Jane Dodge

The government says it intends to “quickly” implement its controversial new plan to send people to Rwanda – announcing that anyone who’s arrived in the UK seeking asylum this year, may be handed a one-way ticket.

In Northern Ireland there are fears that, as the cost of living crisis grows, as much as 40% of the population could soon be living in fuel poverty.

Back now to the new sanctions on Russia – and President Biden admitted the measures to ban Russian oil and gas imports will lead to a rise in the cost of petrol for American motorists. Customers here are already seeing the steepest rises in decades – with prices at the pumps up 25 per cent in a year. Motoring organisations are now calling on the government to step in to help.

Condolences have poured in from her millions of fans across the world.

Rescue workers in Morocco are still trying to reach a five year old boy who’s been trapped deep inside a well for four days

At least half a dozen NHS trusts across England have declared critical incidents because of Covid-related absences, with one of the country’s biggest acute trusts in Lincolnshire warning that “extreme and unprecedented” staff shortages were compromising patient care.

Boris Johnson has said there’s not enough evidence to justify new Covid restrictions in England before Christmas, although he wouldn’t rule out imposing tougher rules after that to protect public health, again urging people to “exercise caution”.

The killer of toddler Star Hobson will spend a minimum of 25 years in jail, after being handed a life sentence.

Star Hobson was just 16 months old when she died at the hands of a woman who was supposed to look after her. 

After almost two years of constant challenges for the beleaguered hospitality industry, the Omicron variant has dealt another blow to what was meant to be a lucrative Christmas party season.

The energy minister has admitted it’s “completely unacceptable” that 1,200 homes remain without power in the north east of England, 10 days after the damage caused by Storm Arwen. 

A memorial has been unveiled in Barnsley in tribute to all those who have died with Covid, as well as the key workers and volunteers who have been on the frontline during the crisis. 

Tens of thousands of care staff in England are facing the sack tomorrow as the government’s deadline for employees being fully vaccinated arrives.

University students are set to take part in a boycott of nightclubs and are calling for more security at venues amid reports of women being spiked with needles on nights out. 

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a 14-year-old boy in Glasgow.