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Clergy across England sing inside cathedrals to mark Palm Sunday

Clergy across England sing inside cathedrals to mark Palm Sunday

Clergy across England sing inside cathedrals to mark Palm Sunday

28 March 2021

Updated coronavirus guidance has allowed small groups to perform inside places of worship.


Douglas Ross: Pro-UK parties are ignoring elephant in the room

Douglas Ross: Pro-UK parties are ignoring elephant in the room

Douglas Ross: Pro-UK parties are ignoring elephant in the room

28 March 2021

The Scottish Conservative leader wants the parties to join forces in an attempt to reduce the chance of pro-independence taking seats.


Cathedral releases album of organ music played during vaccinations

Cathedral releases album of organ music played during vaccinations

Cathedral releases album of organ music played during vaccinations

28 March 2021

More than 25,000 people have received Covid-19 jabs at Salisbury Cathedral since January.


Britons banned from China will ‘not be intimidated’ – Conservative MP

Britons banned from China will ‘not be intimidated’ – Conservative MP

Britons banned from China will ‘not be intimidated’ – Conservative MP

28 March 2021

Nusrat Ghani, who is among a handful of MPs to have been sanctioned, spoke with Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday.


Every pupil in Scotland to get laptop or tablet if SNP wins, Swinney pledges

Every pupil in Scotland to get laptop or tablet if SNP wins, Swinney pledges

Every pupil in Scotland to get laptop or tablet if SNP wins, Swinney pledges

28 March 2021

The Deputy First Minister said the Covid-19 pandemic had shown such devices were ‘no longer luxuries’.


Salmond hopes no need for Scots MPs after two defect to Alba Party

Salmond hopes no need for Scots MPs after two defect to Alba Party

Salmond hopes no need for Scots MPs after two defect to Alba Party

28 March 2021

Neale Hanvey has followed East Lothian MP Kenny MacAskill in joining the newly-formed operation.


‘Job of work’ to be done to avoid future lockdowns in Wales – Mark Drakeford

‘Job of work’ to be done to avoid future lockdowns in Wales – Mark Drakeford

‘Job of work’ to be done to avoid future lockdowns in Wales – Mark Drakeford

28 March 2021

The country is the first UK nation to lift travel restrictions within its borders.


Infections down 62% in care home residents five weeks after first jab – study

Infections down 62% in care home residents five weeks after first jab – study

Infections down 62% in care home residents five weeks after first jab – study

28 March 2021

Researchers examined data on 10,412 elderly care home residents from 310 care homes between December and mid-March.


Sir Lindsay Hoyle helps to turn Parliament’s 2,000 clocks forward

Sir Lindsay Hoyle helps to turn Parliament’s 2,000 clocks forward

Sir Lindsay Hoyle helps to turn Parliament’s 2,000 clocks forward

28 March 2021

The Speaker of the House of Commons pitched in to reset the many clocks at the Palace of Westminster to British Summer Time.


Moderna vaccines expected to arrive in April, minister confirms

Moderna vaccines expected to arrive in April, minister confirms

Moderna vaccines expected to arrive in April, minister confirms

28 March 2021

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden acknowledged all legal restrictions may not end in June as was hoped.


Calls for by-election after second SNP MP defects to Salmond’s new party

Calls for by-election after second SNP MP defects to Salmond’s new party

Calls for by-election after second SNP MP defects to Salmond’s new party

28 March 2021

Neale Hanvey follows Kenny MacAskill in joining the newly-formed Alba Party.


Most remote workers reject monitoring software, study finds

Most remote workers reject monitoring software, study finds

Most remote workers reject monitoring software, study finds

28 March 2021

Nearly one in ten workers suspect they are being monitored while working from home without being informed.


British musician’s moon-themed song beamed to International Space Station

British musician’s moon-themed song beamed to International Space Station

British musician’s moon-themed song beamed to International Space Station

28 March 2021

Sally Robinson’s Moonlit Skies was sent into space after she made contact with American astronaut Scott Kelly.


More than 41,000 UK hospitality venues have outdoor space for April 12 reopening

More than 41,000 UK hospitality venues have outdoor space for April 12 reopening

More than 41,000 UK hospitality venues have outdoor space for April 12 reopening

28 March 2021

A new report revealed that 38.2% of licensed premises in the UK say they have space to trade outside.


Home working is here to stay and cities will change forever, says ex-Bank deputy

Home working is here to stay and cities will change forever, says ex-Bank deputy

Home working is here to stay and cities will change forever, says ex-Bank deputy

28 March 2021

The former Bank of England deputy governor Sir Charlie Bean has joined a raft of prominent figures in predicting a permanent shift to hybrid working.


NHS trusts abandon appeal for hospitals to receive rates relief

NHS trusts abandon appeal for hospitals to receive rates relief

NHS trusts abandon appeal for hospitals to receive rates relief

28 March 2021

The High Court ruled in 2019 that NHS hospitals could not be classed as charities – unlike private hospitals.


Piers Morgan: Cancel the cancel culture before it kills our culture

Piers Morgan: Cancel the cancel culture before it kills our culture

Piers Morgan: Cancel the cancel culture before it kills our culture

28 March 2021

The former GMB host has recounted the weeks since his departure for what he said was essentially disbelieving the Duchess of Sussex.


Salmond: Sturgeon is best First Minister candidate

Salmond: Sturgeon is best First Minister candidate

Salmond: Sturgeon is best First Minister candidate

28 March 2021

The backing comes after the launch of his new Alba Party.


Justice department urged to consider takeover of privately-run youth jail

Justice department urged to consider takeover of privately-run youth jail

Justice department urged to consider takeover of privately-run youth jail

28 March 2021

Inspectors found children at the Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre were locked in their cells for more than 23 hours for 14 days.


Paul McCartney repaid ‘debt’ over blanket years later, letter reveals

Paul McCartney repaid ‘debt’ over blanket years later, letter reveals

Paul McCartney repaid ‘debt’ over blanket years later, letter reveals

28 March 2021

McCartney and George Harrison went on a hitchhiking holiday and knocked on the door of a farmhouse belonging to the Brierley family in North Wales.


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