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Rail services disrupted as train conductors take strike action

Rail services disrupted as train conductors take strike action

Rail services disrupted as train conductors take strike action

20 February 2022

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union at TransPennine Express walked out.


Labour warns ‘wave of devastating bus cuts imminent’ without funding clarity

Labour warns ‘wave of devastating bus cuts imminent’ without funding clarity

Labour warns ‘wave of devastating bus cuts imminent’ without funding clarity

20 February 2022

Labour’s shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh warned of a ‘looming bus crisis’.


Home Secretary to write to MPs urging them to back controversial policing bill

Home Secretary to write to MPs urging them to back controversial policing bill

Home Secretary to write to MPs urging them to back controversial policing bill

20 February 2022

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is due back before the Commons next week following a mauling by peers.


O2 arena to remain closed until Friday after Storm Eunice shreds roof

O2 arena to remain closed until Friday after Storm Eunice shreds roof

O2 arena to remain closed until Friday after Storm Eunice shreds roof

20 February 2022

New dates for rapper Dave’s postponed concerts will be announced within the next 48 hours.


Queen congratulates gold-medal winning curlers on ‘outstanding performance’

Queen congratulates gold-medal winning curlers on ‘outstanding performance’

Queen congratulates gold-medal winning curlers on ‘outstanding performance’

20 February 2022

The Queen sent her ‘warmest congratulations to the Team GB women’s curling team who won gold at the Beijing Olympics.


Queen could be given newly approved anti-viral drugs after positive Covid test

Queen could be given newly approved anti-viral drugs after positive Covid test

Queen could be given newly approved anti-viral drugs after positive Covid test

20 February 2022

The 95-year-old monarch was said to be experiencing ‘mild’ cold-like symptoms.


Queen will carry on with ‘light duties’ despite Covid infection, palace says

Queen will carry on with ‘light duties’ despite Covid infection, palace says

Queen will carry on with ‘light duties’ despite Covid infection, palace says

20 February 2022

The diagnosis follows a string of coronavirus cases among the royal family and the Queen’s Windsor Castle team.


Wales reveals plans to become sustainable spacefaring nation

Wales reveals plans to become sustainable spacefaring nation

Wales reveals plans to become sustainable spacefaring nation

20 February 2022

The Welsh Government plans to turn its space sector in a £2 billion-a-year industry by 2040.


Politicians pay tribute to ‘dedicated’ MLA Christopher Stalford

Politicians pay tribute to ‘dedicated’ MLA Christopher Stalford

Politicians pay tribute to ‘dedicated’ MLA Christopher Stalford

20 February 2022

The DUP politician has died suddenly aged 39.


Queen’s turbulent start to Platinum Jubilee year but no end in sight for woes

Queen’s turbulent start to Platinum Jubilee year but no end in sight for woes

Queen’s turbulent start to Platinum Jubilee year but no end in sight for woes

20 February 2022

The monarch, who has caught coronavirus, has endured a host of difficulties already in 2022.


Christopher Stalford: The MLA who advocated unionism from young age

Christopher Stalford: The MLA who advocated unionism from young age

Christopher Stalford: The MLA who advocated unionism from young age

20 February 2022

The DUP politician has died suddenly aged 39.


Family want Benidorm killer brought to justice

Family want Benidorm killer brought to justice

Family want Benidorm killer brought to justice

20 February 2022

Mike Rydings, 48, died more than a year after he was attacked in Spain during the summer of 2018.


Queen will respond to coronavirus diagnosis in ‘stoic’ manner, says royal writer

Queen will respond to coronavirus diagnosis in ‘stoic’ manner, says royal writer

Queen will respond to coronavirus diagnosis in ‘stoic’ manner, says royal writer

20 February 2022

Joe Little, of Majesty magazine, said the monarch will handle the situation in a characteristically calm way.


DUP MLA Christopher Stalford dies suddenly aged 39

DUP MLA Christopher Stalford dies suddenly aged 39

DUP MLA Christopher Stalford dies suddenly aged 39

20 February 2022

Party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson paid tribute to the father-of-four.


Queen’s health over the years as she tests positive for Covid-19

Queen’s health over the years as she tests positive for Covid-19

Queen’s health over the years as she tests positive for Covid-19

20 February 2022

In the past, the Queen has been known for her strong constitution and no-fuss approach to her infrequent illnesses.


Johnson rejects comparison of West’s approach to Russia with ‘appeasement’

Johnson rejects comparison of West’s approach to Russia with ‘appeasement’

Johnson rejects comparison of West’s approach to Russia with ‘appeasement’

20 February 2022

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy had called for the West to move away from an “appeasement policy” in its approach to Russian aggression.


Unions warn of schools ‘chaos’ ahead of Covid rules being scrapped

Unions warn of schools ‘chaos’ ahead of Covid rules being scrapped

Unions warn of schools ‘chaos’ ahead of Covid rules being scrapped

20 February 2022

Unison, Unite and the GMB said schools could be left in an impossible situation.


Queen, 95, latest royal to contract Covid after Charles and Camilla catch virus

Queen, 95, latest royal to contract Covid after Charles and Camilla catch virus

Queen, 95, latest royal to contract Covid after Charles and Camilla catch virus

20 February 2022

The Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke of Cambridge are among those who have tested positive in the past.


Queen has Covid: Monarch, 95, has tested positive for virus

Queen has Covid: Monarch, 95, has tested positive for virus

Queen has Covid: Monarch, 95, has tested positive for virus

20 February 2022

The nation’s longest-reigning head of state was in contact with the Prince of Wales, who confirmed he had coronavirus on February 10.


Boris Johnson refuses to commit to resigning if found to have broken the law

Boris Johnson refuses to commit to resigning if found to have broken the law

Boris Johnson refuses to commit to resigning if found to have broken the law

20 February 2022

The Prime Minister said there was ‘not a jot’ he could say about partygate while investigations continue.


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