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Drivers braced for busiest Easter on record with 21.5m journeys planned

Drivers braced for busiest Easter on record with 21.5m journeys planned

Drivers braced for busiest Easter on record with 21.5m journeys planned

10 April 2022

The busiest single day on the roads over the bank holiday weekend is expected to be Good Friday.


London Mayor thanks outgoing Met Police commissioner on her last day

London Mayor thanks outgoing Met Police commissioner on her last day

London Mayor thanks outgoing Met Police commissioner on her last day

10 April 2022

Dame Cressida Dick quit after Sadiq Khan criticised her handling of racist, misogynist and homophobic messages shared by a group of police officers


Labour market grows at fastest pace in two years – report

Labour market grows at fastest pace in two years – report

Labour market grows at fastest pace in two years – report

10 April 2022

Business advisory firm BDO’s index rose for the fifth consecutive month in March.


Whitehall inquiry ordered into leak of Chancellor’s wife’s tax status

Whitehall inquiry ordered into leak of Chancellor’s wife’s tax status

Whitehall inquiry ordered into leak of Chancellor’s wife’s tax status

09 April 2022

Rishi Sunak’s approval rating take another hit following the disclosure that his wife was a ‘non dom’ for tax purposes.


Woman dies after house fire in north London

Woman dies after house fire in north London

Woman dies after house fire in north London

09 April 2022

Firefighters were called to the blaze at a semi-detached house Hillside Gardens at 4.43am on Saturday, the London Fire Brigade said.


Best-selling thriller writer Jack Higgins dies aged 92

Best-selling thriller writer Jack Higgins dies aged 92

Best-selling thriller writer Jack Higgins dies aged 92

09 April 2022

Henry Patterson, known to the public under his pseudonym Jack Higgins, published 85 books during his lifetime.


Johnson vows Ukraine will get what it needs to stop another Russian attack

Johnson vows Ukraine will get what it needs to stop another Russian attack

Johnson vows Ukraine will get what it needs to stop another Russian attack

09 April 2022

Downing Street says Britain will supply 120 armoured vehicles as the PM holds surprise talks with President Zelensky in Kyiv.


Sell-out crowd cheers on Grand National as punters return to races

Sell-out crowd cheers on Grand National as punters return to races

Sell-out crowd cheers on Grand National as punters return to races

09 April 2022

Crowds cheered on the winner for the first time in three years.


Duchess of Cornwall presents Grand National trophy

Duchess of Cornwall presents Grand National trophy

Duchess of Cornwall presents Grand National trophy

09 April 2022

Camilla was at Aintree on Saturday as crowds returned to the racecourse to watch the steeplechase for the first time since 2019.


UK to send armoured vehicles to Ukraine as Johnson meets Zelensky in Kyiv

UK to send armoured vehicles to Ukraine as Johnson meets Zelensky in Kyiv

UK to send armoured vehicles to Ukraine as Johnson meets Zelensky in Kyiv

09 April 2022

The PM announced increased military and financial assistance after travelling for an unannounced visit to the Ukrainian capital.


UK first as hidden camera captures wild white-tailed eagle egg hatching

UK first as hidden camera captures wild white-tailed eagle egg hatching

UK first as hidden camera captures wild white-tailed eagle egg hatching

09 April 2022

The camera is hidden in a stick three metres away from the nest to avoid disturbing the birds.


Olympic canoeist among Extinction Rebellion protesters blocking Oxford Street

Olympic canoeist among Extinction Rebellion protesters blocking Oxford Street

Olympic canoeist among Extinction Rebellion protesters blocking Oxford Street

09 April 2022

London 2012 gold medallist Etienne Stott said he was demonstrating out of fear for the future of the planet.


Extinction Rebellion stages sit-down protest in central London

Extinction Rebellion stages sit-down protest in central London

Extinction Rebellion stages sit-down protest in central London

09 April 2022

Hundreds of climate activists blocked traffic around Oxford Circus and Trafalgar Square to call for an end to the fossil fuel economy.


Tax row shows Sunak’s family in ‘completely different universe’ – Sturgeon

Tax row shows Sunak’s family in ‘completely different universe’ – Sturgeon

Tax row shows Sunak’s family in ‘completely different universe’ – Sturgeon

09 April 2022

Nicola Sturgeon spoke out as questions were asked about the taxes paid by Mr Sunak’s wife, Akshata Murty.


Boris Johnson meets President Zelensky in Kyiv

Boris Johnson meets President Zelensky in Kyiv

Boris Johnson meets President Zelensky in Kyiv

09 April 2022

The Prime Minister set out a new package of UK aid for Ukraine.


NHS patient care increasingly compromised, senior medic warns

NHS patient care increasingly compromised, senior medic warns

NHS patient care increasingly compromised, senior medic warns

09 April 2022

Overcrowding in A&E is putting people at risk and this is being exacerbated by staff absence due to Covid, the Society for Acute Medicine chief said.


Cyclist, 14, killed in collision with car

Cyclist, 14, killed in collision with car

Cyclist, 14, killed in collision with car

09 April 2022

The crash occurred just after 8pm on Friday on the A595 in Cumbria.


Refugee toddler excited to receive same doll she left in Ukraine from charity

Refugee toddler excited to receive same doll she left in Ukraine from charity

Refugee toddler excited to receive same doll she left in Ukraine from charity

09 April 2022

Veronika and her mother Tatyana, who are staying with a sponsor family in Surrey, were delighted to receive the doll from Stripey Stork.


Google blocks YouTube channel of Russia’s Duma

Google blocks YouTube channel of Russia’s Duma

Google blocks YouTube channel of Russia’s Duma

09 April 2022

The US tech giant, which owns YouTube, said it was committed to compliance with ‘all applicable sanctions and trade compliance laws’.


Royal family share poem tribute to Philip on anniversary of his death

Royal family share poem tribute to Philip on anniversary of his death

Royal family share poem tribute to Philip on anniversary of his death

09 April 2022

The elegy, written by the Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, is accompanied by a poignant video showing images from Philip’s life.


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