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Former prime minister Theresa May sounds no-deal Brexit security warning

Former prime minister Theresa May sounds no-deal Brexit security warning

Former prime minister Theresa May sounds no-deal Brexit security warning

19 October 2020

The former premier was speaking in the Commons.


Michel Barnier says EU willing to intensify stalled UK trade talks

Michel Barnier says EU willing to intensify stalled UK trade talks

Michel Barnier says EU willing to intensify stalled UK trade talks

19 October 2020

The EU negotiator’s comments came as UK Cabinet minister Michael Gove said further talks would be meaningless without a changed approach.


Bridal couple among more than 5,000 rail trespassers since June

Bridal couple among more than 5,000 rail trespassers since June

Bridal couple among more than 5,000 rail trespassers since June

19 October 2020

The number of incidents recorded in September was a five-year high.


Astronomers say Milky Way has a clumpy halo

Astronomers say Milky Way has a clumpy halo

Astronomers say Milky Way has a clumpy halo

19 October 2020

They suggest this heated halo was the incubator for our galaxy’s formation some 10 billion years ago.


Link found between air pollution and neurological disorders – study

Link found between air pollution and neurological disorders – study

Link found between air pollution and neurological disorders – study

19 October 2020

The study is the first nationwide analysis of the link between fine particulate pollution and neurodegenerative diseases in the US.


Parents ‘more likely’ to illegally download content for children during lockdown

Parents ‘more likely’ to illegally download content for children during lockdown

Parents ‘more likely’ to illegally download content for children during lockdown

19 October 2020

Online safety group issues piracy warning after research finds 56% are more regularly downloading illegal content for their children.


Ex-Blue Peter presenter John Leslie cleared of sexual assault at Christmas party

Ex-Blue Peter presenter John Leslie cleared of sexual assault at Christmas party

Ex-Blue Peter presenter John Leslie cleared of sexual assault at Christmas party

19 October 2020

Leslie was found not guilty of groping a woman after shaking hands with her at a gathering in London’s West End more than a decade ago.


‘Firebreaker’ lockdown in Wales essential to protect NHS, medics say

‘Firebreaker’ lockdown in Wales essential to protect NHS, medics say

‘Firebreaker’ lockdown in Wales essential to protect NHS, medics say

19 October 2020

The Wales-wide lockdown will last from October 23 to November 9.


Dozens cross to Dover a day after body of migrant found on French coast

Dozens cross to Dover a day after body of migrant found on French coast

Dozens cross to Dover a day after body of migrant found on French coast

19 October 2020

Among those successfully making the journey on Monday was a young child carried ashore by a Border Force official.


Britain in race for technological advantage on battlefield, says Wallace

Britain in race for technological advantage on battlefield, says Wallace

Britain in race for technological advantage on battlefield, says Wallace

19 October 2020

Ben Wallace was speaking after a demonstration of the latest unmanned autonomous vehicles, drones and geolocation systems on Salisbury Plain.


Cecil Rhodes statue should be joined by sculpture of Nelson Mandela, peers told

Cecil Rhodes statue should be joined by sculpture of Nelson Mandela, peers told

Cecil Rhodes statue should be joined by sculpture of Nelson Mandela, peers told

19 October 2020

An independent crossbencher argued the monument to the British imperialist ‘should not be sacrificed to current concerns’.


Nothing could have prevented North Sea helicopter crash – FAI finds

Nothing could have prevented North Sea helicopter crash – FAI finds

Nothing could have prevented North Sea helicopter crash – FAI finds

19 October 2020

The helicopter plunged into the sea in August 2013 with the loss of four lives.


Woman admits killing pensioner in Co-op store

Woman admits killing pensioner in Co-op store

Woman admits killing pensioner in Co-op store

19 October 2020

Zara Anne Radcliffe, 30, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of John Rees and the attempted murder of three other people during a series of stabbings.


Q&A: Two-week Welsh ‘firebreak’ lockdown

Q&A: Two-week Welsh ‘firebreak’ lockdown

Q&A: Two-week Welsh ‘firebreak’ lockdown

19 October 2020

The country will be under restrictions similar to those imposed when it first went into lockdown in March.


EU leaders must ‘change their position’ for trade talks to continue – No 10

EU leaders must ‘change their position’ for trade talks to continue – No 10

EU leaders must ‘change their position’ for trade talks to continue – No 10

19 October 2020

Lord Frost and Michel Barnier discussed the situation on Monday with trade negotiations in limbo.


Paedophile primary school teacher to be freed from prison next month

Paedophile primary school teacher to be freed from prison next month

Paedophile primary school teacher to be freed from prison next month

19 October 2020

Nigel Leat was jailed in 2011 after admitting 36 offences.


Executive decision to close businesses a ‘shame and disgrace’ – DUP MLA

Executive decision to close businesses a ‘shame and disgrace’ – DUP MLA

Executive decision to close businesses a ‘shame and disgrace’ – DUP MLA

19 October 2020

Paul Frew’s criticism came as DUP minister Edwin Poots faced calls to apologise for claiming Covid-19 rates were higher in nationalist areas.


Thousands more dying at home with dementia, cancer and heart conditions

Thousands more dying at home with dementia, cancer and heart conditions

Thousands more dying at home with dementia, cancer and heart conditions

19 October 2020

Deaths from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in private homes in England rose 79% during the coronavirus pandemic, official figures show.


Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in Wales

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in Wales

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in Wales

19 October 2020

Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil continue to record the highest rates.


Medieval plague outbreaks picked up speed over 300 years, study suggests

Medieval plague outbreaks picked up speed over 300 years, study suggests

Medieval plague outbreaks picked up speed over 300 years, study suggests

19 October 2020

Researchers found an acceleration in transmission between the Black Death of 1348 and later epidemics, which culminated in the Great Plague of 1665.


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