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Details about its contact with the cabinet office team preparing the report on lockdown gatherings at downing street. the findings of sue grays inquiry are yet to be published and the metropolitan police say they arent responsible for the delay. but theyve confirmed they want "minimal reference" in that report to events theyre investigating themselves. meanwhile, theres increasing pressure on the government to delay a planned rise in national insurance. a number of conservative mps have joined c...

It will specifically be called that on your payslip. the increase will see an employee on £20,000 a year pay an extra £130 in tax. someone on £50,000 will pay £505 more. critics have said the increase will have a higher impact on the lower—paid and could contribute to inflation at a time when household budgets are under pressure. the defence minister, james heappey, has admitted that the government will need to do "a lot more" to help people struggling financially. he said the government i...

For national statistics, there were "notable increases" in reported sexual offences from april 2021, the month after sarah everard was raped and murdered by the serving met police officer wayne couzens. researchers at university college london are working with e—scooter operators in the capital to develop a sound to alert pedestrians and other road users when theyre approaching. work will start next month to create a universal sound and its hoped the initiative will improve safety on londons s...

From 1977. so at that point, did you think, yes... yeah. ..im going to keep them? m going to keep them. you knew at that point? yeah, i did. for almost half a century now, angela clark has been collecting carrier bags. my top five. i love these. theyre so unique. ive got quite an affinity with these. her 10,000 strong collection is thought to be the largest in the world. thats the actual bag. and here you are with noel edmonds, the man that never ages. he doesnt age. he looks no different. and i...

Bird counting survey. we are showing you this and waiting for the bed to appear. and those birds are probably hiding from the chill this morning because it is a frosty site for some but will ten milder later. with it, more cloud around and this weekend, pretty windy. your full forecast here on breakfast. its friday 28th january. our main story. theres increasing pressure on the government to delay a planned rise in national insurance. a number of backbench conservative mp5 have joined calls to p...