sanction regime and empower authorities to seize cryptocurrency.
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Given the increased volume* and magnitude of mental health issues amongst children following the pandemic and the additional burden on the ever-stretched NHS, RedArc urges employers to communicate the fact that children do not necessarily need to be named on their parents’ policies to access the mental health support available within employee benefits.
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An “explosion” in a food allergy poses a particular risk to vegans and vegetarians, one of Britain’s leading experts has warned.
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THE QUEEN was unable to attend the opening of Parliament this week owing to ongoing health concerns, and was instead replaced by Prince Charles. So, could this be a sign that her Majesty is preparing to hand over official duties to her heir?
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Paul Larkin was diagnosed with a mental illness at the age of 18, and over the years he has had many struggles in being able to maintain his mental health and wellbeing.
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The Queen will miss the State Opening of Parliament for the first time in 60 years tomorrow, with Prince Charles to read the Queen’s Speech on her behalf.
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THE UK is at greater risk of a recession, according to economic experts following the increase in interest rates.
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Brandon Lewis calls for co-operation as Northern Ireland parties wait on content of Queen's Speech
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Russian President Vladimir Putin may be celebrating Victory Day in Moscow today, but his country's invasion of Ukraine is increasingly looking like a defeat.
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Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the opening of UK Parliament on Tuesday, May 10, due to issues with her mobility. Buckingham Palace has informed that the Queen will not be participating in the state opening of parliament, The Guardian reported.
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BRITS are set for downpours and 85mph wind gusts before the arrival of another weekend scorcher with warm air moving in from the south.
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POLICE have begun digging in a remote area of Argyll in the search for the remains of a woman who was murdered in West Kilbride more than a decade ago.
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A "gentle giant" and dad-of-three killed in a "targeted" horror attack on the streets of Edinburgh has been named.
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Attention has turned to how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will realise his weapons wishlist after the UK pledged £1.3bn in further military aid to help the nation’s defence against Russian forces.
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Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland will get their own royal visits to ensure that the Windsors spread the love across the nation over the central weekend when many of the main events are taking place in London.
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The news was revealed as it emerged that all remaining women, children and pensioners had last night been evacuated from the steelworks in Mariupol where they had been trapped with Ukrainian fighters for several weeks with little food or water.
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Royal biographer Angela Levin has criticised Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's decision to bring their two small children - Archie and Lilibet - with them to the Platinum Jubilee in early June.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces pressure from Tory members of Parliament and a potential constitutional crisis over Northern Ireland in the fallout from a bruising round of elections.
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A dramatic rise in the cost of living has prompted many Britons to consider leaving the UK, according to professionals catering to aspiring expats.
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Weather forecasters have warned that there is a 40% chance the UK is battered by an "Atlantic storm" this month despite the incoming heatwave.
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Her Majesty will narrate part of the programme, explaining the significance of the events.
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A BBC documentary featuring never-before-seen footage of the Queen taken from her personal archive will include clips of the monarch beaming at her engagement ring – months before the announcement was made public.
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The Conservatives suffered a net loss of almost 400 councillors as a day of vote counting delivered a bruising set of local election results for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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A series of seven promised Bills will change ‘old EU rules that don’t work for the UK’, Boris Johnson said.
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Huw Edwards was warned that the BBC wouldn't want a 'nutter' reading the news after he confided to colleagues about his mental health problems.
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National Covid death rates are, inevitably, political. How could they not be when they are viewed as evidence for good or bad government on matters of life or death?
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UK prime minister Boris Johnson reacts as he prepares to paint with children during a visit at the Field End Infant school on May 6, 2022.
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The UK had a lower excess death rate as a result of Covid-19 than Italy, Germany and Spain, according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO).
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The Royal Family has announced the garden parties will be returning for the first time since Covid to mark the Platinum Jubilee - although the Queen will not be attending.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that he had spoken to the bosses of oil majors Shell (SHEL.L) and BP (BP.L) and underlined the need for investment in the country amid soaring energy prices.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party lost control of traditional strongholds in London and suffered setbacks elsewhere in local elections, with voters punishing his government over a series of scandals.
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Legal charity The Defendant and education project The Law in 60 Seconds are coming together to host the UK’s first-ever public legal education conference from 10am – 4pm on Saturday, 14 May 2022 at The University of Manchester. This event is also available online.
