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Lockdown restrictions: What is the situation in each of the UK’s four nations?

Lockdown restrictions: What is the situation in each of the UK’s four nations?

Lockdown restrictions: What is the situation in each of the UK’s four nations?

18 June 2020

Many restrictions are different across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.


Government still has long way to go on removing cladding, says watchdog report

Government still has long way to go on removing cladding, says watchdog report

Government still has long way to go on removing cladding, says watchdog report

18 June 2020

Some 300 buildings are still undergoing work to clear aluminium composite material three years after the Grenfell Tower fire.


MEPs question Boris Johnson’s goal of UK-EU deal by the end of July

MEPs question Boris Johnson’s goal of UK-EU deal by the end of July

MEPs question Boris Johnson’s goal of UK-EU deal by the end of July

18 June 2020

The Prime Minister was warned it will be ‘quite impossible’ to secure a comprehensive agreement within six weeks.


Covid-19 contact-tracing app: What has changed and why is it taking so long?

Covid-19 contact-tracing app: What has changed and why is it taking so long?

Covid-19 contact-tracing app: What has changed and why is it taking so long?

18 June 2020

After weeks of testing its own approach on the Isle of Wight, NHSX will now use the method developed by Apple and Google.


Domestic abuse survivors ‘not guaranteed homelessness protection’ – charities

Domestic abuse survivors ‘not guaranteed homelessness protection’ – charities

Domestic abuse survivors ‘not guaranteed homelessness protection’ – charities

18 June 2020

Requiring women to personally apply for housing assistance ‘puts them in grave, grave danger’, Crisis said.


Macron thanks London for giving wartime French a platform to fight tyranny

Macron thanks London for giving wartime French a platform to fight tyranny

Macron thanks London for giving wartime French a platform to fight tyranny

18 June 2020

Emmanuel Macron was welcomed to Britain for his brief visit by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.


National Express to carry out temperature screening of passengers

National Express to carry out temperature screening of passengers

National Express to carry out temperature screening of passengers

18 June 2020

Passengers will be prevented from boarding if they have a high temperature due to fears they are infected with Covid-19.


Get Government’s ‘knee off the neck’ of BAME community, ministers told

Get Government’s ‘knee off the neck’ of BAME community, ministers told

Get Government’s ‘knee off the neck’ of BAME community, ministers told

18 June 2020

Labour’s Dawn Butler recalled the final words of George Floyd as she called for action.


Church warden who murdered lecturer ordered to pay £150k to victims

Church warden who murdered lecturer ordered to pay £150k to victims

Church warden who murdered lecturer ordered to pay £150k to victims

18 June 2020

Benjamin Field, 29, was jailed for at least 36 years for killing Peter Farquhar in order to inherit his house and money.


Baby otters born in lockdown emerge into public view for first time

Baby otters born in lockdown emerge into public view for first time

Baby otters born in lockdown emerge into public view for first time

18 June 2020

The two Asian short-clawed otter pups were the first animals born during lockdown at London Zoo back in April.


Major U-turn as Government ditches attempt to build its own Covid-19 tracing app

Major U-turn as Government ditches attempt to build its own Covid-19 tracing app

Major U-turn as Government ditches attempt to build its own Covid-19 tracing app

18 June 2020

Efforts are now to be targeted on developing a programme to support the NHS Test and Trace service based on the Google-Apple model.


Family shielding for three months sees some hope on horizon

Family shielding for three months sees some hope on horizon

Family shielding for three months sees some hope on horizon

18 June 2020

The McKenna family stayed in their Belfast home and garden for 12 weeks to protect seven-year-old David, who is a kidney transplant recipient.


Thirteen-day-old baby believed to be UK’s youngest Covid-19 victim

Thirteen-day-old baby believed to be UK’s youngest Covid-19 victim

Thirteen-day-old baby believed to be UK’s youngest Covid-19 victim

18 June 2020

The infant’s death was announced by NHS England in the daily fatality update on Thursday.


Murder of Irish detective was random act – police chief

Murder of Irish detective was random act – police chief

Murder of Irish detective was random act – police chief

18 June 2020

Detective Garda Colm Horkan was killed with his own weapon in Castlerea, Co Roscommon.


Competition watchdog chairman quits in frustration over reform bid

Competition watchdog chairman quits in frustration over reform bid

Competition watchdog chairman quits in frustration over reform bid

18 June 2020

Lord Andrew Tyrie has been chairman of the Competition and Markets Authority since 2018.


Sturgeon reveals further easing of lockdown after ‘clear and sustained progress’

Sturgeon reveals further easing of lockdown after ‘clear and sustained progress’

Sturgeon reveals further easing of lockdown after ‘clear and sustained progress’

18 June 2020

The First Minister confirmed Scotland is now in the second phase of the four-part plan to ease the restrictions, which came in on March 23.


Police probe after grave of enslaved African man smashed in Bristol

Police probe after grave of enslaved African man smashed in Bristol

Police probe after grave of enslaved African man smashed in Bristol

18 June 2020

The Grade II-listed grave was attacked in St Mary’s churchyard, Henbury.


One in five teenagers who sent ‘sexts’ pressured into it – survey

One in five teenagers who sent ‘sexts’ pressured into it – survey

One in five teenagers who sent ‘sexts’ pressured into it – survey

18 June 2020

The research also suggests that many children sending nude or explicit images do so simply because they want to.


Dual carriageway plane crash caused by loss of engine power

Dual carriageway plane crash caused by loss of engine power

Dual carriageway plane crash caused by loss of engine power

18 June 2020

A light aircraft came down on the A40 near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, on May 12 last year.


Queen to send private message to Dame Vera Lynn’s family

Queen to send private message to Dame Vera Lynn’s family

Queen to send private message to Dame Vera Lynn’s family

18 June 2020

The monarch echoed the singer’s wartime anthem in her address to the nation on the pandemic.


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