Schools in England bringing back masks to deal with soaring number of cases

After England spent last Halloween under tiered coronavirus rules, demand for pumpkins is expected to soar by 15 per cent this month

‘We now have about 70 proposals for sites across Europe from maybe 10 different countries,’ Intel chief says

Tax cuts expected as pre-election sweetener after tough years for voters

Nestle said they are ‘working hard’ to ensure Quality Street is available this Christmas

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Starmer outperformed Johnson with sober conference address, survey suggests

Financial situation ‘desperately difficult’ for younger MPs, Father of the House suggests

Council tax bills in England could soar by as much as £220 per year, warns IFS

The study used data from 32,790 generally-healthy adults without dementia

Virginia Giuffre has accused royal of sexually abusing her when she was a teenager

Frances-Rose Thomas was able to access material relating to self-harm and suicide for months

Police ‘increasingly concerned’ about girls last seen in Kent and London

Ronald Blake had not recieved any first aid training, but held a makeshift tourniquet on the victim’s leg for almost an hour until paramedics arrived

Exclusive: Charity had raised concerns about animals being killed on farms due to labour shortage in abattoirs

Premier League player one of two men arrested after woman allegedly attacked in nightclub

Dozens of officers deployed to protest camp at breeding centre

Prime minister promises to unleash ‘spirit’ of British people

Voters in old red wall town remain enamoured of Johnson’s way with words – but some wonder if Labour has potential leader of equal appeal waiting in wings

Gloucestershire Police informs watchdog over previous contact between suspect and victim

‘It’s hard to keep your head above the water,’ says a 70-year-old, as prices soar

Thomas Blant was serving as a constable in Kent Police when he committed the offences

‘Shortages cannot be blustered away’ said trade bodies and unions in reaction to conference speech

“There is no room in the game, nor elsewhere, for racism.”

Not for the first time, the prime minister delivered a major speech that was economical with the truth

Watchdog investigating why Plymouth shooter was given gun back after he assaulted two young people last September

The monument is believed to be London’s first public display commemorating the Windrush generation

Patsy Stevenson said she had been left ‘terrified’ by advances of police officers and security guards on dating app

Sheikh’s staff left princess feeling ‘hunted and unsafe’ by trying to buy mansion next door

The video was taken as 70mph winds and torrential rain swept the UK last weekend amid a yellow warning from the Met Office

The police say that any information on the man in question could be ‘vital’ for their investigation

Boris Johnson reportedly ready so sign off on increase ‘within weeks’

Some forecourts still waiting days for deliveries despite crisis beginning to ease

30,000 are expected to attend the climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland

End Violence Against Women Coalition calls for two bills backed by home secretary to be scrapped

PM also praises work of Brampton Manor academy in East Ham which now ‘sends more kids to Oxbridge than Eton’

Abdul Nadher Kayum will appear in court accused of nine offences

One third of claimants could end up in debt as unemployed and low-paid workers lose £20 a week

The foreign minister of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus is urging the new Lebanese government to implement reforms quickly, in order for the international community to unlock aid to crisis-hit Lebanon

PM uses policy-light speech to take aim at Labour counterpart

‘I work on the theory that people at home aren’t sitting here lazy

Serial killer Stephen Port obsessively watched drug rape pornography, an inquest into the deaths of his four victims has heard

Exclusive: ’Many women are suffering in silence, not even talking to their partner or spouse about it,’ says expert

Analysis: Boris Johnson’s conference speech was heavy on theory but light on substance, Jon Stone writes

“Private companies prey on students’ vulnerabilities and insecurities to make money through exploitation.”

Exclusive: ‘I would love for him to not be around any females at all or any children,’ says officer’s ex-wife

Plans had been expected to end in tied vote after opposition parties vowed to oppose them

‘When you have an job that you think will help you to secure income and it’s taken away unfairly, it’s very difficult’ says a former driver

‘Is that what you meant to say?’ asks BBC host

Advisory body has estimated that 5% increase to £9.42 an hour is needed

Millions hit by income loss ‘aren’t having time of their lives’, says Labour

Emmanuel Macron accused of working with EU chiefs to divert large batch of vaccines destined for Britain

Case review says omission ‘could have made a difference’ to Lilly’s fate

A hearing found the detective’s action amounted to “gross misconduct”

Improved staff training, more CCTV, increased first aid provisions and event-by-event risk assessments all needed if venue is to be safer, authorities say

Boris Johnson will address delegates on the final day of the Conversative party conference

‘It is going to really push so many more people to needing a food bank’