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Prime Minister urges UK to ‘go faster’ with vaccination of 16 to 17-year-olds

Prime Minister urges UK to ‘go faster’ with vaccination of 16 to 17-year-olds

Prime Minister urges UK to ‘go faster’ with vaccination of 16 to 17-year-olds

02 September 2021

Mr Johnson told reporters at Merville Barracks in Colchester that the eligible teenagers were ‘a very important group for potential transmission’.


Varadkar told NI Protocol is ‘causing damage to political stability’

Varadkar told NI Protocol is ‘causing damage to political stability’

Varadkar told NI Protocol is ‘causing damage to political stability’

02 September 2021

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson met with the Tanaiste during his visit to Northern Ireland


Queen cancels military event appearance as bad weather likely to disrupt travel

Queen cancels military event appearance as bad weather likely to disrupt travel

Queen cancels military event appearance as bad weather likely to disrupt travel

02 September 2021

The Queen is Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.


Johnson: Taliban must understand need to allow people to leave Afghanistan

Johnson: Taliban must understand need to allow people to leave Afghanistan

Johnson: Taliban must understand need to allow people to leave Afghanistan

02 September 2021

The PM said that the Taliban’s hopes of further engagement with the West relied on how they behaved now.


Man guilty over abusive emails sent to Sir Keir Starmer and Emily Thornberry

Man guilty over abusive emails sent to Sir Keir Starmer and Emily Thornberry

Man guilty over abusive emails sent to Sir Keir Starmer and Emily Thornberry

02 September 2021

District Judge Alexander Jacobs said the emails went over a ‘line that must never be crossed’.


Scotland’s councils draw up plans to welcome hundreds of Afghan refugees

Scotland’s councils draw up plans to welcome hundreds of Afghan refugees

Scotland’s councils draw up plans to welcome hundreds of Afghan refugees

02 September 2021

Some families have already arrived and more are expected in the coming weeks.


Latest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas

Latest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas

Latest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas

02 September 2021

Nearly two-thirds of local areas have recorded a week-on-week fall in rates.


Police release video of thief’s ‘bizarre’ distraction dance after Rolex offences

Police release video of thief’s ‘bizarre’ distraction dance after Rolex offences

Police release video of thief’s ‘bizarre’ distraction dance after Rolex offences

02 September 2021

West Midlands Police said Abdelhadi Bahou-Jabour had ‘enjoyed his last tango in Birmingham’.


Fundraising ‘history geek’ to run Viking march route in full fighting kit

Fundraising ‘history geek’ to run Viking march route in full fighting kit

Fundraising ‘history geek’ to run Viking march route in full fighting kit

02 September 2021

Solicitor Tom Bell is planning to run 17 miles for charity from Riccall to Stamford Bridge in North Yorkshire.


One in four 18 to 29-year-olds still unjabbed, figures show

One in four 18 to 29-year-olds still unjabbed, figures show

One in four 18 to 29-year-olds still unjabbed, figures show

02 September 2021

The proportion is even higher in some of the country’s biggest cities.


Stephen Fry joins NHS campaign promoting cancer check-ups

Stephen Fry joins NHS campaign promoting cancer check-ups

Stephen Fry joins NHS campaign promoting cancer check-ups

02 September 2021

The actor and comedian was diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer in 2018.


‘Miracle’ cat who survived bus collision in search for new home

‘Miracle’ cat who survived bus collision in search for new home

‘Miracle’ cat who survived bus collision in search for new home

02 September 2021

Trudie the miracle cat is on a hunt for a new home.


Scotland has welcomed 160 Afghan refugees since June, minister says

Scotland has welcomed 160 Afghan refugees since June, minister says

Scotland has welcomed 160 Afghan refugees since June, minister says

02 September 2021

Angus Robertson said the 43 families who had arrived in Scotland had been resettled.


Public urged to keep safe distance from seals on Norfolk beach

Public urged to keep safe distance from seals on Norfolk beach

Public urged to keep safe distance from seals on Norfolk beach

02 September 2021

Conservationists say the pandemic has seen large numbers of visitors to Horsey beach where grey seals come ashore to pup.


Train passengers offered journey updates via WhatsApp

Train passengers offered journey updates via WhatsApp

Train passengers offered journey updates via WhatsApp

02 September 2021

Alerts were previously only available through Facebook Messenger.


Branson’s Virgin Galactic grounded pending probe into deviation from airspace

Branson’s Virgin Galactic grounded pending probe into deviation from airspace

Branson’s Virgin Galactic grounded pending probe into deviation from airspace

02 September 2021

Aerospace firm said the flight’s ‘trajectory deviated from our initial plan’ due to high altitude wind changes.


Government seeks advice on making laughing gas possession a crime

Government seeks advice on making laughing gas possession a crime

Government seeks advice on making laughing gas possession a crime

02 September 2021

The Home Office has asked the independent Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to review the harm caused by nitrous oxide.


Sotheby’s unveils ‘oldest single malt Scotch whisky ever bottled’

Sotheby’s unveils ‘oldest single malt Scotch whisky ever bottled’

Sotheby’s unveils ‘oldest single malt Scotch whisky ever bottled’

02 September 2021

Architect Sir David Adjaye has designed a decanter and case for the drink.


University staff could strike if recorded lectures are misused, union warns

University staff could strike if recorded lectures are misused, union warns

University staff could strike if recorded lectures are misused, union warns

02 September 2021

Storing recorded teaching sessions to reuse at a later date may ‘degrade student learning’, the University and College Union said.


Evacuations from Kabul airport may resume ‘in the near future’, says Raab

Evacuations from Kabul airport may resume ‘in the near future’, says Raab

Evacuations from Kabul airport may resume ‘in the near future’, says Raab

02 September 2021

Thousands of Afghans who helped British efforts in the nation and their relatives are feared to have been left behind.


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