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Alister Jack: Independent Scotland would have largest deficit in EU

Alister Jack: Independent Scotland would have largest deficit in EU

The Scottish Secretary faced down SNP questions over the granting of a second independence referendum.

Student complaints about universities surge to record high in pandemic year

Student complaints about universities surge to record high in pandemic year

Teaching moved online for the majority of students in the spring of 2020 when Covid-19 led to a national lockdown.

Kate praises ‘inspirational’ Holocaust survivors

Kate praises ‘inspirational’ Holocaust survivors

The duchess first chatted to the elderly men in 2017 when the Cambridges visited a former Nazi concentration camp.

Procedures replacing European Arrest Warrant look positive, MPs told

Procedures replacing European Arrest Warrant look positive, MPs told

A senior National Crime Agency official said important provisions like the ability to arrest on an Interpol red notice have been preserved.

PM hails courage of Holocaust survivors after hearing ‘powerful’ stories

PM hails courage of Holocaust survivors after hearing ‘powerful’ stories

January 27 marks Holocaust Memorial Day.

MPs to quiz both sides in British Gas engineers’ dispute

MPs to quiz both sides in British Gas engineers’ dispute

The Business Committee will examine issues such as unemployment, skills, so-called ‘fire and rehire’, mass redundancies and workers’ rights.

Nicola Sturgeon ‘truly sorry’ as UK coronavirus death toll passes 100,000

Nicola Sturgeon ‘truly sorry’ as UK coronavirus death toll passes 100,000

The Scottish First Minister led a moment of silence during her coronavirus briefing in memory of those who have died.

What might a road map out of lockdown look like?

What might a road map out of lockdown look like?

Schools will stay closed until March and some travellers will be subject to hotel quarantine, Boris Johnson has announced.

Starmer: Use February half-term to vaccinate all teachers and school workers

Starmer: Use February half-term to vaccinate all teachers and school workers

The Labour leader repeatedly branded Boris Johnson ‘slow’ in his response to the pandemic.

Children as young as 12 used drug den

Children as young as 12 used drug den

Police and Middlesbrough Council have now shuttered the terraced house.

More than one in three students awarded first class degrees amid pandemic

More than one in three students awarded first class degrees amid pandemic

The proportion of top degrees surged after universities adopted ‘no detriment’ policies due to Covid-19, figures show.

People with UK Covid-19 variant ‘less likely to report loss of taste and smell’

People with UK Covid-19 variant ‘less likely to report loss of taste and smell’

Figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest the symptoms were significantly less common in people testing positive for the new variant.

Johnson: ‘Tougher’ quarantine measures for countries with mutant coronavirus

Johnson: ‘Tougher’ quarantine measures for countries with mutant coronavirus

The Prime Minister said the new measures would apply to arrivals from “red list” nations where there were concerning new coronavirus variants.

‘We may be dealing with Covid into the next decade’ – expert

‘We may be dealing with Covid into the next decade’ – expert

Dr Richard Harling said councils expect to be dealing with coronavirus cases for a ‘very long time’.

John Lewis staff to learn fate as retail giant presses on with job cuts

John Lewis staff to learn fate as retail giant presses on with job cuts

The employee-owned company was contacting individual workers on Wednesday to tell them if they are at risk of redundancy.

Welsh health minister heard calling colleague’s question ‘ridiculous’ over Zoom

Welsh health minister heard calling colleague’s question ‘ridiculous’ over Zoom

The remark was the second time a microphone has caught Vaughan Gething criticising a Welsh Labour colleague at the Senedd.

Government to review laws on land access for digital infrastructure

Government to review laws on land access for digital infrastructure

It wants to speed up the process of rolling out mobile coverage and broadband.

Poorest ‘locked out’ as one in six struggle to pay broadband bills – survey

Poorest ‘locked out’ as one in six struggle to pay broadband bills – survey

Citizens Advice says giving children laptops and broadband to carry out learning from home is ‘just a sticking plaster’ for the problem.

Bud the parrot slims down after crisps ban

Bud the parrot slims down after crisps ban

The Amazon green parrot was said to be able to detect a packet of crisps being opened from four miles away.

Edwin Poots calls for action on Brexit plant and soil bans

Edwin Poots calls for action on Brexit plant and soil bans

The Northern Ireland Protocol prevents the importation of certain plants and seeds to the region from Great Britain.

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