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Widower pays tribute to wife and children killed in A40 crash

Widower pays tribute to wife and children killed in A40 crash

Widower pays tribute to wife and children killed in A40 crash

20 October 2020

Josh Powell, 30, was a passenger in the people carrier when his wife, Zoe, and children, Phoebe, Simeon and Amelia, died in the road crash last week.


Greater Manchester to face stringent restrictions as leaders fail to agree deal

Greater Manchester to face stringent restrictions as leaders fail to agree deal

Greater Manchester to face stringent restrictions as leaders fail to agree deal

20 October 2020

Pubs and bars will be closed, unless they are serving substantial meals, for a 28-day period.


Kate praises photo of health workers that captured hospital life in lockdown

Kate praises photo of health workers that captured hospital life in lockdown

Kate praises photo of health workers that captured hospital life in lockdown

20 October 2020

All 100 portraits from the Hold Still project will be featured at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire from Friday.


Minister unable to say whether 2025 gigabit broadband target will be met

Minister unable to say whether 2025 gigabit broadband target will be met

Minister unable to say whether 2025 gigabit broadband target will be met

20 October 2020

Conservatives made an ambitious broadband pledge in their 2019 general election manifesto.


Nearly half of secondary schools in England have pupils at home self-isolating

Nearly half of secondary schools in England have pupils at home self-isolating

Nearly half of secondary schools in England have pupils at home self-isolating

20 October 2020

Around one in seven secondary school students were absent from class last week, figures suggest.


Covid-19 case rates for areas that could move into Tier 3

Covid-19 case rates for areas that could move into Tier 3

Covid-19 case rates for areas that could move into Tier 3

20 October 2020

Snapshots of the latest numbers in Greater Manchester, South and West Yorkshire and elsewhere.


Grandmother appeals for witnesses to find man who shot two-year-old boy

Grandmother appeals for witnesses to find man who shot two-year-old boy

Grandmother appeals for witnesses to find man who shot two-year-old boy

20 October 2020

Lillian Serunkuma’s daughter and toddler grandson survived the shooting in Harlesden on June 3, but the gunman is still at large.


From notepad idea to feeding thousands during lockdown – award for food venture

From notepad idea to feeding thousands during lockdown – award for food venture

From notepad idea to feeding thousands during lockdown – award for food venture

20 October 2020

Born on a notepad in a car park in 2015, Dom’s Food Mission in Hastings now delivers 8,000 food parcels a week during lockdown.


Women need ‘right to know’ male colleagues’ salaries to tackle pay gap, MP says

Women need ‘right to know’ male colleagues’ salaries to tackle pay gap, MP says

Women need ‘right to know’ male colleagues’ salaries to tackle pay gap, MP says

20 October 2020

Labour’s Stella Creasy said greater pay transparency would help to reduce pay discrimination.


Tiered lockdown expected to begin in Scotland on November 2

Tiered lockdown expected to begin in Scotland on November 2

Tiered lockdown expected to begin in Scotland on November 2

20 October 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the new framework for living with the virus will start on that date if approved by MSPs.


Chancellor warns of lockdown ‘economic damage’ when pressed over circuit-breaker

Chancellor warns of lockdown ‘economic damage’ when pressed over circuit-breaker

Chancellor warns of lockdown ‘economic damage’ when pressed over circuit-breaker

20 October 2020

But Rishi Sunak said he agreed with Boris Johnson in ruling nothing out.


Wales seeks Treasury help to solve ‘admin issue’

Wales seeks Treasury help to solve ‘admin issue’

Wales seeks Treasury help to solve ‘admin issue’

20 October 2020

Wales is due to enter a two-week firebreak lockdown on Friday and all but essential retail will be closed.


EU: ‘Pretty obvious’ both sides will need to compromise in post-Brexit talks

EU: ‘Pretty obvious’ both sides will need to compromise in post-Brexit talks

EU: ‘Pretty obvious’ both sides will need to compromise in post-Brexit talks

20 October 2020

Lord Frost and Michel Barnier were holding further talks on Tuesday as attempts continued to save the stalled trade negotiations.


PM holds talks with Burnham as deadline passes on Manchester restrictions

PM holds talks with Burnham as deadline passes on Manchester restrictions

PM holds talks with Burnham as deadline passes on Manchester restrictions

20 October 2020

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman told a Westminster briefing: ‘The talks have been ongoing this morning.’


Sadiq Khan calls for 10pm curfew in London to be scrapped

Sadiq Khan calls for 10pm curfew in London to be scrapped

Sadiq Khan calls for 10pm curfew in London to be scrapped

20 October 2020

The Mayor of London said removing the curfew would benefit restaurants in the capital by allowing them to book more customers.


Problems with parole system ‘add to stresses of victims’ – report

Problems with parole system ‘add to stresses of victims’ – report

Problems with parole system ‘add to stresses of victims’ – report

20 October 2020

The findings comes as the Government plans to overhaul the system.


Birmingham stabbing attacks terrorism decision may have saved lives, says report

Birmingham stabbing attacks terrorism decision may have saved lives, says report

Birmingham stabbing attacks terrorism decision may have saved lives, says report

20 October 2020

Not classifying the attacks as possible marauding terrorism meant medics may have got to victims more quickly.


Migrants discovered in French lorry check days before fatal run, court told

Migrants discovered in French lorry check days before fatal run, court told

Migrants discovered in French lorry check days before fatal run, court told

20 October 2020

The Old Bailey heard that some of the 20 Vietnamese migrants found near Calais would die days later in another Channel crossing attempt.


One in 10 incidents attended by London Ambulance crews ‘involve mental health’

One in 10 incidents attended by London Ambulance crews ‘involve mental health’

One in 10 incidents attended by London Ambulance crews ‘involve mental health’

20 October 2020

Mental health incidents have increased each month since March, when the Covid-19 lockdown measures were introduced.


Iceland and Britvic announce new sustainable packaging moves

Iceland and Britvic announce new sustainable packaging moves

Iceland and Britvic announce new sustainable packaging moves

20 October 2020

The supermarket is trialling paper packaging for bread and potatoes, while the drinks firm is speeding up its shift to 100% recycled plastic bottles.


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