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Election results: More joy for Conservatives as Andy Street wins West Midlands mayoral race

May 08, 2021 - 07:20 PM The Conservatives have won the West Midlands Combined Authority mayoral election, securing incumbent Andy Street another four years in power. Mr Street, the former managing director of John Lewis, was elected as the first mayor of West Midlands in 2017. He has held off a challenge from Labour's Liam Byrne in this year's ballot, picking up 314,669 votes. Mr Byrne got 267,626 votes. The result piles more "Super Thursday" misery on Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, as the Tories enjoyed further success in traditionally Labour areas in England - including at the Hartlepool by-election....

A 14-year-old boy knifed to death in east London, UK in broad daylight

April 23, 2021 - 08:12 PM Emergency services were called to Barking Road in East Ham, Newham, shortly before 4pm on Friday after reports of a stabbing A murder investigation has been launched after a 14-year-old boy was knifed to death in east London in broad daylight. Emergency services were called to Barking Road in East...

M&S sues Aldi because it’s ‘Cuthbert the Caterpillar looks too similar to Colin the Caterpillar’

April 15, 2021 - 06:38 PM Marks & Spencer has launched legal action against Aldi, claiming it has infringed the copyright of its Colin the Caterpillar cake. M&S lodged an intellectual property claim with the High Court this week over its rival’s Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake. The supermarket says the simila...

Heathrow Airport says queues are becoming ‘untenable’

April 14, 2021 - 06:49 PM Heathrow has said that long queues caused by extensive Covid checks at the airport are becoming "untenable". Chris Garton, chief solutions officer at Heathrow, told MPs on the transport committee that some travellers faced waits of up to six hours. On more than one occasion po...

UK BREAKING: Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, has died

April 09, 2021 - 12:20 PM The Duke of Edinburgh - Prince Philip - has died, Buckingham Palace has said. A statement from Buckingham Palace said: "It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. "His Royal Highness pas...

The hottest day in March since 1968 with temperatures of 24.5C across the UK.

March 31, 2021 - 01:34 PM The UK recorded its warmest March day in 53 years on Tuesday as temperatures rose above 24C, with the Met Office predicting they could get close to the all-time record on Wednesday. All that is to change by the weekend though with two days of snow scheduled over the for the UK ...

The thing's you can and can't do in new lockdown changes across England.

March 29, 2021 - 07:58 PM Lockdown restrictions in England are being eased, giving people greater freedoms outside. Here we look at what restrictions are being lifted and what people in England can now do. What lockdown rules are changing today? Restrictions in England will be relaxed from today (Mon 29th Ma...

23rd March: A Day of National Reflection (England) to mark lockdown anniversary.

March 19, 2021 - 06:53 PM A Day of National Reflection has been planned by Government. Brief's quietness and a public doorstep vigil will shape part of a day of reflection to stamp the commemoration of the UK's first Covid lockdown. Leader Boris Johnson is supporting foundation Marie Curie's arrangement for Tuesday 23 March...

John Lewis has warned of 'painful' store closures

March 11, 2021 - 11:31 AM Retail giant John Lewis has warned of further "painful" store closures after the pandemic saw it report its first ever annual loss. The group swung to a loss of £517m for the year to January, against profits of £146m the previous year. The retailer said it "does not expect" all of its ...

Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak has vowed to protect jobs but tax rises to bloom.

March 03, 2021 - 09:56 PM Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled more support for workers and businesses struggling with lockdown in his first Budget since the pandemic was declared. The furlough scheme will be extended to September - along with higher universal credit payments. But taxes on large com...

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Election results: More joy for Conservatives as Andy Street wins West Midlands mayoral race

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Election results: More joy for Conservatives as Andy Street wins West Midlands mayoral race

A 14-year-old boy knifed to death in east London, UK in broad daylight

M&S sues Aldi because it’s ‘Cuthbert the Caterpillar looks too similar to Colin the Caterpillar’

Heathrow Airport says queues are becoming ‘untenable’

UK BREAKING: Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, has died

The hottest day in March since 1968 with temperatures of 24.5C across the UK.

The thing's you can and can't do in new lockdown changes across England.

23rd March: A Day of National Reflection (England) to mark lockdown anniversary.

John Lewis has warned of 'painful' store closures

Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak has vowed to protect jobs but tax rises to bloom.

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