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• Edwin Poots will not guarantee Irish language law this term

  14-06-2021 12:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sinn Féin has indicated it will not support a new first minister unless language legislation is agreed.
  
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• Covid: Lockdown easing in England to be delayed by four weeks

  14-06-2021 12:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Most current Covid rules will remain for four more weeks after 21 June, government sources say.
  
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• Covid: What's the roadmap for lifting lockdown?

  14-06-2021 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government is yet to decide whether to lift the remaining restrictions on 21 June.
  
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• HS2: Chesham and Amersham by-election candidates' policies

  14-06-2021 10:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Voters head to the polls to elect a new MP for Chesham and Amersham on 17 June.
  
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• 'We want another homeless hotel - and we can make it work'

  14-06-2021 01:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Holiday Inn in Gorton, Manchester, housed homeless people throughout the pandemic, until the end of May.
  
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• Jess Phillips: Ditch HPV stigma to avoid the shame I felt

  14-06-2021 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With more women being told they have the virus, Jess Phillips says there needs to be more discussion.
  
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• G7: World leaders promise one billion Covid vaccine doses for poorer nations

  13-06-2021 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  PM Boris Johnson rejects criticism the donation is not enough, saying "we are going flat out".
  
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• Covid: Final decision on 21 June easing not taken yet, Boris Johnson says

  13-06-2021 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ministers are still looking at the data ahead of an announcement on Monday, Boris Johnson says.
  
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• G7: Macron responds to criticism over 'offensive' NI comments

  13-06-2021 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  French President Macron responds to the furore around his reported comments on Northern Ireland.
  
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• G7 summit: Northern Ireland part of one great indivisible UK, says PM

  13-06-2021 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The comments come after the French president allegedly said Northern Ireland was not part of the UK.
  
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• Sinn Féin accuses the DUP of acting in bad faith over Irish language

  13-06-2021 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The party does not believe the DUP will deliver on Irish language legislation, a source says.
  
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• Johnson questioned over 'US suspicion' of government

  13-06-2021 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A New York Times journalist presses the UK prime minister over his relationship with President Joe Biden.
  
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• 'Safeguards' promise over UK-Australia trade deal

  13-06-2021 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  SNP ministers say the agreement could overwhelm Scotland's food producers - but the Scottish secretary insists it's an opportunity.
  
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• G7 to agree tough measures on burning coal to tackle climate change

  13-06-2021 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes as Sir David Attenborough warns humans may be about to destabilise the entire planet.
  
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• Thornberry: 'Stop bickering and find solution to NI Protocol'

  13-06-2021 12:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour's Emily Thornberry urges the UK government and the EU to sort out the problems of the NI Protocol.
  
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• Dominic Raab: EU figures' attitude to Northern Ireland 'offensive'

  13-06-2021 12:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dominic Raab says the attitude of various EU figures towards Northern Ireland, and its position as part of the UK, is offensive.
  
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• NI 100: What's the state of the union in NI 100 years on?

  13-06-2021 08:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  NI's centenary is prompting thoughts on the past and the present and predictions about the future.
  
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• EU settlement scheme: 'Worry' as deadline nears

  13-06-2021 08:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A charity fears some European Union citizens living in Wales "haven't heard" about the scheme.
  
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• Stormont is braced for another week of drama

  13-06-2021 07:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As Arlene Foster prepares to resign as first minister, what is the process for appointing her successor?
  
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• Lobbying: Call for greater transparency around access to ministers

  13-06-2021 07:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The rules for ministers taking up business roles after leaving office must be improved, Lord Evans says.
  
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• Covid: PM promises caution over 21 June lockdown end

  12-06-2021 20:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson says it is vital any changes are "irreversible", amid rising Delta variant cases.
  
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• G7: PM pledges to protect UK integrity amid EU row

  12-06-2021 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson calls for "pragmatic solutions" to the need for checks on goods going to Northern Ireland.
  
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• 'Prime duty to uphold territorial integrity of UK' - Johnson on NI Protocol

  12-06-2021 15:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson says there is a lot of "misunderstanding" around the EU about Northern Ireland.
  
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• G7: Leaders to unveil global anti-pandemic action plan

  12-06-2021 03:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  They will pledge all their resources to ensure a global pandemic like Covid-19 is never repeated.
  
