10 April Fools' Day 2022 pranks you may have missed Ant and Dec invented cryptocurrency, Stack fans rejoice, an Angel of the South, and Boris Johnson quits. Surely not? Chronicle Live · Apr 1, 2022
April Fool's Day 2022: Biggest pranks including Man City dog team and police on camels This year's April Fool's Day stunts include Boris Johnson's resignation, new snacks from Walkers and and a prank pulled live on air with Good Morning Britain Daily Mirror · Apr 1, 2022
‘It’s setting a bad example’: views in PM’s constituency on No 10 lockdown parties While some in Uxbridge and South Ruislip remain angry and think Boris Johnson should resign, others voice weariness with scandal The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2022
Boris Johnson branded 'lying buffoon' by Scots uni professor over partygate scandal Professor Stephen Reicher, a member of the Sage subcommittee advising on behavioural science, is urging people to not forget about the partygate scandal in Downing Street and Whitehall. Daily Record · Apr 1, 2022
First Partygate fines ‘relate to official’s leaving do’ Reports that staffers received emails containing £50 fixed penalty notice The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022
Nicola Sturgeon tells Boris Johnson 'to wake up' over cost of living crisis The First Minister branded the UK Government response to the cost of living crisis as "woefully inadequate". Daily Record · Apr 1, 2022
Partygate fines mean police believe law was broken, policing minister suggests Kit Malthouse also said he believes Boris Johnson will probably declare if he is issued with a fixed-penalty notice. The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022
Homes for Ukraine: Official ‘matching service’ launched to link hosts with refugees People wishing to host Ukrainians invited to register with government-funded, charity-run matching system The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022
This is when we may finally achieve fusion energy — a Holy Grail of clean power Humanity needs to transition to clean energy. Could fusion hold the answer? This innovative means of generating electricity is essentially the opposite of nuclear fission. Inverse · Apr 1, 2022
Boris Johnson wants you to forget Partygate. Don’t let him get away with it The PM’s actions are a resigning matter: democracy is in peril when our leaders no longer care about being seen to lie, says psychologist Stephen Reicher The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2022
Conversion therapy: What is it and has it been banned in Britain? Boris Johnson previously described the practice as ‘absolutely abhorrent’ The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022
PM would probably reveal if he receives partygate fine, says policing minister Kit Malthouse said a fixed penalty notice was an acknowledgment that police believed the law had been broken. The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022
First Thing: Russians flee Chernobyl with radiation sickness, says Ukraine UN atomic watchdog investigates claims Russian troops left after high doses of radiation. Plus, Trump may face court date thanks to reggae singer lawsuit. The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2022
UK politics: P&O Ferries facing criminal and civil investigations after mass sackings of seafarers – as it happened Latest updates: Insolvency Service investigating circumstances surrounding decision to sack 800 people without a consultation The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2022
Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2022 Conversion therapy ban to go-ahead ‘but not cover trans people’ PM is said to have ‘changed his mind’ after it was announced ministers had dropped plans to legislate to outlaw the practice
Daily Mirror · Apr 1, 2022 Boris Johnson 'throws trans people under bus' in chaotic U-turn on conversion therapy Chaos has erupted at the heart of government after a leaked memo said the PM would drop a four-year pledge to ban conversion therapy - before sources said it will be banned, but not for transgender people
The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022 Have I Got News for You is living a dreary panel show Groundhog Day The stalwart BBC series begins its 63rd series tonight, with Ian Hislop and Paul Merton returning as perennial team captains. The series is a British TV institution, writes Louis Chilton – but why does it feel like it’s just peddling the same tired schtick?
The Guardian - AU · Apr 1, 2022 Friday briefing: Fresh bid to save Mariupol residents Aid convoy ready in hope Russia will keep promise … Johnson appears to backtrack on conversion practices … the forgotten coup
Daily Record · Apr 1, 2022 Thousands of Scots face poverty as massive energy bill increases take effect from today The cost of electricity and gas will increase by a record average of 54 per cent leaving Scots left to foot a £1,971 rise in their energy bills.
Daily Record · Apr 1, 2022 It is payback time for 'criminal' UK coal miners treated appallingly by Margaret Thatcher Record View says miners who were convicted during the 80s strikes should be convicted.
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022 What is conversion therapy and will it be banned in the UK? What is the practice, how many people have experienced it, and does it have a future in the UK?
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022 Boris Johnson forced to rapidly backtrack on U-turn over gay conversion therapy ban after furious backlash PM backs down amid anger from Tory MPs but trans people left out of planned ban, reports say
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022 Johnson ‘backtracks on conversion therapy ban’ following furious backlash PM is said to have ‘changed his mind’ after it was announced ministers had dropped plans to legislate to outlaw the practice.
Daily Record · Mar 31, 2022 Boris Johnson abandons plans to ban conversion therapy as campaigners slam U-turn LGBT rights activists have criticised Johnson and say his decision will 'horrify people right across the country'.
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022 Millions from LGBT community ‘thrown under the bus’ by Johnson An LGBT campaigner within the Church of England, charity Mind and the British Medical Association have condemned the U-turn on conversion therapy.