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Man arrested after tractor driven through flood-hit UK town
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Man arrested after tractor driven through flood-hit UK town

The Independent  

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How Nigel Farage took over my hometown – and why Keir Starmer should be very worried
5 months, 2 weeks ago

How Nigel Farage took over my hometown – and why Keir Starmer should be very worried

The Independent  

Almost exactly 20 years ago, on June 14, 2004, I sat in my mum’s living room, turned on the TV, and watched footage of my hometown, Boston, in Lincolnshire, burning. By the time Brexit came around over a decade later, Boston’s migrant population – who almost exclusively do necessary “back-breaking” field and factory work in Lincolnshire’s vast food and agriculture …

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Lisa Nandy among record set of women in UK PM Keir Starmer Cabinet
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Lisa Nandy among record set of women in UK PM Keir Starmer Cabinet

Hindustan Times  

London, Lisa Nandy, the Indian-origin member of Parliament re-elected from Wigan in north-west England, will assume her position at Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Cabinet table on Saturday as his new Culture Secretary alongside a record number of fellow women ministers. Lisa Nandy among record set of women in UK PM Keir Starmer Cabinet The 44-year-old MP was appointed Secretary of …

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Travel questions: what are the best stopovers between South Africa and the UK?
1 year, 9 months ago

Travel questions: what are the best stopovers between South Africa and the UK?

The Independent  

Q We’re planning on a three-week trip to South Africa. Nick W A Breaking your journey to and/or from South Africa is an excellent idea: partly because the non-stop journey between London Heathrow and Cape Town covers 6,000 miles and typically takes 12 hours, but also due to the fact that you will be flying past some compelling locations. Even …

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Boris Johnson’s green plan brings ban on petrol cars forward to 2030 and promises UK’s first hydrogen-powered town
4 years, 1 month ago

Boris Johnson’s green plan brings ban on petrol cars forward to 2030 and promises UK’s first hydrogen-powered town

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The prime minister’s long-awaited 10-point plan for a “green industrial revolution” also promised the UK’s …

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Coronavirus UK: Pub in outbreak town was 'packed' and 'chaos'
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Pub in outbreak town was 'packed' and 'chaos'

Daily Mail  

A Staffordshire pub linked to an outbreak of coronavirus failed to take customers' names - meaning they can't be traced - after hundreds were crammed in and ten people caught the virus. Staffordshire County Council today criticised the pub for not keeping a 'comprehensive' list of customers, with Dr Richard Harling, its health director, telling MailOnline this made their track …

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