‘Deep concern about animal welfare’ as UK & Australia sign trade deal
Official estimates of the impact of a deal have previously suggested that in the long run, it would produce an increase of between 0.01% and 0.02% of gross domestic product (GDP)
GP fuming after being told he can’t defer jury service so he can battle pandemic
"If I take time off, my colleagues are going to suffer. More importantly, my patients are going to suffer."
Archbishop of Canterbury nails Laurence Fox to the cross with pro-booster tweet
Justin Welby slapped down Laurence Fox after he urged followers to get their booster jabs.
Rail fares to rise 3.8% in March as inflation soars
The cost of living crisis is starting to bite Britain as inflation continues to soar.
No nightclub parties on New Year’s Eve, Mark Drakeford says
The First Minister has tightened Covid restrictions in Wales in anticipation of an Omicron wave.
Malta becomes first European country to legalise cannabis for personal use
Other European countries are also decriminalising cannabis - but not the UK, as the Tories amplify their "war on drugs".
Elevenses: The Beginning of the End
From the newsletter: North Shropshire is a catastrophic defeat for a prime minister running on fumes.
Grant Shapps’ staff held ANOTHER boozy lockdown party last Christmas
Department for Transport staff drunk and danced the night away last December, the day London entered Tier 3 restrictions.
‘Extremely grateful:’ Appeal to help Afghan children raises huge sum in one day…but more urgently needed
A million children under the age of five are at risk of dying over the next three months.