Chancellor Rishi Sunak increases support for firms and workers as lockdown restrictions spread.
Read More »Conservative MP quits government job over free school meals
Caroline Ansell has resigned after voting for a Labour plan to offer free school meals in the holidays.
Read More »Covid: Scots told to prepare for ‘digital Christmas’
The idea of people in Scotland having a normal Christmas in 2020 is “fiction”, the national clinical director says.
Read More »Brexit: Michel Barnier heads to UK as trade talks restart
The UK invited the EU chief negotiator back to the table after he said compromises were needed to get a deal.
Read More »Rishi Sunak expected to increase tier 2 jobs support
The hospitality industry has described tier 2’s restrictions as the “worst of all worlds”.
Read More »Martin Bashir: BBC journalist ‘seriously unwell’ from Covid
The journalist, best known for his 1995 interview with Princess Diana, has complications from the virus.
Read More »Ethnic minority Covid risk ‘not explained by racism’
A government adviser says factors like deprivation, rather than ethnicity, should be used to judge risk.
Read More »Covid in Scotland: Licensed trade warns of ‘battle’ to survive
Bars and restaurants face an uncertain future after Covid restrictions were extended until 2 November, warn industry leaders.
Read More »Brexit: UK to ban more EU citizens with criminal records
From January, EU citizens sentenced to more than a year in prison will be barred.
Read More »Covid: South Yorkshire to move into tier 3 from Saturday
The mayor for the Sheffield City Region calls it the “responsible route” to stem the spread of Covid-19.
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