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Farmers on the brink as Brexit causes ‘massive hole’ in numbers of fruit pickers

Farmers on the brink as Brexit causes ‘massive hole’ in numbers of fruit pickers

Farmers on the brink as Brexit causes ‘massive hole’ in numbers of fruit pickers

11 June 2021

The number of seasonal workers applying to work at one Kent-based company is down 90% in the last two years and there are fears for the future.


Heathrow passenger numbers 90% below pre-pandemic levels

Heathrow passenger numbers 90% below pre-pandemic levels

Heathrow passenger numbers 90% below pre-pandemic levels

11 June 2021

Just 675,000 people travelled through the west London airport last month.


Lockdown easing sees economy grow

Lockdown easing sees economy grow

Lockdown easing sees economy grow

11 June 2021

Gross domestic product was at 2.3% in April – the highest since July 2020 – but still below pre-pandemic levels.


Johnson defends vaccine pledge as G7 leaders gather in Cornwall

Johnson defends vaccine pledge as G7 leaders gather in Cornwall

Johnson defends vaccine pledge as G7 leaders gather in Cornwall

11 June 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised 100 million Covid-19 shots to some of the world’s poorest countries but campaigners urged him to do more.


Johnson hits out at ‘excessively burdensome’ Brexit checks in Northern Ireland

Johnson hits out at ‘excessively burdensome’ Brexit checks in Northern Ireland

Johnson hits out at ‘excessively burdensome’ Brexit checks in Northern Ireland

11 June 2021

Boris Johnson will have talks with European Union leaders in the margins of the G7 summit over the coming days.


Death of star will start ‘game of pinball’ for planets in system, say scientists

Death of star will start ‘game of pinball’ for planets in system, say scientists

Death of star will start ‘game of pinball’ for planets in system, say scientists

11 June 2021

Astronomers have predicted the transformation of a star into a white dwarf will send its planets bouncing off each other’s gravity.


Joe Biden ‘extremely sympathetic’ in Harry Dunn case, says PM

Joe Biden ‘extremely sympathetic’ in Harry Dunn case, says PM

Joe Biden ‘extremely sympathetic’ in Harry Dunn case, says PM

11 June 2021

The death, in August 2019, sparked an international controversy after Anne Sacoolas had diplomatic immunity asserted on her behalf.


Patience will pay off if easing of coronavirus restrictions is delayed, PM told

Patience will pay off if easing of coronavirus restrictions is delayed, PM told

Patience will pay off if easing of coronavirus restrictions is delayed, PM told

11 June 2021

The latest weekly surveillance report from Public Health England showed case rates have risen in nearly all age groups in England.


What the papers say – June 11

What the papers say – June 11

What the papers say – June 11

11 June 2021

PPE, the G7 and a rallying cry for England all feature on Friday’s front pages.


Council says its children’s services are ‘significantly overwhelmed’

Council says its children’s services are ‘significantly overwhelmed’

Council says its children’s services are ‘significantly overwhelmed’

10 June 2021

Kent County Council says it is no longer able to accept new unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.


Johnson makes vaccine pledge for world’s poorest countries as G7 begins

Johnson makes vaccine pledge for world’s poorest countries as G7 begins

Johnson makes vaccine pledge for world’s poorest countries as G7 begins

10 June 2021

Leaders from the US, Canada, Japan, France, Germany and Italy will be attending a summit hosted by Boris Johnson.


Seven arrests made after teenager is stabbed to death in south London

Seven arrests made after teenager is stabbed to death in south London

Seven arrests made after teenager is stabbed to death in south London

10 June 2021

The Metropolitan Police said four men and three women have been detained ‘on suspicion of various offences’.


Police issue warnings as more than 3,000 attend anti NI Protocol demonstration

Police issue warnings as more than 3,000 attend anti NI Protocol demonstration

Police issue warnings as more than 3,000 attend anti NI Protocol demonstration

10 June 2021

West Belfast MP Paul Maskey condemned the event, which he said was attended by masked men, as sinister.


St Ives residents reveal anger over G7 summit

St Ives residents reveal anger over G7 summit

St Ives residents reveal anger over G7 summit

10 June 2021

Residents are split over the summit, which is being held in Carbis Bay.


Kate reveals her children sometimes say ‘Mummy please stop taking photographs’

Kate reveals her children sometimes say ‘Mummy please stop taking photographs’

Kate reveals her children sometimes say ‘Mummy please stop taking photographs’

10 June 2021

Kate, who is a keen photographer, revealed that George, Charlotte and Louis are sometimes reluctant to let their mother take a picture of them..


Charles and Camilla attend live performance together in central London

Charles and Camilla attend live performance together in central London

Charles and Camilla attend live performance together in central London

10 June 2021

Charles and Camilla watched a show by The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House on Thursday evening in a rare night out together post-lockdown.


Footballers taking the knee is symbolism more than action, says minister

Footballers taking the knee is symbolism more than action, says minister

Footballers taking the knee is symbolism more than action, says minister

10 June 2021

Gillian Keegan said people had to make up their own minds over the gesture.


London Bridge attack prompts advice to improve police handling of terrorists

London Bridge attack prompts advice to improve police handling of terrorists

London Bridge attack prompts advice to improve police handling of terrorists

10 June 2021

The Independent Office for Police Conduct carried out two investigations into the handling and killing of homegrown jihadi Usman Khan.


Hotel hosting G7 media and security staff closes due to Covid-19 outbreak

Hotel hosting G7 media and security staff closes due to Covid-19 outbreak

Hotel hosting G7 media and security staff closes due to Covid-19 outbreak

10 June 2021

The Pedn Olva hotel in St Ives said it had temporarily shut on Thursday.


PM raises Harry Dunn case with President Biden in first face-to-face meeting

PM raises Harry Dunn case with President Biden in first face-to-face meeting

PM raises Harry Dunn case with President Biden in first face-to-face meeting

10 June 2021

Mr Dunn was allegedly killed by Anne Sacoolas when a car collided with his motorbike on August 27, 2019.


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