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In Pictures: May Ball returns as Cambridge students mark end of exams

In Pictures: May Ball returns as Cambridge students mark end of exams

In Pictures: May Ball returns as Cambridge students mark end of exams

21 June 2022

Events were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.


In Pictures: Summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge

In Pictures: Summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge

In Pictures: Summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge

21 June 2022

Thousands of people have marked the dawning of the longest day at the Wiltshire monument.


Systems and processes failed neurologist’s patients, inquiry finds

Systems and processes failed neurologist’s patients, inquiry finds

Systems and processes failed neurologist’s patients, inquiry finds

21 June 2022

The work of the Belfast-based neurologist Dr Michael Watt was at the centre of Northern Ireland’s largest ever recall of patients.


May house sales down around 5% on a year earlier

May house sales down around 5% on a year earlier

May house sales down around 5% on a year earlier

21 June 2022

The figures could be a sign of the impact of rising mortgage rates and living costs on the housing market, according to some experts.


Fire breaks out at high-rise block in west London

Fire breaks out at high-rise block in west London

Fire breaks out at high-rise block in west London

21 June 2022

London Fire Brigade said eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters attended the scene in Shepherd’s Bush.


Royal family sends birthday wishes to William as duke turns 40

Royal family sends birthday wishes to William as duke turns 40

Royal family sends birthday wishes to William as duke turns 40

21 June 2022

The second in line to the throne, who was born on June 21 1982, is celebrating his milestone on Tuesday.


Guide Dogs launches scheme to provide free iPads to children with sight loss

Guide Dogs launches scheme to provide free iPads to children with sight loss

Guide Dogs launches scheme to provide free iPads to children with sight loss

21 June 2022

The Tech for All service aims to boost the independence and sociability of young people with vision impairment.


Minimum pricing for alcohol ‘can protect heavy drinkers and reduce harm’

Minimum pricing for alcohol ‘can protect heavy drinkers and reduce harm’

Minimum pricing for alcohol ‘can protect heavy drinkers and reduce harm’

21 June 2022

The Government said there are no plans to introduce a minimum price in England, but it is keeping the issue under review.


NHS worker fears he won’t make it to Glastonbury Festival following rail strikes

NHS worker fears he won’t make it to Glastonbury Festival following rail strikes

NHS worker fears he won’t make it to Glastonbury Festival following rail strikes

21 June 2022

The Prime Minister told a meeting of the Cabinet that reforms are vital for the rail industry and those who work in it.


Johnson warns public to brace for more transport chaos in bitter rail dispute

Johnson warns public to brace for more transport chaos in bitter rail dispute

Johnson warns public to brace for more transport chaos in bitter rail dispute

21 June 2022

The Prime Minister said a package of modernising reforms is vital for the railways as he signalled that the industrial unrest could continue.


Warm spring means bigger and sweeter raspberries at start of season

Warm spring means bigger and sweeter raspberries at start of season

Warm spring means bigger and sweeter raspberries at start of season

21 June 2022

Growers say the season has begun with 65% more British raspberries on supermarket shelves compared to the same period last year.


PM urges passengers to ‘stay the course’ in the face of rail strikes

PM urges passengers to ‘stay the course’ in the face of rail strikes

PM urges passengers to ‘stay the course’ in the face of rail strikes

21 June 2022

The Prime Minister told a meeting of the Cabinet that reforms are vital for the rail industry and those who work in it.


Shapps is ‘spouting nonsense’, RMT general secretary says

Shapps is ‘spouting nonsense’, RMT general secretary says

Shapps is ‘spouting nonsense’, RMT general secretary says

21 June 2022

Mick Lynch criticised Transport Secretary Grant Shapps’ plans to allow agency staff to replace striking workers.


Cloudflare outage knocks hundreds of websites offline

Cloudflare outage knocks hundreds of websites offline

Cloudflare outage knocks hundreds of websites offline

21 June 2022

The National Rail Enquiries website appeared to be among those affected on the first day of rail strikes across Britain.


Millions hit by travel disruption as rail strike cripples services

Millions hit by travel disruption as rail strike cripples services

Millions hit by travel disruption as rail strike cripples services

21 June 2022

Only a fifth of trains are running on Tuesday and half of lines are closed.


Ukraine visa scheme is ‘shambolic’ says engineer after his family flee to UK

Ukraine visa scheme is ‘shambolic’ says engineer after his family flee to UK

Ukraine visa scheme is ‘shambolic’ says engineer after his family flee to UK

21 June 2022

Anton Ievsiushkin, from Sheffield, has helped scores of people get to the UK since his family escaped from Mariupol and Kharkiv.


Flight woes to continue throughout the summer, warns Ryanair boss

Flight woes to continue throughout the summer, warns Ryanair boss

Flight woes to continue throughout the summer, warns Ryanair boss

21 June 2022

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said passengers should brace for a ‘less than satisfactory experience’ this summer.


Labour MPs join picket lines in support of striking rail workers

Labour MPs join picket lines in support of striking rail workers

Labour MPs join picket lines in support of striking rail workers

21 June 2022

A number of Labour MPs showed solidarity with striking RMT workers as a shadow cabinet minister warned that it is not the way to resolve the rail row.


Thousands attend summer solstice at Stonehenge

Thousands attend summer solstice at Stonehenge

Thousands attend summer solstice at Stonehenge

21 June 2022

Those who observed the spectacle at the neolithic monument in Wiltshire encountered a chilly morning accompanied by clear skies at 4.49am.


Cambridge University students enjoy their first May Balls since before pandemic

Cambridge University students enjoy their first May Balls since before pandemic

Cambridge University students enjoy their first May Balls since before pandemic

21 June 2022

The events were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.


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