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Laughing gas (Getty Images)

UK Government announces plans to ban the sale of laughing gas

Illegal fly tipping currently has a maximum penalty of five years in jail and an unlimited fine (Photo: Getty Images)

Labour pledge ‘clean-up squads’ to crackdown on fly-tipping

RMT workers are set to stage two 48-hour strikes before Christmas (Composite: Kim Mogg)

Rail passengers urged ‘don’t travel’ next week as RMT strikes over pay

Online Safety Bill: proposed web & social media laws explained

The technique of maggot therpay has been used for centuries

Use of maggots to treat wounds and when NHS may use them - explained

Boris Johnson today gave his final address as Prime Minister. Credit: Getty Images

Did Boris Johnson hint at a comeback in his final speech as PM?

Miriam Margolyes during the filming for the Graham Norton Show Picture: PA

Miriam Margolyes: what did actress say on Radio 4 about Jeremy Hunt?

Graham Norton has criticised John Cleese for his ‘cancel culture’ stance (images: Getty Images)

Graham Norton criticises John Cleese ‘cancel culture’ stance

Prince William talks to a member of the Afghan Army before a Remembrance Day ceremony at Camp Bastion in 2010 (Photo: John Stillwell - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Did Prince William serve in the military - service and rank explained

Katherine Jenkins (Photo by Jonathan Brady - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Who is singing God Save the King on BBC Radio?

Sir Ian Duncan Smith has said he was offered the role, but turned it down (Pic: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

What does leader of the commons do? Penny Mordaunt’s role under new PM

In Sainsbury’s Leoaai Elghareeb also threw eggs and swore at staff and customers, Isleworth Crown Court heard. Credit: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

UK inflation forecast to hit 18.6% in January, Citi report says

The US has cut the isolation requirement from 10 days to five providing people are not showing symptoms (Photo: Getty Images)

Calls to cut Covid isolation to 5 days after US makes rules change

Business leaders have called for further support for the hospitality sector due to concerns that the new Omicron Covid variant led to a drop-off in trade in the run-up to Christmas (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Business leaders call for further support for pubs and restaurants

One in 10 people infected with Covid in parts of UK

Scientists are still learning about the new Covid strain (Photo: Shutterstock)

5 key questions about the Omicron variant answered by a virologist

The Prime Minister promised that everyone eligible would be offered a Covid booster jab by the end of January (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

PM urges people not to cancel Christmas parties or nativities

With high levels of Covid immunity and a strong booster vaccination programme, a leading scientist has warned a lockdown at Christmas is unlikely to happen (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)

Christmas lockdown should be avoided as winter Covid wave unlikely

The UK has recorded nearly 50,000 new Covid-19 infections (Photo: Shutterstock)

Downing Street warns of ‘challenging months’ as daily Covid cases rise

Final civilian flight leaves Afghanistan as evacuation efforts end

8 Out of 10 Cats comedian Sean Lock dies aged 58 after cancer battle

US President Joe Biden has been condemned for his handling of the Afghanistan crisis (Photo: Getty Images)

US media react to Taliban seizing Kabul - what it means for Joe Biden

Students at the London Academy of Excellence Tottenham (LAET) embrace after receiving their A-Level results as Gavin Williamson calls for exam return in 2022 (Getty)

How will A Levels be graded in 2022?

Shadow education secretary Kate Green said far-reaching changes are required to ensure all students are given the support they need. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Here’s why A Level grades could be scrapped

Young people have been warned they ‘won’t be able to leave the country’ if they don’t get vaccinated (Photo: Shutterstock)

‘You won’t be able to leave the country without a vaccine’

More than half a million people face redundancy or loss of hours unless furlough scheme is extended (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

More than 500k people face redundancy unless furlough scheme is extended

Students, wearing face masks to help mitigate the spread of coronavirus COVID-19, work on computers in the Social Learning Zone at the University of Bolton (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

University students ‘face lectures ban unless they are fully-vaccinated’

Dr Tony Sewell said the race report found no evidence of institutional racism in the UK (ITV)

What did Tony Sewell say about institutional racism?

Trade bodies suggested Boris Johnson's idea for pub vaccine passports was 'simply unworkable' (Getty Images)

Vaccine passports plan may not be feasible until everyone vaccinated, says PM

International travel for recreational purposes in 2021 is looking increasingly unlikely (Getty Images)

Can I book a holiday abroad this summer?