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Traditional Shrovetide football match cancelled over Covid concerns

Traditional Shrovetide football match cancelled over Covid concerns

The game has been held annually in the market town of Ashbourne, Derbyshire, for centuries.

Fundraiser walking UK coastline to spend lockdown isolating in Scottish forest

Fundraiser walking UK coastline to spend lockdown isolating in Scottish forest

Chris Lewis spent the first lockdown alone on a previously uninhabited Shetland island.

Strike by BA cargo workers to go ahead from Christmas Day, Unite announces

Strike by BA cargo workers to go ahead from Christmas Day, Unite announces

Workers based at Heathrow will walk out for nine days in a dispute over pay and conditions.

Irish agriculture minister tests positive for Covid-19

Irish agriculture minister tests positive for Covid-19

The news came as the country prepares to enter fresh lockdown restrictions.

Star building duo hand out 1,000 presents from Bald Sleigh

Star building duo hand out 1,000 presents from Bald Sleigh

Viral duo The Bald Builders toured their West Sussex community in a van-turned-Santa’s grotto.

Man arrested as stranded lorry drivers clash with police

Man arrested as stranded lorry drivers clash with police

The British Retail Consortium has warned of possible food shortages until the backlog of more than 5,000 lorries is cleared.

Alex Salmond inquiry MSPs seek clarification of SNP chief executive’s evidence

Alex Salmond inquiry MSPs seek clarification of SNP chief executive’s evidence

Peter Murrell, who is the husband of Nicola Sturgeon, appeared before the Holyrood committee earlier this month.

Chelsea Pensioners offered ‘early Christmas present’ of coronavirus vaccine

Chelsea Pensioners offered ‘early Christmas present’ of coronavirus vaccine

Around 300 Chelsea Pensioners were offered the jab at the Royal Hospital Chelsea on Wednesday.

Work on deal text could be done on Christmas Day if agreement struck – Martin

Work on deal text could be done on Christmas Day if agreement struck – Martin

Micheal Martin said the logjam in Brexit trade negotiations was ‘all down to fish’.

Pensioners perform their own Christmas song in care home

Pensioners perform their own Christmas song in care home

Pearl Medd, 93, teamed up with 103-year-old Margaret Warburton to perform the ditty.

Image of penguins with their flippers around each other wins photography prize

Image of penguins with their flippers around each other wins photography prize

Tobias Baumgaertner won the Ocean Photography Awards’ community choice prize for the image of the birds ‘flipper in flipper’.

Starmer: Covid crisis has shown the best of Britain

Starmer: Covid crisis has shown the best of Britain

The Labour leader used his Christmas message to thank key workers for their role in the pandemic.

Drivers clash with police in Dover as lorries are further delayed by travel ban

Drivers clash with police in Dover as lorries are further delayed by travel ban

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick warned it may take a ‘few days’ to clear the backlog of lorries despite the travel ban being eased.

‘Further action’ may be needed to curb coronavirus spread, minister admits

‘Further action’ may be needed to curb coronavirus spread, minister admits

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick acknowledged that more stringent measures may be needed in parts of England.

Essex town sees surge in wild swimming popularity

Essex town sees surge in wild swimming popularity

People began flocking to the water in Leigh-on-Sea from mid-October.

Optimism rises that Brexit trade deal can be reached with European Union

Optimism rises that Brexit trade deal can be reached with European Union

Talks are entering their final stages, with a deal needing to be in place by January 1.

Marston’s inks deal to run Brains’ pubs, protecting 1,300 jobs

Marston’s inks deal to run Brains’ pubs, protecting 1,300 jobs

The Welsh brewer has been badly hit by recent restrictions.

Radio Caroline to broadcast Queen’s Christmas message for the first time

Radio Caroline to broadcast Queen’s Christmas message for the first time

The former pirate station, based on a ship, was awarded an AM waveband licence from Ofcom in 2017.

Crocodile bites and lightning strike victims among unusual cases seen by NHS

Crocodile bites and lightning strike victims among unusual cases seen by NHS

The health service has also been treating an array of other ailments.

Strictly helped me deal with stage fright, Joe McFadden says

Strictly helped me deal with stage fright, Joe McFadden says

The actor is starring in a new online drama for National Theatre of Scotland.

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