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• Coronavirus: Vaccine passports considered for use at big events

  12-06-2021 03:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Covid passports could be used at events such as sports matches and concerts, the BBC understands.
  
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• 21 June: End of England's Covid lockdown could be delayed by one month

  12-06-2021 01:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes amid growing concern over increasing cases and the transmissibility of the Delta variant.
  
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• Seven arrested as police stop vehicles near G7 in Cornwall

  11-06-2021 22:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paint, smoke grenades and loud hailers were among items found in a car and a van.
  
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• G7: Boris Johnson kicks off summit with plea to tackle inequality

  11-06-2021 22:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's PM urges leaders to "build back better" after Covid, as the Queen joins them for a dinner.
  
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• In Pictures: G7 leaders in Cornwall

  11-06-2021 20:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World leaders are in Cornwall for three days of talks - and the occasional trip to the beach...
  
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• Covid: Hancock's vaccine buffer claims 'simply untrue' says first minister

  11-06-2021 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first minister rejects a claim the Welsh vaccine strategy relied on an English buffer.
  
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• Unite leadership: Three-way battle to be left's candidate

  11-06-2021 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The left is divided over who should challenge Gerard Coyne to be the union's next general secretary.
  
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• Fact-checking Matt Hancock's Covid claims

  11-06-2021 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We go over the evidence given by the health secretary on the government's pandemic response.
  
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• June 21: Delay lockdown lifting, urge local health leaders

  11-06-2021 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government is warned that unlocking in England on 21 June risks the country "going backwards".
  
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• Euro 2020: Fans should not boo players taking the knee, says No 10

  11-06-2021 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  But Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of lacking "the guts to call it out".
  
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• St Neots: 'I think this could put our town on the map'

  11-06-2021 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A proposed boundary change would mean the largest town in Cambridgeshire has its own MP.
  
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• British and Irish leaders discuss Covid-19 recovery

  11-06-2021 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster is co-hosting what is expected to be one of her final engagements as first minister.
  
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• Carrie Johnson to entertain G7 spouses

  11-06-2021 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Guide to the G7 spouses, as Carrie Johnson hosts a beach party for the world leaders' other halves.
  
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• G7: UK and US have an 'indestructible relationship', PM says

  11-06-2021 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson tells the BBC he has coined a new term for the so-called special relationship.
  
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• UK economy grows in April as shops reopen

  11-06-2021 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  GDP rose 2.3% in April as shoppers headed to the High Street and hospitality venues.
  
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• Brexit: What's the Northern Ireland Protocol and why is President Biden concerned?

  11-06-2021 11:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why are there now some border checks between Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
  
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• Harry Dunn death: Biden sympathetic over case, says PM

  11-06-2021 10:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mr Dunn's mother says she "couldn't be more grateful" the PM raised the case with Joe Biden.
  
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• In full: Kuenssberg interviews PM at the G7

  11-06-2021 10:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg the UK-US relationship is "indestructible".
  
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• Covid-19: Vaccines minister says a 'big effort' is needed to vaccinate the world

  11-06-2021 10:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nadhim Zahawi on how the UK aims to distribute vaccine doses to poorer countries.
  
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• UK to donate more than 100m surplus vaccine doses, says PM

  11-06-2021 09:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson says the donations to countries in need will begin within weeks.
  
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• Batley and Spen by-election: Why Hartlepool comparisons are wrong

  11-06-2021 07:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pundits' comparisons with Hartlepool are wide of the mark, says BBC Yorkshire's political editor.
  
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• DUP: Sammy Wilson says no purge after leadership change

  10-06-2021 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sammy Wilson says there is a desire to bring those hurt by leadership changes "back into the fold".
  
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• G7: Boris Johnson on talks with Joe Biden's team

  10-06-2021 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There is “so much” the US presidential team want to do with the UK, including security, Nato and climate change, says Boris Johnson.
  
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• Napier Barracks: Opposition MPs call for Priti Patel to resign

  10-06-2021 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A memo casts doubt over the home secretary's claim that asylum housing was based on health advice.
  
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• Covid: Theresa May on government travel advice and bans

  10-06-2021 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Theresa May says she does not understand the stance the government is taking over advising people about international travel.
  
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• Covid: Matt Hancock defends timing of first lockdown

  10-06-2021 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The health secretary hits back at Dominic Cummings's attacks on his handling of the pandemic.
  
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