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NEWS IN BRIEF: June 7, 2022
A round-up of the top UK news
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Tory rebels continue calls for Johnson’s resignation after confidence vote
Several Conservative MPs have said his days in the role are now numbered
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UK ban on trade of ivory takes effect in ‘conservation victory’ for elephants
The number of elephants free in the wild has declined by almost a third
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Village celebrates jubilee with 104 royal-related scarecrows
Wellington Village Fun Week has been running since 1972, with its scarecrow competition first taking place in 2006
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Great-grandmother honoured after 65 years volunteering for Poppy Appeal
Patricia Husselbee has volunteered for the Poppy Appeal since she was 15
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NEWS IN BRIEF: June 6, 2022
A round-up of the top UK news
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Boris Johnson faces no confidence vote by Tory MPs
Sir Graham Brady confirmed Johnson had received the 54 letters from Conservative MPs needed to trigger the ballot
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Nearly half of women ‘feel unsafe using public transport alone after dark’
New research is the first time the ONS has asked questions about safety on public transport
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Thousands of dentists stop providing NHS services
Since March 2020, some 3,000 dentists are understood to have moved away from NHS work entirely
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How Elizabeth became Queen watching baboons at sunrise from Kenyan treetops
An ailing King George VI died on February 6, 1952
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18 youth teams to go head to head in rocketry competition
The teams will go head to head to win a place to represent the UK in the international finals
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Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: Six historic sites granted protected status
The sites reflect key social, technical and cultural changes over the 70 years of the Queen’s reign