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Controversial Brexit legislation will not return to the Commons for weeks

Controversial Brexit legislation will not return to the Commons for weeks

Controversial Brexit legislation will not return to the Commons for weeks

10 November 2020

The Government suffered a heavy defeat over the UK Internal Market Bill, which could give ministers the power to tear up a deal signed with the EU.


Majority of patients have long Covid symptoms seven weeks after discharge – study

Majority of patients have long Covid symptoms seven weeks after discharge – study

Majority of patients have long Covid symptoms seven weeks after discharge – study

10 November 2020

Researchers say long Covid is a real phenomenon and further research is needed to understand how Covid-19 symptoms can be treated in the long-term.


More than 30,000 extra deaths at home in England and Wales during pandemic – ONS

More than 30,000 extra deaths at home in England and Wales during pandemic – ONS

More than 30,000 extra deaths at home in England and Wales during pandemic – ONS

10 November 2020

Just 8% of the deaths involved Covid-19.


Welsh Government: Coronavirus vaccine could be offered to groups in December

Welsh Government: Coronavirus vaccine could be offered to groups in December

Welsh Government: Coronavirus vaccine could be offered to groups in December

10 November 2020

Health and social care workers, as well as care home residents and staff are in line to receive the jab first in Wales.


Schools fear some pupils may not return for rest of year if exams axed – Ofsted

Schools fear some pupils may not return for rest of year if exams axed – Ofsted

Schools fear some pupils may not return for rest of year if exams axed – Ofsted

10 November 2020

Chief inspector Amanda Spielman has told MPs that scrapping A-level and GCSE tests could do ‘real harm’.


Business Secretary faces call to sack vaccines tsar Kate Bingham

Business Secretary faces call to sack vaccines tsar Kate Bingham

Business Secretary faces call to sack vaccines tsar Kate Bingham

10 November 2020

Alok Sharma defended said the taskforce had done a brilliant job.


GPS backpacks fitted to seagulls show birds adapt to human activity in cities

GPS backpacks fitted to seagulls show birds adapt to human activity in cities

GPS backpacks fitted to seagulls show birds adapt to human activity in cities

10 November 2020

The birds’ foraging patterns were shown to closely match the timing of school breaks and the opening and closing times of a waste centre.


Dedicated GP vaccination clinics to deliver at least ‘975 doses per week’

Dedicated GP vaccination clinics to deliver at least ‘975 doses per week’

Dedicated GP vaccination clinics to deliver at least ‘975 doses per week’

10 November 2020

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he expects GPs to play a big role in administering any coronavirus jab.


Thousands of children in care ‘failed by the state’ – Children’s Commissioner

Thousands of children in care ‘failed by the state’ – Children’s Commissioner

Thousands of children in care ‘failed by the state’ – Children’s Commissioner

10 November 2020

The Government’s failure to heed previous warnings suggests a ‘deep-rooted institutional ambivalence’, Anne Longfield said.


Wartime heroine’s last letter gifted to cathedral after 105 years

Wartime heroine’s last letter gifted to cathedral after 105 years

Wartime heroine’s last letter gifted to cathedral after 105 years

10 November 2020

British nurse Edith Cavell was arrested and executed in 1915 after helping 200 Allied prisoners escape.


Johnson tweet congratulating Joe Biden appears to have hidden reference to Trump

Johnson tweet congratulating Joe Biden appears to have hidden reference to Trump

Johnson tweet congratulating Joe Biden appears to have hidden reference to Trump

10 November 2020

A ‘technical error’ is said to be responsible for the situation.


EU hits Amazon with competition charges over third-party sellers

EU hits Amazon with competition charges over third-party sellers

EU hits Amazon with competition charges over third-party sellers

10 November 2020

The European Commission filed charges to the US tech giant, which has rejected the accusations, on Tuesday.


Cannabis worth £500,000 seized in raid

Cannabis worth £500,000 seized in raid

Cannabis worth £500,000 seized in raid

10 November 2020

Sussex Police arrested several people after the discovery of the haul on Monday.


Single mother brings legal challenge against Universal Credit childcare payments

Single mother brings legal challenge against Universal Credit childcare payments

Single mother brings legal challenge against Universal Credit childcare payments

10 November 2020

Nichola Salvato has brought a judicial review against the system of childcare payments, claiming it discriminates against single parents.


Online junk food adverts could be banned under new Government proposals

Online junk food adverts could be banned under new Government proposals

Online junk food adverts could be banned under new Government proposals

10 November 2020

A consultation was launched into the measures on Tuesday.


Wavewalker helps construct sea wall to protect Dawlish coastal railway and town

Wavewalker helps construct sea wall to protect Dawlish coastal railway and town

Wavewalker helps construct sea wall to protect Dawlish coastal railway and town

10 November 2020

A 2014 storm caused a stretch of the Devon coastal railway to collapse into the sea – cutting off the South West peninsular from the rest of the line.


EV charging network boosted by 1,200 new devices in three months

EV charging network boosted by 1,200 new devices in three months

EV charging network boosted by 1,200 new devices in three months

10 November 2020

Rapid devices – which can top up a car battery from empty to 80% in around half an hour – make up just over a quarter of the additional devices.


Royal Navy warship monitors Russian ships in UK waters

Royal Navy warship monitors Russian ships in UK waters

Royal Navy warship monitors Russian ships in UK waters

10 November 2020

HMS Tyne has kept close watch on the vessels Viktor Leonov and Sergey Osipov, which have been sailing around the Moray Firth.


Parents urged to keep childhood vaccination appointments during lockdown

Parents urged to keep childhood vaccination appointments during lockdown

Parents urged to keep childhood vaccination appointments during lockdown

10 November 2020

Public Health England (PHE) said the NHS is ensuring that appointments are still available.


Rapid £10 coronavirus ‘bubble test’ launched for groups of up to 10 people

Rapid £10 coronavirus ‘bubble test’ launched for groups of up to 10 people

Rapid £10 coronavirus ‘bubble test’ launched for groups of up to 10 people

10 November 2020

The test from DnaNudge is available for people without Covid-19 symptoms and is able to return results in 90 minutes.


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