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Nicola Sturgeon defends ‘difficult’ decision on new local lockdown

Nicola Sturgeon defends ‘difficult’ decision on new local lockdown

Nicola Sturgeon defends ‘difficult’ decision on new local lockdown

02 September 2020

The First Minister said doing nothing was ‘not an option’ after rising cases of Covid-19 in Glasgow, East Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire.


Rescued curlew chicks released back into the wild

Rescued curlew chicks released back into the wild

Rescued curlew chicks released back into the wild

02 September 2020

Their eggs were saved from a peatland blaze on the shores of Lough Neagh earlier this year.


Scottish Labour MSPs call for Richard Leonard to quit as leader

Scottish Labour MSPs call for Richard Leonard to quit as leader

Scottish Labour MSPs call for Richard Leonard to quit as leader

02 September 2020

James Kelly, Daniel Johnson and Jenny Marra voiced their concerns about the party’s performance under Mr Leonard’s leadership.


Facebook removes Russian-based fake accounts targeting UK politics

Facebook removes Russian-based fake accounts targeting UK politics

Facebook removes Russian-based fake accounts targeting UK politics

02 September 2020

The social network revealed details in its latest Co-ordinated Inauthentic Behaviour Report.


More than half of staff back in office at DWP, minister says

More than half of staff back in office at DWP, minister says

More than half of staff back in office at DWP, minister says

02 September 2020

Therese Coffey said that 799 of her department’s 804 sites are open.


Backlash over local lockdown lifting in Greater Manchester

Backlash over local lockdown lifting in Greater Manchester

Backlash over local lockdown lifting in Greater Manchester

02 September 2020

Mayor Andy Burnham has blasted the decision to lift restrictions in Bolton and Trafford as ‘completely illogical’.


House prices shrug off Covid-19 worries to hit all-time high

House prices shrug off Covid-19 worries to hit all-time high

House prices shrug off Covid-19 worries to hit all-time high

02 September 2020

Property prices rose by 2% in August.


Steroids reduce risk of death in critically ill Covid-19 patients – study

Steroids reduce risk of death in critically ill Covid-19 patients – study

Steroids reduce risk of death in critically ill Covid-19 patients – study

02 September 2020

More than 1,700 patients from 12 countries were involved in seven trials.


Rare form of pancreatic cancer ‘could be targeted with immunotherapies’

Rare form of pancreatic cancer ‘could be targeted with immunotherapies’

Rare form of pancreatic cancer ‘could be targeted with immunotherapies’

02 September 2020

London’s Institute of Cancer Research has been carrying out the research.


Oxford named as best university in the world in global rankings

Oxford named as best university in the world in global rankings

Oxford named as best university in the world in global rankings

02 September 2020

Experts warned the UK risks losing its status as a ‘higher education superpower’ amid Brexit and Covid-19.


Lissie Harper to meet with Priti Patel over Harper’s Law campaign

Lissie Harper to meet with Priti Patel over Harper’s Law campaign

Lissie Harper to meet with Priti Patel over Harper’s Law campaign

02 September 2020

The 29-year-old widow will be in Westminster to make her case for a new law requiring life sentences for those who kill emergency services workers.


What the papers say – September 2

What the papers say – September 2

What the papers say – September 2

01 September 2020

The chance of a no-deal Brexit and a spending boost for British intelligence feature in the papers on Wednesday.


UK Government to be pressed over Greece quarantine as Wales and Scotland act

UK Government to be pressed over Greece quarantine as Wales and Scotland act

UK Government to be pressed over Greece quarantine as Wales and Scotland act

01 September 2020

Welsh health minister Vaughan Gething said he would be asking the UK Government for an urgent meeting.


Boris Johnson to face MPs’ wrath in return to Commons after series of U-turns

Boris Johnson to face MPs’ wrath in return to Commons after series of U-turns

Boris Johnson to face MPs’ wrath in return to Commons after series of U-turns

01 September 2020

He will face critics from both sides of the House on Wednesday during his first Prime Minister’s Questions since Parliament’s summer recess began.


Ofqual chair to be grilled by MPs amid continued exams confusion

Ofqual chair to be grilled by MPs amid continued exams confusion

Ofqual chair to be grilled by MPs amid continued exams confusion

01 September 2020

Roger Taylor will appear before the Commons education committee on Wednesday in the wake of the GCSE and A-levels fiasco.


Protests to resume in London despite dozens of arrests

Protests to resume in London despite dozens of arrests

Protests to resume in London despite dozens of arrests

01 September 2020

The Metropolitan Police said an officer was assaulted during protests on Tuesday.


Unilever to replace carbon from non-renewable fossil fuels in cleaning products

Unilever to replace carbon from non-renewable fossil fuels in cleaning products

Unilever to replace carbon from non-renewable fossil fuels in cleaning products

01 September 2020

By moving away from fossil fuel-derived chemicals in product formulations, the company will reduce its carbon footprint.


Scotland adds Greece to quarantine list: Here’s what it means for holidaymakers

Scotland adds Greece to quarantine list: Here’s what it means for holidaymakers

Scotland adds Greece to quarantine list: Here’s what it means for holidaymakers

01 September 2020

England is continuing to allow travellers to arrive from the Mediterranean country without having to go into quarantine.


UK negotiators told they must not ‘surrender’ to EU over fishing in Brexit talks

UK negotiators told they must not ‘surrender’ to EU over fishing in Brexit talks

UK negotiators told they must not ‘surrender’ to EU over fishing in Brexit talks

01 September 2020

MPs debated the Fisheries Bill at second reading, which enables the UK to become an independent coastal state post-Brexit.


Covid-19: England yet to add Greece to quarantine list as Scotland and Wales act

Covid-19: England yet to add Greece to quarantine list as Scotland and Wales act

Covid-19: England yet to add Greece to quarantine list as Scotland and Wales act

01 September 2020

The move came as holidaymakers scrambled to return from Portugal amid growing concerns restrictions could be reimposed.


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