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Poo knives and alligator on helium among winning entries for Ig Nobel prizes

Poo knives and alligator on helium among winning entries for Ig Nobel prizes

Poo knives and alligator on helium among winning entries for Ig Nobel prizes

18 September 2020

Awards were also given to scientists involved in research into French kissing and narcissists’ eyebrows.


UK nominee Liam Fox progresses to next round in race to be WTO chief

UK nominee Liam Fox progresses to next round in race to be WTO chief

UK nominee Liam Fox progresses to next round in race to be WTO chief

18 September 2020

Trade Secretary Liz Truss said her predecessor would be the ‘ideal candidate’ to ‘stand up for free trade’.


Heroin worth £21m found hidden in bags of rice at UK port

Heroin worth £21m found hidden in bags of rice at UK port

Heroin worth £21m found hidden in bags of rice at UK port

18 September 2020

The seizure resulted in the arrest of four people, including one in the UK.


Couples find lockdown love on Muslim dating app – and marry within months

Couples find lockdown love on Muslim dating app – and marry within months

Couples find lockdown love on Muslim dating app – and marry within months

18 September 2020

When lockdown restrictions came into force, it accelerated the wedding plans of two couples who had met online.


Labour has mountain to climb to win next election, Angela Rayner admits

Labour has mountain to climb to win next election, Angela Rayner admits

Labour has mountain to climb to win next election, Angela Rayner admits

18 September 2020

The party’s deputy leader accused the Government of ‘serial incompetence’ during the coronavirus crisis.


Navy warships help seize £81m of cocaine in Caribbean

Navy warships help seize £81m of cocaine in Caribbean

Navy warships help seize £81m of cocaine in Caribbean

18 September 2020

Sailors, Royal Marines and the US Coast Guard were involved in three drugs busts in seven days.


Majority of schools have pupils isolating ‘due to Covid-19 test access problems’

Majority of schools have pupils isolating ‘due to Covid-19 test access problems’

Majority of schools have pupils isolating ‘due to Covid-19 test access problems’

18 September 2020

Nearly all schools have children out of class due to suspected or confirmed cases of coronavirus, a union poll suggests.


EasyJet poaches executive from rival Tui as new finance chief

EasyJet poaches executive from rival Tui as new finance chief

EasyJet poaches executive from rival Tui as new finance chief

18 September 2020

The company told investors on Friday that it is has appointed Kenton Jarvis to become its next chief financial officer.


Ryanair cuts flights due to ‘mismanagement of the return of air travel’

Ryanair cuts flights due to ‘mismanagement of the return of air travel’

Ryanair cuts flights due to ‘mismanagement of the return of air travel’

18 September 2020

The budget airline said its capacity in October will be 40% of 2019 levels, compared with the 50% it previously announced.


Father and son return weather vane to cathedral’s towering spire

Father and son return weather vane to cathedral’s towering spire

Father and son return weather vane to cathedral’s towering spire

18 September 2020

Norwich Cathedral has the country’s second tallest spire.


National lockdown not ruled out to curb spread of Covid-19 – Hancock

National lockdown not ruled out to curb spread of Covid-19 – Hancock

National lockdown not ruled out to curb spread of Covid-19 – Hancock

18 September 2020

The Health Secretary said hospital admissions are now doubling every eight days, amid warnings that deaths will rise in the coming weeks.


‘You will see another angle of life here’ – stories from migrants in Calais

‘You will see another angle of life here’ – stories from migrants in Calais

‘You will see another angle of life here’ – stories from migrants in Calais

18 September 2020

Video project ‘People of Calais’ tells stories of refugees in northern France waiting to come to the UK.


More train services could be nationalised when contracts expire on Sunday

More train services could be nationalised when contracts expire on Sunday

More train services could be nationalised when contracts expire on Sunday

18 September 2020

Emergency Measures Agreements lasting six months were introduced for all of Britain’s rail franchises in March to keep trains running.


Investec to slash 210 UK banking jobs

Investec to slash 210 UK banking jobs

Investec to slash 210 UK banking jobs

18 September 2020

The company said it will cut around 13% of its London-based roles in order to help ‘simplify and focus the business’.


New lockdown restrictions expected for parts of England’s North West

New lockdown restrictions expected for parts of England’s North West

New lockdown restrictions expected for parts of England’s North West

18 September 2020

A Government announcement on new measures is anticipated.


Retail sales continue recovery in August but lose pace

Retail sales continue recovery in August but lose pace

Retail sales continue recovery in August but lose pace

18 September 2020

The ONS said volumes for the month were 4% higher than in February, before the country was fully impacted by the pandemic.


Make the most of gardening in autumn, experts urge green fingered householders

Make the most of gardening in autumn, experts urge green fingered householders

Make the most of gardening in autumn, experts urge green fingered householders

18 September 2020

Two thirds do not think autumn is an important season for gardening, poll shows.


Waitrose ends use of plastic shrink wrap on multi-buy grocery tins

Waitrose ends use of plastic shrink wrap on multi-buy grocery tins

Waitrose ends use of plastic shrink wrap on multi-buy grocery tins

18 September 2020

Most multi-buy cans will be available loose, while tuna and tomatoes will move to a card sleeve that can be recycled.


Appeal after NHS Test and Trace worker’s head stamped on five times on bus

Appeal after NHS Test and Trace worker’s head stamped on five times on bus

Appeal after NHS Test and Trace worker’s head stamped on five times on bus

18 September 2020

Police said it was a ‘totally unwarranted violent assault’.


Jeremy Hunt: Maternity mistakes costing NHS nearly £1 billion per year

Jeremy Hunt: Maternity mistakes costing NHS nearly £1 billion per year

Jeremy Hunt: Maternity mistakes costing NHS nearly £1 billion per year

18 September 2020

The former health secretary claims nearly twice as much is being spent on lawsuits as on the total pay of labour doctors in England.


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