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Sailor becomes youngest recipient of Merchant Navy Medal after rescue mission

Sailor becomes youngest recipient of Merchant Navy Medal after rescue mission

Sailor becomes youngest recipient of Merchant Navy Medal after rescue mission

11 November 2020

Max Bingle, 24, from Devon, saved three people from drowning in the Caribbean Sea.


Extinction Rebellion Cenotaph protest ‘profoundly disrespectful’ – PM spokesman

Extinction Rebellion Cenotaph protest ‘profoundly disrespectful’ – PM spokesman

Extinction Rebellion Cenotaph protest ‘profoundly disrespectful’ – PM spokesman

11 November 2020

The climate protesters unveiled a banner reading “Honour Their Sacrifice, Climate Change Means War” at the memorial on Whitehall, in central London.


Boris Johnson pledges to have Covid-19 jab as experts say vaccines are safe

Boris Johnson pledges to have Covid-19 jab as experts say vaccines are safe

Boris Johnson pledges to have Covid-19 jab as experts say vaccines are safe

11 November 2020

Prof Jonathan Van-Tam said Britain is poised for the ‘most important vaccination programme we’ve done for decades’.


Senior gang member and teenager given life for ‘postcode war’ murder

Senior gang member and teenager given life for ‘postcode war’ murder

Senior gang member and teenager given life for ‘postcode war’ murder

11 November 2020

Jaydon James was killed with a machete after being chased in Wood End, Coventry, in 2018.


Labour MP made numerous unwanted calls to woman, court told

Labour MP made numerous unwanted calls to woman, court told

Labour MP made numerous unwanted calls to woman, court told

11 November 2020

Leicester East MP Claudia Webbe has pleaded not guilty to harassment.


New chief of staff speculation: Tory calls for someone to ‘get hold of’

New chief of staff speculation: Tory calls for someone to ‘get hold of’

New chief of staff speculation: Tory calls for someone to ‘get hold of’

11 November 2020

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown said a chief of staff is ‘important’ amid speculation that Lee Cain could be appointed by the PM.


UK looks ahead to 6G with launch of university innovation centre

UK looks ahead to 6G with launch of university innovation centre

UK looks ahead to 6G with launch of university innovation centre

11 November 2020

Scientists say 6G technology will be about adding a fourth dimension, ‘teleporting’ our senses to more advanced virtual worlds.


How can university students return home safely for Christmas?

How can university students return home safely for Christmas?

How can university students return home safely for Christmas?

11 November 2020

Institutions have been told to introduce a series of measures around a ‘travel window’ between December 3 and 9.


How is the development of coronavirus vaccines progressing?

How is the development of coronavirus vaccines progressing?

How is the development of coronavirus vaccines progressing?

11 November 2020

Experts say a range of Covid-19 vaccines will be needed to combat the pandemic.


What is the significance of the grave of the Unknown Warrior?

What is the significance of the grave of the Unknown Warrior?

What is the significance of the grave of the Unknown Warrior?

11 November 2020

The body was chosen from four unknown British servicemen, exhumed from four battle areas.


Police speak to potential new witnesses over murder of family in 1999

Police speak to potential new witnesses over murder of family in 1999

Police speak to potential new witnesses over murder of family in 1999

11 November 2020

Mandy Power, her mother Doris Dawson, and daughters Katie, 10, and Emily, eight, were found dead by firefighters at their home near Swansea in 1999


Boris Johnson urged to fix gaps in support schemes or risk ‘bitter winter’

Boris Johnson urged to fix gaps in support schemes or risk ‘bitter winter’

Boris Johnson urged to fix gaps in support schemes or risk ‘bitter winter’

11 November 2020

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford called for the £20 Universal Credit uplift to be made permanent.


SNP MP compares Scotland in UK to a wife trapped in a marriage

SNP MP compares Scotland in UK to a wife trapped in a marriage

SNP MP compares Scotland in UK to a wife trapped in a marriage

11 November 2020

Scotland Secretary Alister Jack called on the SNP to respect the result of the 2014 referendum.


In Pictures: Nation falls silent to remember the fallen

In Pictures: Nation falls silent to remember the fallen

In Pictures: Nation falls silent to remember the fallen

11 November 2020

Traditional services marking Remembrance Day have been held socially distanced and in limited numbers this year.


Offshore asylum policy ‘does not work’, MPs told

Offshore asylum policy ‘does not work’, MPs told

Offshore asylum policy ‘does not work’, MPs told

11 November 2020

A Commons committee was looking at how Australia approached migrants arriving by boat as part of its inquiry into Channel crossings.


Pre-Brexit stockpiling creates surge in Irish Sea shipping demand

Pre-Brexit stockpiling creates surge in Irish Sea shipping demand

Pre-Brexit stockpiling creates surge in Irish Sea shipping demand

11 November 2020

Stena Line has chartered an extra ship in response to the increased movement of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.


Government must help northern football clubs hit by Covid-19 – Tory MP

Government must help northern football clubs hit by Covid-19 – Tory MP

Government must help northern football clubs hit by Covid-19 – Tory MP

11 November 2020

Jake Berry said many people in the south of England enjoy opera and ballet, but football clubs are what matter to those living further north.


PM hails ‘refreshing’ chat with Biden and labels Trump ‘the previous president’

PM hails ‘refreshing’ chat with Biden and labels Trump ‘the previous president’

PM hails ‘refreshing’ chat with Biden and labels Trump ‘the previous president’

11 November 2020

Boris Johnson welcomed the chance of co-operation on issues including climate change and Nato where Joe Biden will have a markedly different approach.


Edward and Sophie lay wreaths for Armistice Day at national arboretum

Edward and Sophie lay wreaths for Armistice Day at national arboretum

Edward and Sophie lay wreaths for Armistice Day at national arboretum

11 November 2020

The royal couple were taking part in a service marking the end of the First World War.


Ethics regulator needed for technology industry, research finds

Ethics regulator needed for technology industry, research finds

Ethics regulator needed for technology industry, research finds

11 November 2020

The study found many people do not trust the sector to create software which could make decisions about their lives.


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