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Care home visitor testing pilot to start within days – Minister

Care home visitor testing pilot to start within days – Minister

Care home visitor testing pilot to start within days – Minister

11 November 2020

Relatives of residents in 30 care homes will be tested prior to visits from November 16, Care Minister Helen Whately said.


Gender pay gap is largest among graduates of selective universities – report

Gender pay gap is largest among graduates of selective universities – report

Gender pay gap is largest among graduates of selective universities – report

11 November 2020

Women who studied at Russell Group institutions earn around 17% less than their male peers, analysis finds.


Reading park attacker admits murdering three men in knife rampage

Reading park attacker admits murdering three men in knife rampage

Reading park attacker admits murdering three men in knife rampage

11 November 2020

Khairi Saadallah, 26, pleaded guilty to three murders and three attempted murders.


Criminals awaiting trial may be released due to coronavirus backlog

Criminals awaiting trial may be released due to coronavirus backlog

Criminals awaiting trial may be released due to coronavirus backlog

11 November 2020

The workload has been described as ‘very significant’.


Government pays nearly £136m in interest on Covid-19 loans

Government pays nearly £136m in interest on Covid-19 loans

Government pays nearly £136m in interest on Covid-19 loans

11 November 2020

The Government has also paid around £39.2 million in arrangement fees.


Accuracy of rapid Covid-19 antibody test ‘may be lower than previously suggested’

Accuracy of rapid Covid-19 antibody test ‘may be lower than previously suggested’

Accuracy of rapid Covid-19 antibody test ‘may be lower than previously suggested’

11 November 2020

About one in five positive results would be wrong, according to the researchers.


French and British tributes paid after death of D-Day veteran

French and British tributes paid after death of D-Day veteran

French and British tributes paid after death of D-Day veteran

11 November 2020

Former paratrooper Frederick “Fred” Glover died after contracting Covid-19.


Charles’ charity launches luxury sustainable clothing collection

Charles’ charity launches luxury sustainable clothing collection

Charles’ charity launches luxury sustainable clothing collection

11 November 2020

The range, which starts at £395, is the culmination of The Modern Artisan project.


Government pays out £359m in payments to staff at collapsed firms

Government pays out £359m in payments to staff at collapsed firms

Government pays out £359m in payments to staff at collapsed firms

11 November 2020

The Insolvency Service figures for the first nine months also show £114.46m was paid in the third quarter of the year.


Minister proposes one-week circuit-break extension in bid to end deadlock

Minister proposes one-week circuit-break extension in bid to end deadlock

Minister proposes one-week circuit-break extension in bid to end deadlock

11 November 2020

The move by health minister Robin Swann comes as the powersharing administration struggles to agree new measures once the current circuit-break ends.


Doctors warned of ‘gruelling’ second wave of Covid-19 throughout winter

Doctors warned of ‘gruelling’ second wave of Covid-19 throughout winter

Doctors warned of ‘gruelling’ second wave of Covid-19 throughout winter

11 November 2020

A letter from the UK’s chief medical officers also said pressure will be ‘exacerbated by staff shortages’ due to sickness.


What have we learned from disclosed court documents in the Harry Dunn case?

What have we learned from disclosed court documents in the Harry Dunn case?

What have we learned from disclosed court documents in the Harry Dunn case?

11 November 2020

A briefing note shows a Foreign Office official raised concerns over the potential for a car crash involving a diplomatic immunity claim decades ago.


Students in Wales won’t be forced to take rapid Covid tests before Christmas

Students in Wales won’t be forced to take rapid Covid tests before Christmas

Students in Wales won’t be forced to take rapid Covid tests before Christmas

11 November 2020

Welsh Education Minister Kirsty Williams said mass testing for students gave “added reassurance around returning home”.


Travel firms have had ‘no chance to recover’ during pandemic

Travel firms have had ‘no chance to recover’ during pandemic

Travel firms have had ‘no chance to recover’ during pandemic

11 November 2020

More than nine out of 10 summer holidays were cancelled or altered due to the pandemic, a new survey indicates.


Mother jailed for allowing partner to murder ‘blameless’ toddler son

Mother jailed for allowing partner to murder ‘blameless’ toddler son

Mother jailed for allowing partner to murder ‘blameless’ toddler son

11 November 2020

Sarah O’Brien was sentenced to eight years while killer Martin Currie was jailed for a minimum of 22 years.


Sailor becomes youngest recipient of Merchant Navy Medal after rescue mission

Sailor becomes youngest recipient of Merchant Navy Medal after rescue mission

Sailor becomes youngest recipient of Merchant Navy Medal after rescue mission

11 November 2020

Max Bingle, 24, from Devon, saved three people from drowning in the Caribbean Sea.


Extinction Rebellion Cenotaph protest ‘profoundly disrespectful’ – PM spokesman

Extinction Rebellion Cenotaph protest ‘profoundly disrespectful’ – PM spokesman

Extinction Rebellion Cenotaph protest ‘profoundly disrespectful’ – PM spokesman

11 November 2020

The climate protesters unveiled a banner reading “Honour Their Sacrifice, Climate Change Means War” at the memorial on Whitehall, in central London.


Boris Johnson pledges to have Covid-19 jab as experts say vaccines are safe

Boris Johnson pledges to have Covid-19 jab as experts say vaccines are safe

Boris Johnson pledges to have Covid-19 jab as experts say vaccines are safe

11 November 2020

Prof Jonathan Van-Tam said Britain is poised for the ‘most important vaccination programme we’ve done for decades’.


Senior gang member and teenager given life for ‘postcode war’ murder

Senior gang member and teenager given life for ‘postcode war’ murder

Senior gang member and teenager given life for ‘postcode war’ murder

11 November 2020

Jaydon James was killed with a machete after being chased in Wood End, Coventry, in 2018.


Labour MP made numerous unwanted calls to woman, court told

Labour MP made numerous unwanted calls to woman, court told

Labour MP made numerous unwanted calls to woman, court told

11 November 2020

Leicester East MP Claudia Webbe has pleaded not guilty to harassment.


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