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Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut: The volume is going up on Africa

Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut: The volume is going up on Africa

Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut: The volume is going up on Africa

03 November 2021

He won the £50,000 award for The Promise.


Timmermans: ‘Not possible’ to end role of EU judges in Northern Ireland Protocol

Timmermans: ‘Not possible’ to end role of EU judges in Northern Ireland Protocol

Timmermans: ‘Not possible’ to end role of EU judges in Northern Ireland Protocol

03 November 2021

European Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans insisted Brussels wanted to strike a compromise deal with the UK.


Trial for Andrew’s civil sex lawsuit set for late 2022

Trial for Andrew’s civil sex lawsuit set for late 2022

Trial for Andrew’s civil sex lawsuit set for late 2022

03 November 2021

Last week, lawyers for the Duke of York asked US District Judge Lewis A Kaplan to throw out civil claims brought by Virginia Giuffre.


Missiles and fireworks thrown at police in north Belfast

Missiles and fireworks thrown at police in north Belfast

Missiles and fireworks thrown at police in north Belfast

03 November 2021

The disorder happened in the Lanark Way area of the loyalist Shankill Road area.


Government publishes breakdown of licences granted to EU fishing boats

Government publishes breakdown of licences granted to EU fishing boats

Government publishes breakdown of licences granted to EU fishing boats

03 November 2021

The figures were set out in a statement to Parliament.


Douglas Stuart reflects on how Booker Prize win has ‘transformed’ his life

Douglas Stuart reflects on how Booker Prize win has ‘transformed’ his life

Douglas Stuart reflects on how Booker Prize win has ‘transformed’ his life

03 November 2021

He was awarded the prize in 2020 for his debut novel Shuggie Bain.


South African writer Damon Galgut wins 2021 Booker Prize

South African writer Damon Galgut wins 2021 Booker Prize

South African writer Damon Galgut wins 2021 Booker Prize

03 November 2021

He has been nominated for the award on two previous occasions.


‘End in sight’ for polluting coal with new moves announced at Cop26

‘End in sight’ for polluting coal with new moves announced at Cop26

‘End in sight’ for polluting coal with new moves announced at Cop26

03 November 2021

Initiatives include a UK-led statement committing countries to shift from coal to clean energy.


Five arrests as hundreds march during Cop26 protests

Five arrests as hundreds march during Cop26 protests

Five arrests as hundreds march during Cop26 protests

03 November 2021

Two of the arrests took place after a number of officers were sprayed with paint.


New nuclear plants will reduce UK ‘exposure to volatile gas prices’, MPs hear

New nuclear plants will reduce UK ‘exposure to volatile gas prices’, MPs hear

New nuclear plants will reduce UK ‘exposure to volatile gas prices’, MPs hear

03 November 2021

As the Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill makes its way through the Commons, the business minister was warned of the ‘toxic legacy’ of nuclear power.


Duke of Sussex to discuss the ‘internet lie machine’ at a media conference

Duke of Sussex to discuss the ‘internet lie machine’ at a media conference

Duke of Sussex to discuss the ‘internet lie machine’ at a media conference

03 November 2021

Harry is set to take part in a panel discussion on misinformation at an event hosted by Wired magazine on November 9.


No need to reduce cattle herds to meet Cop26 target, farmers’ union says

No need to reduce cattle herds to meet Cop26 target, farmers’ union says

No need to reduce cattle herds to meet Cop26 target, farmers’ union says

03 November 2021

NFU leaders say changes to farming practices and new technology will deliver the cuts needed to meet Cop26 pledge on methane.


Study records highest rates of coronavirus in England since May 2020

Study records highest rates of coronavirus in England since May 2020

Study records highest rates of coronavirus in England since May 2020

03 November 2021

Researchers suggest the increase is being driven by infection in children.


Officer who worked on Novichok attack recovery handed Queen’s Police Medal

Officer who worked on Novichok attack recovery handed Queen’s Police Medal

Officer who worked on Novichok attack recovery handed Queen’s Police Medal

03 November 2021

Superintendent Dave Minty of Wiltshire Police picked up the award at Windsor Castle.


Largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold coins in England unearthed in Norfolk

Largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold coins in England unearthed in Norfolk

Largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold coins in England unearthed in Norfolk

03 November 2021

A treasure inquest has been opened into the 1,400-year-old hoard of 131 gold coins, discovered between 2014 and 2020.


NatWest stops new lending to coal projects

NatWest stops new lending to coal projects

NatWest stops new lending to coal projects

03 November 2021

The bank will stop the lending on Thursday, and its loans that are currently out will be paid back by the end of the decade.


Naturalist Steve Backshall tries his luck for royal funding while receiving MBE

Naturalist Steve Backshall tries his luck for royal funding while receiving MBE

Naturalist Steve Backshall tries his luck for royal funding while receiving MBE

03 November 2021

The TV star, who received his honour for services to charity and wildlife conservation, said he is going to Cop26 on Thursday.


Tories accused of ‘wallowing in sleaze’ as Paterson spared immediate suspension

Tories accused of ‘wallowing in sleaze’ as Paterson spared immediate suspension

Tories accused of ‘wallowing in sleaze’ as Paterson spared immediate suspension

03 November 2021

Conservative MPs backed a plan to consider reviewing Owen Paterson’s case and tear up the Commons disciplinary process.


Supermarket Iceland pledges to become ‘plastic neutral’ from 2022

Supermarket Iceland pledges to become ‘plastic neutral’ from 2022

Supermarket Iceland pledges to become ‘plastic neutral’ from 2022

03 November 2021

The retailer made the commitment as it ‘continues to work towards’ being plastic-free across its own-label packaging.


Sixty of the FTSE 100 commit to net zero by 2050

Sixty of the FTSE 100 commit to net zero by 2050

Sixty of the FTSE 100 commit to net zero by 2050

03 November 2021

The 60 companies are worth a combined £1 trillion, the Government said.


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