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Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

16 November 2020

Hull, Oldham and Blackburn with Darwen are currently recording the highest rates.


Mouthwash kills coronavirus within 30 seconds in laboratory tests, study finds

Mouthwash kills coronavirus within 30 seconds in laboratory tests, study finds

Mouthwash kills coronavirus within 30 seconds in laboratory tests, study finds

16 November 2020

The study comes following suggestions that Covid-19 transmissions may be reduced if people use mouthwash.


Foster and O’Neill at odds on Stormont veto mechanism

Foster and O’Neill at odds on Stormont veto mechanism

Foster and O’Neill at odds on Stormont veto mechanism

16 November 2020

Stormont’s leaders both faced Assembly questions on Monday following last week’s executive row over the extension of Northern Ireland’s circuit break.


England’s three-tier coronavirus system rules will need to be ‘strengthened’

England’s three-tier coronavirus system rules will need to be ‘strengthened’

England’s three-tier coronavirus system rules will need to be ‘strengthened’

16 November 2020

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the Government hopes the lockdown will be replaced with a tiered system ‘similar to what we had before’.


Liverpool coronavirus mass-testing pilot finds 700 cases, epidemiologist says

Liverpool coronavirus mass-testing pilot finds 700 cases, epidemiologist says

Liverpool coronavirus mass-testing pilot finds 700 cases, epidemiologist says

16 November 2020

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace visited a test centre at Exhibition Centre Liverpool on Monday.


Covid-19 vaccines offer candle of hope for tackling pandemic, Hancock says

Covid-19 vaccines offer candle of hope for tackling pandemic, Hancock says

Covid-19 vaccines offer candle of hope for tackling pandemic, Hancock says

16 November 2020

The Government has secured 45 million doses of mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna.


Stop calling Sutcliffe by his pseudonym, pleads son of his first murder victim

Stop calling Sutcliffe by his pseudonym, pleads son of his first murder victim

Stop calling Sutcliffe by his pseudonym, pleads son of his first murder victim

16 November 2020

Richard McCann said he believed other notorious killers who idolised Peter Sutcliffe were influenced by his pseudonym.


ScotRail staff could strike over pay dispute

ScotRail staff could strike over pay dispute

ScotRail staff could strike over pay dispute

16 November 2020

The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said nearly 2,500 members will be asked to vote on the issue.


British Transport Police let public down, Manchester Arena bombing inquiry hears

British Transport Police let public down, Manchester Arena bombing inquiry hears

British Transport Police let public down, Manchester Arena bombing inquiry hears

16 November 2020

Manchester-born suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated his homemade rucksack bomb after an Ariana Grande concert at the arena.


Stonewall calls for change after trans man fails in birth certificate legal bid

Stonewall calls for change after trans man fails in birth certificate legal bid

Stonewall calls for change after trans man fails in birth certificate legal bid

16 November 2020

Journalist Freddy McConnell wants to be registered as ‘father’ or ‘parent’ on his child’s birth certificate, rather than ‘mother’.


What’s the state of play in post-Brexit trade talks with the EU?

What’s the state of play in post-Brexit trade talks with the EU?

What’s the state of play in post-Brexit trade talks with the EU?

16 November 2020

The transition period has kept the UK a member of the single market and continuing to follow EU law, but that all comes to an end on December 31.


Diplomat praised for rescuing drowning woman from river

Diplomat praised for rescuing drowning woman from river

Diplomat praised for rescuing drowning woman from river

16 November 2020

Chongqing consul general Stephen Ellison swam the young woman to safety after she slipped on rocks and fell into the water.


UK to help build ‘The Claw’ – the first satellite to remove space junk

UK to help build ‘The Claw’ – the first satellite to remove space junk

UK to help build ‘The Claw’ – the first satellite to remove space junk

16 November 2020

The Claw will use a pincer motion to collect debris, before giving it a controlled re-entry into earth’s atmosphere.


Towns Fund used to boost Conservative election campaign, Labour claims

Towns Fund used to boost Conservative election campaign, Labour claims

Towns Fund used to boost Conservative election campaign, Labour claims

16 November 2020

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick defended the allocation criteria for the scheme as being ‘robust’.


Universities could face sanctions if they allow quality to slip – watchdog

Universities could face sanctions if they allow quality to slip – watchdog

Universities could face sanctions if they allow quality to slip – watchdog

16 November 2020

Tougher minimum standards may be set for institutions to ensure all students access high quality courses that prepare them for work.


Killer who smiled as he ran over designer to be freed from jail

Killer who smiled as he ran over designer to be freed from jail

Killer who smiled as he ran over designer to be freed from jail

16 November 2020

Mark Woolley was jailed for life in 2001.


UK demands ‘more realism’ from EU as post-Brexit trade talks grind on

UK demands ‘more realism’ from EU as post-Brexit trade talks grind on

UK demands ‘more realism’ from EU as post-Brexit trade talks grind on

16 November 2020

Negotiations led by Michel Barnier and Lord Frost are continuing in Brussels.


Drink-driver jailed for nine years for killing nurse ‘loved by patients’

Drink-driver jailed for nine years for killing nurse ‘loved by patients’

Drink-driver jailed for nine years for killing nurse ‘loved by patients’

16 November 2020

Craig Mossop was jailed at Bolton Crown Court after he pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to a string of offences.


Matt Hancock not ruling out mandatory coronavirus vaccination

Matt Hancock not ruling out mandatory coronavirus vaccination

Matt Hancock not ruling out mandatory coronavirus vaccination

16 November 2020

The Health Secretary said he had learned not to rule anything out during the crisis.


Housing Secretary confirms rethink over controversial planning system reforms

Housing Secretary confirms rethink over controversial planning system reforms

Housing Secretary confirms rethink over controversial planning system reforms

16 November 2020

Theresa May is among the opponents of the Government’s planned housing algorithm.


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