In this week’s In Conversation, journalist Yvonne Ridley discusses Scottish independence with Kevin McKenna ‘who speaks without favour or influence from any political party or politician.
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The United Kingdom, made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, is an island nation in northwestern Europe. England – the birthplace of Shakespeare and The Beatles – is home to the capital, London, a globally influential centre of finance and culture. England is also the site of Neolithic Stonehenge, Bath’s Roman spa and centuries-old universities at Oxford and Cambridge.
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Sky News says France has again threatened to cut the UK off from energy supplies if the terms of the Brexit deal aren’t stuck to.
Breaking News- #England have scrapped the idea of having a vaccine passport – Uk Health Secretary Sajid Javid #vaccinepassports
US, UK and Australia tell crowds outside airport in Afghan capital to leave area amid ‘high threat of attack by ISIL offshoot’.
The Guardian says the government has launched a £4m fund to back projects trialling running fibre optic broadband cables through water pipes to help connect hard-to-reach homes without digging up roads.
BORIS JOHNSON has been handed a three-point blueprint that the Treasury can put into action in a move that could firmly cement the UK’s economic lead over the European Union.
Six people have been taken to hospital after a car slammed into a crowd outside a pub in South Wales, it is believed the 79-year-old driver was suffering a medical episode when he crashed
The Guardian says the Labour MP Dawn Butler has been ejected from the Commons after saying Boris Johnson had lied repeatedly to fellow parliamentarians and the country
BBC News says the government has announced it will not search the private email account of former Health Secretary Matt Hancock for discussions on official business
Data shows 618, 903 alerts were sent – up 17% rise from the previous week – to people using the NHS Covid app in England and Wales, forcing them to self-isolate in the week between 8 and 15 July.
An investigation into a leak of CCTV footage of Matt Hancock kissing his aide has led to two homes being raided and computers being seized.
Covid-19 deaths in England and Wales have remained low despite the massive rise in cases, new data shows.
Northern Ireland Politics in disarray Edwin Poots has resigned as leader of the #DUP after just 21 days
Dominic Cummings committee: Matt Hancock should be sacked for 15-20 things including lying The explosive Dominic Cummings committee meeting is…
Sasha Johnson: London BLM activist Johnson was not the target, 4 men being looked for in connection to shooting London’s BLM…
Travel: Top 5 UK Weekend Breaks For Summer 2021 With restrictions being lifted and a potential return to normal for…
Malta will PAY YOU to visit, set to save UK summer holidays The UK will announce its traffic light travel…
PM Boris Johnson needs ‘independent’ standards adviser The Labour party has urged PM Boris Johnson to appoint a fully “independent”…
Nestlé cuts 600 jobs, closes UK factory, moves production to Europe Nestlé is set to close its UK factory, leaving…
ESL has crumbled within a week. Six English clubs all pull out of European Super League
Labour MP praises church where pastor opposed LGBT+ rights amid Starmer visit row The Independent says a Labour MP has…
Covid passports: Plans criticised by MPs amid fears of ‘two-tier Britain’ BBC News says criticism is growing over plans for Covid passports…
Covid: Outdoor meetings and sports to resume in EnglandBBC News says two households or groups of up to six people…
Inquiry into power of social media influencers MPs have launched an inquiry into the power of influencers amid concerns about…
Latest Bristol policing protest culminates in 14 arrests The Guardian says police have moved in to disperse demonstrators in Bristol,…
