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Starmer condemns Arsenal after Gunnersaurus mascot made redundant

Starmer condemns Arsenal after Gunnersaurus mascot made redundant

Starmer condemns Arsenal after Gunnersaurus mascot made redundant

07 October 2020

The Labour leader and Gunners fan said wealthy clubs must show solidarity with staff and supporters.


Tory MPs press for sanctions against China amid slave labour and abuse concerns

Tory MPs press for sanctions against China amid slave labour and abuse concerns

Tory MPs press for sanctions against China amid slave labour and abuse concerns

07 October 2020

A parliamentary debate considered abuses against the Tibetans, Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang, Hong Kong citizens, and Mongolian minorities.


Glorious autumn sunshine gives way to heavy rain showers

Glorious autumn sunshine gives way to heavy rain showers

Glorious autumn sunshine gives way to heavy rain showers

07 October 2020

Weather warnings have been issued for Wales and parts of central England.


Most people who test positive for Covid-19 ‘have no key symptoms’ on test day

Most people who test positive for Covid-19 ‘have no key symptoms’ on test day

Most people who test positive for Covid-19 ‘have no key symptoms’ on test day

07 October 2020

Researchers looked at data for more than 36,000 people who had a test between the end of April and the end of June.


Department for Education in ‘direct breach’ of data protection law – watchdog

Department for Education in ‘direct breach’ of data protection law – watchdog

Department for Education in ‘direct breach’ of data protection law – watchdog

07 October 2020

The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued 139 recommendations for improvement at the department.


Rehydration sweets offer potential lifeline to dementia patients

Rehydration sweets offer potential lifeline to dementia patients

Rehydration sweets offer potential lifeline to dementia patients

07 October 2020

Lewis Hornby, 26, invented Jelly Drops after his late grandmother was admitted to hospital suffering from dehydration.


Sony reveals inside of PS5 in teardown video ahead of November release

Sony reveals inside of PS5 in teardown video ahead of November release

Sony reveals inside of PS5 in teardown video ahead of November release

07 October 2020

The next-generation console will go head to head with Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X next month.


Camilla laughs at GP’s ‘dirty washing’ confession during cancer centre visit

Camilla laughs at GP’s ‘dirty washing’ confession during cancer centre visit

Camilla laughs at GP’s ‘dirty washing’ confession during cancer centre visit

07 October 2020

The Duchess of Cornwall met Lucy O’Connell at Maggie’s, at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London, where the doctor’s husband is being treated.


Risk of melanoma may be gauged long before suspicious moles appear – study

Risk of melanoma may be gauged long before suspicious moles appear – study

Risk of melanoma may be gauged long before suspicious moles appear – study

07 October 2020

Research suggests genomic methods used to probe skin damage could be developed to estimate baseline risk of the skin cancer.


Salmond-Sturgeon messages exchange on legal challenge made public

Salmond-Sturgeon messages exchange on legal challenge made public

Salmond-Sturgeon messages exchange on legal challenge made public

07 October 2020

The First Minister has revealed what was said as part of her evidence to a Holyrood inquiry examining how complaints were handled.


Exhibition of Banksy works to go on show in gallery and online

Exhibition of Banksy works to go on show in gallery and online

Exhibition of Banksy works to go on show in gallery and online

07 October 2020

The exhibition will run from October 8 to 15 at the House of Fine Art Gallery.


First Minister’s evidence to Alex Salmond inquiry full of holes, claims Labour MSP

First Minister’s evidence to Alex Salmond inquiry full of holes, claims Labour MSP

First Minister’s evidence to Alex Salmond inquiry full of holes, claims Labour MSP

07 October 2020

Jackie Bailie said Nicola Sturgeon’s submission ‘raises many questions’.


Johnson faces continued calls to publish evidence behind 10pm curfew

Johnson faces continued calls to publish evidence behind 10pm curfew

Johnson faces continued calls to publish evidence behind 10pm curfew

07 October 2020

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called the lack of explanation for the Government’s restrictions ‘ridiculous’.


HS2 extension to Leeds ‘will probably not now go ahead’, says Lord Adonis

HS2 extension to Leeds ‘will probably not now go ahead’, says Lord Adonis

HS2 extension to Leeds ‘will probably not now go ahead’, says Lord Adonis

07 October 2020

The Government has deferred decisions on the design of the eastern leg of Phase 2b of the high-speed railway.


Johnson faces calls for ‘circuit breaker’ national lockdown

Johnson faces calls for ‘circuit breaker’ national lockdown

Johnson faces calls for ‘circuit breaker’ national lockdown

07 October 2020

Boris Johnson was also challenged about the lack of impact local measures are having on the spread of Covid-19 cases.


800 jobs to go as Greene King shuts dozens of pubs as restrictions hit trade

800 jobs to go as Greene King shuts dozens of pubs as restrictions hit trade

800 jobs to go as Greene King shuts dozens of pubs as restrictions hit trade

07 October 2020

The company said it will keep 79 of its sites closed for the time being, with around one third like to be shut permanently.


Government’s voluntary sugar reduction plan heading for failure

Government’s voluntary sugar reduction plan heading for failure

Government’s voluntary sugar reduction plan heading for failure

07 October 2020

Puddings have got sweeter and sugar consumption per person is unchanged.


Christian school worker loses sacking claim in LGBT teaching row

Christian school worker loses sacking claim in LGBT teaching row

Christian school worker loses sacking claim in LGBT teaching row

07 October 2020

An employment tribunal rejected Kristie Higgs’s claim that she was sacked by Farmor’s School in Gloucestershire because she was a Christian.


A ‘failure of politics’ if UK pushed through Brexit Bill – Irish minister

A ‘failure of politics’ if UK pushed through Brexit Bill – Irish minister

A ‘failure of politics’ if UK pushed through Brexit Bill – Irish minister

07 October 2020

Simon Coveney believes the Internal Market Bill is a negotiating tactic that has backfired.


Scot who saved Jewish pupils from Nazis must never be forgotten – Princess Royal

Scot who saved Jewish pupils from Nazis must never be forgotten – Princess Royal

Scot who saved Jewish pupils from Nazis must never be forgotten – Princess Royal

07 October 2020

Jane Haining sheltered schoolgirls for more than four years before she was arrested, and she died at Auschwitz.


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