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Ed Sheeran’s painting sells for £40,000 at charity auction

Ed Sheeran’s painting sells for £40,000 at charity auction

Ed Sheeran’s painting sells for £40,000 at charity auction

09 November 2020

Proceeds from the auction will help GeeWizz to redevelop a playground for children with special educational needs and disabilities.


Companies to report climate impact under new Government rules

Companies to report climate impact under new Government rules

Companies to report climate impact under new Government rules

09 November 2020

Sources said that companies will have until 2025 to get in line.


From polls to Potus – what happens next in the US election?

From polls to Potus – what happens next in the US election?

From polls to Potus – what happens next in the US election?

09 November 2020

The PA news agency looks at how the US voting system works and what happens next.


The efforts to develop a Covid-19 vaccine

The efforts to develop a Covid-19 vaccine

The efforts to develop a Covid-19 vaccine

09 November 2020

Months of research has gone into preparing for the delivery of a vaccine, with the most vulnerable as well as health and care workers a priority.


Stormont executive adjourned to await further evidence on lockdown relaxations

Stormont executive adjourned to await further evidence on lockdown relaxations

Stormont executive adjourned to await further evidence on lockdown relaxations

09 November 2020

Ministers are considering whether to allow restaurants and cafes to reopen but without alcohol being sold


Asian wedding industry ‘forgotten’ during pandemic, campaigners say

Asian wedding industry ‘forgotten’ during pandemic, campaigners say

Asian wedding industry ‘forgotten’ during pandemic, campaigners say

09 November 2020

The Government does not consider the wedding industry to be in the hospitality business.


How do the regions of England compare for Covid-19 case rates?

How do the regions of England compare for Covid-19 case rates?

How do the regions of England compare for Covid-19 case rates?

09 November 2020

A snapshot of the latest trends in different parts of the nation.


Ian Rankin booked in for Literary Lunch

Ian Rankin booked in for Literary Lunch

Ian Rankin booked in for Literary Lunch

09 November 2020

The initiative will give people a taste of different genres, with crime the first to be discussed in March.


Scheme to give addicts clinical-grade heroin hailed a success

Scheme to give addicts clinical-grade heroin hailed a success

Scheme to give addicts clinical-grade heroin hailed a success

09 November 2020

A year after it began, the Heroin Assisted Treatment programme in Middlesbrough has had a big impact on addicts and their local community.


Former ballerina with dementia remembers Swan Lake choreography

Former ballerina with dementia remembers Swan Lake choreography

Former ballerina with dementia remembers Swan Lake choreography

09 November 2020

Marta C Gonzalez listened to Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake decades after performing the ballet.


Britain’s most-bashed railway bridge revealed

Britain’s most-bashed railway bridge revealed

Britain’s most-bashed railway bridge revealed

09 November 2020

The structure in Leicestershire was hit 25 times in just 12 months.


Act to prevent ‘loneliness emergency’ this winter, Government urged

Act to prevent ‘loneliness emergency’ this winter, Government urged

Act to prevent ‘loneliness emergency’ this winter, Government urged

09 November 2020

Around four in 10 adults say they have not had a meaningful conversation in the past fortnight, research by the British Red Cross found.


Covid-19 breakthrough: Vaccine is ‘more than 90% effective’

Covid-19 breakthrough: Vaccine is ‘more than 90% effective’

Covid-19 breakthrough: Vaccine is ‘more than 90% effective’

09 November 2020

Pfizer and BioNTech published interim results showing their jab can prevent coronavirus.


London markets soar to best day since March after vaccine breakthrough

London markets soar to best day since March after vaccine breakthrough

London markets soar to best day since March after vaccine breakthrough

09 November 2020

Shareholders in Britain’s airlines were the biggest winners following the news.


Drakeford: ‘Positive signs’ in Wales following end of firebreak

Drakeford: ‘Positive signs’ in Wales following end of firebreak

Drakeford: ‘Positive signs’ in Wales following end of firebreak

09 November 2020

But the First Minister warned high numbers of deaths would continue ‘until we get coronavirus under control’.


Laws protecting crimes by undercover agents could ‘violate human rights’ – report

Laws protecting crimes by undercover agents could ‘violate human rights’ – report

Laws protecting crimes by undercover agents could ‘violate human rights’ – report

09 November 2020

Concerns have been raised about the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill.


Students could apply to university after they have received their A-level grades

Students could apply to university after they have received their A-level grades

Students could apply to university after they have received their A-level grades

09 November 2020

A post-qualification application model – where pupils start degrees in January – is being considered by Ucas.


What does the Pfizer vaccine announcement mean for me?

What does the Pfizer vaccine announcement mean for me?

What does the Pfizer vaccine announcement mean for me?

09 November 2020

Data suggests the vaccine created by Pfizer and BioNTech is 95% effective.


Graphic designer for Diana’s Panorama interview demands apology from BBC

Graphic designer for Diana’s Panorama interview demands apology from BBC

Graphic designer for Diana’s Panorama interview demands apology from BBC

09 November 2020

Matt Wiessler, speaking on TV for the first time, said he was made a scapegoat by the BBC following the 1995 interview.


Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine ‘90% effective in preventing the disease’

Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine ‘90% effective in preventing the disease’

Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine ‘90% effective in preventing the disease’

09 November 2020

The results are based on the first interim analysis of Phase 3 of the study.


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