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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘relieved’ at avoiding prison after court hearing

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘relieved’ at avoiding prison after court hearing

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘relieved’ at avoiding prison after court hearing

02 November 2020

The British-Iranian dual national feared she would be returned to Evin prison in Tehran following the trial.


Harry Dunn’s alleged killer urged to surrender to UK court by CPS

Harry Dunn’s alleged killer urged to surrender to UK court by CPS

Harry Dunn’s alleged killer urged to surrender to UK court by CPS

02 November 2020

Anne Sacoolas was able to leave the UK following the fatal crash after immunity was asserted on her behalf.


Delay into Home Secretary bullying inquiry is ‘intolerable’, Government told

Delay into Home Secretary bullying inquiry is ‘intolerable’, Government told

Delay into Home Secretary bullying inquiry is ‘intolerable’, Government told

02 November 2020

Peers have raised concerns at Westminster over the hold-up to the Whitehall probe, which was set up eight months ago.


Musician with dementia inspires Sir Tom Hunter to donate £1m

Musician with dementia inspires Sir Tom Hunter to donate £1m

Musician with dementia inspires Sir Tom Hunter to donate £1m

02 November 2020

Sir Tom said he and his wife decided to ‘do something a little bit uplifting.’


Drakeford: New rules mean hardest Welsh-English border ‘for several centuries’

Drakeford: New rules mean hardest Welsh-English border ‘for several centuries’

Drakeford: New rules mean hardest Welsh-English border ‘for several centuries’

02 November 2020

Wales will leave lockdown on November 9, while England will enter a month-long lockdown from November 5.


Demand for storing pub furniture and office desks boost Lok’nStore

Demand for storing pub furniture and office desks boost Lok’nStore

Demand for storing pub furniture and office desks boost Lok’nStore

02 November 2020

Shares in the company jumped on Monday after it reported positive revenue and profit growth in the face of the pandemic.


Researchers hail ‘very encouraging’ potential coronavirus treatment

Researchers hail ‘very encouraging’ potential coronavirus treatment

Researchers hail ‘very encouraging’ potential coronavirus treatment

02 November 2020

Scientists from the UK and Germany say the drug aprotinin could stop Covid-19 entering host cells in the body.


Covid-19 case rates: how the regions of England compare

Covid-19 case rates: how the regions of England compare

Covid-19 case rates: how the regions of England compare

02 November 2020

A snapshot of the latest numbers as England prepares to go back into lockdown.


Couple rearrange wedding in 24 hours to beat lockdown restrictions

Couple rearrange wedding in 24 hours to beat lockdown restrictions

Couple rearrange wedding in 24 hours to beat lockdown restrictions

02 November 2020

The wedding even had a trumpeter and an organist.


Remembrance Sunday events given go-ahead despite English lockdown

Remembrance Sunday events given go-ahead despite English lockdown

Remembrance Sunday events given go-ahead despite English lockdown

02 November 2020

Events to mark Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day should be held outdoors and maintain social distancing, Number 10 said.


Queen and Philip back at Windsor in HMS Bubble ready for Lockdown 2.0

Queen and Philip back at Windsor in HMS Bubble ready for Lockdown 2.0

Queen and Philip back at Windsor in HMS Bubble ready for Lockdown 2.0

02 November 2020

The royal couple travelled to Berkshire from Sandringham ahead of the start of the month-long restrictions on Thursday.


Government and devolved administrations to discuss Christmas coronavirus policy

Government and devolved administrations to discuss Christmas coronavirus policy

Government and devolved administrations to discuss Christmas coronavirus policy

02 November 2020

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove chaired a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee on Monday.


Brexit driving support for independence, Scottish Tory leader warns

Brexit driving support for independence, Scottish Tory leader warns

Brexit driving support for independence, Scottish Tory leader warns

02 November 2020

Douglas Ross told the Policy Exchange that the UK Government’s handling of the departure from the EU has undermined the case for the union.


High Court ruling could stop Johnny Depp’s US defamation case ‘in its tracks’

High Court ruling could stop Johnny Depp’s US defamation case ‘in its tracks’

High Court ruling could stop Johnny Depp’s US defamation case ‘in its tracks’

02 November 2020

Lawyer Amber Melville-Brown said the burden of proof in English courts is ‘much higher’ than those in the US.


Probe launched into potential increase in stillbirths during pandemic

Probe launched into potential increase in stillbirths during pandemic

Probe launched into potential increase in stillbirths during pandemic

02 November 2020

Investigators have launched a review into stillbirths during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic.


Shadowy police unit set up amid 1960s Vietnam war protests

Shadowy police unit set up amid 1960s Vietnam war protests

Shadowy police unit set up amid 1960s Vietnam war protests

02 November 2020

The Special Demonstration Squad was nicknamed the Hairies because of officers’ hippie appearance.


14 allegations of domestic violence The Sun relied on in Johnny Depp libel case

14 allegations of domestic violence The Sun relied on in Johnny Depp libel case

14 allegations of domestic violence The Sun relied on in Johnny Depp libel case

02 November 2020

Johnny Depp lost his libel claim against News Group Newspapers.


Sunak a key player in delaying coronavirus lockdown, says Starmer

Sunak a key player in delaying coronavirus lockdown, says Starmer

Sunak a key player in delaying coronavirus lockdown, says Starmer

02 November 2020

Sir Keir told the CBI conference that Mr Sunak’s ‘name is all over’ the Government’s decision to reject advice to bring in a closedown sooner.


Johnny Depp may launch appeal over ‘perverse’ ruling he assaulted Amber Heard

Johnny Depp may launch appeal over ‘perverse’ ruling he assaulted Amber Heard

Johnny Depp may launch appeal over ‘perverse’ ruling he assaulted Amber Heard

02 November 2020

The 57-year-old actor sued The Sun’s publisher, News Group Newspapers (NGN), over a 2018 article which labelled him a ‘wife beater’.


Sturgeon considers new national lockdown as furlough scheme extended

Sturgeon considers new national lockdown as furlough scheme extended

Sturgeon considers new national lockdown as furlough scheme extended

02 November 2020

Scotland’s First Minister spoke on the issue on the day the country’s new five-tier system of coronavirus restrictions came into force.


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