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Car given to Diana by Charles as engagement present resurfaces at auction

Car given to Diana by Charles as engagement present resurfaces at auction

Car given to Diana by Charles as engagement present resurfaces at auction

08 June 2021

The silver 1981 Ford Escort Ghia saloon is expected to fetch up to £40,000.


Bond Street chief chocolatier reveals Queen’s favourite treat

Bond Street chief chocolatier reveals Queen’s favourite treat

Bond Street chief chocolatier reveals Queen’s favourite treat

08 June 2021

Charbonnel et Walker opened in 1875 at the request of Edward VII.


Illegal e-scooter riders facing month-long police crackdown

Illegal e-scooter riders facing month-long police crackdown

Illegal e-scooter riders facing month-long police crackdown

08 June 2021

West Midlands Police have issued a statement reiterating e-scooter rules.


What is Fastly and how did it cause the global internet outage?

What is Fastly and how did it cause the global internet outage?

What is Fastly and how did it cause the global internet outage?

08 June 2021

How did an issue at a US internet infrastructure firm take down most of the world’s biggest websites?


Senior civil servant who took up Greensill role insists ‘no conflict happened’

Senior civil servant who took up Greensill role insists ‘no conflict happened’

Senior civil servant who took up Greensill role insists ‘no conflict happened’

08 June 2021

Bill Crothers began advising Greensill Capital in September 2015 but remained in his Civil Service post until November that year.


Aspirin does not improve survival for Covid-19 patients in hospital – study

Aspirin does not improve survival for Covid-19 patients in hospital – study

Aspirin does not improve survival for Covid-19 patients in hospital – study

08 June 2021

Patients with Covid-19 are at increased risk of blood clots forming in their blood vessels, particularly in the lungs.


Major websites including gov.uk recover after widespread outage

Major websites including gov.uk recover after widespread outage

Major websites including gov.uk recover after widespread outage

08 June 2021

US firm Fastly, a content delivery network, said it had suffered an issue which affected sites such as Amazon and Reddit.


MPs call for consultation on raising age to buy cigarettes to 21

MPs call for consultation on raising age to buy cigarettes to 21

MPs call for consultation on raising age to buy cigarettes to 21

08 June 2021

The action group also want a ‘polluter pays’ amendment to the Health and Social Care Bill, forcing manufacturers to pay to deliver the end of smoking.


Johnson blocks Commons vote on overseas aid cuts

Johnson blocks Commons vote on overseas aid cuts

Johnson blocks Commons vote on overseas aid cuts

08 June 2021

Downing Street said the Government is acting in accordance with the law in suspending the 0.7% target.


Khan ‘unlikely to have been released if he had needed to satisfy Parole Board’

Khan ‘unlikely to have been released if he had needed to satisfy Parole Board’

Khan ‘unlikely to have been released if he had needed to satisfy Parole Board’

08 June 2021

The 28-year-old was responsible for the Fishmongers’ Hall terror attack, committed less than a year after he was released from jail.


Charles marks achievements of women students on visit to Oxford University

Charles marks achievements of women students on visit to Oxford University

Charles marks achievements of women students on visit to Oxford University

08 June 2021

Somerville College has Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi, Dorothy L Sayers, Dorothy Hodgkin and Shirley Williams among its alumni.


Launch of new GP data-sharing system delayed amid privacy concerns

Launch of new GP data-sharing system delayed amid privacy concerns

Launch of new GP data-sharing system delayed amid privacy concerns

08 June 2021

Health minister Jo Churchill said the start date had been pushed back to September 1.


People with trouble sleeping ‘at a higher risk of dying, especially diabetics’

People with trouble sleeping ‘at a higher risk of dying, especially diabetics’

People with trouble sleeping ‘at a higher risk of dying, especially diabetics’

08 June 2021

Researchers examined data from half a million middle-aged UK participants who were asked if they had trouble falling asleep at night.


Hancock details plan for ‘conclusive’ data on vaccine impact on Delta variant

Hancock details plan for ‘conclusive’ data on vaccine impact on Delta variant

Hancock details plan for ‘conclusive’ data on vaccine impact on Delta variant

08 June 2021

The UK Government is expected to decide next week whether to proceed with a further easing of restrictions in England on June 21.


Pc charged with assaulting Dalian Atkinson defends ‘necessary’ baton strikes

Pc charged with assaulting Dalian Atkinson defends ‘necessary’ baton strikes

Pc charged with assaulting Dalian Atkinson defends ‘necessary’ baton strikes

08 June 2021

Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith denies prosecution claims she acted out of anger in August 2016.


Number of pupils in class drops before half-term amid Delta variant concerns

Number of pupils in class drops before half-term amid Delta variant concerns

Number of pupils in class drops before half-term amid Delta variant concerns

08 June 2021

Nearly a third of secondary school pupils in Bolton were absent linked to Covid-19 ahead of the break, analysis suggests.


Britons arriving home from Portugal hit out at quarantine ‘madness’

Britons arriving home from Portugal hit out at quarantine ‘madness’

Britons arriving home from Portugal hit out at quarantine ‘madness’

08 June 2021

Travellers who landed in the UK after 4am on Tuesday are required to self-isolate at home for 10 days.


Edwin Poots nominates Paul Givan as Northern Ireland’s new First Minister

Edwin Poots nominates Paul Givan as Northern Ireland’s new First Minister

Edwin Poots nominates Paul Givan as Northern Ireland’s new First Minister

08 June 2021

The DUP leader revealed his new ministerial team during a series of announcements in the Great Hall at Stormont.


NHS patient data sharing scheme to be delayed amid privacy concerns

NHS patient data sharing scheme to be delayed amid privacy concerns

NHS patient data sharing scheme to be delayed amid privacy concerns

08 June 2021

Health minister Lord Bethell said the implementation date of the scheme would be pushed back until September 1.


Warning over lower pesticide standards as UK eyes Pacific free trade deal

Warning over lower pesticide standards as UK eyes Pacific free trade deal

Warning over lower pesticide standards as UK eyes Pacific free trade deal

08 June 2021

The Government has been urged to resist pressure to weaken the UK’s laws on pesticides as it seeks to sign up to the trading agreement.


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