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The Fatal Accident Inquiry into the crash is being heard virtually due to coronavirus measures.

The mayor of London joined key workers on the tennis courts at Wimbledon as part of efforts to thank them for their work.

Twenty new projects will get a share of £7.2 million to develop new technology and processes to tackle the challenges created by the pandemic.

A new book says the Edinburgh South MP was on the verge of quitting the party for the breakaway Independent Group.

The programme apologised for use the Irish Republic’s flag to represent Northern Ireland on Friday morning’s show.

The housing charity said it found 380,000 planning permissions were granted but never acted due to fears of oversupply hitting developers’ profits.

The Bradford-based retailer is expected to reveal continued strong growth in sales during the second quarter as it expanded its online operations.

The announcement comes less than four months after the carrier axed 3,150 roles and ended its operations at Gatwick Airport.

An Air Accidents Investigation Branch inspector was addressing a fatal accident inquiry.

Uber Rent will enable users to browse and book rental cars.

NHS Blood and Transplant said men are far more likely to donate a unit of plasma with a high level of antibodies.

Vaughan Gething said there had been a ‘rising tide’ in infections coming from Greek islands.

The preliminary results also indicate that the vaccine candidates induce an antibody response.

Tony Abbott’s proposed appointment as a trade envoy has sparked criticism over alleged homophobia, misogyny and climate change scepticism.

Downing Street earlier denied the existence of a Government ‘back to work’ campaign.

The Everyone Needs Nature appeal follows a survey suggesting the public relied on the living world for wellbeing during the pandemic.

The closely followed IHS Markit/CIPS construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) hit a reading of 54.6 last month, compared to 58.1 in July.

The Scottish Labour leader is facing calls to resign.

Grant Shapps insisted it is wrong to think the virus has made the high-speed railway unnecessary.

Some 87,226 new cars were registered in the UK in August compared with 92,573 during the same month in 2019.