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A ‘shame and unnecessary’ to have to sue Government, says terror attack victim’s father
'Not what we want to be doing on the anniversary of our son’s death.'
PM facing rebellion as 55 million people set for tough post-lockdown restrictions
“People want to have five days of fun over Christmas. If they want that wriggle room, they really have to accept stricter restrictions in the run-up to Christmas."
British actors frozen out of Princess Diana biopic – because of Brexit
A new casting notice stipulates that only European passport holders - “NOT British-European” - can audition.
Six bits of bad news you might have missed in Sunak’s spending review
From benefits to Brexit, here's the bad news you missed from Sunak's spending review.
Covid: Hundreds of mink resurface after burial as 15 million culled
The government had announced the cull despite not having the right to order the killing of healthy animals – an embarrassing misstep that caused it to scramble to build political consensus for a new law.
‘Murderous’ English channel a ‘history of death’, report claims
The report – believed to be the first of its kind in English – documents nearly 300 border-related deaths in and around the English Channel since 1999.
The National says BBC’s “economic illiteracy” is “defending Tory austerity”
An economics expert told the newspaper that Laura Kuenssberg was speaking "absolute twaddle".
Sunak picked ‘fight over not very much money’ as public service cuts ‘may not feel much different’ to austerity
“Austerity is not going to feel like it’s over for lower-income families because the Chancellor yesterday chose to continue with plans to cut £1,000 from six million households’ benefits next April at a time when unemployment will be nearing its peak."
Government Covid-19 tier postcode checker immediately crashes
Anxious Brits were greeted with an error message: “Sorry, we’re experiencing technical difficulties”.