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The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry will explore the Scottish Government’s response to the pandemic.

London-based Sharone Lifschitz spoke of her relief that her Israeli mother Yocheved was handed over by Hamas.

Indi Gregory’s parents, Dean Gregory and Claire Staniforth, have lost High Court and Court of Appeal fights in London.

The warning for heavy rain will be in place between 3am and 4pm on Tuesday.

The Palestinian militants said they had released two hostages for humanitarian reasons on Monday evening.

Richard Foord said that what began as political spin has now morphed into a practice bordering on deceit.

A group of Conservative MPs said the Renters Reform Bill would add ‘to the burden of landlords’.

Mikey Roynon died from a single stab wound at a property in the Weston area of Bath on June 10.

Scottish Water’s chief operating officer, Peter Farrer, said: ‘We are bitterly disappointed at this outcome.’

Sumatran tigers, okapis, Galapagos tortoises and a Komodo dragon embraced the spooky season at London Zoo.

The Environment Agency issued more than 300 flood warnings and received more than 1,800 calls to its flood line at the storm’s peak, a minister said.

Labour’s Mohammad Yasin was due to fly to Canada with a group of other MPs from a Commons committee when he was delayed for extra questioning.

The prosecuting barrister told the court the man is Jozef Puska.

A High Court judge had ruled that doctors could limit treatment provided to Indi Gregory and appeal judges have refused to overturn that decision.

Transport for London said the driver had been identified and suspended for appearing to misuse the PA system.

The court also heard a witness describe a man ‘crouching’ along Tullamore road after Ms Murphy’s death.

Irish forecaster Met Eireann has warned of the risk of further flooding as it issued weather warnings for 20 counties

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley suggested that laws may need to be redrawn, amid a debate about police powers to respond to extremism.

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin was called to give evidence as part of the inquiry into alleged unlawful special forces killings.

The Islington North MP has previously said he regrets the comments from 2009.