Sexual assault in the ancestral home, Queen’s cousin will be sentenced
The assault happened in February 2020
Flight bookings heat up after lockdown exit plans revealed
Holiday bookings surged following the announcement of a road map out of lockdown, airlines, and travel firms have said.
Matt Hancock agrees with countries forcing Facebook to pay for news
Facebook has already pulled out its news content in Australia after politicians forced tech businesses to pay for using news.
Oxford Covid vaccine reduces hospital admissions by 94%
The government’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty has said the results from the landmark UK study provides ‘encouraging’ early data on the impact the vaccine is having.
Oprah’s interview with Harry and Meghan to be re-edited
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spoke of their role within the Royal Family in an interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Edvard Munch on Scream painting: “can only have been painted by a madman”
Artist Edvard Munch wrote mysterious graffiti on his painting of The Scream, infrared scans have shown.
Matt Hancock’s neighbour under investigation over Covid contract
Bourne signed a multi-million pound contract to supply two million medical grade test tubes a week to the NHS.
London bus drivers will strike on 22 February
London bus drivers to strike this week in a row over pay and conditions.
Boris Johnson roadmap lockdown exit dates revealed
Boris Johnson to reveal a “cautious” approach for easing restrictions across England
Families allow reuniting from March 29 outdoors
Separated families will be able to travel long distances in England to reunite from March 29 – but only outside, a Tory minister indicated today.
Over-40s could get first Covid vaccine in weeks
Vaccine chiefs have faced calls for police officers and teachers to be prioritised in the next stage.
Harry and Meghan won’t return as working royals
The palace said in a statement that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have confirmed that “they will not be returning as working members of The Royal Family.“
Myanmar protests: Young woman shot in the head by police dies
Youth leader Esther Ze Naw said, “We cannot stay quiet. If there is bloodshed during our peaceful protests”.
Pupils in Wales will back to school on March 15
Children aged between three and seven will return face-to-face learning in classrooms from next week.
Boris Johnson refuses to budge on lockdown exit plan
Boris Johnson has refused to buckle under pressure for a quicker easing of lockdown.
Lord David Frost appointed Minister to manage relationship with EU
Lord David Frost will try to make the most of post-Brexit trading opportunities when he becomes a full cabinet member next month, Downing Street said.
Children to be given two Covid tests a week
Parents will be asked to test their children for coronavirus twice a week under government plans to reopen schools, according to reports.
Meghan Markle in Oprah interview: ‘I will not upset the Queen’
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will speak about “their move to the United States and their future hopes and dreams for their expanding family” in an interview with Oprah.
Demi Lovato: “I had three strokes and a heart attack”
Lovato said: “I had a heart attack. My doctors said that I had five to 10 more minutes.”
Lockdown exit plan: Shops in April, pubs in May and holidays in July
BRITAIN will be back to normal by July, early drafts of Boris Johnson’s coronavirus roadmap indicate – but it might be May before Brits can go to pubs again.
Prince Philip admitted to hospital ‘for a few days’
The 99-year-old Duke of Edinburgh was taken to the King Edward VII Hospital in London “as a precautionary measure”.
Employers plan ‘no jab, no job’ contracts
Businesses in the UK are said to be already drawing up “no jab, no job” contracts for employees after the vaccine minister said it was “up to businesses what they do”.
Captain Sir Tom Moore’s family hid vile online abuse
The family of Captain Sir Tom Moore hid online abuse from him as it would have ‘broken his heart’.
Mount Etna in Italy erupted red-hot lava
For more than an hour yesterday fountains of lava and ash over Catania. No danger for people, houses, or villages, as the flows remain within the Bove Valley.
Super fast Covid tests ‘will pave return towards normality’
Individuals who do not have a vaccine certificate will not be able to travel as much, WHO expert warns