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Cancer overhaul could see two-week wait to see specialist scrapped

Cancer overhaul could see two-week wait to see specialist scrapped

Cancer overhaul could see two-week wait to see specialist scrapped

09 March 2022

The NHS has proposed new cancer targets.


Hundreds of children among 2,500 Ukrainians to have arrived in Ireland so far

Hundreds of children among 2,500 Ukrainians to have arrived in Ireland so far

Hundreds of children among 2,500 Ukrainians to have arrived in Ireland so far

09 March 2022

A new system has been put in place in Dublin Airport to process the arrival of Ukrainian refugees.


Ukrainian refugees leave Calais hostel for visa application centre

Ukrainian refugees leave Calais hostel for visa application centre

Ukrainian refugees leave Calais hostel for visa application centre

09 March 2022

They were put on a waiting bus, accompanied by a heavy police presence.


Calls for Home Secretary to tackle delays in processing Ukraine refugees

Calls for Home Secretary to tackle delays in processing Ukraine refugees

Calls for Home Secretary to tackle delays in processing Ukraine refugees

09 March 2022

It comes after reports of a 90-year-old holocaust survivor trying to be reunited with family in London.


Stonehaven rail crash: Report findings must be a watershed for safety – union

Stonehaven rail crash: Report findings must be a watershed for safety – union

Stonehaven rail crash: Report findings must be a watershed for safety – union

09 March 2022

Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said the report makes for ‘difficult reading’.


PM ‘looking at all options’ on fracking amid mooted return over Russian oil ban

PM ‘looking at all options’ on fracking amid mooted return over Russian oil ban

PM ‘looking at all options’ on fracking amid mooted return over Russian oil ban

09 March 2022

Environmental campaigners say the end of the suspension on the controversial gas extraction method would be a waste of time and fail to soothe bills.


Brandon Lewis welcomes ‘deserved’ apology for historical institutional abuse

Brandon Lewis welcomes ‘deserved’ apology for historical institutional abuse

Brandon Lewis welcomes ‘deserved’ apology for historical institutional abuse

09 March 2022

The apology will be given by five Stormont ministers on behalf of the powersharing Executive on March 11.


Record-breaking 976 entries in British Pie Awards

Record-breaking 976 entries in British Pie Awards

Record-breaking 976 entries in British Pie Awards

09 March 2022

Judges from across the world, including the US and Japan, will cast their expert eyes over 23 different classes.


British troops face prosecution if they travel to Ukraine, Wallace warns

British troops face prosecution if they travel to Ukraine, Wallace warns

British troops face prosecution if they travel to Ukraine, Wallace warns

09 March 2022

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said Britons in Ukraine would be in the war ‘for real’ rather than just posing for a dramatic selfie.


Camilla launches volunteering awards to find nation’s Platinum Champions

Camilla launches volunteering awards to find nation’s Platinum Champions

Camilla launches volunteering awards to find nation’s Platinum Champions

09 March 2022

The duchess, president of the Royal Voluntary Service, said volunteers were the backbone of the country.


Volodymyr Zelensky Street: Call to rename road where Russian consulate is

Volodymyr Zelensky Street: Call to rename road where Russian consulate is

Volodymyr Zelensky Street: Call to rename road where Russian consulate is

09 March 2022

Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has called on Edinburgh City Council to rename Melville Street in honour of the Ukrainian president.


Half of pupils are not ready to start primary school, say teachers

Half of pupils are not ready to start primary school, say teachers

Half of pupils are not ready to start primary school, say teachers

09 March 2022

School staff report that the pandemic has led children to miss out on developmental and social milestones.


Man dies on Ben Nevis as mountain teams rescue 17 stranded people

Man dies on Ben Nevis as mountain teams rescue 17 stranded people

Man dies on Ben Nevis as mountain teams rescue 17 stranded people

09 March 2022

The 28-year-old is the third person to die in the Scottish Highlands in a matter of days.


Stonehaven rail crash: Tragedy was caused by Network Rail and Carillion failures

Stonehaven rail crash: Tragedy was caused by Network Rail and Carillion failures

Stonehaven rail crash: Tragedy was caused by Network Rail and Carillion failures

09 March 2022

Three people were killed when a ScotRail train derailed after hitting gravel and other stony material washed out from a drain.


Whole world heard my daughter, says mother of Ukrainian child singing in bunker

Whole world heard my daughter, says mother of Ukrainian child singing in bunker

Whole world heard my daughter, says mother of Ukrainian child singing in bunker

09 March 2022

Amelia Anisovych was filmed singing the Disney hit song Let It Go in her native tongue while sheltering in Kyiv.


Charity worker speaks of Ukraine aid difficulties

Charity worker speaks of Ukraine aid difficulties

Charity worker speaks of Ukraine aid difficulties

09 March 2022

Hope and Aid Direct was set up in the 1990s and has never seen an outpouring of help like that offered since Ukraine was invaded by Russia.


Police no longer investigating Dizzee Rascal after camera smashing incident

Police no longer investigating Dizzee Rascal after camera smashing incident

Police no longer investigating Dizzee Rascal after camera smashing incident

09 March 2022

Police halted their investigation after confirming the photojournalist does not support prosecution of the grime artist.


Johnson insists visa checks are necessary for Ukrainians fleeing war

Johnson insists visa checks are necessary for Ukrainians fleeing war

Johnson insists visa checks are necessary for Ukrainians fleeing war

09 March 2022

Boris Johnson said the paperwork was necessary to prevent ‘unscrupulous’ Vladimir Putin from exploiting the situation.


Johnson rules out U-turn amid pressure to do more over cost of living crisis

Johnson rules out U-turn amid pressure to do more over cost of living crisis

Johnson rules out U-turn amid pressure to do more over cost of living crisis

09 March 2022

Prime Minister defends the financial help to deal with rising energy bills after Sir Keir Starmer warns the Government’s approach is a ‘total mess’.


Airman Corrie McKeague slept under bin bags on night out, inquest told

Airman Corrie McKeague slept under bin bags on night out, inquest told

Airman Corrie McKeague slept under bin bags on night out, inquest told

09 March 2022

The 23-year-old disappeared in the early hours of September 24 2016 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.


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