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Call for ‘show of good faith’ from France over Jersey fishing dispute

Call for ‘show of good faith’ from France over Jersey fishing dispute

Call for ‘show of good faith’ from France over Jersey fishing dispute

07 May 2021

It comes after an hours-long protest on Thursday saw about 60 boats approach the port of St Helier.


Blaze engulfs several floors of tower block near Canary Wharf

Blaze engulfs several floors of tower block near Canary Wharf

Blaze engulfs several floors of tower block near Canary Wharf

07 May 2021

The London Fire Brigade was called to the New Providence Wharf development on Friday morning.


Covid-19: Under-40s to get alternative jab to AstraZeneca

Covid-19: Under-40s to get alternative jab to AstraZeneca

Covid-19: Under-40s to get alternative jab to AstraZeneca

07 May 2021

While the balance of risk for the AstraZeneca vaccine is very favourable for older people, it is more finely balanced for younger groups.


Police release image of man who ‘could be key’ in PCSO murder investigation

Police release image of man who ‘could be key’ in PCSO murder investigation

Police release image of man who ‘could be key’ in PCSO murder investigation

07 May 2021

Community support officer Julia James was found dead in Akholt Wood near her home in Snowdown, Kent, on Tuesday April 27.


Barrymore pool death man’s ailing father: I’ve done my best for my son

Barrymore pool death man’s ailing father: I’ve done my best for my son

Barrymore pool death man’s ailing father: I’ve done my best for my son

07 May 2021

Terry Lubbock’s son Stuart died following a party at the entertainer’s former house in Essex 20 years ago.


Number of Covid patients in England below 1,000 for first time since September

Number of Covid patients in England below 1,000 for first time since September

Number of Covid patients in England below 1,000 for first time since September

07 May 2021

The total has fallen by 97% since the second-wave peak.


No ‘big increase’ in summer holiday prices ahead of green travel list – Tui

No ‘big increase’ in summer holiday prices ahead of green travel list – Tui

No ‘big increase’ in summer holiday prices ahead of green travel list – Tui

07 May 2021

The Government will soon announce which destinations holidaymakers from England can visit from May 17 without needing to quarantine on their return.


Murder probe launched after woman found dead in shrubbery

Murder probe launched after woman found dead in shrubbery

Murder probe launched after woman found dead in shrubbery

07 May 2021

A post-mortem examination gave Maria Jane Rawlings’s preliminary cause of death as neck compression and possible blunt force head trauma.


Deaths at home in England and Wales up a third in 2020

Deaths at home in England and Wales up a third in 2020

Deaths at home in England and Wales up a third in 2020

07 May 2021

Private homes were the only setting to record excess deaths in every month of 2020 since February.


Man fined after student killed in road horror loses libel fight with Met

Man fined after student killed in road horror loses libel fight with Met

Man fined after student killed in road horror loses libel fight with Met

07 May 2021

William Spicer sued the Metropolitan Police after claiming that he had been libelled in a press release about the death of Hina Shamim.


DUP should be led from centre not the extremes, Robinson warns

DUP should be led from centre not the extremes, Robinson warns

DUP should be led from centre not the extremes, Robinson warns

07 May 2021

The former party leader said the internal move against his successor Arlene Foster had been ‘brutal and publicly humiliating’.


‘Strong’ jump in construction activity as Covid restrictions ease further

‘Strong’ jump in construction activity as Covid restrictions ease further

‘Strong’ jump in construction activity as Covid restrictions ease further

07 May 2021

The closely followed IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index recorded a score of 61.6 in April.


David Cameron and Lex Greensill to appear before MPs

David Cameron and Lex Greensill to appear before MPs

David Cameron and Lex Greensill to appear before MPs

07 May 2021

The former prime minister and the financier will answer questions from the Treasury Committee as part of the Lessons from Greensill Capital inquiry.


Smart cities at risk of cyberattacks, experts warn

Smart cities at risk of cyberattacks, experts warn

Smart cities at risk of cyberattacks, experts warn

07 May 2021

The National Cyber Security Centre has published new guidance on protecting connected places and infrastructure.


Counting under way in Scottish constituencies

Counting under way in Scottish constituencies

Counting under way in Scottish constituencies

07 May 2021

Results are due to be staggered across Friday and Saturday.


British Airways owner calls on Government to be ‘ambitious’ on travel corridors

British Airways owner calls on Government to be ‘ambitious’ on travel corridors

British Airways owner calls on Government to be ‘ambitious’ on travel corridors

07 May 2021

Luis Gallego, boss of IAG, said airlines were ready to fly but Government action was needed to make it happen.


All under-40s to be offered alternative to AstraZeneca vaccine

All under-40s to be offered alternative to AstraZeneca vaccine

All under-40s to be offered alternative to AstraZeneca vaccine

07 May 2021

Up to April 28, the MHRA in the UK had received 242 reports of blood clots accompanied by low blood platelet count, all in people who had AstraZeneca.


Labour falls to ‘shattering’ defeat in Hartlepool by-election

Labour falls to ‘shattering’ defeat in Hartlepool by-election

Labour falls to ‘shattering’ defeat in Hartlepool by-election

07 May 2021

The Tories take the former Labour stronghold with more than half the votes cast.


Cigar butt discarded by Sir Winston Churchill could fetch £1,200 at auction

Cigar butt discarded by Sir Winston Churchill could fetch £1,200 at auction

Cigar butt discarded by Sir Winston Churchill could fetch £1,200 at auction

07 May 2021

The odd item cast aside by the famous wartime leader will go on sale along with a pair of satin slippers that once belonged to Queen Victoria.


Conservative win in Hartlepool by-election hailed as ‘momentous day’

Conservative win in Hartlepool by-election hailed as ‘momentous day’

Conservative win in Hartlepool by-election hailed as ‘momentous day’

07 May 2021

Farmer Jill Mortimer beat Labour candidate Dr Paul Williams, a GP and former MP for Stockton South.


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