Archive 2023/03/16

• China criticises UK after TikTok banned on Government phones
• Headteacher killed herself while waiting for negative Ofsted report, sister says
• Boris Johnson re-selected for Uxbridge seat
• Relatives of man shot dead by police ‘concerned’ by watchdog resignations
• Irish premier apologises for ‘ill-judged’ remark about interns in Washington DC
• David Moyes praises ‘professional job’ from West Ham as they progress in Europe
• Arsenal out of Europa League after penalty shootout loss to Sporting Lisbon
• Having pet dog or cat associated with poor sleep quality – study
• Gareth Southgate admits Kyle Walker’s long-term England future could be at risk
• Gareth Southgate admits to worries over England’s shrinking talent pool
• Steve Cooper believes Jonjo Shelvey is crucial for Forest in relegation battle
• Thibaut Courtois accepts Premier League power but says Spanish clubs can reign
• Scotland’s overseas food and drink exports reach record high of £8.1bn
• Neil Robertson holds off Luke Simmonds to reach second round of WST Classic
• Henry Arundell set for first England start against Ireland
• West Ham maintain impressive European form as they thump 10-man AEK Larnaca
• Gene mutation which increases cancer risk linked to Orkney islands
• David Martindale a ‘huge advocate’ of increasing the size of the Premiership
• Kim Kardashian makes surprise appearance at Arsenal game in north London
• Erik ten Hag praises Marcus Rashford’s focus, persistence and quality
• Sheikh Jassim’s representatives hold positive Manchester United takeover talks
• Video game pioneer Shuhei Yoshida to be awarded prestigious Bafta Fellowship
• NHS strikes suspended after new pay offer
• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe told daughter she was ‘beautiful’ as pair reunited
• Man United ease into Europa League quarter-finals after victory at Real Betis
• Next BBC chairman should not be a ‘political appointment’, says ex-news chief
• Mounted police chase down driver using phone at wheel
• Varadkar urges Irish banks to raise savings rates after ECB interest rate hike
• Pay offer for NHS staff ‘not inflationary’, says Chancellor
• Irish and British governments must work together on illegal migration – Varadkar
• Majority of schools closed their doors to some pupils during teacher strikes
• Welfare reforms will leave ‘gaping chasm’ with 600,000 at risk of losing out
• Banks working on rescue plan for First Republic, reports say
• Commemoration of Good Friday Agreement ‘must properly recognise role of women’
• Irish government consults cyber security experts over TikTok on work phones
• Verstappen’s stomach bug and Murray in awe of Curry – Thursday’s sporting social
• Leo Varadkar to thank Joe Biden for support on Brexit at White House
• Mother of Sheku Bayoh’s child heard of death on social media, inquiry hears
• UK buys artillery from Sweden to replace kit sent to Ukraine
• Julian Alvarez commits future to Manchester City with new deal until 2028
• Sunak shares ‘good news’ on pay offer with NHS nurses
• We all need a kick. We all need to get on – Lewis Hamilton on Mercedes comments
• Andy Farrell jokes about coaxing Owen Farrell’s sons into supporting Ireland
• Callum McGregor ready for Celtic’s Old Firm series of games against Rangers
• GMB Scotland members narrowly accept NHS pay offer
• Brendan Rodgers frustrated by Leicester switching off during miserable run
• You Wear It Well makes class count for Snowden
• Grant Shapps says he will keep using TikTok on personal phone
• Scott left deflated after Dashel Drasher demoted from second in Stayers’ Hurdle
• Second panel member recused from hearing Christian’s sacking appeal
• SNP reveals membership has fallen by 30,000 in two years
• Virgil van Dijk demands ‘quality’ summer imports as Liverpool look to rebuild
• Humza Yousaf jokingly asks Ukrainian women ‘where are all the men?’
• Jon Dahl Tomasson urges Blackburn players to write new history in FA Cup
• Oldham Coliseum confirms closure with ‘deep sadness’
• He truly deserves it – Thomas Frank delighted with Ivan Toney’s England call-up
• Good Time again for Tony Martin at Cheltenham
• Where do Ireland and England’s strengths and weaknesses lie?