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International Consolidated Airlines Group reported a narrowed first-quarter loss as the British Airways parent expects to turn a profit starting in the current quarter due to rising travel demand.
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Legal charity The Defendant and education project The Law in 60 Seconds are coming together to host the UK’s first-ever public legal education conference from 10am – 4pm on Saturday, 14 May 2022 at The University of Manchester. This event is also available online.
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Boris Johnson will be concerned with keeping the support of his MPs in order to preserve his place in No 10 as the Tories head into a potentially difficult set of local elections, a Cabinet minister said.
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Britain’s largest electricity distribution business has agreed to pay £14.9 million after it failed to offer proper support during power cuts to some of its 1.7 million vulnerable customers, the energy watchdog has announced.
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Households’ borrowing using consumer credit increased in March at the fastest annual pace since before the UK’s coronavirus lockdowns started.
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Labour says George Eustice comments show government has no solution to cost of living crisis.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday acknowledged there was more that could be done to help address the cost-of-living crisis despite insisting the government was doing "everything we can".
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Police are searching around Butterley Reservoir today (May 3) in their search for missing 20-year-old Izaak Pollard. Officers say they remain "very concerned" for his welfare.
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Caroline Henry, admitted the offences, including two committed on consecutive days, at a previous hearing
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Two Sheffield-based businesses have been named among the best companies to work for in the UK in 2022. The businesses, both of which have a head office in the city, feature in Great Place to Work's annual guide.
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Cases of the infection are surging across the world, a rise that has been linked to the Covid-19 epidemic.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday acknowledged there was more that could be done to help address the cost-of-living crisis despite insisting the government was doing "everything we can".
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Boris Johnson’s GMB interview shows ‘narcissistic’ PM ‘out of touch’, says Labour – UK politics liveLabour criticises PM after he says he is opposed to using further benefit rises to help with cost of living.
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Campaign group Challenge 2025 found alarming evidence that fuel-powered outdoor garden tools can be more environmentally damaging and emit more toxic particulates than some cars.
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The key Ukrainian city of Odesa will honour Boris Johnson to thank Britain for its support against Russia.
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Voters go to the polls in Britain on Thursday, in a mid-term test for the Conservative government that could determine beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson's future.
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PRINCESS CHARLOTTE has delighted royal fans as new photographs have been released to celebrate her seventh birthday on Monday.
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Priti Patel and Boris Johnson have been warned by MI5 that Vladimir Putin could send an army of saboteurs to attack public infrastructure including power stations.
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Darren Karl Moore stole the pedal cycle, belonging to Wiltshire Police, on March 14. The bike was locked on a rack near The Parade in the town centre.
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The Monarch has recently cut down on her public appearances due to health issues.
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As the two young girls logged on to a chat group they found themselves involved in what appeared to be a fun game of dare.
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VLADIMIR PUTIN'S allies have encouraged the Russian President to attack the UK in retaliation for its support of Ukraine.
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VLADIMIR PUTIN'S allies have encouraged the Russian President to attack the UK in retaliation for its support of Ukraine.
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Labour has been calling for such a tax on oil and gas companies in the North Sea to help households and energy-intensive industries to cope with higher fuel bills.
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POLICE are conducting high visibility patrols in a park after a rise in antisocial behaviour.
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It's been another busy week at the courts in Leeds, with a number of people appearing in the dock accused of a large variety of crimes.
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A revolt by traditional Conservatives in true blue strongholds in council elections this week will rack up pressure on Boris Johnson to step aside as leader, party insiders believe.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy switched to Russian in his nightly video address to urge Russian soldiers not to fight in Ukraine, saying even their generals expected that thousands of them would die.
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The wife of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has described school exams as ‘pointless’.
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PC Khafilat Kareem featured as a contestant on the reality TV show despite being told by the force it was "not in the best interest for either her or the Metropolitan Police Service to take part".
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Nafahat Jamal died of a chest infection in Brent Park, London, after weeks of neglect at the hands of Fartun Jamal.
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The Metropolitan Police is escalating its flailing efforts to challenge a legal ruling which found serious faults in its handling of a planned vigil for Sarah Everard.
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The National Sheep Association (NSA) has questioned the attitude of the TAC, an independent expert committee formed to scrutinise post-Brexit free trade deals and their impact on British farming.
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Public Health Scotland is working with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to investigate the cause of the sudden onset of hepatitis under the age of 10.
