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Job losses: Major cuts since start of pandemic

Job losses: Major cuts since start of pandemic

WH Smith, Dixons Carphone, Pizza Express and DW Sports are among firms to announce major potential job losses so far this month.

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

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

Pendle, Swindon and Calderdale are among the areas recording a week-on-week rise.

William and Kate see funny side of blunt verdict on their bingo calling

William and Kate see funny side of blunt verdict on their bingo calling

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spent the day in South Wales visiting Barry Island and a care home in Cardiff.

Covid-19 survivors who were treated in hospital urged to donate plasma

Covid-19 survivors who were treated in hospital urged to donate plasma

People who needed hospital treatment for the disease are more likely to have plasma which has the potential to save lives.

CPS ruled Caroline Flack charge was in public interest, inquest told

CPS ruled Caroline Flack charge was in public interest, inquest told

Prosecutors initially decided just to caution the star, but the police appealed.

Caroline Flack feared for career amid court case and press hounding – inquest

Caroline Flack feared for career amid court case and press hounding – inquest

The television presenter was found hanged at her home in London, two days after prosecutors decided to press ahead with an assault charge.

Family of Pc Andrew Harper campaign for tougher sentences for police killers

Family of Pc Andrew Harper campaign for tougher sentences for police killers

The officer’s mother, Debbie Adlam, is calling for a minimum term of 20 years, and his widow, Lissie Harper, wants full-life sentences to be imposed.

Weekend car use returns to pre-pandemic levels

Weekend car use returns to pre-pandemic levels

The amount of cars on Britain’s roads compared with the equivalent day in early February was 100% on Sunday.

UK offers support to Lebanon after massive Beirut blast

UK offers support to Lebanon after massive Beirut blast

The Queen was among those to send condolences to the nation’s president Michel Aoun, saying she and the Duke of Edinburgh were ‘deeply saddened’.

Aberdeen coronavirus cluster: Timeline of events leading to local lockdown

Aberdeen coronavirus cluster: Timeline of events leading to local lockdown

Restrictions have been tightened in the city after the emergence of an outbreak, first announced on Sunday.

Labour calls for ‘urgent reassurance’ over assessments in lieu of exam results

Labour calls for ‘urgent reassurance’ over assessments in lieu of exam results

In a letter to Gavin Williamson, shadow education secretary Kate Green warned this year’s system of assessment ‘risks creating winners and losers’.

New planning system will ‘cut red tape not standards’, Housing Secretary insists

New planning system will ‘cut red tape not standards’, Housing Secretary insists

Part of the new process will involve quicker development on land which has been designated ‘for renewal’.

Town John Hume loved so well says thanks to peacemaker

Town John Hume loved so well says thanks to peacemaker

Spontaneous applause broke out among those who had gathered outside St Eugene’s Cathedral as the former SDLP leader was taken on his final journey.

Researchers discover lower energy limit for life on Earth

Researchers discover lower energy limit for life on Earth

A new study has found that some microbes deep below the seafloor survive on less energy than was previously known to support life.

Boris Johnson congratulates new leader of Scottish Tories

Boris Johnson congratulates new leader of Scottish Tories

Douglas Ross was appointed on Wednesday, less than a week after the resignation of his predecessor Jackson Carlaw.

Emergency powers used to stop wild camping in part of Dartmoor

Emergency powers used to stop wild camping in part of Dartmoor

The area has seen an increase in numbers, with people camping in tents, motorhomes and camper vans – many in breach of the National Park byelaws.

Rare leopard cubs play together in zoo enclosure

Rare leopard cubs play together in zoo enclosure

The pair were born at Banham Zoo in Norfolk while it was closed during lockdown.

William and Kate walk in Gavin and Stacey’s footsteps during Barry Island visit

William and Kate walk in Gavin and Stacey’s footsteps during Barry Island visit

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Barry Island where the popular comedy drama series is filmed.

Samsung would ‘welcome the opportunity’ to help build UK 5G networks

Samsung would ‘welcome the opportunity’ to help build UK 5G networks

Samsung UK and Ireland executive Conor Pierce said the company could replace Huawei after it’s equipment was banned by the Government.

Covid-19: Bereaved feel ‘swept under carpet’

Covid-19: Bereaved feel ‘swept under carpet’

People who have lost their loved ones during the pandemic said the Government ‘doesn’t necessarily want to engage with bereaved families’.

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