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Private homes were the only setting to record excess deaths in every month of 2020 since February.

William Spicer sued the Metropolitan Police after claiming that he had been libelled in a press release about the death of Hina Shamim.

The former party leader said the internal move against his successor Arlene Foster had been ‘brutal and publicly humiliating’.

The closely followed IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index recorded a score of 61.6 in April.

The former prime minister and the financier will answer questions from the Treasury Committee as part of the Lessons from Greensill Capital inquiry.

The National Cyber Security Centre has published new guidance on protecting connected places and infrastructure.

Results are due to be staggered across Friday and Saturday.

Luis Gallego, boss of IAG, said airlines were ready to fly but Government action was needed to make it happen.

Up to April 28, the MHRA in the UK had received 242 reports of blood clots accompanied by low blood platelet count, all in people who had AstraZeneca.

The Tories take the former Labour stronghold with more than half the votes cast.

The odd item cast aside by the famous wartime leader will go on sale along with a pair of satin slippers that once belonged to Queen Victoria.

Farmer Jill Mortimer beat Labour candidate Dr Paul Williams, a GP and former MP for Stockton South.

The win builds on Conservative advances into Labour’s traditional heartlands during the last general election.

The by-election loss will add to the pressure on the Labour leader to bring forward a positive agenda for change.

The loss of the Labour stronghold is a further sign of the problems faced by Sir Keir Starmer.

The blow-up Prime Minister is just one of several inflatables to be placed throughout the town by the Hartlepool Wombles.

Senior Opposition MP Jim McMahon suggested the party had lost the North East seat.

Due to the pandemic there is a staggered tallying up of ballots for the 2021 Holyrood election.

The new system will feature customised information on all modes of travel including walking, cycling, buses, trams and taxis.

Ballots were cast across England, Scotland and Wales in Super Thursday’s elections.