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The former EastEnder turned documentary maker is backing a bonus Bank Holiday to honour the Queen’s 70 years of service and the millions working for their communities.
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The Opposition parties in the UK have questioned in Parliament Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to visit a British-owned bulldozer factory in Gujarat during his visit to India last week.
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A revolt of traditional Conservatives in the party’s true blue strongholds in council elections this week will rack up pressure on Boris Johnson to step aside as leader, party insiders believe.
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The number of children in custody in England and Wales is expected to more than double by September 2024.
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Police say they are considering a letter from a Conservative MP asking them to review their decision to clear Keir Starmer of an allegation he broke lockdown rules following Boris Johnson’s Partygate fine.
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A woman has described her dependence on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) amid a supply shortage of a certain type of the drug, saying that running out would be “catastrophic” for her physical and mental wellbeing.
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Police have raided homes and offices in London and the Isle of Man as part of a criminal investigation into the supply of government personal protective equipment at the start of the pandemic.
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A man will appear in court on Thursday charged with the murders of four family members in a terraced house in south-east London.
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Governors appointed by the Catholic Church to a state school in London discussed the idea of sacking teachers who are going on strike over the decision to ban a gay author from visiting, i can reveal.
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Concern is mounting over a missing Scots hiker who was last seen in the Highlands four days ago.
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Princess Anne spoke to maternity experts on a visit to the new headquarters of the Royal College for Obstetrics and Gynaecology with the Duchess of Cambridge, who is patron of the organisation, on Wednesday.
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A female MP has accused a member of Sir Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet of making inappropriate comments by claiming she was a “secret weapon” because men want to sleep with her.
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Virgin Atlantic passengers flying overnight tonight from Johannesburg to London will find their journey extended by 600 miles and three hours.
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Labour councils across the north of England have repeatedly lost seats because leading councillors have spent too much time complaining about austerity rather than dealing with it more dynamically, the leader of one of its flagship authorities has said.
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A man and woman have been rushed to hospital following fears of a gas leak.
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The Earl and Countess of Wessex have continued onto the second leg of their Caribbean tour amid criticism for the Royal Family’s past comments on slavery.
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A 33-year-old man has been arrested after at least 10 people were injured including three suffering stab wounds.
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Peter Kay has told fans he is ‘doing great’ as he made a rare public appearance to launch a wheelchair-accessible boat in Lancashire.
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The father of a man left in hospital after a homophobic attack has described the “absolutely devastating” effect it has had on his son and family.
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Britain could send tanks to Poland to allow the eastern European Nato member to supply Ukraine with its own Soviet-era armoured vehicles, Boris Johnson has revealed.
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PRINCE EDWARD and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex are facing a challenging trip to the Caribbean, as a royal expert recently warned that the Commonwealth is "finished" once the Queen dies.
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Boris Johnson today reiterated he is ready to take action to 'fix' post-Brexit arrangements for the Irish border and did not deny claims his ministers are preparing a legislative toolkit to rip up the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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Police say there was no evidence of a crime having been committed by two youths seen on the roof of an empty listed building in Spalding - after facing criticism over a lack of action.
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The Queen celebrated the landmark at Sandringham, releasing new photos of the monarch in honour of the day. But her grandson, Prince Harry, spent the day in an Irish pub in the Hague will little public acknowledgement of Her Majesty’s birthday.
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The Queen celebrated the landmark at Sandringham, releasing new photos of the monarch in honour of the day. But her grandson, Prince Harry, spent the day in an Irish pub in the Hague will little public acknowledgement of Her Majesty’s birthday.
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Zahawi held several positions in the cabinet besides in the Education Minister.
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Britain could send tanks to Poland to allow the eastern European Nato member to supply Ukraine with its own Soviet-era armoured vehicles, Boris Johnson has revealed.
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Britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that dozens of Ukrainian soldiers are taking training in the United Kingdom, The Guardian reported on Thursday.
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The Westminster Government has no plans to criminalise parents who give their child “a light smack”, Nadhim Zahawi has said.
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a shotgun was fired at a person inside a block of flats in London.
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Boris Johnson has rejected a call from former Brexit minister Steve Baker for him to resign over Partygate, insisting that he has “absolutely nothing, frankly, to hide”.
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Boris Johnson has rejected a call from former Brexit minister Steve Baker for him to resign over Partygate, insisting that he has “absolutely nothing, frankly, to hide”.
