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UK Government should indicate its tipping point for border poll: McDonald

UK Government should indicate its tipping point for border poll: McDonald

UK Government should indicate its tipping point for border poll: McDonald

12 June 2022

The Sinn Fein president said preparations for a referendum on Irish unity should begin.


Probe into petrol station operators ordered amid concern over prices

Probe into petrol station operators ordered amid concern over prices

Probe into petrol station operators ordered amid concern over prices

12 June 2022

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has written to the Competition and Markets Authority on the issue.


Labour ‘on its way back’, claims Reeves, after poor polling for Starmer

Labour ‘on its way back’, claims Reeves, after poor polling for Starmer

Labour ‘on its way back’, claims Reeves, after poor polling for Starmer

12 June 2022

Rachel Reeves suggested the Labour leader had turned around the party’s fortunes.


Support for independence will rise once campaign starts, says Salmond

Support for independence will rise once campaign starts, says Salmond

Support for independence will rise once campaign starts, says Salmond

12 June 2022

A recent poll suggested support and opposition to independence in decided voters deadlocked at 50%.


Boris Johnson ‘on probation’, says former minister

Boris Johnson ‘on probation’, says former minister

Boris Johnson ‘on probation’, says former minister

12 June 2022

The Tories will remove the Prime Minister if he is not performing, Lord Ian Duncan said.


Union challenging Government’s Rwanda policy hopeful it can stop first flight

Union challenging Government’s Rwanda policy hopeful it can stop first flight

Union challenging Government’s Rwanda policy hopeful it can stop first flight

12 June 2022

The immigration policy has come in for criticism from various groups, with even the Prince of Wales said to be ‘more than disappointed’ by it.


Legislation to scrap parts of NI Protocol ‘will not breach international law’

Legislation to scrap parts of NI Protocol ‘will not breach international law’

Legislation to scrap parts of NI Protocol ‘will not breach international law’

12 June 2022

The new legislation is set to be introduced in Parliament on Monday.


New treatment ‘increases chance of survival’ for prostate cancer patients

New treatment ‘increases chance of survival’ for prostate cancer patients

New treatment ‘increases chance of survival’ for prostate cancer patients

12 June 2022

A total of 150 people took part in the trial.


Grenfell survivor fears tragedy may become ‘precursor to something bigger’

Grenfell survivor fears tragedy may become ‘precursor to something bigger’

Grenfell survivor fears tragedy may become ‘precursor to something bigger’

12 June 2022

Concerns were raised that the Government is yet to implement key recommendations from the public inquiry.


Unions criticise proposal to let agency workers cover for striking staff

Unions criticise proposal to let agency workers cover for striking staff

Unions criticise proposal to let agency workers cover for striking staff

12 June 2022

The TUC described the plans as ‘reckless’.


Friend of Moroccan condemned to death with Britons says sentence is ‘inhuman’

Friend of Moroccan condemned to death with Britons says sentence is ‘inhuman’

Friend of Moroccan condemned to death with Britons says sentence is ‘inhuman’

12 June 2022

Saaudun Brahim, a 21-year-old originally from Casablanca, Morocco, was sentenced to death in a Russia proxy court.


Bank of England expected to hike interest rates to new 13-year high

Bank of England expected to hike interest rates to new 13-year high

Bank of England expected to hike interest rates to new 13-year high

12 June 2022

It would be the first time since January 2009 that the rate has been higher than 1%.


Almost 650,000 UK retail jobs lost since 2017

Almost 650,000 UK retail jobs lost since 2017

Almost 650,000 UK retail jobs lost since 2017

12 June 2022

Industry experts are calling for caution over business rates levels next year.


Ambulance workers stage demo over increasing pressures as call-outs surge

Ambulance workers stage demo over increasing pressures as call-outs surge

Ambulance workers stage demo over increasing pressures as call-outs surge

12 June 2022

Research shows call-outs have risen by almost six million since 2009.


Eustice calls for public sector to ‘lead by example’ on choosing local food

Eustice calls for public sector to ‘lead by example’ on choosing local food

Eustice calls for public sector to ‘lead by example’ on choosing local food

12 June 2022

A leaked white paper suggests one clear priority for ministers appears to be reducing the distance between farm and fork.


Majority who started side ventures during pandemic ‘still keeping them up’

Majority who started side ventures during pandemic ‘still keeping them up’

Majority who started side ventures during pandemic ‘still keeping them up’

12 June 2022

Nearly a fifth of people said they had taken up a side hustle at some point since March 2020, according to Aviva.


Farmers union criticises leaked food strategy ahead of official launch

Farmers union criticises leaked food strategy ahead of official launch

Farmers union criticises leaked food strategy ahead of official launch

12 June 2022

The leaked draft of the food strategy was earlier branded ‘half-baked’ and ‘flatter than a pancake’ by campaigners.


200th anniversary celebrations for coastguard to take place in Scotland

200th anniversary celebrations for coastguard to take place in Scotland

200th anniversary celebrations for coastguard to take place in Scotland

12 June 2022

The celebrations will begin with two smaller events in Lochaber and Skye, followed by a main event in Stornoway on the isle of Lewis.


Grenfell ‘a tragedy in three acts’ as told by survivor who predicted the blaze

Grenfell ‘a tragedy in three acts’ as told by survivor who predicted the blaze

Grenfell ‘a tragedy in three acts’ as told by survivor who predicted the blaze

12 June 2022

Ed Daffarn described Grenfell as a ‘tragedy in three acts’, with the final act being half a decade of ‘betrayal’ by the housing department.


Stars back campaign to halt Channel 4 privatisation

Stars back campaign to halt Channel 4 privatisation

Stars back campaign to halt Channel 4 privatisation

12 June 2022

Production companies and celebrities are backing the initiative.


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