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Ministers wanted to ‘get heavy’ with police over Covid rules

Ministers wanted to ‘get heavy’ with police over Covid rules

Ministers wanted to ‘get heavy’ with police over Covid rules

02 March 2023

Leaked messages from ex-health secretary Matt Hancock suggested Whitehall concern over enforcement of lockdown restrictions.


Minister condemns death threats against pupils who damaged Koran

Minister condemns death threats against pupils who damaged Koran

Minister condemns death threats against pupils who damaged Koran

02 March 2023

Minster for Schools Nick Gibb has said his department is working with Kettlethorpe High School in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.


Norovirus levels reach ‘highest in more than a decade’ for this time of year

Norovirus levels reach ‘highest in more than a decade’ for this time of year

Norovirus levels reach ‘highest in more than a decade’ for this time of year

02 March 2023

Cases of the highly infectious stomach bug have been surging in recent weeks, with hundreds of hospital beds filled by people with symptoms.


Constance Marten and Mark Gordon charged with gross negligence manslaughter

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon charged with gross negligence manslaughter

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon charged with gross negligence manslaughter

02 March 2023

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon are also accused of concealing the birth of a child and perverting the course of justice.


Constance Marten and Mark Gordon charged with gross negligence manslaughter

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon charged with gross negligence manslaughter

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon charged with gross negligence manslaughter

02 March 2023

The couple were also accused of concealing the birth of a child and perverting the course of justice.


MI5 boss ‘profoundly sorry’ at failure to prevent Manchester Arena attack

MI5 boss ‘profoundly sorry’ at failure to prevent Manchester Arena attack

MI5 boss ‘profoundly sorry’ at failure to prevent Manchester Arena attack

02 March 2023

Director general Ken McCallum spoke on Thursday after the inquiry’s findings were published.


MI5 not fit to keep us safe, says father of Arena attack’s youngest victim

MI5 not fit to keep us safe, says father of Arena attack’s youngest victim

MI5 not fit to keep us safe, says father of Arena attack’s youngest victim

02 March 2023

The inquiry into the atrocity found it might have been prevented if MI5 had acted more swiftly on intelligence received in the months before.


Forbes: We have not underestimated challenge of housing Ukrainians in Scotland

Forbes: We have not underestimated challenge of housing Ukrainians in Scotland

Forbes: We have not underestimated challenge of housing Ukrainians in Scotland

02 March 2023

Kate Forbes is one of three candidates vying to replace Nicola Sturgeon as first minister and SNP leader.


Arena victims’ families condemn ‘unacceptable failures’ by security services

Arena victims’ families condemn ‘unacceptable failures’ by security services

Arena victims’ families condemn ‘unacceptable failures’ by security services

02 March 2023

Ken McCallum, director general of MI5, said he was ‘profoundly sorry’ his organisation did not prevent the attack.


Witness appeal after truck hit overhead gantry on motorway

Witness appeal after truck hit overhead gantry on motorway

Witness appeal after truck hit overhead gantry on motorway

02 March 2023

National Highways confirmed the M5 near Bristol has partially reopened.


Sue Gray: Partygate investigator headed for top Labour job

Sue Gray: Partygate investigator headed for top Labour job

Sue Gray: Partygate investigator headed for top Labour job

02 March 2023

Her probe into law-breaking parties in Downing Street during Boris Johnson’s leadership played a key role in his downfall.


Laurel Aldridge: Body found is Mackenzie Crook’s sister-in-law, police confirm

Laurel Aldridge: Body found is Mackenzie Crook’s sister-in-law, police confirm

Laurel Aldridge: Body found is Mackenzie Crook’s sister-in-law, police confirm

02 March 2023

The 62-year-old was reported missing from her home in Walberton, near Arundel in West Sussex, on February 14.


Heaton-Harris says protocol deal ‘decisively takes back control from Brussels’

Heaton-Harris says protocol deal ‘decisively takes back control from Brussels’

Heaton-Harris says protocol deal ‘decisively takes back control from Brussels’

02 March 2023

The Northern Ireland Secretary issued a robust defence of the draft agreement – but admitted it wasn’t perfect.


Asylum seekers rescued at sea can be lawfully prosecuted, Court of Appeal rules

Asylum seekers rescued at sea can be lawfully prosecuted, Court of Appeal rules

Asylum seekers rescued at sea can be lawfully prosecuted, Court of Appeal rules

02 March 2023

Provisions in the Nationality and Borders Act, which came into force last year, were considered by leading judges.


Cleverly insists ‘Falklands are British’ as Argentina ends co-operation deal

Cleverly insists ‘Falklands are British’ as Argentina ends co-operation deal

Cleverly insists ‘Falklands are British’ as Argentina ends co-operation deal

02 March 2023

The Foreign Secretary was told about the Argentine move by his counterpart Santiago Cafiero.


Johnson allies furious as partygate’s Sue Gray plans to join Starmer office

Johnson allies furious as partygate’s Sue Gray plans to join Starmer office

Johnson allies furious as partygate’s Sue Gray plans to join Starmer office

02 March 2023

The resignation of the senior civil servant was accepted with ‘immediate effect’ on Thursday.


Teachers rally outside Welsh Parliament over pay and conditions

Teachers rally outside Welsh Parliament over pay and conditions

Teachers rally outside Welsh Parliament over pay and conditions

02 March 2023

National Education Union members gathered at the Senedd on Thursday.


Woman’s body so badly decomposed not possible to say how she died, jury told

Woman’s body so badly decomposed not possible to say how she died, jury told

Woman’s body so badly decomposed not possible to say how she died, jury told

02 March 2023

Somaiya Begum’s body was found wrapped in a rug on waste ground in Bradford in July last year, a court has heard.


Forbes supports Sturgeon’s plans for post-independence Scottish currency

Forbes supports Sturgeon’s plans for post-independence Scottish currency

Forbes supports Sturgeon’s plans for post-independence Scottish currency

02 March 2023

She said Scotland should stick to using sterling until it is economically viable to move to a new currency.


Boris Johnson is a ‘piece of work’ says ex-European Commission chief

Boris Johnson is a ‘piece of work’ says ex-European Commission chief

Boris Johnson is a ‘piece of work’ says ex-European Commission chief

02 March 2023

Jean-Claude Juncker said the former prime minister could have achieved a better Brexit deal if he had been more precise in talks.


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