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Covid: UK reports 194,747 new cases as pressure mounts on NHS and hospitals cancel surgeries
The UK has reported a further 194,747 Covid cases in the past 24 hour period as pressure grows on the NHS to cancel surgeries. The...
Johnson faces calls to clarify tipping point for further Covid curbs
The Government is under pressure to clarify its tipping point for imposing further restrictions as new figures show the number of NHS staff absent for...
Schools experiencing ‘very severe low attendance’ ahead of Christmas, heads warn
Schools are seeing “very severe low attendance” among pupils and teachers ahead of the Christmas break as the Omicron variant spreads across the country, a headteachers’...
Boris Johnson and senior No 10 staff accused of breaking Covid lockdown rules last Christmas
Boris Johnson and his senior Downing Street staff have been accused of flouting Covid restrictions by hosting parties at No 10 last Christmas. It has been...
UK weather: Snow forecast and ‘flying debris likely’ as Storm Arwen brings 75mph winds
Swathes of Britain are set to be battered by gales this weekend as Storm Arwen brings winds of up to 75mph. The Met Office has issued weather warnings covering most of...
Liverpool bombing linked to ‘dysfunctional’ asylum system, claims Priti Patel
The suspect in the suicide bombing in Liverpool was able to exploit Britain’s “dysfunctional” asylum system to remain in the UK, Priti Patel has said. The home secretary...
Keir Starmer denies Jeremy Corbyn blocked his plan for second job with law firm
Keir Starmer has denied that Jeremy Corbyn blocked him from taking up a second job, after the spotlight fell on his outside earnings as an MP....
PM facing calls for fresh sleaze inquiries following botched attempt to protect Tory MP
Boris Johnson was today facing the prospect of two fresh sleaze inquiries into his own behaviour, as signs grew that his botched attempt to save a...
Dog walker describes ‘peculiar’ discovery of two Stephen Port victims in same churchyard
A dog walker who discovered the bodies of two of serial killer Stephen Port’s victims has said she found it “very peculiar” that she...
Lord Frost heads to Brussels to kick off ‘intensive’ Northern Ireland Brexit talks
Intensive talks to revise the Northern Ireland Brexit deal will get under way in Brussels on Friday, amid growing speculation that the two sides could...
