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Families still await answers five years after Shoreham Airshow tragedy

Families still await answers five years after Shoreham Airshow tragedy

Families still await answers five years after Shoreham Airshow tragedy

21 August 2020

Eleven people were killed when a Hawker Hunter plane exploded into a fireball on the A27 in West Sussex on August 22, 2015.


O’Neill to progress compensation scheme for Troubles victims after court ruling

O’Neill to progress compensation scheme for Troubles victims after court ruling

O’Neill to progress compensation scheme for Troubles victims after court ruling

21 August 2020

A High Court judge heavily criticised the Deputy First Minister’s failure to nominate a Stormont department to administer the scheme.


Teenager who fired rocket at Liver Building sentenced

Teenager who fired rocket at Liver Building sentenced

Teenager who fired rocket at Liver Building sentenced

21 August 2020

Liverpool Crown Court heard Matthew Egglesden was reported to police by his father.


Protecting high-risk people may help control Covid-19 outbreaks, study suggests

Protecting high-risk people may help control Covid-19 outbreaks, study suggests

Protecting high-risk people may help control Covid-19 outbreaks, study suggests

21 August 2020

The intention is to target links in potential transmission chains that lead to high-risk individuals.


Tooth decay in children costing the NHS more than £40m a year

Tooth decay in children costing the NHS more than £40m a year

Tooth decay in children costing the NHS more than £40m a year

21 August 2020

Local authorities fear the pandemic will make the problem worse as youngsters snack on sugary food and drinks while stuck at home.


Searches for flights to Portugal soar after quarantine lifted

Searches for flights to Portugal soar after quarantine lifted

Searches for flights to Portugal soar after quarantine lifted

21 August 2020

Passengers arriving in the UK from Portugal will no longer have to self-isolate from from 4am on Saturday.


Ministers warned bereaved families could lose compensation payments

Ministers warned bereaved families could lose compensation payments

Ministers warned bereaved families could lose compensation payments

21 August 2020

Labour said people whose loved ones died while working on the front line face a choice between losing access to benefits or receiving compensation.


MPs threaten Government with legal action over Russian interference in elections

MPs threaten Government with legal action over Russian interference in elections

MPs threaten Government with legal action over Russian interference in elections

21 August 2020

The Intelligence and Security Committee’s report published in July said the UK was ‘clearly a target’ for Russia’s political influence operations.


Harry and Meghan volunteer with local LA charity

Harry and Meghan volunteer with local LA charity

Harry and Meghan volunteer with local LA charity

21 August 2020

The couple handed out supplies at a drive-through facility.


Executive Office acting unlawfully in delaying victims’ payouts, judge rules

Executive Office acting unlawfully in delaying victims’ payouts, judge rules

Executive Office acting unlawfully in delaying victims’ payouts, judge rules

21 August 2020

Justice McAlinden singled out Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill as the reason for the delay.


Manufacturing remains ‘severely depressed’ as slow recovery starts

Manufacturing remains ‘severely depressed’ as slow recovery starts

Manufacturing remains ‘severely depressed’ as slow recovery starts

21 August 2020

The CBI’s latest industrial Trends Survey revealed that manufacturing output volumes tumbled by 46% in the three months to August.


Pc Andrew Harper’s killers to have sentences reviewed by Court of Appeal

Pc Andrew Harper’s killers to have sentences reviewed by Court of Appeal

Pc Andrew Harper’s killers to have sentences reviewed by Court of Appeal

21 August 2020

Attorney General Suella Braverman said such offenders should be ‘punished with the greatest severity’.


Post-Brexit trade deal talks ‘frozen’ by key issues

Post-Brexit trade deal talks ‘frozen’ by key issues

Post-Brexit trade deal talks ‘frozen’ by key issues

21 August 2020

UK and EU negotiators warned there has been little progress during the latest round of discussions.


‘Rushed reopening’ of schools could lead to next care home crisis, union warns

‘Rushed reopening’ of schools could lead to next care home crisis, union warns

‘Rushed reopening’ of schools could lead to next care home crisis, union warns

21 August 2020

Justin McCamphill of the NASUWT told the Stormont Education Committee that he believed the reopening of schools is being rushed.


People with several long-term conditions at 48% greater coronavirus risk

People with several long-term conditions at 48% greater coronavirus risk

People with several long-term conditions at 48% greater coronavirus risk

21 August 2020

The study, led by the University of Glasgow, is the first to link both multimorbidity and polypharmacy with the likelihood of contracting Covid-19.


Father of Pc Andrew Harper backs widow’s campaign for life prison terms

Father of Pc Andrew Harper backs widow’s campaign for life prison terms

Father of Pc Andrew Harper backs widow’s campaign for life prison terms

21 August 2020

More than 350,000 people have signed an online petition calling for tougher sentences for those who kill emergency workers.


Senator resigns after minister stands down over indoor golf event

Senator resigns after minister stands down over indoor golf event

Senator resigns after minister stands down over indoor golf event

21 August 2020

Dara Calleary and Jerry Buttimer were guests at the Oireachtas Golf Society event in Clifden, Co Galway, which was attended by 81 other people.


Holidaymakers pay hundreds for alternative routes to avoid Croatia quarantine

Holidaymakers pay hundreds for alternative routes to avoid Croatia quarantine

Holidaymakers pay hundreds for alternative routes to avoid Croatia quarantine

21 August 2020

Some have opted to pay to get the few remaining direct flights back to the UK.


UK accuses EU of making post-Brexit talks ‘unnecessarily difficult’

UK accuses EU of making post-Brexit talks ‘unnecessarily difficult’

UK accuses EU of making post-Brexit talks ‘unnecessarily difficult’

21 August 2020

Chief negotiator David Frost said he believes a trade deal is still possible but warned ‘there has been little progress’ after seven rounds.


Third of adults unlikely to use Eat Out scheme, survey finds

Third of adults unlikely to use Eat Out scheme, survey finds

Third of adults unlikely to use Eat Out scheme, survey finds

21 August 2020

Just 11% said they had made use of the cut-price dining offer by the middle of August, Office for National Statistics research concluded.


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