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Talks on post-Brexit trade continue but time is short to reach a deal

Talks on post-Brexit trade continue but time is short to reach a deal

Talks on post-Brexit trade continue but time is short to reach a deal

26 October 2020

EU negotiator Michel Barnier has remained in London to conduct talks with the UK’s Lord Frost.


Vaccine candidate shows ‘strong immune response’ among the elderly

Vaccine candidate shows ‘strong immune response’ among the elderly

Vaccine candidate shows ‘strong immune response’ among the elderly

26 October 2020

Early data suggests a good immune response in both younger and older adults.


Kittens Lennon and Ringo get by with a little help from their friends

Kittens Lennon and Ringo get by with a little help from their friends

Kittens Lennon and Ringo get by with a little help from their friends

26 October 2020

The purring pair became so close staff decided to name the smaller cat after Beatles bandmate and drummer Ringo Starr.


Johnson promises no child will go hungry as he faces free school meals backlash

Johnson promises no child will go hungry as he faces free school meals backlash

Johnson promises no child will go hungry as he faces free school meals backlash

26 October 2020

Boris Johnson praised footballer Marcus Rashford’s ‘terrific’ campaign on the issue which has prompted an extraordinary response around England.


Parliament should be nicer but Commons layout is good for debate, says Speaker

Parliament should be nicer but Commons layout is good for debate, says Speaker

Parliament should be nicer but Commons layout is good for debate, says Speaker

26 October 2020

Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s comments came after an Opposition MP had to apologise for calling a Tory colleague ‘scum’.


Wrinkled ‘super pea’ could help reduce risk of type 2 diabetes – study

Wrinkled ‘super pea’ could help reduce risk of type 2 diabetes – study

Wrinkled ‘super pea’ could help reduce risk of type 2 diabetes – study

26 October 2020

The naturally occurring type of pea contains higher amounts of resistant starch which takes longer for the body to break down.


Man denies charges over plane crash that killed Emiliano Sala

Man denies charges over plane crash that killed Emiliano Sala

Man denies charges over plane crash that killed Emiliano Sala

26 October 2020

The Argentinian footballer was killed when the plane he was travelling in crashed north of Guernsey on January 21 2019.


Spirits giant Diageo snaps up Herefordshire gin and vodka distillery Chase

Spirits giant Diageo snaps up Herefordshire gin and vodka distillery Chase

Spirits giant Diageo snaps up Herefordshire gin and vodka distillery Chase

26 October 2020

It comes months after Diageo bought Ryan Reynolds-backed Aviation American Gin in a deal worth up to 610 million US dollars (£466 million).


Labour urges Prime Minister to call public inquiry into death of Pat Finucane

Labour urges Prime Minister to call public inquiry into death of Pat Finucane

Labour urges Prime Minister to call public inquiry into death of Pat Finucane

26 October 2020

The solicitor was shot by loyalist paramilitaries in front of his family in Belfast in 1989 amid claims of collusion with state security forces.


‘It’s a godsend’: free meals for children across England as communities step up

‘It’s a godsend’: free meals for children across England as communities step up

‘It’s a godsend’: free meals for children across England as communities step up

26 October 2020

A mother-of-three, one of many people already benefiting, said the support was a ‘godsend’ after struggling during the pandemic.


Home Secretary urged to crack down on ‘pimping websites’

Home Secretary urged to crack down on ‘pimping websites’

Home Secretary urged to crack down on ‘pimping websites’

26 October 2020

Labour’s Dame Diana Johnson has called on Priti Patel to bring forward legislation to criminalise the use of such sites and to close them down.


Welsh lockdown: Tesco sorry for implying sanitary products are ‘non-essential’

Welsh lockdown: Tesco sorry for implying sanitary products are ‘non-essential’

Welsh lockdown: Tesco sorry for implying sanitary products are ‘non-essential’

26 October 2020

The supermarket has claimed pharmaceuticals at a Cardiff store were blocked off due to a break-in.


Best locations for finding an open road revealed

Best locations for finding an open road revealed

Best locations for finding an open road revealed

26 October 2020

Drivers in Mid Wales are ‘often more likely to come across sheep than other vehicles’, according to a motoring expert.


Gary Lineker leads tributes to ‘brilliant TV presenter’ Frank Bough

Gary Lineker leads tributes to ‘brilliant TV presenter’ Frank Bough

Gary Lineker leads tributes to ‘brilliant TV presenter’ Frank Bough

26 October 2020

Bough, who helped launch the BBC’s Breakfast TV show in 1983, has died at the age of 87.


More areas face toughest coronavirus controls as ministers set out exit strategy

More areas face toughest coronavirus controls as ministers set out exit strategy

More areas face toughest coronavirus controls as ministers set out exit strategy

26 October 2020

Parts of Nottinghamshire are expected to be the next to enter Tier 3 as the disease continues to spread.


Ex-music teacher with dementia releases charity single inspired by four notes

Ex-music teacher with dementia releases charity single inspired by four notes

Ex-music teacher with dementia releases charity single inspired by four notes

26 October 2020

Paul Harvey, 80, composed the piece after being given four random notes to play by his son.


Harry: Living in Meghan’s shoes taught me unconscious bias existed

Harry: Living in Meghan’s shoes taught me unconscious bias existed

Harry: Living in Meghan’s shoes taught me unconscious bias existed

26 October 2020

The Duke of Sussex and activist Patrick Hutchinson spoke to launch men’s magazine British GQ’s Heroes Festival.


Communities rally round to feed hungry children as ministers defend funding

Communities rally round to feed hungry children as ministers defend funding

Communities rally round to feed hungry children as ministers defend funding

26 October 2020

Footballer Marcus Rashford has led a campaign for the Government to fund free school meals in England during half-term but ministers have rejected it.


800 legal figures call on Johnson and Patel to end lawyer ‘hostility’

800 legal figures call on Johnson and Patel to end lawyer ‘hostility’

800 legal figures call on Johnson and Patel to end lawyer ‘hostility’

26 October 2020

A letter condemns ‘recent attacks, made by the Home Secretary and echoed by the Prime Minister, on lawyers seeking to hold the Government to the law’.


‘Bulk’ of coronavirus vaccine rollout could be before next summer – Matt Hancock

‘Bulk’ of coronavirus vaccine rollout could be before next summer – Matt Hancock

‘Bulk’ of coronavirus vaccine rollout could be before next summer – Matt Hancock

26 October 2020

The Health Secretary also refused to rule out the chance of a coronavirus vaccine this year.


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