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There were a variety of signs and placards on display in Trafalgar Square.

In a bid to appease the backbenches, Downing Street has offered MPs a chance to debate and vote on the ‘rule of six’ next month.

The CPS said John Knox played an active part in demonstrations at a Cuadrilla fracking site in Lancashire.

First Minister Mark Drakeford said he wanted more ‘regular and reliable’ meetings with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The Chancellor announced a replacement for the furlough scheme on Thursday in the House of Commons.

The company said that the recording ‘does not reflect’ the views of the company or its chief financial officer.

Sir David Attenborough visited Kensington Palace for a private viewing of his new environmental documentary with the Duke of Cambridge.

Metropolitan Police Sergeant Matiu Ratana was described by a friend as ‘just a really genuinely nice guy’.

He also called Downing Street chief adviser Dominic Cummings ‘offensive’.

Judith Blake, the leader of Leeds city council, warned there was ‘a lot of confusion’ and ‘a lack of clarity’ about the new measures.

Oasis Community Learning founder Steve Chalke says research suggests disadvantaged children fell further behind affluent pupils during the lockdown.

The pace of decline in parts of industry has eased in recent months, a study suggests.

The shooting of a police officer at a south London custody suite dominates Saturday’s front pages.

A murder investigation and a review of the incident by the police watchdog have been launched.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said there had been an ‘acceleration of Covid-19 cases across the country’.

Friends and colleagues have paid tribute to the 54-year-old police officer.

Sergeant Matiu Ratana, known as Matt to family and friends, joined the force in 1991.

Tributes have been paid to Sgt Ratana, also known as Matt, who was killed on Friday.

Munira Wilson said coronavirus had ‘exposed in technicolour the health inequalities facing the UK’.

Wigan, Stockport, Blackpool, Leeds, Cardiff, Swansea and Llanelli will be added to the list of areas facing local lockdowns.