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China defends search for source of Covid-19 after WHO criticism
The director of the China Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Shen Hongbing, said research is ‘always shared’.
Four-day walkout by junior doctors ‘could see 250,000 appointments postponed’
“In the last junior doctors’ strike, we saw about 175,000 appointments and operations having to be postponed."
SNP facing biggest crisis in 50 years, says president
Mike Russell said recent weeks have been ‘wearing’ for the SNP after former chief executive Peter Murrell was arrested.
Thornberry defends Labour attack ad on Sunak after criticism
Shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry defended the ad and said the critics of the social media post are ‘wrong’.
Teachers in England to be re-balloted after pay offer rejected
NASUWT, which represents 280,000 serving teachers, is now the fourth to reject the pay offer from the Department for Education (DfE).
Sturgeon will ‘fully cooperate’ after arrest of ex-SNP chief husband
The former first minister Nicola Sturgeon broke her silence with a statement outside their Glasgow home after her husband was arrested.
Firm which audits SNP accounts resigns amid probe into party finances
Earlier this week, former chief executive Peter Murrell, who is Nicola Sturgeon’s husband, was arrested on Wedneday.
Labour steps up attack on Tories over law and order ahead of May elections
Shadow justice secretary Steve Reed claimed the Conservatives ‘have left dangerous criminals free to roam the streets’.
Huge queues of cars stretching back from Port of Dover amid 90-minute waits
As the Easter getaway weekend kicked off on Good Friday morning, large numbers of cars were arriving at the Dover.