The move is designed to help GPs focus on the Covid booster programme

Local authority failed to adequately respond to Alexander Tekle’s ‘destructive spiral’ before his death, says coroner

Statue removal ‘was pure ecstasy’ for some – but city must now grapple with how to move on

The 28-day period of restrictions for management of Omicron outbreaks has been cut to 14 days.

Michael Gove is expected to announce that leaseholders in buildings between 11 and 18 metres tall will no longer have to take out loans.

The general secretary of the ASCL said pupils will be able to see what they achieved as part of the Covid generation.

George Knights was sentenced to a minimum of 23 years.

The Navy has been tracking Russian submarine activity, with a recent collision sparking speculation about cable-mapping activity.

The consumer champion says millions of households could soon have to pay an extra £600

The front pages carry the pandemic toll, a politician ‘playing politics’ over the Colston statue trial and a new statement against the Duke of York.

The Bahamian-American actor, the first Black man to win the Oscar for best actor, has died at the age of 94.

Michael Gove could use ‘high-level threat of tax or legal solutions’ to force developers to pay up to £4bn, leaked letter suggests

The former BBC presenter has spoken out about her experience of online abuse and stalking.

Aside from his talent and activism, the actor was ‘a man who always put family first,’ the Poitier family said.

The leaders paid tribute to Poitier’s talent as an actor as well as his work to advance dialogue on race and civil rights.

Multimillion pound attraction draws 250,000 visitors despite mocking reviews

Friday’s heavy snow will be followed by a hard frost followed by a thaw later in the day while England and Wales will see blustery showers.

Figures from the UK Health Security Agency show that the vaccine booster is 90% effective against admission to hospital from the Omicron variant.

The NAHT said teachers of black, Asian or minority ethnic background risked facing a ‘double hit’.

The seriously injured body of the 35-year old was found by police in Christchurch on Tuesday.

Boy, 13, detained in connection with fatal attack on Dariusz Wolosz released on bail until February

Thousands of flat owners could be spared the cost of removing dangerous cladding from buildings taller than 11 metres.

Disagree but ‘don’t try and shut down’, says Labour frontbencher

Brexit and Covid blamed for shortages

Ex-energy minister to join Centrica just as companies are lobbying to overhaul price cap system she helped draw up

The man is being treated at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

Cassie the cocker spaniel was found with a litter of puppies, who have been found new homes.

A 27-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of 46-year-old Dariusz Wolosz.

Met Office warns of power cuts and icy patches before snow turns to rain at weekend

Attorney general’s intervention ‘Trumpian’ and ‘disgraceful’, say lawyers and campaigners

Labour has called for a new investigation into the revelations

Air support officers searched Portobello beach with a drone, as police continue to look for Alice Byrne, missing since New Year’s Day.

Mr Dromey was married to the Labour grandee Harriet Harman

The figures, from the UK Health Security Agency, showed that boosters were effective three months after the over-65s had received the booster.

PM’s former adviser says he told others that gathering on 20 May last year ‘should not happen’

The Labour frontbencher said it is ‘perfectly legitimate’ to disagree with the Harry Potter author.

Blair was PM during the military invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan

‘It’s going to drive me mad,’ Dean Pascoe admitted.

The star was the first black man to win the Oscar for best actor and he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009.

Alan Gosling, 79, is isolating after contracting a form of avian flu from the wild ducks he kept inside his home

Dylan Scanlon ‘was full of excitement – especially about doing new things’

The attraction, which came in almost at almost double its budget and was maligned by visitors, is set to close on Sunday.

The Duchess of Cornwall has publicly championed literacy for many decades and supports a number of literacy charities.

The star helped pave the way for generations of African-American actors.

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Nato general secretary Jens Stoltenberg warned the ‘risk of conflict is real’ if talks with Moscow to de-escalate the crisis fail.

Rates have fallen week-on-week in just 7% of local areas.

The Attorney General said the verdict is causing ‘confusion’.

Chief fire officer Darren Dovey said the situation is expected to deteriorate before it gets better.

