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Whisky master blender hopes father was ‘looking down’ as he was made OBE

Whisky master blender hopes father was ‘looking down’ as he was made OBE

Whisky master blender hopes father was ‘looking down’ as he was made OBE

28 June 2022

Richard Paterson follows in his father’s footsteps as a master blender.


Truss: West needs to learn lessons of Ukraine for Taiwan

Truss: West needs to learn lessons of Ukraine for Taiwan

Truss: West needs to learn lessons of Ukraine for Taiwan

28 June 2022

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said defensive weapons should have been supplied to Ukraine earlier.


Greta Thunberg to launch new book at London Literature Festival

Greta Thunberg to launch new book at London Literature Festival

Greta Thunberg to launch new book at London Literature Festival

28 June 2022

The festival programme features a series of events exploring the climate crisis.


Ghislaine Maxwell enters court with shackles around ankles ahead of sentence

Ghislaine Maxwell enters court with shackles around ankles ahead of sentence

Ghislaine Maxwell enters court with shackles around ankles ahead of sentence

28 June 2022

Maxwell lured young girls to massage rooms for Jeffrey Epstein to molest between 1994 and 2004.


Plans to open immigration centre on old site are ‘disgraceful’, MP says

Plans to open immigration centre on old site are ‘disgraceful’, MP says

Plans to open immigration centre on old site are ‘disgraceful’, MP says

28 June 2022

The former Campsfield House immigration removal centre near Oxford is to become a 400-bed detention site for men.


Johnson under pressure over defence spending on eve of Nato summit

Johnson under pressure over defence spending on eve of Nato summit

Johnson under pressure over defence spending on eve of Nato summit

28 June 2022

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the military had lived off a diet of “smoke and mirrors”.


Scottish independence referendum: The key questions

Scottish independence referendum: The key questions

Scottish independence referendum: The key questions

28 June 2022

A look at some of the important questions around indyref2 and the Scottish independence debate.


Cambridge college to rename accommodation over slavery connotations

Cambridge college to rename accommodation over slavery connotations

Cambridge college to rename accommodation over slavery connotations

28 June 2022

Clare College is to rename ‘The Colony’ as Castle Court.


Wimbledon ball boys and girls keen to field for Emma Raducanu

Wimbledon ball boys and girls keen to field for Emma Raducanu

Wimbledon ball boys and girls keen to field for Emma Raducanu

28 June 2022

The youngsters said they can relate to the British star because of her age.


Opinion split down the middle on proposed date set for indyref2

Opinion split down the middle on proposed date set for indyref2

Opinion split down the middle on proposed date set for indyref2

28 June 2022

There are conflicting views on when or if a second vote should take place, according to pollster Mark Diffley.


‘We are outgunned and outnumbered by Russia’ – Ukrainian politician

‘We are outgunned and outnumbered by Russia’ – Ukrainian politician

‘We are outgunned and outnumbered by Russia’ – Ukrainian politician

28 June 2022

Oleksandr Merezhko made an appeal for heavy weaponry to allow his country to defend itself.


PM calls for focus on economy as Nicola Sturgeon unveils plans for indyref2

PM calls for focus on economy as Nicola Sturgeon unveils plans for indyref2

PM calls for focus on economy as Nicola Sturgeon unveils plans for indyref2

28 June 2022

Boris Johnson insisted the UK would have a ‘stronger economy and stronger country together’.


London’s Metropolitan Police placed under special measures amid failures

London’s Metropolitan Police placed under special measures amid failures

London’s Metropolitan Police placed under special measures amid failures

28 June 2022

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services said the force is being closely scrutinised.


Sturgeon tells Johnson it is ‘unacceptable’ not to co-operate on indyref2

Sturgeon tells Johnson it is ‘unacceptable’ not to co-operate on indyref2

Sturgeon tells Johnson it is ‘unacceptable’ not to co-operate on indyref2

28 June 2022

The First Minister has launched a legal action in the Supreme Court to establish if it is legal to hold a referendum.


PM launches Covid inquiry days after bereaved threaten legal action over delay

PM launches Covid inquiry days after bereaved threaten legal action over delay

PM launches Covid inquiry days after bereaved threaten legal action over delay

28 June 2022

Boris Johnson has published the terms of reference for the coronavirus public probe and announced its start.


Government accused of dodging scrutiny on Australia trade deal

Government accused of dodging scrutiny on Australia trade deal

Government accused of dodging scrutiny on Australia trade deal

28 June 2022

Trade committee chair Angus Brendan MacNeil said MPs had been ‘consistently hindered’ in attempts to examine the deal.


Protester ‘may be prosecuted’ after amplifiers seized at Westminster

Protester ‘may be prosecuted’ after amplifiers seized at Westminster

Protester ‘may be prosecuted’ after amplifiers seized at Westminster

28 June 2022

Steve Bray was known as the Stop Brexit Man because he used a megaphone to shout ‘Stop Brexit’.


Carlsberg brewery firm fined £3 million over fatal ammonia leak

Carlsberg brewery firm fined £3 million over fatal ammonia leak

Carlsberg brewery firm fined £3 million over fatal ammonia leak

28 June 2022

David Chandler, 45, died after an “explosive release” of gas, which left around 20 others needing treatment, at the site in November 2016.


Orkney to host first UK-wide Islands Forum meeting

Orkney to host first UK-wide Islands Forum meeting

Orkney to host first UK-wide Islands Forum meeting

28 June 2022

Island communities from around the UK will be represented at the meeting which will be chaired by Michael Gove.


Sturgeon sets date for indyref2 but vote’s legality must be determined in court

Sturgeon sets date for indyref2 but vote’s legality must be determined in court

Sturgeon sets date for indyref2 but vote’s legality must be determined in court

28 June 2022

The First Minister emphasised the need for an ‘indisputably lawful’ referendum.


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