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Met officers must justify handcuffs after Bianca Williams stop

Met officers must justify handcuffs after Bianca Williams stop

The Team GB athlete accused the force of racial profiling following the incident in west London.

Call for investigation into pro-Brexit lobby group relocating to Ireland

Call for investigation into pro-Brexit lobby group relocating to Ireland

Fine Gael’s Neale Richmond has asked online regulator ComReg to investigate after the Leave.EU group moved its website office to Waterford.

Iguana escapes on firefighter’s helmet after reptile mat starts house blaze

Iguana escapes on firefighter’s helmet after reptile mat starts house blaze

The incident has been described as ‘unique’ by the local fire service.

Theatre capacity across Northern Ireland to be allocated to those most in need

Theatre capacity across Northern Ireland to be allocated to those most in need

The peak of the third coronavirus wave is expected in the third week of January.

PM makes Alok Sharma full-time Cop26 president to ramp up conference preparation

PM makes Alok Sharma full-time Cop26 president to ramp up conference preparation

Kwasi Kwarteng has been promoted to Business Secretary as Mr Sharma focuses soley on the climate change conference.

Coming days for Midlands NHS ‘absolutely critical’ as variant cases rise – Mayor

Coming days for Midlands NHS ‘absolutely critical’ as variant cases rise – Mayor

Health chiefs said it was ‘tough out there’ on hospital wards as the region targets 300,000 vaccinations a week.

Trump to miss Biden inauguration after Sturgeon warns against Scottish golf trip

Trump to miss Biden inauguration after Sturgeon warns against Scottish golf trip

The US President tweeted on Friday to confirm he would break with tradition and not attend the January 20 ceremony for his successor.

Gambling addict financial director jailed for £800,000 fraud

Gambling addict financial director jailed for £800,000 fraud

Mother-of-two Lauren Farr conned We Fight Any Claim for over three years while working for them

Chinook stuck in muddy field after precautionary landing

Chinook stuck in muddy field after precautionary landing

Specialists are working to recover the aircraft.

Motorist who blamed dying wife for speeding tickets labelled ‘callous’ by police

Motorist who blamed dying wife for speeding tickets labelled ‘callous’ by police

Andrew Laird, 51, from near Malton in North Yorkshire, was prosecuted after he received 16 speeding tickets.

Moderna vaccine approved for use in UK as deaths reach pandemic high

Moderna vaccine approved for use in UK as deaths reach pandemic high

Some 1,325 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19, the latest daily figures show.

Social media ‘failure’ on Trump must cause rethink on disinformation, MP says

Social media ‘failure’ on Trump must cause rethink on disinformation, MP says

Damian Collins said social media sites must change their approach to the spread of disinformation in the wake of the violence at the US Capitol.

William talks to children about the ‘sacrifices’ made by NHS staff

William talks to children about the ‘sacrifices’ made by NHS staff

The Duke of Cambridge is joint patron of NHS Charities Together.

Couple fined by police for driving more than 120 miles to view seal colony

Couple fined by police for driving more than 120 miles to view seal colony

The couple travelled by car from their home in Wellingborough in Northamptonshire to Horsey in Norfolk.

Hit-and-run driver who killed 12-year-old detained indefinitely

Hit-and-run driver who killed 12-year-old detained indefinitely

Terence Glover pleaded guilty to the manslaughter by diminished responsibility of Harley Watson outside an Essex school.

Girl, two, brings joy with ‘passionate’ Let It Go rendition on Liverpool street

Girl, two, brings joy with ‘passionate’ Let It Go rendition on Liverpool street

Eleanor, or Nel, has offered a much-needed lift to social media users with her singing.

Percy Pigs the first casualties of Brexit red tape

Percy Pigs the first casualties of Brexit red tape

M&S revealed Percy Pigs are struggling to get across the Irish Sea as new EU rules as retailers report difficulties with tariff regimes.

Grammar schools cancel selection test as ministers clash

Grammar schools cancel selection test as ministers clash

There were tense scenes as Stormont as ministers failed to reach agreement over academic selection on Friday.

Dame Barbara Windsor laid to rest with flowers spelling out ‘Babs’ and ‘Saucy’

Dame Barbara Windsor laid to rest with flowers spelling out ‘Babs’ and ‘Saucy’

Ross Kemp, David Walliams and Christopher Biggins were among the mourners.

London mayor declares major incident in capital as Covid-19 cases soar

London mayor declares major incident in capital as Covid-19 cases soar

Sadiq Khan implored Londoners to stay at home ‘unless it is absolutely necessary for you to leave’.

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