NATIONAL NEWS

Using the drones to help in the Covid-19 response will avoid courier call-out waiting times, free up NHS staff and cut unnecessary physical contact.

Working Families says its poll underpins its call for caring responsibilities to be covered in the Equality Act.

The Office for National Statistics said there was an estimated average of 27,900 new cases per day of Covid-19 between October 2 and 8.

The Prime Minister said unless there is a ‘fundamental change of approach’ from the EU, the UK will move to an Australia-style relationship.

Micheal Martin said comments by Boris Johnson relating to the possibility of a no-deal scenario were ‘not his read of the situation’.

It will immediately prevent travel from areas in England in tiers two and three, the central belt of Scotland, and the whole of Northern Ireland.

It comes just two months after the coffee and sandwich chain cut 2,800 roles as part of a restructuring in which it closed 30 sites.

Casinos, bingo halls, bookmakers, betting shops, soft play areas and adult gaming centres will be forced to close, and car boot sales will be banned.

Researchers say the findings pave the way for forecasting the possible impact of climate change on landscapes and, in turn, human life.

Tory Laura Trott wants to bring the procedures in line with other body modification techniques like tattooing by banning them for under-18s.

Jacob Newson from Leeds has so far raised more than £17,000 for the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.

Investigators found that the airline should have identified the security weaknesses which enabled the attack to take place.

A furious political row between local politicians and Westminster has so far prevented Greater Manchester being moved into Tier 3.

The Foreign Secretary said a reported attempt by Moscow to discredit a vaccine being developed in the UK is ‘utterly deplorable’.

Margaret Hansard, 78, said she is staging a “nantervention” to keep her grandchildren and other youngsters safe.

The John Lewis Partnership said it has set a target for its profits to reach £200m in the next two years and £400m by 2025.

The social media site will launch a crackdown on influencer posts promoting products and services which are not properly labelled as advertising.

The Government refers to it as an ‘inland border facility’, while the online campaign prefers to describe it as a ‘diesel-soaked Valhalla’.

The outsourcing giant said it is considering whether to hand out the extra profits to shareholders.

The Medical Research Council biostatistics unit at Cambridge University has published modelling which is fed to Government scientific advisers.