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It came as temperatures hit 20.2C (68.4F) in Northolt, west London, with the mercury expected to hit 23C (73.4F) in the late afternoon.

One of the men charged with murdering Christchurch schoolboy Connor Whitehead can now be named.  He is Joshua David Craig Smith, a 36-year-old concrete wor

Supermarket shelves could be empty in food shortage within WEEKS after loss of 100,000 HGV drivers due to Covid and Brexit, industry chiefs warn Industry leaders have called for intervention to allow eastern European drivers back into the country on shortage occupation lists to deal with potential issue  Comes as UK begins to reopen after lockdown and faces summer sport events  Government says it has met with industry leaders to discuss solutions to issue  

Paul on Politics: Row over NHS pay and cash boosts for Kent Police and Margate  |  Updated: 12:29, 05 March 2021 If it is true that budgets are always a bit of give and take, it is also true that they are as much about what is omitted as what is included. And after what was a budget that in the immediate aftermath seemed to have gone down well with Conservative MPs, some of the shine has come off as a result of the pay award for NHS staff, with a growing backlash at the 1% on offer. Chancello...

Bosses say there is no set date for the removal of a hated contraflow on the M20 which was introduced ahead of Brexit.

By: With the UK a full month into Brexit, it has not been smooth sailing for the wholesale sector. Following the country officially leaving the European Union at 11pm on 31 December 2021, with a trade deal signed just a week before, there have been delays at ports and struggles with the availability of lorries for companies looking to import and export with the continent. This has already had a sizeable impact on solar wholesalers in the UK, with Segen’s MD Jason Howlett telling Solar Power...

Pembrokeshire County Council has backed calls for the UK Government to take action to protect the future of Welsh ports. “As an authority we recognise the importance of our ports at Fishguard and Pembroke, alongside the other Welsh ports that have direct links with the Republic of Ireland”, said Cllr Paul Miller, cabinet member for the economy. “I fully support the Welsh Government’s minister for economy and transport, Ken Skates, who has written to the UK Government urging action...

Border Force hit Brexit recruitment target – but only with agency staff Officials accused of playing down impact of post-EU changes on goods heading to Northern Ireland Border Force director general Paul Lincoln 22 Jan 2021 UK Border Force hit its recruitment target for extra staff to carry out customs-compliance work and and manage transit arrangements after the EU transition period – but needed agency staff to do it, MPs have been told. Last November, the National Audit Office said Borde...

Praise for KCC and its handling of Brexit transition traffic  |  So far, so good. That was the message from KCCs senior highways manager Toby Howe to members of the Maidstone Joint Transportation Board as he reported on the effects of Brexit on the countys roads. Operation Brock was working well Picture: Barry Goodwin Mr Howe said the county had implemented its traffic management plan at the end of the transition period on December 31, with Operation Brock in place to control queuing lorries ...

Britain and France may reach an agreement over reopening their border by Tuesday lunchtime, the BBC reported.