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Lockdown should only be contemplated on UK-wide basis – Foster

Lockdown should only be contemplated on UK-wide basis – Foster

Lockdown should only be contemplated on UK-wide basis – Foster

01 October 2020

Stormont’s First Minister said any move toward a circuit-break lockdown would have to be accompanied by fresh Treasury financial supports.


Hatton Garden burglary gang member ordered to pay back nearly £6 million

 Hatton Garden burglary gang member ordered to pay back nearly £6 million

Hatton Garden burglary gang member ordered to pay back nearly £6 million

01 October 2020

Michael Seed, 60, was responsible for accessing the Hatton Garden premises and disabling its security systems, police said.


What are the latest changes to the UK’s quarantine travel list?

What are the latest changes to the UK’s quarantine travel list?

What are the latest changes to the UK’s quarantine travel list?

01 October 2020

Here’s what holidaymakers can expect.


Plans for temporary ferry service following Hammersmith Bridge closure

Plans for temporary ferry service following Hammersmith Bridge closure

Plans for temporary ferry service following Hammersmith Bridge closure

01 October 2020

Cracks in the pedestals led to motor vehicles being prohibited from using the 133-year-old cast iron bridge in April 2019.


Hampshire woman attempts to return items stolen by her ‘thieving’ cat

Hampshire woman attempts to return items stolen by her ‘thieving’ cat

Hampshire woman attempts to return items stolen by her ‘thieving’ cat

01 October 2020

Kate Baker from Andover posted some of the finds on Facebook.


William and Kate hear of ‘devastating’ impact of Australian wildfires

William and Kate hear of ‘devastating’ impact of Australian wildfires

William and Kate hear of ‘devastating’ impact of Australian wildfires

01 October 2020

The couple spoke to people from Kangaroo Island, one of Australia’s most important wildlife sanctuaries.


Nicholas Lyndhurst says he is ‘utterly grief stricken’ following his son’s death

Nicholas Lyndhurst says he is ‘utterly grief stricken’ following his son’s death

Nicholas Lyndhurst says he is ‘utterly grief stricken’ following his son’s death

01 October 2020

Archie Lyndhurst was best known for starring in So Awkward on CBBC.


MP apologises for travelling to and from Parliament with Covid-19

MP apologises for travelling to and from Parliament with Covid-19

MP apologises for travelling to and from Parliament with Covid-19

01 October 2020

Margaret Ferrier tested positive before getting a train back to Scotland.


PSNI chief appeals for outstanding funding and Brexit clarity

PSNI chief appeals for outstanding funding and Brexit clarity

PSNI chief appeals for outstanding funding and Brexit clarity

01 October 2020

Mr Byrne said the planning assumption made by the PSNI in recent weeks is that the focus is shifting from the Irish Sea back to the land border.


Covid loans could cost Government up to £27 billion

Covid loans could cost Government up to £27 billion

Covid loans could cost Government up to £27 billion

01 October 2020

The estimates are built on historic losses for similar programmes to the coronavirus interventions, the business department said.


Julian Assange to spend Christmas behind bars awaiting extradition fate

Julian Assange to spend Christmas behind bars awaiting extradition fate

Julian Assange to spend Christmas behind bars awaiting extradition fate

01 October 2020

His fiancee Stella Moris vowed to continue the fight for his ‘life, press freedom and the truth’.


Londonderry and Strabane put under new Covid-19 restrictions

Londonderry and Strabane put under new Covid-19 restrictions

Londonderry and Strabane put under new Covid-19 restrictions

01 October 2020

Northern Ireland’s north west region has one of the highest infection levels in the UK.


Turkey and Poland removed from quarantine exemption list

Turkey and Poland removed from quarantine exemption list

Turkey and Poland removed from quarantine exemption list

01 October 2020

The Caribbean islands of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba have also been taken off the list.


Middlesbrough mayor frustrated by new Covid-19 rules but people should still obey them

Middlesbrough mayor frustrated by new Covid-19 rules but people should still obey them

Middlesbrough mayor frustrated by new Covid-19 rules but people should still obey them

01 October 2020

Andy Preston had earlier said he was defying the Government over strict restrictions similar to those imposed elsewhere in the North East.


Arrest made after two men found shot dead in car at industrial estate

Arrest made after two men found shot dead in car at industrial estate

Arrest made after two men found shot dead in car at industrial estate

01 October 2020

West Midlands Police launched a murder investigation after the two bodies were found on Wednesday afternoon.


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,


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