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Mordaunt accused of not showing ‘scintilla of sympathy’ for asylum seeker

Mordaunt accused of not showing ‘scintilla of sympathy’ for asylum seeker

Mordaunt accused of not showing ‘scintilla of sympathy’ for asylum seeker

09 March 2023

The Commons Leader said she would act if there was any way that she could help.


Sir Grayson Perry ‘honoured’ as largest exhibition of his artwork planned

Sir Grayson Perry ‘honoured’ as largest exhibition of his artwork planned

Sir Grayson Perry ‘honoured’ as largest exhibition of his artwork planned

09 March 2023

Grayson Perry: Smash Hits will open from July 22 until November 12 at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh.


William and Kate praise ‘amazing’ communities fundraising for quake-hit families

William and Kate praise ‘amazing’ communities fundraising for quake-hit families

William and Kate praise ‘amazing’ communities fundraising for quake-hit families

09 March 2023

The Prince and Princess of Wales visited a west London community centre to hear stories from aid workers recently returned from the disaster zone.


Downing Street distances PM from email attacking civil service ‘blob’

Downing Street distances PM from email attacking civil service ‘blob’

Downing Street distances PM from email attacking civil service ‘blob’

09 March 2023

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has insisted she did not sanction the widely criticised message which was sent to Conservative Party members.


Mordaunt says ministers ‘need to motivate’ civil service after small boats email

Mordaunt says ministers ‘need to motivate’ civil service after small boats email

Mordaunt says ministers ‘need to motivate’ civil service after small boats email

09 March 2023

No 10 quickly sought to distance Suella Braverman from the campaign communication.


Profits ‘all but wiped out’ by windfall tax, says oil giant Harbour Energy

Profits ‘all but wiped out’ by windfall tax, says oil giant Harbour Energy

Profits ‘all but wiped out’ by windfall tax, says oil giant Harbour Energy

09 March 2023

The company has said it plans to cut jobs and investment due to the Energy Profits Levy which was put in place last May.


Intended target of shooting which killed girl shouted ‘please don’t’, court told

Intended target of shooting which killed girl shouted ‘please don’t’, court told

Intended target of shooting which killed girl shouted ‘please don’t’, court told

09 March 2023

Thomas Cashman denies carrying out the attack in Liverpool which killed Olivia Pratt-Korbel and injured her mother Cheryl Korbel and Joseph Nee.


Keegan delays four new T-levels amid quality concerns

Keegan delays four new T-levels amid quality concerns

Keegan delays four new T-levels amid quality concerns

09 March 2023

The Education Secretary said the technical qualifications will be approved only when they can be delivered to a high standard.


‘Brilliant and incomparable’ astrologer Mystic Meg dies aged 80

‘Brilliant and incomparable’ astrologer Mystic Meg dies aged 80

‘Brilliant and incomparable’ astrologer Mystic Meg dies aged 80

09 March 2023

She wrote a horoscope column for The Sun for nearly 23 years after becoming a household name in the 1990s with her segment on the National Lottery.


NHS waiting list at all-time high despite fall in longest waits

NHS waiting list at all-time high despite fall in longest waits

NHS waiting list at all-time high despite fall in longest waits

09 March 2023

The number of people waiting more than a year and a half to start treatment has dropped by 17%.


Supermarkets begin to lift customer limits on fresh produce as shortages ease

Supermarkets begin to lift customer limits on fresh produce as shortages ease

Supermarkets begin to lift customer limits on fresh produce as shortages ease

09 March 2023

Asda has removed limits on cucumbers, lettuce, salad bags, broccoli, cauliflower and raspberries, leaving restrictions on just peppers and tomatoes.


Mordaunt accuses Labour of ‘borrowing from Gary Lineker’s playbook’

Mordaunt accuses Labour of ‘borrowing from Gary Lineker’s playbook’

Mordaunt accuses Labour of ‘borrowing from Gary Lineker’s playbook’

09 March 2023

The Commons Leader used an extended football metaphor to try to claim the Government is the centre forward putting in ‘hard work’ on immigration.


More than 40,000 plant species now stored in Kew Gardens’ seed bank

More than 40,000 plant species now stored in Kew Gardens’ seed bank

More than 40,000 plant species now stored in Kew Gardens’ seed bank

09 March 2023

The Royal Botanic Gardens stores over 2.4 billion individual seeds in a bomb and floodproof underground vault in rural West Sussex.


‘Unanswerable’ case for legal safeguards on devolution, MSPs told

‘Unanswerable’ case for legal safeguards on devolution, MSPs told

‘Unanswerable’ case for legal safeguards on devolution, MSPs told

09 March 2023

Former senior civil servants have voiced concerns over post-Brexit laws.


Mother wins High Court challenge over refusal of legal aid for custody battle

Mother wins High Court challenge over refusal of legal aid for custody battle

Mother wins High Court challenge over refusal of legal aid for custody battle

09 March 2023

She brought a case against the Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Agency challenging their ‘unjust’ approach to legal aid rules.


Declaration of Arbroath to go on display for first time in 18 years

Declaration of Arbroath to go on display for first time in 18 years

Declaration of Arbroath to go on display for first time in 18 years

09 March 2023

The 700-year-old document will be displayed at the National Museum of Scotland this summer.


Martina Navratilova ‘proud’ to be patron of new Lesbian Project

Martina Navratilova ‘proud’ to be patron of new Lesbian Project

Martina Navratilova ‘proud’ to be patron of new Lesbian Project

09 March 2023

One of the group’s co-founders said it will not be a ‘single-issue focus group’ on gender identity.


Forbes most popular among Scots to be next first minister, poll finds

Forbes most popular among Scots to be next first minister, poll finds

Forbes most popular among Scots to be next first minister, poll finds

09 March 2023

It comes as the three candidates again prepare to go head to head in a TV debate on Thursday night.


Marriage a ‘sacred bond between man and woman’ that needs promoting – Tory MP

Marriage a ‘sacred bond between man and woman’ that needs promoting – Tory MP

Marriage a ‘sacred bond between man and woman’ that needs promoting – Tory MP

09 March 2023

Nick Fletcher made the remarks after highlighting data suggesting 60% of people living alone are men.


Scientists complete first map of an insect brain

Scientists complete first map of an insect brain

Scientists complete first map of an insect brain

09 March 2023

The achievement brings experts closer to true understanding of the mechanism of thought, researchers say.


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