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UK prime minister Boris Johnson, who is on a two-day visit to India, paid a visit to Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar on Thursday. Johnson, in a video, can be seen taking a walk with priests on the temple premises. Also read
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Western Cape premier Alan Winde will make changes to his Cabinet after Schäfer announced her resignation. Schäfer is the latest person to leave Winde’s provincial cabinet following the firing of Albert Fritz over allegations of sexual misconduct.
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Another two Liverpool venues have been hit with poor ratings by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
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Her grandson the Duke of Sussex released another tell-all interview with US media yesterday - making thinly veiled warnings about "the right people" surrounding Her Majesty.
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The Government has announced new sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s “war leaders”, as the Foreign Secretary vowed to crack down on those with “Ukrainian blood on their hands”.
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HMRC has issued a warning to people who have been claiming tax relief for working from home over the past two years. Many people switched to remote work when the pandemic began and have taken advantage of tax relief for doing so.
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A school in Cheshire has been blasted by hygiene inspectors after evidence of rodents was found in its kitchens. Suspected rat or mice droppings and nibbled pizza boxes were found in rooms at Knutsford Academy.
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A plan to encourage 'non-gendered' sport in Australian schools has been rubbished by NSW One Nation MP Mark Latham, who says the accommodation of trans children in schools has gone too far.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted he did not know he was breaking his own coronavirus rules, as he offered MPs a "wholehearted apology" after being fined by police.
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RICHARD TICE criticised Prime Minister Boris Johnson whilst claiming the British public will begin to express the view that the Tory Government is out of touch.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scheduled to jet to India despite the trip clashing with a Commons vote on whether to investigate him for misleading parliament over breaches of coronavirus laws.
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A mysterious liver disease has hit the UK. Health officials have published early findings from an international investigation into rising cases of a mystery liver disease among children.
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A row has erupted amid claims the Scottish Government is interfering with how a £2 million budget to help drug users is spent.
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A man has been stabbed after a fight broke out on Clapham Common on Monday evening.
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Leaflets branded “racist nonsense” have been circulating in Dumbarton — with one of them posted through the letterbox of MSP Jackie Baillie.
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Boris Johnson to make ‘full-throated apology’ to MPs over partygate fine
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Vulnerable child refugees arriving in the UK are a “very significant risk” of being inadvertently shipped to Rwanda under Priti Patel’s new asylum deal, charities have warned.
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Excess weight almost doubles a woman’s risk of developing womb cancer, new research suggests.
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Police are appealing for help tracking down a 12-year-old girl who has gone missing.
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A desperately ill patient was planning her funeral before she was given a miracle drug.
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Boris Johnson is preparing to set out his "version of events" on partygate as he faces MPs this week for the first time since being fined as a result of a police investigation.
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The UK is set to see temperatures cool down from Monday after a warm and bright Easter weekend.
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Home Secretary Priti Patel has defended the government's plan to send migrants to Rwanda, telling critics to come up with a better idea.
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People are no longer legally required to wear face masks on public transport and in most indoor public spaces in Scotland as the rule moved into guidance on Monday.
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Bucks Fizz star Jay Aston has revealed her heartache as her teenage daughter Josie remains seriously ill in hospital with bacterial meningitis.
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Police are appealing for help in tracing a 74-year-old woman who has been reported missing from her east Suffolk home.
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A police officer shared secret photos of female officers in a WhatsApp chat could 'would you wouldn't you'. Some pictures showed backsides and crotch areas of female colleagues.
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Police are appealing for help in tracing a 74-year-old woman who has been reported missing from her east Suffolk home.
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Ukraine president says situation in Mariupol remains ‘extremely severe’ as Moscow tells port city’s remaining defenders to ‘surrender or die’
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Knowing victory would take them within three points of the top four, Ronaldo appeared to have put United in control when he scored twice in the opening 32 minutes.
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Boris Johnson has survived the initial fallout from becoming the first British prime minister to be fined for breaking the law, but his long-term position remains precarious, according to reports.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit India next week and hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It will be Johnson’s maiden visit to India as the PM of the United Kingdom.
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Christ’s message that good will triumph over evil will resonate even more this year amid the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, Boris Johnson has said.
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Boris Johnson has been sanctioned by the Kremlin and included on the official Russian “stop list" - and is now banned from entering the country.
