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Heathrow passenger numbers at 79% of pre-coronavirus levels

Heathrow passenger numbers at 79% of pre-coronavirus levels

Heathrow passenger numbers at 79% of pre-coronavirus levels

13 June 2022

Some 5.3 million people travelled through the west London airport in May.


Search teams discover items belonging to missing Briton in Amazon

Search teams discover items belonging to missing Briton in Amazon

Search teams discover items belonging to missing Briton in Amazon

13 June 2022

The development comes as the family of Mr Phillips have said their hopes of finding him alive have faded.


What the papers say – June 13

What the papers say – June 13

What the papers say – June 13

13 June 2022

Images of a British soldier killed fighting in Ukraine adorn many of the nation’s front pages.


New data reveals stars experience ‘quakes’ like on Earth

New data reveals stars experience ‘quakes’ like on Earth

New data reveals stars experience ‘quakes’ like on Earth

13 June 2022

The team working on the space observatory is led by scientists and astronomers at Cambridge University.


Amber Rudd among former ministers to stress importance of oil and gas industry

Amber Rudd among former ministers to stress importance of oil and gas industry

Amber Rudd among former ministers to stress importance of oil and gas industry

13 June 2022

The declaration urges governments to support the oil and gas industry.


Judge rules that boy in life-support treatment fight is dead

Judge rules that boy in life-support treatment fight is dead

Judge rules that boy in life-support treatment fight is dead

13 June 2022

Doctors treating Archie Battersbee, 12, thought the youngster was ‘brain-stem dead’ but his parents say they intend to appeal.


UK broadcasting union passes motions to defend public service broadcasting

UK broadcasting union passes motions to defend public service broadcasting

UK broadcasting union passes motions to defend public service broadcasting

13 June 2022

The motions were passed by Bectu at a national conference on Sunday.


Dimbleby says new Government food plan is ‘not a strategy’

Dimbleby says new Government food plan is ‘not a strategy’

Dimbleby says new Government food plan is ‘not a strategy’

13 June 2022

Boris Johnson has pledged the blueprint will ‘back farmers’, after a leaked draft of the document was condemned by critics.


Two inmates on the run after escaping Leyhill Prison in Gloucestershire

Two inmates on the run after escaping Leyhill Prison in Gloucestershire

Two inmates on the run after escaping Leyhill Prison in Gloucestershire

13 June 2022

The pair are both serving sentences for robbery.


British teen achieves dream with victory in international freerunning contest

British teen achieves dream with victory in international freerunning contest

British teen achieves dream with victory in international freerunning contest

12 June 2022

Travis Verkaik narrowly beat fellow Briton Ed Scott in the Red Bull Art of Motion competition, which took place in the Greek town of Astypalea.


Duke of York banned from public parts of Garter Day after ‘family decision’

Duke of York banned from public parts of Garter Day after ‘family decision’

Duke of York banned from public parts of Garter Day after ‘family decision’

12 June 2022

Andrew is said to have hoped to make a rare public appearance at the service in St George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle.


Rwanda migrant removal policy faces court challenges

Rwanda migrant removal policy faces court challenges

Rwanda migrant removal policy faces court challenges

12 June 2022

Refugee charity Asylum Aid is seeking an urgent interim injunction at the High Court and there will also be a Court of Appeal showdown.


Government to introduce controversial legislation to amend NI Protocol

Government to introduce controversial legislation to amend NI Protocol

Government to introduce controversial legislation to amend NI Protocol

12 June 2022

Labour has accused the Government of ‘law-breaking’ with its proposals to scrap parts of the post-Brexit treaty.


Imam brands Government criticisms ‘inaccurate’ after dismissal as adviser

Imam brands Government criticisms ‘inaccurate’ after dismissal as adviser

Imam brands Government criticisms ‘inaccurate’ after dismissal as adviser

12 June 2022

Qari Asim said he had ‘no opportunity to clarify any misunderstandings’ over his support for people’s ‘democratic right to protest’.


Former British soldier killed in Ukraine ‘a true hero’

Former British soldier killed in Ukraine ‘a true hero’

Former British soldier killed in Ukraine ‘a true hero’

12 June 2022

Jordan Gatley left the British Army in March and travelled to Ukraine to help forces there ‘after careful consideration’, his father said.


Lib Dems call for fuel duty reduction in rural areas

Lib Dems call for fuel duty reduction in rural areas

Lib Dems call for fuel duty reduction in rural areas

12 June 2022

Analysis suggests households in rural areas paid £114 in transport costs a week in the year to March 2020, almost £40 more than those in urban areas.


Ministers urged to publish legal advice behind new NI Protocol legislation

Ministers urged to publish legal advice behind new NI Protocol legislation

Ministers urged to publish legal advice behind new NI Protocol legislation

12 June 2022

The Bill will give ministers powers to override parts of the post-Brexit deal – a move the EU has warned could prompt retaliatory action.


New data strategy aims to ‘close digital divide’ between NHS and social care

New data strategy aims to ‘close digital divide’ between NHS and social care

New data strategy aims to ‘close digital divide’ between NHS and social care

12 June 2022

Health Secretary Sajid Javid will pledge to ‘improve trust in data’ as he launches the plan at London Tech Week’s HealthTech Summit.


Grenfell area ahead of Government on protecting disabled tenants – council

Grenfell area ahead of Government on protecting disabled tenants – council

Grenfell area ahead of Government on protecting disabled tenants – council

12 June 2022

Elizabeth Campbell, leader of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea authority, spoke to the PA news agency five years on from the fire.


Scottish police consider action after rejecting ‘derisory’ £565 pay bump

Scottish police consider action after rejecting ‘derisory’ £565 pay bump

Scottish police consider action after rejecting ‘derisory’ £565 pay bump

12 June 2022

Scottish Police Federation general secretary Calum Steele said there is ‘palpable anger’ across the workforce.


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