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Army barracks ‘unsafe and unsuitable’ to house asylum seekers, High Court told
Napier Barracks in Kent has been used to accommodate hundreds of asylum seekers since last September, despite warnings it is unsuitable.
Young black people three times as likely to be unemployed as white peers
The UK jobless rate for young black people rose by more than a third to 35 per cent over the past year, according to thinktank the Resolution Foundation.
‘Worst Tory scandal in 10 years’: Cameron Lobbying saga dominates front pages
MPs are set to vote on establishing a parliamentary inquiry into the matter today.
Meghan ‘ready to forgive’ Royals after death of Prince Philip – reports
The pregnant Duchess, 39, has not returned to the UK with Prince Harry for the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral.
US pauses Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollout over blood clot fears
More than 6.8 million doses of the J&J vaccine have been administered in the US, the vast majority with no or mild side effects.
Harvey Weinstein is ‘losing teeth and going blind’ in prison, his lawyer says
The disgraced movie mogul is fighting extradition to Los Angeles.
Boris admits lockdown is ‘main reason’ for drop in Covid deaths as cases in Sweden soar
Sweden now has the highest new Covid cases per person in Europe. The UK, on the other hand, has the lowest.
Prince Andrew ‘increasingly confident’ of royal comeback after Philip’s funeral
Andrew spoke publicly for the first time in over a year on Sunday, saying the Duke of Edinburgh’s death had left a “huge void” in his mother’s life.
NHS vaccine website crashes after jabs offered to over 45s
People trying to book an appointment were shown a holding page saying the website was experiencing technical difficulties.