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Covid patient levels in east and south-east of England close to first-wave peak

Covid patient levels in east and south-east of England close to first-wave peak

Covid patient levels in east and south-east of England close to first-wave peak

11 December 2020

New records have already been set in the north and Midlands.


Mother injured after leaping from window to escape fire that killed two children

Mother injured after leaping from window to escape fire that killed two children

Mother injured after leaping from window to escape fire that killed two children

11 December 2020

A three-year-old boy and a seven-year-old girl were pronounced dead at the scene.


Commonwealth’s secretary-general praises innovations tackling legal backlogs

Commonwealth’s secretary-general praises innovations tackling legal backlogs

Commonwealth’s secretary-general praises innovations tackling legal backlogs

11 December 2020

Access to legal proceedings across the Commonwealth have improved thanks to video calls and other innovations.


Jury out in trial over deaths of 39 migrants found in trailer

Jury out in trial over deaths of 39 migrants found in trailer

Jury out in trial over deaths of 39 migrants found in trailer

11 December 2020

The Vietnamese migrants were found dead on October 23 last year.


Johnson visits Northumberland a year after taking traditional Labour seat

Johnson visits Northumberland a year after taking traditional Labour seat

Johnson visits Northumberland a year after taking traditional Labour seat

11 December 2020

The Prime Minister’s trip took in a wind turbine testing facility in Blyth.


Mother of asthma death girl seeks ‘justice’ in air pollution case

Mother of asthma death girl seeks ‘justice’ in air pollution case

Mother of asthma death girl seeks ‘justice’ in air pollution case

11 December 2020

An inquest is considering whether dangerous levels of air pollutants may have contributed to her death.


Keeping children in school is top priority, vows minister

Keeping children in school is top priority, vows minister

Keeping children in school is top priority, vows minister

11 December 2020

Oliver Dowden said mass testing getting under way in areas with high prevalence of Covid-19 aims to keep pupils in class.


Boris Johnson warns a no-deal Brexit is ‘very, very likely’

Boris Johnson warns a no-deal Brexit is ‘very, very likely’

Boris Johnson warns a no-deal Brexit is ‘very, very likely’

11 December 2020

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said earlier that the negotiating teams’ positions remain apart on ‘fundamental issues’.


Banksy artwork house owners pull out of property’s sale

Banksy artwork house owners pull out of property’s sale

Banksy artwork house owners pull out of property’s sale

11 December 2020

It is understood contracts were due to be exchanged next week.


MDMA worth £44 million found in lead-lined excavator boom

MDMA worth £44 million found in lead-lined excavator boom

MDMA worth £44 million found in lead-lined excavator boom

11 December 2020

The boom had been lined with lead in a bid to conceal 450 kilos of the Class A drug.


Mayor proposes new charge for drivers who enter London

Mayor proposes new charge for drivers who enter London

Mayor proposes new charge for drivers who enter London

11 December 2020

Non-residents would have to pay at least £3.50 a day to enter an outer borough under Sadiq Khan’s plan.


Supreme Court ruling paves way for £14bn damages claim against Mastercard

Supreme Court ruling paves way for £14bn damages claim against Mastercard

Supreme Court ruling paves way for £14bn damages claim against Mastercard

11 December 2020

The case is one of the first mass consumer claims brought in the UK after the introduction of a class action regime in 2015.


Baby giraffe named Margaret in honour of first Covid vaccine patient

Baby giraffe named Margaret in honour of first Covid vaccine patient

Baby giraffe named Margaret in honour of first Covid vaccine patient

11 December 2020

The calf was born on the same morning that Margaret Keenan received the Pfizer vaccine.


Ofcom fines BT £6.3m for breaking rules over Northern Irish contract

Ofcom fines BT £6.3m for breaking rules over Northern Irish contract

Ofcom fines BT £6.3m for breaking rules over Northern Irish contract

11 December 2020

BT said it ‘regrets the level of service’ it provided during the tender process for a public sector contract in Northern Ireland.


Self-isolation for Covid-19 contacts and international arrivals cut to 10 days

Self-isolation for Covid-19 contacts and international arrivals cut to 10 days

Self-isolation for Covid-19 contacts and international arrivals cut to 10 days

11 December 2020

Health chiefs said following a review of data they were “confident” that the self-isolation period could be shortened.


Five injured as car mounts pavement and strikes pedestrians in London

Five injured as car mounts pavement and strikes pedestrians in London

Five injured as car mounts pavement and strikes pedestrians in London

11 December 2020

The incident is not being treated as terror-related.


Countries unveil climate goals ahead of UN summit on tackling crisis

Countries unveil climate goals ahead of UN summit on tackling crisis

Countries unveil climate goals ahead of UN summit on tackling crisis

11 December 2020

The summit co-hosted by the UK marks five years since the world’s first comprehensive climate treaty – the Paris Agreement – was secured.


Dame Barbara Windsor found love with third husband after heartache

Dame Barbara Windsor found love with third husband after heartache

Dame Barbara Windsor found love with third husband after heartache

11 December 2020

They married just over 20 years ago in London’s Dorchester Hotel.


Restored D-Day tank landing craft opens to public

Restored D-Day tank landing craft opens to public

Restored D-Day tank landing craft opens to public

11 December 2020

Landing Craft Tank 7074 was used to deliver troops and tanks to the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944.


Hopes life will return to normal in six months ‘at highest level since July’

Hopes life will return to normal in six months ‘at highest level since July’

Hopes life will return to normal in six months ‘at highest level since July’

11 December 2020

More than a quarter of adults in Britain believe life will return to normal within half a year, the ONS found.


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