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Omicron outbreak leaves entire fire station without firefighters
Stations across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight declared their fire engines unavailable last week due to Covid outbreaks.
Johnson breaks Brexit vow to slash VAT again as energy bills set to rise
Despite not seeming keen to cut VAT as per the Leave campaign promise, he took the opportunity to say this week that leaving the EU means the UK can now set its own VAT rates.
‘Disastrous’ if Andrew uses loophole to avoid charges
"Andrew is seeking to use a legal loophole, a technicality, to avoid scrutiny over claims of sexual abuse. That is totally unacceptable."
It’s already too late for new Covid curbs, expert says
There's evidence Omicron is turning a corner in London, Dr Mike Tildesley said.
Nonplussed reactions to Downing Street briefing that could have been a text message
"PM has responded to concerns a 250% increase in Covid hospitalisations is leaving the NHS at risk of collapse by not doing a thing about it."
Watch: UK supermarket boss calls for Covid sufferers to be allowed to return to work
He said an "exponential" rise in staff absence is crippling the company, with 3,300 workers currently off sick
Macron says he ‘really wants to piss off’ the unvaccinated
The French president suggested an unvaccinated person is "irresponsible" and "not a citizen".
‘Patriotic’ Starmer vows to ‘make Brexit work’ if he wins the next general election
“Making Brexit work is painstaking work, and slogans won't cut it," the Labour leader said.
Tories face the worst local election results in London in more than 50 years
“With most opinion polls as they stand, Conservatives could control fewer London boroughs than they have at any point in the 50 years of the existence of these boroughs," a Tory party polling expert has said.