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Pregnant women urged to get Covid jab to reduce risk to babies

Pregnant women urged to get Covid jab to reduce risk to babies

Pregnant women urged to get Covid jab to reduce risk to babies

09 January 2022

The Government said Covid-19 vaccines are safe for pregnant women and have no impact on fertility.


Pheasants lose their cool after fighting, researchers claim

Pheasants lose their cool after fighting, researchers claim

Pheasants lose their cool after fighting, researchers claim

09 January 2022

Scientists found the birds grew more cool-headed before a fight, and then heat up in the aftermath.


Hospital ‘could lose up to 1,000 workers as jabs made mandatory for NHS staff’

Hospital ‘could lose up to 1,000 workers as jabs made mandatory for NHS staff’

Hospital ‘could lose up to 1,000 workers as jabs made mandatory for NHS staff’

09 January 2022

The head of King’s College Hospital said he was ‘worried’ by the impact on staffing levels.


Morrisons to scrap ‘use by’ dates on milk to reduce food waste

Morrisons to scrap ‘use by’ dates on milk to reduce food waste

Morrisons to scrap ‘use by’ dates on milk to reduce food waste

09 January 2022

The retailer will instead place ‘best before’ dates on 90% of its own brand milk.


DUP welcomes Truss pledge to suspend parts of Northern Ireland Protocol

DUP welcomes Truss pledge to suspend parts of Northern Ireland Protocol

DUP welcomes Truss pledge to suspend parts of Northern Ireland Protocol

09 January 2022

The Foreign Secretary has said she is ‘willing’ to invoke Article 16 if agreement is not reached in post-Brexit talks between the UK and the EU.


Drakeford accuses Prime Minister of ‘ignoring the science’

Drakeford accuses Prime Minister of ‘ignoring the science’

Drakeford accuses Prime Minister of ‘ignoring the science’

09 January 2022

Wales’s First Minister defended his earlier comments that England was the ‘global outlier’ in the fight against the Omicron variant.


Bristol mayor defends city’s anti-racism record in wake of Colston acquittals

Bristol mayor defends city’s anti-racism record in wake of Colston acquittals

Bristol mayor defends city’s anti-racism record in wake of Colston acquittals

09 January 2022

Marvin Rees said he wanted to deliver ‘real, substantial systemic change’ for the people of the city rather than ‘symbolic acts’.


Zahawi: Teacher absences will see bumpy two weeks for schools as pupils return

Zahawi: Teacher absences will see bumpy two weeks for schools as pupils return

Zahawi: Teacher absences will see bumpy two weeks for schools as pupils return

09 January 2022

The Education Secretary said he is working on contingency plans.


EU unimpressed over Liz Truss’s post-Brexit threats on Northern Ireland

EU unimpressed over Liz Truss’s post-Brexit threats on Northern Ireland

EU unimpressed over Liz Truss’s post-Brexit threats on Northern Ireland

09 January 2022

Joao Vale de Almeida, the bloc’s ambassador to the UK, said it is unhelpful to ‘keep agitating the issue’ of triggering Article 16.


Pragmatic solution could be found to Chester FC Covid rules dilemma – Drakeford

Pragmatic solution could be found to Chester FC Covid rules dilemma – Drakeford

Pragmatic solution could be found to Chester FC Covid rules dilemma – Drakeford

09 January 2022

The club fears going out of business if fans are banned from the stadium as the pitch is in Wales and subject to Wales’s Covid rules.


Scotland not considering shortening isolation period, Holyrood minister says

Scotland not considering shortening isolation period, Holyrood minister says

Scotland not considering shortening isolation period, Holyrood minister says

09 January 2022

Holyrood Health Secretary Humza Yousaf also urged people to get vaccinated.


Lateral flow tests to stay free says minister amid reports they may be limited

Lateral flow tests to stay free says minister amid reports they may be limited

Lateral flow tests to stay free says minister amid reports they may be limited

09 January 2022

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said he is ‘puzzled’ by a report suggesting that their universal availability could be axed.


‘No-fly zone’ could be placed around Windsor Castle after Christmas incident

‘No-fly zone’ could be placed around Windsor Castle after Christmas incident

‘No-fly zone’ could be placed around Windsor Castle after Christmas incident

09 January 2022

A 19-year-old man was arrested and detained after allegedly being found in possession of a crossbow at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day.


Retailers in race for space as e-commerce boom drives warehouse shortage

Retailers in race for space as e-commerce boom drives warehouse shortage

Retailers in race for space as e-commerce boom drives warehouse shortage

09 January 2022

New research said there is only around 18.1 million sq ft of available industrial space left for firms, representing a record low in supply.


In Pictures: Duchess of Cambridge turns 40

In Pictures: Duchess of Cambridge turns 40

In Pictures: Duchess of Cambridge turns 40

09 January 2022

Kate’s milestone birthday will be celebrated on Sunday.


It’s quite hard to fail in politics, says Chancellor

It’s quite hard to fail in politics, says Chancellor

It’s quite hard to fail in politics, says Chancellor

09 January 2022

Proud family man Rishi Sunak has also spoken of his delight at being the father of two daughters.


Education Secretary backs reduction of isolation period to five days

Education Secretary backs reduction of isolation period to five days

Education Secretary backs reduction of isolation period to five days

09 January 2022

The Stratford-on-Avon MP also said he believes the UK is ‘witnessing the transition of the virus from pandemic to endemic’.


Nadhim Zahawi says there are ‘no excuses’ for online learning at universities

Nadhim Zahawi says there are ‘no excuses’ for online learning at universities

Nadhim Zahawi says there are ‘no excuses’ for online learning at universities

09 January 2022

Twenty-three out of the top 24 universities in the Russell group are reportedly offering ‘blended’ learning this term.


Events planned to mark 40th anniversary of Falklands War

Events planned to mark 40th anniversary of Falklands War

Events planned to mark 40th anniversary of Falklands War

09 January 2022

The war lasted for 74 days after Argentine forces invaded the Falklands on April 2 1982.


TUC calls for workers to be on company boards

TUC calls for workers to be on company boards

TUC calls for workers to be on company boards

09 January 2022

A report warned the connection between pensions and shares and dividends has been severed.


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