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Paolo Nutini and Sam Fender to headline Victorious Festival

Paolo Nutini and Sam Fender to headline Victorious Festival

Paolo Nutini and Sam Fender to headline Victorious Festival

08 February 2022

Primal Scream and The Libertines will also join the line-up in Southsea, Hampshire, this August.


Chris Whitty tells NHS staff it is their professional responsibility to get jabs

Chris Whitty tells NHS staff it is their professional responsibility to get jabs

Chris Whitty tells NHS staff it is their professional responsibility to get jabs

08 February 2022

Health Secretary Sajid Javid told the Commons last month that ministers plan to scrap a legal requirement for NHS staff to be vaccinated.


Northern Ireland Secretary rules out early Stormont election

Northern Ireland Secretary rules out early Stormont election

Northern Ireland Secretary rules out early Stormont election

08 February 2022

Sinn Fein and the DUP had called for the May 5 poll to be brought forward following the resignation of First Minister Paul Givan over the NI Protocol.


First University Challenge host Bamber Gascoigne dies aged 87

First University Challenge host Bamber Gascoigne dies aged 87

First University Challenge host Bamber Gascoigne dies aged 87

08 February 2022

The TV presenter died at his home in Richmond after a short illness.


Mountain hare populations in Peak District higher than thought, count suggests

Mountain hare populations in Peak District higher than thought, count suggests

Mountain hare populations in Peak District higher than thought, count suggests

08 February 2022

Nocturnal surveying developed in Scotland has been used to get new estimates for numbers for the only English population of the hares.


Greggs raise stakes with Primark fashion collection

Greggs raise stakes with Primark fashion collection

Greggs raise stakes with Primark fashion collection

08 February 2022

A limited-edition range of 11 clothing items will go on sale in 60 Primark stores from February 19.


Thousands of obese people to get fat-busting drug on the NHS

Thousands of obese people to get fat-busting drug on the NHS

Thousands of obese people to get fat-busting drug on the NHS

08 February 2022

In some cases, those with a BMI of 30 may be able to access semaglutide, which is given via a pen injector.


Expect four-hour delays at Dover but overall picture is positive – haulage boss

Expect four-hour delays at Dover but overall picture is positive – haulage boss

Expect four-hour delays at Dover but overall picture is positive – haulage boss

08 February 2022

Miles-long queues of HGVs waiting to get into the crucial trade port have been a regular sight in the first weeks of 2022.


Mother-of-three speaks of domestic abuse ordeal in bid to help others

Mother-of-three speaks of domestic abuse ordeal in bid to help others

Mother-of-three speaks of domestic abuse ordeal in bid to help others

08 February 2022

Hannah Martin said she feels ’empowered’ after helping convict her former partner.


Boris Johnson, Sir Keir Starmer and Jimmy Savile: how the row hit Westminster

Boris Johnson, Sir Keir Starmer and Jimmy Savile: how the row hit Westminster

Boris Johnson, Sir Keir Starmer and Jimmy Savile: how the row hit Westminster

08 February 2022

The Prime Minister is facing fresh calls to withdraw his attack on Sir Keir Starmer after the Labour leader was targeted by a mob near Parliament.


UK ticket-holder stakes claim for £109.9m EuroMillions jackpot

UK ticket-holder stakes claim for £109.9m EuroMillions jackpot

UK ticket-holder stakes claim for £109.9m EuroMillions jackpot

08 February 2022

The jackpot was won by a single UK ticket-holder in last Friday night’s EuroMillions draw.


PM resists calls to apologise for Savile slur after Starmer rescued from mob

PM resists calls to apologise for Savile slur after Starmer rescued from mob

PM resists calls to apologise for Savile slur after Starmer rescued from mob

08 February 2022

A Government minister said Boris Johnson cannot be held responsible for the actions of a mob who surrounded the Labour leader.


Nvidia scraps deal to buy UK chip designer Arm

Nvidia scraps deal to buy UK chip designer Arm

Nvidia scraps deal to buy UK chip designer Arm

08 February 2022

The multi-billion deal for the computer chip designer was first announced in September 2020.


Calls mount for windfall tax after BP posts highest annual profit in eight years

Calls mount for windfall tax after BP posts highest annual profit in eight years

Calls mount for windfall tax after BP posts highest annual profit in eight years

08 February 2022

Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs argue that energy giants are reaping hefty profits while households and businesses face a cost-of-living crisis.


Ocado boss says food price inflation not affecting online grocer as sales rise

Ocado boss says food price inflation not affecting online grocer as sales rise

Ocado boss says food price inflation not affecting online grocer as sales rise

08 February 2022

The company said sales could have been higher if there had not been driver shortages and a fire at a distribution centre.


Nights out to become ‘considerably more expensive’ as clubs plan price rises

Nights out to become ‘considerably more expensive’ as clubs plan price rises

Nights out to become ‘considerably more expensive’ as clubs plan price rises

08 February 2022

Industry leaders have warned there ‘is little else’ nightlife businesses can do than pass cost increases onto customers.


Efforts to move civil servants out of London are ‘going backwards’ – report

Efforts to move civil servants out of London are ‘going backwards’ – report

Efforts to move civil servants out of London are ‘going backwards’ – report

08 February 2022

Since 2018, one in three civil servants has been recruited in the capital.


What the papers say – February 8

What the papers say – February 8

What the papers say – February 8

08 February 2022

The nation’s papers are dominated by the aftermath of the Prime Minister’s Jimmy Savile comment.


Burrell Collection to reopen on March 29 after £68m refurbishment

Burrell Collection to reopen on March 29 after £68m refurbishment

Burrell Collection to reopen on March 29 after £68m refurbishment

08 February 2022

The collection was amassed by shipping magnate Sir William Burrell and was donated to the city of Glasgow in 1944.


Tories suggest scrapping Covid contact tracing as part of ‘return to normality’

Tories suggest scrapping Covid contact tracing as part of ‘return to normality’

Tories suggest scrapping Covid contact tracing as part of ‘return to normality’

08 February 2022

The Scottish Tories will unveil a blueprint on Tuesday with recommendations for what happens as the pandemic comes to an end.


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