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1 In 5 Women In The Military Has Been Sexually Harassed

‘Many struggle with mental health after their service has ended’

‘Instagram Means Children Cannot Escape From Bullies'

BULLYING follows children home from school and carries on in their bedrooms at night via Instagram, a whistleblower has claimed.

Queen Is Due Back In Action

Royal aides are expecting the Queen to resume audiences and other commitments this week, while she awaits medical test results.

Boris: It Is Touch And Go We Will Get Climate Agreement

Boris Johnson has admitted being “very worried” that world leaders will fail to make a breakthrough at the Cop26 climate change summit in Glasgow next month.

Petrol Price Surges To An All-Time High

Drivers are being stung in the pocket after prices at the petrol pumps rocketed to a record high.

8 Million To Get Wage Rise As Rishi Makes Work Pay

BUDGET BOOST Minimum wage up to £9.50 and public sector salary freeze ends

Biometrics UK Faces New Privacy Fears As Technology Becomes Widespread

In a school canteen in Gateshead cameras scan the faces of children, taking payment automatically after identifying them with facial recognition. More than 200 miles away in north London, staff at an old people's home recently took part in a trial that used facial data to verify their Covid vaccine status. And in convenience stores around the country, staff are alerted to potential shoplifters by a CCTV system that taps into a database of individuals deemed suspect.

Rise In Interest Rates Before Christmas Is Unlikely, Says Bank Policymaker

An interest rate rise before Christmas is unlikely despite rising energy prices and supply shortages that are expected to push inflation towards 5%, according to the Bank of England policymaker Silvana Tenreyro.

First London Stock Exchange Listing For Firm With All-Female Boardroom

An investment trust focused on renewable energy due to float next month is understood to be the first company with an all-female board to list on the London Stock Exchange.

Amnesty To Close Hong Kong Offices Over Security Law Risks

Amnesty International will close its Hong Kong offices by the end of the year, citing concerns for the safety of staff trying to operate under the national security law.

Climate-Heating Gases At Record High, Despite Covid

Levels of climate-heating gases in the atmosphere hit record levels in 2020, despite coronavirus-related lockdowns, the UN's World Meteorological Organization has announced.

Ex-Street star Kym's major wedding do

Newlywed Kym Marsh smiles with her Army major hubby, Scott Ratcliff, after they tied the knot in a military wedding tinged with sadness.

Little Hope For Giveaways In Budget After Net Zero Plan

Rishi Sunak has been a chancellor defined by crisis. Now he must show what an economy taken off life support will look like in next week’s Budget.

Allow Migrant NHS Staff To Remain In The UK, Say MPs

Ministers are being urged to grant migrant NHS workers the indefinite right to remain as the health service braces for what could be one of the most difficult winters it has ever faced. Cross-party MPs, along with medical bodies including the British Medical Association (BMA), have backed calls to change the law so that foreign health and social care staff are given the right to stay in the UK in honour of their commitment during the pandemic.

Fries Make You Chipper

The meal-good factor

Prepare For Plan B Now, Advisers Warn Government

Senior scientific advisers to the government have told ministers to start preparing for the “rapid deployment” of basic Covid measures amid rising infections and hospitalisation rates, as local councils and authorities urged Downing Street to “act now, rather than later”.

Struggling Food Banks Set For ‘Nightmarish' Winter

Squeeze on supply as demand soars after benefits cut

UK Push On Security Tie-Ups With India

FOREIGN Secretary Liz Truss is to underline the growing importance of defence ties with India on a visit of the Royal Navy’s carrier strike group to Mumbai.

Let The Nation Roar With Pride For Our Indomitable Queen

News that the Queen has been in hospital has caused the nation to take a collective gulp. For a start, we aren’t used to it – the last time it happened was in 2013 when she contracted a stomach bug.

It's Important To Get 3rd Jab As Soon As Possible, PM Says

Boris Johnson has backed the Government’s vaccine advisers in assessing the potential benefits of rushing forward Covid booster jabs.

Petrol To Hit Record High

Petrol prices are expected to hit a record high by the end of next week.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Brexit Gets Kielty Back On The Road

Comedian Patrick Kielty will be back on the road with a stand-up tour next year when he hopes to "make some sense of a post-Brexit landscape.

China Wake-Up

Britain facing missile threat

We're Back Where We Don't Want To Be ...Jabs Can Save Us

It's been a grim few days for Covid news.

Queen In ‘Good Spirits' After Night In London Hospital

The Queen spent a night in hospital after cancelling her visit to Northern Ireland, Buckingham Palace has said.

Infections At New High In Schools

Cases of Covid-19 among school children in England have climbed to a record high, latest figures show.