Day: August 31, 2020

UK coronavirus LIVE: Tory backbenchers call for clarity over Government's coronavirus U-turns as death toll rises two thumbnail

UK coronavirus LIVE: Tory backbenchers call for clarity over Government's coronavirus U-turns as death toll rises two

August 31, 2020

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Conservative backbenchers are calling for clarity from Boris Johnson after several coronavirus U-turns. MPs are returning to Westminster from their summer recess and many are demanding reassurances from ministers after months of what one Tory MP called a “megadisaster […]

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Harry Dunn's family abandons plan to sue US government to find 'resolution' thumbnail

Harry Dunn's family abandons plan to sue US government to find 'resolution'

August 31, 2020

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Harry Dunn‘s family have dropped their plans to sue the US government in a bid for a “resolution to the impasse”. Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn previously said they would pursue a claim against President Donald Trump’s administration for […]

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Downing Street hits back at EU for 'unnecessarily difficult' Brexit talks after France blames UK for deadlock thumbnail

Downing Street hits back at EU for 'unnecessarily difficult' Brexit talks after France blames UK for deadlock

August 31, 2020

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates The UK Government has said the European Union is making Brexit talks “unnecessarily difficult” after France accused the UK of deliberately stalling in negotiations. It comes as Britain and the bloc remain in a stalemate as they try to […]

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Man depicted as hero in film Hotel Rwanda held on terror charges

August 31, 2020

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates A man, who was portrayed as a hero in the film Hotel Rwanda, has been arrested by the Rwandan government on terror charges. Paul Rusesabagina, who was played by actor Don Cheadle in the 2004 movie, was depicted to […]

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Body found in search for top diplomat missing since May thumbnail

Body found in search for top diplomat missing since May

August 31, 2020

Police searching for missing diplomat Richard Morris have found a body in the forest where he jogged regularly. Detectives have not formally identified the body, but Mr Morris’s family has been told of the discovery. The former UK ambassador to Nepal, 52, vanished on 6 May after setting out on a run from his home […]

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Body found in police search for missing diplomat Richard Morris

August 31, 2020

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Police searching for missing diplomat Richard Morris say they have found a body in Alice Holt Forest in Hampshire. The father-of-three was last seen setting off jogging from his home in Bentley, near Alton in Hampshire at around 10.30am […]

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'Most informative': Boris Johnson takes part in sexual harassment training session for MPs thumbnail

‘Most informative’: Boris Johnson takes part in sexual harassment training session for MPs

August 31, 2020

Boris Johnson has taken part in a training session for MPs on sexual harassment and bullying, describing it as “most informative”. The course, called Valuing Everyone, was made compulsory for MPs and peers last year following abuse allegations and the so-called “Pestminster” scandal. The prime minister took part in the two-hour session last Thursday with […]

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Recycling rates lower in England’s poorest areas

August 31, 2020

Birmingham and Liverpool among local authorities with lowest rates, analysis shows A bag of recycling. In Newham, east London, just 16% of household waste is sent for reuse, recycling or composting, the lowest rate in England. Photograph: Richard Baker/Corbis/Getty Images Recycling rates for household waste are significantly lower in the most deprived areas of England, […]

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Tree of the week: the hornbeam that inspired one man’s lifelong obsession – and his tattoo thumbnail

Tree of the week: the hornbeam that inspired one man’s lifelong obsession – and his tattoo

August 31, 2020

Tim Mosley has photographed this tree in south London more than 100 times. He goes there to think, hang out with friends – and even took his fiancee to see it on their first date ‘It’s got a pleasing point, like the spades on playing cards.’ Photograph: Tom Fuller Tim Mosley loves his favourite hornbeam, […]

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