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The International Trade Secretary said her department was not responsible for negotiating the deal.

Temperatures fell to as low as minus 6.4C (20F) in the Highlands on Thursday morning.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle criticised all sides.

The Home Secretary said exercise shouldn’t be used as an excuse for a social meeting.

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots said the region was facing a ‘major crisis’ over supply chains.

Unite has called for legal action, ahead of the third anniversary of the engineering giant’s collapse.

Data, including from UK-based academics, found temperatures globally were almost 1.3C above pre-industrial levels.

Some 4.46 million people were waiting to start hospital treatment in England at the end of November 2020, the highest number since records began

Scientists found that readings from a person’s fingertip and eye provide a more reliable reading to help identify those with a fever.

Six pharmacies in England have been chosen to join the roll-out, with 200 set to be able to deliver jabs by the end of the month.

‘Construction are rolling the dice every day they’re on site,’ said one sales worker.

Mantel is one of Britain’s most famous living authors and the first woman to win the Booker Prize twice .

The fashion retailer said revenues rose 40% to £660.8 million on the back of strong Christmas and Black Friday sales.

She has not been seen at the famous attraction for several weeks.

London in particular is seeing a drop in the number of positive coronavirus tests, alongside some parts of the South East and the east of England.

The airline said it will operate a ‘simplified business structure’ after being badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Humans of Covid-19 project is aiming to document the experiences of frontline workers during the pandemic.

The measure is expected to be considered at an afternoon meeting of the Government’s key ‘Covid-O’ committee which oversees restrictions.

Paula Parfitt raises £4,000 in 18 hours after saying she needs £100 000 to challenge ruling that five-year-old Pippa Knight should be allowed to die

The budget fashion chain said 305 of its 389 shops worldwide are currently shut.