Tory MPs say time for rebellion over National Insurance has passed

Steve James, an anaesthetist at King’s College Hospital in London, spoke to the Health Secretary during his visit an ICU.

Left-back now faces trial in June

The image obtained by The Guardian showed the Prime Minister, then-fiancee Carrie and 17 staff members in the garden.

Self-described as ‘possibly the most colourful woman in Ireland’ the mother-of-five is no stranger to eccentric outfits.

Philip Lane said current high levels of inflation, which hit a record 5% across the Eurozone in December, are part of a ‘pandemic cycle of inflation’.

Jonathan Knutton disappeared from a Derbyshire village on Christmas Day.

The latest statistics include five recorded bombing incidents between January and December 2021, down from 22 in the previous 12 months.

Experts warn rising global gas prices could inspire dramatic increase in household bills in 2022

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson was speaking after Education Minister Michelle McIlveen was challenged over air filtration equipment supply.

NHS Grampian said there has been ‘an exponential growth’ of virus cases in the last two weeks.

Louis McKechnie, 21, was released from HMP Thameside, South East London, on New Year’s Eve after serving half of a three-month sentence.

The First Minister aimed another blistering attack at Boris Johnson, saying his Government ‘politically paralysed’.

But Stephen Farry warned current divisions in Northern Ireland may prevent the forming of an Executive following May’s election.

A two-minute animation will be displayed on the search engine’s home page on what would have been the physicist’s 80th birthday.

He is facing new calls for an inquiry into his links with a Tory donor who helped bankroll the refurbishment of his Downing Street flat.

The company said it wanted to recognise the ‘extraordinary work’ of store staff and drivers.

A decision on allowing supporters to watch Wales’s home matches in Cardiff will be made in the next few weeks.

Life in England and Wales a century ago defined by enormous social upheaval, mass unemployment, a housing crisis, the Spanish flu pandemic and bitter legacy of war

The player, 27, has been in custody for 134 days since he was arrested and charged with sex offences on August 26.

Duke of York waiting for US judge to decide whether to dismiss sex abuse civil case against him

The publication of the figures was delayed until Friday to ensure the findings were ‘robust’, Nicola Sturgeon said earlier this week.

Footage shows the crew shouting: ‘What the hell was that?’

A system-wide major incident was declared in Northamptonshire by health, public and emergency service leaders due to Covid-19.

Pre-departure tests and PCR requirements post-arrival will be scrapped

Mrs Mujinga, 47, died with coronavirus at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter said there appears to be a break between the number of cases and severe outcomes.

A dog also died in the incident in Bathgate, West Lothian, on Wednesday.

Buckingham Palace launched an investigation last March into bullying allegations made against the Duchess of Sussex.

The former attorney general was appointed to the Supreme Court in July 2020, a month before the controversy over his attendance at the event.

Private e-scooters cannot legally be used in the UK except on private land but are a common sight on roads and pavements in urban areas.

Dariusz Wolosz died shortly before 1am on Tuesday

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has challenged the UK Government to act, and said if they are not prepared to, he is.

Kallum Aish lost control while at the wheel of a Renault Clio car, mowing down Patricia Faulkner and killing her dog.

Some 57% of adults told the Office for National Statistics they had taken a lateral flow test in the past seven days.

Too late for rebellion on National Insurance, say backbenchers

Labour said it appears Lord Brownlow was getting access to ministers because he was paying for the Downing Street flat revamp.

Bronze sculptures exhibition marks what would have been husband and co-star Bill Travers’s 100th birthday

One in 10 patients were kept waiting more than an hour.

Amanda Pritchard urged anyone needing NHS care to continue to come forward.

Legislation brought by Priti Patel condemned as ‘tool to divide’ as peers debate citizenship laws

Energy companies are being squeezed by rising gas prices that will be passed onto customers in April.

There were 39,142 staff at hospital trusts in England absent for Covid-related reasons on January 2, up 59% from the previous week.

Carlos Palacio died after being struck by a tram while on his way home from work in September 2018.

Some 852 deaths were registered in the week to December 24 where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, up from a previous total of 591.