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Arlene Foster: I get very distressed when people call me a homophobe

Arlene Foster: I get very distressed when people call me a homophobe

Northern Ireland’s First Minister said she believes in the ‘traditional view’ of marriage but is not homophobic.

Arlene Foster describes family’s distress over celebrity doctor’s ‘affair’ tweet

Arlene Foster describes family’s distress over celebrity doctor’s ‘affair’ tweet

Northern Ireland’s First Minister told the High Court in Belfast that the tweet by Dr Christian Jessen came at a particularly stressful time for her.

Cafe worker expects Windsor to be ‘very busy’ on day of duke’s funeral

Cafe worker expects Windsor to be ‘very busy’ on day of duke’s funeral

Tone Mendez, who has worked at Clairmont’s cafe in the Berkshire town for 12 years, said Philip was ‘a big part of the community’.

Eugenie’s poignant tribute to ‘dearest Grandpa’ Philip

Eugenie’s poignant tribute to ‘dearest Grandpa’ Philip

The princess wrote a touching message to the duke.

Magic mushroom compound performs at least as well as antidepressant – study

Magic mushroom compound performs at least as well as antidepressant – study

Researchers compared the therapeutic potential of psilocybin – found in the mushrooms – with a six-week course of the antidepressant escitalopram.

Man who died in hotel fire ‘was drowning in dreams for his future’

Man who died in hotel fire ‘was drowning in dreams for his future’

Simon Midgley and his partner Richard Dyson were unlawfully killed when fire engulfed the Cameron House Hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond.

Princess Royal reminisces at first in-person event since her father’s death

Princess Royal reminisces at first in-person event since her father’s death

Princess Anne met the Royal Yacht Squadron, of which Prince Philip was once admiral, and spoke fondly of her ‘early memories of sailing’.

Terrorist in partial victory over changes to licence after London Bridge attack

Terrorist in partial victory over changes to licence after London Bridge attack

Omar Latif was one of nine men jailed in 2012 for terror offences relating to an al Qaida-inspired plot to bomb the London Stock Exchange.

Heathrow arrivals face six-hour queues for Covid-19 checks

Heathrow arrivals face six-hour queues for Covid-19 checks

The situation at the border is becoming ‘untenable’, an executive at the west London airport said.

Pub apologises after denying service to pensioner without smartphone

Pub apologises after denying service to pensioner without smartphone

Age UK has warned older drinkers will miss out if pubs insist on customers using apps to order or check in.

All adults on remote Fair Isle fully vaccinated against Covid

All adults on remote Fair Isle fully vaccinated against Covid

Vials of the AstraZeneca vaccine were flown out to on Monday.

Arlene Foster describes ‘distress’ caused by affair tweet by celebrity doctor

Arlene Foster describes ‘distress’ caused by affair tweet by celebrity doctor

Dr Christian Jessen tweeted an unsubstantiated rumour that Northern Ireland’s First Minister had had an affair, the High Court in Belfast heard.

Students at ‘bottom of the pile’ as they lose thousands on empty accommodation

Students at ‘bottom of the pile’ as they lose thousands on empty accommodation

Many university students have failed to get refunds on their empty rooms, and have been told they will be unable to return until at least mid-May.

Boris Johnson should face Line Of Duty sleaze probe, insists Labour

Boris Johnson should face Line Of Duty sleaze probe, insists Labour

The PM insisted ‘tougher’ laws on lobbying had been put in place.

Fishmongers’ Hall survivor ‘played dead’ during terror attack, inquest told

Fishmongers’ Hall survivor ‘played dead’ during terror attack, inquest told

Isobel Rowbotham was stabbed by Usman Khan in the attack on the afternoon of November 29 2019.

What is lobbying and why does it cause such unease?

What is lobbying and why does it cause such unease?

Labour wants to create an “anti-sleaze” committee to investigate lobbying amid a row over Mr Cameron’s activities for Greensill Capital.

South London residents queue for tests amid South African variant fears

South London residents queue for tests amid South African variant fears

Wandsworth and Lambeth Councils set up additional facilities after new cases of the Covid strain were found in boroughs across London.

Johnson acknowledges concerns about ‘boundaries’ between business and Whitehall

Johnson acknowledges concerns about ‘boundaries’ between business and Whitehall

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer hit out at the ‘return of Tory sleaze’ over the Greensill controversy.

Woman, 36, charged with stab murder of teenage boy

Woman, 36, charged with stab murder of teenage boy

Levi Ernest-Morrison, 17, died after he was attacked with a knife on Saturday.

US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan risks ‘losing the peace’ – Ellwood

US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan risks ‘losing the peace’ – Ellwood

The Commons Defence Committee chairman said it would also make it ‘very difficult’ for British armed forces to remain in the Asian country.

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