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But the Labour leader has refused to say whether he would back calls for affected students to be given tuition fee refunds.

Home Secretary Priti Patel said it was an ‘unprecedented programme of change’.

Oliver Mundell refused to withdraw the remark when asked to do so by the Presiding Officer.

The ban on the plastic products was delayed due to the challenges coronavirus posed to businesses.

Scottish Constitution Secretary Mike Russell hit back at a claim made by UK Government minister Paul Scully.

Dr Michael Ryan, executive director of the agency’s Health Emergencies Programme, made his comments during a webinar hosted by Chatham House.

Royal Glamorgan Hospital is in Rhondda Cynon Taf – one of the areas of Wales currently subjected to local lockdown restrictions.

MP Chris Evans proposed the creation of a trust funded by high-earning footballers whose funds would be distributed among struggling clubs.

Demonstrators marched to Parliament Square in central London.

The WikiLeaks founder was also bugged in the toilet at the Ecuador embassy, his extradition hearing has heard.

Boris Johnson will be spared the prospect of a damaging Tory revolt over the way coronavirus rules are introduced but was rebuked by the Speaker.

Brandon Lewis committed to a ‘slimmed-down Finance Bill’ later this year.

A Labour council leader and a police boss also expressed frustration at the way the restrictions were handled.

The charity said there were 85 confirmed incidents of bird of prey persecution last year.

Researchers say their work highlights the ‘extreme and unusual’ projected Greenland ice sheet losses for the 21st century.

City Pub Group has 48 pubs and around 1,000 employees.

A study from the Centre for Policy Studies has called for reforms around planning rules to help speed up the rollout of 5G technology.

The Labour leader mocked Boris Johnson’s mixed messages over the ban on households mixing in the North East of England during PMQs.

The number of fatalities of people aged 60 and over increased from 588 in 2018 to 638 in 2019.

The homewares retailer said it sold 300 million single-use batteries last year – or 5,000 tons. It includes 1.2m batteries in the UK and Ireland.