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Cambridge University releases online game to help people spot fake Covid-19 news

Cambridge University releases online game to help people spot fake Covid-19 news

Cambridge University releases online game to help people spot fake Covid-19 news

12 October 2020

Go Viral! aims to give people a taste of the techniques used to spread fake news on social media so they can better identify – and disregard – it.


Winter pressures and Covid surge ‘causing concern’ for NHS staff

Winter pressures and Covid surge ‘causing concern’ for NHS staff

Winter pressures and Covid surge ‘causing concern’ for NHS staff

12 October 2020

A spike of Covid-19 cases is predicted to hit the UK, with concerns that seasonal pressures could make this worse.


Tractor protest planned as MPs prepare to vote on food standards in trade deals

Tractor protest planned as MPs prepare to vote on food standards in trade deals

Tractor protest planned as MPs prepare to vote on food standards in trade deals

12 October 2020

Farmers want the Agriculture Bill to block the import of foodstuffs produced abroad in lower welfare conditions.


Probe launched into claims of blanket ‘Do not resuscitate’ orders

Probe launched into claims of blanket ‘Do not resuscitate’ orders

Probe launched into claims of blanket ‘Do not resuscitate’ orders

12 October 2020

The Care Quality Commission said it is proceeding with a review ‘at pace’.


Heathrow passenger numbers down 81% in September

Heathrow passenger numbers down 81% in September

Heathrow passenger numbers down 81% in September

12 October 2020

Just 1.2 million people travelled through the west London airport last month.


BA boss Alex Cruz shown the door amid coronavirus crisis

BA boss Alex Cruz shown the door amid coronavirus crisis

BA boss Alex Cruz shown the door amid coronavirus crisis

12 October 2020

He is being replaced by Aer Lingus chief executive Sean Doyle.


Scientists: Virus can survive on surfaces including phone screens for four weeks

Scientists: Virus can survive on surfaces including phone screens for four weeks

Scientists: Virus can survive on surfaces including phone screens for four weeks

12 October 2020

The study suggests coronavirus survives longer on smooth surfaces such as glass, stainless steel and vinyl, compared to porous surfaces.


What are the new three-tier local Covid restrictions?

What are the new three-tier local Covid restrictions?

What are the new three-tier local Covid restrictions?

12 October 2020

Different parts of England will be placed into ‘medium’, ‘high’ or ‘very high’ local coronavirus alert levels under a new system.


What the papers say – October 12

What the papers say – October 12

What the papers say – October 12

12 October 2020

New measures aimed at halting the spread of Covid-19 lead many of Monday’s papers.


Analysis of 200 million-year-old teeth finds first mammals lived like reptiles

Analysis of 200 million-year-old teeth finds first mammals lived like reptiles

Analysis of 200 million-year-old teeth finds first mammals lived like reptiles

12 October 2020

Scientists scanned tiny teeth using X-rays to reveal the lifespans of two early creatures.


Scientists figure out what makes human blood so tasty to mosquitoes

Scientists figure out what makes human blood so tasty to mosquitoes

Scientists figure out what makes human blood so tasty to mosquitoes

12 October 2020

The findings from a team at The Rockefeller University in New York could lead to the development of new, oral insect repellents.


New three-tier Covid restrictions expected to hit North hard

New three-tier Covid restrictions expected to hit North hard

New three-tier Covid restrictions expected to hit North hard

12 October 2020

Boris Johnson will detail the new strategy to MPs amid demands for greater financial support for affected areas.


What are the new three-tier local Covid restrictions?

What are the new three-tier local Covid restrictions?

What are the new three-tier local Covid restrictions?

11 October 2020

Different parts of England will be placed into ‘medium’, ‘high’ or ‘very high’ local coronavirus alert levels under a new system.


Stolen medal to be returned to owner more than 30 years after theft

Stolen medal to be returned to owner more than 30 years after theft

Stolen medal to be returned to owner more than 30 years after theft

11 October 2020

Victim Albert Marrable had almost forgotten the crime until he spotted the medal for sale online earlier this year and alerted Kent Police.


Self-employed claim they are ‘falling through the cracks’ of Government support

Self-employed claim they are ‘falling through the cracks’ of Government support

Self-employed claim they are ‘falling through the cracks’ of Government support

11 October 2020

There were no changes for self-employed people in the Government’s latest measures to bolster the Jobs Support Scheme.


Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel talk Brexit as deal deadline looms

Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel talk Brexit as deal deadline looms

Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel talk Brexit as deal deadline looms

11 October 2020

The Prime Minister said he is prepared to leave the transition period on Australian-style terms if no deal is reached.


Country to be divided into ‘medium’, ‘high’, and ‘very high’ Covid alert areas

Country to be divided into ‘medium’, ‘high’, and ‘very high’ Covid alert areas

Country to be divided into ‘medium’, ‘high’, and ‘very high’ Covid alert areas

11 October 2020

Prime Minister expected to announce the new three tier Local Covid Alert Levels strategy in Parliament on Monday.


Police condemn partying Nottingham students as city edges closer to lockdown

Police condemn partying Nottingham students as city edges closer to lockdown

Police condemn partying Nottingham students as city edges closer to lockdown

11 October 2020

The city’s weekly rate of Covid-19 cases has topped 800 cases per 100,000 people.


Son recalls night of his father’s murder at family home

Son recalls night of his father’s murder at family home

Son recalls night of his father’s murder at family home

11 October 2020

One of the photographs released by the police for the new appeal for information is of Andrew and his father on the day of the murder.


Prosthetic hand and live grenades among items unearthed by magnet fishers

Prosthetic hand and live grenades among items unearthed by magnet fishers

Prosthetic hand and live grenades among items unearthed by magnet fishers

11 October 2020

Magnet fishers at Regent’s Canal in London described their most shocking, valuable and historical finds.


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