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Most Brits worried about their personal finances because of Brexit – poll
No region, social class or age group thinks Brexit would benefit them financially.
Tory MP: Police are ‘under-resourced’ and often ‘don’t tackle abuse reports’
“Do I blame the police? They’ve got a job to do, they’re under-resourced, I guess," a Tory MP has said.
WATCH: Patel says pushing boats away from UK will be legal – in new law
"That is why we are bringing the Nationality and Borders Bill forward, that is why we’re bringing legislation forward, that is why Border Force have new powers and will have new powers in terms of returning boats or pushing back, but also intercepting at sea, all within the law," Patel has insisted.
Gordon Brown hits out at Boris Johnson for ‘failing to vaccinate the world’
“Boris Johnson promised at the G7 that he was going to vaccinate the whole world... but since then, so little has happened that we now face the possibility of every target being missed," the former prime minister has said.
Leading French expert: ‘France should look at UK before dropping masks’
“The UK is showing us why we shouldn’t give up masks too quickly,” the infectious disease specialist has said.
EU promises to protect Ireland amid concern about Cummings’ revelations
Meanwhile, Europe has proposed to help the UK cut the red tape it had agreed to - amid threats and demands from Britain.
Murder probe after schoolboy killed in ‘shocking act of violence’
Police are treating the death of a 14-year-old boy at a train station as murder.
Hodges’ Mail column resurfaces after he calls for Labour to end Tory hatred
Today, the Mail on Sunday columnist has urged Labour to acknowledge "honest" and "decent" Tories - but days after the 2016 EU referendum, he had some strong words about former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Russia ‘will come to rescue’ of UK if needed during gas crisis – ambassador
"If it will be an opportunity, we will come to rescue, we will do what we can of course to alleviate difficult conditions which are now being created," Russia's ambassador to the UK has said.