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Essential surgery only in Leeds as Covid patient numbers overtake first wave

Essential surgery only in Leeds as Covid patient numbers overtake first wave

Essential surgery only in Leeds as Covid patient numbers overtake first wave

27 October 2020

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust expect the number of people in critical care to increase over the next 48 hours.


Gravestones of Cilla Black and Sir Ken Dodd vandalised

Gravestones of Cilla Black and Sir Ken Dodd vandalised

Gravestones of Cilla Black and Sir Ken Dodd vandalised

27 October 2020

The headstones are both in Allerton Cemetery in Liverpool.


Mobile game aims to help mental health of children during pandemic

Mobile game aims to help mental health of children during pandemic

Mobile game aims to help mental health of children during pandemic

27 October 2020

Kai’s Sanctuary has been designed to introduce young people to mindfulness techniques.


Post-Brexit trade deal ‘likely but will not be easy’

Post-Brexit trade deal ‘likely but will not be easy’

Post-Brexit trade deal ‘likely but will not be easy’

27 October 2020

Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said talks between the EU and UK are in a ‘very serious zone’.


Tesco failing to be ‘Covid-safe’ by not enforcing mask use, Andy Burnham says

Tesco failing to be ‘Covid-safe’ by not enforcing mask use, Andy Burnham says

Tesco failing to be ‘Covid-safe’ by not enforcing mask use, Andy Burnham says

27 October 2020

Masks are compulsory in the UK in shops and on public transport.


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

27 October 2020

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf continue to record the highest rates.


Unproven allegations would not have barred Janner from peerage, says Blair

Unproven allegations would not have barred Janner from peerage, says Blair

Unproven allegations would not have barred Janner from peerage, says Blair

27 October 2020

Former PM Tony Blair nominated ex-Labour MP Greville Janner to be made a peer weeks after winning power in 1997, despite previous allegations.


Data gaps make it impossible to assess test and trace system, researchers say

Data gaps make it impossible to assess test and trace system, researchers say

Data gaps make it impossible to assess test and trace system, researchers say

27 October 2020

The number of people isolating with symptoms in England is unknown and no routine data is collected on how long people actually isolate for.


Amazon launches badge for products with environmental certifications

Amazon launches badge for products with environmental certifications

Amazon launches badge for products with environmental certifications

27 October 2020

Most of the products already listed have Amazon’s own certification.


Gary Neville says Government keeps ‘changing tactics’ on coronavirus

Gary Neville says Government keeps ‘changing tactics’ on coronavirus

Gary Neville says Government keeps ‘changing tactics’ on coronavirus

27 October 2020

The former Manchester United player said the Government’s handling of Covid-19 is ‘draining the confidence of us all’.


Operations cancelled in Leeds amid warning of potential move to Tier 3 measures

Operations cancelled in Leeds amid warning of potential move to Tier 3 measures

Operations cancelled in Leeds amid warning of potential move to Tier 3 measures

27 October 2020

Patient numbers are reaching numbers close to the peak during the first wave of coronavirus in spring.


Job losses: Major cuts since the start of the pandemic

Job losses: Major cuts since the start of the pandemic

Job losses: Major cuts since the start of the pandemic

27 October 2020

More than 200,000 jobs have been lost since the pandemic began in March.


MP hopes report into Labour anti-Semitism will mark ‘beginning of end’ of issue

MP hopes report into Labour anti-Semitism will mark ‘beginning of end’ of issue

MP hopes report into Labour anti-Semitism will mark ‘beginning of end’ of issue

27 October 2020

The Equality and Human Rights Commission launched its probe in 2019 following persistent allegations of anti-Semitism under ex-leader Jeremy Corbyn.


Policy that led to botched Salmond investigation still in place

Policy that led to botched Salmond investigation still in place

Policy that led to botched Salmond investigation still in place

27 October 2020

The Scottish Government has not changed or issued guidance about the section of the complaints procedure that enabled a successful legal challenge.


Christmas shoppers are starting early amid pandemic – survey

Christmas shoppers are starting early amid pandemic – survey

Christmas shoppers are starting early amid pandemic – survey

27 October 2020

More than 70% said they plan to post more or the same amount of cards this year than last.


Migrants feared dead after boat sinks off French coast

Migrants feared dead after boat sinks off French coast

Migrants feared dead after boat sinks off French coast

27 October 2020

Two adults and a five-year-old child are reported to have died.


Camilla and Health Secretary hail Covid-19 sniffer dog demonstration

Camilla and Health Secretary hail Covid-19 sniffer dog demonstration

Camilla and Health Secretary hail Covid-19 sniffer dog demonstration

27 October 2020

The Duchess of Cornwall is patron of the Medical Detection Dogs charity, which is training the animals.


68% of people feel lonely amid coronavirus restrictions, Snapchat study finds

68% of people feel lonely amid coronavirus restrictions, Snapchat study finds

68% of people feel lonely amid coronavirus restrictions, Snapchat study finds

27 October 2020

68% of Britons feel lonely at times, up from 61% before the pandemic.


Closing parks should be last resort in any lockdown, say experts

Closing parks should be last resort in any lockdown, say experts

Closing parks should be last resort in any lockdown, say experts

27 October 2020

Researchers found screen time for babies and toddlers has increased, particularly among children in disadvantaged families.


Minister dismisses reports of 14-day quarantine exemption for business trips

Minister dismisses reports of 14-day quarantine exemption for business trips

Minister dismisses reports of 14-day quarantine exemption for business trips

27 October 2020

Cabinet Office minister Lord Agnew added that Boris Johnson will be saying more about plans to move senior civil servants out of London ‘shortly’.


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