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Queen recalls own wartime broadcast and tells nation: ‘We will meet again’

Queen recalls own wartime broadcast and tells nation: ‘We will meet again’

The monarch said she was reminded of the time she spoke on Children’s Hour during the Second World War.

Taoiseach rejoins medical register to help coronavirus fight

Taoiseach rejoins medical register to help coronavirus fight

Leo Varadkar will serve one session a week in a contribution to the effort by health workers caring for those with Covid-19.

700th anniversary of Declaration of Arbroath to be marked

700th anniversary of Declaration of Arbroath to be marked

A display of the document at the National Museum of Scotland was postponed last month due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Colleagues pay tribute to NHS staff who have died during Covid-19 crisis

Colleagues pay tribute to NHS staff who have died during Covid-19 crisis

On Sunday, the first serving NHS midwife in England to die after testing positive for the virus was confirmed.

Who is in Sir Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet?

Who is in Sir Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet?

Rachel Reeves and Lisa Nandy are among the members of the new Labour Party leader’s shadow cabinet.

Gaming used to spread Covid-19 safety message to youngsters

Gaming used to spread Covid-19 safety message to youngsters

Government and leading UK video games companies see it as a way to get key public health messages into more UK homes

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer unveils new-look shadow cabinet

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer unveils new-look shadow cabinet

Anneliese Dodds, Lisa Nandy and Nick Thomas-Symonds are among those who have been given frontbench roles.

Hancock warns minority flouting rules: Change behaviour to end lockdown faster

Hancock warns minority flouting rules: Change behaviour to end lockdown faster

The Health Secretary was speaking ahead of the Queen’s televised address to the nation on Sunday night.

Lamb named Zoom after being born during group video chat

Lamb named Zoom after being born during group video chat

Farmer Rachael Caton did not want to miss out on talking to her friends so took part in the group chat from the lambing shed.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab welcomes back stranded Britons

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab welcomes back stranded Britons

What is the advice for Britons struggling to travel home during pandemic?

Coronavirus death toll in Scotland rises to 220 as CMO resigns

Coronavirus death toll in Scotland rises to 220 as CMO resigns

Photos of Dr Catherine Calderwood and her family near a coastal retreat in Earlsferry were published in The Scottish Sun on Saturday.

ExCel U-turns on charges to NHS for Nightingale hospital

ExCel U-turns on charges to NHS for Nightingale hospital

The centre boss said the deal with the health service had included some contributions to costs, but ‘we have since decided to cover the fixed costs’.

What is the advice for Britons struggling to travel home during pandemic?

What is the advice for Britons struggling to travel home during pandemic?

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises against all but essential travel to many countries.

Scotland’s chief medical officer wrong to visit second home – Nicola Sturgeon

Scotland’s chief medical officer wrong to visit second home – Nicola Sturgeon

Dr Catherine Calderwood has apologised for travelling twice to her family’s second home in Fife from their main residence in Edinburgh.

New stamps issued on 250th anniversary of William Wordsworth’s birth

New stamps issued on 250th anniversary of William Wordsworth’s birth

The set of 10 stamps also celebrates other major Romantic poets.

PPE provision condemned after care home worker suspected of having Covid-19 dies

PPE provision condemned after care home worker suspected of having Covid-19 dies

A care home worker in Scotland suspected of having the virus has died, sources said.

Scotland’s chief medical officer given police warning over visit to second home

Scotland’s chief medical officer given police warning over visit to second home

Police Scotland Chief Constable Iain Livingstone said local officers visited Dr Catherine Calderwood and ‘issued a warning about her future conduct’.

Lord Bath of Longleat dies after testing positive for Covid-19

Lord Bath of Longleat dies after testing positive for Covid-19

Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath, died on Saturday after being admitted to the Royal United Hospital in Bath on March 28.

Life on the inside: 10 ways to be eco-friendly during lockdown

Life on the inside: 10 ways to be eco-friendly during lockdown

A spell in isolation might be an opportunity to change habits and help the environment.

Rail workers discover markings in cave thought to be from 14th century

Rail workers discover markings in cave thought to be from 14th century

Engineers were fixing a landslip near Guildford in Surrey when they found the suspected medieval shrine.

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