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More than 240 buildings still at least part-covered in Grenfell-style cladding
Earlier this month, a senior Government official said it was “unacceptable” that buildings were still covered in the material.
Care home worker retests positive for coronavirus
NHS Highland confirmed the worker at the Home Farm care home in Portree had been advised to isolate following the positive test.
Refugee in age row who stopped eating can make own decisions – judge
Mr Justice Hayden has decided against authorising medics to provide the man with nutrition and hydration by artificial means.
UK coronavirus outcome has not been good, chief scientific adviser says
Sir Patrick Vallance told the Science and Technology Committee Covid-19 is likely to be around for a number of years.
‘Significant challenges in organising themselves’ led to Wales sending England PPE
The minister was giving evidence to the Senedd’s health, social care and sport committee and Plaid’s Rhun ap Iorwerth suggested it was “odd” the system had turned out to be so imbalanced.
Video – Closest images ever taken of Sun show ‘campfires’ on surface
The images were captured last month by the Solar Orbiter, a probe designed and built in the UK.
Ex Tory MP paid alleged victim ‘in small amounts to prevent wife finding out’
Former Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke told police he agreed to pay a woman £5,000 after attempting to kiss her, but denies sexual assault.
Video – Complaints after Piers Morgan called Cummings a ‘rat-faced weasel’
The GMB presenter impersonated Boris Johnson and slammed Dominic Cummings.
20 double decker busloads worth of litter left in London’s Royal Parks
Park managers have described it as a “never-before-seen level of littering.”