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Truss defends chartered flight to Australia which reportedly cost £500,000

Truss defends chartered flight to Australia which reportedly cost £500,000

Truss defends chartered flight to Australia which reportedly cost £500,000

27 January 2022

The Foreign Secretary said private Government jets were available “precisely so that ministers can travel”.


University lecturers to walk out in 10 days of strike action

University lecturers to walk out in 10 days of strike action

University lecturers to walk out in 10 days of strike action

27 January 2022

The University and College Union said the action is a ‘damning indictment’ of management.


Government wants protocol deal that can be supported by everyone in NI – Truss

Government wants protocol deal that can be supported by everyone in NI – Truss

Government wants protocol deal that can be supported by everyone in NI – Truss

27 January 2022

The Foreign Secretary was in Belfast on Thursday for meetings with business and political leaders.


Former Tory ministers back report criticising cuts to rail electrification

Former Tory ministers back report criticising cuts to rail electrification

Former Tory ministers back report criticising cuts to rail electrification

27 January 2022

Chris Skidmore, who signed the UK’s net-zero target into law, said recent decisions had seen the UK ‘go backwards’ on plans to reduce emissions.


Covid-19: Experts increasingly concerned about understaffed maternity care

Covid-19: Experts increasingly concerned about understaffed maternity care

Covid-19: Experts increasingly concerned about understaffed maternity care

27 January 2022

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has called for the Government to re-consider introducing regulations on vaccination.


‘Little progress’ made with campaign to tackle crime in ports

‘Little progress’ made with campaign to tackle crime in ports

‘Little progress’ made with campaign to tackle crime in ports

27 January 2022

Project Kraken has been in operation since 2008 and is due to relaunch again in the coming months.


Half of women have not had a child by age 30 for first time ever, figures show

Half of women have not had a child by age 30 for first time ever, figures show

Half of women have not had a child by age 30 for first time ever, figures show

27 January 2022

Women born in 1990 were the first cohort where half were not mothers by their 30th birthday.


Booster vaccine significantly reduces risk of death with Omicron, figures show

Booster vaccine significantly reduces risk of death with Omicron, figures show

Booster vaccine significantly reduces risk of death with Omicron, figures show

27 January 2022

Protection against death increases to 95% two weeks after receiving the booster jab.


Judge criticises ‘contempt’ of man jailed after accosting Chris Whitty

Judge criticises ‘contempt’ of man jailed after accosting Chris Whitty

Judge criticises ‘contempt’ of man jailed after accosting Chris Whitty

27 January 2022

Jonathan Chew, 24, pleaded guilty to intent to cause harm after he approached Professor Sir Chris Whitty in a central London park.


Chihuahuas share gene that makes them small with ancient wolves, study suggests

Chihuahuas share gene that makes them small with ancient wolves, study suggests

Chihuahuas share gene that makes them small with ancient wolves, study suggests

27 January 2022

It has long been believed that small dogs exist as a result of domestication.


UK households’ spending on alcohol ‘up by 153% since 1987’

UK households’ spending on alcohol ‘up by 153% since 1987’

UK households’ spending on alcohol ‘up by 153% since 1987’

27 January 2022

The increase in spending coincided with alcohol becoming 72% more affordable in the UK over the same period, according to the NHS Digital report.


Police release man arrested in Manchester over Texas synagogue stand-off

Police release man arrested in Manchester over Texas synagogue stand-off

Police release man arrested in Manchester over Texas synagogue stand-off

27 January 2022

Malik Faisal Akram held four people hostage during the incident, but they were later released unharmed.


Latest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas

Latest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas

Latest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas

27 January 2022

More than half of all areas have recorded a week-on-week rise in rates.


Covid-19: Allowing poorer countries to remain unjabbed is ‘reckless approach’

Covid-19: Allowing poorer countries to remain unjabbed is ‘reckless approach’

Covid-19: Allowing poorer countries to remain unjabbed is ‘reckless approach’

27 January 2022

Coronavirus variants are more likely to develop if people in other countries remain unvaccinated, scientists say.


Killer who stabbed her partner during violent row is jailed for eight years

Killer who stabbed her partner during violent row is jailed for eight years

Killer who stabbed her partner during violent row is jailed for eight years

27 January 2022

Kayley Mahood told the court in a note that she was truly sorry for the death of Oliver O’Toole.


More than 127,000 NHS and care staff unvaccinated ahead of jab deadline

More than 127,000 NHS and care staff unvaccinated ahead of jab deadline

More than 127,000 NHS and care staff unvaccinated ahead of jab deadline

27 January 2022

Frontline staff will be required to have had both doses of a coronavirus vaccine by April 1 as a condition of deployment, unless they are exempt.


Less than one in three young adults in big cities have had booster

Less than one in three young adults in big cities have had booster

Less than one in three young adults in big cities have had booster

27 January 2022

Take-up is likely to have been affected by the level of infections across the country.


Two Post Offices a week have closed in the past two years, say Citizens Advice

Two Post Offices a week have closed in the past two years, say Citizens Advice

Two Post Offices a week have closed in the past two years, say Citizens Advice

27 January 2022

The Post Office said it does not accept the report accurately reflects its network of 11,500 Post Offices that has been stable for a decade.


Man drove without licence or insurance for more than 70 years, police say

Man drove without licence or insurance for more than 70 years, police say

Man drove without licence or insurance for more than 70 years, police say

27 January 2022

Bulwell, Rise Park and Highbury Vale Police pulled the Mini One driver over on Wednesday evening.


DUP minister will act to halt Brexit port checks, First Minister says

DUP minister will act to halt Brexit port checks, First Minister says

DUP minister will act to halt Brexit port checks, First Minister says

27 January 2022

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots claims he does not have the legal cover to continue the checks without the wider approval of the Stormont Executive.


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