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Police told not to download Covid-19 app on work phones as downloads top 12m

Police told not to download Covid-19 app on work phones as downloads top 12m

Police told not to download Covid-19 app on work phones as downloads top 12m

28 September 2020

The Health Secretary urged MPs to download the NHS Covid-19 app, which launched on Thursday.


Education Secretary urged to ‘end Invisible Man act’ over university Covid spike

Education Secretary urged to ‘end Invisible Man act’ over university Covid spike

Education Secretary urged to ‘end Invisible Man act’ over university Covid spike

28 September 2020

Labour is set to demand answers over whether students will be able to return to their families at Christmas.


Coronavirus contact tracing app tops 12m downloads

Coronavirus contact tracing app tops 12m downloads

Coronavirus contact tracing app tops 12m downloads

28 September 2020

The Health Secretary urged MPs to also download the NHS Covid-19 app, which launched on Thursday.


Malta may seek return of Prince George’s shark tooth present

Malta may seek return of Prince George’s shark tooth present

Malta may seek return of Prince George’s shark tooth present

28 September 2020

Prince George was presented with the shark tooth by Sir David Attenborough.


I would have ripped off badly fitted Grenfell cladding, says contractor

I would have ripped off badly fitted Grenfell cladding, says contractor

I would have ripped off badly fitted Grenfell cladding, says contractor

28 September 2020

Mark Osborne said it would have been an ‘impossibility’ to ‘keep an eye on everything that was going on’.


In Pictures: Match fit – Boris Johnson bowls them over in PE lesson

In Pictures: Match fit – Boris Johnson bowls them over in PE lesson

In Pictures: Match fit – Boris Johnson bowls them over in PE lesson

28 September 2020

The Prime Minister has never been shy to take on a sporting challenge in the presence of cameras.


Tory rebels expect Government concessions over coronavirus powers

Tory rebels expect Government concessions over coronavirus powers

Tory rebels expect Government concessions over coronavirus powers

28 September 2020

Ministers held crisis talks with backbenchers who are demanding MPs get a say over new curbs on people’s freedoms.


What are the latest coronavirus laws and restrictions?

What are the latest coronavirus laws and restrictions?

What are the latest coronavirus laws and restrictions?

28 September 2020

Key questions answered.


Harassment charge MP Claudia Webbe ‘suspended from Labour’

Harassment charge MP Claudia Webbe ‘suspended from Labour’

Harassment charge MP Claudia Webbe ‘suspended from Labour’

28 September 2020

The Leicester East MP denies any wrongdoing after being charged with the offence.


Patel: Home Office looking at creating safe routes for asylum seekers

Patel: Home Office looking at creating safe routes for asylum seekers

Patel: Home Office looking at creating safe routes for asylum seekers

28 September 2020

September has been the busiest month on record for migrant Channel crossings.


Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

28 September 2020

Knowsley now has the highest rate in England, followed by Burnley and Liverpool.


Matt Hancock to hold talks with Tory rebels over coronavirus laws

Matt Hancock to hold talks with Tory rebels over coronavirus laws

Matt Hancock to hold talks with Tory rebels over coronavirus laws

28 September 2020

Health Secretary Matt Hancock will meet Sir Graham Brady amid mounting Tory concern about a lack of parliamentary scrutiny.


Partner of murdered police officer Matt Ratana pays tribute to ‘gentle giant’

Partner of murdered police officer Matt Ratana pays tribute to ‘gentle giant’

Partner of murdered police officer Matt Ratana pays tribute to ‘gentle giant’

28 September 2020

The 54-year-old was killed by a handcuffed suspect at a custody suite in Croydon, south London.


US will protect the Good Friday Agreement, Special Envoy to NI says

US will protect the Good Friday Agreement, Special Envoy to NI says

US will protect the Good Friday Agreement, Special Envoy to NI says

28 September 2020

Mr Mulvaney said the US was watching the EU/UK negotiations closely.


Sage music centre to lose 110 jobs as it faces £10m black hole

Sage music centre to lose 110 jobs as it faces £10m black hole

Sage music centre to lose 110 jobs as it faces £10m black hole

28 September 2020

The culturally important centre said it had fought hard to retain staff and it deeply regretted the move caused by the pandemic.


Campaigners call for end to digital poverty among care leavers

Campaigners call for end to digital poverty among care leavers

Campaigners call for end to digital poverty among care leavers

28 September 2020

80,000 care leavers in England aged 18 to 25 are without internet access and unable to access education or work as they become independent.


Businesses in Wales to be offered £140m in grants to help survive pandemic

Businesses in Wales to be offered £140m in grants to help survive pandemic

Businesses in Wales to be offered £140m in grants to help survive pandemic

28 September 2020

Economy Minister Ken Skates said the scheme was the ‘best package of support in the UK’.


Leaders unite in pledge to reverse nature loss by 2030

Leaders unite in pledge to reverse nature loss by 2030

Leaders unite in pledge to reverse nature loss by 2030

28 September 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to protect 30% of UK land by the end of the decade as he joined leaders for a virtual UN event.


Downing Street defends 10pm curfew despite criticism from scientists

Downing Street defends 10pm curfew despite criticism from scientists

Downing Street defends 10pm curfew despite criticism from scientists

28 September 2020

Number 10 said the measure struck the ‘right balance’ as experts warned it could be counterproductive because large groups were forming as pubs shut.


JK Rowling expresses gratitude after literary luminaries write supportive letter

JK Rowling expresses gratitude after literary luminaries write supportive letter

JK Rowling expresses gratitude after literary luminaries write supportive letter

28 September 2020

The Harry Potter author has been criticised for her comments about gender identity.


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