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Hate crime definition in NI should include gender motivation, review recommends

Hate crime definition in NI should include gender motivation, review recommends

Hate crime definition in NI should include gender motivation, review recommends

30 November 2020

The Stormont executive commissioned the judge-led review of current legal provisions.


Wales’ ban on alcohol sales will devastate hospitality industry, groups warn

Wales’ ban on alcohol sales will devastate hospitality industry, groups warn

Wales’ ban on alcohol sales will devastate hospitality industry, groups warn

30 November 2020

New restrictions on hospitality businesses come just three weeks after the end of a 17-day firebreak lockdown in Wales.


PM defends plans for tiered restrictions as he seeks to quell Tory rebellion

PM defends plans for tiered restrictions as he seeks to quell Tory rebellion

PM defends plans for tiered restrictions as he seeks to quell Tory rebellion

30 November 2020

Boris Johnson said it would be wrong to ‘take our foot off the throat of the beast’ now.


Salmond inquiry refuses to pay former first minister’s legal fees

Salmond inquiry refuses to pay former first minister’s legal fees

Salmond inquiry refuses to pay former first minister’s legal fees

30 November 2020

Levy and McRae argued it is unfair he has to fund efforts to provide evidence to the committee.


Labour: Six million will lose out if Government removes Universal Credit boost

Labour: Six million will lose out if Government removes Universal Credit boost

Labour: Six million will lose out if Government removes Universal Credit boost

30 November 2020

Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey said the increase will be looked at again in the new year.


Jury visits woodland where teenager Louise Smith was ‘brutally murdered’

Jury visits woodland where teenager Louise Smith was ‘brutally murdered’

Jury visits woodland where teenager Louise Smith was ‘brutally murdered’

30 November 2020

Shane Mays, of Havant, Hampshire, has denied murdering the teenager.


New technology to monitor individuals’ heart abnormalities given green light

New technology to monitor individuals’ heart abnormalities given green light

New technology to monitor individuals’ heart abnormalities given green light

30 November 2020

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended the use of the Zio XT service while more data is gathered by the NHS.


Failure to reach UK-EU deal would not set a good example – Merkel

Failure to reach UK-EU deal would not set a good example – Merkel

Failure to reach UK-EU deal would not set a good example – Merkel

30 November 2020

Germany’s chancellor said a deal was in everyone’s interest but could not come ‘at any price’.


Covid-19 rates continuing to rise in most areas of Wales

Covid-19 rates continuing to rise in most areas of Wales

Covid-19 rates continuing to rise in most areas of Wales

30 November 2020

Torfaen has recorded the biggest week-on-week increase.


Scotland should aim to rejoin EU in full, says Constitution Secretary

Scotland should aim to rejoin EU in full, says Constitution Secretary

Scotland should aim to rejoin EU in full, says Constitution Secretary

30 November 2020

Mike Russell told a fringe event at the SNP conference he would avoid a ‘halfway house’ of EEA membership.


Man who threw son into river guilty of manslaughter by diminished responsibility

Man who threw son into river guilty of manslaughter by diminished responsibility

Man who threw son into river guilty of manslaughter by diminished responsibility

30 November 2020

Zak Bennett-Eko was seen throwing his 11-month-old son into the river before walking to the Lock Keeper pub nearby where he was later arrested.


O’Neill: NI businesses urgently need Brexit clarity

O’Neill: NI businesses urgently need Brexit clarity

O’Neill: NI businesses urgently need Brexit clarity

30 November 2020

The two main sticking points in the Brexit negotiations remain level playing field trading arrangements and fishing rights.


Lord Hall to take part in inquiry into Diana’s Panorama interview

Lord Hall to take part in inquiry into Diana’s Panorama interview

Lord Hall to take part in inquiry into Diana’s Panorama interview

30 November 2020

The former BBC director-general led the first investigation into the princess’s appearance on the documentary series.


Energy suppliers promise new steps to help vulnerable customers

Energy suppliers promise new steps to help vulnerable customers

Energy suppliers promise new steps to help vulnerable customers

30 November 2020

Trade body Energy UK said that 15 suppliers, who supply gas and electricity to around seven in 10 British homes, have signed up.


EasyJet launches cut-price Covid-19 tests for travellers

EasyJet launches cut-price Covid-19 tests for travellers

EasyJet launches cut-price Covid-19 tests for travellers

30 November 2020

The Luton-based airline has agreed a deal with two private testing firms to offer preferential rates to flyers.


MPs urge Sir Philip Green to cover pension shortfall as Arcadia collapse nears

MPs urge Sir Philip Green to cover pension shortfall as Arcadia collapse nears

MPs urge Sir Philip Green to cover pension shortfall as Arcadia collapse nears

30 November 2020

Stephen Timms called on the tycoon to stump up funds as he urged the Pensions Regulator watchdog to protect pension scheme members.


Moderna seeks approval for its coronavirus vaccine

Moderna seeks approval for its coronavirus vaccine

Moderna seeks approval for its coronavirus vaccine

30 November 2020

The UK has secured seven million doses of the jab from the US firm.


Covid-19 vaccines will not be compulsory, says minister responsible for rollout

Covid-19 vaccines will not be compulsory, says minister responsible for rollout

Covid-19 vaccines will not be compulsory, says minister responsible for rollout

30 November 2020

But Nadhim Zahawi suggested the service sector may want to see proof of a jab from customers.


Stagger students’ return to campuses in new year or risk Covid spikes – Labour

Stagger students’ return to campuses in new year or risk Covid spikes – Labour

Stagger students’ return to campuses in new year or risk Covid spikes – Labour

30 November 2020

The party says students on placements, or whose face-to-face teaching is essential, should be allowed to travel back to university first.


Wreath laid as victims pay tribute to murdered lawyer Edgar Graham

Wreath laid as victims pay tribute to murdered lawyer Edgar Graham

Wreath laid as victims pay tribute to murdered lawyer Edgar Graham

30 November 2020

The 29-year-old unionist law lecturer was shot dead by the IRA in 1983.


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