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The 94-year-old entertainer will be presented with the prize at a digital ceremony next month.

Divorces among same-sex couples in England and Wales nearly doubled, from 428 in 2018 to 822 last year.

The Scottish Government has introduced a Bill to deal with the potential impact of coronavirus on next year’s vote.

Susan Hopkins, medical director of Public Health England, said ministers must look at strengthening the system.

Boris Johnson is said to have told Tory MPs devolution had been ‘Tony Blair’s biggest mistake’.

Jeremy Corbyn was suspended from the party after refusing to accept all the findings of a damning Equality and Human Rights Commission report.

Hull’s infection rate is 776.4 cases per 100,000 people.

Nellie-Rose Culleton is undergoing treatment for neuroblastoma, a rare cancer affecting about 100 UK children each year.

It reported that group revenue increased by 0.8% to £7.98 billion for the year to September 30, after tobacco revenues rose by 1.8%.

Sarah Jones, from Full Circle Funerals in West Yorkshire, said professionals have ‘stepped up’ to give more practical support to the bereaved.

The airline posted pre-tax losses of £1.27 billion for the year to September 30.

He moved into football in 1986, after a chance meeting with Tottenham’s Steve Perryman when in a nightclub with friend Terry Venables.

PC Simon Read faces a misconduct hearing over the alleged incident at a Tesco Extra.

Other records this year include the oldest person to paraglide tandem and the farthest behind-the-back basketball shot at almost 14 metres.

Parents and guardians are now able to set their children’s accounts to private and disable comments as part of the update.

Sam Gowland’s posts promoting a betting tipster service as a way to get rich quick were irresponsible, the Advertising Standards Authority found.

The ‘F*** You CO2’ promotion was spotted outside a school in London, while an identical advert featured in newspapers.

Prevalence of Covid-19 in these council areas has been ‘stubbornly high’, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said.

The risk of spreading coronavirus through the post is ‘really low’ but experts issued advice for those wanting to take precautions this Christmas.

Fleets will disappear 24 hours after being posted in a bid to make users feel more comfortable.