• Burnley chief struggling to stay cool as they close in on Premier League return
• Sire Du Berlais is a Festival hero once again
• Paris Hilton hailed a ‘comrade’ after surprise appearance at BBC picket line
• Warnings over lower renewables investment as Government announces £200m support
• Shishkin looked like he wanted Gold Cup trip, says Henderson
• PSNI asks for 330 UK officers to assist with policing Biden visit
• China’s Foreign Minister in rare call with Ukraine counterpart
• National World to ‘take the leap’ to digital-only publishing
• Households urged to reapply as one in five energy vouchers go unredeemed
• Gareth Southgate unable to ignore Ivan Toney’s form despite potential ban
• Covid-19 levels remain on ‘uncertain’ trend in much of UK
• Antonio Conte coy over future but not expecting to be sacked by Tottenham
• MP calls for hygiene bins in men’s toilets for those experiencing incontinence
• Andy Farrell makes three changes for Ireland’s Grand Slam decider
• Galopin Des Champs carrying plenty of confidence in date with destiny
• Yellen tells Congress US banking system ‘remains sound’
• Carol Vorderman and Camilla among stylish celebs at Cheltenham Festival
• Stephen Kenny excited by Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2024 qualifier with France
• FIFA president hits out at ‘mean’ critics and gets four more years in the job
• UN-backed inquiry accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine
• MPs to vote next week on Sunak’s new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland
• David Martindale prepared for Livingston captain Nicky Devlin’s summer exit
• Sean Dyche confirms Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin will miss Chelsea game
• The Crown actor spotted jogging through St Andrews as filming continues
• Pc used ‘outrageous’ and ‘unnecessary’ force against ex-footballer, panel told
• Nnamdi Ofoborh gets ‘the best help possible’ with heart issue says Rangers boss
• Turner painting of Chepstow Castle to be sold at auction
• Premature babies do not get used to repeated pain, study suggests
• Commuters warned of early shutdown to rail services due to strikes
• He deserves his opportunity – Gareth Southgate names Ivan Toney in England squad
• UK bans TikTok from official Government phones over security concerns
• Macron shuns parliament to force through French retirement Bill
• Russian court detains dissident ex-mayor for 14 days pending trial
• Which Government and MP accounts are on TikTok?
• Warren Gatland: This may be last Six Nations game for up to eight Wales players
• Opposition leader’s court appearance sparks unrest in Senegalese capital
• Javi Gracia and Leeds must cope without ‘key player’ Tyler Adams for Wolves trip
• Derek McInnes expecting positive reaction from Kilmarnock after cup exit
• Lawrence Shankland among Hearts players who could return against Aberdeen
• Flood risk lingers for southern Africa after Cyclone Freddy kills more than 250
• Friend of teen knifed outside school told police he had ‘joined a gang and left’
• SNP is not in crisis, insists Sturgeon as she backs leadership election process
• Yousaf branded ‘incompetent’ over Scottish Government’s record on dentistry
• Stage Star strikes from the front for Nicholls and Cobden
• Europe’s central bank backs big rate hike despite bank chaos
• Government biodiversity ambitions at ‘worrying divergence with expert advice’
• Gianni Infantino wants Women’s World Cup prize money to match men’s by 2027
• Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder: No CCTV recovered from suspect’s home, court told
• Ivan Toney called up to Gareth Southgate’s first post-World Cup England squad
• Ambulance handover delays climb to highest level since start of year
• Political stability needed to protect union, says Tony Blair
• Republic of Ireland call up former Scotland Under-21 winger Mikey Johnston
• SNP leadership race has become a ‘squabble’, says Starmer
• Tech tycoon Mike Lynch must wait to find out if he will be extradited to the US
• Poland plans to grant Ukraine’s request for fighter jets
• Sturgeon: Extra £320m for Scotland in Budget not nearly enough
• Two more men charged over funeral drive-by shooting
• Hunt defends alcohol duty hike after criticism from Scotch whisky sector
• More than fifth of pupils ‘persistently absent’ from lessons last year – data
• Scientists concerned boom in labs handing deadly germs not matched by regulation
• ‘All systems go’ – Three Card Brag an ace to play for Elliott in Albert Bartlett
• What is happening to banks and why are people talking about a crisis?
