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Government not looking to extend grace periods limiting Brexit red tape – Lewis

Government not looking to extend grace periods limiting Brexit red tape – Lewis

The Northern Ireland Secretary was questioned about the new arrangements governing the movement of goods from Great Britain into Northern Ireland.

Charles thanks volunteers fighting to protect ‘delightful’ red squirrels

Charles thanks volunteers fighting to protect ‘delightful’ red squirrels

The prince, who is patron of Red Squirrel Survival Trust, was marking Red Squirrel Appreciation Day.

Johnson welcomes Biden’s inauguration as a ‘step forward’ after ‘bumpy period’

Johnson welcomes Biden’s inauguration as a ‘step forward’ after ‘bumpy period’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said America’s leadership was ‘vital’ to the rest of the world.

Families of clinically vulnerable children face anxious wait for vaccine

Families of clinically vulnerable children face anxious wait for vaccine

Those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person are now included in vaccine priority group six.

CCTV of drugs factory ‘crossbow murders’ shown to jury

CCTV of drugs factory ‘crossbow murders’ shown to jury

Saghawat Ramzan ‘murdered’ Waseem Ramzan with a crossbow bolt aimed at Khuzaimah Douglas, the court is told.

We didn’t get everything right, Twitter chief tells MPs following Capitol riots

We didn’t get everything right, Twitter chief tells MPs following Capitol riots

Firm’s global head of public policy strategy said Twitter should have taken more aggressive enforcement action earlier.

Welsh house names could be protected

Welsh house names could be protected

Legislation could be introduced to stop Welsh house names being changed to English, the Senedd has been told.

Labour targets Sunak over ‘stop-start’ Covid policies

Labour targets Sunak over ‘stop-start’ Covid policies

Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds accuses her Tory opposite number of making the wrong call ‘time and again’.

Union warns of ‘terrifying consequences’ of adverse weather on rail network

Union warns of ‘terrifying consequences’ of adverse weather on rail network

The warning came after reports last week of the collapse of part of the Aberdeenshire rail bridge close to the site of Stonehaven train tragedy.

Military to help medical staff in Northern Ireland pandemic battle

Military to help medical staff in Northern Ireland pandemic battle

Around 100 medically trained personnel are expected to be deployed.

Greta Thunberg mocks ‘happy old man’ Donald Trump as he leaves White House

Greta Thunberg mocks ‘happy old man’ Donald Trump as he leaves White House

The teenage climate activist mimicked the former president as he left Washington for the final time.

Middle-class children ‘spend more time learning’ in lockdown than poorer peers

Middle-class children ‘spend more time learning’ in lockdown than poorer peers

Parents on lower incomes are more likely to find this period of school closures more difficult than the first, report finds.

Thousands of properties at risk of Storm Christoph flooding

Thousands of properties at risk of Storm Christoph flooding

More than 120mm of rain has already fallen in parts of the country.

Doula records single to support independent midwives

Doula records single to support independent midwives

Nickita Starck, who works as a doula and a singer, hopes her single will help raise funds to set up a new insurance product for independent midwives.

Some medical blunders should ‘not be classed as never events’ – watchdog

Some medical blunders should ‘not be classed as never events’ – watchdog

The NHS safety watchdog said that some events should not be classed as ‘wholly preventable’.

No 10 says UK will ‘continue to lead on world stage’ after May criticisms

No 10 says UK will ‘continue to lead on world stage’ after May criticisms

The former prime minister criticised the decision to reduce international aid spending.

Educating Yorkshire’s Mr Burton urges parents to ask for help with home learning

Educating Yorkshire’s Mr Burton urges parents to ask for help with home learning

Matthew Burton shot to fame in 2013.

Care home resident must have vaccine despite son’s concerns, says judge

Care home resident must have vaccine despite son’s concerns, says judge

Mr Justice Hayden considered the case at a virtual hearing in the Court of Protection on Wednesday after the woman’s son said he wanted ‘more data’.

Downing Street defends Johnson’s ‘Captain Hindsight’ jibes at Starmer

Downing Street defends Johnson’s ‘Captain Hindsight’ jibes at Starmer

Prime Minister Boris Johnson kept using the nickname for Sir Keir Starmer, despite No 10’s call for political debate to be ‘civil and kind’.

Covid-19 regional rates at pre-Christmas levels in London and eastern England

Covid-19 regional rates at pre-Christmas levels in London and eastern England

All regions are continuing to show a week-on-week fall in rates.

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