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04 March 2023 New powers to tackle small boats set to be announced next week
11h Ambulance worker strikes in England called off by Unite
21h Rail passengers suffer biggest fares rise in 11 years
21h Pubs, clubs and bars to stay open longer over Coronation weekend
13h Sadiq Khan plotting ‘pay-as-you-drive’ scheme using Ulez cameras
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A sign on tree cut down by contractors in Rustlings Road, Sheffield, where three people protesting against a controversial tree felling programme have been arrested after council contractors started cutting down trees with chainsaws before dawn.
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‘Truth and reconciliation’ report into Sheffield’s trees saga to be published

Thousands of trees were felled in the city between 2016 and 2018.
Then-prime minister Boris Johnson (right) and Cabinet Secretary Simon Case (Oli Scarff/PA)
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Johnson ‘nationally distrusted’, said top civil servant in new Hancock leak

The UK’s top civil servant described Boris Johnson as a ‘nationally distrusted figure’ during the Covid pandemic, according to leaked messages.
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Upcoming small boats legislation ‘unworkable’, Sunak warned

Suella Braverman is set to publish long-promised legislation as soon as Tuesday to tackle small boats crossings in the Channel.
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British aid worker ‘privileged’ to help children affected by Turkey-Syria quake

Unicef worker Joe English has been helping children in Syria and Turkey affected by the earthquake with psychosocial aid.
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Daughters still asking to go home a month after earthquake, says Syrian mother

Pregnant Aalaa said her daughters were ‘pulled’ from her as their home collapsed and the two young children are still suffering weeks later.
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Yousaf pledges to make Scotland international leader in human rights

Scotland’s Health Secretary is one of three candidates running to replace Nicola Sturgeon.
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National Trust and Historic England join calls to insulate Britain’s leaky homes

The heritage organisations said the workforce retrofitting historic buildings needs to be more than doubled to meet net-zero targets.
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Small boats legislation will leave thousands in limbo, refugee campaigners warn

The Refugee Council also said the proposals could effectively ‘shatter’ UK commitments under the UN refugee convention.
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Agreement to protect world’s oceans praised by UK politicians and groups

United Nations members on Saturday agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the world’s oceans – nearly half the planet’s surface.
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Matt Hancock was ‘like a headless chicken’, says former vaccines boss Clive Dix

Dr Dix hit out at the former health secretary in a Telegraph article.
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Riders protest for safe cycling for women in London

Campaigners say women are being put off cycling by issues including a lack of safe routes, dangerous driving and harassment

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Scotland needs a first minister for a new decade, says Forbes

The Finance Secretary said ‘continuity won’t cut it’ for the next leader of Scotland.
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We need less oversell and more reality on Brexit deal, DUP warns Government

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said his party will take its time to make a call on the Windsor Framework.
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Johnson did not knowingly mislead Parliament on partygate, insists minister

Chris Heaton-Harris has offered a staunch defence of the former prime minister.
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Leaks offer ‘view into psyche of Hancock’, not Government workings – minister

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris suggested the leaked WhatsApp messages give only a ‘partial’ picture of Covid decision-making.
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Starmer urged to publish Sue Gray messages amid Tory anger over move to Labour

The civil servant is expected to submit a formal request on Monday to take on the role of Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff.
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Hancock wanted to ‘frighten the pants’ off public leaked texts reveal

Leaked messages reveal discussions over when to ‘deploy’ details of a new Covid-19 strain

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Rail passengers suffer biggest fares rise in 11 years

Fares in England and Wales increase by an average of up to 5.9% on Sunday

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Government prepares to unveil new powers to ‘stop the boats’

The legislation, promised as part of Government efforts to tackle illegal migration, could come as soon as Tuesday

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Increase public-sector pay by inflation and rejoin single market, Hunt urged

Families are ‘sick to the back teeth of being ripped off by the Tory government’, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has said.
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Defra lagging behind in developing net-zero policies, documents reveal

Information leaked to the Observer shows the Government could face legal action if it does not improve its climate policies.
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New powers to tackle small boats set to be announced next week

The legislation is expected to make asylum claims inadmissible from those who travel to the UK on small boats.
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Sunak and Hancock complained of ‘nightmare’ Dominic Cummings

Dominic Cummings’ time in Downing Street was a ‘nightmare’, Rishi Sunak appeared to tell Matt Hancock, according to the latest set of leaked messages.
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Second Scottish teaching union to ballot members on ‘paltry’ offer

The Scottish Government and councils made the new offer on Friday.
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Donaldson: DUP won’t be knocked off course by rhetoric over Framework

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson acknowledged improvements had been made to post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland but said questions remain.
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Ex-Tory minister praises Gray’s ‘integrity’ after Labour appointment

Labour insisted all civil service rules will be followed after outcry from Conservative MPs about the civil servant’s new role

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Hancock hit out at Sunak amid concerns over Eat Out to Help Out scheme

The details emerged in the latest tranche of leaked messages from the former health secretary, published by the Daily Telegraph.
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Hancock leaks reveal WhatsApp risks – information commissioner

The widespread use of WhatsApp by ministers and officials in Whitehall risks poses risks for transparency, the Information Commissioner has warned.
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Yousaf pledges to look at child payment increase if chosen to replace Sturgeon

The current payment gives £25 per week to eligible families with children under 16.
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Pressure on Johnson grows over whether MPs were misled about partygate

The cross-party Privileges Committee said the Commons may have been misled at least four times

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Stone of Destiny should not be sent for coronation, says Salmond

The former first minister has urged the winner of the SNP leadership race to refuse to allow the stone to leave Scotland for the coronation.
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Labour calls for ‘national conversation’ on women’s wellbeing

Anneliese Dodds is due to address the Women’s Institute on Saturday.
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Row over pupils who damaged Koran raises free speech concerns – Braverman

Reports of death threats against pupils who allegedly damaged a copy of the Koran are alarming, the Home Secretary has said.
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Teaching union suspends strike action and urges members to accept new deal

The EIS has suspended strike action now a new offer has been put on the table.
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Hancock mocked Eat Out To Help Out amid concerns about Covid spread

The former Health Secretary branded the scheme ‘eat out to help the virus get about’

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Partygate probe’s reliance on Sue Gray ‘surreal’ amid Labour move, Johnson says

The former prime minister and his allies used the partygate investigator’s Labour appointment to discredit the probe into whether he lied to MPs.