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Sarah Everard case: Met checking officers and staff accessed files legitimately

Sarah Everard case: Met checking officers and staff accessed files legitimately

The force would not say how many officers and staff were being contacted or why the action was being taken.

New UUP leader says party may have to ‘shrink to grow’ in move to centre ground

New UUP leader says party may have to ‘shrink to grow’ in move to centre ground

Doug Beattie is replacing the resigning Steve Aiken as the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party.

UK ‘deeply concerned’ over damage caused by Israeli bombardment – No 10

UK ‘deeply concerned’ over damage caused by Israeli bombardment – No 10

Downing Street also expressed concern about Hamas using civilian buildings as cover for its activities.

Rise in deaths linked to long working hours – study

Rise in deaths linked to long working hours – study

The ‘boundaries’ between home and work have become blurred during the pandemic, health experts have said.

Lloyd Webber hits out at ‘selfish’ vaccine-refusers over risk to June 21 unlocking

Lloyd Webber hits out at ‘selfish’ vaccine-refusers over risk to June 21 unlocking

Phantom of the Opera writer Lord Lloyd-Webber said he would not be opening shows in his theatres until all measures are scrapped.

Elderly care home resident died after becoming malnourished, inquest hears

Elderly care home resident died after becoming malnourished, inquest hears

Dorothea Hale, 75, died in hospital weeks after being admitted from the Grosvenor House nursing home in Abertillery, Monmouthshire.

Local officials told to keep to vaccine priority list despite variant concerns

Local officials told to keep to vaccine priority list despite variant concerns

Downing Street said it was a ‘unified approach’ which had been successful so far.

High stakes for casino companies as customers return after lockdown

High stakes for casino companies as customers return after lockdown

Casinos have been among those allowed to reopen as measures have been relaxed in all but Glasgow and Moray in response to the latest Covid-19 figures.

Cabinet Secretary defends PM ‘marking own homework’ on flat renovation probe

Cabinet Secretary defends PM ‘marking own homework’ on flat renovation probe

Critics have suggested that Boris Johnson is the ‘judge and jury’ when it comes to his own behaviour under the current ethics system.

BBC journalist hopes reporting with child by her side will inspire working mums

BBC journalist hopes reporting with child by her side will inspire working mums

Reporter Anna Holligan said the pandemic means it is ‘no longer a taboo’ to have children around at work.

Social distancing review could be delayed amid Indian variant uncertainty

Social distancing review could be delayed amid Indian variant uncertainty

The next stage of England’s road map out of lockdown is due on June 21 but the spread of the variant of concern identified in India could hamper that.

Counter-terror police: We should have aired fears of Usman Khan’s London trip

Counter-terror police: We should have aired fears of Usman Khan’s London trip

Usman Khan killed Saskia Jones and Jack Merritt in London before he was shot dead by police on London Bridge.

Smiles and laughter as care home resident is reunited with great-granddaughter

Smiles and laughter as care home resident is reunited with great-granddaughter

Pat Tinner last saw 18-month-old Mya shortly before moving into the Sunrise of Bagshot care home in March 2020.

British Airways boss says amber list travel advice is ‘not clear’

British Airways boss says amber list travel advice is ‘not clear’

Chief executive Sean Doyle said there are ‘many reasons why people need to travel’.

Tourism and hospitality chiefs demand talks with Sturgeon on Glasgow rules

Tourism and hospitality chiefs demand talks with Sturgeon on Glasgow rules

Covid-19 outbreaks in Glasgow and Moray mean these areas remain in Level 3 restrictions while the rest of Scotland moved into Level 2 on Monday.

Jennifer Johnson’s lies to protect Russell Bishop were prosecutors’ nightmare

Jennifer Johnson’s lies to protect Russell Bishop were prosecutors’ nightmare

The Babes in the Wood killer’s ex-girlfriend lied at his famous 1987 trial, and the CPS has viewed it as ‘unfinished business’ ever since.

Dating of Milky Way stars ‘sharpens view on early years of galaxy’

Dating of Milky Way stars ‘sharpens view on early years of galaxy’

Researchers surveyed around 100 red giant stars, and found some of these were originally part of a satellite galaxy called Gaia-Enceladus.

AI uses time and weather data to predict out-of-hospital cardiac arrest risk

AI uses time and weather data to predict out-of-hospital cardiac arrest risk

Findings suggest that Sundays, Mondays, bank holidays, and days when the temperature drops sharply increase the risk.

Babes in the Wood killer’s ex-girlfriend found guilty of perjury

Babes in the Wood killer’s ex-girlfriend found guilty of perjury

Jennifer Johnson, 55, was accused of having ‘significantly undermined’ the 1987 trial, which ended in Russell Bishop being acquitted of the murders.

Doug Beattie deemed elected as new leader of Ulster Unionist Party

Doug Beattie deemed elected as new leader of Ulster Unionist Party

The Upper Bann Assembly member was the only candidate to put his name forward to succeed Steve Aiken.

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