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‘Sheffield is the home of snooker’: talk of Crucible exit sparks local concern

A world championship move away from its storied home would have implications in south Yorkshire beyond snooker

The Guardian - UK

Kate Middleton’s Recovery Period Post-Surgery “Has Been More Difficult Than Expected,” Both Physically and Emotionally

In addition to her body healing, “the reality of the social media storm of the past couple of weeks was not, however, what she ever expected.”

Marie Claire

Sheffield council issues apology over tree-felling scandal

The city’s new Labour leader has accepted that some of the 17,500 trees cut down were healthy

The Guardian - UK

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Major incident declared in Sheffield as 2,000 homes left without gas in cold snap

More than 100 gas engineers have been working in the Sheffield suburbs of Stannington and Hillsborough since the weekend after a burst water main damaged a gas pipe

Daily Mirror

Cash-strapped council shelled out £160,000 to keep chief executive who broke Covid laws

Exclusive: Sheffield City Council is cutting services to save money - but still forked out on process that allowed disgraced Kate Josephs to keep job

The Independent UK

The Northern Agenda: Countryside council tax storm

North Yorkshire plans measures to tackle second home use - and there's a baby boom in central Manchester

Manchester Evening News

Anger as partying council boss keeps job after breaking lockdown laws

Former council leader says Kate Josephs showed ‘complete lack of personal integrity’

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Ex-official who helped write Covid rules keeps £190k job despite Partygate fine

Kate Josephs, now CEO of Sheffield City Council, has been on paid leave while councillors decided on her future. In the six months she's been off, another council officer - who earns £150k - has been paid extra to cover for her

Daily Mirror

Partygate report names or pictures 16 people - this is who they are

Sue Gray, who led the inquiry, said it was in the public interest to name senior individuals involved

Wales Online

Who has been named in Sue Gray’s report?

A total of 16 individuals – from former civil servants to serving members of the Cabinet – have been named in the investigation.

The Independent UK

Partygate: 12 events that were under police investigation

Fines have been issued in relation to at least eight of the 12 events for breaches of Covid restrictions

The Guardian - UK

All the Partygate events probed by Met Police - and full list of those resulting in fines

Top civil servant Sue Gray's Partygate report is being published today into lockdown-flouting gatherings in Downing Street and Whitehall

Daily Mirror

Timeline of partygate allegations as Keir Starmer probed over beergate

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak previously apologised after being fined over a party held in June 2020 to mark the PM’s 56th birthday

Evening Standard

All the people who lost their jobs over Downing Street lockdown-busting parties

The Mirror first reported last year officials held 'many social gatherings' while the public faced tough Covid lockdown restrictions including a 'flat party' on the night Dominic Cummings quit

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The Guardian - UK

Partygate: ministers refuse to disclose pictures taken by No 10 photographers

Cabinet Office won’t confirm or deny existence of taxpayer-funded photos of illegal gatherings after freedom of information request

Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer slams PM's 'nonsense' Partygate excuses as he eyes local elections test

Labour leader Keir Starmer said the public won't buy Boris Johnson's 'nonsense' Partygate excuses as fines started to be issued for guests at rule-breaking parties

Wales Online

‘Fines issued over leaving party for Covid taskforce official'

Event was held when London was under Tier 3 restrictions

The Independent UK

‘Fines issued over leaving party for official who helped write Covid rules’

Attendees at Kate Josephs’ farewell event on December 17 2020 have been issued with fixed-penalty notices, the Daily Telegraph reported.

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Daily Record

Partygate: Official who wrote covid rules 'fined' over 'boozy' leaving do

Kate Josephs, a former director-general of the Cabinet Office’s Covid-19 Taskforce, is believed to have received a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) relating to an event held just before Christmas 2020.

Daily Mirror

Partygate fines issued over leaving bash for woman who wrote Covid rules

Police investigating Downing Street parties have reportedly issued fixed penalty notices to staff who attended a boozy drinks do in the Cabinet Office in December 2020

The Independent UK

Partygate: Leaving drinks for official who wrote Covid rules sees ‘more fines issued’

Kate Josephs previously said she was ‘truly sorry’ for event at Cabinet Office

The Independent UK

Partygate council boss now earned more while on discretionary leave than most Brits earn in year

Kate Josephs has been off from leading Sheffield City Council for nine weeks since it emerged she held drinks session during lockdown

The Independent UK

Partygate: Council boss confirmed as subject of police investigation but remains on fully paid leave

Calls were already growing for Kate Josephs to resign

The Independent UK

Kate Josephs: Partying council boss paid to remain off work indefinitely

Former head of Covid Taskforce has been granted ‘discretionary’ leave

The Independent UK

‘A city seething’: Fury as council boss Kate Josephs clings on to £190,000 a year job in Sheffield following party

Kate Josephs – boss of Sheffield City Council – hosted Whitehall drinks while residents said goodbye to loved ones on iPads. Now crisis threatens to engulf entire Labour-and-Green led authority

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