All news on the topic: Cobra

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UK riots: Police arrest nearly 400 over violent disorder as travel warnings issued to tourists
Almost 400 people have been arrested over mob violence spreading across the UK, with the prime minister setting up a “standing army” of specialist police officers to deal with further attacks.
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Keir Starmer faces calls to recall Parliament in wake of violent UK riots
Keir Starmer will lead an emergency Cobra meeting today on the alarming violence after scenes of thugs rioting and looting across England over the weekend
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UK riots: Keir Starmer announces emergency Cobra meeting in response to violence across country
The Cobra meeting with senior police officials comes after the PM insisted far-right thugs will face justice for the riots which gripped the country over the weekend
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Emergency Cobra meeting held as NHS and airports hit by global IT outage
An emergency Cobra meeting has been held as Government issues respond to the global IT outage after major disruption has hit to airlines, railways and GP surgeries
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Furious Burnham tells Covid Inquiry Hancock knew tier rules 'wouldn't work'
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham also accused ministers of 'behaving appallingly' as he gave evidence to the Covid Inquiry along with Sadiq Khan and Steve Rotheram
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Emergency Cobra meeting called to discuss terror threat level to UK
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden will chair the meeting, expected to include intelligence service and police chiefs amid heightened tensions over the Israel-Hamas conflict
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'Covid brought out best in so many - even Piers Morgan – but the worst in Boris'
As the Covid Inquiry has been revealing, the Government's handling of it was even more shambolic and useless that we'd thought
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Tory MP sacked from Government job after calling for ceasefire in Gaza
Rishi Sunak has sacked one of his parliamentary private secretaries after he wrote a letter to the PM calling for a 'permanent' break in hostilities between Israel and Hamas
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Boris Johnson 'didn't like leaving study for Covid meetings', top official says
Helen MacNamara, who was Deputy Cabinet Secretary, will tell the Covid Inquiry this week Boris Johnson 'never warmed' to emergency Cobra meetings when he was Prime Minister
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'Iran is main mover behind this war - it won't end after Israel removes Hamas'
Colonel Richard Kemp says Israeli troops on the Gaza border were apprehensive yet determined to do what is needed to protect family, friends and countrymen from Hamas rockets
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Woman warns tourists at holiday hot spot after beetle causes 'horrific' scars
Emma Rose Lowry has warned tourists at a popular holiday spot to look out for a specific beetle after she was left with blisters, pains and scars during a trip to Bali
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Family's heartbreaking tribute to 'beloved' Sinéad O'Connor after mum-of-3 dies
Sinéad O'Connor's family said her passing had left friends and family "devastated" with tributes pouring in for the 'Nothing Compares 2 U' singer
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'Boris Johnson v Brian Reade - the truth is there’s only one winner'
Here's some heartfelt advice as you take on your new job as a rival columnist
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Dominic Raab's 10 gaffes and controversies as Tory plans to step down as MP
The former Foreign Secretary and Brexit Secretary has previously admitted not reading the Good Friday Agreement before negotiating with the EU, and has come under fire over his views on feminism and taking the knee
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New Cobra meeting on Sudan crisis as thousands of UK nationals remain trapped
Top ministers and officials will hold a meeting of the Government's emergencies committee as the security situation continues to worsen and fears grow for Britons stuck in the war-torn nation
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Emergency Alert system could be used for kidnaps and escaped prisoners
The first nationwide test takes place at 3pm on Sunday, with the system designed to be used to warn of floods, wildfires and storm surges - but it could also be used for other emergencies
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'Cobra-style' response needed for unprecedented NHS crisis, says Wes Streeting
New figures show one in every three NHS trusts has declared the highest level of emergency since Christmas - with hospitals overcrowded and patient safety potentially compromised
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Rishi Sunak and Steve Barclay accused of being 'on strike' from NHS crisis
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting slammed Rishi Sunak and Steve Barclay for failing to negotiate with health unions and put an end to strikes - as ambulance workers and nurses both walked out today at the same time