News bulletin 2022/04/16 09:43

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easyJet responds to calls to add new Alicante route from Southend Airport
EasyJet has responded to calls from customers and airport bosses to offer a new destination from Southend.
a day ago
The Telegraph
Police force U-turns on cuts to station front desks amid fears officers are isolated from public
A police force is reversing cuts made during austerity and reopening station front desks in a bid to improve trust and provide people in crisis with a refuge.
a day ago
The Independent
Utah hunting guide charged with ‘illegally’ baiting bear which Donald Trump Jr shot
Animal lured with “a pile of grain, oil and pastries” before being killed, according to officials in the state
8 hours ago
PA Media: Video
Woman strips off in Cannes red carpet protest
A woman who stripped off her clothes to reveal a message written on her body has crashed the Cannes Film Festival premiere of George Miller’s Three Thousand Years Of Longing.
2 days ago
The Independent
Heartstopper fans ecstatic as Netflix show is renewed for two more seasons: ‘Another win for the gays’
Teen series debuted on the streaming platform in April
2 days ago
PA Media: UK News
Dorries’ claim that Channel 4 reality show used paid actors ‘unfounded’
The production company behind Tower Block Of Commons believes the Culture Secretary’s claims to be unfounded but said it will investigate the matter.
a day ago
Sky News
Partygate: Sue Gray's team reject claim she initiated meeting with Boris Johnson over report
Pressure is growing on Number 10 to explain a meeting between Sue Gray and Boris Johnson as it emerged an unnamed Downing Street official suggested the pair get together. Opposition MPs have demanded more details about the event, which took place some weeks ago and was made public last night by Sky News. Downing Street sources issued a statement which said the meeting had not been ordered by the PM personally.
a day ago
Lancashire Telegraph
Caravan fire under investigation after person taken to hospital
A person has been taken to hospital after caravan fire which is being investigated.
13 minutes ago
Sky News
Ukraine war: Russians have turned to a devastatingly random tactic in the Donbas - and they're still on the march
Carpet bombing is indiscriminate - devastatingly destructive and utterly random. The town in eastern Ukraine's Donbas has seen its topography alter dramatically in the last 72 hours as the Russians intensify their assault on the region.
15 hours ago
Sky News
Ukraine war: Russia claims control of key Ukrainian stronghold - as a call is made for Moscow to pay for its invasion
On the day Moscow claims to have taken control of Mariupol, a call has been made for Russia to be held financially responsible for "crimes it has committed" in Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on allies to sign a multi-lateral agreement to push for it to happen - as "evil must be answered". Under such a multi-lateral agreement, he said, any Russian funds and property under the jurisdiction of partner countries must be seized or frozen, and then confiscated and channelled directed to a "specially created fund from which all victims of Russian aggression can receive appropriate compensation".
a day ago
York Press
PLAYER RATINGS: York promoted after beating Boston 2-0
YORK City have sealed a return to the National League after a five-season absence from the fifth-tier of English football.
20 hours ago
News and Star
'The time is not yet up for this government...'
JOHN Studholme (The Cumberland News, letters, May 13) states that ‘people are not happy (with Brexit)’ on the basis of a very small survey.
8 hours ago
The Guardian
France’s outgoing foreign minister welcomes defeat of Scott Morrison
Undiplomatic remarks from Jean-Yves Le Drian follow war of words between nations over abandoned submarine deal
18 hours ago
Bournemouth Echo UK
RNLI crews help medical incident on Green Island
LIFEBOAT crews rushed to help the medical evacuation of a patient from Green Island.
2 hours ago
Sky News
Australian election: Voters go to the polls as gap between two parties narrows
Australians head to the polls on Saturday to vote in a national election that shows the Opposition ahead in opinion polls. The Labor Party is narrowly ahead of the ruling conservative coalition although a strong showing by climate-focused independents could lead to a hung parliament. Opposition leader Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labor Party is a favourite to win its first election since 2007.
a day ago
Evening Standard
Micheal Martin: Legacy proposals a ‘get out of jail’ card for ex-fighters
The Taoiseach was also critical of what he labelled a “unilateral strain” within the British Government.
2 days ago
The Independent
What the papers say – May 22
Government stoushes with the civil service and Wagatha Christie feature on the front pages on Sunday.
9 hours ago
The Independent
Canada health agency says spread of monkeypox across countries is ‘unusual’
Canada's chief public health officer has said that the spread of monkeypox around the world is "unusual" but the risk to Canadians is "low." "It’s unusual for the world to see [this] many cases reported in different countries outside of Africa," Dr Theresa Tam said. As of 19 May Canada has confirmed two cases of monkeypox.
2 days ago
Sky News
Cost of living: Former Tory leader calls for benefits increase 'to help poorest cope'
A former Conservative leader has called for benefits to be immediately increased to help the poorest cope with the cost of living. In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis said it would "put off investment" while Health Secretary Sajid Javid told Conservative activists in Wales he instinctively didn't like it. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has refused to rule out the idea, with one newspaper on Sunday reporting a staggered version of the levy is being looked at.
11 hours ago
Evening Standard
Lewis and Javid oppose using windfall tax to battle cost-of-living crisis
The Government is under pressure to bring in a one-off levy on corporations which have benefited from globally high oil and gas prices.
6 hours ago

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