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Harry and Meghan pay upfront for rent and refurbishment of Frogmore Cottage

Harry and Meghan pay upfront for rent and refurbishment of Frogmore Cottage

Harry and Meghan pay upfront for rent and refurbishment of Frogmore Cottage

24 September 2020

Royal accounts have been released and Covid-19-related financial issues highlighted.


Sunak defends Eat Out scheme amid questions over whether it contributed to Covid

Sunak defends Eat Out scheme amid questions over whether it contributed to Covid

Sunak defends Eat Out scheme amid questions over whether it contributed to Covid

24 September 2020

The Chancellor said such a connection was ‘simplistic’


Life expectancy figures show 11-year gap between different areas of UK

Life expectancy figures show 11-year gap between different areas of UK

Life expectancy figures show 11-year gap between different areas of UK

24 September 2020

The Office for National Statistics said the findings added to the ‘growing inequality observed’ across the UK over the past decade.


Coronavirus laws ‘error-strewn’ and confusing, lawyer warns

Coronavirus laws ‘error-strewn’ and confusing, lawyer warns

Coronavirus laws ‘error-strewn’ and confusing, lawyer warns

24 September 2020

Critics and legal figures have also raised concerns at the short time between the laws being published and enacted.


Care home resident, 104, urges end of ‘prison-like’ visiting restrictions

Care home resident, 104, urges end of ‘prison-like’ visiting restrictions

Care home resident, 104, urges end of ‘prison-like’ visiting restrictions

24 September 2020

Mary Fowler said she she feels people her age deserve to see their families often.


Charles’s bill for Harry, Meghan, William and Kate revealed

Charles’s bill for Harry, Meghan, William and Kate revealed

Charles’s bill for Harry, Meghan, William and Kate revealed

24 September 2020

The money is paid from the Prince of Wales’s £22.2 million private income from the Duchy of Cornwall.


Car production falls as industry reels from virus crisis

Car production falls as industry reels from virus crisis

Car production falls as industry reels from virus crisis

24 September 2020

Support for the industry is now ‘critical’, says trade body.


What do the latest coronavirus laws say?

What do the latest coronavirus laws say?

What do the latest coronavirus laws say?

24 September 2020

The Government has published a series of fresh legal documents which replace existing coronavirus laws.


Imperial Chinese ‘teapot’ found during lockdown fetches life-changing £390,000

Imperial Chinese ‘teapot’ found during lockdown fetches life-changing £390,000

Imperial Chinese ‘teapot’ found during lockdown fetches life-changing £390,000

24 September 2020

The 18th century Qianlong-era wine jug almost ended up in a charity shop


Wife of former editor Sir Harold Evans leads tributes to ‘most magical of men’

Wife of former editor Sir Harold Evans leads tributes to ‘most magical of men’

Wife of former editor Sir Harold Evans leads tributes to ‘most magical of men’

24 September 2020

Sir Harold died in New York aged 92, and was described as a ‘witty, charming, fiercely intelligent’ man and a ‘true champion’ of social justice.


Charles ‘pops up hunting for plastic’

Charles ‘pops up hunting for plastic’

Charles ‘pops up hunting for plastic’

24 September 2020

The Prince of Wales has been surprising staff as he tries to make his households even more environmentally friendly.


Sunak sets out coronavirus support for workers and firms

Sunak sets out coronavirus support for workers and firms

Sunak sets out coronavirus support for workers and firms

24 September 2020

The Chancellor warned that the economy may be permanently changed as a result of the pandemic.


Operation Stack activated due to strike in Calais

Operation Stack activated due to strike in Calais

Operation Stack activated due to strike in Calais

24 September 2020

Lorries are being held on the coast-bound carriageway of the M20 between Junctions 8 and 9.


Border friction and supply chain disruption ‘inevitable’ as barriers go back up

Border friction and supply chain disruption ‘inevitable’ as barriers go back up

Border friction and supply chain disruption ‘inevitable’ as barriers go back up

24 September 2020

A former ambassador brands as ‘absurd’ controversial plans to put up a ‘ring fence’ round Kent.


Hospitality bosses say ‘hopes crushed’ after Chancellor unveils latest plan

Hospitality bosses say ‘hopes crushed’ after Chancellor unveils latest plan

Hospitality bosses say ‘hopes crushed’ after Chancellor unveils latest plan

24 September 2020

The chief of Young’s, Patrick Dardis, was among leaders to criticise the new measures, saying they will ‘not stop businesses from laying off staff’.


World’s first hydrogen-fuelled flight by ‘commercial’ plane

World’s first hydrogen-fuelled flight by ‘commercial’ plane

World’s first hydrogen-fuelled flight by ‘commercial’ plane

24 September 2020

The six-seater Piper Malibu plane completed the 20-minute flight from Cranfield Airport in Bedfordshire.


Economy spared from cliff-edge but big job losses still on the way, say experts

Economy spared from cliff-edge but big job losses still on the way, say experts

Economy spared from cliff-edge but big job losses still on the way, say experts

24 September 2020

Economists fear the new worker support programme will not be enough to save jobs in many hard-hit sectors.


Calls for better monitoring of space debris to quantify risks to satellites

Calls for better monitoring of space debris to quantify risks to satellites

Calls for better monitoring of space debris to quantify risks to satellites

24 September 2020

A new study suggests that more than 75% of orbital debris detected cannot be matched to known objects in public satellite catalogues.


Contact tracing app rollout hit by issues over phone compatibility

Contact tracing app rollout hit by issues over phone compatibility

Contact tracing app rollout hit by issues over phone compatibility

24 September 2020

People with older phones have been frustrated at being unable to access the NHS Covid-19 app.


More than one million self-employed left out by Chancellor’s winter plan

More than one million self-employed left out by Chancellor’s winter plan

More than one million self-employed left out by Chancellor’s winter plan

24 September 2020

The plan does nothing to plug the holes in the last support scheme for the self-employed, according to a professional body.


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