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Raids on alleged people smuggling ring lead to seven arrests

Raids on alleged people smuggling ring lead to seven arrests

Home Secretary Priti Patel joined officers from the National Crime Agency in an operation in east London.

PM ‘planning to throw’ farmers ‘under the Brexit bus’ over Australia trade deal

PM ‘planning to throw’ farmers ‘under the Brexit bus’ over Australia trade deal

The SNP’s Ian Blackford warned any deal ‘would be the final nail in the coffin for many Scottish crofters and farmers’.

Container yard raided in police swoop on suspected county lines drugs gang

Container yard raided in police swoop on suspected county lines drugs gang

Four people were arrested in the dawn raids.

Bail continued for man accused of sending ‘offensive’ Captain Tom tweet

Bail continued for man accused of sending ‘offensive’ Captain Tom tweet

Joseph Kelly was charged under the Communications Act after the post on February 3 – the day after the war veteran died.

Train travel to be overhauled by new body Great British Railways

Train travel to be overhauled by new body Great British Railways

Boris Johnson said ‘this Government will deliver a rail system the country can be proud of’.

£4m gift to help National Trust create 5,000 acres of new woodland in four years

£4m gift to help National Trust create 5,000 acres of new woodland in four years

The funding from HSBC UK is the largest of its kind for the charity.

Civil servants with ‘right accent’ get top jobs while disadvantaged left behind

Civil servants with ‘right accent’ get top jobs while disadvantaged left behind

Class should be made a ‘protected characteristic’ alongside gender, race, and religion, the Social Mobility Commission said.

Queen’s delight at Beatrice’s royal baby news

Queen’s delight at Beatrice’s royal baby news

The princess is expecting her first child in the autumn.

New police cash-detecting pup to be named after veteran officer

New police cash-detecting pup to be named after veteran officer

Detective Chief Superintendent Mick Gallagher has spent nearly four decades in the Metropolitan Police.

Anti-Semitism will not be allowed to ‘grow and fester’ in the UK, says PM

Anti-Semitism will not be allowed to ‘grow and fester’ in the UK, says PM

Boris Johnson said his Government would continue to support the Jewish community in any way it could.

Wage increases still worth less than a year ago, study suggests

Wage increases still worth less than a year ago, study suggests

Median awards were worth 1.9% in the three months to the end of April – report.

Babes in the Wood killer’s ex-girlfriend jailed for six years over ‘wicked lies’

Babes in the Wood killer’s ex-girlfriend jailed for six years over ‘wicked lies’

Jennifer Johnson, 55, was found guilty of perjury and perverting the course of justice at a court hearing earlier this week.

Starmer: PM must regain control of borders to protect Covid-19 unlocking

Starmer: PM must regain control of borders to protect Covid-19 unlocking

The Labour leader repeatedly asked why travel restrictions have been eased for 170 countries after they were moved to the amber travel list.

Angus Robertson returns to frontline politics with key role in Scottish Cabinet

Angus Robertson returns to frontline politics with key role in Scottish Cabinet

The SNP’s former Westminster leader is now the Nicola Sturgeon’s Constitution Secretary.

Use of violence in opposition to Northern Ireland protocol ‘not off table’

Use of violence in opposition to Northern Ireland protocol ‘not off table’

The Loyalist Communities Council made the comments at a meeting of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on Wednesday.

PM says ‘amber list’ travel only in extreme circumstances as EU loosens rules

PM says ‘amber list’ travel only in extreme circumstances as EU loosens rules

Boris Johnson stressed that people should not be going to an amber list country for a holiday.

Police officers fined after breaching Covid rules with indoor gathering

Police officers fined after breaching Covid rules with indoor gathering

The incident occurred in Lerwick, Shetland, when the area was still in Level 3 of coronavirus restrictions.

Excavation work at cafe linked to serial killer Fred West begins

Excavation work at cafe linked to serial killer Fred West begins

Police have begun excavating the cellar in the hunt for the body of 15-year-old Mary Bastholm who was last seen alive in 1968.

Beatrice’s whirlwind romance, tender tributes and family nicknames

Beatrice’s whirlwind romance, tender tributes and family nicknames

The princess, who is expecting her first child, married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in July.

Mosque running vaccination clinic 12 hours a day amid Glasgow outbreak

Mosque running vaccination clinic 12 hours a day amid Glasgow outbreak

The city has the highest rate of infection in Scotland, with cases mostly in parts of the southside.

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