Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 18 August 2017

  • Plans revealed for third river crossing

  • Rail disruption continues

  • Third win in a row for Ipswich Witches

  1. Hancock defends 1% NHS pay rise after strike threatspublished at 19:09 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2021

    The health secretary said the proposal was "what we think is affordable" after the Covid pandemic.

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  2. Covid deals still unpublished despite PM's claimpublished at 15:36 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2021

    Days after the PM said all contracts were "on the record", government lawyers admitted many were not.

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  3. Cook targets top two finish for Ipswichpublished at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    New Ipswich Town manager Paul Cook says automatic promotion from League One "has to be the target" this season.

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  4. Accrington Stanley 1-2 Ipswich Townpublished at 21:44 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    Paul Cook witnesses an Ipswich victory before he takes official charge of the League One side they secure a 2-1 win at 10-man Accrington.

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  5. Ipswich Town appoint Cook as managerpublished at 12:17 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    League One club Ipswich Town appoint Paul Cook as their new manager, succeeding Paul Lambert, on a deal until 2023.

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  6. Football academy player 'endured living hell'published at 06:08 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    Within months of joining Ipswich Town at 16, Swansea midfielder Lewis Reed says he felt suicidal.

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  7. 'My living hell at football academy'published at 22:49 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021

    At 16, Lewis Reed left Swansea for Ipswich Town FC's academy but the experience left him feeling suicidal.

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  8. Lambert exit 'separate' to takeover talkpublished at 20:52 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021

    Boss Paul Lambert's exit from Ipswich has nothing to do with a reported takeover, according to general manager Lee O'Neill.

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  9. 'Scientists are working hard' to get ahead of Covid variantpublished at 18:08 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021

    Matt Hancock also says the vaccine programme will be given money to develop the next generation of vaccines.

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  10. Lambert leaves role as Ipswich managerpublished at 09:07 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021

    Paul Lambert leaves his role as Ipswich boss over "significant differences of opinion" with owner Marcus Evans, with ex-Wigan boss Paul Cook in advanced talks to replace him.

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  11. More than 20m in UK have had first Covid jabpublished at 16:49 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2021

    The milestone is a "huge national achievement" and "every jab makes a difference", Boris Johnson says.

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  12. Lambert expects to leave after takeoverpublished at 18:41 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2021

    Ipswich Town boss Paul Lambert says he is "99%" sure he will be replaced if a reported takeover of the League One club goes through.

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  13. Ipswich Town 2-1 Doncaster Roverspublished at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2021

    Alan Judge's wonderful free-kick and a poacher's goal from James Norwood help Ipswich secure a narrow victory over stuttering Doncaster.

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  14. Vaccinating by age not job 'will save most lives'published at 22:45 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2021

    Putting over-40s ahead of teachers or police officers is "the moral thing to do", Matt Hancock says.

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  15. 'Stay at home rules still in place for a reason'published at 17:33 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2021

    Health Secretary Matt Hancock says this "stark picture" in the data shows "this isn't over yet".

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  16. Hull City 0-1 Ipswich Townpublished at 22:13 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2021

    Ipswich Town impressively coped with difficult footballing conditions to win 1-0 at faltering Hull City.

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  17. Everybody 'has to play part' in lockdown easingpublished at 11:30 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2021

    But it is too soon to say when social distancing rules will be relaxed, the health secretary says.

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  18. Regulator investigates £30m Covid contract firmpublished at 20:17 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2021

    Hinpack, which makes test tubes, is run by the former landlord of a pub near Matt Hancock's old home.

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  19. Hancock: 'Right' to delay contract transparencypublished at 14:12 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2021

    The health secretary defends his team after a court rules he acted unlawfully during the pandemic.

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  20. Hancock: Contract publication 'second to saving lives'published at 11:17 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2021

    Matt Hancock has defended his department's failure to publish PPE procurement contracts on time.

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