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UK-first ban on smacking children comes into force in Scotland
Scotland has become the first part of the UK to ban the smacking of children after new legislation came into effect....
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Covid infection rate appears to be slowing as mass testing pilot begins
Hundreds of people have been tested as part of a pilot mass coronavirus testing programme while new data showed the rate...
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Reaction as Biden is declared the projected winner of the US Election
Democrat Joe Biden has surpassed the 270 electoral college votes needed to beat Donald Trump in the race to the White Ho...
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‘Abhorrent’ attacks on firefighters tackling incidents on Bonfire Night
Firefighters across the UK have been attacked while responding to incidents on Bonfire Night, with a fire chief branding...
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Denmark removed from travel corridors list
Denmark has been removed from the Government’s list of travel corridors due to widespread outbreaks of Covid-19 in its...
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Rapid Covid-19 test ‘missed half of positive cases in pilot’
A rapid coronavirus test that gives results in 20 minutes missed more than 50% of positive cases in a Greater Manchester...
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PM insists four weeks will be enough as second national lockdown hits England
Boris Johnson has insisted four weeks of national lockdown should be enough to drive down the spread of coronavirus so t...
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US election 2020 – How the first 48 hours unfolded
The US election hangs in the balance with neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden having cleared the 270 electoral college vo...
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Dredger sprays tonnes of gravel on to Portsmouth foreshore for sea defence work
It is hoped that the work will protect more than 10,000 homes...