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Rail services to be increased from September 7

Rail services to be increased from September 7

Rail services to be increased from September 7

25 August 2020

Services across Britain will be increased to around 90% of pre-coronavirus pandemic levels, the Rail Delivery Group said.


Advisory groups set up to help inform UK post-Brexit trade talks

Advisory groups set up to help inform UK post-Brexit trade talks

Advisory groups set up to help inform UK post-Brexit trade talks

25 August 2020

International Development Secretary Liz Truss said it is about bringing business closer to the negotiating table.


Five patients on NI cancer ward test positive for Covid-19

Five patients on NI cancer ward test positive for Covid-19

Five patients on NI cancer ward test positive for Covid-19

25 August 2020

It is the second cluster of infections at Craigavon Area Hospital in Co Armagh.


EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan publishes report on Ireland trip

EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan publishes report on Ireland trip

EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan publishes report on Ireland trip

25 August 2020

He provided the details to European Commission boss Ursula von der Leyen.


Town ‘like a disaster zone’ after river bursts its banks in NI

Town ‘like a disaster zone’ after river bursts its banks in NI

Town ‘like a disaster zone’ after river bursts its banks in NI

25 August 2020

A resident said the sea looked ‘angry’ as public representatives said the area in Co Down looked like a disaster zone.


More than 64 million meals claimed through Eat Out to Help Out scheme

More than 64 million meals claimed through Eat Out to Help Out scheme

More than 64 million meals claimed through Eat Out to Help Out scheme

25 August 2020

The Treasury said this represents a continued ‘upward trend’ in dining, after 10.5 million meals were claimed in the scheme’s first week.


Network Rail launches two task forces after Stonehaven crash

Network Rail launches two task forces after Stonehaven crash

Network Rail launches two task forces after Stonehaven crash

25 August 2020

They will consider the impact of heavy rainfall on the railway and the management of cuttings and embankments.


Johnson hints at U-turn amid reports of change in school face covering advice

Johnson hints at U-turn amid reports of change in school face covering advice

Johnson hints at U-turn amid reports of change in school face covering advice

25 August 2020

It follows growing pressure on ministers to review the guidance from teaching unions.


Ofqual chief Sally Collier quits after exam results U-turn

Ofqual chief Sally Collier quits after exam results U-turn

Ofqual chief Sally Collier quits after exam results U-turn

25 August 2020

Her predecessor Dame Glenys Stacey will be acting chief regulator until December.


Job losses: Major cuts since the start of the pandemic

Job losses: Major cuts since the start of the pandemic

Job losses: Major cuts since the start of the pandemic

25 August 2020

Tens of thousands of redundancies have been announced at big UK employers.


Inactivity grows among Britons – study

Inactivity grows among Britons – study

Inactivity grows among Britons – study

25 August 2020

Sedentary behaviours are on the rise, especially for men, figures show.


Cambridge coronavirus vaccine candidate trials could begin in the autumn

Cambridge coronavirus vaccine candidate trials could begin in the autumn

Cambridge coronavirus vaccine candidate trials could begin in the autumn

25 August 2020

The research has been given a £1.9 million funding boost from Innovate UK.


Pride train will be ‘running again very soon’ after minor maintenance issue

Pride train will be ‘running again very soon’ after minor maintenance issue

Pride train will be ‘running again very soon’ after minor maintenance issue

25 August 2020

The UK’s first fully-decorated Pride train with an all-LGBT+ crew made its inaugural journey on Tuesday.


PM calls for end to ‘wetness’ as BBC chief says Proms decision was right

PM calls for end to ‘wetness’ as BBC chief says Proms decision was right

PM calls for end to ‘wetness’ as BBC chief says Proms decision was right

25 August 2020

BBC director-general Lord Hall said it had come to the ‘right conclusion’.


In Pictures: Storm Francis brings swelling seas and high winds

In Pictures: Storm Francis brings swelling seas and high winds

In Pictures: Storm Francis brings swelling seas and high winds

25 August 2020

Gusts of up to 65mph were felt inland while coastal areas were swamped with giant waves.


Man who damaged Picasso painting at Tate Modern jailed

Man who damaged Picasso painting at Tate Modern jailed

Man who damaged Picasso painting at Tate Modern jailed

25 August 2020

Shakeel Massey damaged the artist’s 1944 painting Bust of a Woman at the central London gallery in December 2019.


Regulators turn to football to give pension scammers the boot

Regulators turn to football to give pension scammers the boot

Regulators turn to football to give pension scammers the boot

25 August 2020

The average victim of pension fraud is a man in his 50s, according to regulators


Scottish GP among two remanded in Belfast over terror charges

Scottish GP among two remanded in Belfast over terror charges

Scottish GP among two remanded in Belfast over terror charges

25 August 2020

Issam Basalat, 62, of Telford Road in Edinburgh, appeared at Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday accused of preparation of a terrorist act.


Assange ‘in a lot of pain’ says partner after prison visit

Assange ‘in a lot of pain’ says partner after prison visit

Assange ‘in a lot of pain’ says partner after prison visit

25 August 2020

Stella Moris took the couple’s two children to meet their father and said the WikiLeaks founder looked much thinner than the last time she saw him.


International Dog Day: Labrador most popular pooch on Facebook

International Dog Day: Labrador most popular pooch on Facebook

International Dog Day: Labrador most popular pooch on Facebook

25 August 2020

The UK created more than 20 million posts and comments about their dogs during later stages of lockdown, Facebook data shows.


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