2020-12-01 15:17
Debenhams is to go into liquidation but will remain open for now as buyers are sought for all or parts of the business.
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2020-12-01 11:41
The 50-year-old science problem that has now been solved could allow for dramatic changes in the fight against infectious diseases, researchers say
Scientists have been trying to solve th… Read More
2020-11-30 18:21
Henry Long was the driver of the vehicle that dragged the 28-year-old to his death along a rural road in Berkshire last year
The attorney general, Suella Braverman, has told the Court of… Read More
2020-11-30 15:17
Beavers became extinct in the 16th century but since the 2000s have been reintroduced in Britain
Beavers have built their first dam in Exmoor in more than 400 years.
The semi-aquatic r… Read More
2020-11-30 11:50
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces “up to 100” Tory rebels as he prepares to publish an impact assessment of the tier system
It is currently “too early to say”… Read More
2020-11-26 17:08
A Police Constable who scanned a 7p barcode for carrots to pay for a £9.95 box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts has lost his job for gross misconduct
Former Police Constable Simon Read&rsq&hell…Read More
2020-11-26 15:19
London and Liverpool will be placed in Tier 2 of England’s new system of COVID-19 restrictions, but Birmingham and Manchester will be in Tier 3
The health secretary said of these ne… Read More
2020-11-26 11:52
Abdalraouf Abdallah, A convicted terrorist facilitator, has refused to cooperate with the official inquiry into the Manchester Arena attack
A convicted terrorist facilitator who was in co… Read More
2020-11-25 17:13
BBC Springwatch presenter and Welsh naturalist Iolo Williams and the RSPCA have criticised I’m A Celebrity for its use of animals
ITV’s I’m A Celebrity …Get Me Ou… Read More
2020-11-25 15:07
A gymnast from North Korea has sensationally vaulted over a 12ft barbed wire fence to reach freedom in the south according to reports
The border between the countries of North and South K… Read More
2020-11-25 12:05
Doctors, scientists and the hospitality industry all say that Boris Johnson’s plans for a Christmas bubble is a mistake
Scientists have warned that the Prime Minister’s plans… Read More
2020-11-24 17:34
Matt Hancock says the beefed-up tiers unveiled by the Prime Minister are “better-calibrated” than the previous Tier 3 restrictions
The tough COVID-19 Tier 3 restrictions that… Read More
2020-11-24 15:12
The parents of Harry Dunn have lost their High Court battle against the Foreign Office over whether the alleged killer of their son had diplomatic immunity
Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn… Read More
2020-11-24 11:55
Authorities say Travellers arriving into England from countries that have high infection rates of COVID-19 will be able to cut down their quarantine time
Travellers who are arriving into… Read More
2020-11-23 17:36
The Solomon Islands Government is defending its decision to temporarily ban Facebook, a move it says is aimed at dealing with cyberbullying and online defamation
The Solomon Islands Gover… Read More
2020-11-23 15:21
The Prime Minister is publishing a COVID Winter Plan, with new restrictions for gyms in England in December but a break for Christmas
The Prime Minister is hoping to lace his latest set o… Read More
2020-11-23 12:07
The rich nephew of Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, Kim Han-sol has been reportedly taken into protective custody by the CIA
Kim Han-sol is the son of Kim Jong-un’s half brot… Read More
2020-11-18 18:01
Jeremy Corbyn will not sit as a Labour Party MP in the Commons, Sir Keir Starmer says
The former leader was reinstated as a member of the party on Tuesday, having been suspended over his… Read More
2020-11-18 15:19
It is too early to set out coronavirus rules for Christmas, according to the government, following reports that families could be able to mix
According to the Sun newspaper, the governmen… Read More
2020-11-18 11:55
Petrol and diesel will be banned, along with plans to develop the first UK town heated entirely by hydrogen by the end of the decade
New petrol and diesel cars are no longer to be permitt… Read More
2020-11-17 17:58
The latest Xbox and PlayStation games consoles are just some of the products in short supply ahead of this year’s Christmas period
People in the UK may struggle to get their orders… Read More
2020-11-17 15:27
EasyJet reports a surge in bookings on the back of positive vaccine coronavirus developments after a disastrous 2019-20
EasyJet has revealed its first annual loss in its 25-year history a… Read More
2020-11-17 11:57
Thousands of other volunteers in the UK could be used in patient-facing roles, such as St John Ambulance first aiders and patient advocates
St John Ambulance has now confirmed that it has… Read More
2020-11-16 17:39
The UK is yet to secure access to the US company’s vaccine, but the government says it is in “advanced discussions” to do so
A new US-developed vaccine has now been show… Read More
2020-11-16 15:03
Rishi Sunak considers plan to tax motorists for every mile they drive to fill £40bn fuel tax loss left by an early switch to electric cars
Rishi Sunak is currently looking into plan… Read More
2020-11-16 11:47
Researchers find that the amount of time spent playing was a small but a significant positive factor in people’s wellbeing