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Moscow on Saturday announced it was banning entry to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and several other top UK officials, after London imposed sanctions on Russia over its military operation in Ukraine.
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Teachers have been forced to pop pills to cope with increasing workload, a teachers’ union has been told on Saturday.
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Research to protect newborn babies from catching a life-threatening infection from their mothers is in jeapardy, according to campaigners.
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Residents in a sleepy village in North Yorkshire have told of their apprehension as a former local RAF base prepares to welcome hundreds of asylum seekers.
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Three teenagers have been stabbed after reports of a fight in Croydon, London on Friday.
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As Jack Grealish enters the room, I explain what we are doing and he nods as he gets his microphone on - because of Manchester City's busy schedule in the build-up, we are speaking 10 days before their FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool, so before their thrilling draw in the Premier League.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has put the Navy in command of the English Channel, as he defended plans to send some asylum seekers who make the crossing in small boats to Rwanda.
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Welsh families who have offered to home Ukrainian refugees have criticised the UK government for the "frustrating" and "embarrassing" delay in providing safety for those fleeing the war-torn country.
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Greater Manchester’s TravelSafe Partnership (TSP) is asking parents to check in with their children following a spate of attacks which has seen rocks, bricks and stones thrown at public transport.
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Easter weekend is here, and many will be hoping for some sunshine to make for a lovely long weekend.
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The brother of a British aid worker killed by a so-called Islamic State terror cell known as “the Beatles” has welcomed the conviction of one of their members, saying: “An eight-year chapter of pain for my family has finally come to an end.”
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Boris Johnson has accepted his policy to fly asylum seekers who enter the UK illegally 4,000 miles to Rwanda for processing is likely to be challenged in the court after critics labelled the plan "evil".
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The Prime Minister wants to see the first migrants handed a ‘one-way ticket’ to Rwanda flown out in roughly six weeks as the Government battles to curb Channel crossings.
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UK governments are dressed-up in the garbs of democracy, but continue to privilege the interests of wealthy elites and footloose capital.
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Ukraine-Russia latest as the US announces $800m in military support in "marked shift" of policy, with helicopters and weapons systems being sent; the UN raises concerns about single men abusing the UK's Homes For Ukraine scheme; Mariupol is in the "final throes" of battle.
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The United Kingdom will not stop oil and gas production in the country despite ongoing large-scale protests by environmental activists, UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Kwarteng said on Wednesday.
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Royal biographer, Angela Levin told Sky News that Her Majesty's absence may impact crowd numbers.
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The United Kingdom will not stop oil and gas production in the country despite ongoing large-scale protests by environmental activists, UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Kwarteng said on Wednesday.
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David Wolfson has resigned as a justice minister saying he can no longer serve in the government because of its disregard for the rule of law.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was braced to potentially receive further fines for breaches of coronavirus laws after a justice minister resigned over the "repeated rule-breaking" in Downing Street.
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Commentator Calvin Robinson said it was “sad” that the Duke of Sussex, 37, did not travel from the US to Britain for the event in honour of the Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey on March 29. Mr Robinson added that Harry would be expected to attend “for the Queen at the very least”.
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Boris Johnson will announce a new immigration policy today, which will see asylum seekers who cross the Channel in small boats be sent to Rwanda for processing.
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Elsie Trainor, a candidate in the Belfast South constituency, said she was attacked by two youths who also tried to snatch her mobile phone.
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The star, who rose to fame for her role as Olivia on Sex Education, confirmed the news on Tuesday as the fanfare around the second series of Bridgerton showed no sign of dying down.
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Skinner was appointed in November 2020 and helped the side avoid relegation in her first season in charge.
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Tuchel said he was disappointed Szymon Marciniak appeared to be having "a good time with Carlo" at the final whistle.
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Reading moved up one place to be ranked 11th globally, maintaining its first-place position among UK institutions ranked for Agriculture & Forestry.
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The level crossing at Melton on the East Suffolk rail line has reopened after being closed last night and early this morning.
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Boris Johnson looked set to avoid an initial fallout from becoming the first prime minister to be hit with criminal sanctions while in office over a birthday bash held for him in Downing Street against Covid rules.
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Boris Johnson’s position is “untenable”, according to the first Conservative MP suggesting he should resign as prime minister since he was fined for breaking Covid laws.
