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Labour would ‘explore full potential’ of UK outside EU’s single market

Labour would ‘explore full potential’ of UK outside EU’s single market

Labour would ‘explore full potential’ of UK outside EU’s single market

15 January 2023

Shadow Northern Ireland secretary Peter Kyle insisted Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, not leaving the EU, was making the UK poorer.


Health Secretary says ambulance strike cover was not enough to keep public safe

Health Secretary says ambulance strike cover was not enough to keep public safe

Health Secretary says ambulance strike cover was not enough to keep public safe

15 January 2023

Steve Barclay has written to the GMB setting out why the UK Government’s anti-strike legislation is needed.


Lives ‘at risk’ as some health tests delayed for five years – Scottish Tories

Lives ‘at risk’ as some health tests delayed for five years – Scottish Tories

Lives ‘at risk’ as some health tests delayed for five years – Scottish Tories

15 January 2023

The Scottish Conservatives warned of a ‘ticking timebomb’ for the NHS.


Nepal plane crash: Department ‘aware’ of reports Irish citizen among passengers

Nepal plane crash: Department ‘aware’ of reports Irish citizen among passengers

Nepal plane crash: Department ‘aware’ of reports Irish citizen among passengers

15 January 2023

The plane had been travelling from Kathmandu to Pokhara International Airport, which began operations only two weeks ago.


Charity refuses to delete clip of Holocaust survivor confronting Home Secretary

Charity refuses to delete clip of Holocaust survivor confronting Home Secretary

Charity refuses to delete clip of Holocaust survivor confronting Home Secretary

15 January 2023

Freedom From Torture posted a minute-long clip of Suella Braverman’s exchange with Joan Salter at a meeting in Fareham, Hampshire, on Friday evening.


Train operators given ‘revised mandate’ for latest union talks, Mark Harper says

Train operators given ‘revised mandate’ for latest union talks, Mark Harper says

Train operators given ‘revised mandate’ for latest union talks, Mark Harper says

15 January 2023

The Transport Secretary said rail companies had been given his ‘permission’ to make the revised offer to unions.


Starmer says 16 too young as he speaks of ‘concern’ over new Scotland gender law

Starmer says 16 too young as he speaks of ‘concern’ over new Scotland gender law

Starmer says 16 too young as he speaks of ‘concern’ over new Scotland gender law

15 January 2023

It comes as the UK Government considers whether to block a Scottish Bill that would allow people to self-identify as a different gender.


Record number of seal pups counted on Norfolk beaches

Record number of seal pups counted on Norfolk beaches

Record number of seal pups counted on Norfolk beaches

15 January 2023

About 50% of the world population of grey seals lives around the British coast.


Northern Ireland residents begin to receive £600 energy payments

Northern Ireland residents begin to receive £600 energy payments

Northern Ireland residents begin to receive £600 energy payments

15 January 2023

Electricity customers who pay via direct debit will receive the payment directly into their bank accounts while others will receive vouchers.


Drive-by gunmen leave girl in ‘life-threatening’ condition

Drive-by gunmen leave girl in ‘life-threatening’ condition

Drive-by gunmen leave girl in ‘life-threatening’ condition

15 January 2023

A shotgun attack in broad daylight left four women and two children in hospital.


Warning of wintry showers and ice across UK from Sunday evening

Warning of wintry showers and ice across UK from Sunday evening

Warning of wintry showers and ice across UK from Sunday evening

15 January 2023

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for ice in a wide belt across the centre of the UK.


Charity walker picks up 88lb of dog poo to protect rare habitat

Charity walker picks up 88lb of dog poo to protect rare habitat

Charity walker picks up 88lb of dog poo to protect rare habitat

15 January 2023

Henry Rawlings bagged hundreds of piles of dog mess while trekking the 65-mile Serpent Trail in the South Downs National Park.


Johnson had cousin act as ‘guarantor for an £800,000 credit facility’ while PM

Johnson had cousin act as ‘guarantor for an £800,000 credit facility’ while PM

Johnson had cousin act as ‘guarantor for an £800,000 credit facility’ while PM

15 January 2023

A spokesman for Boris Johnson said all the former Conservative leader’s finances ‘are and were properly declared’.


Self-driving cars could nearly double road congestion, says Government report

Self-driving cars could nearly double road congestion, says Government report

Self-driving cars could nearly double road congestion, says Government report

15 January 2023

Department for Transport traffic projections for England and Wales show delays may rise by up to 85% from 2025 to 2060.


Father who lost his job eats one meal a day amid ongoing cost-of-living crisis

Father who lost his job eats one meal a day amid ongoing cost-of-living crisis

Father who lost his job eats one meal a day amid ongoing cost-of-living crisis

15 January 2023

Wayne Baker from Thurrock, Essex, said he regularly eats one meal a day so that his partner and son can eat three meals daily.


Flood warnings increase as UK braces for colder spell

Flood warnings increase as UK braces for colder spell

Flood warnings increase as UK braces for colder spell

15 January 2023

The Environment Agency had issued 119 flood warnings and 191 flood alerts in England as of early Sunday morning.


What the papers say – January 15

What the papers say – January 15

What the papers say – January 15

15 January 2023

A range of crime, politics and royal stories feature on Sunday’s front pages.


Ex-Neighbours actress Madeleine West says she was sexually abused as a child

Ex-Neighbours actress Madeleine West says she was sexually abused as a child

Ex-Neighbours actress Madeleine West says she was sexually abused as a child

15 January 2023

The 42-year-old has decided to speak up to help other survivors.


Beavers set to return to Hampshire after 400 years in nature restoration scheme

Beavers set to return to Hampshire after 400 years in nature restoration scheme

Beavers set to return to Hampshire after 400 years in nature restoration scheme

15 January 2023

The pair of beavers are set to be released in an enclosure at Ewhurst Park, near Basingstoke.


Reforms needed to encourage more people to save, says think tank

Reforms needed to encourage more people to save, says think tank

Reforms needed to encourage more people to save, says think tank

15 January 2023

The struggle to save is a particular problem for low to middle-income households, the Resolution Foundation said.


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