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Reasons why the UK could face a summer of travel misery

Reasons why the UK could face a summer of travel misery

Reasons why the UK could face a summer of travel misery

08 June 2022

The PA news agency answers eight key questions about transport.


Mark Drakeford: Transgender women are women

Mark Drakeford: Transgender women are women

Mark Drakeford: Transgender women are women

08 June 2022

The Welsh First Minister was pressed to define what a woman is during a session in the Senedd.


Zero emissions hydrofoil ‘flying’ workboat launched

Zero emissions hydrofoil ‘flying’ workboat launched

Zero emissions hydrofoil ‘flying’ workboat launched

08 June 2022

The vessel was designed and built in Belfast by maritime innovators Artemis Technologies.


Right to Buy extension could erode supply of affordable homes, expert warns

Right to Buy extension could erode supply of affordable homes, expert warns

Right to Buy extension could erode supply of affordable homes, expert warns

08 June 2022

There has been speculation that a range of new announcements could be made to help people on to the property ladder.


Sir David Attenborough beams as he collects high honour from Prince of Wales

Sir David Attenborough beams as he collects high honour from Prince of Wales

Sir David Attenborough beams as he collects high honour from Prince of Wales

08 June 2022

The environmentalist and broadcaster, first knighted by the Queen in 1985, collected the even more prestigious honour from her son, Charles.


GB triathlete hit by van while cycling died ‘doing something she loved’

GB triathlete hit by van while cycling died ‘doing something she loved’

GB triathlete hit by van while cycling died ‘doing something she loved’

08 June 2022

The family of mother-of-two Rebecca Comins described her as ‘caring and loving’.


Lammy visits Afghanistan to spotlight ‘humanitarian catastrophe’

Lammy visits Afghanistan to spotlight ‘humanitarian catastrophe’

Lammy visits Afghanistan to spotlight ‘humanitarian catastrophe’

08 June 2022

The shadow foreign secretary has called on the Government to set out a comprehensive plan to prevent mass starvation.


UK growth downgraded by OECD with stagnation expected next year

UK growth downgraded by OECD with stagnation expected next year

UK growth downgraded by OECD with stagnation expected next year

08 June 2022

Global GDP projections have been slashed following the war in Ukraine.


House hunter numbers edge down as living costs and higher interest rates bite

House hunter numbers edge down as living costs and higher interest rates bite

House hunter numbers edge down as living costs and higher interest rates bite

08 June 2022

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors highlighted the rising cost of mortgage finance alongside growing concerns over the economic outlook.


Sajid Javid dismisses tax affairs claim as Labour ‘smear campaign’

Sajid Javid dismisses tax affairs claim as Labour ‘smear campaign’

Sajid Javid dismisses tax affairs claim as Labour ‘smear campaign’

08 June 2022

Shadow minister Wes Streeting has called for an investigation into the Health Secretary’s historic tax arrangements.


Scottish Government urged to act over rising seabird deaths

Scottish Government urged to act over rising seabird deaths

Scottish Government urged to act over rising seabird deaths

08 June 2022

About 1,000 dead gannets have been recorded so far, and hundreds of great skuas have also been found dead or dying.


England fans stop Three Lions supporter from stealing German’s match ticket

England fans stop Three Lions supporter from stealing German’s match ticket

England fans stop Three Lions supporter from stealing German’s match ticket

08 June 2022

The incident happened around an hour before kick-off at the Nations League tie in Munich.


Weak housebuilding demand drags on UK construction sector

Weak housebuilding demand drags on UK construction sector

Weak housebuilding demand drags on UK construction sector

08 June 2022

The closely-watched S&P Global/CIPS construction purchasing managers’ index hit a four-month low in May.


UK growth downgraded by OECD with stagnation expected next year

UK growth downgraded by OECD with stagnation expected next year

UK growth downgraded by OECD with stagnation expected next year

08 June 2022

Global GDP projections have been slashed following the war in Ukraine.


Government considers ‘radical’ measures to tackle smoking

Government considers ‘radical’ measures to tackle smoking

Government considers ‘radical’ measures to tackle smoking

08 June 2022

One suggestion has been to raise the legal limit for the age people can buy cigarettes to 21.


Purr-fect! New stamps capture cat quirks

Purr-fect! New stamps capture cat quirks

Purr-fect! New stamps capture cat quirks

08 June 2022

The Royal Mail issue of eight stamps features the animals grooming, stalking, playing, sleeping, staring and stretching.


Martin: Plans to act unilaterally over protocol would mark ‘historic low point’

Martin: Plans to act unilaterally over protocol would mark ‘historic low point’

Martin: Plans to act unilaterally over protocol would mark ‘historic low point’

08 June 2022

The Taoiseach said the UK Government’s proposal to override key parts of the Brexit deal would be ‘to the benefit of absolutely no-one’.


Quarter of gamblers have increased habit over past year – study

Quarter of gamblers have increased habit over past year – study

Quarter of gamblers have increased habit over past year – study

08 June 2022

Almost half of all under-35s are now gamblers.


Average cost of filling family car with petrol set to hit £100

Average cost of filling family car with petrol set to hit £100

Average cost of filling family car with petrol set to hit £100

08 June 2022

Data firm Experian Catalist said a litre of petrol cost an average of 180.7p on Tuesday.


Private school pupil numbers rise to record high

Private school pupil numbers rise to record high

Private school pupil numbers rise to record high

08 June 2022

The Independent Schools Council census for January found there are 544,316 pupils at 1,388 ISC member schools.


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