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Test and trace chief Harding’s MP husband told to self-isolate by Covid app

Test and trace chief Harding’s MP husband told to self-isolate by Covid app

Test and trace chief Harding’s MP husband told to self-isolate by Covid app

09 November 2020

John Penrose said he had so far not shown symptoms and Baroness Harding has not been told to self-isolate.


Job losses: Major cuts since the start of the pandemic

Job losses: Major cuts since the start of the pandemic

Job losses: Major cuts since the start of the pandemic

09 November 2020

Companies announced 6,770 jobs cuts last week in major redundancies.


Covid-19 rates falling in most areas of Wales

Covid-19 rates falling in most areas of Wales

Covid-19 rates falling in most areas of Wales

09 November 2020

Only three local authorities have recorded a week-on-week rise.


Negotiations begin over cost of TV licence fee after 2022

Negotiations begin over cost of TV licence fee after 2022

Negotiations begin over cost of TV licence fee after 2022

09 November 2020

The BBC has been asked to set out its financial needs.


Governments to discuss four-nation approach to Christmas

Governments to discuss four-nation approach to Christmas

Governments to discuss four-nation approach to Christmas

09 November 2020

Wales’ First Minister Mark Drakeford welcomed the news of a meeting to discuss the issue.


Father is jailed for manslaughter of son who was shaken as a baby

Father is jailed for manslaughter of son who was shaken as a baby

Father is jailed for manslaughter of son who was shaken as a baby

09 November 2020

Jack Doak Mitchell suffered severe brain damage after the assault when he was four months old.


Severe Covid-19 infection in newborns is rare, study suggests

Severe Covid-19 infection in newborns is rare, study suggests

Severe Covid-19 infection in newborns is rare, study suggests

09 November 2020

The study found 66 babies required hospital treatment for Covid-19 between the beginning of March and end of April.


Xbox Series X and Series S go on sale as company hails ‘choice’ for gamers

Xbox Series X and Series S go on sale as company hails ‘choice’ for gamers

Xbox Series X and Series S go on sale as company hails ‘choice’ for gamers

09 November 2020

Microsoft’s next-generation consoles have launched in the UK.


More migrants cross to UK in window of calm seas as winter approaches

More migrants cross to UK in window of calm seas as winter approaches

More migrants cross to UK in window of calm seas as winter approaches

09 November 2020

More than 7,600 people have crossed the English Channel to the UK this year, several times the number for 2019.


BBC chief: We are taking Diana Panorama interview allegations ‘very seriously’

BBC chief: We are taking Diana Panorama interview allegations ‘very seriously’

BBC chief: We are taking Diana Panorama interview allegations ‘very seriously’

09 November 2020

The BBC has said it will hold an independent investigation.


‘Flat of horrors’ pair guilty of murdering stranger

‘Flat of horrors’ pair guilty of murdering stranger

‘Flat of horrors’ pair guilty of murdering stranger

09 November 2020

Nathan Maynard-Ellis and David Leesley dismembered the body of Julia Rawson.


Auto industry ‘has spent £735m on Brexit preparations’

Auto industry ‘has spent £735m on Brexit preparations’

Auto industry ‘has spent £735m on Brexit preparations’

09 November 2020

In excess of £235 million has been spent in 2020 alone, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says.


Queen ‘deeply saddened’ at loss of life following Hurricane Eta

Queen ‘deeply saddened’ at loss of life following Hurricane Eta

Queen ‘deeply saddened’ at loss of life following Hurricane Eta

09 November 2020

The Queen sent a message of condolence to Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua.


Elderly and healthcare workers could be first in line for vaccine

Elderly and healthcare workers could be first in line for vaccine

Elderly and healthcare workers could be first in line for vaccine

09 November 2020

The priority list has already been set.


Covid-19 vaccine does not mean things can return to normal – expert

Covid-19 vaccine does not mean things can return to normal – expert

Covid-19 vaccine does not mean things can return to normal – expert

09 November 2020

The vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech has not yet received regulatory approval.


Retiring police sergeant gets ‘blue light send off’ after 30 years in force

Retiring police sergeant gets ‘blue light send off’ after 30 years in force

Retiring police sergeant gets ‘blue light send off’ after 30 years in force

09 November 2020

Response Sergeant Tony Cotton has been with the Northamptonshire Police for 30 years.


Positive vaccine data a ‘watershed moment’, say scientists

Positive vaccine data a ‘watershed moment’, say scientists

Positive vaccine data a ‘watershed moment’, say scientists

09 November 2020

Scientists have welcomed the news but urged caution over the findings.


Elderly and healthcare workers could be first in line for a vaccine

Elderly and healthcare workers could be first in line for a vaccine

Elderly and healthcare workers could be first in line for a vaccine

09 November 2020

The priority list has already been set.


Ex-MoD worker pleads guilty to breaching Official Secrets Act

Ex-MoD worker pleads guilty to breaching Official Secrets Act

Ex-MoD worker pleads guilty to breaching Official Secrets Act

09 November 2020

Simon Finch was remanded into custody to be sentenced at the Old Bailey on Tuesday.


Vaccine tsar Kate Bingham expected to leave post at end of year

Vaccine tsar Kate Bingham expected to leave post at end of year

Vaccine tsar Kate Bingham expected to leave post at end of year

09 November 2020

Kate Bingham has come under pressure over her activities as head of the vaccine taskforce.


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