Politics

Thousands of students are currently locked in their rooms following a surge in cases at universities across the country - many in draconian conditions - including Glasgow, Manchester Metropolitan and Edinburgh Napier.

It is the first time Labour have held a lead since July 2019, the end days of Theresa May’s tenure in Downing Street when the Liberal Democrats and the Brexit Party were also polling strongly.

Paul Dacre - the 70-year-old former editor of the Daily Mail - is the prime minister’s first choice to become chair of broadcasting regulator Ofcom, the Sunday Times reported.

Users of the app can not input positive or negative results from tests carried out either at NHS hospitals or at Public Health England labs, the app’s website said.

When Trump named the controversial Brett Kavanaugh to replace the retiring Anthony Kennedy in 2018, he reportedly told aides of Barrett: “I’m saving her for Ginsburg.”

Michel - the president of the European Council - warned that the EU27 will not back down as time runs out to strike a trade deal with Britain.

The officer died in hospital after a gunman - who was being detained - opened fire. The 23-year-old suspect, who is believed to have then turned the gun on himself, is in a critical condition in hospital.

It seems increasingly likely that Johnson will be defeated on his plans to extend the use of emergency laws to push through new Covid-19 legislation, after Labour joined forces with more than 40 Conservative MPs.

Protestors dumped a pile of horse manure outside Serco’s Hook headquarters, brandishing a banner proclaiming “Serco Test and Trace Stinks!”