Pressure on chancellor to help hospitality firms hit by cancellations amid record Covid surge Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Rishi Sunak has been forced to cut short a trip to California and fly back to London to draw up an emergency rescue package for hospitality firms […]
First minister Mark Drakeford tells public to reduce Christmas socialising to stop spread of Omicron Covid variant Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Welsh government will bring in new restrictions including closing nightclubs and imposing a 2-metre social distancing rule in offices from 27 December to […]
National Audit Office says there is little extra left to cut behind the scenes as licence fee income falls The BBC could be forced to replace expensive high-end dramas and natural history shows with cheaper programmes owing to government-imposed funding cuts. The broadcaster is required to make deep and continued […]
Chief medical officer warns of ‘two epidemics on top of each other’ as UK records highest ever daily total of new cases Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Chris Whitty has sent a clear message to cut back on socialising in the run-up to Christmas Day, warning […]
Man, 31, from the town arrested on suspicion of arson and murder One person has died and two have been confirmed as missing after a fire in Reading, as police warned there were likely to be no more survivors. A 31-year-old man from Reading was arrested on Wednesday morning on […]
Conservatives fear super-safe seat of North Shropshire could fall after bruising period for Boris Johnson A Conservative loss in the North Shropshire byelection would be “an absolute disaster” for Boris Johnson and would prompt calls for a complete shake-up of the Downing Street operation, Tory MPs have said ahead of […]
Start time at Adelaide Oval is 2:30pm local, 3pm AEDT, 4am GMT The Spin: sign up and receive our free cricket newsletter Any thoughts? Email Geoff or tweet @GeoffLemonSport What about England? I just watched Stuart Broad walk across the ground in the arriving stream of players. He was with […]
Inspectors and monitors say suicidal women and people with serious injuries not adequately supported Rape survivors who arrive in the UK on small boats across the Channel are being neglected by the authorities while others are being inadequately treated for life-changing injuries, a damning report has disclosed. Inspectors found that […]
Measure comes into force on Wednesday and was passed despite many Tories voting against Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has suffered a humiliating rebellion over measures to slow the spread of the Omicron variant, with 99 Conservative MPs rejecting plans for vaccine certificates despite […]
Government’s top public health adviser issues warning amid growing calls to limit Christmas gatherings Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britain’s wave of Omicron infections could reach 1m a day by the end of December, the government’s most senior public health adviser has warned amid growing calls […]