Playing video games can be good for the mental health of m… Read More
2020-11-12 17:41
BioNTech Professor, Ugur Sahin, has said that life could return to normal in the UK, Europe and US by “the middle of next year”
The BioNTech scientist behind the Pfizer novel… Read More
2020-11-12 15:18
Sir Keir Starmer, has called upon Number 10 to “pull yourselves together” following signs of a bitter power struggle in cabinet
Leader of the Labour party, Sir Keir Starmer, h… Read More
2020-11-12 11:48
A report finds that £14bn could be raised by increasing capital gains tax rates to bring them in line with income tax
Capital gains tax could be increased in the UK in order to help… Read More
2020-11-11 17:29
England’s deputy chief medical officer, Professor Van Tam, stresses that “standards are no lower just because this is a public health emergency”
The deputy chief medical… Read More
2020-11-11 15:04
A study has found that 57.7 more people per 100,000 have died in northern England than elsewhere in the nation between March and July
Northern England has been hit hardest by the coronavi… Read More
2020-11-11 11:53
New guidance will say that students in the UK will be allowed to travel home for Christmas between the 3rd and 9th of December to make sure families can be reunited
Universities in Englan… Read More
2020-11-10 17:15
The rate of UK unemployment rose to 4.8% in the three months to September, up from 4.5%, as coronavirus continued to hit the jobs market
Analysts said the extension had come “too la… Read More
2020-11-10 15:32
The UK’s NHS is ready to start providing the new COVID-19 vaccine “as fast as safely possible”, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said
Asked whether the new COVID-19 vac… Read More
2020-11-10 11:46
Pashinyan has said that the text of the joint statement is extremely painful for himself and the people of Armenia, but the decision had to be made
Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashin… Read More
2020-11-09 17:26
The COVID-19 vaccine currently in development by Pfizer and BioNTech has been found to be 90% effective in preventing people from getting the virus, it has been confirmed
Phase 3 of the P… Read More
2020-11-09 15:26
The First minister of Wales has warned that many people cannot “go back to the way we were living” following the COVID-19 ‘firebreak lockdown’ in the country
The 1… Read More
2020-11-09 12:15
Joe Biden will sign the US back up to the Paris climate change agreement and restore funding to the World Health Organisation
Joe Biden is currently preparing to name his new team of advi… Read More
2020-11-05 17:33
Rishi Sunak confirms the Furlough scheme payments will remain at 80% of people’s wages, with a review of the policy in January
The UK’s national furlough scheme will be extend… Read More
2020-11-05 15:53
There are also fears that the new, mutated virus from mink will pose a “risk to the effectiveness” of a future COVID-19 vaccine
Officially, a total of 12 people have so far be… Read More
2020-11-05 11:56
In Michigan, police officers line up to keep Trump supporters, shouting “let us in”, from storming the vote counting area
Donald Trump supporters, some armed with rifles and h… Read More
2020-11-04 17:42
The PM urges MPs to vote in favour of a second national shutdown, but is facing a Conservative rebellion
Boris Johnson has warned of deaths “on a grievous scale” without furth… Read More
2020-11-04 15:08
No vaccines for COVID-19 have yet to have been approved but there are two frontrunners in the late-stages of clinical trials in the UK
The UK’s National Health Service is getting re… Read More
2020-11-04 11:45
President Donald Trump vows to take his fight to the Supreme Court, providing no evidence for ballot fraud claims according to Joe Biden
Donald Trump has accused his opponent Joe Biden of… Read More
2020-11-03 17:29
The terror threat level in the UK has been raised from “substantial” to “severe”, meaning that an attack is now judged to be “highly likely”
The move t… Read More
2020-11-03 15:21
Although nearly 97 million American voters have already cast their ballot, the campaigns are still fighting for last-minute voters
President Donald Trump has warned of “violence in… Read More
2020-11-03 11:44
The home of the suspect in the Vienna attack was shot dead by police has now been searched and video material seized
Two men and two women have sadly died following a terror attack in Vie… Read More
2020-11-02 17:31
Sir Keir Starmer has said that the “human cost” of a delayed lockdown is the fault of the PM and the Chancellor in a speech to UK business leaders
Sir Keir Starmer told member… Read More
2020-11-02 15:22
“The great majority of alleged assaults” of Amber Heard by Johnny Depp were proved to sufficient standard, the judge said
Actor Johnny Depp has lost his libel claim against th… Read More
2020-11-02 11:35
The chancellor stresses the new lockdown is time-limited, after a cabinet colleague told Sky News it could be extended “if necessary”
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said that the… Read More
2020-10-29 17:01
Former leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, has been suspended from the party today and has had the whip removed
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been suspended from the party… Read More
2020-10-29 15:34
