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Suella Braverman and Flick Drummond to contest selection for new constituency

Suella Braverman and Flick Drummond to contest selection for new constituency

Suella Braverman and Flick Drummond to contest selection for new constituency

05 April 2023

Commentators have dubbed the contest ‘the Battle of Waterlooville’.


King hosts Gareth Southgate and Keir Starmer at first ‘dine and sleep’ of reign

King hosts Gareth Southgate and Keir Starmer at first ‘dine and sleep’ of reign

King hosts Gareth Southgate and Keir Starmer at first ‘dine and sleep’ of reign

05 April 2023

The monarch held a dinner party for his guests at his historic castle on Tuesday evening.


Former ITN boss: Tom Bradby’s interview with Meghan in 2019 was ‘shocking’

Former ITN boss: Tom Bradby’s interview with Meghan in 2019 was ‘shocking’

Former ITN boss: Tom Bradby’s interview with Meghan in 2019 was ‘shocking’

05 April 2023

ITV documentary An African Journey followed the newlywed Duke and Duchess of Sussex across part of the continent.


Good Friday Agreement institutions are not working, loyalist leader says

Good Friday Agreement institutions are not working, loyalist leader says

Good Friday Agreement institutions are not working, loyalist leader says

05 April 2023

Billy Hutchinson was a member of the PUP negotiating party in the run-up to the historic 1998 peace deal.


Murder of friends across the divide inspired concept of joint First Ministers

Murder of friends across the divide inspired concept of joint First Ministers

Murder of friends across the divide inspired concept of joint First Ministers

05 April 2023

Former SDLP leader Mark Durkan said the concept was one of the last additions to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.


We need to restore the ‘covenant of honour’ of Good Friday Agreement – Durkan

We need to restore the ‘covenant of honour’ of Good Friday Agreement – Durkan

We need to restore the ‘covenant of honour’ of Good Friday Agreement – Durkan

05 April 2023

Former SDLP leader Mark Durkan also urged the two governments to live up to their roles as co-guarantors.


Police at Nicola Sturgeon’s house as husband Peter Murrell arrested in SNP probe

Police at Nicola Sturgeon’s house as husband Peter Murrell arrested in SNP probe

Police at Nicola Sturgeon’s house as husband Peter Murrell arrested in SNP probe

05 April 2023

Police Scotland have been investigating the SNP’s finances and the spending of about £600,000 for independence campaigning.


U2 concert in Belfast helped secure Yes vote in agreement referendum – Durkan

U2 concert in Belfast helped secure Yes vote in agreement referendum – Durkan

U2 concert in Belfast helped secure Yes vote in agreement referendum – Durkan

05 April 2023

SDLP leader John Hume and UUP leader David Trimble appeared on stage with Bono just days before the vote.


Royal Mail talks end without agreement in dispute over pay, jobs and conditions

Royal Mail talks end without agreement in dispute over pay, jobs and conditions

Royal Mail talks end without agreement in dispute over pay, jobs and conditions

05 April 2023

The company has been in negotiations with the Communication Workers Union.


Limiting coach capacity at Dover ‘unacceptable and backward’, say operators

Limiting coach capacity at Dover ‘unacceptable and backward’, say operators

Limiting coach capacity at Dover ‘unacceptable and backward’, say operators

05 April 2023

Many holidaymakers travelling by coach last weekend were delayed for several hours entering the port and being processed.


Deborah James’s mother: This is real, she’s not here anymore

Deborah James’s mother: This is real, she’s not here anymore

Deborah James’s mother: This is real, she’s not here anymore

05 April 2023

The cancer campaigner and podcast host, who set up the Bowelbabe cancer research fund, died last year at the age of 40.


Eating mackerel no longer sustainable because of overfishing, says charity

Eating mackerel no longer sustainable because of overfishing, says charity

Eating mackerel no longer sustainable because of overfishing, says charity

05 April 2023

Scientifically recommended quotas are exceeded because countries cannot agree on how to divide the total catch, the Marine Conservation Society said.


Division still present in ceasefire generation, say women born in April 1998

Division still present in ceasefire generation, say women born in April 1998

Division still present in ceasefire generation, say women born in April 1998

05 April 2023

Two women who were born the month the Good Friday Agreement was signed have said the legacy of the the Troubles remains.


UK’s services sector hit by slowdown, but continues to grow

UK’s services sector hit by slowdown, but continues to grow

UK’s services sector hit by slowdown, but continues to grow

05 April 2023

Exports grew and business confidence returned in March, an influential survey has found


New car market grows 18.2%

New car market grows 18.2%

New car market grows 18.2%

05 April 2023

Some 287,825 new cars were registered last month, up 18.2% on March 2022.


Amazon to close Book Depository online shop this month

Amazon to close Book Depository online shop this month

Amazon to close Book Depository online shop this month

05 April 2023

The bookseller has told customers and publishing partners that it will close on April 26.


Nicola Sturgeon’s husband arrested in SNP finance investigation

Nicola Sturgeon’s husband arrested in SNP finance investigation

Nicola Sturgeon’s husband arrested in SNP finance investigation

05 April 2023

Police Scotland have arrested a 58-year-old man, understood to be Peter Murrell.


Warning over catching shellfish in Poole Harbour after oil leak

Warning over catching shellfish in Poole Harbour after oil leak

Warning over catching shellfish in Poole Harbour after oil leak

05 April 2023

About 200 barrels of reservoir fluid made up of 85% water and 15% oil were released into Ower Bay from the pipeline operated by gas company Perenco.


Deadly tick-borne virus ‘likely’ to be in UK after first case detected

Deadly tick-borne virus ‘likely’ to be in UK after first case detected

Deadly tick-borne virus ‘likely’ to be in UK after first case detected

05 April 2023

The assessment, published by a joint UKHSA and Defra committee, based its findings on both human cases and the detection of the virus in ticks.


New car market grows despite ‘worrying decline in retail demand’

New car market grows despite ‘worrying decline in retail demand’

New car market grows despite ‘worrying decline in retail demand’

05 April 2023

Registrations in March were up by more than 17% compared with the same month last year.


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