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Harry and Meghan interview: How the UK papers reacted
Buckingham Palace is yet to respond to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Oprah interview.
By Pa Reporters
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Court to rule on bid to block disciplinary probe by NI chief scientific adviser
Professor Ian Young is accused of failing to tell the family of a nine-year-old girl who died about ‘failings’ in her treatment.
By Sam Tobin
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Nicola Sturgeon set to ease restrictions on outdoor meet-ups for Scots
The First Minister will make a statement in Holyrood on Tuesday afternoon.
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Changes can be detected in breast cells before tumours appear, study suggests
Researchers say the findings could help inform who might benefit from preventative surgery and reassure those who can wait.
By Nina Massey
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Palace yet to comment on Harry and Meghan’s explosive interview
Royal biographer Andrew Morton said the fallout from the interview will ‘shudder down through the generations’.
By Pa Reporters
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UK scientists recover pieces of rare meteorite that fell from fireball
Some 300g of meteorite landed on a drive in Gloucestershire.
By Nina Massey
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Government publishes action plan to protect journalists from abuse
Journalists have reported suffering abuse and attacks, such as being punched and threatened with knives.
By Emma Bowden
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Touching family portrait of Sussexes shared in wake of Oprah show
The image was taken by photographer Misan Harriman.
By Laura Elston
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‘Significant risks’ over lack of post-Covid spending plans – OBR warns
The Office for Budget Responsibility said questions remain over why Chancellor Rishi Sunak has no provision for Covid-related costs beyond 2022.
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Matt Hancock fails to face MPs over 1% NHS pay rise proposal
A junior health minister was sent in place of the Health Secretary to respond to an urgent question from Labour.
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Majority of secondary schools see high take-up of Covid tests by pupils – poll
Nearly three in four heads said more than 90% of their pupils complied with face-covering policies in classrooms.
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Racist comment about Archie’s skin tone not made by Queen or Philip, Oprah says
The identity of the person who made the controversial comment has not been disclosed by the couple.
By Pa Reporters
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Failures over use of ‘filthy’ barracks for asylum seekers – inspectors
The Home Office has faced repeated criticism over its use of Napier Barracks in Folkestone and Penally Camp in Wales to accommodate asylum seekers.
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Pupils may be forced to leave class in next fortnight as testing gets under way
Millions of children are returning to school as the coronavirus restrictions in England begin to ease.
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UK Government unilaterally extends NI Protocol grace periods
The DUP has vowed to overthrow it over fears it damages the integrity of the UK internal market and Northern Ireland’s place in it.
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Prime Minister: Northern Ireland grace period extensions ‘sensible’
The EU has threatened legal action and suggested the UK may be breaking international law.
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Care home residents hold hands with loved ones as indoor visits resume
Opening up care homes forms part of the first step of the Government’s road map which sets out how restrictions could be eased over the coming months.
By Jemma Crew
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Police ‘open minded to all possibilities’ over Sarah Everard’s disappearance
The 33-year-old has not been seen or heard from since departing her friend’s house in Clapham, south London, at around 9pm on Wednesday.
By Tom Pilgrim
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UK Government seeking to ‘unpick’ devolution, minister claims
Constitution Secretary Mike Russell said the UK Government was attempting to bring about the ‘slow demise of devolution’.
By Craig Paton
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Worries over steel jobs as lender Greensill appoints administrators
Lawyers for Greensill Capital appeared in court on Monday to appoint administrators.
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Jewish community ‘struggling for kosher meat due to NI Protocol’
The post-Brexit trade arrangements have disrupted some supplies from Great Britain.
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Minister accuses Harry of ‘blowing up his family’ after bombshell interview
Lord Goldsmith said revelations by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were aimed squarely at ‘Harry’s family’.
By David Hughes
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Man in court over missing mother and two-year-old daughter
Andrew Innes, 50, appeared in court charged with murder although Bennylyn Burke and her daughter remain missing.
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Society of Editors blasts Harry and Meghan racism claims
Harry criticised the tabloid press during his interview with Oprah Winfrey.
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Sarwar rebuffs idea of ‘grand coalition’ to rule put forward by Tory rival
Douglas Ross suggested the Tories and Labour could combine to keep the SNP out of power but the Labour leader described him as ‘largely irrelevant’.
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Vaccine passports will be a feature of our life for foreign travel, says PM
Boris Johnson acknowledged that documents providing proof that someone has received a coronavirus jab ‘raise all sorts of issues’.
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Lateral flow test challenge worth it to get pupils back to school – principal
Pupils from five year groups returned to Outwood Academy Adwick on Monday morning as schools reopened across England.
By Amy Murphy
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Police probe large Rangers gatherings on Shankill Road
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) indicated that ‘appropriate enforcement action’ will be taken.
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Phased return of pupils in Wales is following the science, says Education Minister
Kirsty Williams said governments were advised a slower reopening of schools was needed to monitor the impact on the pandemic.
By Adam Hale
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Unique thermal heating installed at Bath Abbey
The new system, which is being switched on this week, has seen underfloor heating pipework laid in the famous abbey.
By Rod Minchin
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Oprah Winfrey surprised Harry and Meghan spoke about racist royal comment
The talk show host said she was taken aback by a number of the revelations in the interview.
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Sea slugs sever their own heads and regenerate new bodies, study suggests
Researchers found the head moved on its own immediately after separation from the body.
By Nina Massey