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Brexit: Boris Johnson’s dad is applying for French passport
"When Brexit ruins the UK, Stanley Johnson will keep his rights of Free Movement and Boris Johnson can retire back to America where he was born."
Williamson ‘absolutely confident’ of no further delays to school return after latest education U-turn
Anyone else remember the school meals voucher scheme, first primary school return, school face coverings, A-level results......
Word ‘Empire’ will not be removed from honours after accusations it’s ‘offensive and divisive’
“It’s really the wrong language – it’s divisive, it’s offensive and it’s offensive and hurtful to people.”
Chris Whitty spotted working on Covid wards during Christmas weekend
Professor Whitty, a consultant physician, became chief medical officer in 2018.
School reopening delayed in England amid spiralling virus infection rates
Primary schools in a “small number of areas” where Covid-19 infection rates are the highest will not reopen next week.
EU and China seal long-awaited investment deal but it could irk US
China and Europe trade on average more than one billion euros a day.
UK records 981 deaths, another 50,023 new coronavirus cases
The UK has recorded 50,023 new Covid-19 infections and a further 981 deaths in the latest 24-hour period, official figures show.
Back-to-school likely to be delayed for secondary schools and universities
Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, will deliver a statement to parliament on Wednesday afternoon.
Millions more placed under Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions from midnight
An additional 20 million people will moved to the highest tier. This means a total of 44 million people will now be in Tier 4, or 78 per cent of the population of England.