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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

01 October 2020

Burnley continues to record the highest rate, followed by Liverpool, Knowsley and Manchester.


Key dates in the Julian Assange case

Key dates in the Julian Assange case

Key dates in the Julian Assange case

01 October 2020

The charges against the WikiLeaks founder date back to 2010 and 2011.


E-scooters should be legalised on UK roads within 18 months, say MPs

E-scooters should be legalised on UK roads within 18 months, say MPs

E-scooters should be legalised on UK roads within 18 months, say MPs

01 October 2020

The transport committee urged the electronic vehicles be swiftly introduced once certain safety standards have been met.


Sophie meets filmstar alpaca – and is not amused

Sophie meets filmstar alpaca – and is not amused

Sophie meets filmstar alpaca – and is not amused

01 October 2020

The Earl and Countess of Wessex visited Vauxhall City Farm in central London.


Julian Assange to spend Christmas in jail amid anxious wait over extradition

Julian Assange to spend Christmas in jail amid anxious wait over extradition

Julian Assange to spend Christmas in jail amid anxious wait over extradition

01 October 2020

The 49-year-old is wanted in the US over leaks of thousands of classified documents a decade ago,


Mud-slurping human ancestors were ecologically diverse, study suggests

Mud-slurping human ancestors were ecologically diverse, study suggests

Mud-slurping human ancestors were ecologically diverse, study suggests

01 October 2020

Researchers say the results call into question the theory that osteostracans were lazy and spent most of their lives resting on or near to the floor.


Adventuring cat falls off bookshelf during owner’s television interview

Adventuring cat falls off bookshelf during owner’s television interview

Adventuring cat falls off bookshelf during owner’s television interview

01 October 2020

Nala has travelled the globe but came unstuck while trying to ascend the piece of furniture.


Meghan has ‘compromised’ privacy over letter to father, Mail on Sunday claims

Meghan has ‘compromised’ privacy over letter to father, Mail on Sunday claims

Meghan has ‘compromised’ privacy over letter to father, Mail on Sunday claims

01 October 2020

The duchess is suing the newspaper’s publisher Associated Newspapers.


Police movements just before Manchester Arena attack scrutinised by inquiry

Police movements just before Manchester Arena attack scrutinised by inquiry

Police movements just before Manchester Arena attack scrutinised by inquiry

01 October 2020

The inquiry was told of the movements of officers assigned to patrol duty as suicide bomber Salman Abedi prepared to kill 22 people.


Investitures and ‘large’ events planned for Buckingham Palace postponed

Investitures and ‘large’ events planned for Buckingham Palace postponed

Investitures and ‘large’ events planned for Buckingham Palace postponed

01 October 2020

The Queen is still expected to use her official London residence for audiences and other engagements.


Judge asked for M4 direction urges separated parents not to waste his time

Judge asked for M4 direction urges separated parents not to waste his time

Judge asked for M4 direction urges separated parents not to waste his time

01 October 2020

Judge Stephen Wildblood says family court lists are being filled with ‘unnecessary’ parental disputes over children


The earlier plasma can be collected for Covid treatment the better – study

The earlier plasma can be collected for Covid treatment the better – study

The earlier plasma can be collected for Covid treatment the better – study

01 October 2020

Convalescent plasma treatment involves people who are newly ill receiving plasma from a person who has recovered from the infection.


Inquest hears tragic police officer Matt Ratana died from gunshot wound to chest

Inquest hears tragic police officer Matt Ratana died from gunshot wound to chest

Inquest hears tragic police officer Matt Ratana died from gunshot wound to chest

01 October 2020

The 54-year-old, originally from New Zealand, was killed as a suspect opened fire while handcuffed at Croydon Custody Centre on Friday morning.


Which coronavirus restrictions have been imposed or eased, and where?

Which coronavirus restrictions have been imposed or eased, and where?

Which coronavirus restrictions have been imposed or eased, and where?

01 October 2020

The Health Secretary made another announcement about local measures on Thursday.


Muted start to new legal year with ceremony at Westminster Abbey

Muted start to new legal year with ceremony at Westminster Abbey

Muted start to new legal year with ceremony at Westminster Abbey

01 October 2020

Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland and Attorney General Suella Braverman were among those attending.


Italy and Poland at risk of being removed from quarantine-free travel list

Italy and Poland at risk of being removed from quarantine-free travel list

Italy and Poland at risk of being removed from quarantine-free travel list

01 October 2020

A seven-day rate of 20 is the threshold above which the UK Government considers triggering quarantine conditions.


Lockerbie appeal judges rule court should see protected documents

Lockerbie appeal judges rule court should see protected documents

Lockerbie appeal judges rule court should see protected documents

01 October 2020

Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was found guilty of mass murder after the atrocity in December 1988, which killed 270 people.


Defying Holyrood vote on internal market ‘will boost independence support’

Defying Holyrood vote on internal market ‘will boost independence support’

Defying Holyrood vote on internal market ‘will boost independence support’

01 October 2020

The Scottish Government has recommended MSPs reject the legislative consent motion on the Internal Market Bill.


UK under ‘no illusions’ about opposition to Bill, Irish premier says

UK under ‘no illusions’ about opposition to Bill, Irish premier says

UK under ‘no illusions’ about opposition to Bill, Irish premier says

01 October 2020

Taoiseach Micheal Martin said Ireland supported the EU’s legal action against the UK Government.


Island nations facing ‘existential threat’, warns Commonwealth chief

Island nations facing ‘existential threat’, warns Commonwealth chief

Island nations facing ‘existential threat’, warns Commonwealth chief

01 October 2020

Speaking at a virtual meeting held alongside a UN General Assembly, Baroness Scotland said ‘this is not a crisis we can ignore or wish away’.


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