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CompareTheMarket fined £17.9m over cost of home insurance premiums

CompareTheMarket fined £17.9m over cost of home insurance premiums

CompareTheMarket fined £17.9m over cost of home insurance premiums

19 November 2020

The Competition and Markets Authority said the firm stopped home insurers on its platform from offering lower prices on other comparison websites.


Surgeon seeks blood stem cell donor for seriously ill daughter

Surgeon seeks blood stem cell donor for seriously ill daughter

Surgeon seeks blood stem cell donor for seriously ill daughter

19 November 2020

Ordinarily the best match would be from a sibling, but Arya is an only child so her best hope now rests with a stranger.


UK and allies claim China breaching international obligations over Hong Kong

UK and allies claim China breaching international obligations over Hong Kong

UK and allies claim China breaching international obligations over Hong Kong

19 November 2020

Beijing has insisted the disqualification of opposition members of the territory’s legislative council is ‘purely an internal affair’.


What the papers say – November 19

What the papers say – November 19

What the papers say – November 19

19 November 2020

A possible easing of pandemic measures features among the front page stories on Thursday.


Oxford Covid-19 vaccine produces strong immune response in older adults – study

Oxford Covid-19 vaccine produces strong immune response in older adults – study

Oxford Covid-19 vaccine produces strong immune response in older adults – study

19 November 2020

According to researchers, volunteers in the trial demonstrated similar immune responses across all age groups.


How does the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine work?

How does the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine work?

How does the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine work?

19 November 2020

Clinical trials suggest the vaccine produces a strong immune response in older adults.


What does it take to develop a vaccine?

What does it take to develop a vaccine?

What does it take to develop a vaccine?

19 November 2020

The timetable for Covid vaccine has been condensed – but the same processes are still happening


Wife of Team GB fell runner ‘did not realise impact until his death’

Wife of Team GB fell runner ‘did not realise impact until his death’

Wife of Team GB fell runner ‘did not realise impact until his death’

19 November 2020

A memorial fund has been set up in honour of Chris Smith, who was found dead two days after setting off on on a run in Perth and Kinross.


PM vows to ‘end era of retreat’ with biggest military investment since Cold War

PM vows to ‘end era of retreat’ with biggest military investment since Cold War

PM vows to ‘end era of retreat’ with biggest military investment since Cold War

19 November 2020

The announcement comes as Boris Johnson refused to rule out slashing the foreign aid budget by £4 billion.


Each day’s Christmas mixing could see five days of tighter restrictions follow

Each day’s Christmas mixing could see five days of tighter restrictions follow

Each day’s Christmas mixing could see five days of tighter restrictions follow

19 November 2020

Ministers are reportedly considering plans to allow three or four households to form bubbles for part of the festive period.


New Zealand police officer becomes first in force to wear hijab in uniform

New Zealand police officer becomes first in force to wear hijab in uniform

New Zealand police officer becomes first in force to wear hijab in uniform

18 November 2020

Constable Zeena Ali has become the first New Zealand Police staff member to wear a specially designed hijab as part of her uniform.


William says probe into Diana’s Panorama interview ‘should help establish truth’

William says probe into Diana’s Panorama interview ‘should help establish truth’

William says probe into Diana’s Panorama interview ‘should help establish truth’

18 November 2020

The Duke of Cambridge said the investigation into the setting up of the 1995 television interview was a step in the right direction.


Inquiry launched into Windrush compensations after claims of ‘serious delays’

Inquiry launched into Windrush compensations after claims of ‘serious delays’

Inquiry launched into Windrush compensations after claims of ‘serious delays’

18 November 2020

Only around 12% of Windrush victims claiming compensation have received payouts so far, according to the latest data.


Teenager shot outside Tube station

Teenager shot outside Tube station

Teenager shot outside Tube station

18 November 2020

A 19-year-old man is in hospital after being attacked outside Sudbury Hill station.


No deal in EU-UK trade talks would make country ‘less safe’, says terror chief

No deal in EU-UK trade talks would make country ‘less safe’, says terror chief

No deal in EU-UK trade talks would make country ‘less safe’, says terror chief

18 November 2020

It comes as Northern Ireland’s Justice Minister warned a failure to agree post-Brexit terms risked an ‘organised crime bonanza’ on the Irish border.


Testing of care home staff and residents expanded as part of study

Testing of care home staff and residents expanded as part of study

Testing of care home staff and residents expanded as part of study

18 November 2020

Some 14,000 staff and residents will be tested quarterly.


Bid to extend virtual participation to shielding MPs is blocked

Bid to extend virtual participation to shielding MPs is blocked

Bid to extend virtual participation to shielding MPs is blocked

18 November 2020

Labour’s Chris Bryant objected to the Government’s proposals which he said did not go far enough.


Meghan ‘allowed individual to speak to authors to prevent misinformation’

Meghan ‘allowed individual to speak to authors to prevent misinformation’

Meghan ‘allowed individual to speak to authors to prevent misinformation’

18 November 2020

The Duchess of Sussex is suing Associated Newspapers over the publication of parts of a handwritten letter sent to her father Thomas Markle.


Seventy-two arrested in anti-people smuggling operation

Seventy-two arrested in anti-people smuggling operation

Seventy-two arrested in anti-people smuggling operation

18 November 2020

A fishing boat containing 69 suspected Albanian migrants and three crew members was intercepted off the coast of Great Yarmouth on Tuesday evening.


Judge’s fears for missing boy thought to be in Europe with German mother

Judge’s fears for missing boy thought to be in Europe with German mother

Judge’s fears for missing boy thought to be in Europe with German mother

18 November 2020

Emmanuel Biendarra is thought to have been taken abroad by 34-year-old Kristina Nobis.


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