Posted by The Guardian | Feb 11, 2022 | Coronavirus, Health, Infectious diseases, NHS, Politics, Science, Society, The Guardian, UK news |
Equipment worth £1.7bn sourced from politically connected companies was stockpiled after government over-orderedMore than half the £1.7bn paid by the government to politically connected “VIP” companies to...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Feb 11, 2022 | Boris Johnson, Cressida Dick, London, Metropolitan police, Police, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Force is in process of investigating whether PM and others in Downing Street broke lockdown lawsBoris Johnson is facing calls to distance himself from the process to select the new head of the Metropolitan police, as the force...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Feb 11, 2022 | Brexit, Business, Coronavirus, Economic growth (GDP), Economic policy, Economics, Europe, European Union, Global economy, International trade, Politics, Supply chain crisis, The Guardian, UK news |
Figures show Brexit compounding Covid disruption, with clothing exports plunging 60%, vegetables down 40% and cars falling 25%UK exports of goods to the EU have fallen by £20bn compared with the last period of stable trade...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Feb 11, 2022 | Coronavirus, Cressida Dick, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Latest updates: Metropolitan police did not investigate lockdown-breaching party claims because there was no social media footage, legal papers showLeader of Black police body calls Cressida Dick ‘defensive and...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Feb 11, 2022 | Afghanistan, BBC, Journalist safety, Media, South and Central Asia, Taliban, The Guardian, UK news, United Nations, World News |
Journalist, a second foreigner and Afghan colleagues held while on assignment with UNHCRThe Taliban have detained a British journalist, a second foreigner and some of their Afghan colleagues in Kabul while they were on...
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