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Stormont stalemate is ‘totally unsustainable’, O’Neill tells Heaton-Harris

Stormont stalemate is ‘totally unsustainable’, O’Neill tells Heaton-Harris

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris is concluding a series of talks with party leaders.

Ofcom proposals would force mobile companies to send customers roaming alerts

Ofcom proposals would force mobile companies to send customers roaming alerts

Roaming alerts tell mobile phone customers when they are using potentially expensive data abroad.

Sunak criticises EU’s ‘regrettable choice of words’ over Falklands

Sunak criticises EU’s ‘regrettable choice of words’ over Falklands

The EU referred to the Falklands as ‘Islas Malvinas’, the name used by Argentina, which has long claimed sovereignty over the islands.

Carbon capture technology ‘will not help achieve Paris Agreement targets’

Carbon capture technology ‘will not help achieve Paris Agreement targets’

Offshore Energy UK says limiting global temperature rise to 1.5C requires short term emissions cuts but CCS can help with long term ambitions.

Teenager denies murder of Brianna Ghey

Teenager denies murder of Brianna Ghey

Two 16-year-olds have been charged with murder.

Mordaunt: No blank cheque for nuclear deterrent

Mordaunt: No blank cheque for nuclear deterrent

SNP MP Patricia Gibson raised concerns about the UK’s debt levels

Top civil servant Sir Tom Scholar’s sacking cost Treasury £457,000

Top civil servant Sir Tom Scholar’s sacking cost Treasury £457,000

Treasury accounts show numerous ministers also received severance payments amid last year’s spate of resignations.

Many consultants ‘leaving UK for better pay and conditions abroad’

Many consultants ‘leaving UK for better pay and conditions abroad’

Thousands of consultants are on strike across England in a dispute over pay.

More time needed on schools transgender guidance, Government says

More time needed on schools transgender guidance, Government says

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan confirmed the delay to the long-awaited guidance.

Concerns raised over MPs hosting political TV shows during general elections

Concerns raised over MPs hosting political TV shows during general elections

A Labour MP said there would be ‘something wrong’ with Tory ministers being interviewed by backbench colleagues while running political campaigns.

Plans stopped on one of UK’s biggest wind farms as costs soar

Plans stopped on one of UK’s biggest wind farms as costs soar

Sweden’s Vattenfall said that it was considering the best way forward for three projects off the coast of Norfolk.

Jeremy Vine’s stalker to pay damages over campaign of harassment

Jeremy Vine’s stalker to pay damages over campaign of harassment

Alex Belfield also apologised for making ‘false allegations of dishonesty’ against the broadcaster.

Calls to end MPs’ direct employment of staff rejected by Parliament reform body

Calls to end MPs’ direct employment of staff rejected by Parliament reform body

The Speaker’s Conference decided against recommending staff be employed centrally, as suggested by many following a series of scandals.

Funding of monarchy recalculated after Crown Estate’s boost from wind farm deals

Funding of monarchy recalculated after Crown Estate’s boost from wind farm deals

The Sovereign Grant will be 12% of the Crown Estate’s net profits next year, down from 25%.

Labour calls for equal access to Lord’s cricket ground for England women’s team

Labour calls for equal access to Lord’s cricket ground for England women’s team

Her comments come following the publication of a report by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket.

Certain types of fraud on rise in wake of pandemic, figures suggest

Certain types of fraud on rise in wake of pandemic, figures suggest

Estimates indicated an increase in advance fee fraud, where victims are tricked into paying upfront for services or goods that never materialise.

BBC may need to consider alternative funding options in future, minister says

BBC may need to consider alternative funding options in future, minister says

Culture minister Sir John Whittingdale suggested the decline in licence fee payers could mean the BBC needs to consider other funding options.

Tobias Ellwood facing Defence Committee no confidence vote after Taliban remarks

Tobias Ellwood facing Defence Committee no confidence vote after Taliban remarks

Labour MP and Defence Committee member Kevan Jones said Mr Ellwood’s Afghanistan video was ‘a step too far’.

Summer getaway expected to spark ‘bumper-to-bumper traffic’

Summer getaway expected to spark ‘bumper-to-bumper traffic’

Traffic jams are expected on major roads, while the Port of Dover is warning it could take up to two and a half hours to pass through border checks.

State opening of Parliament set for November

State opening of Parliament set for November

It will be the first time the King has carried out the role as monarch.

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