Tory donor’s IT firm handed £100 million public contracts for school tech
Close to £100 million has been given to a firm co-founded by a wealthy Tory donor.
UK approves Moderna vaccine – and orders another 10 million doses
The Moderna vaccine will not be available for use straight away, with the first doses not expected to arrive until the spring.
London mayor declares ‘major incident’ with coronavirus spread ‘out of control’
Sadiq Khan is asking for the closure of places of worship and for face masks to be worn routinely outside of the home.
Lord Blunkett: United Ireland could emerge within next 25 years
The former cabinet minister called Boris Johnson's Brexit deal "a disaster".
‘Light touch’ Sweden finally embraces masks – and moves towards lockdown
Sweden this week put forward an emergency law that paves the way for ministers to lock down large portions of society - a far cry from its famed ‘light touch'.
‘Litany of failures’ to rob rural Britain of reliable broadband for years, MPs warn
Many have pointed to one of the core pledges of Labour’s election manifesto in 2019 - free broadband for all - as an answer to the problem.
Newsnight ends on sobering note as UK Covid deaths reach full capacity of London 2012 Olympic stadium
Lord Bethell has suggested the number of deaths per day is “set to increase” given the high rates of infections and hospital admissions.
Trump mob could face long jail terms – because of his own anti-BLM order
The Justice Department added that it had not ruled out prosecuting Trump himself.
Scottish seafood left to rot with exports tangled in Brexit bureaucracy
Industry figures have warned that exports could grind to a halt in coming days.