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Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans under mounting criticism from across the spectrum

Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans under mounting criticism from across the spectrum

Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans under mounting criticism from across the spectrum

12 September 2020

Senior Conservatives were not backing down on their rebellion against the Prime Minister’s plans.


Arcadia Group in U-turn to pay full salaries for staff facing redundancy

Arcadia Group in U-turn to pay full salaries for staff facing redundancy

Arcadia Group in U-turn to pay full salaries for staff facing redundancy

12 September 2020

A statement said: ‘We are extremely sorry to all those individuals impacted for the distress that we have caused and apologise unreservedly.’


Starmer: Labour to back PM’s Brexit plan if he addresses ‘substantial concerns’

Starmer: Labour to back PM’s Brexit plan if he addresses ‘substantial concerns’

Starmer: Labour to back PM’s Brexit plan if he addresses ‘substantial concerns’

12 September 2020

Sir Keir said a free trade deal can still be struck with Brussels if negotiators from both sides hunker down in good faith and break the logjam’.


Plan for judges to be given power to impose whole life sentences on 18-year-olds

Plan for judges to be given power to impose whole life sentences on 18-year-olds

Plan for judges to be given power to impose whole life sentences on 18-year-olds

12 September 2020

Ministers will publish proposals to change the law that prevented the accomplice in the Manchester Arena bombing from getting a whole life order.


Traditional pieces sung during Last Night of the Proms following controversy

Traditional pieces sung during Last Night of the Proms following controversy

Traditional pieces sung during Last Night of the Proms following controversy

12 September 2020

The works were seen as controversial due to their perceived ties to imperialism


No 10 staff member calls Dunn spokesman ‘bad guy’ after cover-up allegation

No 10 staff member calls Dunn spokesman ‘bad guy’ after cover-up allegation

No 10 staff member calls Dunn spokesman ‘bad guy’ after cover-up allegation

12 September 2020

A Downing Street spokeswoman described the email as ‘inappropriate’.


Teenager faces £10,000 fine for having 50 guests at house party

Teenager faces £10,000 fine for having 50 guests at house party

Teenager faces £10,000 fine for having 50 guests at house party

12 September 2020

If the 19-year-old from Nottinghamshire fails to pay or contests the fine he will appear before a court.


Typhoon jets intercept two Russian aircraft off Scottish Coast

Typhoon jets intercept two Russian aircraft off Scottish Coast

Typhoon jets intercept two Russian aircraft off Scottish Coast

12 September 2020

The Quick Reaction Alert Typhoons are currently based at former RAF Leuchars.


Guernsey church projects Pride colours in show of LGBTQ+ support

Guernsey church projects Pride colours in show of LGBTQ+ support

Guernsey church projects Pride colours in show of LGBTQ+ support

12 September 2020

‘Supporting Pride is a great opportunity to show that the Town Church offers an inclusive welcome to all.’


UK coronavirus cases rise above 3,000 for second day in a row

UK coronavirus cases rise above 3,000 for second day in a row

UK coronavirus cases rise above 3,000 for second day in a row

12 September 2020

The Government said that as of 9am on Saturday, there had been a further 3,497 lab-confirmed cases.


‘It’s not hunting season on black people,’ mother tells protest at police HQ

‘It’s not hunting season on black people,’ mother tells protest at police HQ

‘It’s not hunting season on black people,’ mother tells protest at police HQ

12 September 2020

A crowd gathered outside the Metropolitan Police’s central London headquarters for a Black Lives Matter protest.


Boris Johnson fails to win over Tory rebels angered by Brexit legislation

Boris Johnson fails to win over Tory rebels angered by Brexit legislation

Boris Johnson fails to win over Tory rebels angered by Brexit legislation

12 September 2020

The rebels believe support is growing for their amendment to the UK Internal Market Bill.


University of Oxford resumes vaccine trials after pause

University of Oxford resumes vaccine trials after pause

University of Oxford resumes vaccine trials after pause

12 September 2020

The university confirmed that trials would resume across all UK clinical trial sites.


Tributes paid to ‘visionary’ Sir Terence Conran after death at 88

Tributes paid to ‘visionary’ Sir Terence Conran after death at 88

Tributes paid to ‘visionary’ Sir Terence Conran after death at 88

12 September 2020

‘Everything he did for business he would have done for pleasure,’ the family said.


Daily coronavirus cases hit four-month high in Scotland

Daily coronavirus cases hit four-month high in Scotland

Daily coronavirus cases hit four-month high in Scotland

12 September 2020

The statistics were announced as new measures on restricting the virus in Lanarkshire came into force.


In Pictures: NHS workers take to streets in pay protest

In Pictures: NHS workers take to streets in pay protest

In Pictures: NHS workers take to streets in pay protest

12 September 2020

Nurses were excluded from the wage increase for around 900,000 public sector workers announced in July.


Scottish Labour leader calls for party unity after surviving no confidence bid

Scottish Labour leader calls for party unity after surviving no confidence bid

Scottish Labour leader calls for party unity after surviving no confidence bid

12 September 2020

Several Scottish Labour MSPs have called for Richard Leonard to resign.


Homeless man to repay locals’ kindness with 24-hour charity bike ride

Homeless man to repay locals’ kindness with 24-hour charity bike ride

Homeless man to repay locals’ kindness with 24-hour charity bike ride

12 September 2020

‘I want to dedicate the rest of my life to raising money and doing little things like that,’ he said.


Meghan marks first anniversary of clothing collection

Meghan marks first anniversary of clothing collection

Meghan marks first anniversary of clothing collection

12 September 2020

The former Suits star hailed the ‘confidence’ the clothes bring which can propel women on to ‘the next layer of success’.


Motion of no confidence in Scottish Labour leader withdrawn

Motion of no confidence in Scottish Labour leader withdrawn

Motion of no confidence in Scottish Labour leader withdrawn

12 September 2020

Labour’s Scottish Executive Committee discussed a motion of no confidence in Richard Leonard’s leadership.


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