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Starmer to miss PMQs as he awaits coronavirus test result for family member

Starmer to miss PMQs as he awaits coronavirus test result for family member

Starmer to miss PMQs as he awaits coronavirus test result for family member

15 September 2020

A spokesman said: ‘Keir Starmer is still awaiting the test result for a member of his family.’


ITV backs Diversity’s BGT Black Lives Matter routine as complaints exceed 23,000

ITV backs Diversity’s BGT Black Lives Matter routine as complaints exceed 23,000

ITV backs Diversity’s BGT Black Lives Matter routine as complaints exceed 23,000

15 September 2020

Star Ashley Banjo said he has been overwhelmed by positive reactions.


Irish minister for health tests negative for Covid-19

Irish minister for health tests negative for Covid-19

Irish minister for health tests negative for Covid-19

15 September 2020

Stephen Donnelly reported feeling unwell earlier on Tuesday, and other members of the Cabinet restricted their movements as a precaution.


Sentencing shake-up will produce fairer, smarter system – Buckland

Sentencing shake-up will produce fairer, smarter system – Buckland

Sentencing shake-up will produce fairer, smarter system – Buckland

15 September 2020

The Sentencing White Paper published on Wednesday marks a ‘fundamental shift’ in the justice system, Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland said.


Parts of UK on track to recording heatwave as temperatures soar

Parts of UK on track to recording heatwave as temperatures soar

Parts of UK on track to recording heatwave as temperatures soar

15 September 2020

The last time the Met Office recorded a September temperature of 30C or more was back in 2016.


Elderly parents label arrest over son’s murder ‘absolutely ludicrous’

Elderly parents label arrest over son’s murder ‘absolutely ludicrous’

Elderly parents label arrest over son’s murder ‘absolutely ludicrous’

15 September 2020

No body has ever been found.


Plan will allow Ireland to live with reality of Covid-19 – Martin

Plan will allow Ireland to live with reality of Covid-19 – Martin

Plan will allow Ireland to live with reality of Covid-19 – Martin

15 September 2020

The country has been given a status two risk warning though some additional restrictions will apply in Dublin.


Salisbury Cathedral tour will take visitors 40ft high to view restoration work

Salisbury Cathedral tour will take visitors 40ft high to view restoration work

Salisbury Cathedral tour will take visitors 40ft high to view restoration work

15 September 2020

Visitors will climb up a staircase and two ladders before being able to explore the outside of the historic building.


Teenager was loving life, mother tells Manchester Arena bombing inquiry

Teenager was loving life, mother tells Manchester Arena bombing inquiry

Teenager was loving life, mother tells Manchester Arena bombing inquiry

15 September 2020

Courtney Boyle, 19, from Gateshead, was the happiest she had ever been, her mother told the public inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing.


Unite calls for government action to halt flood of redundancies

Unite calls for government action to halt flood of redundancies

Unite calls for government action to halt flood of redundancies

15 September 2020

Union says Wednesday is a ‘milestone’ because employers are legally obliged to give workers 45 days’ notice of redundancy.


Police trawling fields for missing teenager after parents charged with murder

Police trawling fields for missing teenager after parents charged with murder

Police trawling fields for missing teenager after parents charged with murder

15 September 2020

Bernadette Walker, 17, of Peterborough, was reported missing by her parents on July 21.


Hopes of jobs at new nuclear power station collapse

Hopes of jobs at new nuclear power station collapse

Hopes of jobs at new nuclear power station collapse

15 September 2020

Japanese firm Hitachi is expected to confirm the scrapping of plans to build a new station in North Wales.


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

15 September 2020

Bolton continues to record the highest rate, followed by Oadby & Wigston and Preston.


World still at beginning of Covid-19 pandemic, expert tells MPs

World still at beginning of Covid-19 pandemic, expert tells MPs

World still at beginning of Covid-19 pandemic, expert tells MPs

15 September 2020

Dr David Nabarro said the outbreak is worse than any science fiction movie, and appears to be getting nastier as cases reemerge in Europe.


Hancock forced to prioritise who gets Covid-19 tests in face of increased demand

Hancock forced to prioritise who gets Covid-19 tests in face of increased demand

Hancock forced to prioritise who gets Covid-19 tests in face of increased demand

15 September 2020

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said it could take weeks to resolve issues with the coronavirus testing system.


Scotland will never be equal UK partner under Brexit Bill, MPs told

Scotland will never be equal UK partner under Brexit Bill, MPs told

Scotland will never be equal UK partner under Brexit Bill, MPs told

15 September 2020

Drew Hendry said the UK Internal Market Bill contains measures which ‘attack the foundations of devolution’ in Scotland.


William and Kate visit bagel bakery on tour of London’s East End

William and Kate visit bagel bakery on tour of London’s East End

William and Kate visit bagel bakery on tour of London’s East End

15 September 2020

William and Kate spent the afternoon touring the area and visited the famous Beigel Bake eatery in the heart of Brick Lane.


Jury discharged in case of teaching assistant accused of having sex with pupil

Jury discharged in case of teaching assistant accused of having sex with pupil

Jury discharged in case of teaching assistant accused of having sex with pupil

15 September 2020

Kandice Barber, of Wendover, Buckinghamshire, was convicted of two sex offences against a child.


Gary Lineker takes pay cut saying ‘BBC recognise that I tweet carefully’

Gary Lineker takes pay cut saying ‘BBC recognise that I tweet carefully’

Gary Lineker takes pay cut saying ‘BBC recognise that I tweet carefully’

15 September 2020

Zoe Ball also makes the top 10 in the latest list of the BBC’s best-paid presenters.


Landlords back New Look restructuring plans protecting thousands of jobs

Landlords back New Look restructuring plans protecting thousands of jobs

Landlords back New Look restructuring plans protecting thousands of jobs

15 September 2020

The retailer is also set to put £40 million of new funding into its operations.


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