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First Minister Arlene Foster said it is important people can travel from different parts of the UK to be reunited with family members.

They say southern areas could receive the same compensation for the four-week lockdown as Lancashire will for seven weeks of restrictions.

State aid rules for MSPs mean ministers are unable to bail out the struggling firm after a deal collapsed to build turbine jackets at its Fife yard.

Up to three households will be able to come together to form a ‘Christmas bubble’.

Labour MSP Monica Lennon had her member’s bill passed by the Scottish Parliament.

Quinn Blakey Hairdressing in West Yorkshire has been branded ‘selfish and irresponsible’ by Kirklees Council for remaining open.

He said it was ‘better’ to have a common arrangement with the rest of the UK.

The South of Scotland MSP Michelle Ballantyne has announced her resignation from the Scottish Tories.

The arrangements will apply from December 23 to 27 after talks between the UK Government and leaders from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The new four-part series will pick up two years on from the events of the first run of episodes starring Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives.

The SNP’s Westminster leader wrongly assumed Ollie Taylor lived in England and had breached lockdown restrictions to visit Caithness.

The £95 million windfall will be used in shops, restaurants and hotels at the start of 2021 under Economy Department plans.

Agreement was reached at a Cobra meeting bringing together the UK Government and the devolved administrations.

His mother said: ‘Everything feels empty now.’

Robin and Emma-Jane Richards usually sell their work at markets across Bristol over the festive period.

Another 608 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Tuesday, taking the UK total to 55,838.

Dr Julian Tang said there is evidence the tier system was working before England went into lockdown.

Professor Devi Sridhar urged people to spend time outside with their loved ones.

Medway, Gravesham and Dover have recorded the biggest week-on-week increases.

Ben Wallace said the PM’s aide had backed boosting defence spending before his recent exit.