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South Downs ‘could be winegrowers’ paradise creating millions for the economy’

South Downs ‘could be winegrowers’ paradise creating millions for the economy’

South Downs ‘could be winegrowers’ paradise creating millions for the economy’

20 June 2021

Climate change could boost production in the region.


Families and community leaders to join memorial to Reading terror victims

Families and community leaders to join memorial to Reading terror victims

Families and community leaders to join memorial to Reading terror victims

20 June 2021

James Furlong, 36, scientist Dr David Wails, 49, and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, 39, were murdered by Khairi Saadallah on June 20 last year.


Flexible train season tickets go on sale

Flexible train season tickets go on sale

Flexible train season tickets go on sale

20 June 2021

People who travel two or three days a week could save money with the new tickets.


Britons asked to respect nature as UK enjoys a ‘sensory’ summer

Britons asked to respect nature as UK enjoys a ‘sensory’ summer

Britons asked to respect nature as UK enjoys a ‘sensory’ summer

20 June 2021

The National Trust wants the public to enjoy life’s little pleasures in the great outdoors, but pleads with visitor to take their litter home.


Entrepreneur left for dead in racist attack ‘didn’t let it determine future’

Entrepreneur left for dead in racist attack ‘didn’t let it determine future’

Entrepreneur left for dead in racist attack ‘didn’t let it determine future’

20 June 2021

Wayne Leal, now a successful author, fitness instructor and former magazine publisher, was just a schoolboy when he was beaten up in a racist attack.


Archbishop of Canterbury takes to streets as Big Issue vendor

Archbishop of Canterbury takes to streets as Big Issue vendor

Archbishop of Canterbury takes to streets as Big Issue vendor

20 June 2021

Justin Welby sold five copies of the magazine during his stint in Cambridge.


Royal Mail rolls out new uniform for postal workers

Royal Mail rolls out new uniform for postal workers

Royal Mail rolls out new uniform for postal workers

20 June 2021

The uniform has been created to reflect the physical demands of the daily round including the increase in parcel deliveries.


Shoppers will return to high street, ‘but it will be a different place’

Shoppers will return to high street, ‘but it will be a different place’

Shoppers will return to high street, ‘but it will be a different place’

20 June 2021

Conor Pierce said shoppers were returning to retail stores, but companies would continue to offer new, online ways to shop.


What the papers say – June 20

What the papers say – June 20

What the papers say – June 20

20 June 2021

A wide range of stories feature across Sunday’s front pages.


Outdoor civil wedding and partnership ceremonies to be legalised

Outdoor civil wedding and partnership ceremonies to be legalised

Outdoor civil wedding and partnership ceremonies to be legalised

19 June 2021

The whole event will be allowed to take place outside under the move to permit outdoor civil ceremonies.


Outdoor civil wedding and partnership ceremonies to be legalised

Outdoor civil wedding and partnership ceremonies to be legalised

Outdoor civil wedding and partnership ceremonies to be legalised

19 June 2021

The whole event will be allowed to take place outside under the move to permit outdoor civil ceremonies.


Activists ‘threatened with arrest’ for anti-Shell demo at Science Museum

Activists ‘threatened with arrest’ for anti-Shell demo at Science Museum

Activists ‘threatened with arrest’ for anti-Shell demo at Science Museum

19 June 2021

Protesters from the UK Student Climate Network staged an ‘occupation’ of the London attraction on Saturday over its links with the fossil fuel giant.


Removal of advertising from GB News ‘shows democracy being undermined’

Removal of advertising from GB News ‘shows democracy being undermined’

Removal of advertising from GB News ‘shows democracy being undermined’

19 June 2021

Oliver Dowden has warned that basic democratic values can no longer be taken for granted.


John Bercow: From Tory MP and Commons Speaker to joining the Labour Party

John Bercow: From Tory MP and Commons Speaker to joining the Labour Party

John Bercow: From Tory MP and Commons Speaker to joining the Labour Party

19 June 2021

His bellowing shouts of “order” and “division, clear the lobby” were a feature of the Brexit crisis.


Ex-Speaker John Bercow defects to Labour, criticising ‘xenophobic’ Tories

Ex-Speaker John Bercow defects to Labour, criticising ‘xenophobic’ Tories

Ex-Speaker John Bercow defects to Labour, criticising ‘xenophobic’ Tories

19 June 2021

He stepped down as Speaker in 2019.


Morrisons rejects conditional £5.5 billion takeover proposal

Morrisons rejects conditional £5.5 billion takeover proposal

Morrisons rejects conditional £5.5 billion takeover proposal

19 June 2021

Morrisons said it rejected a conditional cash offer from CD&R of 230 pence per share.


Weekend washout to continue into next week, forecasters warn

Weekend washout to continue into next week, forecasters warn

Weekend washout to continue into next week, forecasters warn

19 June 2021

Up to 30mm of rain could fall in parts of south-east England on Saturday night, with no sign or clearer skies on the horizon.


Queen leaves Royal Ascot delighted after first return to racecourse since 2019

Queen leaves Royal Ascot delighted after first return to racecourse since 2019

Queen leaves Royal Ascot delighted after first return to racecourse since 2019

19 June 2021

The monarch could be seen with a wide smile on her face throughout the day.


Minister must resign if he fails to tackle rape figures within a year – Labour

Minister must resign if he fails to tackle rape figures within a year – Labour

Minister must resign if he fails to tackle rape figures within a year – Labour

19 June 2021

Shadow justice secretary David Lammy accused Mr Buckland of shedding ‘crocodile tears’.


More than 700,000 jabs booked on day vaccine programme opened to over-18s

More than 700,000 jabs booked on day vaccine programme opened to over-18s

More than 700,000 jabs booked on day vaccine programme opened to over-18s

19 June 2021

Eight appointments were made every second.


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