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Royal Navy aircraft carrier returns to base after successful sea training

Royal Navy aircraft carrier returns to base after successful sea training

HMS Queen Elizabeth has been carrying out exercises.

Funding row need not hold up Troubles compensation scheme – Brandon Lewis

Funding row need not hold up Troubles compensation scheme – Brandon Lewis

The scheme for payments to victims of the Troubles had been due to open on May 29 but been delayed.

Decline in rail journeys ‘unprecedented’

Decline in rail journeys ‘unprecedented’

The number of trips made on Britain’s network fell by 51 million in the course of a year.

Key quotes from Meghan’s speech

Key quotes from Meghan’s speech

The Duchess of Sussex told students that black lives matter and the only wrong thing to say was nothing.

Colin Farrell hails charity challenge by brave friend with rare skin disease

Colin Farrell hails charity challenge by brave friend with rare skin disease

Emma Fogarty, who has a disorder known as butterfly skin, is trying to complete 36km to mark her 36th birthday later this month.

Business Secretary may have had severe hay fever, says Cabinet colleague

Business Secretary may have had severe hay fever, says Cabinet colleague

Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis suggested Alok Sharma, who has been tested for coronavirus, might have had seasonal allergies.

Unprecedented decline in construction eases in May but gloom remains – survey

Unprecedented decline in construction eases in May but gloom remains – survey

The IHS Markit/CIPS construction purchasing managers’ index rose to 28.9 in May from an all-time low of 8.2 in April.

Young’s plans to reopen pubs in August – but could open beer gardens next month

Young’s plans to reopen pubs in August – but could open beer gardens next month

The London-based pub group said it ‘expects’ to have opened its pubs by August 3, having shut all its 276 sites in March.

Meghan’s own family’s encounters with racism

Meghan’s own family’s encounters with racism

The Duchess of Sussex gave an impassioned address to girls graduating from her old school about the death of George Floyd.

Full list of 261 McDonald’s drive-thrus reopening on Thursday

Full list of 261 McDonald’s drive-thrus reopening on Thursday

This week 926 drive-thrus have opened, with 73 starting delivery.

Davey launches Liberal Democrat leadership bid

Davey launches Liberal Democrat leadership bid

He is the acting leader of the party.

Herd ‘moo-vements’ tracked with GPS to monitor impact on new woodland

Herd ‘moo-vements’ tracked with GPS to monitor impact on new woodland

Six Dexter cows have been introduced to Avon Valley Woods to help the woodland and wildlife develop, Woodland Trust says.

Only 20,000 new cars sold in May as pandemic has ‘devastating impact’

Only 20,000 new cars sold in May as pandemic has ‘devastating impact’

Car showrooms across the UK were closed for the whole of May, but have been able to reopen in England since Monday.

Continued fall in recruitment as firms delay taking on staff – report

Continued fall in recruitment as firms delay taking on staff – report

Starting levels of pay are falling as more people look for jobs, say recruitment agencies.

Government offers £10bn in trade credit insurance guarantees

Government offers £10bn in trade credit insurance guarantees

The Government said the scheme will be backdated to April and will operate until the end of 2020.

Full text of Duchess of Sussex’s address

Full text of Duchess of Sussex’s address

Meghan spoke to Immaculate Heart High leavers in a video call.

Blue Planet Live presenter Bonnin condemns ‘way we manipulate wildlife’

Blue Planet Live presenter Bonnin condemns ‘way we manipulate wildlife’

Liz Bonnin said the Covid-19 pandemic is an existential crisis and blamed the over-extraction of natural resources and ‘manipulation’ of wildlife.

Aston Martin to slash up to 500 jobs as car sales plunge

Aston Martin to slash up to 500 jobs as car sales plunge

The troubled car-maker said the move has been driven by lower-than-planned production volumes and improved productivity.

Lookers axing around 1,500 jobs and shutting car dealerships to slash costs

Lookers axing around 1,500 jobs and shutting car dealerships to slash costs

The car dealership said it was launching redundancy consultations across all areas of the group.

Duchess of Sussex: Situation in US ‘absolutely devastating’

Duchess of Sussex: Situation in US ‘absolutely devastating’

Meghan spoke to leavers at the Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles.

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