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Cold, bright and mostly dry weather forecast for non-essential retail reopening

Cold, bright and mostly dry weather forecast for non-essential retail reopening

Cold, bright and mostly dry weather forecast for non-essential retail reopening

08 April 2021

The Met Office said temperatures are expected to be in mid-single figures for much of the UK on Monday.


UK condemns ‘bullying’ Myanmar regime as ambassador to UK is ousted

UK condemns ‘bullying’ Myanmar regime as ambassador to UK is ousted

UK condemns ‘bullying’ Myanmar regime as ambassador to UK is ousted

08 April 2021

Kyaw Zwar Minn said the country’s military coup was now playing out in Mayfair.


Covid memorial wall has ‘got to stay’, say bereaved families

Covid memorial wall has ‘got to stay’, say bereaved families

Covid memorial wall has ‘got to stay’, say bereaved families

08 April 2021

Volunteers have painted around 150,000 pink and red hearts along the Thames Embankment in memory of those who have died with coronavirus.


PM urged to consider ‘untold human suffering’ of long Covid in easing lockdown

PM urged to consider ‘untold human suffering’ of long Covid in easing lockdown

PM urged to consider ‘untold human suffering’ of long Covid in easing lockdown

08 April 2021

It is estimated that more than a million people in the UK are suffering with the extended effects of a coronavirus infection.


Risk of blood clots from Covid-19 ‘much higher’ than from vaccine, experts say

Risk of blood clots from Covid-19 ‘much higher’ than from vaccine, experts say

Risk of blood clots from Covid-19 ‘much higher’ than from vaccine, experts say

08 April 2021

Professor Anthony Harnden, of the JCVI, urged people not to lose confidence in the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab, describing it as ‘a great vaccine’.


Getting Covid jab during Ramadan ‘will not break fast’

Getting Covid jab during Ramadan ‘will not break fast’

Getting Covid jab during Ramadan ‘will not break fast’

08 April 2021

Dr Nikki Kanani, national medical director for primary care, said the vaccine is ‘entirely appropriate to have during Ramadan’.


Welsh Labour recognises Wales’ coronavirus efforts in manifesto launch

Welsh Labour recognises Wales’ coronavirus efforts in manifesto launch

Welsh Labour recognises Wales’ coronavirus efforts in manifesto launch

08 April 2021

The party pledges to invest in the NHS, jobs and green energy – while helping the nation recover from the pandemic.


Asylum granted to activist as Government sets out Hong Kong support

Asylum granted to activist as Government sets out Hong Kong support

Asylum granted to activist as Government sets out Hong Kong support

08 April 2021

Dominic Raab said the UK had a proud history of offering protection to those who need it.


SNP to offer free breakfasts to secondary pupils as school meals policy expanded

SNP to offer free breakfasts to secondary pupils as school meals policy expanded

SNP to offer free breakfasts to secondary pupils as school meals policy expanded

08 April 2021

Nicola Sturgeon highlighted the plans while campaigning in Glasgow on Thursday.


Union chief launches attack on Gavin Williamson and compares him to Pinocchio

Union chief launches attack on Gavin Williamson and compares him to Pinocchio

Union chief launches attack on Gavin Williamson and compares him to Pinocchio

08 April 2021

The National Education Union president accused the minister of repeating a ‘lie’ that exams are the best form of assessment.


People urged to join summer nature count in churchyards

People urged to join summer nature count in churchyards

People urged to join summer nature count in churchyards

08 April 2021

The project will collect information on animals, insects and fungi on church land, the Church of England says.


Colleagues rally in support of driver caught up in attack on bus

Colleagues rally in support of driver caught up in attack on bus

Colleagues rally in support of driver caught up in attack on bus

08 April 2021

The driver was described as badly shaken but unhurt after the incident.


Manchester Arena bomb plotter calls prison guard ‘filthy pig’ in court outburst

Manchester Arena bomb plotter calls prison guard ‘filthy pig’ in court outburst

Manchester Arena bomb plotter calls prison guard ‘filthy pig’ in court outburst

08 April 2021

Hashem Abedi was making his first public appearance since refusing to attend the final weeks of his Manchester bombing murder trial a year ago.


Coronavirus death toll passes 10,000 in Scotland

Coronavirus death toll passes 10,000 in Scotland

Coronavirus death toll passes 10,000 in Scotland

08 April 2021

Weekly figures to Sunday record 9,997 fatalities, with a further six deaths recorded under the daily measure since then.


Northern Ireland Secretary flies in for emergency talks over rioting

Northern Ireland Secretary flies in for emergency talks over rioting

Northern Ireland Secretary flies in for emergency talks over rioting

08 April 2021

Brandon Lewis is expected to meet with First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill.


Richard Okorogheye’s mother ‘ripped apart’ by his death

Richard Okorogheye’s mother ‘ripped apart’ by his death

Richard Okorogheye’s mother ‘ripped apart’ by his death

08 April 2021

Evidence Joel said she is ‘completely hollow and devastated and empty’.


Man admits attempting to murder police officer in meat cleaver attack

Man admits attempting to murder police officer in meat cleaver attack

Man admits attempting to murder police officer in meat cleaver attack

08 April 2021

David Dowson, 26, also attacked a second officer with the weapon, in an incident in Wishaw last June.


One year from first-wave peak: How the UK’s second wave compares

One year from first-wave peak: How the UK’s second wave compares

One year from first-wave peak: How the UK’s second wave compares

08 April 2021

More than a third of all Covid-19 deaths have taken place since the start of 2021.


IT glitch causes ‘serious incident’ on Tui flight

IT glitch causes ‘serious incident’ on Tui flight

IT glitch causes ‘serious incident’ on Tui flight

08 April 2021

Thirty-eight women using the title ‘Miss’ were checked-in as children, causing incorrect weight calculations for the flight from Birmingham.


Morrisons to stop selling plastic carrier bags in shops

Morrisons to stop selling plastic carrier bags in shops

Morrisons to stop selling plastic carrier bags in shops

08 April 2021

The Bradford-based grocer said customers will instead be able to purchase reusable paper bags from its supermarkets.


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