UK’s Afghanistan evacuation into ‘final hours’ – with no more people to be called forward
The UK’s evacuation mission at Kabul’s airport has “a matter of hours” left and no more people will be called forward, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said.
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August 22, 2021 Antibody testing programme to be rolled out across the UK for COVID positive people
An antibody testing programme for people who have tested positive for COVID-19 is to be launched across the UK.
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POLITICS
August 21, 2021 Sturgeon’s independence in tatters after UK refused to continue shared energy
Scotland’s independence hopes were cast in fresh doubt this week after the country’s deficit soared to £36billion. Many say that one of the main reasons why the first independence referendum failed was because Scots were not wholly convinced that Holyrood’s economic plan was watertight. In 2014, the country’s deficit stood at £12bn.
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EUROPE
July 31, 2021 UK ‘closing in on’ striking free trade agreement with New Zealand
The UK is “closing in on” striking an agreement in principle with New Zealand, the international trade secretary has said.
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UK NEWS
July 29, 2021 UK likely to swelter in frequent 40C summers even if global warming is limited
The UK is likely to swelter in regular 40C summers, experts warn, even if global warming is limited to 1.5C.
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POLITICS
July 27, 2021 EU’s protocol proposals don’t go far enough, says UK
Britain has told the European Union that new proposals from Brussels aimed at resolving the standoff over the Northern Ireland Protocol do not go far enough.
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UK NEWS
July 21, 2021 UK storm forecast: Alert as ‘worrying’ rain spikes on chart – lightning to spark nation
Several days of glorious sunshine could make way for “heavy showers and thunderstorms over east and southeast England”, the Met Office said. It said that today will see a “good deal of cloud affecting coastal districts in the north”.
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ECONOMY
July 14, 2021 Food and petrol price rises drive UK inflation higher in June
The UK’s rate of inflation soared to its highest for almost three years in June on the back of increases in the prices of food and motor fuel.
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SPORTS
July 9, 2021 China rebukes UK threat for political boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
China has rebuked the UK calls to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, saying any such practice “is doomed to fail”.
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UK NEWS
July 9, 2021 Plan to allow vaccinated people from abroad into UK without quarantine to be revealed in ‘next couple of weeks’
Details of a plan to allow vaccinated people from abroad into the UK without having to quarantine could be revealed in the “next couple of weeks”, the transport secretary has said.
