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Boris Johnson refuses to commit to wearing a face mask in Parliament

Boris Johnson refuses to commit to wearing a face mask in Parliament

Boris Johnson refuses to commit to wearing a face mask in Parliament

22 October 2021

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has urged Tory MPs to set an example by using a face covering when they are in the Commons.


Domestic abuse victims to be given more time to go to police

Domestic abuse victims to be given more time to go to police

Domestic abuse victims to be given more time to go to police

22 October 2021

The time limit on common assault cases is currently six months.


Kitten Tiny Tim ‘doing amazingly’ after being found alone in garden at week old

Kitten Tiny Tim ‘doing amazingly’ after being found alone in garden at week old

Kitten Tiny Tim ‘doing amazingly’ after being found alone in garden at week old

22 October 2021

Tiny Tim was found in a garden in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, after he was discovered away from his mother.


Ministers accused of backing ‘bad bosses’ as fire and rehire reforms blocked

Ministers accused of backing ‘bad bosses’ as fire and rehire reforms blocked

Ministers accused of backing ‘bad bosses’ as fire and rehire reforms blocked

22 October 2021

The Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill faltered at its first major stage in the Commons.


Fire chief cleared of fraud over £500 Land Rover auction sale

Fire chief cleared of fraud over £500 Land Rover auction sale

Fire chief cleared of fraud over £500 Land Rover auction sale

22 October 2021

Ex Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service chief Stewart Edgar was acquitted after winning the vehicle.


Boy, 14, in court charged with murder of five-year-old Logan Mwangi

Boy, 14, in court charged with murder of five-year-old Logan Mwangi

Boy, 14, in court charged with murder of five-year-old Logan Mwangi

22 October 2021

Logan’s mother Angharad Williamson and her partner John Cole are also charged with his murder.


Labour accuses Government of ‘tinkering around the edges’ with health app

Labour accuses Government of ‘tinkering around the edges’ with health app

Labour accuses Government of ‘tinkering around the edges’ with health app

22 October 2021

The opposition called for the £20 a week Universal Credit uplift to be brought back as ‘tackling obesity is about tackling poverty’.


Pair arrested on suspicion of conspiring to administer poison in spiking inquiry

Pair arrested on suspicion of conspiring to administer poison in spiking inquiry

Pair arrested on suspicion of conspiring to administer poison in spiking inquiry

22 October 2021

The men, aged 18 and 19, are being questioned by detectives after a spate of incidents in Nottingham.


Man accused over Sir David Amess death could face trial in March

Man accused over Sir David Amess death could face trial in March

Man accused over Sir David Amess death could face trial in March

22 October 2021

Ali Harbi Ali, 25, appeared in the crown court for the first time on Friday by video-link.


Two arrested in drink-spiking investigation

Two arrested in drink-spiking investigation

Two arrested in drink-spiking investigation

22 October 2021

The men, aged 18 and 19, are being questioned by detectives after a spate of incidents in Nottingham.


‘Keystone cops’ failed Port’s first victim, parents tell inquest

‘Keystone cops’ failed Port’s first victim, parents tell inquest

‘Keystone cops’ failed Port’s first victim, parents tell inquest

22 October 2021

Anthony Walgate was found dead outside Stephen Port’s flat in Barking, east London, in 2014.


Emiliano Sala death flight: Plane operator ran ‘cowboy outfit’, court told

Emiliano Sala death flight: Plane operator ran ‘cowboy outfit’, court told

Emiliano Sala death flight: Plane operator ran ‘cowboy outfit’, court told

22 October 2021

David Henderson is accused of endangering the safety of the plane which crashed killing the footballer and pilot David Ibbotson in January 2019.


Arrest after investigation into attempted nightclub drink-spiking incident

Arrest after investigation into attempted nightclub drink-spiking incident

Arrest after investigation into attempted nightclub drink-spiking incident

22 October 2021

There has also been a spate of reports from across the country of people being spiked with needles.


Plan B: Government should ensure restrictions can be ‘rapidly’ brought in

Plan B: Government should ensure restrictions can be ‘rapidly’ brought in

Plan B: Government should ensure restrictions can be ‘rapidly’ brought in

22 October 2021

One in 55 people in private households in England had Covid-19 in the week to October 16, up on the week before.


Pro-cyclist performs stunt on wind turbine to raise awareness of climate change

Pro-cyclist performs stunt on wind turbine to raise awareness of climate change

Pro-cyclist performs stunt on wind turbine to raise awareness of climate change

22 October 2021

Scottish cyclist Danny MacAskill completed a never-before attempted stunt ahead of Cop26.


Government accused of ‘filibustering’ to block Bill to reform ‘fire and rehire’

Government accused of ‘filibustering’ to block Bill to reform ‘fire and rehire’

Government accused of ‘filibustering’ to block Bill to reform ‘fire and rehire’

22 October 2021

Barry Gardiner said the Government was aiming to stop the Bill despite it having cross-party support.


Community gathers for two-minute silence to remember MP Sir David Amess

Community gathers for two-minute silence to remember MP Sir David Amess

Community gathers for two-minute silence to remember MP Sir David Amess

22 October 2021

People in Leigh-on-Sea paid their respects a week after the 69-year-old was stabbed to death.


Dying peer urges greater control for terminally ill adults to end their lives

Dying peer urges greater control for terminally ill adults to end their lives

Dying peer urges greater control for terminally ill adults to end their lives

22 October 2021

Campaigners say a change in the law would give those at the end of their lives greater control over how and when they die.


Man accused of murdering his mother found dead in Spain

Man accused of murdering his mother found dead in Spain

Man accused of murdering his mother found dead in Spain

22 October 2021

Louise Tiffney was last seen in 2002 and her remains were found in 2017.


Detached homes at most popular since 2002, says housebuilding industry body

Detached homes at most popular since 2002, says housebuilding industry body

Detached homes at most popular since 2002, says housebuilding industry body

22 October 2021

More than a third (36%) of new homes registered to be built in the third quarter of 2021 were detached, according to the NHBC.


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