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Coronavirus BAME protection advice ‘unpublished’

Coronavirus BAME protection advice ‘unpublished’

Public Health England (PHE) said the recommendations will be published next week

Government downplays importance of app for test, track and trace plan

Government downplays importance of app for test, track and trace plan

Originally, the app was due to be ready for a full roll out by late May.

Boy, 13, among four arrested over police attack in Hackney

Boy, 13, among four arrested over police attack in Hackney

Detective Chief Superintendent Marcus Barnett said he was ‘horrified’ after seeing video footage of the attack.

‘Not enough immunity data’ for mass roll-out of antibody tests to public

‘Not enough immunity data’ for mass roll-out of antibody tests to public

Baroness Dido Harding was speaking at the Downing Street press briefing.

Coronavirus study finds as many as 80% of positive cases do not show symptoms

Coronavirus study finds as many as 80% of positive cases do not show symptoms

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the number of people carrying the virus symptomatically was what made Covid-19 difficult to contain.

Johnson and von der Leyen to hold virtual summit to break post-Brexit deadlock

Johnson and von der Leyen to hold virtual summit to break post-Brexit deadlock

Negotiators on both sides have acknowledged a lack of progress.

Coronavirus test and trace system ‘fit for purpose’ but not ‘gold standard’

Coronavirus test and trace system ‘fit for purpose’ but not ‘gold standard’

Baroness Dido Harding, the head of the programme, admitted improvements were needed.

Police recover gun used to kill journalist Lyra McKee

Police recover gun used to kill journalist Lyra McKee

Lyra McKee was an observer during rioting in the city’s Creggan area.

People living alone to be reunited with families as lockdown eased in NI

People living alone to be reunited with families as lockdown eased in NI

The latest measure means an isolated grandparent will be able to see grandchildren again.

Should the two-metre social-distancing restriction be reduced to one?

Should the two-metre social-distancing restriction be reduced to one?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would keep the two-metre social-distancing rule ‘under constant review’.

Advising passengers not to travel with hand luggage is rubbish – Ryanair

Advising passengers not to travel with hand luggage is rubbish – Ryanair

New Government guidance claims reducing the amount of hand luggage taken on board planes will minimise the risk of spreading Covid-19.

Majority want social distancing to remain at 2 metres, poll shows

Majority want social distancing to remain at 2 metres, poll shows

A snap poll by YouGov found that 58% of people want the rules to be kept at the current distance, and 24% want it dropped to one metre.

Revoking Shamima Begum’s citizenship ‘exposed her to real risk of death’

Revoking Shamima Begum’s citizenship ‘exposed her to real risk of death’

The tribunal also found that the decision did not breach the Home Office’s policy on the extraterritorial application of human rights.

Newsnight episode on Dominic Cummings receives almost 24,000 complaints

Newsnight episode on Dominic Cummings receives almost 24,000 complaints

The episode aired in May.

Murderer who killed eight in house fire has minimum jail term increased

Murderer who killed eight in house fire has minimum jail term increased

After more than a decade on the run, he was extradited back to the UK in 2018.

Probation reform: How ‘Failing Grayling’ earned his nickname

Probation reform: How ‘Failing Grayling’ earned his nickname

The former justice and transport secretary has courted controversy in the past.

‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ cannon stolen during burglary

‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ cannon stolen during burglary

The one-and-a-half-tonne cast-iron cannon thought to have been used in the Hollywood blockbuster franchise were taken from a farm in Devon

Businesswoman in £1.6bn High Court battle with Barclays says she was lied to

Businesswoman in £1.6bn High Court battle with Barclays says she was lied to

Amanda Staveley says her private equity firm, PCP, was treated unfairly when negotiating investment deals during the 2008 financial crisis.

MPs call for new autumn bank holiday and VAT cut to help tourism firms

MPs call for new autumn bank holiday and VAT cut to help tourism firms

The All-Part Parliament Group (APPG) for Hospitality and Tourism has issued a new report calling for a raft of measures to support the sectors.

Human rights watchdog launches fresh review of the Windrush scandal

Human rights watchdog launches fresh review of the Windrush scandal

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is mounting legal action to assess the Home Office’s ‘hostile environment’ policy.

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