Christmas boost as Sage predicts fall in Covid hospitalisations and deaths
Vaccine-conferred immunity declines but the booster regime – under which more than 14 million people have received a third dose – means there will not be a…
Whites can suffer racism too, admits Cambridge college
A Cambridge college has amended its guidance following accusations that it implied white people could not be victims of racism. As part of an anti-discrimination drive, Downing…
Pictured: Redmaids’ High schoolgirls walk through Bristol in tradition dating back to 1634
Girls from Redmaids’ High in Bristol marked the founding of their school with a return to a grand tradition dating back to 1634. Led by the school’s…
Woman’s Hour presenter could be frontrunner in search for Andrew Marr’s replacement
But Marr’s departure could also open the way for Andrew Neil to make his BBC return. Neil quit the broadcaster to launch GB News, a move that…
Fury over Remembrance Sunday rappers who condemned Winston Churchill
The Imperial War Museum has apologised for “offence” caused by a “grotesque” rap performance by teenagers, which condemned Winston Churchill at a Remembrance Sunday event. Performers made…
GPs are being ‘exploited’ for free work, claims new union boss
The article’s subheadline read: “You wouldn’t expect a builder to do a job on the side for free, or ask a lawyer to do some extra work…
Schools cancelling Christmas as children pushed back into Covid bubbles
Molly Kingsley, the co-founder of the parent campaign group UsForThem, said families were “heartbroken” that children’s “rites of passage are being denied”. She said: “We are definitely…
Russia ‘paying close attention’ to HMS Queen Elizabeth as race to salvage F-35 jet intensifies
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will first be working to locate the jet. Afterwards, it has to decide whether to recover the aircraft, or any pieces if…
Bexleyheath house fire victim made desperate phone call to husband as flames took hold
A cousin, who gave his name as Jega, said the children’s mother and her mother had been due to fly back to Sri Lanka on Friday. They…
Booster vaccinations added to NHS Covid Pass for foreign travel
Travellers who have received a booster dose will be able to show their updated vaccination status through the NHS Covid Pass from today. The addition will enable…
Age-checking software ‘may pose data risk’
Tech giants must not be allowed to use online age checks to harvest children’s facial and biometric data, a leading peer has warned. Baroness Kidron, the architect…
Boy, 13, in critical condition after being shot in back in Birmingham
A 13-year-old is fighting for his life in hospital after he was shot in the back while walking down a street in Birmingham. Emergency services were called…
Liverpool terror attacker used ‘many aliases’ to buy materials for bomb packed with ball-bearings
The Liverpool hospital attacker used “many aliases” to purchase ingredients including ball bearings for his bomb, counter terrorism police have said. Asylum seeker Emad al-Swealmeen got a…
Duchess of Cornwall visits Egyptian donkey hospital on final day of royal tour
The following year, having established the problem stretched to thousands of elderly horses once used to transport British troops in the region during the First World War,…
Will Cop26 effectively tackle climate change? Only a quarter of people think so
Only a quarter of people think the Cop26 climate change summit will be effective in tackling climate change, according to polling conducted during the Glasgow meeting’s final…
Andrew Marr quits the BBC, saying ‘I am keen to get my own voice back’
Andrew Marr has quit the BBC, saying he was “keen to get my own voice back”. The veteran broadcaster, a former BBC political editor who fronted The…
Children with rare spinal condition to receive ‘life changing’ treatment on the NHS
For the first time, around 1,500 people with the disorder will be able to access the new treatment after the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence…
Motorists who use a mobile phone while driving face £200 fine and six points on their licence
Mobile phone use behind the wheel is to be outlawed as the Government will close a loophole that allowed drivers to check social media. New highway rules…
Branded blazers on way out as schools told to bring uniform bills down a size
It has been a school uniform staple for hundreds of years – but the branded school blazer could soon be on its way out. Officials at the Department…
Beaver Moon partial lunar eclipse: what time it peaks in the UK and full moon dates for 2021
June: Strawberry Moon This full moon is named after the beginning of the strawberry picking season. It is also known as Rose Moon or Hot Moon, commemorating the start…
Friday morning news briefing: Europe on red alert
Britain to send more troops to Polish border The UK is to deploy more troops to the Polish border with Belarus, amid mounting Cabinet concerns over the…
Two women and two children killed in Bexleyheath house fire
Two children and two women have died in a house fire in Bexleyheath in south-east London. The London Fire Brigade said in a statement that six fire…
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First trail hunting ban condemned as ‘political decision’
Trail hunting has been formally banned by the first landowner following allegations that the sport is a “smokescreen” for illegally killing foxes. Environment agency Natural Resources Wales…
The poorest will be hit hardest by latest social care rethink, says plan’s original architect
The architect of the Government’s social care reforms has criticised ministers’ “disappointing” new plans, accusing them of targeting poorer people and those in the North of England. …