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Mr Khan lost a no-confidence vote and MPs in Islamabad replaced him as prime minister with Shehbaz Sharif. Lord Goldsmith, whose elder sister Jemima was once married to Mr Khan, said he was "sad" at developments.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday accepted the request of Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak for a review by Lord Geidt.
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Just seven percent (93 people) thought a win for Emmanuel Macron would be better and a further six percent (83 people) said they were not sure either way.
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A warning has been issued to any British holidaymaker planning a trip over the next six months. UK passengers are being warned to expect a "summer of chaos".
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When the Department for Education (DfE) published their draft climate change and sustainability strategy at COP26, the international climate change talks held in Glasgow in November, one thing many commentators have observed is the lack of reference to widespread curriculum reform.
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Confirmed UK Covid cases have dropped sharply in the past week - but the number of recorded tests fell by more than a million in seven days.
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Britain's accounting watchdog said on Tuesday it has opened an investigation into Deloitte's auditing over six years of Go-Ahead, a bus and rail company which was fined by the government for overcharging.
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A British-made missile travelling at three times the speed of sound was used to shoot down a Russian drone in Ukraine.
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Liz Truss said any confirmed use of such weapons in Mariupol would be a "callous escalation" of the war.
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Pupils as young as nursery school and P1 are beginning to be taught about staying safe online, with one Belfast school fully embracing the technical age.
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Covid measures should be reintroduced in the UK to slow down the spread of the virus, health chiefs have warned.
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Police chiefs plan to stop sending criminals to cells and hold them in “modern, safe places” instead.
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The body representing Norfolk police has expressed dismay after a man who attacked four officers was spared an immediate jail sentence.
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Ex-Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown, 68, added that Harry “can’t stand” Camilla and does not want her to be Queen.
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Queen Elizabeth II, after her own recent bout with COVID-19, empathized with patients, doctors and nurses at a London hospital last week as she listened to their stories about life on the front lines of the pandemic.
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The monarch tested positive for Covid in February and, despite having what Buckingham Palace said were "mild cold-like symptoms", was determined to carry out what duties she could.
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Most of the front pages feature pictures of Boris Johnson meeting Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv yesterday.
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The United Kingdom's finance minister, Rishi Sunak, who is the son-in-law of Infosys founder Narayana Murthy, said on Sunday he has requested Prime Minister Boris Johnson for an independent review to determine whether he made ‘"appropriate declarations" of his finances "since first being appointed as ministers".
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A new initiative that galvanized over 1,000 young ‘pollution detectives’ from schools across the UK has discovered that the average indoor air quality index (AQI) in classrooms is nearly 46% higher than the average outdoor city-wide AQI.
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PC Frazer McDowall, 23, is alleged to have attacked the woman in Lincoln on 16 October while he was off duty.
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The Mayor of London has thanked the outgoing Metropolitan Police commissioner on her final day in the job.
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Emily Atack says she had to turn to the police for help after she received rape threats online.
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The UK is to send 120 armored vehicles and new anti-ship missile systems to Ukraine, Downing Street announced Saturday, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson paid an in-person visit to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Boris Johnson has vowed that the UK will lead the rebuilding of Ukraine's capital Kyiv, President Volodmyr Zelensky has said after the UK Prime Minister's surprise visit to the city.
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Ukraine news live: Zelenskyy reveals PM's promise to help 'restore Kyiv' when war ends; Russia using improvised explosives to lower morale
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When a soap fan from Wilmslow tuned into Hollyoaks one day in 2020, little did they know that the episode would save their life. John Junior had been struggling with their mental health and suicidal thoughts, which had been made worse by the coronavirus lockdown.
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Australia will find out who will replace outgoing health minister Greg Hunt before voting day, the prime minister has confirmed.
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A suspected thief was arrested as he tried to leave the country.
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Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn said the United Kingdom is among the venues being considered to host the Briton's rematch against Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk, adding that the fight will take place in June or July.
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Britain will send Ukraine a further 100 million pounds ($130 million) of military support, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday after a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
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Quizzed earlier today by fellow Conservative MPs Esther McVey and Philip Davies on GB News, Boris Johnson said he could not rule out such a policy in reaction to Coronavirus.
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The Chancellor confirmed that he only gave up his permanent residency papers for America in October of last year.
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PRIME Minister Boris Johnson has refused to rule out another lockdown as the new XE subvariant cases rise around the world.
