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Stars offer support to Captain Tobias on final leg of marathon challenge

Stars offer support to Captain Tobias on final leg of marathon challenge

Stars offer support to Captain Tobias on final leg of marathon challenge

31 May 2020

Tobias Weller, nine, who has cerebral palsy, has raised more than £43,000 for Sheffield Children’s Hospital and Paces School.


Arlene Foster: Ministers acutely aware of coronavirus crisis in care homes

Arlene Foster: Ministers acutely aware of coronavirus crisis in care homes

Arlene Foster: Ministers acutely aware of coronavirus crisis in care homes

31 May 2020

More than half of all virus deaths in Northern Ireland involved care home residents.


Easing lockdown is ‘sensitive moment’ but transition needs to happen, Raab says

Easing lockdown is ‘sensitive moment’ but transition needs to happen, Raab says

Easing lockdown is ‘sensitive moment’ but transition needs to happen, Raab says

31 May 2020

Groups of up to six people will be able to meet outside in England as long as they observe social distancing from Monday.


Foreign Secretary unaware of Dominic Cummings’s whereabouts while de facto PM

Foreign Secretary unaware of Dominic Cummings’s whereabouts while de facto PM

Foreign Secretary unaware of Dominic Cummings’s whereabouts while de facto PM

31 May 2020

On Friday, Durham police found the Number 10 aide might have broken lockdown rules, but it would have been a ‘minor breach’.


Entrepreneur designs ‘head box’ for treating coronavirus patients

Entrepreneur designs ‘head box’ for treating coronavirus patients

Entrepreneur designs ‘head box’ for treating coronavirus patients

31 May 2020

The device protects clinicians from aerosol spray expelled by patients when they are being connected to ventilators.


Brexit transition uncertainty ‘poses threat to stability in Northern Ireland’

Brexit transition uncertainty ‘poses threat to stability in Northern Ireland’

Brexit transition uncertainty ‘poses threat to stability in Northern Ireland’

31 May 2020

Some businesses could decide it is economically unviable to continue operations across the Irish Sea unless flexibility is shown, peers stated.


Luxury watches worth £300,000 stolen as Riyad Mahrez’s penthouse raided

Luxury watches worth £300,000 stolen as Riyad Mahrez’s penthouse raided

Luxury watches worth £300,000 stolen as Riyad Mahrez’s penthouse raided

31 May 2020

The thieves escaped with £500,000 worth of goods, including £50,000 in cash.


Still a risk Covid-19 could ‘run out of control again’, Nicola Sturgeon warns

Still a risk Covid-19 could ‘run out of control again’, Nicola Sturgeon warns

Still a risk Covid-19 could ‘run out of control again’, Nicola Sturgeon warns

31 May 2020

The First Minister spoke after the announcement of the easing of lockdown measures in England.


Brexit checks must be minimised to avoid economic damage, insists Arlene Foster

Brexit checks must be minimised to avoid economic damage, insists Arlene Foster

Brexit checks must be minimised to avoid economic damage, insists Arlene Foster

31 May 2020

The DUP leader said controls on goods travelling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland should not have a major impact.


Durdle Door closed to public after three injured jumping into sea

Durdle Door closed to public after three injured jumping into sea

Durdle Door closed to public after three injured jumping into sea

31 May 2020

People were evacuated from the Dorset beauty spot on Saturday afternoon following the incidents.


Government making it up as it goes along on reopening schools – teaching union

Government making it up as it goes along on reopening schools – teaching union

Government making it up as it goes along on reopening schools – teaching union

31 May 2020

Mary Bousted, of the National Education Union, said schools should not be reopening on Monday.


Tributes paid to ‘tremendous’ Thomas And Friends narrator Michael Angelis

Tributes paid to ‘tremendous’ Thomas And Friends narrator Michael Angelis

Tributes paid to ‘tremendous’ Thomas And Friends narrator Michael Angelis

31 May 2020

The 76-year-old died suddenly on Saturday.


Drop plan for full reopening of primary schools, ministers urged

Drop plan for full reopening of primary schools, ministers urged

Drop plan for full reopening of primary schools, ministers urged

31 May 2020

The Government plans to have all pupils back in class in England four weeks before the summer break.


Extent of virus tracing capabilities revealed

Extent of virus tracing capabilities revealed

Extent of virus tracing capabilities revealed

31 May 2020

Contact tracing appeared to have been paused as a strategy in March.


Neighbourly ties strengthening amid pandemic as ‘Big Lunch’ goes virtual

Neighbourly ties strengthening amid pandemic as ‘Big Lunch’ goes virtual

Neighbourly ties strengthening amid pandemic as ‘Big Lunch’ goes virtual

31 May 2020

Six in 10 people are chatting with their neighbours, while one in three have helped them during the coronavirus outbreak, a study found.


Schools expect nearly half of families to keep children at home – survey

Schools expect nearly half of families to keep children at home – survey

Schools expect nearly half of families to keep children at home – survey

31 May 2020

Primary schools in England have been told to reopen to pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 from this week.


Childcare sector at risk as parents plan to keep children at home – survey

Childcare sector at risk as parents plan to keep children at home – survey

Childcare sector at risk as parents plan to keep children at home – survey

31 May 2020

More than two-thirds of providers expect to operate at a loss in the next six months, the research showed.


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