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October 23, 2021

UK Sleepwalking Into Winter Of Covid Chaos, Unions Warn

Trade union leaders representing 3 million frontline workers have warned that the government risks “another winter of chaos ”, without urgent action to curb the spread of Covid, including mandatory mask wearing in shops and on public transport.

4 mins

Long-Haul Flights Set To Cost More As Sunak Plans Air Tax Rise

Travellers to destinations including Australia, Japan and South Africa can expect to pay more to fly, as Rishi Sunak prepares to overhaul air passenger duty in next week’s budget to reflect the environmental damage wrought by long-haul flights.

1 min

Adele Smashes Record As New Single Streamed 24m Times

Adele has smashed the record for the most-streamed song in a week in the UK, earning 24m streams for her new single Easy on Me – over 7m more than the previous record-holder.

1 min

‘There are no words to convey my sadness' – actor's distress after fatal shooting on set

Alec Baldwin has expressed his deep “shock and sadness” after he accidentally shot and killed his director of photography, apparently with a real bullet, on the set of his latest movie.

3 mins

Brilliant, but flawed Leading man with loathing for Trump and a notorious temper

Brilliant, but flawed Leading man with loathing for Trump and a notorious temper

3 mins

Five officers face action for messages linked to Everard case

Five police officers from four forces will face disciplinary proceedings after separate investigations by a watchdog into social media messages relating to Wayne Couzens, the killer of Sarah Everard.

2 mins

Queen ‘resting' after hospital stay as palace faces transparency questions

The Queen was resting and undertaking “light duties” yesterday after her hospital visit for “preliminary investigations” as Buckingham Palace faced questions over its handling of news about the 95-year-old monarch’s secret overnight admission.

3 mins

Urgent action on fish stocks needed, say processors and retailers

The UK’s largest seafood processor is threatening to stop sourcing fish from the north-east Atlantic unless coastal states, including Britain and countries in the EU, reach a suitable agreement this month on managing populations.

1 min

A Matter Of Politics - No 10 In Mind As BBC Replaces Kuenssberg

Officially, the person who replaces Laura Kuenssberg as BBC political editor will be picked by a team of senior managers and director-general Tim Davie on the basis of which journalist is best placed to explain the workings of Westminster to tens of millions of Britons on a daily basis.

2 mins

Police insisted serial killer's first victim not murdered, inquest told

The parents of the first victim of the serial killer Stephen Port have told an inquest the investigation into his death was a “travesty” by “Keystone Cops” who insisted it was not murder.

1 min

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