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Rare Harry Potter books saved from skip up for auction

Rare Harry Potter books saved from skip up for auction

In all, three first edition copies of Harry Potter and Philosopher’s Stone are going under the hammer.

DUP politician went online shopping during Covid meeting

DUP politician went online shopping during Covid meeting

Alex Easton has apologised for disrespecting the health committee after he was filmed looking at shoes.

Uplifting news: ‘Miracle’ 1lb baby goes home and rare white squirrel spotted

Uplifting news: ‘Miracle’ 1lb baby goes home and rare white squirrel spotted

A round-up of Thursday’s feel-good stories.

Isle of Wight users get to grips with ‘really smart’ Covid-19 tracing app

Isle of Wight users get to grips with ‘really smart’ Covid-19 tracing app

Amid privacy concerns, Isle of Wight residents said the app is ‘simple to use’.

Entire Somerset village kitted out with fabric face masks

Entire Somerset village kitted out with fabric face masks

Hundreds of the face coverings have been made by a group of women in Croscombe.

Whisky industry in plea for tariffs to be scrapped in US-UK trade talks

Whisky industry in plea for tariffs to be scrapped in US-UK trade talks

The Scotch Whisky Association has called for the UK and Us to drop the 25% tariffs on whisky as part of the post-Brexit trade talks.

Sir Keir Starmer told to ‘be more like Nicola’ to win Scots voters back

Sir Keir Starmer told to ‘be more like Nicola’ to win Scots voters back

The new UK Labour leader staged on online meeting with party activists and others in Glasgow.

Royal family praises journalists working through Covid-19 crisis

Royal family praises journalists working through Covid-19 crisis

The royals tweeted: “Let’s recognise all of the journalists and broadcasters working to keep us informed.”

AI used to create ‘one-stop shop’ of coronavirus scientific research

AI used to create ‘one-stop shop’ of coronavirus scientific research

It is hoped the development will accelerate the search for promising new drug targets and treatments.

Court reserves judgment in lorry deaths case extradition challenge

Court reserves judgment in lorry deaths case extradition challenge

Eamonn Harrison, 22, was further remanded in custody pending a decision by the Irish Court of Appeal.

Pubs face ‘worrying’ future as 15,000 could close during pandemic

Pubs face ‘worrying’ future as 15,000 could close during pandemic

The British Beer and Pub Association’s chief executive said she was ‘very, very worried’ about the industry’s future.

Zoom announces plans to introduce end-to-end encryption

Zoom announces plans to introduce end-to-end encryption

The video conferencing service has acquired secure messaging platform Keybase and will use its engineers to add stronger encryption to its meetings.

Robber jailed after plucky pensioner fights back

Robber jailed after plucky pensioner fights back

Trevor Weston, 77, retaliated when Michael Collins attacked him in Cardiff, punching him twice in the face.

VE Day: Care home creates museum based on residents’ wartime experiences

VE Day: Care home creates museum based on residents’ wartime experiences

Residents have shared their wartime memories, including 79-year-old Bernard ‘Sam’ Lambert who was born under a table during an air raid.

Would-be sunbathers told coronavirus social distancing rules continue to apply

Would-be sunbathers told coronavirus social distancing rules continue to apply

Much of the UK will be bathed in glorious sunshine on Friday.

School hosts socially distanced VE Day tea party for eight remaining pupils

School hosts socially distanced VE Day tea party for eight remaining pupils

Pupils still attending Breadsall Primary School in Derby ate in the sunshine with Union flag bunting above their heads.

Spike in migrant boats in part due to Covid lockdown, Home Office says

Spike in migrant boats in part due to Covid lockdown, Home Office says

Priti Patel had a ‘very positive’ call with her French counterpart about border security on Wednesday, the Home Office said.

Johnson warns Covid-19 lockdown must be eased with ‘maximum caution’

Johnson warns Covid-19 lockdown must be eased with ‘maximum caution’

Nicola Sturgeon says she will not be ‘pressured’ by Westminster into lifting restrictions in Scotland ‘prematurely’.

Speculation on easing lockdown risks ‘mixed messages’ – Welsh Government

Speculation on easing lockdown risks ‘mixed messages’ – Welsh Government

The claim followed reports Boris Johnson is set to ease restrictions on Sunday.

UK was insufficiently prepared for pandemic, secret document reveals

UK was insufficiently prepared for pandemic, secret document reveals

The analysis was based on a 2016 simulation of a flu pandemic, codenamed Exercise Cygnus.

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