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Johnson faces battle with Tory rebels and Labour over ‘vaccine passports’

Johnson faces battle with Tory rebels and Labour over ‘vaccine passports’

Johnson faces battle with Tory rebels and Labour over ‘vaccine passports’

06 April 2021

The PM has stressed that final decisions on Covid status certification have not been made but he already faces opposition.


Warning over possible third wave as UK continues on road map out of lockdown

Warning over possible third wave as UK continues on road map out of lockdown

Warning over possible third wave as UK continues on road map out of lockdown

06 April 2021

Experts said that by the time restrictions are set to be lifted completely there will still be ‘quite a few people who are not immune’.


Around 2,000 Peacocks jobs saved in rescue deal

Around 2,000 Peacocks jobs saved in rescue deal

Around 2,000 Peacocks jobs saved in rescue deal

06 April 2021

Administrators have brokered a deal between an international consortium and former owner Philip Day which will see him leave the UK retail scene.


Missing teenager’s mother told description of body found by police ‘matches his’

Missing teenager’s mother told description of body found by police ‘matches his’

Missing teenager’s mother told description of body found by police ‘matches his’

06 April 2021

Police discovered the body of a man in a pond in Epping Forest on Monday.


New car sales up 11% in March

New car sales up 11% in March

New car sales up 11% in March

06 April 2021

Around 283,000 new cars were registered in the UK last month, preliminary figures show.


What the papers say – April 6

What the papers say – April 6

What the papers say – April 6

06 April 2021

The front pages are dominated by the further easing of lockdown restrictions.


PM vows to stick with lockdown easing plan despite fresh Covid wave warnings

PM vows to stick with lockdown easing plan despite fresh Covid wave warnings

PM vows to stick with lockdown easing plan despite fresh Covid wave warnings

05 April 2021

Scientific advisers say their modelling suggests the planned rate of unlocking could see deaths on a scale last seen during spring 2020.


Khan pledges London drugs commission if re-elected

Khan pledges London drugs commission if re-elected

Khan pledges London drugs commission if re-elected

05 April 2021

The incumbent also placed jobs at the heart of his campaign message.


Man due in court over causing death of two-week-old boy

Man due in court over causing death of two-week-old boy

Man due in court over causing death of two-week-old boy

05 April 2021

James Paul Davis, 34, was remanded in police custody.


Freezing temperatures and wintry showers forecast for UK

Freezing temperatures and wintry showers forecast for UK

Freezing temperatures and wintry showers forecast for UK

05 April 2021

Snow warnings are in place for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.


Violence breaks out on Northern Ireland streets again despite appeals for calm

Violence breaks out on Northern Ireland streets again despite appeals for calm

Violence breaks out on Northern Ireland streets again despite appeals for calm

05 April 2021

A car was set alight in Sperrin Park in the Waterside area of Londonderry, while there were also reports of violent incidents in Carrickfergus.


Khan pledges London drugs commission if re-elected

Khan pledges London drugs commission if re-elected

Khan pledges London drugs commission if re-elected

05 April 2021

A view regarding the class B drug could differ from other members of his party.


Piers Morgan: The British public backs me over Harry and Meghan

Piers Morgan: The British public backs me over Harry and Meghan

Piers Morgan: The British public backs me over Harry and Meghan

05 April 2021

He departed Good Morning Britain following the controversy.


Starmer apologises over visit to church with controversial LGBT+ views

Starmer apologises over visit to church with controversial LGBT+ views

Starmer apologises over visit to church with controversial LGBT+ views

05 April 2021

The Labour leader said he had deleted a video praising the work of the north London church.


PSNI officers attacked after call to scene where suspicious object discovered

PSNI officers attacked after call to scene where suspicious object discovered

PSNI officers attacked after call to scene where suspicious object discovered

05 April 2021

Pictures show a number of youths attacking a PSNI vehicle, hurling stones and pieces of wood on Monday night.


Tribute’s paid to ‘inspiring’ public health expert Professor Sir Paul Cosford

Tribute’s paid to ‘inspiring’ public health expert Professor Sir Paul Cosford

Tribute’s paid to ‘inspiring’ public health expert Professor Sir Paul Cosford

05 April 2021

Sir Paul served as PHE’s medical director and director for health protection from 2012 to 2019.


Man charged with causing death of two-week-old boy after pram hit by car

Man charged with causing death of two-week-old boy after pram hit by car

Man charged with causing death of two-week-old boy after pram hit by car

05 April 2021

James Paul Davis, 34, will appear at Wolverhampton Magistrates Court on Tuesday charged with causing death by dangerous driving.


Fury after PM uses Covid briefing to make ‘unprompted attack’ on Sadiq Khan

Fury after PM uses Covid briefing to make ‘unprompted attack’ on Sadiq Khan

Fury after PM uses Covid briefing to make ‘unprompted attack’ on Sadiq Khan

05 April 2021

The London Mayor has accused Boris Johnson of lying about the reason for the capital’s transport budget challenges.


Body found in Epping Forest in search for Richard Okorogheye

Body found in Epping Forest in search for Richard Okorogheye

Body found in Epping Forest in search for Richard Okorogheye

05 April 2021

Mr Okorogheye, who has sickle cell disease, left his family home in the Ladbroke Grove area of west London on the evening of March 22


Covid restrictions: What am I allowed to do in England from next week?

Covid restrictions: What am I allowed to do in England from next week?

Covid restrictions: What am I allowed to do in England from next week?

05 April 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the move to the second step of the road map was ‘fully justified by the data’.


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