More than 40 people have been arrested after protesters blocked a coach set to take asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm barge. Police said they were called at around 8.40am
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More than 700 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in a single day – a new record for the year so far. The figures came as Downing
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Northern Ireland’s commissioner for older people has blasted cases during the pandemic where people were discharged to care homes without being tested for Covid-19 as “reckless”. Eddie Lynch said it
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The former head of Northern Ireland’s Civil Service has said it “probably would have been prudent” to have established the emergency response to the coronavirus pandemic days earlier. The UK
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More people affected by the contaminated blood scandal are expected to receive interim compensation payments. Tens of thousands of people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C through infected blood
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Dozens of MPs, including former prime minister Liz Truss, Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove and former health secretary Steve Barclay have been criticised after new analysis revealed people in their
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Victims who were repeatedly raped by a former Metropolitan police officer have described him as “the devil” and “a pathetic excuse of a man” as he was jailed for life.
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A former frontline paramedic has told an inquiry Scotland’s ambulance service was “nowhere near” being prepared for a potential pandemic when Covid-19 first started spreading throughout the country. Robert Pollock
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The coming of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry to Northern Ireland “can honour our loved ones’ memories”, a bereaved daughter has said. The inquiry started three weeks’ of hearings in Belfast
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The number of asylum seekers needing help for homelessness in England after having been in supported accommodation has jumped sharply in a year. Official figures published on Tuesday showed the
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