The suspect in the attack in Nice was shot by police while being detained but is still alive and in hospital
French police say that a woman has been decapitated in a suspected terror atta… Read More
2020-10-29 12:02
This warning comes as a review calls for a global standard to properly assess the effectiveness of vaccines
The first generation of coronavirus vaccines “is likely to be imperfect&r&hell…Read More
2020-10-28 17:18
Nottinghamshire will join Warrington, the Liverpool City Region, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Yorkshire in the highest tier
It is understood that the whole of Nottinghamshire… Read More
2020-10-28 15:05
George Eustice has said that a second wave of COVID-19 infections is a “very difficult situation to control completely”
Mr Eustice has recently said that it is “too earl… Read More
2020-10-28 11:44
Two young children were among the four people who died off the coast of France after setting sail across the Channel to try to reach the UK
The deaths of two young children, as well as tw… Read More
2020-10-27 17:27
Two adults and two children have died after a boat carrying migrants sank, French officials have said
A large search and rescue operation began earlier after the Migrant boat was seen in… Read More
2020-10-27 15:24
An official has said that the phrase that was popularised by Borat, describes the vast tourism potential of the country in a ‘short, memorable way’
Kazakhstan, which is the ho… Read More
2020-10-27 12:08
Former Northern Powerhouse minister Jake Berry says the virus threatens to widen the disparity between the North and South
Over 50 Northern Tory MPs from “red wall” seats are… Read More
2020-10-26 17:02
Boris Johnson has admitted that he hasn’t been in contact with Marcus Rashford since June, but he has praised his “terrific” campaign
Boris Johnson has admitted that he… Read More
2020-10-26 15:08
The crew onboard an oil tanker which was involved in a suspected hijacking off the Isle of Wight are now safe, after a swift response from the SBS
Seven people were detained following abo… Read More
2020-10-26 11:54
Boris Johnson has been facing a rebellion over the refusal to extend free school meals to all holidays after a campaign from Marcus Rashford
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Monday t… Read More
2020-10-22 16:57
Rishi Sunak says it is “a plan to support the British people”, but Labour say people have already lost jobs due to government “inaction”
Chancellor of the Excheque… Read More
2020-10-22 14:17
A Tory MP has quit her role within the government after rebelling to support extending free school meals over the coming school holidays
Caroline Ansell has resigned from her role as a pa… Read More
2020-10-22 11:04
Staff at hospitals in Liverpool are said to be under “huge strain” dealing with extra COVID-19 patients as cases increase
Hospitals in Liverpool are now seeing more coronaviru… Read More
2020-10-21 17:17
Forecasters have warned that some locations could see as much as 50mm of rain in a period of between three and six hours
Storm Barbara will be bringing gale force winds and heavy rain to… Read More
2020-10-21 15:47
Sniffer dogs are being used to search throughout rubble after a gas explosion at a shop in west London, two people are confirmed as having died
Two people have been killed in an explosion… Read More
2020-10-21 14:31
Viewers have pointed out that several numbers within the tattoos of contestant Darren Lumsden appeared to have links to white supremacy
Sky History has cancelled its new woodworking show… Read More
2020-10-21 11:10
Police in Nigeria have reportedly opened fire on protesters in the capital of Lagos following demonstrations against police brutality
Two people are believed to have been hit by gunfire a… Read More
2020-10-20 16:30
Around half of secondary schools in England sent home one or more students because of COVID last week, the latest attendance figures show
It meant that students isolating in 46% of second… Read More
2020-10-20 14:16
The midday deadline for a deal on tougher COVID-19 restrictions in Greater Manchester have passed without news of a breakthrough
Boris Johnson and Andy Burnham have been speaking on the p… Read More
2020-10-20 10:51
President Donald Trump said the government’s top coronavirus pandemic expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, is a “disaster.”
President Donald Trump said on Monday that the governme… Read More
2020-10-19 16:31
First Minister for Wales Mark Drakeford said the introduction of a new lockdown would deliver a “short, sharp shock”
Wales is imposing a “firebreak” lockdown for 1… Read More
2020-10-19 14:13
The CBI has argued that the COVID-19 pandemic makes it urgent that the UK workforce is fit for work at the cost of £13bn
Ministers are currently being warned that £13bn of add… Read More
2020-10-19 10:40
It is not known how Holly Courtier managed to survive for so long in Utah, but she was found after a “credible tip” from another visitor
The family of a woman who had been mis… Read More
2020-10-15 16:08
It comes after Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov suggested Moscow would impose similar measures
The UK and the European Union have imposed sanctions on several individuals and one or… Read More
2020-10-15 14:07
Tougher Tier 2 restrictions will be introduced for the capital – but no decision has been taken on moving Greater Manchester into Tier 3.
