Weather forecast, alerts and UVB index for London, Saturday 2 January 2021
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Piers Corbyn announces he is running for London Mayor
The 73 year-old will run on pledges to end "Covid con rules" and "reverse discrimination against people who refuse to wear a mask or take the vaccine".
‘Hundreds’ turn up for anti-lockdown protest held outside Covid ward
A junior doctor captured the footage, saying he wished people could see the amount of Covid 19 and death in hospitals.
UK reports another 53,285 coronavirus cases – and 613 deaths
The new figures come amid warnings that emergency staff are at "battle stations" as cases continue to spiral.
New Year’s Eve ravellers trash 500-year-old church
Three have been arrested following the event which was attended by hundreds of people.
‘It fatally confuses sovereignty with power’: The Guardian laments Brexit, one last time
Addressing the possibility of the breakup of the United Kingdom, and decades of British isolationism, the article warns that while Brexit is "done", it is far from over.
“Sorry, Jess” trends on Twitter after Phillips calls on ‘Remainers’ and ‘Leavers’ to come together
"Sorry, Jess - but that means standing in solidarity with the worst act of economic self-mutilation in modern UK history," one person said.
Calm before the storm? Kent roads quiet as UK and EU adjust to Brexit
Many hauliers were expected to stay away from the borders in the first days of 2021.
IDS rinsed after urging young Brits to ‘buccaneer, trade and dominate the world’
“I just wish I was 21 again, frankly," IDS - an arch-Brexiteer - said. "Because my goodness what prospects lie ahead of us for young people now. To be out there buccaneering, trading, dominating the world again...”