Local COVID alert level update: areas moving to ‘high’
More areas will move from local COVID alert level ‘medium’ to local COVID alert level ‘high’ from 00.01 Saturday 31 October. After close discussions with local leaders, the…
‘Everyone’s got bills to pay’: facing up to end of furlough scheme
Workforces in Birmingham and Hounslow have been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. We find out how they are coping
UK police used more force in lockdown despite lower crime rates
Exclusive: Figures from 32 forces show 15% fall in crime and 12.5% increase in use of force from April to June
UK’s Labour suspends former leader Jeremy Corbyn after anti-Semitism report
The British Labour Party suspended its former leader Jeremy Corbyn on Thursday after he refused to accept all findings in a report by the Equality and Human Rights…
Labour MP Apsana Begum charged with housing fraud
Tower Hamlets council brings three charges that Begum ‘vigorously contests’
Morrisons To Donate 15,000 Lunchboxes Daily To Help School Children In Need
The move aims to help fight holiday hunger this half-term and customers can also purchase pre-packed bags of groceries to feed young people. Morrisons stores will join the…
NHS COVID-19 app updates across England and Wales
NHS COVID-19 app users will benefit from updates to the app that make it more accurate and user-friendly from today, 29 October. This is the latest in a…
England and Wales record HUGE drop in theft, robbery during Covid-19 lockdown, but domestic crimes rise – govt data
Theft offenses and robbery fell by over 40 percent in England and Wales during the early months of the UK’s coronavirus lockdown, while domestic violence has surged, new…
UK regional police chief says cops will INTERVENE if family Christmas celebrations break Covid rules, angering Britons
Enraged Britons have taken to Twitter after the chief of West Midlands Police said officers would break up festive family celebrations for violating lockdown rules. The West Midlands…
UK Covid death toll passes 60,000 for the first time
The total number of deaths across the UK linked to the novel coronavirus has now hit 61,116, according to figures reported by the three main health agencies in…