The housing secretary was “insistent” a planning application be allowed just in time to save its Tory donor backer up to £50m, new government documents reveal.
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The prime minister has announced a reduction in the two-metre social distancing rule, as he gave the green light for pubs, restaurants, hotels, hairdressers and barbers in England to reopen from 4 July.
Internet users in the UK are spending a record-breaking amount of time online during the lockdown, according to a new Ofcom report.
Pubs have been given the green light to reopen on 4 July, but post-lockdown pints may be served behind Perspex screens after ordering via a phone app.
All four UK nations are continuing to loosen their lockdown measures to allow people more freedom.
Evidence of a split between Boris Johnson and his most senior scientific and medical advisers was laid bare within hours of his announcement of measures to ease the lockdown.
Cinemas, museums and galleries in England are to be allowed to re-open from 4 July, in the latest move by Boris Johnson to restore normal life after the three-month coronavirus lockdown.
The brother and sister of the main suspect arrested after the Reading terror attack have told Sky News how they were “shocked and surprised” when they heard the news that he is suspected of killing three men on Saturday evening.
Burnley have said they “strongly” condemn those responsible for flying a “White Lives Matter” banner over their Premier League match with Manchester City.
The third victim of the Reading terror attack has been named as David Wails.