NATIONAL NEWS

Almost 25,000 people in England have contacted Shelter’s emergency helpline in the last two months.

The case has been sent to the Central Criminal Court.

The Darth Vader actor died at the weekend aged 85.

A region-by-region guide to all the latest figures.

There are an estimated 690,000 more people in poverty in the UK, compared to a situation where Covid-19 had not struck, the Legatum Institute said.

Henry Long was jailed for 16 years and Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers for 13 years in July over the death of the Thames Valley Police officer.

Seventeen-year-old Bernadette, from Peterborough, remains unaccounted for since she was reported missing in July.

Consuming the sausage meat-wrapped snack would allow people to have a drink in a pub under England’s coronavirus rules.

Scotland’s First Minister said she does not want to put her family at risk.

The UK’s transitional arrangements with the European Union expire at the end of December, leaving little time for a deal.

The retail chain hopes The Vet Connection will help boost sales as the pandemic keeps people at home looking for online vet help instead.

The Scottish First Minister was asked how she would make another independence referendum happen if she was told no by the Prime Minister.

Boris Johnson faces a revolt on Tuesday over the introduction of the system of coronavirus restrictions in England.

Charlie Nunn will replace Antonio Horta-Osorio next year.

Shop workers have told their stories of being abused and assaulted in a new video as part of this week’s #KeepingChristmasKind campaign.

Lord Bracadale, retired senator of the College of Justice, will lead the inquiry into Mr Bayoh’s death in May 2015.

Being honest about the myth of Father Christmas in 2020 during the coronavirus lockdown could be damaging to children, says Dr Chris Boyle.

Tim Martin said it was a ‘fallacy’ that pubs will reopen on Wednesday when the current lockdown ends.

Sir Philip Green’s retail empire, which includes the Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Burton brands, has been revealed to be on the brink of collapse.

Communities secretary Robert Jenrick said he wanted to remove the bureaucracy to encourage greater trade