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What national lockdown options are the Cabinet likely to consider?

What national lockdown options are the Cabinet likely to consider?

What national lockdown options are the Cabinet likely to consider?

21 September 2020

The Prime Minister is rumoured to be preparing to unveil further national lockdown measures on Tuesday.


Airbus unveils concepts for world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft

Airbus unveils concepts for world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft

Airbus unveils concepts for world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft

21 September 2020

The European plane-maker claimed the hydrogen-fuelled aircraft could enter service by 2035.


Coronavirus contact tracing app: How it works and other key questions answered

Coronavirus contact tracing app: How it works and other key questions answered

Coronavirus contact tracing app: How it works and other key questions answered

21 September 2020

The NHS Covid-19 app for England and Wales is expected to launch this week after months of delay.


Cadent calls on Government to allow 200 times more hydrogen in household gas

Cadent calls on Government to allow 200 times more hydrogen in household gas

Cadent calls on Government to allow 200 times more hydrogen in household gas

21 September 2020

Carbon emissions can be cut by six million tonnes a year, the equivalent of taking 2.5 million cars off the road.


Child exploitation ‘under-reported’ and ‘happening in plain sight’, inquiry told

Child exploitation ‘under-reported’ and ‘happening in plain sight’, inquiry told

Child exploitation ‘under-reported’ and ‘happening in plain sight’, inquiry told

21 September 2020

The latest strand of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse heard evidence of young victims, including one who had a gun pulled on her.


School worker speaks of shock at dismissal over Facebook posts

School worker speaks of shock at dismissal over Facebook posts

School worker speaks of shock at dismissal over Facebook posts

21 September 2020

Kristie Higgs is taking her former employer to an employment tribunal after she was sacked from her job at a school


National Trust details slavery and colonialism links to dozens of properties

National Trust details slavery and colonialism links to dozens of properties

National Trust details slavery and colonialism links to dozens of properties

21 September 2020

Estates and stately homes such as Clandon Park, Surrey, and Hare Hall in Cheshire, were connected to wealth from plantations or the slave trade.


Bandage-like material that can mend broken bones developed by researchers

Bandage-like material that can mend broken bones developed by researchers

Bandage-like material that can mend broken bones developed by researchers

21 September 2020

The new method improves repair and may change how broken bones are treated, scientists say.


FCA has ‘painful lessons’ to learn, says outgoing boss

FCA has ‘painful lessons’ to learn, says outgoing boss

FCA has ‘painful lessons’ to learn, says outgoing boss

21 September 2020

Several reviews are set to be published later this year.


Warning over dire consequences of Covid and flu ‘co-infection’

Warning over dire consequences of Covid and flu ‘co-infection’

Warning over dire consequences of Covid and flu ‘co-infection’

21 September 2020

People infected with both flu and Covid-19 have a serious increased risk of death.


Sir David Attenborough: The time for pure national interests is over

Sir David Attenborough: The time for pure national interests is over

Sir David Attenborough: The time for pure national interests is over

21 September 2020

He said that being wasteful is the ‘real demon, the real sin’.


France and Spain show rising Covid cases lead to deaths, says Vallance

France and Spain show rising Covid cases lead to deaths, says Vallance

France and Spain show rising Covid cases lead to deaths, says Vallance

21 September 2020

There were 14,389 new cases in Spain on Friday and 90 deaths, while in France there had been 13,498 new cases on Sunday and 25 deaths, figures show.


Boy diagnosed with rare cancer prepares for first day at school

Boy diagnosed with rare cancer prepares for first day at school

Boy diagnosed with rare cancer prepares for first day at school

21 September 2020

Alec Carpenter, aged four and from Stowmarket in Suffolk, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in 2016.


Government ‘driving horse and cart through Good Friday Agreement’

Government ‘driving horse and cart through Good Friday Agreement’

Government ‘driving horse and cart through Good Friday Agreement’

21 September 2020

Sinn Fein claimed the Internal Market Bill would ‘light a bonfire’ under hard-won peace process rights and the Northern Ireland protocol.


Rising Covid-19 cases would affect early diagnosis of other diseases – Whitty

Rising Covid-19 cases would affect early diagnosis of other diseases – Whitty

Rising Covid-19 cases would affect early diagnosis of other diseases – Whitty

21 September 2020

England’s chief medical officer said there is a “difficult balance” to be struck between healthcare and other areas, such as the economy.


Tory MP ‘forgot’ to wear face covering on train despite PM’s second wave fears

Tory MP ‘forgot’ to wear face covering on train despite PM’s second wave fears

Tory MP ‘forgot’ to wear face covering on train despite PM’s second wave fears

21 September 2020

Danny Kruger has apologised after being spotted without a mask during a one-hour journey to London on public transport.


Black graduates less likely to be satisfied with career than white peers – study

Black graduates less likely to be satisfied with career than white peers – study

Black graduates less likely to be satisfied with career than white peers – study

21 September 2020

Figures come as universities are under pressure to improve the outcomes of students from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.


Meghan’s letter to estranged father ‘part of a media strategy’, High Court hears

Meghan’s letter to estranged father ‘part of a media strategy’, High Court hears

Meghan’s letter to estranged father ‘part of a media strategy’, High Court hears

21 September 2020

The Duchess of Sussex is suing Associated Newspapers over five articles in total, two in the Mail on Sunday and three on MailOnline.


Grieving mother urges son’s killer to come forward

Grieving mother urges son’s killer to come forward

Grieving mother urges son’s killer to come forward

21 September 2020

Sixteen-year-old Mohamed Dura-Ray was stabbed to death in 2015.


Mother killed in Manchester Arena bombing was ‘guardian angel’ to her daughter

Mother killed in Manchester Arena bombing was ‘guardian angel’ to her daughter

Mother killed in Manchester Arena bombing was ‘guardian angel’ to her daughter

21 September 2020

Michelle Kiss was among the 22 people killed in the terror attack on May 22 2017.


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