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Maternity records to be accessible from smartphones by 2023, NHS says

Maternity records to be accessible from smartphones by 2023, NHS says

Maternity records to be accessible from smartphones by 2023, NHS says

17 June 2021

Patients will also have the option to keep paper records if desired.


Poots leaves DUP meeting amid internal party revolt against his leadership

Poots leaves DUP meeting amid internal party revolt against his leadership

Poots leaves DUP meeting amid internal party revolt against his leadership

17 June 2021

A sizeable majority of the party’s MLAs and MPs voted against the leader’s decision to reconstitute the powersharing Executive with Sinn Fein.


England and Scotland fans predicted to buy 3.4m pints during Euros match

England and Scotland fans predicted to buy 3.4m pints during Euros match

England and Scotland fans predicted to buy 3.4m pints during Euros match

17 June 2021

After months of lockdown, pubs are eager to welcome back customers and to host sports viewings again.


Meghan thanks animal lovers for supporting welfare charity

Meghan thanks animal lovers for supporting welfare charity

Meghan thanks animal lovers for supporting welfare charity

17 June 2021

Meghan is patron of Mayhew.


Nearly 200,000 travel jobs lost or at risk due to pandemic, trade body warns

Nearly 200,000 travel jobs lost or at risk due to pandemic, trade body warns

Nearly 200,000 travel jobs lost or at risk due to pandemic, trade body warns

17 June 2021

There are no viable major tourist destinations on the Government’s green travel list.


Scottish fans disappointed with lack of London Fan Zones for England Euros match

Scottish fans disappointed with lack of London Fan Zones for England Euros match

Scottish fans disappointed with lack of London Fan Zones for England Euros match

17 June 2021

The last time the rivals met was in June 2017 during the World Cup qualifiers, where they drew 2-2.


Met Office launched ‘extreme heat’ warnings after record heatwave deaths in 2020

Met Office launched ‘extreme heat’ warnings after record heatwave deaths in 2020

Met Office launched ‘extreme heat’ warnings after record heatwave deaths in 2020

17 June 2021

Experts from the Met Office and Public Health England introduced the system at a Local Government Association briefing on Thursday.


58% want ministers to do more to help musicians post-Brexit, poll finds

58% want ministers to do more to help musicians post-Brexit, poll finds

58% want ministers to do more to help musicians post-Brexit, poll finds

17 June 2021

New rules do not guarantee visa-free travel for musicians in the EU.


Bank of England hits 2030 climate target early as pandemic affects air travel

Bank of England hits 2030 climate target early as pandemic affects air travel

Bank of England hits 2030 climate target early as pandemic affects air travel

17 June 2021

The Bank said its carbon emissions temporarily plunged by 74% – smashing through its target to reduce its footprint by 63% by 2030.


Second doses of Covid-19 vaccine for over-50s in England, by local authority

Second doses of Covid-19 vaccine for over-50s in England, by local authority

Second doses of Covid-19 vaccine for over-50s in England, by local authority

17 June 2021

Stratford-upon-Avon, Hart and Stroud are the areas with the highest proportion of people likely to have received both jabs.


Mother of air pollution death girl criticises wait to bring in pollutant limits

Mother of air pollution death girl criticises wait to bring in pollutant limits

Mother of air pollution death girl criticises wait to bring in pollutant limits

17 June 2021

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah says ‘we need action now’ after Government says it plans to bring in new legal targets in October 2022.


Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

17 June 2021

Some 85% of local areas are currently recording a rise in rates.


Covid-19 has not thrown its last surprise at us, warns Professor Chris Whitty

Covid-19 has not thrown its last surprise at us, warns Professor Chris Whitty

Covid-19 has not thrown its last surprise at us, warns Professor Chris Whitty

17 June 2021

The latest weekly surveillance report from Public Health England shows that case rates in all regions of England are continuing to increase.


Manchester Arena bombing victims were failed, say families

Manchester Arena bombing victims were failed, say families

Manchester Arena bombing victims were failed, say families

17 June 2021

Sir John Saunders, chairman of the public inquiry into the bombing, has published volume one of his report, which laid bare a series of failings.


Nine in 10 over-50s in England fully vaccinated, figures suggest

Nine in 10 over-50s in England fully vaccinated, figures suggest

Nine in 10 over-50s in England fully vaccinated, figures suggest

17 June 2021

An estimated 41% of people aged 40 to 49 have also received both doses.


Pandemic ‘leads to 22% surge in bike sales’

Pandemic ‘leads to 22% surge in bike sales’

Pandemic ‘leads to 22% surge in bike sales’

17 June 2021

The number of bikes sold reached an estimated 3.3 million, up from 2.7 million in 2019, analysts Mintel said.


‘Despicable’ man guilty of murdering two women 21 years after acquittal

‘Despicable’ man guilty of murdering two women 21 years after acquittal

‘Despicable’ man guilty of murdering two women 21 years after acquittal

17 June 2021

Gary Allen will be sentenced next week for murdering Samantha Class and Alena Grlakova.


Tory peer Dido Harding applies to become next head of NHS

Tory peer Dido Harding applies to become next head of NHS

Tory peer Dido Harding applies to become next head of NHS

17 June 2021

She was executive chair of the Government’s coronavirus Test and Trace programme until April this year.


Labour is a united party, Sir Keir Starmer insists

Labour is a united party, Sir Keir Starmer insists

Labour is a united party, Sir Keir Starmer insists

17 June 2021

A policy review will cover six areas, including better jobs, a green and digital future and improved public services.


Twins, 92, ‘full of joy’ at reunion after one-year Covid-19 separation

Twins, 92, ‘full of joy’ at reunion after one-year Covid-19 separation

Twins, 92, ‘full of joy’ at reunion after one-year Covid-19 separation

17 June 2021

Minnie Walsh and Patrick Speed, from Hull, were reunited after being separated for more than a year due to the pandemic.


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