The first ministers of Scotland and Wales have written a joint letter to Boris Johnson calling for a "four-nations approach" on tougher travel restrictions, after nine cases of the Omicron variant were found in the UK.
During a press conference on Monday, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon said the new Covid variant presents "potentially the most challenging development" for some time.
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Rishi Sunak has said Nicola Sturgeon needs to be beaten rather than ignored, aiming a dig at Liz Truss who earlier this week called Scotland's first minister an.. Sky News
Labour shadow cabinet minister Kerry McCarthy has described Liz Truss' comments about Nicola Sturgeon as "childish". The Conservative leadership hopeful branded the Scottish first minister an "attention seeker" who is best ignored, during a hustings on Monday evening. Ms McCarthy said: "If Liz Truss aspires to be the prime minister of the United Kingdom, she needs to have a grown-up relationship with Nicola Sturgeon." The Labour MP for Bristol East described the foreign secretary's comments as "red meat to the Tory faithful". Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Liz Truss branded Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon an âattention seekerâ best ignored at a hustings event in Exeter on Monday evening. The Conservative leadership candidate was responding to a question by an audience member about Scotland and the union. Before the foreign secretary began answering another audience member called out, âbuild a wallâ. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says Scottish issues "will be hindered, not helped" by whoever becomes prime minister next as a shift further to the right "seems virtually certain" during her launch of the second paper in a series about Scottish independence. Report by Lewisl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Aaron Rodgers wanted no parts of crass jokes about COVID-19, vaccines, and the deaths associated with the virus ... shutting down the attempts at humor in a.. TMZ.com
Conservative MP Oliver Dowden says Liz Truss' promise to reduce National Insurance is "not up to the job", given the "scale of the energy hikes likely to come". Mr Dowden says Rishi Sunak should be "judged by his record", having "saved tens of millions of jobs", after introducing the furlough scheme during the Covid pandemic.
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Scotland's James Heatly and Grace Reid win gold with their total of 306.00 in the synchronised 3m springboard final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. BBC Sport
Prosecutors say there was "a much uglier and more sinister side" to Ryan Giggs behind closed doors that allegedly involved physical and psychological abuse.
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Watch as Ioan Croft wins the gold medal in the men's welterweight boxing final for Wales on day ten of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. BBC Sport
Watch Rosie Eccles win light middleweight gold for Wales by stopping Australia's Kaye Scott in the second round of their final at the Commonwealth Games. BBC Sport
Watch the best shots as Joshua Stacey wins gold after beating Lin Ma in the final of the men's classes 8-10 singles to become Wales' first ever Commonwealth.. BBC Sport
As Boris Johnson gets ready to bow out as prime minister, whatever your politics, satirists at Edinburgh's Fringe Festival are making the most of their one last.. Sky News
Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss has said she is "determined to reform the economy and keep taxes low", as she vowed to reverse the National Insurance hike introduced under Boris Johnson.
"The most important thing is getting the economy going so we avoid a recession and the business-as-usual policies aren't working. We need to do more," she said. Report by Buseld. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Labour frontbencher Jonathan Ashworth has leapt to Sir Keir Starmer's defence, after the party leader was found to have breached the MP's code of conduct by failing to register eight separate interests on time.
The shadow work and pensions secretary said: "The commissioner herself has said these were minor or inadvertent ⊠it was not lying about something or trying to cover something up - that's what Boris Johnson did." Report by Buseld. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Both Boris Johnson and his chancellor Nadhim Zahawi are away on holiday as the Bank of England hiked interest rates for 27 years and warned of the longest.. Sky News
Flooding led to multiple road closures in north London on Monday morning, after a 36-inch water main burst near Holloway. Emergency services were called to the scene in Islington at just after 7am, with flood water up to four feet deep and two sinkholes wreaking havoc for locals and drivers near the scene.
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While this weekâs weather wonât beat Julyâs record-breaker, Britain is bracing for another âprolonged periodâ of dry and hot weather. Report by Burnsla. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
More than 600 children have undergone "intrusive and traumatising" strip searches by the Metropolitan Police between 2018 and 2020, figures show. Children's Commissioner for England, Rachel de Souza, says the data obtained from Scotland Yard is "concerning", particularly given that almost a quarter of these strip searches took place without an "appropriate adult" confirmed to have been present.
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A child is confirmed to have died after a house collapsed on Monday morning in Thornton Heath, South London. Deputy Assistant Commissioner at London Fire Brigade Richard Welch says three people were taken to hospital with injuries and another was treated at the scene. Residents described hearing a loud explosion before seeing one house destroyed and neighbouring homes damaged. The cause is currently unknown.
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Former prime minister Gordon Brown has called on the government to "act now" on the cost-of-living crisis. He fears that by waiting until a new prime minister is chosen, it will be "too late" and that people will be "experiencing great hardship and an unbearable burden of unpayable bills" in October.
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