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Experts have said you should never allow your dog to kiss your face amid a “superbug” warning.
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The high court has overturned a government decision to build a national memorial to the Holocaust next to parliament, after an appeal by campaigners who argued the project was the “right idea, wrong place”.
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At the beginning of January 2021, when the Delta variant of coronavirus was sweeping across the UK, sending the Covid death toll spiralling, Boris Johnson was still insisting schools were safe for unvaccinated staff and children.
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Akshata Murty, the chancellor’s wife, has potentially avoided up to £20m in UK tax by being non-domiciled, leading to Labour accusations of “breathtaking hypocrisy” against Rishi Sunak.
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Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif watched the news at his son’s office in Stanhope House, London as the Pakistan Supreme Court decided to restore the Pakistan National Assembly.
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Boris Johnson is set to meet the German Chancellor as they look to discuss how to help European countries wean themselves off Russian gas following the attack on Ukraine.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to meet the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as they look to discuss how to help European countries wean themselves off Russian gas following the attack on Ukraine.
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THE COVENTRY City of Languages has won the Parliament UK Community Campaign of the Year in recognition of its work with schools, universities, businesses and politicians.
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A difference of 3mm encapsulates the challenges the west faces as it works out how to supply the weapons that Ukraine needs to hold off, or even repel, Russian forces during the next phase of the war: the looming battle for the Donbas.
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European Union countries on have approved new sanctions against Russia, including an EU embargo on coal imports in the wake of evidence of torture and killings emerging from war zones outside Kyiv.
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UK and Ukrainian ministers met to view missile systems and armoured vehicles that could be used in next phase of fighting
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Residents in a Derbyshire town have praised the impact of a dispersal notice put in place to combat anti-social behaviour.
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Mutley Plain has been closed in both directions due to an ongoing police incident. According to traffic-reporting service INRIX, both directions of the shopping strip have been shut down as a result of the incident.
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The UK government has promised to take back control of energy prices with its long-awaited energy strategy which aims to make 95% of electricity low carbon by 2030.
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It is not a plan to cushion the UK economy from the immediate cost of living crisis caused in large part by rocketing international energy prices.
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Pupils who attend private schools are no happier than ones who attend state institutions, according to a study.
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The pedestrian killed in a collision involving a vehicle recovery lorry in Cookstown on Wednesday has been named as Lee Usher (21).
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Staffordshire Police needs to do more to give a consistently good service for all children and some investigations are confused, a report says.
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Holidaymakers have been warned to brace for the Saturday from hell as airport and port bosses brace for a surge in passenger numbers leading to the busiest day of the year so far.
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An inquiry has been launched after official correspondence about plans for when the Queen dies were leaked by the Welsh government.
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The Duke of Sussex stayed at his £11million Californian mansion with wife Meghan, blaming his absence on a row over police protection — despite visiting the Netherlands next week for the Invictus Games.
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A man took an axe into the street before he phoned the police to tell them that if they did not come quickly he would murder his neighbour.
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Louise Slorance said she feels “let down by everybody involved”, as she claimed a lack of answers over her husband Andrew’s care has left his family unable to properly grieve.
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There’ll be a mix of heavy rain and sunny showers today as April continues to set the trend for highly changeable weather in the UK. Despite that, temperatures are set to rise compared to where they’ve been in recent days.
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The Health and Social Care Levy which comes into force on Wednesday will help tackle Covid backlogs and reform the adult social care system, the Government is promising.
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The labelling of calories on café, restaurant and takeaway menus will be introduced from today (6 April) in England in hopes of tackling health and obesity related-issues and and to encourage the public to make “healthier choices” when eating out.
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South Central Ambulance Service declared a critical incident due to extreme pressure early on Wednesday morning.
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Sajid Javid has said "we need to be more careful" when it comes to transgender people as he backed the government's position on conversion therapy.
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Armed police descended on a Merseyside street on Tuesday afternoon.
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A 14-year-old boy was injured when he was deliberately hit by a car in Leeds, police have said.
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious assault at a Devon nightclub on Saturday.
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A senior Tory MP has questioned whether the Government's decision to privatise Channel 4 before the next general election is driven by "revenge" amid a mounting backlash.
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Daffodils in a play park have been 'banned' because of fears children will eat them. The decision on health and safety grounds has been dubbed 'bonkers'.