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‘Decades of discrimination’ led to Covid-19 inequalities – Baroness Lawrence

‘Decades of discrimination’ led to Covid-19 inequalities – Baroness Lawrence

‘Decades of discrimination’ led to Covid-19 inequalities – Baroness Lawrence

26 October 2020

Doreen Lawrence said in a review that the impact of Covid-19 ‘is not random, but foreseeable and inevitable’.


Campaign to cut down on uninsured drivers launched

Campaign to cut down on uninsured drivers launched

Campaign to cut down on uninsured drivers launched

26 October 2020

Operation Drive Insured sees 43 forces increase their focus on detecting and seizing uninsured cars.


Manchester Arena suicide bomber ‘smiling’ just before he detonated device

Manchester Arena suicide bomber ‘smiling’ just before he detonated device

Manchester Arena suicide bomber ‘smiling’ just before he detonated device

26 October 2020

Salman Abedi was on his mobile phone just before the explosion, an inquiry heard.


Ex-BHS owner Chappell hits out at advisers and Sir Philip Green during tax trial

Ex-BHS owner Chappell hits out at advisers and Sir Philip Green during tax trial

Ex-BHS owner Chappell hits out at advisers and Sir Philip Green during tax trial

26 October 2020

Dominic Chappell denies three charges of cheating the public revenue relating to his bankrupt finance company Swiss Rock Limited.


Wet and windy with a strong chance of rainbows – half-term forecast

Wet and windy with a strong chance of rainbows – half-term forecast

Wet and windy with a strong chance of rainbows – half-term forecast

26 October 2020

Yellow weather warnings for rain are in place for north-west England and west Wales from midday on Thursday.


Retired BA jumbo jet to be converted into cinema

Retired BA jumbo jet to be converted into cinema

Retired BA jumbo jet to be converted into cinema

26 October 2020

The plane was one of the airline’s final two Heathrow-based 747s to depart the airport on retirement flights earlier this month.


In Pictures: Cafes and communities come together to feed children

In Pictures: Cafes and communities come together to feed children

In Pictures: Cafes and communities come together to feed children

26 October 2020

The support for Marcus Rashford’s campaign comes less than a week after the Commons defeated a bid to offer free school meals over the half term.


Talks on post-Brexit trade continue but time is short to reach a deal

Talks on post-Brexit trade continue but time is short to reach a deal

Talks on post-Brexit trade continue but time is short to reach a deal

26 October 2020

EU negotiator Michel Barnier has remained in London to conduct talks with the UK’s Lord Frost.


Vaccine candidate shows ‘strong immune response’ among the elderly

Vaccine candidate shows ‘strong immune response’ among the elderly

Vaccine candidate shows ‘strong immune response’ among the elderly

26 October 2020

Early data suggests a good immune response in both younger and older adults.


Kittens Lennon and Ringo get by with a little help from their friends

Kittens Lennon and Ringo get by with a little help from their friends

Kittens Lennon and Ringo get by with a little help from their friends

26 October 2020

The purring pair became so close staff decided to name the smaller cat after Beatles bandmate and drummer Ringo Starr.


Johnson promises no child will go hungry as he faces free school meals backlash

Johnson promises no child will go hungry as he faces free school meals backlash

Johnson promises no child will go hungry as he faces free school meals backlash

26 October 2020

Boris Johnson praised footballer Marcus Rashford’s ‘terrific’ campaign on the issue which has prompted an extraordinary response around England.


Parliament should be nicer but Commons layout is good for debate, says Speaker

Parliament should be nicer but Commons layout is good for debate, says Speaker

Parliament should be nicer but Commons layout is good for debate, says Speaker

26 October 2020

Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s comments came after an Opposition MP had to apologise for calling a Tory colleague ‘scum’.


Wrinkled ‘super pea’ could help reduce risk of type 2 diabetes – study

Wrinkled ‘super pea’ could help reduce risk of type 2 diabetes – study

Wrinkled ‘super pea’ could help reduce risk of type 2 diabetes – study

26 October 2020

The naturally occurring type of pea contains higher amounts of resistant starch which takes longer for the body to break down.


Man denies charges over plane crash that killed Emiliano Sala

Man denies charges over plane crash that killed Emiliano Sala

Man denies charges over plane crash that killed Emiliano Sala

26 October 2020

The Argentinian footballer was killed when the plane he was travelling in crashed north of Guernsey on January 21 2019.


Spirits giant Diageo snaps up Herefordshire gin and vodka distillery Chase

Spirits giant Diageo snaps up Herefordshire gin and vodka distillery Chase

Spirits giant Diageo snaps up Herefordshire gin and vodka distillery Chase

26 October 2020

It comes months after Diageo bought Ryan Reynolds-backed Aviation American Gin in a deal worth up to 610 million US dollars (£466 million).


Labour urges Prime Minister to call public inquiry into death of Pat Finucane

Labour urges Prime Minister to call public inquiry into death of Pat Finucane

Labour urges Prime Minister to call public inquiry into death of Pat Finucane

26 October 2020

The solicitor was shot by loyalist paramilitaries in front of his family in Belfast in 1989 amid claims of collusion with state security forces.


‘It’s a godsend’: free meals for children across England as communities step up

‘It’s a godsend’: free meals for children across England as communities step up

‘It’s a godsend’: free meals for children across England as communities step up

26 October 2020

A mother-of-three, one of many people already benefiting, said the support was a ‘godsend’ after struggling during the pandemic.


Home Secretary urged to crack down on ‘pimping websites’

Home Secretary urged to crack down on ‘pimping websites’

Home Secretary urged to crack down on ‘pimping websites’

26 October 2020

Labour’s Dame Diana Johnson has called on Priti Patel to bring forward legislation to criminalise the use of such sites and to close them down.


Welsh lockdown: Tesco sorry for implying sanitary products are ‘non-essential’

Welsh lockdown: Tesco sorry for implying sanitary products are ‘non-essential’

Welsh lockdown: Tesco sorry for implying sanitary products are ‘non-essential’

26 October 2020

The supermarket has claimed pharmaceuticals at a Cardiff store were blocked off due to a break-in.


Best locations for finding an open road revealed

Best locations for finding an open road revealed

Best locations for finding an open road revealed

26 October 2020

Drivers in Mid Wales are ‘often more likely to come across sheep than other vehicles’, according to a motoring expert.


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