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Sister of murdered MP Jo Cox named an MBE for tackling social isolation

Sister of murdered MP Jo Cox named an MBE for tackling social isolation

Sister of murdered MP Jo Cox named an MBE for tackling social isolation

30 December 2020

Kim Leadbeater was honoured for promoting social cohesion and combatting loneliness after far-right loner Thomas Mair killed her sister in 2016.


OBEs for food allergy campaigners Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse

OBEs for food allergy campaigners Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse

OBEs for food allergy campaigners Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse

30 December 2020

The couple are honoured for their charity work after daughter Natasha, 15, had an allergic reaction and died after eating a baguette.


University of Stirling principal receives knighthood

University of Stirling principal receives knighthood

University of Stirling principal receives knighthood

30 December 2020

Professor Gerry McCormac is being recognised for leadership in higher education.


OBE couple own business on minimum wage ‘named and shamed’ list

OBE couple own business on minimum wage ‘named and shamed’ list

OBE couple own business on minimum wage ‘named and shamed’ list

30 December 2020

St Johnstone Football Club and hairdressers named in the New Year Honours list are among the employers who failed to pay staff the minimum wage.


Scots named in New Year Honours list

Scots named in New Year Honours list

Scots named in New Year Honours list

30 December 2020

A former MP and the University of Stirling’s vice chancellor have been made knights in the New Year Honours list.


The pandemic’s problem solvers recognised in New Year Honours list

The pandemic’s problem solvers recognised in New Year Honours list

The pandemic’s problem solvers recognised in New Year Honours list

30 December 2020

The UK’s top scientists as well as a host of inventive entrepreneurs were honoured for their work helping the nation through the crisis.


Experts looking out for the wellbeing of NHS staff to receive honours

Experts looking out for the wellbeing of NHS staff to receive honours

Experts looking out for the wellbeing of NHS staff to receive honours

30 December 2020

People who realised the mental health impact of Covid-19 on frontline workers are among those named in the New Year’s Honours List.


Gravitational wave scientist ‘delighted’ with New Year Honour

Gravitational wave scientist ‘delighted’ with New Year Honour

Gravitational wave scientist ‘delighted’ with New Year Honour

30 December 2020

Professor Sheila Rowan is also chief scientific adviser for Scotland.


Scots recognised for Covid-19 work in New Year Honours

Scots recognised for Covid-19 work in New Year Honours

Scots recognised for Covid-19 work in New Year Honours

30 December 2020

Work to be recognised include introducing a new method of reaching vulnerable people through the pandemic.


Further Covid restrictions expected in England as hospitals struggle

Further Covid restrictions expected in England as hospitals struggle

Further Covid restrictions expected in England as hospitals struggle

30 December 2020

Healthcare staff have been describing the pressure felt on the front line.


Blackford slams Brexit fisheries deal as ‘enormous con job’

Blackford slams Brexit fisheries deal as ‘enormous con job’

Blackford slams Brexit fisheries deal as ‘enormous con job’

30 December 2020

On Tuesday, analysis from the Scottish Government suggested key fishing stocks landed by the Scottish fleet are set to fall as a result of the deal.


What do we know about the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine?

What do we know about the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine?

What do we know about the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine?

30 December 2020

Who will get it? When? And how effective is it?


In Pictures: Royals in 2020 – face masks, video calls and Sussexes step down

In Pictures: Royals in 2020 – face masks, video calls and Sussexes step down

In Pictures: Royals in 2020 – face masks, video calls and Sussexes step down

30 December 2020

Members of the royal family carried out engagements throughout the pandemic, albeit without handshakes.


East Midlands enjoys strongest regional growth in 2020 property boom

East Midlands enjoys strongest regional growth in 2020 property boom

East Midlands enjoys strongest regional growth in 2020 property boom

30 December 2020

Nationwide Building Society’s index revealed all regions of the UK saw annual house price growth in 2020.


Care home groups ‘delighted’ by Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine approval

Care home groups ‘delighted’ by Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine approval

Care home groups ‘delighted’ by Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine approval

30 December 2020

Care home residents will be included in the first rollout of the vaccine, the Health Secretary said.


Vaccine approval hailed as ‘game-changer’ and ‘triumphant moment’

Vaccine approval hailed as ‘game-changer’ and ‘triumphant moment’

Vaccine approval hailed as ‘game-changer’ and ‘triumphant moment’

30 December 2020

Professor Andrew Pollard said the development and approval of the vaccine is ‘an absolute triumph of academic collaboration’.


How does the Oxford vaccine compare with others across the world?

How does the Oxford vaccine compare with others across the world?

How does the Oxford vaccine compare with others across the world?

30 December 2020

Including the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab, the UK Government has secured doses of seven vaccine candidates.


House prices see biggest annual growth for six years in 2020, says index

House prices see biggest annual growth for six years in 2020, says index

House prices see biggest annual growth for six years in 2020, says index

30 December 2020

Nationwide Building Society said the average UK house price jumped 7.3% this year after rising 0.8% in December alone.


Oxford vaccine approval will bring hope to care home residents

Oxford vaccine approval will bring hope to care home residents

Oxford vaccine approval will bring hope to care home residents

30 December 2020

Experts believe the coronavirus vaccination programme in care homes will be speeded up by approval of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab.


How has the Oxford Covid vaccine been approved so quickly?

How has the Oxford Covid vaccine been approved so quickly?

How has the Oxford Covid vaccine been approved so quickly?

30 December 2020

British regulators have adopted the phrase ‘safety is our watchword’.


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