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Raab: ‘It’s not the job of the European Court to dictate things to UK’
Raab blamed the European Court for UK's lack of progress, after Boris Johnson told him to rewrite the law in order to overhaul the Human Rights Act.
Sir David Amess: Terrorist incident declared as murder suspect named
The Met said Senior National Coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Dean Haydon, had formally declared the incident as terrorism.
UK government set to bring in nuclear power and new energy tax
The government is set to not ask UK people to eat less meat, despite the big carbon footprint beef and dairy products have.
Prioritise economic growth over climate, government tells trade negotiators
In August, prime minister Boris Johnson urged the world to take climate action "now" after a UN report revealed a "code red for humanity" - but a leaked paper now suggests that chasing post-Brexit economic benefits takes priority.
Record number of UK firms officially bankrupt as Brexit trade barriers soar
According to the Bank of England, higher borrowing during the pandemic is to blame for putting more businesses at risk.
Labour EU activist slams Tory minister: ‘This is why we got staff shortages’
“This is one of the reasons why we have staff shortages," Labour's Alexandra Bulat said about environment secretary's George Eustice recent statement to the nation.
Matt Hancock loses his United Nations job days after getting it
"The last thing the African continent needs is a failed British politician," campaigning group Global Justice Now said.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘loses latest appeal in Iran’
“This is terrible news and is just more torment on top of five-and-a-half years of suffering for Nazanin and her family," Amnesty International UK's Sacha Deshmukh said.
Nasa spacecraft Lucy blasts off on 12-year mission to explore asteroids
Eight asteroids will be explored.