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Margaret Ferrier in court over alleged Covid rules breach

Margaret Ferrier in court over alleged Covid rules breach

The 60-year-old MP did not enter a plea at Glasgow Sheriff Court and was released on bail.

Study uncovers ‘rare mud carapace’ of Egyptian mummy

Study uncovers ‘rare mud carapace’ of Egyptian mummy

Studies of mummified bodies have occasionally reported a hard resinous shell protecting the body within its wrappings.

Man fined £10,000 over unlicensed music event at disused church

Man fined £10,000 over unlicensed music event at disused church

All Saints Church in East Horndon in Essex was trashed by hundreds of revellers on New Year’s Eve.

Labour MP rubbishes claims of ‘heated discussions’ between PM and Starmer

Labour MP rubbishes claims of ‘heated discussions’ between PM and Starmer

The pair were seen continuing to talk outside the Commons after their terse exchanges at Prime Minister’s Questions.

Public urged to do a #LittleGoodDeed to help struggling parents

Public urged to do a #LittleGoodDeed to help struggling parents

A coalition of 18 charities is launching a campaign to encourage people to help a parent or carer they know who may be struggling during lockdown.

Wales is ‘fastest-moving nation’ with vaccine rollout, Health Minister says

Wales is ‘fastest-moving nation’ with vaccine rollout, Health Minister says

Vaughan Gething stressed that Wales was not in a race against other UK nations despite the claim.

Shopper footfall slides almost two-thirds amid January lockdown

Shopper footfall slides almost two-thirds amid January lockdown

Research firm Springboard’s monthly footfall monitor revealed that shopper numbers slid by 65.6% across UK shopping destinations.

Government ‘keen for Eurostar to survive but will not take lead in rescue’

Government ‘keen for Eurostar to survive but will not take lead in rescue’

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told MPs the struggling cross-Channel rail operator is ‘not our company’ as it is majority-owned France’s SNCF.

Paralysed man to walk 112 miles in exoskeleton suit to raise funds for NHS

Paralysed man to walk 112 miles in exoskeleton suit to raise funds for NHS

Simon Kindleysides will walk four miles a day in February.

Leaked memo on patriotic rebrand ‘not Labour strategy’, says party

Leaked memo on patriotic rebrand ‘not Labour strategy’, says party

Sir Keir Starmer’s spokesman said the recommendations in the document were from a ‘third party’.

Gove asks EU for extension of NI Protocol grace periods to 2023

Gove asks EU for extension of NI Protocol grace periods to 2023

Some of the grace periods currently in operation are due to expire at the end of March.

Ministers working with EU to solve delays to food exports – Wales Secretary

Ministers working with EU to solve delays to food exports – Wales Secretary

Simon Hart told MPs he is ‘very seized of the challenges’ facing the UK shellfish industry.

Ministers urged to put pressure on universities over refunds for students

Ministers urged to put pressure on universities over refunds for students

Education minister Michelle Donelan said there is a process for students to seek a partial refund.

Calls for domestic abuse support workers to be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccine

Calls for domestic abuse support workers to be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccine

Domestic abuse commissioner Nicole Jacobs spoke to MPs on Wednesday.

Discovery of South African variant in Southport caused ‘shock and concern’

Discovery of South African variant in Southport caused ‘shock and concern’

Mobile testing units have been set up with deliveries of home testing kits due to begin to try to trace any more cases of the variant.

Irish teenager who racially abused Ian Wright escapes criminal conviction

Irish teenager who racially abused Ian Wright escapes criminal conviction

Patrick O’Brien was handed probation after abusing the former England striker in private messages on Instagram.

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in Wales

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in Wales

Wrexham, Denbighshire and Bridgend are among the areas recording the biggest week-on-week falls.

HS2 will be critical unless humans can teleport themselves – Shapps

HS2 will be critical unless humans can teleport themselves – Shapps

The Transport Secretary said in 50 years’ time people will be ‘very grateful’ that the high-speed railway was built.

Video shows customer arriving at barbers as police confront owner over breaches

Video shows customer arriving at barbers as police confront owner over breaches

Police bodycam footage shows two officers arriving at the barber shop in Northfleet, Kent.

PM ‘willing to override part of NI Protocol’

PM ‘willing to override part of NI Protocol’

Urgent action from the European Union is needed to resolve the problems, Boris Johnson acknowledged.

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