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Human remains ‘kept as relics’ during Bronze Age

Human remains ‘kept as relics’ during Bronze Age

Human remains ‘kept as relics’ during Bronze Age

31 August 2020

Radiocarbon dating and CT scanning was used to examine bones from 4,500 years ago.


Last day of summer brings chill to the air with autumn on its way

Last day of summer brings chill to the air with autumn on its way

Last day of summer brings chill to the air with autumn on its way

31 August 2020

The low temperatures of the bank holiday weekend ended a month of ‘extreme’ weather in the UK.


Boris Johnson under pressure from backbenches as MPs return to Westminster

Boris Johnson under pressure from backbenches as MPs return to Westminster

Boris Johnson under pressure from backbenches as MPs return to Westminster

31 August 2020

One Tory MP told PA that ‘we’d like to be in a Government that has the impression of being competent’.


Don’t exclude pupils who refuse to wear masks – Scotland’s education secretary

Don’t exclude pupils who refuse to wear masks – Scotland’s education secretary

Don’t exclude pupils who refuse to wear masks – Scotland’s education secretary

31 August 2020

Education Secretary John Swinney has said pupils should not be sent home for failing to wear face coverings in corridors.


Students return to classrooms as unions call for hiatus on school absence fines

Students return to classrooms as unions call for hiatus on school absence fines

Students return to classrooms as unions call for hiatus on school absence fines

31 August 2020

The Department for Education said fines for parents who refuse to send their children to England’s schools will only be used as a last resort’.


Sturgeon’s ‘national mission’ to create new, green jobs in wake of Covid-19

Sturgeon’s ‘national mission’ to create new, green jobs in wake of Covid-19

Sturgeon’s ‘national mission’ to create new, green jobs in wake of Covid-19

31 August 2020

The Scottish First Minister will set out the plans in her programme for government.


Ravers hold out in Wales despite threat of arrest

Ravers hold out in Wales despite threat of arrest

Ravers hold out in Wales despite threat of arrest

31 August 2020

Around 400 people remain at the site of an illegal rave in Banwen near the Brecon Beacons.


Harry Dunn’s family drop plan to sue US government in bid for ‘resolution’

Harry Dunn’s family drop plan to sue US government in bid for ‘resolution’

Harry Dunn’s family drop plan to sue US government in bid for ‘resolution’

31 August 2020

The teenager’s parents continue to proceed with their civil claim against suspect Anne Sacoolas.


Jeremy Corbyn tops poll for best prime minister Britain never had

Jeremy Corbyn tops poll for best prime minister Britain never had

Jeremy Corbyn tops poll for best prime minister Britain never had

31 August 2020

He beat his predecessors Ed Miliband and John Smith, as well as ex-Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown, and Conservative former chancellor Ken Clarke.


Men detained over Ryanair terror alert released without charge

Men detained over Ryanair terror alert released without charge

Men detained over Ryanair terror alert released without charge

31 August 2020

A suspicious object discovered in the toilet on the flight from Vienna to London was found to be a mobile phone, counter-terrorism police said.


Concern as coronavirus cases in Scotland hit three-month high

Concern as coronavirus cases in Scotland hit three-month high

Concern as coronavirus cases in Scotland hit three-month high

31 August 2020

The First Minister gave the latest Covid-19 figures during the daily briefing in Edinburgh.


Pilot in fatal helicopter crash tells how ‘world ended’ when aircraft ditched

Pilot in fatal helicopter crash tells how ‘world ended’ when aircraft ditched

Pilot in fatal helicopter crash tells how ‘world ended’ when aircraft ditched

31 August 2020

Martin Miglans told a Fatal Accident Inquiry he constantly thinks about the aircraft filling with water.


Majority of pupils ‘three months behind’ with curriculum – survey

Majority of pupils ‘three months behind’ with curriculum – survey

Majority of pupils ‘three months behind’ with curriculum – survey

31 August 2020

More than half of teachers in England’s poorest schools believed their pupils were even further behind in learning.


School bans ‘malicious coughing’ under new coronavirus rules

School bans ‘malicious coughing’ under new coronavirus rules

School bans ‘malicious coughing’ under new coronavirus rules

31 August 2020

Teachers have been warned to expect an increase in bad behaviour as pupils return to classrooms.


‘They enslaved me’ – asylum seeker recalls horrors of her journey to Britain

‘They enslaved me’ – asylum seeker recalls horrors of her journey to Britain

‘They enslaved me’ – asylum seeker recalls horrors of her journey to Britain

31 August 2020

Mussarrat travelled from Ethiopia to the UK.


August weather in pictures: From sunshine to storms

August weather in pictures: From sunshine to storms

August weather in pictures: From sunshine to storms

31 August 2020

The bank holiday weekend has been unseasonably cool.


Covid-19: Hot-desking offices ‘don’t make sense’, hygiene specialist warns

Covid-19: Hot-desking offices ‘don’t make sense’, hygiene specialist warns

Covid-19: Hot-desking offices ‘don’t make sense’, hygiene specialist warns

31 August 2020

Inivos’s Tautvydas Karitonas said such offices ‘ruin’ the ability of employers to track the spread of the virus.


Army’s Watchkeeper drone to fly over Channel to help tackle migrant crossings

Army’s Watchkeeper drone to fly over Channel to help tackle migrant crossings

Army’s Watchkeeper drone to fly over Channel to help tackle migrant crossings

31 August 2020

It is the first time the eye-in-the-sky war technology, which has been used by the Army in Afghanistan, will fly in the UK operationally.


Eustice: No target for Defra staff to return to desks

Eustice: No target for Defra staff to return to desks

Eustice: No target for Defra staff to return to desks

31 August 2020

The Government is encouraging employees to return to their workplaces amid concerns over the impact on town and city centres if staff stay away.


Zante flight with coronavirus cases full of ‘covidiots’, says passenger

Zante flight with coronavirus cases full of ‘covidiots’, says passenger

Zante flight with coronavirus cases full of ‘covidiots’, says passenger

31 August 2020

Public Health Wales expects the number of positive cases linked to Zante to rise.


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