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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

02 November 2020

South Staffordshire, Tamworth and Hull are among the areas seeing the biggest increases.


Bird flu outbreak at farm in Kent – 480 birds to be culled

Bird flu outbreak at farm in Kent – 480 birds to be culled

Bird flu outbreak at farm in Kent – 480 birds to be culled

02 November 2020

There is no food safety risk for UK consumers.


Captain Sir Tom Moore to feature in televised Festival of Remembrance

Captain Sir Tom Moore to feature in televised Festival of Remembrance

Captain Sir Tom Moore to feature in televised Festival of Remembrance

02 November 2020

BBC programming will mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.


NCSC defended the UK from more than 700 cyber attacks in the last year – report

NCSC defended the UK from more than 700 cyber attacks in the last year – report

NCSC defended the UK from more than 700 cyber attacks in the last year – report

02 November 2020

The cyber agency’s annual review found that 194 of the incidents were linked to the coronavirus pandemic.


PM says nation will ‘defeat this virus by the spring’ in address to anxious MPs

PM says nation will ‘defeat this virus by the spring’ in address to anxious MPs

PM says nation will ‘defeat this virus by the spring’ in address to anxious MPs

02 November 2020

Boris Johnson’s comments come amid opposition to new measures from some MPs.


Families of disappeared ‘endured pandemic-style waits for bodies for decades’

Families of disappeared ‘endured pandemic-style waits for bodies for decades’

Families of disappeared ‘endured pandemic-style waits for bodies for decades’

02 November 2020

A handful donned face masks and braved inclement weather to hold a silent All Souls Day walk remembering the Disappeared at Stormont on Monday.


Chancellor urged to plug EU funding for charities to keep children safe online

Chancellor urged to plug EU funding for charities to keep children safe online

Chancellor urged to plug EU funding for charities to keep children safe online

02 November 2020

UK Safer Internet Centre wants £1.3 million currently provided by the EU to be replaced next year.


Salons report ‘crazy’ weekend as customers rush for haircuts ahead of lockdown

Salons report ‘crazy’ weekend as customers rush for haircuts ahead of lockdown

Salons report ‘crazy’ weekend as customers rush for haircuts ahead of lockdown

02 November 2020

A salon owner in Salisbury said that the company will do ‘around seven days trading in three’.


Wales should have ‘two-week buffer period’ after firebreak, Plaid Cymru says

Wales should have ‘two-week buffer period’ after firebreak, Plaid Cymru says

Wales should have ‘two-week buffer period’ after firebreak, Plaid Cymru says

02 November 2020

Adam Price said restaurants and pubs could shut at 6pm, with a programme of online and in-person learning in schools.


Brexit fuelling growth in support for Scottish independence, analysis indicates

Brexit fuelling growth in support for Scottish independence, analysis indicates

Brexit fuelling growth in support for Scottish independence, analysis indicates

02 November 2020

Professor Sir John Curtice said ‘the pursuit of Brexit has weakened many people’s views of the merits of the union’.


Candle lit for those who have died in pandemic during minster’s Day to Remember

Candle lit for those who have died in pandemic during minster’s Day to Remember

Candle lit for those who have died in pandemic during minster’s Day to Remember

02 November 2020

A special candle was lit for all those who have died so far during the coronavirus pandemic.


Arena killer beat security because he ‘blended in too well’, inquiry told

Arena killer beat security because he ‘blended in too well’, inquiry told

Arena killer beat security because he ‘blended in too well’, inquiry told

02 November 2020

Salman Abedi escaped detection despite carrying a large rucksack before killing 22 people.


Blackpool Illuminations to be switched off ahead of lockdown

Blackpool Illuminations to be switched off ahead of lockdown

Blackpool Illuminations to be switched off ahead of lockdown

02 November 2020

The illuminations will be switched off at midnight on Wednesday.


Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘relieved’ at avoiding prison after court hearing

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘relieved’ at avoiding prison after court hearing

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘relieved’ at avoiding prison after court hearing

02 November 2020

The British-Iranian dual national feared she would be returned to Evin prison in Tehran following the trial.


Harry Dunn’s alleged killer urged to surrender to UK court by CPS

Harry Dunn’s alleged killer urged to surrender to UK court by CPS

Harry Dunn’s alleged killer urged to surrender to UK court by CPS

02 November 2020

Anne Sacoolas was able to leave the UK following the fatal crash after immunity was asserted on her behalf.


Delay into Home Secretary bullying inquiry is ‘intolerable’, Government told

Delay into Home Secretary bullying inquiry is ‘intolerable’, Government told

Delay into Home Secretary bullying inquiry is ‘intolerable’, Government told

02 November 2020

Peers have raised concerns at Westminster over the hold-up to the Whitehall probe, which was set up eight months ago.


Musician with dementia inspires Sir Tom Hunter to donate £1m

Musician with dementia inspires Sir Tom Hunter to donate £1m

Musician with dementia inspires Sir Tom Hunter to donate £1m

02 November 2020

Sir Tom said he and his wife decided to ‘do something a little bit uplifting.’


Drakeford: New rules mean hardest Welsh-English border ‘for several centuries’

Drakeford: New rules mean hardest Welsh-English border ‘for several centuries’

Drakeford: New rules mean hardest Welsh-English border ‘for several centuries’

02 November 2020

Wales will leave lockdown on November 9, while England will enter a month-long lockdown from November 5.


Demand for storing pub furniture and office desks boost Lok’nStore

Demand for storing pub furniture and office desks boost Lok’nStore

Demand for storing pub furniture and office desks boost Lok’nStore

02 November 2020

Shares in the company jumped on Monday after it reported positive revenue and profit growth in the face of the pandemic.


Researchers hail ‘very encouraging’ potential coronavirus treatment

Researchers hail ‘very encouraging’ potential coronavirus treatment

Researchers hail ‘very encouraging’ potential coronavirus treatment

02 November 2020

Scientists from the UK and Germany say the drug aprotinin could stop Covid-19 entering host cells in the body.


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