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Thousands of tons of paper and card ablaze at recycling plant

Thousands of tons of paper and card ablaze at recycling plant

Thousands of tons of paper and card ablaze at recycling plant

13 June 2022

More than 100 firefighters were involved in tackling the flames at one stage.


Man charged with murder after 15-year-old boy stabbed to death

Man charged with murder after 15-year-old boy stabbed to death

Man charged with murder after 15-year-old boy stabbed to death

13 June 2022

Suleman Altaf is accused of killing Jakub Szymanski in Miles Platting, as well as the attempted murder of the teenager’s mother, Katarzyna Bastek.


Crops being wasted on British farms despite food bank woes, industry boss says

Crops being wasted on British farms despite food bank woes, industry boss says

Crops being wasted on British farms despite food bank woes, industry boss says

13 June 2022

Minette Batters said there was an ‘absolute crisis’, meaning food was being ploughed back into land on farms.


UK economy contracts in April as costs crunch sends Covid recovery into reverse

UK economy contracts in April as costs crunch sends Covid recovery into reverse

UK economy contracts in April as costs crunch sends Covid recovery into reverse

13 June 2022

The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product fell by 0.3% in April, following a fall of 0.1% in March.


Four in 10 older drivers involved in crashes failed to look properly – study

Four in 10 older drivers involved in crashes failed to look properly – study

Four in 10 older drivers involved in crashes failed to look properly – study

13 June 2022

Older drivers involved in serious crashes are more likely to have failed to look properly than motorists of all ages, new research suggests.


UK economy suffers first back-to-back fall in April since start of pandemic

UK economy suffers first back-to-back fall in April since start of pandemic

UK economy suffers first back-to-back fall in April since start of pandemic

13 June 2022

The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product fell by 0.3% in April, following a 0.1% drop in March.


Heathrow passenger numbers at 79% of pre-coronavirus levels

Heathrow passenger numbers at 79% of pre-coronavirus levels

Heathrow passenger numbers at 79% of pre-coronavirus levels

13 June 2022

Some 5.3 million people travelled through the west London airport in May.


Search teams discover items belonging to missing Briton in Amazon

Search teams discover items belonging to missing Briton in Amazon

Search teams discover items belonging to missing Briton in Amazon

13 June 2022

The development comes as the family of Mr Phillips have said their hopes of finding him alive have faded.


What the papers say – June 13

What the papers say – June 13

What the papers say – June 13

13 June 2022

Images of a British soldier killed fighting in Ukraine adorn many of the nation’s front pages.


New data reveals stars experience ‘quakes’ like on Earth

New data reveals stars experience ‘quakes’ like on Earth

New data reveals stars experience ‘quakes’ like on Earth

13 June 2022

The team working on the space observatory is led by scientists and astronomers at Cambridge University.


Amber Rudd among former ministers to stress importance of oil and gas industry

Amber Rudd among former ministers to stress importance of oil and gas industry

Amber Rudd among former ministers to stress importance of oil and gas industry

13 June 2022

The declaration urges governments to support the oil and gas industry.


Judge rules that boy in life-support treatment fight is dead

Judge rules that boy in life-support treatment fight is dead

Judge rules that boy in life-support treatment fight is dead

13 June 2022

Doctors treating Archie Battersbee, 12, thought the youngster was ‘brain-stem dead’ but his parents say they intend to appeal.


UK broadcasting union passes motions to defend public service broadcasting

UK broadcasting union passes motions to defend public service broadcasting

UK broadcasting union passes motions to defend public service broadcasting

13 June 2022

The motions were passed by Bectu at a national conference on Sunday.


Dimbleby says new Government food plan is ‘not a strategy’

Dimbleby says new Government food plan is ‘not a strategy’

Dimbleby says new Government food plan is ‘not a strategy’

13 June 2022

Boris Johnson has pledged the blueprint will ‘back farmers’, after a leaked draft of the document was condemned by critics.


Two inmates on the run after escaping Leyhill Prison in Gloucestershire

Two inmates on the run after escaping Leyhill Prison in Gloucestershire

Two inmates on the run after escaping Leyhill Prison in Gloucestershire

13 June 2022

The pair are both serving sentences for robbery.


British teen achieves dream with victory in international freerunning contest

British teen achieves dream with victory in international freerunning contest

British teen achieves dream with victory in international freerunning contest

12 June 2022

Travis Verkaik narrowly beat fellow Briton Ed Scott in the Red Bull Art of Motion competition, which took place in the Greek town of Astypalea.


Duke of York banned from public parts of Garter Day after ‘family decision’

Duke of York banned from public parts of Garter Day after ‘family decision’

Duke of York banned from public parts of Garter Day after ‘family decision’

12 June 2022

Andrew is said to have hoped to make a rare public appearance at the service in St George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle.


Rwanda migrant removal policy faces court challenges

Rwanda migrant removal policy faces court challenges

Rwanda migrant removal policy faces court challenges

12 June 2022

Refugee charity Asylum Aid is seeking an urgent interim injunction at the High Court and there will also be a Court of Appeal showdown.


Government to introduce controversial legislation to amend NI Protocol

Government to introduce controversial legislation to amend NI Protocol

Government to introduce controversial legislation to amend NI Protocol

12 June 2022

Labour has accused the Government of ‘law-breaking’ with its proposals to scrap parts of the post-Brexit treaty.


Imam brands Government criticisms ‘inaccurate’ after dismissal as adviser

Imam brands Government criticisms ‘inaccurate’ after dismissal as adviser

Imam brands Government criticisms ‘inaccurate’ after dismissal as adviser

12 June 2022

Qari Asim said he had ‘no opportunity to clarify any misunderstandings’ over his support for people’s ‘democratic right to protest’.


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