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Covid vaccine patient ‘keen’ for second dose despite trial pause

Covid vaccine patient ‘keen’ for second dose despite trial pause

Covid vaccine patient ‘keen’ for second dose despite trial pause

10 September 2020

Jack Sommers, 35, said he believes the process is safe after another participant reported a side-effect which halted the work.


Targeted extension needed for furlough scheme, warn MPs

Targeted extension needed for furlough scheme, warn MPs

Targeted extension needed for furlough scheme, warn MPs

10 September 2020

The Treasury Select Committee also called for more action to encourage consumer spending after the Eat Out to Help Out scheme ended.


Financial resilience worsened in July as people struggle to save, report finds

Financial resilience worsened in July as people struggle to save, report finds

Financial resilience worsened in July as people struggle to save, report finds

10 September 2020

The Office for National Statistics said parents and people renting particularly stressed their financial vulnerability.


Virus affecting sugar beet crops could be tackled with banned pesticides

Virus affecting sugar beet crops could be tackled with banned pesticides

Virus affecting sugar beet crops could be tackled with banned pesticides

10 September 2020

Environment Secretary George Eustice said ‘applications for emergency authorisations’ are allowed under the rules.


Record number of people waiting 18 weeks for hospital treatment

Record number of people waiting 18 weeks for hospital treatment

Record number of people waiting 18 weeks for hospital treatment

10 September 2020

The number waiting rose to 2.15 million in July, the highest number for any calendar month since current records began.


Jacob Rees-Mogg self-isolating after Covid test for one of his children

Jacob Rees-Mogg self-isolating after Covid test for one of his children

Jacob Rees-Mogg self-isolating after Covid test for one of his children

10 September 2020

The Commons Leader was not in the chamber on Thursday for his usual weekly session.


Grenfell MP ‘believed vote against fire amendment was in constituency interest’

Grenfell MP ‘believed vote against fire amendment was in constituency interest’

Grenfell MP ‘believed vote against fire amendment was in constituency interest’

10 September 2020

Felicity Buchan was one of 318 MPs who turned down the Opposition’s amendment to the Fire Safety Bill in the Commons on Monday.


Children injured as school bus crashes into railway bridge in Hampshire

Children injured as school bus crashes into railway bridge in Hampshire

Children injured as school bus crashes into railway bridge in Hampshire

10 September 2020

A road closure is in place while police investigate.


Network Rail cannot afford to fix all faulty slopes, despite Stonehaven crash

Network Rail cannot afford to fix all faulty slopes, despite Stonehaven crash

Network Rail cannot afford to fix all faulty slopes, despite Stonehaven crash

10 September 2020

The Government-owned company said it is improving the management of its infrastructure but ‘we expect there will still be earthwork failures’.


Artistic headboard created for Travelodge hotels in Edinburgh

Artistic headboard created for Travelodge hotels in Edinburgh

Artistic headboard created for Travelodge hotels in Edinburgh

10 September 2020

Artist Luke McDonnell said he took inspiration from a study showing the most popular landmarks in the city.


Government warned of scale of false positives in mass coronavirus testing plan

Government warned of scale of false positives in mass coronavirus testing plan

Government warned of scale of false positives in mass coronavirus testing plan

10 September 2020

The Prime Minister told a Downing Street press conference on Wednesday that the scheme could help sport and entertainment venues reopen fully.


Hundreds of painted hearts welcome shoppers and visitors to Bristol city centre

Hundreds of painted hearts welcome shoppers and visitors to Bristol city centre

Hundreds of painted hearts welcome shoppers and visitors to Bristol city centre

10 September 2020

The colourful hearts, each nearly 20in (50cm) wide, culminate in an installation in the atrium of the Cabot Circus shopping centre.


Can the Government deliver on Operation Moonshot?

Can the Government deliver on Operation Moonshot?

Can the Government deliver on Operation Moonshot?

10 September 2020

The PA news agency takes a look at the problems with testing, and the Government’s form on previous targets.


Charity backed by Stormzy raises £1.5m to ‘change 150 young lives’

Charity backed by Stormzy raises £1.5m to ‘change 150 young lives’

Charity backed by Stormzy raises £1.5m to ‘change 150 young lives’

10 September 2020

The Black Heart Foundation has hit its fundraising target and will welcome 150 new scholars.


Michelle O’Neill: Storey funeral undermined public health messaging

Michelle O’Neill: Storey funeral undermined public health messaging

Michelle O’Neill: Storey funeral undermined public health messaging

10 September 2020

Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister expressed regret that large crowds attended in June.


Operation Moonshot: Reaching for the stars or pie in the sky?

Operation Moonshot: Reaching for the stars or pie in the sky?

Operation Moonshot: Reaching for the stars or pie in the sky?

10 September 2020

The Government’s plans to spend £100 billion on an at-home Covid-19 testing programme is dubbed ‘Operation Moonshot’, but is it a lunatic idea?


Minute’s silence held as first carriage recovered from train crash site

Minute’s silence held as first carriage recovered from train crash site

Minute’s silence held as first carriage recovered from train crash site

10 September 2020

Three people were killed in the incident on the East Coast Main Line in Aberdeenshire last month.


Fuller’s ‘at start of return to normality’ after vast majority of pubs reopen

Fuller’s ‘at start of return to normality’ after vast majority of pubs reopen

Fuller’s ‘at start of return to normality’ after vast majority of pubs reopen

10 September 2020

The London-based firm said it had reopened 169 of its managed sites by the end of August, before opening a further 23 earlier this month.


Universities should reduce face-to-face lessons in event of local outbreaks

Universities should reduce face-to-face lessons in event of local outbreaks

Universities should reduce face-to-face lessons in event of local outbreaks

10 September 2020

Students should be encouraged to socialise in Covid-secure environments, such as campus bars, Government guidance says.


Morrisons hit by £155m in Covid costs as grocery sales surge

Morrisons hit by £155m in Covid costs as grocery sales surge

Morrisons hit by £155m in Covid costs as grocery sales surge

10 September 2020

The Bradford-based retailer said pre-tax profits slipped by 25.3% to £148 million in the six months to August 2 as a result.


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