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Long Covid: Hospital patients to get checks at six weeks

Fri, 12/18/2020 - 00:07
Official guidance has identified 28 common symptoms like dizziness, breathlessness and chest pain.

Tougher restrictions begin for three Scottish councils

Fri, 12/18/2020 - 00:05
Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and East Lothian will move to level three from 18:00 on Friday.

The Papers: 'Bleakest midwinter' as Covid tiers extended

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 23:28
The extension of tier three Covid rules to more parts of England is the focus for many of Friday's front pages.

Star Wars' Boba Fett actor Jeremy Bulloch dies aged 75

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 22:12
The actor was best known for playing the bounty hunter Boba Fett in the original trilogy.

Covid-19: NI business leaders react to lockdown plan

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 21:51
Representatives from NI's business community have reacted to the executive's six-week lockdown plan.

Coronavirus: NI facing six-week lockdown from 26 December

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 21:11
Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill says "while this is draconian, it's about saving lives".

Dominic Cummings: Politicians too focused on Twitter and gossip

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 17:54
The PM's outgoing aide says "existential" threats such as nuclear safety are "largely ignored".

Jacob Rees-Mogg accuses Unicef of 'playing politics' over UK food campaign

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 17:51
He says the charity should be "ashamed" after launching a campaign to feed UK children.

Unicef should be 'ashamed' of itself, says Jacob Rees-Mogg

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 17:49
The Commons leader says the humanitarian aid organisation is "playing politics" by giving food parcels to some children in the UK.

Marcin Zdun guilty of murdering wife and daughter

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 17:18
Marcin Zdun stabbed Aneta and Nikelta Zdun to death in a rage, jurors heard.

Babacar Diagne: Three teenagers jailed for Coventry murder

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 17:03
Babacar Diagne, 15, was stabbed in Coventry in February in an apparently motiveless attack.

Air pollution death ruling: What comes next?

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 16:26
A girl who died in 2013 has had air pollution listed as a cause of death; what are the implications?

Toughest Covid rules extended in south of England

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 16:08
The "vast majority" of areas that are already in tier three will remain there, Matt Hancock says.

Coronavirus: Northern Ireland health officials to propose six week lockdown

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 16:07
The executive is discussing the plans, amid speculation many shops could close after Christmas Eve.

Covid: Staggered return for Wales' schools in January

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 16:04
Online learning will continue for some, with a full return to the classroom by 18 January.

Rishi Sunak extends furlough scheme for another month

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 15:52
Chancellor Rishi Sunak extends the furlough scheme for one month until the end of April 2021.

Staggered return for England's secondary schools next term

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 15:40
Secondary school pupils could face a first week of term online as schools set up Covid testing.

Brexit trade talks: Less than 50% chance of deal, says Michael Gove

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 15:36
It comes as the European Parliament sets a deadline of Sunday to see the text of any agreement.

Legoland pledges review over disabled boy's 'humiliation'

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 15:29
The theme park makes the change after a Gloucestershire boy was 'humiliated' when asked to walk.

Tory MP Tobias Ellwood broke Covid rules, says home secretary

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 14:13
MP Tobias Ellwood insists the dinner he gave a speech at in London was "fully Covid compliant".

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