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The closely followed IHS Markit/CIPS construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) hit a reading of 54.6 last month, compared to 58.1 in July.

The Scottish Labour leader is facing calls to resign.

Grant Shapps insisted it is wrong to think the virus has made the high-speed railway unnecessary.

Some 87,226 new cars were registered in the UK in August compared with 92,573 during the same month in 2019.

The annual celebration will take place on Friday night behind closed doors in the Tower Ballroom.

The Transport Secretary defended the UK Government’s decision not to impose restrictions on people entering England from Greece and Portugal.

Vast flames and a plume of black smoke could be seen coming from the fire in Hoo, near Rochester, on Friday.

The CMA has written to Barratt Developments, Countryside Properties, Persimmon Homes and Taylor Wimpey.

Eight organisations including the Road Haulage Association fear the UK-EU supply chain will be ‘severely disrupted’ next year.

Further tests are now taking place.

Around 88,000 new cars were registered in the UK in August, according to preliminary figures.

The front pages carry the latest pandemic developments as well as border concerns.

The Foreign Secretary held talks with German foreign minister Heiko Maas and the pair agreed that Russia must explain what happened.

There had been speculation that Westminster would reimpose the quarantine requirement on Portugal due to a spike in Covid-19 cases.

Labour said it would be ‘completely unacceptable’ to give him the job because of his ‘offensive and outdated’ views.

Jonathan, from Cardiff, said he was pondering booking a hotel in England when he returns from Crete to avoid having to quarantine.

This year’s 999 Festival is being broadcast on social media due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Demonstrators blocked Lambeth Bridge on Thursday afternoon.

The 11 asylum seekers, who had previously crossed the English Channel to Britain, were removed from the UK on a charter flight on Thursday.

More than 300 people turned up to the commercial event in Midlothian on Sunday.