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Poll finds a majority of Britons would be comfortable with ethnic minority PM

Poll finds a majority of Britons would be comfortable with ethnic minority PM

Poll finds a majority of Britons would be comfortable with ethnic minority PM

17 May 2022

The British Future poll found 26% of those asked were ‘positive’ about the prospect and 58% did not think a PM’s ethnicity was relevant.


Woman convicted of murdering boy she wanted to adopt

Woman convicted of murdering boy she wanted to adopt

Woman convicted of murdering boy she wanted to adopt

17 May 2022

Leiland-James Corkill was placed with Laura Castle less than five months before his death from catastrophic head injuries.


Rugby legend Gareth Thomas ‘ecstatic’ at awards win

Rugby legend Gareth Thomas ‘ecstatic’ at awards win

Rugby legend Gareth Thomas ‘ecstatic’ at awards win

17 May 2022

The former Welsh internationalist was named Postcode Hero at the annual People’s Postcode Lottery Charity Gala.


March 2023 mooted for Kevin McGuigan inquest

March 2023 mooted for Kevin McGuigan inquest

March 2023 mooted for Kevin McGuigan inquest

17 May 2022

The 47-year-old was shot dead in the Markets area of Belfast in May 2015.


Sajid Javid says 10-year plan to tackle dementia will focus on prevention

Sajid Javid says 10-year plan to tackle dementia will focus on prevention

Sajid Javid says 10-year plan to tackle dementia will focus on prevention

17 May 2022

Experts predict that one million people will be living with dementia in the UK by 2025 and 1.6 million by 2040.


ITV chairman says Ukraine war shows need to keep digital terrestrial TV services

ITV chairman says Ukraine war shows need to keep digital terrestrial TV services

ITV chairman says Ukraine war shows need to keep digital terrestrial TV services

17 May 2022

Sir Peter Bazalgette appeared before a Lords committee into the future of the BBC.


Simon Coveney says he ‘deeply regrets’ Truss legislation to disapply parts of protocol

Simon Coveney says he ‘deeply regrets’ Truss legislation to disapply parts of protocol

Simon Coveney says he ‘deeply regrets’ Truss legislation to disapply parts of protocol

17 May 2022

The Minister for Foreign Affairs said this course of action by the British government was ‘of great concern’.


Walking With The Wounded to light Jubilee beacons on UK’s four highest peaks

Walking With The Wounded to light Jubilee beacons on UK’s four highest peaks

Walking With The Wounded to light Jubilee beacons on UK’s four highest peaks

17 May 2022

The beacons will be set ablaze on Scafell Pike, Mount Snowdon, Ben Nevis and Slieve Donard on June 2.


Ex-footballer Joey Beauchamp took own life following battle with depression

Ex-footballer Joey Beauchamp took own life following battle with depression

Ex-footballer Joey Beauchamp took own life following battle with depression

17 May 2022

Mr Beauchamp, who made more than 400 appearances for Oxford United, died in February after turning down support from mental health services.


Gold medal-winning curler quits full-time sport after success in Beijing

Gold medal-winning curler quits full-time sport after success in Beijing

Gold medal-winning curler quits full-time sport after success in Beijing

17 May 2022

Vicky Wright now plans to focus on her family and her work as a nurse.


Inquest hears of three-hour delay in logging teenager’s disappearance

Inquest hears of three-hour delay in logging teenager’s disappearance

Inquest hears of three-hour delay in logging teenager’s disappearance

17 May 2022

A Dorset Police control room supervisor said a missing person report should have been made the first time the teenager’s worried aunt rang the force.


Apple announces new accessibility tools for people with disabilities

Apple announces new accessibility tools for people with disabilities

Apple announces new accessibility tools for people with disabilities

17 May 2022

New features for the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac are to be released later this year.


Consumers cutting back on restaurants and fashion, but not travel

Consumers cutting back on restaurants and fashion, but not travel

Consumers cutting back on restaurants and fashion, but not travel

17 May 2022

Just 21% plan to reduce spending on gym memberships, a survey suggests.


Inflation set to hit all-time high as energy bills soared in April

Inflation set to hit all-time high as energy bills soared in April

Inflation set to hit all-time high as energy bills soared in April

17 May 2022

Consumer price index inflation is thought to have reached 9.1% in April, with official figures out on Wednesday.


Four acts chosen to perform at Beatle’s childhood home

Four acts chosen to perform at Beatle’s childhood home

Four acts chosen to perform at Beatle’s childhood home

17 May 2022

The house in Forthlin Road, Allerton, Liverpool, where some of the Fab Four’s most famous songs were written, is being opened to aspiring artists.


Chancellor Rishi Sunak backs continued Bank of England independence

Chancellor Rishi Sunak backs continued Bank of England independence

Chancellor Rishi Sunak backs continued Bank of England independence

17 May 2022

Mel Stride called on Rishi Sunak to give a ‘categoric assurance’ that there are ‘no plans’ to ‘restrain the independence’ of the Bank of England.


Accused boy said he was playing video games at time Ava was stabbed, court told

Accused boy said he was playing video games at time Ava was stabbed, court told

Accused boy said he was playing video games at time Ava was stabbed, court told

17 May 2022

The court heard transcripts of police interviews with the 14-year-old defendant.


Towie star in ‘depths of despair’ after cosmetic surgery ‘went wrong’

Towie star in ‘depths of despair’ after cosmetic surgery ‘went wrong’

Towie star in ‘depths of despair’ after cosmetic surgery ‘went wrong’

17 May 2022

Charlie King suffers from body dysmorphia.


DUP pledge ‘graduated and cautious’ response to Government protocol move

DUP pledge ‘graduated and cautious’ response to Government protocol move

DUP pledge ‘graduated and cautious’ response to Government protocol move

17 May 2022

The party has refused to re-enter a power-sharing administration in Belfast without major changes to the post-Brexit trading arrangements.


William sends message of support to Blackpool’s Jake Daniels

William sends message of support to Blackpool’s Jake Daniels

William sends message of support to Blackpool’s Jake Daniels

17 May 2022

The duke, president of the FA, said he hopes Daniels’ announcement will give others the confidence to talk openly about their sexuality.


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