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SNP minister and former Scottish Labour leader marry

SNP minister and former Scottish Labour leader marry

SNP minister and former Scottish Labour leader marry

13 June 2022

Kezia Dugdale was Scottish Labour leader between 2015 and 2017.


New record petrol prices hike pressure on Government to cut duty again

New record petrol prices hike pressure on Government to cut duty again

New record petrol prices hike pressure on Government to cut duty again

13 June 2022

Figures from data firm Experian show the average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts reached a new high of 185.0p on Sunday.


Coveney warns Truss that protocol legislation will ‘deeply damage’ relationships

Coveney warns Truss that protocol legislation will ‘deeply damage’ relationships

Coveney warns Truss that protocol legislation will ‘deeply damage’ relationships

13 June 2022

Simon Coveney said the new Bill ‘marks a particular low point in the UK’s approach to Brexit’.


Thousands of tons of paper and card ablaze at recycling plant

Thousands of tons of paper and card ablaze at recycling plant

Thousands of tons of paper and card ablaze at recycling plant

13 June 2022

More than 100 firefighters were involved in tackling the flames at one stage.


Man charged with murder after 15-year-old boy stabbed to death

Man charged with murder after 15-year-old boy stabbed to death

Man charged with murder after 15-year-old boy stabbed to death

13 June 2022

Suleman Altaf is accused of killing Jakub Szymanski in Miles Platting, as well as the attempted murder of the teenager’s mother, Katarzyna Bastek.


Crops being wasted on British farms despite food bank woes, industry boss says

Crops being wasted on British farms despite food bank woes, industry boss says

Crops being wasted on British farms despite food bank woes, industry boss says

13 June 2022

Minette Batters said there was an ‘absolute crisis’, meaning food was being ploughed back into land on farms.


UK economy contracts in April as costs crunch sends Covid recovery into reverse

UK economy contracts in April as costs crunch sends Covid recovery into reverse

UK economy contracts in April as costs crunch sends Covid recovery into reverse

13 June 2022

The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product fell by 0.3% in April, following a fall of 0.1% in March.


Four in 10 older drivers involved in crashes failed to look properly – study

Four in 10 older drivers involved in crashes failed to look properly – study

Four in 10 older drivers involved in crashes failed to look properly – study

13 June 2022

Older drivers involved in serious crashes are more likely to have failed to look properly than motorists of all ages, new research suggests.


UK economy suffers first back-to-back fall in April since start of pandemic

UK economy suffers first back-to-back fall in April since start of pandemic

UK economy suffers first back-to-back fall in April since start of pandemic

13 June 2022

The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product fell by 0.3% in April, following a 0.1% drop in March.


Heathrow passenger numbers at 79% of pre-coronavirus levels

Heathrow passenger numbers at 79% of pre-coronavirus levels

Heathrow passenger numbers at 79% of pre-coronavirus levels

13 June 2022

Some 5.3 million people travelled through the west London airport in May.


Search teams discover items belonging to missing Briton in Amazon

Search teams discover items belonging to missing Briton in Amazon

Search teams discover items belonging to missing Briton in Amazon

13 June 2022

The development comes as the family of Mr Phillips have said their hopes of finding him alive have faded.


What the papers say – June 13

What the papers say – June 13

What the papers say – June 13

13 June 2022

Images of a British soldier killed fighting in Ukraine adorn many of the nation’s front pages.


New data reveals stars experience ‘quakes’ like on Earth

New data reveals stars experience ‘quakes’ like on Earth

New data reveals stars experience ‘quakes’ like on Earth

13 June 2022

The team working on the space observatory is led by scientists and astronomers at Cambridge University.


Amber Rudd among former ministers to stress importance of oil and gas industry

Amber Rudd among former ministers to stress importance of oil and gas industry

Amber Rudd among former ministers to stress importance of oil and gas industry

13 June 2022

The declaration urges governments to support the oil and gas industry.


Judge rules that boy in life-support treatment fight is dead

Judge rules that boy in life-support treatment fight is dead

Judge rules that boy in life-support treatment fight is dead

13 June 2022

Doctors treating Archie Battersbee, 12, thought the youngster was ‘brain-stem dead’ but his parents say they intend to appeal.


UK broadcasting union passes motions to defend public service broadcasting

UK broadcasting union passes motions to defend public service broadcasting

UK broadcasting union passes motions to defend public service broadcasting

13 June 2022

The motions were passed by Bectu at a national conference on Sunday.


Dimbleby says new Government food plan is ‘not a strategy’

Dimbleby says new Government food plan is ‘not a strategy’

Dimbleby says new Government food plan is ‘not a strategy’

13 June 2022

Boris Johnson has pledged the blueprint will ‘back farmers’, after a leaked draft of the document was condemned by critics.


Two inmates on the run after escaping Leyhill Prison in Gloucestershire

Two inmates on the run after escaping Leyhill Prison in Gloucestershire

Two inmates on the run after escaping Leyhill Prison in Gloucestershire

13 June 2022

The pair are both serving sentences for robbery.


British teen achieves dream with victory in international freerunning contest

British teen achieves dream with victory in international freerunning contest

British teen achieves dream with victory in international freerunning contest

12 June 2022

Travis Verkaik narrowly beat fellow Briton Ed Scott in the Red Bull Art of Motion competition, which took place in the Greek town of Astypalea.


Duke of York banned from public parts of Garter Day after ‘family decision’

Duke of York banned from public parts of Garter Day after ‘family decision’

Duke of York banned from public parts of Garter Day after ‘family decision’

12 June 2022

Andrew is said to have hoped to make a rare public appearance at the service in St George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle.


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