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Nicola Sturgeon ready to tackle allegations at Alex Salmond inquiry ‘head on’

Nicola Sturgeon ready to tackle allegations at Alex Salmond inquiry ‘head on’

Nicola Sturgeon ready to tackle allegations at Alex Salmond inquiry ‘head on’

10 February 2021

The First Minister hoped the committee would use its powers to compel Alex Salmond to appear.


No holidays until ‘everybody’ gets Covid jab – Transport Secretary

No holidays until ‘everybody’ gets Covid jab – Transport Secretary

No holidays until ‘everybody’ gets Covid jab – Transport Secretary

10 February 2021

The travel industry is desperate for rules to be relaxed in time for the vital summer season.


Retailers ‘lose £22 billion in sales’ from lockdown measures

Retailers ‘lose £22 billion in sales’ from lockdown measures

Retailers ‘lose £22 billion in sales’ from lockdown measures

10 February 2021

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said the closure of non-essential stores and distancing restrictions have weighed on UK high streets.


Residents living in fear of bankruptcy and fire ‘disappointed’ with new funding

Residents living in fear of bankruptcy and fire ‘disappointed’ with new funding

Residents living in fear of bankruptcy and fire ‘disappointed’ with new funding

10 February 2021

Labour has claimed up to 11 million people are at risk from life-changing costs and unsellable properties amid the UK’s cladding crisis.


Covid-19 linked with wider set of symptoms than previously thought – study

Covid-19 linked with wider set of symptoms than previously thought – study

Covid-19 linked with wider set of symptoms than previously thought – study

10 February 2021

A study of more than one million people in England revealed the extra symptoms.


Veteran receives 2,700 cards on 100th birthday

Veteran receives 2,700 cards on 100th birthday

Veteran receives 2,700 cards on 100th birthday

10 February 2021

Tommy Trotter received a letter from Boris Johnson.


China’s Tianwen-1 probe reaches Mars’ orbit

China’s Tianwen-1 probe reaches Mars’ orbit

China’s Tianwen-1 probe reaches Mars’ orbit

10 February 2021

Tianwen-1 is the second of three new Mars mission developments happening in February, after the UAE successfully settled in orbit on Tuesday.


Woman who faked ovarian cancer in £45,000 fraud is jailed

Woman who faked ovarian cancer in £45,000 fraud is jailed

Woman who faked ovarian cancer in £45,000 fraud is jailed

10 February 2021

Nicole Elkabbas conned kind-hearted members of the public out of thousands using a GoFundMe page and even a picture of her lying in a hospital bed.


Robert Jenrick announces £3.5 billion to ‘help end the cladding scandal’

Robert Jenrick announces £3.5 billion to ‘help end the cladding scandal’

Robert Jenrick announces £3.5 billion to ‘help end the cladding scandal’

10 February 2021

The Housing Secretary says no leaseholder in England will face charges for cladding removal.


Losing access to EU crime database is biggest challenge facing police, MPs told

Losing access to EU crime database is biggest challenge facing police, MPs told

Losing access to EU crime database is biggest challenge facing police, MPs told

10 February 2021

Sir Julian King, ex-European commissioner for the security union, spoke to the Commons Home Affairs Committee.


When video calls go wrong: Cat filters, potato bosses and chaotic town meetings

When video calls go wrong: Cat filters, potato bosses and chaotic town meetings

When video calls go wrong: Cat filters, potato bosses and chaotic town meetings

10 February 2021

The pandemic has produced a new genre of entertainment for many.


Prezzo to axe 22 restaurants and 216 jobs after administration deal

Prezzo to axe 22 restaurants and 216 jobs after administration deal

Prezzo to axe 22 restaurants and 216 jobs after administration deal

10 February 2021

Cain International, which only bought the chain in December, has bought it back from administrators in a pre-pack deal to secure its future.


Boris Johnson warned he risks leaving children ‘languishing in poverty’

Boris Johnson warned he risks leaving children ‘languishing in poverty’

Boris Johnson warned he risks leaving children ‘languishing in poverty’

10 February 2021

The SNP’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford has called for the Government to make the £20-a-week uplift to Universal Credit permanent.


When will foreign holidays resume?

When will foreign holidays resume?

When will foreign holidays resume?

10 February 2021

Key questions answered on when restrictions on overseas trips will be relaxed.


RSPB in plea to ensure new woodlands are ‘right trees in right places’

RSPB in plea to ensure new woodlands are ‘right trees in right places’

RSPB in plea to ensure new woodlands are ‘right trees in right places’

10 February 2021

Tree-planting is being ramped up in efforts to tackle climate change.


Johnson: Tighter border measures could cut Britain off from the world

Johnson: Tighter border measures could cut Britain off from the world

Johnson: Tighter border measures could cut Britain off from the world

10 February 2021

The Prime Minister urged Labour to get behind the latest measures.


Obesity contributes to more deaths than smoking in Scotland and England – study

Obesity contributes to more deaths than smoking in Scotland and England – study

Obesity contributes to more deaths than smoking in Scotland and England – study

10 February 2021

New research has found that since 2014, obesity and excess body fat contributed to deaths at a higher rate.


Common asthma treatment ‘cuts need for Covid-19 patients to go to hospital’

Common asthma treatment ‘cuts need for Covid-19 patients to go to hospital’

Common asthma treatment ‘cuts need for Covid-19 patients to go to hospital’

10 February 2021

Inhaled budesonide is sold under the brand name Pulmicort by AstraZeneca.


In Pictures: More snow as Storm Darcy continues to chill

In Pictures: More snow as Storm Darcy continues to chill

In Pictures: More snow as Storm Darcy continues to chill

10 February 2021

Vast parts of the UK are under a blanket of snow and ice.


Genetic and fossil records will not reveal single point for modern human origins

Genetic and fossil records will not reveal single point for modern human origins

Genetic and fossil records will not reveal single point for modern human origins

10 February 2021

A study identified three key phases in human ancestry that are surrounded by major questions.


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