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Coffey accused of ‘dodging the details’ over asylum seeker’s death

Coffey accused of ‘dodging the details’ over asylum seeker’s death

Coffey accused of ‘dodging the details’ over asylum seeker’s death

02 September 2020

The Work and Pensions Secretary had previously been asked about Mercy Baguma’s death by the PA news agency.


Migrant crossings: Five times a new daily record was set in 2020

Migrant crossings: Five times a new daily record was set in 2020

Migrant crossings: Five times a new daily record was set in 2020

02 September 2020

The PA news agency, which tracks and analyses numbers of migrant crossings, has compiled a list of five days this year when a new record was set.


Huge wave of migrants reach UK in new single-day record

Huge wave of migrants reach UK in new single-day record

Huge wave of migrants reach UK in new single-day record

02 September 2020

More incidents in the Channel are ongoing and the total number could be revised up.


Health professionals ‘should watch language when discussing body weight’

Health professionals ‘should watch language when discussing body weight’

Health professionals ‘should watch language when discussing body weight’

02 September 2020

Researchers surveyed 2,915 adults online who had an average age of 49, 96% of whom were female.


What is Novichok and how has it been used?

What is Novichok and how has it been used?

What is Novichok and how has it been used?

02 September 2020

The Soviet-era nerve agent gained international attention following multiple poisonings in Salisbury in 2018.


Scottish Government calls for alternative to ‘unacceptable’ Internal Market Bill

Scottish Government calls for alternative to ‘unacceptable’ Internal Market Bill

Scottish Government calls for alternative to ‘unacceptable’ Internal Market Bill

02 September 2020

Constitution Secretary Mike Russell will argue instead for post-Brexit arrangements in the UK to be based on common frameworks.


Jobs at risk as Heathrow begins consulting with unions over pay cuts

Jobs at risk as Heathrow begins consulting with unions over pay cuts

Jobs at risk as Heathrow begins consulting with unions over pay cuts

02 September 2020

The west London airport said in a statement that its proposal ‘guarantees a job’ for anyone who wants to remain with the business.


Government commits £500m to boost trials of rapid Covid-19 tests

Government commits £500m to boost trials of rapid Covid-19 tests

Government commits £500m to boost trials of rapid Covid-19 tests

02 September 2020

Existing trials in Southampton and Hampshire will also be expanded.


GMB union urged to change its culture to end bullying and sexual harassment

GMB union urged to change its culture to end bullying and sexual harassment

GMB union urged to change its culture to end bullying and sexual harassment

02 September 2020

Barrister’s report makes ‘sad and difficult’ reading, says union president.


Raab urges Moscow to ‘tell the truth’ over Novichok poisoning of Kremlin critic

Raab urges Moscow to ‘tell the truth’ over Novichok poisoning of Kremlin critic

Raab urges Moscow to ‘tell the truth’ over Novichok poisoning of Kremlin critic

02 September 2020

The German government said Alexei Navalny was targeted with Novichok in an attempted murder.


Plan announced for second Nightingale facility in Northern Ireland

Plan announced for second Nightingale facility in Northern Ireland

Plan announced for second Nightingale facility in Northern Ireland

02 September 2020

Stormont health minister Robin Swann announced the plan ahead of what he warned could be a “tough winter”.


Harry and Meghan sign Netflix deal to make range of programmes

Harry and Meghan sign Netflix deal to make range of programmes

Harry and Meghan sign Netflix deal to make range of programmes

02 September 2020

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have said they want to create ‘content that informs but also gives hope’.


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

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

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

02 September 2020

Bolton, Rossendale, South Tyneside and Trafford are among the areas reporting a sharp rise in numbers.


Covid restrictions reversal is latest in string of Government U-turns

Covid restrictions reversal is latest in string of Government U-turns

Covid restrictions reversal is latest in string of Government U-turns

02 September 2020

PA looks at where the Government has previously missed targets and backtracked during the Covid-19 pandemic.


PM: Country going through orgy of embarrassment over traditions and history

PM: Country going through orgy of embarrassment over traditions and history

PM: Country going through orgy of embarrassment over traditions and history

02 September 2020

The BBC has reversed its decision about singing traditional anthems at the Last Night Of The Proms.


Ministers ‘sound like Luddites’ trying to get workers back to offices – union

Ministers ‘sound like Luddites’ trying to get workers back to offices – union

Ministers ‘sound like Luddites’ trying to get workers back to offices – union

02 September 2020

Civil service union the FDA has criticised the Government’s approach.


PM warns ‘it will get tougher’ as Sunak pledges no ‘horror show of tax rises’

PM warns ‘it will get tougher’ as Sunak pledges no ‘horror show of tax rises’

PM warns ‘it will get tougher’ as Sunak pledges no ‘horror show of tax rises’

02 September 2020

The Prime Minister and his Chancellor sought to placate the 2019 intake of Tories.


NHS worker releases song about racially aggravated hit-and-run attack

NHS worker releases song about racially aggravated hit-and-run attack

NHS worker releases song about racially aggravated hit-and-run attack

02 September 2020

The 21-year-old wrote the track, entitled Soon I’ll Be Just Fine, days after the incident in Bristol in July.


Johnson and Starmer clash over IRA during PMQs

Johnson and Starmer clash over IRA during PMQs

Johnson and Starmer clash over IRA during PMQs

02 September 2020

Mr Johnson’s comments were cut off by Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, who called for order.


Newly discovered molecule could play key role in treating osteoarthritis

Newly discovered molecule could play key role in treating osteoarthritis

Newly discovered molecule could play key role in treating osteoarthritis

02 September 2020

Researchers found the molecule provided long-lasting regeneration of bone and cartilage defects in animals.


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