• Gala Marceau bidding to settle any Triumph Hurdle argument
• Gregor Townsend believes Scotland can cope without Finn Russell and Stuart Hogg
• MPs to be given vote on key part of new Brexit deal
• Windsor Framework is ‘most practical way’ to deal with Brexit, says Tony Blair
• Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit pauses operations while it seeks extra funds
• Stepmother who filmed three-year-old after fatal attack jailed for 15 years
• ‘Surge’ in norovirus cases in England adds to pressure on hospitals
• UK’s tax burden on course to hit highest level since Second World War
• Credit Suisse shares soar after central bank offers £45bn lifeline
• Unaccounted for spending would bust Chancellor’s debt rules, says OBR chief
• Duke of Richmond: Government’s 2030 electric vehicle target ‘difficult’ to reach
• We back social care, says minister after report warns sector is ‘on precipice’
• Russian authorities detain dissident ex-mayor Yevgeny Roizman
• UK Government could have saved life of Jordanian executed in Saudi Arabia – MP
• Rugby player Rufus McLean handed community payback order for domestic abuse
• Sheffield Wednesday appeal against Hillsborough capacity reduction
• Penny Mordaunt warns against intimidation of MPs probing partygate
• ‘Use of AI and Alexa in social care just the tip of the iceberg’
• Man, 29, ‘stabbed woman at leisure centre believing she works at GCHQ’
• Levi Colwill up for the cup after Brighton deliver derby success against Palace
• ‘One killed’ as Russian security service building catches fire in Rostov
• Fire engulfs 400-year-old hotel ‘housing Ukrainian refugees’
• Clashes hit Athens as general strike staged in protest over rail disaster
• Hunt warned multi-billion pensions tax giveaway may not boost workforce
• Pentagon shows footage of ‘Russian aircraft dumping fuel on US drone’
• Man admits driving getaway car in Amir Khan armed watch robbery
• Doctors ‘want to cancel retirement’ after tax break on pension savings
• Steve McNamara takes no credit for France’s England win after Shaun Edwards trip
• Wales make six changes for Six Nations clash against France
• University on the hunt for Taggart archive investigator
• Man in court accused of stabbing woman because ‘he believed she worked for GCHQ’
• Cabinet Office accused of using taxpayers’ money to ‘snoop’ on MPs
• SNP candidates indicate support for Tory Bill to tackle drug deaths
• Hundreds of officers will be brought in to police Biden visit – Byrne
• Greek unions launch general strike over rail disaster
• Tycoon fighting extradition to US accused of making ‘blinkered assessment’
• Eddie Howe says Joe Willock should be aiming for an England call-up
• Jurgen Klopp focusing on ‘massive task’ ahead as Liverpool target top-four push
• Deliveroo posts £245m loss after takeaway orders slowed in 2022
• MPs praise Afghanistan hero for campaigning to secure mobility support cash
• John Lewis warns over job cuts as staff miss out on bonus
• Jamelia says motherhood is her ‘favourite responsibility and role’
• Fresh offer to resolve long-running dispute involving NHS workers expected
• Refugees targeted outside protest hotel
• Max Verstappen’s arrival in Saudi Arabia delayed due to stomach bug
• Pakistani court extends pause in bid to arrest ex-premier Imran Khan
• Gatwick returns to profit as air travel bounces back
• Yousaf condemns ‘baseless smears’ as SNP leadership rivals raise vote concerns
• Stuart Kettlewell: Liam Kelly would acquit himself well as Scotland number one
• Adult social care sector on the precipice over costs, Care England warns
• Labour would scrap Chancellor’s ‘gilded giveaway’ to wealthy pensions savers
• Nine in 10 online adults have encountered suspected scams – Ofcom
• UK to ban TikTok from Government phones
• SNP leadership election is being conducted 100% properly, insists Swinney
• Hillsborough families meet former bishop to discuss new duty of candour law
• Chinese tech firm Baidu unveils AI chatbot to rival ChatGPT
• Pamela Anderson and Naomi Campbell walk the Miami runway for Hugo Boss
• China accuses US of spreading disinformation and suppressing TikTok
• Teacher feels ‘very lucky’ to be charity’s 2,000th stem cell donor
• European markets regain poise as Credit Suisse emergency loan calms bank fears
• Credit Suisse shares soar after £45bn central bank aid announced
• John Lewis staff miss out on bonus as retailer slides to £78m loss
• 5 of the biggest spring shoe trends, from ballet slippers to loafers
• 11 floral finds to give your home a spring refresh
• Lizzie Deignan fears ‘huge loss’ of Women’s Tour as funding issues threaten race
• 6 cabernet sauvignons to swoon over
• Banking fears ramp up after Credit Suisse £45 billion emergency loan
• Cyclone Freddy wanes after killing scores of people in Malawi and Mozambique
• Duchess of Sussex ‘proud’ to contribute cake recipe to charity cookbook
• Israelis step up protests after Netanyahu rejects compromise over judiciary row
• DUP urged to restore powersharing institutions by US senate leader
• Immersive website lets people walk Ukraine’s war-torn streets
• UK government to assure DUP on NI’s status amid Supreme Court judgment concerns
• What exactly is immersive coaching and should we all be doing it?
• McDonald plays down significance of US newspaper adverts on Irish unity
• EU and UK striking new Brexit deal an ‘extraordinary achievement’ – Joe Kennedy
• Hunt defends ‘transformational’ Budget amid £1bn tax giveaway for wealthy
• Labour pledges to reverse Hunt’s pensions tax break for the wealthy
• Lineker thought he had ‘special agreement’ with Tim Davie over tweets says agent
• Credit Suisse to borrow £45bn from Swiss central bank after share price plummets
• What the papers say – March 16
• Fresh rail strike will cripple services again