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Minister fails to rule out people having to pay for ‘Moonshot’ Covid tests

Minister fails to rule out people having to pay for ‘Moonshot’ Covid tests

Minister fails to rule out people having to pay for ‘Moonshot’ Covid tests

06 October 2020

Labour has warned against any introduction of a ‘two-tier system’ for Covid testing.


G4S awarded £300m contract to run new mega-jail

G4S awarded £300m contract to run new mega-jail

G4S awarded £300m contract to run new mega-jail

06 October 2020

The security company will manage HMP Five Wells, in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, for 10 years.


Seven things we learned from Boris Johnson’s conference speech

Seven things we learned from Boris Johnson’s conference speech

Seven things we learned from Boris Johnson’s conference speech

06 October 2020

The Prime Minister fielded a number of topics in his address to the faithful.


Kate on campus with university students in Derby

Kate on campus with university students in Derby

Kate on campus with university students in Derby

06 October 2020

The Duchess of Cambridge heard how undergraduates are coping during the pandemic.


Self-disinfecting door pads to help care home fight virus threat

Self-disinfecting door pads to help care home fight virus threat

Self-disinfecting door pads to help care home fight virus threat

06 October 2020

Vida Grange care home, in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, is installing Surfaceskins pads on its doors to help stop the spread of germs and bacteria.


Number of state schools not fully open rises due to Covid-19 cases

Number of state schools not fully open rises due to Covid-19 cases

Number of state schools not fully open rises due to Covid-19 cases

06 October 2020

But more pupils are attending than a week earlier, Department for Education figures suggest.


‘Concrete action’ needed to tackle racism in the NHS

‘Concrete action’ needed to tackle racism in the NHS

‘Concrete action’ needed to tackle racism in the NHS

06 October 2020

‘Now is the time for us to focus on race equality and equity’, said the Royal College of Midwives.


New coronavirus restrictions will not be another lockdown, Sturgeon says

New coronavirus restrictions will not be another lockdown, Sturgeon says

New coronavirus restrictions will not be another lockdown, Sturgeon says

06 October 2020

The First Minister’s daily briefing came ahead of a statement to parliament tomorrow on coronavirus restrictions.


Pregnant woman waited a week for Test and Trace call after catching Covid-19

Pregnant woman waited a week for Test and Trace call after catching Covid-19

Pregnant woman waited a week for Test and Trace call after catching Covid-19

06 October 2020

Mother-to-be Sally Fazeli had already finished self-isolating by the time she received the call – which included tips on how to self-isolate.


Boris Johnson: I want to explore value of one-to-one teaching

Boris Johnson: I want to explore value of one-to-one teaching

Boris Johnson: I want to explore value of one-to-one teaching

06 October 2020

He said such intensive teaching could be ‘transformational, and of massive reassurance to parents’.


Nurses shortage ‘major barrier’ to restarting services

Nurses shortage ‘major barrier’ to restarting services

Nurses shortage ‘major barrier’ to restarting services

06 October 2020

Eight out of 10 surgeons are concerned about a lack of staff.


Researchers discover species of toothless, two-fingered dinosaur

Researchers discover species of toothless, two-fingered dinosaur

Researchers discover species of toothless, two-fingered dinosaur

06 October 2020

The feathered, omnivorous creatures grew to around two metres long.


Triple death tragedy as three-year-old boy and two adults die in west London

Triple death tragedy as three-year-old boy and two adults die in west London

Triple death tragedy as three-year-old boy and two adults die in west London

06 October 2020

Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.


Far more than 500,000 jobs expected to go by end of year, warns hospitality boss

Far more than 500,000 jobs expected to go by end of year, warns hospitality boss

Far more than 500,000 jobs expected to go by end of year, warns hospitality boss

06 October 2020

Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UKHospitality, said that around 900,000 hospitality workers remain on full furlough payments.


GP surgery closures affecting thousands of patients – survey

GP surgery closures affecting thousands of patients – survey

GP surgery closures affecting thousands of patients – survey

06 October 2020

Pulse estimated that 350,000 patients were forced to move to a new surgery.


PM promises to turn ‘generation rent into generation buy’ with new mortgages

PM promises to turn ‘generation rent into generation buy’ with new mortgages

PM promises to turn ‘generation rent into generation buy’ with new mortgages

06 October 2020

The Prime Minister said the policy could lead to the ‘biggest expansion of home ownership since the 1980s’.


More than 100,000 households without an energy supplier after Tonik goes bust

More than 100,000 households without an energy supplier after Tonik goes bust

More than 100,000 households without an energy supplier after Tonik goes bust

06 October 2020

Tonik’s collapse follows many high-profile failures in the sector.


Loyal servant’s private letters from Charles and other royals up for auction

Loyal servant’s private letters from Charles and other royals up for auction

Loyal servant’s private letters from Charles and other royals up for auction

06 October 2020

Charles wrote to Marjorie Dawson describing how he was ‘living dangerously’ when he admitted adultery on national television.


Boris Johnson promises ‘new Jerusalem’ as UK recovers from coronavirus pandemic

Boris Johnson promises ‘new Jerusalem’ as UK recovers from coronavirus pandemic

Boris Johnson promises ‘new Jerusalem’ as UK recovers from coronavirus pandemic

06 October 2020

The Prime Minister insisted there was no alternative to current coronavirus restrictions but promised to build a better Britain.


Briton Sir Roger Penrose shares Nobel Prize in physics for black hole discovery

Briton Sir Roger Penrose shares Nobel Prize in physics for black hole discovery

Briton Sir Roger Penrose shares Nobel Prize in physics for black hole discovery

06 October 2020

He splits the prize with Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez.


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