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Parents’ tribute to ‘full-of-life’ daughter and grandchildren killed in crash

Parents’ tribute to ‘full-of-life’ daughter and grandchildren killed in crash

Parents’ tribute to ‘full-of-life’ daughter and grandchildren killed in crash

21 October 2020

The family were speaking following the deaths of daughter Zoe Powell, and three of her four children, in a car crash near Oxford last week.


Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

21 October 2020

Knowsley and Nottingham have the highest rates, but their numbers continue to fall.


Legal duty to require schools to teach online deemed ‘draconian’ by headteachers

Legal duty to require schools to teach online deemed ‘draconian’ by headteachers

Legal duty to require schools to teach online deemed ‘draconian’ by headteachers

21 October 2020

The Government should focus its efforts on providing more laptops to pupils at home, unions say.


UK-EU trade talks to resume after Barnier extends olive branch

UK-EU trade talks to resume after Barnier extends olive branch

UK-EU trade talks to resume after Barnier extends olive branch

21 October 2020

Michel Barnier promised to ‘seek the necessary compromises on both sides’ in the talks.


‘Gloomy’ warning of thousands more coronavirus deaths as Tier 3 deals continue

‘Gloomy’ warning of thousands more coronavirus deaths as Tier 3 deals continue

‘Gloomy’ warning of thousands more coronavirus deaths as Tier 3 deals continue

21 October 2020

The bleak projection from a leading scientist came as South Yorkshire was placed under tougher coronavirus restrictions.


Government drops graduated driving licences plan

Government drops graduated driving licences plan

Government drops graduated driving licences plan

21 October 2020

Roads minister Baroness Vere said the Department for Transport is no longer considering putting a limit on what new drivers can do on the road.


Covid: How do regions move into and out of the top tier of restrictions?

Covid: How do regions move into and out of the top tier of restrictions?

Covid: How do regions move into and out of the top tier of restrictions?

21 October 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the three-tier strategy earlier this month


Apple adds new ways to shop ahead of first major iPhone launch since outbreak

Apple adds new ways to shop ahead of first major iPhone launch since outbreak

Apple adds new ways to shop ahead of first major iPhone launch since outbreak

21 October 2020

The tech giant has announced new in-person and virtual ways to shop for its latest devices.


Rayner urged to apologise amid claims of ‘scum’ insult during Covid-19 debate

Rayner urged to apologise amid claims of ‘scum’ insult during Covid-19 debate

Rayner urged to apologise amid claims of ‘scum’ insult during Covid-19 debate

21 October 2020

Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans said language used in the debate had made him ‘wince’.


Two dead in suspected gas explosion in west London

Two dead in suspected gas explosion in west London

Two dead in suspected gas explosion in west London

21 October 2020

Specialist equipment and search dogs were used to examine the collapsed building.


Rail passengers missing out on tens of millions of pounds in delay compensation

Rail passengers missing out on tens of millions of pounds in delay compensation

Rail passengers missing out on tens of millions of pounds in delay compensation

21 October 2020

Some 37% of travellers entitled to a payout made a claim for their most recent delay, a survey for Transport Focus suggests.


Footprints in macaroons raised suspicions before tragic migrant run, court told

Footprints in macaroons raised suspicions before tragic migrant run, court told

Footprints in macaroons raised suspicions before tragic migrant run, court told

21 October 2020

On October 23 last year, a group of Vietnamese people suffocated in a sweltering sealed container as it was transported from Zeebrugge.


First Minister of Wales says both his mother and wife had Covid-19

First Minister of Wales says both his mother and wife had Covid-19

First Minister of Wales says both his mother and wife had Covid-19

21 October 2020

Mark Drakeford previously said he had not been living at home to protect shielding family members.


Machine guns seized by police after encrypted phone network cracked

Machine guns seized by police after encrypted phone network cracked

Machine guns seized by police after encrypted phone network cracked

21 October 2020

Three men have been charged and two AK47s, an Uzi and a Skorpion submachine gun have been recovered.


Coronavirus spreading from young to old in Wales and hospital admissions rising

Coronavirus spreading from young to old in Wales and hospital admissions rising

Coronavirus spreading from young to old in Wales and hospital admissions rising

21 October 2020

Health minister Vaughan Gething said the number of patients being treated for the virus is up 26% since last week.


Number 10 resists pressure to back Rashford’s free school meals campaign

Number 10 resists pressure to back Rashford’s free school meals campaign

Number 10 resists pressure to back Rashford’s free school meals campaign

21 October 2020

MPs will vote on a Labour call to extend free school meals over the holidays later on Wednesday.


Rayner accused of ‘scum’ insult during fiery Commons Covid-19 business debate

Rayner accused of ‘scum’ insult during fiery Commons Covid-19 business debate

Rayner accused of ‘scum’ insult during fiery Commons Covid-19 business debate

21 October 2020

Tensions were high in the chamber.


Over 350,000 new university spots needed by 2035 in England to meet demand – study

Over 350,000 new university spots needed by 2035 in England to meet demand – study

Over 350,000 new university spots needed by 2035 in England to meet demand – study

21 October 2020

The population of 18-year-olds in England is set to increase over the next 15 years.


Eugenie backs buttercup fundraising collection for spine surgery hospital

Eugenie backs buttercup fundraising collection for spine surgery hospital

Eugenie backs buttercup fundraising collection for spine surgery hospital

21 October 2020

The princess had an operation at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital for scoliosis when she was 12, and is now its patron.


Coronavirus restrictions extended but Nicola Sturgeon voices ‘cautious optimism’

Coronavirus restrictions extended but Nicola Sturgeon voices ‘cautious optimism’

Coronavirus restrictions extended but Nicola Sturgeon voices ‘cautious optimism’

21 October 2020

The First Minister said pubs and restaurants in the central belt will remain closed for a further week.


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