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Vaughan Gething said he recognised the ban on selling non-essential items was “difficult” and “hard for people to accept”.

Former permanent secretary Sir Peter Housen has given evidence to the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints.

Regular weekly testing would help prevent staff without symptoms unknowingly spreading Covid-19, Marie Curie said.

Peers have begun line-by-line scrutiny of the UK Internal Market Bill.

Grandfather-of-five Allan Isichei died after being stabbed in west London on August 24 last year.

As of Tuesday, pubs and bars will have to close unless they serve meals.

Dawn Sturgess died after being poisoned with Novichok in July 2018.

The Future Fund has provided more than £770 million to start-up businesses.

The HSJ reported that the latest NHS data showed a 42% increase in patients admitted or newly diagnosed in North East and Yorkshire hospitals.

Ian Bailey, owner of The Runners Centre in Lancaster, said he does not want his local MP’s business.

Medics have urged people to think twice before buying their own fireworks.

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf are among area recording the highest rates.

Rethink Mental Illness urged people to seek help should they need it.

Researchers estimate that around 15% of coronavirus deaths worldwide could be attributed to long-term exposure to tiny particles of pollution.

The animals that were ill spent less time near other bats, researchers found.

The Duchess of Cornwall has made a number of visits to Westonbirt, the National Arboretum over the years.

Boris Johnson was responding to a report from experts including Bake Off star Prue Leith on changes to hospital food.

John Bream is being checked over by medics following his world record attempt off Hayling Island, Hampshire.

Doreen Lawrence said in a review that the impact of Covid-19 ‘is not random, but foreseeable and inevitable’.

Operation Drive Insured sees 43 forces increase their focus on detecting and seizing uninsured cars.