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Pets from 81 countries vie for £3,000 comedy photography award

Pets from 81 countries vie for £3,000 comedy photography award

Pets from 81 countries vie for £3,000 comedy photography award

28 September 2020

The Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photography Awards is entering its second year.


City leaders warn coronavirus restrictions could destroy hospitality sector

City leaders warn coronavirus restrictions could destroy hospitality sector

City leaders warn coronavirus restrictions could destroy hospitality sector

28 September 2020

Leaders from Liverpool, Leeds and Manchester made a joint plea.


Tougher lockdown measures for large parts of North East

Tougher lockdown measures for large parts of North East

Tougher lockdown measures for large parts of North East

28 September 2020

Matt Hancock said the incidence rate across the area is now more than 100 cases per 100,000.


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’.


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