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Gatherings at gym, hotel and house broken up as police enforce coronavirus laws

Gatherings at gym, hotel and house broken up as police enforce coronavirus laws

Police in Merseyside found about 200 people partying in a hotel in Liverpool city centre in the early hours of Sunday morning.

EU mask slipped when Article 16 was triggered – Nigel Dodds

EU mask slipped when Article 16 was triggered – Nigel Dodds

The DUP deputy leader also accused the bloc of setting a precedent.

Teachers moving up Covid vaccine queue could leave vulnerable at risk – Truss

Teachers moving up Covid vaccine queue could leave vulnerable at risk – Truss

Labour is calling for the February half-term to be used for teachers to receive the coronavirus jab before schools return.

Carrie Symonds appointed head of communications at animal charity

Carrie Symonds appointed head of communications at animal charity

Boris Johnson’s fiancee has been appointed the new head of communications at the Aspinall Foundation.

Independence vote without Westminster backing would be illegal – Scots Secretary

Independence vote without Westminster backing would be illegal – Scots Secretary

The SNP has released a plan to hold a referendum regardless of permission from Westminster, which could be challenged in court.

Ban on old tyres comes into force following mother’s campaign

Ban on old tyres comes into force following mother’s campaign

Frances Molloy told BBC Breakfast she felt a ‘sense of relief’ after campaigning for eight years following her son’s death.

Labour urges Government to create national task force on cladding

Labour urges Government to create national task force on cladding

Party leader Sir Keir Starmer said a parliamentary debate on Monday ‘needs to be a turning point’ for those affected.

Irish premier calls for calm in the race to vaccinate populations

Irish premier calls for calm in the race to vaccinate populations

Micheal Martin said he is confident Ireland ‘will get there’.

Boy, 13, stabbed in attack by four men in supermarket car park

Boy, 13, stabbed in attack by four men in supermarket car park

Greater Manchester Police said four men armed with large bladed weapons were seen approaching the boy before attacking him in an Asda car park.

Billy Hutchinson – Unionism needs to unite in peaceful way over Protocol

Billy Hutchinson – Unionism needs to unite in peaceful way over Protocol

A senior police officer warned last week that discontent was growing.

UK could have ‘1948 moment’ in recovering from pandemic – Jeremy Hunt

UK could have ‘1948 moment’ in recovering from pandemic – Jeremy Hunt

The Tory former health secretary said Clement Attlee’s government showed ‘enormous imagination’ in recovering after the Second World War.

‘Too early’ to determine when UK will send vaccines overseas, says Truss

‘Too early’ to determine when UK will send vaccines overseas, says Truss

The International Trade Secretary said it would be damaging to become a ‘vaccinated island’ while other countries go without.

Elderly couple ill with Covid hope to be reunited after ‘medics work wonders’

Elderly couple ill with Covid hope to be reunited after ‘medics work wonders’

The couple were admitted to the same hospital ward after contracting coronavirus.

Irish PM says he had no prior knowledge of EU’s Article 16 move

Irish PM says he had no prior knowledge of EU’s Article 16 move

Politicians across the UK and Ireland were left blindsided by the move by the EU over concerns about the supply of Covid vaccines.

I didn’t believe the virus was real, Covid-19 patients told nurse

I didn’t believe the virus was real, Covid-19 patients told nurse

Senior charge nurse Rosario Walshe gave the PA news agency an insight into working on a coronavirus ward.

Harry Dunn suspect ‘willing to discuss resolution’ despite extradition refusal

Harry Dunn suspect ‘willing to discuss resolution’ despite extradition refusal

Anne Sacoolas’s lawyers said she would like ‘nothing more than to find a path forward’.

Bank to weigh up economy-boosting action as UK on verge of double-dip recession

Bank to weigh up economy-boosting action as UK on verge of double-dip recession

Policymakers may expand the Bank’s £895 billion quantitative easing programme and will report back on its consultation into negative interest rates.

Self-harm cases among teenage girls triple in decade, ‘alarming’ figures suggest

Self-harm cases among teenage girls triple in decade, ‘alarming’ figures suggest

Analysis of NHS Digital data by the PA news agency suggests self-harm admissions to hospitals in England among 13-30-year-olds has almost doubled.

Carrie Symonds lands job with animal conservation charity – report

Carrie Symonds lands job with animal conservation charity – report

Ms Symonds has been an outspoken campaigner on animal rights.

Nadhim Zahawi opens up on ‘heart wrenching’ loss of his uncle to Covid

Nadhim Zahawi opens up on ‘heart wrenching’ loss of his uncle to Covid

Faiz Issa was 88 years old.

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