London will face Tier 2 COVID-19 restrictio… Read More
2020-10-15 10:41
Footballer Marcus Rashford has launched a new government petition calling for more of the UK’s children to be eligible for free school meals
Professional footballer Marcus Rashford… Read More
2020-10-14 16:31
Used COVID-19 swab tests have accidentally been given out to households in Birmingham, say council officials
Birmingham City Council has said that around 25 previously used COVID-19 testi… Read More
2020-10-14 14:07
Pubs and restaurants in Northern Ireland will be forced to close from Friday, but places of worship and gyms will be allowed to remain open
A four-week “circuit breaker” style… Read More
2020-10-14 10:45
The city, which is under Tier 3 restrictions, has the third-highest number of hospital admissions for COVID-19 in Europe
The mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, has said that pictures of pe… Read More
2020-10-13 17:05
The footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus, the Portuguese Football Federation has said
International football star Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for COV… Read More
2020-10-13 15:27
Hate crime has hit new records in England and Wales, with the number of racially motivated offences recorded by police rising by 4,000 in a year
More than 105,000 cases of hate crime were… Read More
2020-10-13 14:16
A man from the United States has caught COVID-19 twice, with the second infection being far more dangerous than the first, say doctors
The 25-year-old man, who got COVID-19 twice, r… Read More
2020-10-13 10:53
Facebook has announced that it will be updating its policies on hate speech to explicitly ban Holocaust denial on the platform
The site had previously been allowing such content to be pos… Read More
2020-10-12 16:52
Boris Johnson has confirmed that a new 3-tier system of COVID-19 restrictions is to be introduced throughout England
England will be divided into three different Local COVID-19 Alert Leve… Read More
2020-10-12 14:22
Samples of pork and poultry have shown high levels of bacteria such as salmonella and E coli according to a new study
Pork and poultry that has shown “unacceptable”… Read More
2020-10-12 10:41
Oliver Dowden has said that the 3-tier system could help to control “rapidly rising cases” in parts of the country
The aim of the government’s new 3-tier COVID-19 nation… Read More
2020-10-08 16:50
This comes on top of the 770 positive tests among students at neighbouring Northumbria University announced on Friday
Over 1,000 students at Newcastle University have tested positive for… Read More
2020-10-08 14:24
Most people who have tested positive for COVID-19 have not had symptoms at the time that their samples are taken, according to a new study
Data from a recent study suggests that 77% of pe… Read More
2020-10-08 10:49
The PM is expected to bring in new COVID-19 restrictions next week for pubs within northern England, which could include closures
Boris Johnson is expected to bring in tough new COVID-19… Read More
2020-10-07 16:25
Greene King is to close 25 sites permanently as the 10pm curfew hurts industry sales
One of Britain’s largest pub operators, Greene King, is currently preparing to close dozens of t… Read More
2020-10-07 14:21
Other scientists have been disputing the calls, claiming that herd immunity is “very unlikely” before a vaccine is found
Top scientists have been calling for a herd immunity a… Read More
2020-10-07 11:02
The Church of England has failed in protecting children from sexual abuse, and has created a culture where child abusers “could hide”, a report has concluded
The Independent I… Read More
2020-10-06 17:29
The move comes as Nottingham authorities warn of a “dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases”, calling it a “significant and worrying change”
Nottingham City Council ha… Read More
2020-10-06 16:00
The PM launches a defence of the private sector as he vows to “not go back to 2019, but to do better” after the COVID-19 crisis
Boris Johnson has dismissed the claims that COV… Read More
2020-10-06 14:10
Chancellor Rishi Sunak, has warned that there will be no “easy cost-free answer” as he has vowed to “balance the books” following COVID-19 relief spending
In his s… Read More
2020-10-06 10:31
President Trump remains contagious with COVID-19 but has met or exceeded standards for discharge from hospital following treatment
Donald Trump has now returned to the White House followi… Read More
2020-10-05 15:50
Share prices plummet as Cineworld confirms plans to place its screens in winter hibernation with the loss of all staff
Cineworld is set to cut tens of thousands of jobs after confirming t… Read More
2020-10-05 13:35
Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey blames an “IT failure” for a delay in reporting 15,841 COVID-19 cases in England
People might have been infected with COVID-19 as a… Read More
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