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UK Covid-19 infections fall 39% in ‘promising’ trend

UK Covid-19 infections fall 39% in ‘promising’ trend

UK Covid-19 infections fall 39% in ‘promising’ trend

27 January 2023

Prevalence of the virus is lowest in England.


Chancellor has ‘ignored’ the crisis in public services, say union leaders

Chancellor has ‘ignored’ the crisis in public services, say union leaders

Chancellor has ‘ignored’ the crisis in public services, say union leaders

27 January 2023

Public sector pay was the ‘elephant in the room’ in Jeremy Hunt’s speech, say unions.


King and Queen Consort light candles to remember horrors of the Holocaust

King and Queen Consort light candles to remember horrors of the Holocaust

King and Queen Consort light candles to remember horrors of the Holocaust

27 January 2023

The royal couple lit the candles at Buckingham Palace after meeting a survivor of the Second World War genocide.


Alan Cumming returns OBE over concerns of link to ‘toxicity’ of British Empire

Alan Cumming returns OBE over concerns of link to ‘toxicity’ of British Empire

Alan Cumming returns OBE over concerns of link to ‘toxicity’ of British Empire

27 January 2023

He was honoured in 2009 for his work as an actor and for campaigning for the LGBTQ+ community.


£800k fine is ‘clear message’ patient safety must be priority, says mother

£800k fine is ‘clear message’ patient safety must be priority, says mother

£800k fine is ‘clear message’ patient safety must be priority, says mother

27 January 2023

Sarah Andrews’ baby, Wynter, died 23 minutes after being born in 2019 due to lack of oxygen to the brain following an emergency caesarean section.


Census reveals big changes in most common non-UK countries of birth

Census reveals big changes in most common non-UK countries of birth

Census reveals big changes in most common non-UK countries of birth

27 January 2023

China and Spain have risen up the chart while the US and Cyprus have fallen.


Jeremy Hunt: No ‘conceivable circumstances’ in which HS2 stops short of Euston

Jeremy Hunt: No ‘conceivable circumstances’ in which HS2 stops short of Euston

Jeremy Hunt: No ‘conceivable circumstances’ in which HS2 stops short of Euston

27 January 2023

The Chancellor made the comment amid reports plans for the high-speed railway could be downgraded again to save costs.


Hunt says he has never paid a tax penalty amid growing calls for Zahawi to go

Hunt says he has never paid a tax penalty amid growing calls for Zahawi to go

Hunt says he has never paid a tax penalty amid growing calls for Zahawi to go

27 January 2023

The Chancellor raised suspicions by twice refusing to rule out having paid a fine, before clarifying ‘for the record’.


Teenager who made far-right hate videos is jailed for 11 and a half years

Teenager who made far-right hate videos is jailed for 11 and a half years

Teenager who made far-right hate videos is jailed for 11 and a half years

27 January 2023

Daniel Harris, 19, made videos which influenced two suspected gunmen in the United States.


Vulnerable woman dead in flat for three years was ‘abandoned’, say family

Vulnerable woman dead in flat for three years was ‘abandoned’, say family

Vulnerable woman dead in flat for three years was ‘abandoned’, say family

27 January 2023

Laura Winham was found in a ‘mummified and skeletal state’ by her brother in May 2021.


‘Unjust’ to impose custodial sentence on veteran over Troubles death, court told

‘Unjust’ to impose custodial sentence on veteran over Troubles death, court told

‘Unjust’ to impose custodial sentence on veteran over Troubles death, court told

27 January 2023

David Jonathan Holden, 53, was convicted of the 1988 manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in November.


44% of working age households ‘behind on or struggling with housing costs’

44% of working age households ‘behind on or struggling with housing costs’

44% of working age households ‘behind on or struggling with housing costs’

27 January 2023

The cost-of-living squeeze is having profound impacts on their household budgets and wellbeing, the Resolution Foundation said.


Avanti West Coast passengers warned over Saturday cancellations

Avanti West Coast passengers warned over Saturday cancellations

Avanti West Coast passengers warned over Saturday cancellations

27 January 2023

The company – whose reliability recently sank to an all-time low – warned it will not have enough available staff to operate its timetable.


Student nurse accused of planning terror attack with homemade bomb at RAF base

Student nurse accused of planning terror attack with homemade bomb at RAF base

Student nurse accused of planning terror attack with homemade bomb at RAF base

27 January 2023

Mohammed Farooq, 27, allegedly intended to use a device made out of a pressure cooker in the attack, a court heard.


Donald Trelford, former editor of The Observer, dies aged 85

Donald Trelford, former editor of The Observer, dies aged 85

Donald Trelford, former editor of The Observer, dies aged 85

27 January 2023

The veteran journalist helmed the paper from 1975 to 1993.


Double rapist Isla Bryson enrolled at college while facing charges

Double rapist Isla Bryson enrolled at college while facing charges

Double rapist Isla Bryson enrolled at college while facing charges

27 January 2023

Ayrshire College said it had no prior knowledge of charges against the trans woman.


NHS Trust fined £800,000 for failings in care of mother and baby

NHS Trust fined £800,000 for failings in care of mother and baby

NHS Trust fined £800,000 for failings in care of mother and baby

27 January 2023

Sarah Andrews and her daughter, Wynter, were exposed to a ‘significant risk of avoidable harm’ by the trust, a prosecutor said.


Jeremy Hunt in plea to early retirees: ‘Britain needs you’

Jeremy Hunt in plea to early retirees: ‘Britain needs you’

Jeremy Hunt in plea to early retirees: ‘Britain needs you’

27 January 2023

Hundreds of thousands of people left the workforce during the pandemic, and have not returned yet, figures suggest.


Hunt does not rule out receiving tax penalty amid calls for Zahawi to go

Hunt does not rule out receiving tax penalty amid calls for Zahawi to go

Hunt does not rule out receiving tax penalty amid calls for Zahawi to go

27 January 2023

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt insisted journalists would not find anything ‘interesting’ in his tax affairs.


Student nurse appears in court accused of planning terror attack on RAF base

Student nurse appears in court accused of planning terror attack on RAF base

Student nurse appears in court accused of planning terror attack on RAF base

27 January 2023

Mohammad Farooq, 27, was arrested outside St James’s Hospital in Leeds last week.


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