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Ministers consider changing rules to make foreign travel cheaper and simpler

Ministers consider changing rules to make foreign travel cheaper and simpler

Ministers consider changing rules to make foreign travel cheaper and simpler

17 September 2021

The traffic light system and testing protocols are said to be being reviewed.


PPE worth £2.8bn is not fit for purpose, health minister admits

PPE worth £2.8bn is not fit for purpose, health minister admits

PPE worth £2.8bn is not fit for purpose, health minister admits

17 September 2021

Earlier this month, it emerged the Government is in dispute with several companies over £1.2 billion of sub-standard PPE.


Prime Minister gives ‘half-time pep talk’ to new Cabinet

Prime Minister gives ‘half-time pep talk’ to new Cabinet

Prime Minister gives ‘half-time pep talk’ to new Cabinet

17 September 2021

Boris Johnson said it is time for ministers to unite and work as a team.


Historic tower faces demolition as new Culture Secretary removes listed status

Historic tower faces demolition as new Culture Secretary removes listed status

Historic tower faces demolition as new Culture Secretary removes listed status

17 September 2021

Historic England only granted Dorman Long Tower in Teesside Grade II status a week ago.


Foxtons name Nigel Rich as new chairman after shareholder revolt

Foxtons name Nigel Rich as new chairman after shareholder revolt

Foxtons name Nigel Rich as new chairman after shareholder revolt

17 September 2021

The move comes after the group’s previous chairman, Ian Barlow, confirmed his departure following eight years at the firm.


Irish President’s absence from Northern Ireland service ‘not a snub to Queen’

Irish President’s absence from Northern Ireland service ‘not a snub to Queen’

Irish President’s absence from Northern Ireland service ‘not a snub to Queen’

17 September 2021

Michael D Higgins said the centenary event in Armagh next month is being ‘politicised’ and, as such, it would be inappropriate for him to attend.


UK retail sales drop for fourth month in a row

UK retail sales drop for fourth month in a row

UK retail sales drop for fourth month in a row

17 September 2021

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the figures remain ahead of pre-pandemic levels.


Captain Tom ‘would have loved’ new book One Hundred Reasons To Hope

Captain Tom ‘would have loved’ new book One Hundred Reasons To Hope

Captain Tom ‘would have loved’ new book One Hundred Reasons To Hope

17 September 2021

The book tells 100 stories from the last 18 months.


Andrew Neil says he was a ‘minority of one’ on future direction of GB News

Andrew Neil says he was a ‘minority of one’ on future direction of GB News

Andrew Neil says he was a ‘minority of one’ on future direction of GB News

17 September 2021

GB News launched in June with Neil saying it would not ‘slavishly follow the existing news agenda’


Decision expected on fresh inquest into death of woman who had benefits stopped

Decision expected on fresh inquest into death of woman who had benefits stopped

Decision expected on fresh inquest into death of woman who had benefits stopped

17 September 2021

Jodey Whiting took her own life two weeks after her disability benefits were stopped by the Department for Work and Pensions.


What the papers say – September 17

What the papers say – September 17

What the papers say – September 17

17 September 2021

Covid rules and the defence pact lead many of Friday’s papers.


Two men to face court on Lyra McKee murder charge

Two men to face court on Lyra McKee murder charge

Two men to face court on Lyra McKee murder charge

16 September 2021

The 29-year-old journalist was shot dead by dissident republicans in Londonderry in April 2019 as she observed rioting.


Shake-up of Covid travel rules set to benefit double-jabbed holidaymakers

Shake-up of Covid travel rules set to benefit double-jabbed holidaymakers

Shake-up of Covid travel rules set to benefit double-jabbed holidaymakers

16 September 2021

A major review of the coronavirus travel restrictions is expected on Friday.


Boris Johnson to chair first meeting of new-look Cabinet

Boris Johnson to chair first meeting of new-look Cabinet

Boris Johnson to chair first meeting of new-look Cabinet

16 September 2021

Boris Johnson’s shake-up of his ministerial team continued in the lower ranks.


Two men charged with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee

Two men charged with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee

Two men charged with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee

16 September 2021

The pair are to appear by video link before Londonderry Magistrates’ Court on Friday.


From the Spectrum to the C5: How Clive Sinclair led the UK’s tech revolution

From the Spectrum to the C5: How Clive Sinclair led the UK’s tech revolution

From the Spectrum to the C5: How Clive Sinclair led the UK’s tech revolution

16 September 2021

The maverick entrepreneur masterminded an incredible shrinking world of tiny computers, televisions and even cars.


Patel criticises ‘selfish’ M25 climate protesters as police appeal for footage

Patel criticises ‘selfish’ M25 climate protesters as police appeal for footage

Patel criticises ‘selfish’ M25 climate protesters as police appeal for footage

16 September 2021

Surrey Police appealed for footage to track down more activists while the Home Secretary criticised their ‘guerrilla tactics’.


Home computer pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair dies aged 81

Home computer pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair dies aged 81

Home computer pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair dies aged 81

16 September 2021

The multimillionaire entrepreneur launched the first affordable consumer computer in 1980.


Normal blood testing to resume after NHS supplies bolstered by US stocks

Normal blood testing to resume after NHS supplies bolstered by US stocks

Normal blood testing to resume after NHS supplies bolstered by US stocks

16 September 2021

NHS England directors have announced that normal testing capacities should be resumed from October 8 in all healthcare settings.


Frost reveals plans to bring back imperial measures and crowns on pint glasses

Frost reveals plans to bring back imperial measures and crowns on pint glasses

Frost reveals plans to bring back imperial measures and crowns on pint glasses

16 September 2021

Lord Frost has set out proposals to strip legacy EU regulations from British law.


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