‘I misheard one of the questions’, admits deputy PM after big error over figures

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Double jabbed people are now being asked to take a test every day for seven days if they come into contact with someone with Covid-19.

Scotland’s First Minister will give a statement setting out whether the Scottish Government will impose more restrictions in response to Omicron.

Tests aren’t available for home delivery but can be picked up from pharmacies

‘We’ve had some good by-election victories over the years, but this would be off the scale,’ Ed Davey tellsThe Independent

Nearly 50,000 were recorded in the first year of the pandemic, figures have shown.2

The UK Health Security Agency believes the Omicron variant is causing around 200,000 new infections per day.

Covid passes ‘not a slippery slope’, deputy PM insists – as at least 70 Tories prepare to rebel

The Office for National Statistics said the number of UK workers on payrolls rose by 0.9% between October and November to 29.4 million.

The online grocer said sales fell nearly 4% in the past three months but bosses are celebrating a win in infringement proceedings in the US.

Patrick Drahi said he has no plans to make a bid for the company but the Government said it is ‘monitoring the situation carefully’.

Between August and October, 111,000 people aged 16-64 were unemployed.

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For the first time since 1992, the Queen is to be removed as a head of state when Barbados becomes a republic. On the Caribbean island, Nadine White finds hope for the future – and questions about what comes next

Researchers have said there is currently no evidence of increased potential to cause severe disease.

PM faces the biggest revolt of his premiership amid fury among backbenchers over the Government’s Plan B.

The politician offered his support for his compatriot despite admitting to not liking or respecting him.

An investigation by Transport for London found defective lithium batteries could cause e-scooters to catch fire.

The infant, believed to be full-term, was thought to have been only hours old when he was discovered.

Scotland’s First Minister will give a statement setting out whether the Scottish Government will impose more restrictions in response to Omicron.

The gathering will take place on the four-and-a-half year anniversary of the fire, which claimed the lives of 72 people.

The investiture ceremony will be staged at Windsor Castle.

Police will be informed of any potential criminal offences, says PM’s principal private secretary

The UK’s race to give millions of people the booster jab before Christmas is splashed across the front pages.

Four fire engines and 25 firefighters attended the scene

Dominic Raab set to remove ‘right to family life’ defence for any ‘imprisonable’ offence

Sajid Javid also says Covid pass rules will be tightened in new year to require two jabs and a booster

The Health Secretary also urged people to have boosters to protect children, in answer to a question about keeping schools open.

Health Minister Robin Swann opened a debate, saying he appreciates that a Covid certification scheme is ‘not without its challenges’.

Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill warned the region is set to be overwhelmed by Omicron ‘very, very soon’.

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Kwasi Kwarteng said measures contained within the Subsidy Control Bill will develop skills, infrastructure and new technologies.

“The sunshine she brought to all our lives will last forever,” said her parents

His defence team say he suffered total loss of control caused by a type of severe sleep apnoea

Headteacher pays tribute to ‘role model’ pupil whose friends are ‘devastated by her empty seat in class’

Plans laid out by the NHS include 24/7 vaccine clinics and the option to discharge medically fit patients to hotels.

It is thought that the 44-year-old American citizen will appear via video-link from the US

Cases of new variant expected to ‘dramatically increase’ in coming days, says Sajid Javid

Schools will be kept open unless there is an ‘absolute public health emergency’, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman suggests.

Max Hill’s comments follow claims of a very low conviction rate for rape cases.

Earlier Justice Minister Naomi Long said police will lead enforcement.

NatWest pleaded guilty to three offences under the Money Laundering Regulations

‘The thing with the Zoom quiz’ will be investigated, PM confirms

The First Minister said Omicron will have become the dominant form of the virus in Wales by the end of December.

Benny was made from the equivalent of 178 standard bars of Cadbury Dairy Milk.

The exemption will change to include a third jab when all adults have had a “reasonable chance” to get theirs.

Scotland, like the rest of the UK, wants all eligible adults to have been offered a booster vaccine by the end of December.

The Labour leader said the NHS is in danger of being overwhelmed following the emergence of the new Omicron variant.

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The Bank said that all eight lenders that took part in its stress test passed and would be able to weather a downturn.

“I was concerned for his mental health,” a friend of the accused said

France’s European affairs minister, Clement Beaune, said his country required about 60 more licences for its fishing fleet.

The Government website for ordering tests has advised people to ‘try again later’ or to book a coronavirus test site appointment instead.

‘Royal Mail expects the highest standards of behaviour’

The Swedish Maritime Administration confirmed a second person is missing at sea.

Sharna Walker, 25, had previously admitted racially abusing a pub bouncer outside a busy Birmingham nightspot.

Colin Doney, a teacher from Northampton, said his 77-year-old disabled mother will have to spend Christmas Day alone.

Health Minister Robin Swann outlined plans to boost the number of vaccinators delivering vaccine shots in the region.

Marcus Fysh has been criticised by a fellow Conservative rebel and the Board of Deputies of British Jews.

Long queues have been seen outside vaccination sites across the nation.

The PM spoke to the Russian president to warn of ‘significant consequences’ if Moscow attacks its neighbour.

The bronze memorial to the 17th century slave merchant was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol on June 7 last year.

Dyson said it was asking ‘select groups’ to come into the office

Barking MP Dame Margaret Hodge and shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper want a probe to examine if homophobia played a part in police failures.

The deputy First Minister accused the DUP of ‘playing politics’ with the Good Friday Agreement institutions.

NatWest, part of the Royal Bank of Scotland group, in October pleaded guilty to three offences.

Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister reiterated her opposition to London’s proposals for dealing with the past.

The website on Monday advised people to “try again later” or to book a coronavirus test site appointment instead.

The measures are expected to be approved with Labour’s support, but that would be a significant blow to the Prime Minister’s leadership.

Previously the exemption only applied to survivors of abuse in Northern Ireland but will now apply to people in England, Scotland and Wales, too.

The deputy First Minister said there were 10 confirmed cases of the new Covid-19 variant on Monday.

Rhian Graham, 29, Milo Ponsford, 25, Jake Skuse, 36, and Sage Willoughby, 21, will go on trial at Bristol Crown Court accused of criminal damage.

Buprenorphine implants can be inserted into the arm and can last six months, saving addicts from having to go for daily doses of methadone.

The penguins waddled around the room and sat on many beaming residents’ laps.

Fear over spread of omicron variant inspires booster jab rush as new social restrictions implemented

Unite the union has written to the chief executive of the City watchdog warning of ‘grave concerns’ among staff.

Health Secretary Sajid Javid said he could not guarantee schools would not close again due to the pandemic.

A judge has finished overseeing evidence at a High Court hearing in London and will deliver his judgment next year.

A woman and five-year-old girl were taken to hospital following the crash.

Education Minister Michelle McIlveen announced the axing of the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland.

Emma Smart said she decided to end the protest on Sunday after receiving a letter from her local MP, Richard Drax.

He was sentenced to 16 months in jail and given a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order

‘We are not a ‘papers please’ society. This is not Nazi Germany’

‘Far from ​‘levelling up’, the families and places that were already poorest have fallen even further behind’

One of four new deals worth up to £111m indicate foreign travel rules may also be in force for years

Boris Johnson issued a stark warning about the spread of the new variant, which was only confirmed in the UK on November 27.

Sinn Féin councillor, Edward Fullerton, was shot dead at his Donegal home in 1991

Some medics have said the waiting time has caused bottlenecks at vaccination sites.

Some 750 troops deployed to assist with Omicron booster jab drive

More than 40% of UK adults have already had a booster vaccination.

The bank has admitted breaching anti-money laundering regulations.