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New Lib Dem leader kicks off ‘listening tour’ with fish and chip shop shift

New Lib Dem leader kicks off ‘listening tour’ with fish and chip shop shift

New Lib Dem leader kicks off ‘listening tour’ with fish and chip shop shift

04 September 2020

Sir Ed Davey said the party’s poor showing in the last three general elections was ‘voters sending a message’.


UK scientists team up with Syrian refugees to develop reusable PPE

UK scientists team up with Syrian refugees to develop reusable PPE

UK scientists team up with Syrian refugees to develop reusable PPE

04 September 2020

The project has received £766,675 of funding from the UK Government.


Ireland selects its two candidates to replace EU Commissioner Phil Hogan

Ireland selects its two candidates to replace EU Commissioner Phil Hogan

Ireland selects its two candidates to replace EU Commissioner Phil Hogan

04 September 2020

MEP Mairead McGuinness and former European Investment Bank vice president Andrew McDowell have been put forward by the Government.


Johnson defends ex-Australian PM Abbott: He was elected by a liberal country

Johnson defends ex-Australian PM Abbott: He was elected by a liberal country

Johnson defends ex-Australian PM Abbott: He was elected by a liberal country

04 September 2020

Boris Johnson described former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott as elected in a ‘great liberal democratic nation’.


Cathedral’s choirs to return after longest break since English Civil War

Cathedral’s choirs to return after longest break since English Civil War

Cathedral’s choirs to return after longest break since English Civil War

04 September 2020

The world-famous choirs at Canterbury Cathedral will return from a pause of nearly six months.


UK ‘ready for any eventuality’ over EU trade deal negotiations – PM

UK ‘ready for any eventuality’ over EU trade deal negotiations – PM

UK ‘ready for any eventuality’ over EU trade deal negotiations – PM

04 September 2020

Boris Johnson insisted the UK will ‘prosper mightily’ regardless of the outcome after haulage bosses warned of ‘significant gaps’ in preparations.


Campaigners call for leaseholds to be abolished as CMA vows action

Campaigners call for leaseholds to be abolished as CMA vows action

Campaigners call for leaseholds to be abolished as CMA vows action

04 September 2020

Thousands have been trapped paying big bills to their freeholder, despite owning their home.


PM says UK is ‘overwhelmingly proceeding as one’ after quarantine confusion

PM says UK is ‘overwhelmingly proceeding as one’ after quarantine confusion

PM says UK is ‘overwhelmingly proceeding as one’ after quarantine confusion

04 September 2020

Boris Johnson said that different devolved administrations have ‘different rates of infectivity’ and approaches to the crisis.


Common cold helps combat flu, research suggests

Common cold helps combat flu, research suggests

Common cold helps combat flu, research suggests

04 September 2020

Researchers say the rhinovirus could jump-start the body’s antiviral defences.


Children who attended school in summer at ‘no greater risk’ of catching Covid-19

Children who attended school in summer at ‘no greater risk’ of catching Covid-19

Children who attended school in summer at ‘no greater risk’ of catching Covid-19

04 September 2020

Only three positive cases were found out of more than 12,000 pupils and staff tested in primary and pre-schools across England in June and July.


Johnson says HS2 will be ‘crucial’ for decades

Johnson says HS2 will be ‘crucial’ for decades

Johnson says HS2 will be ‘crucial’ for decades

04 September 2020

The Prime Minister acknowledged that more people are working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic.


Fears of violence as Dover braces for rival migrant crossings protests

Fears of violence as Dover braces for rival migrant crossings protests

Fears of violence as Dover braces for rival migrant crossings protests

04 September 2020

Anti-racist group Hope Not Hate has raised concerns there will be violence and that splintered elements of the British far right may travel to Dover.


Pilot in helicopter crash missed final prompt when aircraft ‘recoverable’ – FAI

Pilot in helicopter crash missed final prompt when aircraft ‘recoverable’ – FAI

Pilot in helicopter crash missed final prompt when aircraft ‘recoverable’ – FAI

04 September 2020

The Fatal Accident Inquiry into the crash is being heard virtually due to coronavirus measures.


Sadiq Khan brands campaign to get workers back to the office ‘offensive’

Sadiq Khan brands campaign to get workers back to the office ‘offensive’

Sadiq Khan brands campaign to get workers back to the office ‘offensive’

04 September 2020

The mayor of London joined key workers on the tennis courts at Wimbledon as part of efforts to thank them for their work.


UK funding for vulnerable global communities most at risk from Covid-19 impact

UK funding for vulnerable global communities most at risk from Covid-19 impact

UK funding for vulnerable global communities most at risk from Covid-19 impact

04 September 2020

Twenty new projects will get a share of £7.2 million to develop new technology and processes to tackle the challenges created by the pandemic.


Ian Murray says he ‘decided to stay and fight’ for Labour

Ian Murray says he ‘decided to stay and fight’ for Labour

Ian Murray says he ‘decided to stay and fight’ for Labour

04 September 2020

A new book says the Edinburgh South MP was on the verge of quitting the party for the breakaway Independent Group.


Foster demands probe into NI flag gaffe on BBC Breakfast

Foster demands probe into NI flag gaffe on BBC Breakfast

Foster demands probe into NI flag gaffe on BBC Breakfast

04 September 2020

The programme apologised for use the Irish Republic’s flag to represent Northern Ireland on Friday morning’s show.


40% of homes given planning permission between 2011 and 2019 not built – Shelter

40% of homes given planning permission between 2011 and 2019 not built – Shelter

40% of homes given planning permission between 2011 and 2019 not built – Shelter

04 September 2020

The housing charity said it found 380,000 planning permissions were granted but never acted due to fears of oversupply hitting developers’ profits.


Morrisons set to reveal grocery sales momentum after lockdown boom

Morrisons set to reveal grocery sales momentum after lockdown boom

Morrisons set to reveal grocery sales momentum after lockdown boom

04 September 2020

The Bradford-based retailer is expected to reveal continued strong growth in sales during the second quarter as it expanded its online operations.


Virgin Atlantic to cut 1,150 more jobs as it completes £1.2bn bailout

Virgin Atlantic to cut 1,150 more jobs as it completes £1.2bn bailout

Virgin Atlantic to cut 1,150 more jobs as it completes £1.2bn bailout

04 September 2020

The announcement comes less than four months after the carrier axed 3,150 roles and ended its operations at Gatwick Airport.


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