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PM and wife faced personal challenges while ‘having to run country’, says cabinet member

Miliband calls scheme ‘meagre, unambitious and wholly inadequate’

Government says homeowners will not be forced to take part in scheme

‘Two doses really are needed to block infection and to prevent transmission’, leading epidemiologist says

Millions have been spent on small-scale beautifying of northern towns but, ahead of a government white paper on its flagship agenda, voters in Scunthorpe wonder if anything will really change. Colin Drury reports

Shop manager says he was approached by detectives looking for footage of 25-year-old suspect

‘China is a great civilisation’ says PM

The sock was found in 2002 to have contained traces of the murder weapon

Hundreds sign petition urging chancellor to provide ‘adequate funding’ for council-run preschools

Jurors heard that 67 images of child exploitation were also found on Imrie’s phone.

The soldier died aged 22 during an anti-poaching patrol in Malawi in 2019

The 3,600 year old Nebra Sky Disc will be on display from February next year

The armed forces have also been drafted in to help the Scottish Ambulance Service vehicles.

The 23-year-old had been given a suspended sentence for other motoring offences weeks before the crash

He was charged with the attempted murder of John Pat Cunningham in County Tyrone in 1974.

The inquest is looking into whether victims could have been saved had police acted differently

Competition and Markets Authority warns holiday firm has not done enough to address failures

Black people are four times more likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act

‘We would advise people to avoid the area’ say police

Overall, salt content in food products remains high in China, US, Australia, South Africa and UK

£9.7bn has already been secured, says No10, in effort to attract investors back after Brexit and Covid-19

The chancellor should plan for tax rises, even if he hopes to avoid them, the thinktank says

‘This dispute has always been about respect for the difficult job our members do’ says GMB union

Online Harms Bill was promised as long ago as 2019 – but there is still no date for it to be launched

Downing Street keeping ‘very close watch’ on figures amid warnings that NHS faces early winter crisis

Force overhauls complaints procedure after address sent to policeman

Journalist says working over past few years has kept him ‘sane’

‘We will not allow the manner of Sir David’s death to detract from his accomplishments,’ PM says

Penelope Jackson denies murder, saying spouse of 24 years was controlling and violent

Killer told police he was confessing because he would rather be ‘banged up than sleeping on the streets’

‘I would have done something’ on online hate, says Sir Lindsay Hoyle – as Tory MP calls for ‘David’s Law’

Plot saw police interview flatmate’s former partner over ‘life-changing’ false accusations, court hears

‘Huge sense of frustration’ as groups struggle to provide support to women and families in need, says charity boss

The rate of hospital admissions and deaths in the UK has been rising

Police often ‘don’t do anything’ when told of threats, says Conservative MP

Slovenia’s populist prime minister has blamed a rise in COVID-19 infections on protests in early October that erupted in clashes between police and thousands of opponents of vaccines and coronavirus restrictions

Provincial leaders have told charities that women and girls can only see female doctors

The central bank is in an increasingly tight spot, penned in by rising prices and weakening growth, writes Anna Isaac

David and Paula Knight were fined £90 after their car number plate was mistaken for the writing on the T-shirt of a passer-by.

Chief executive says it is ‘madness’ colleagues should have to pay

Cats found in Fife thought to be only 12 weeks old

DC Stephen Proctor dismissed after urine sample revealed presence of amphetamine and methamphetamine

One site’s setup could have precipitated a head-on traffic crash, says Transport for London

World is on a ‘path to disaster’ if radical changes aren’t made, report argues

Names of 47 firms handed PPE deals must be shared, says Information Commissioner

Sources reportedly complain of ‘inertia’, ‘shifting goal posts’ and ‘top-down public sector approach’

Where might an intense round of talks in Brussels in the coming weeks lead?

Trial on further charge of endangering an aircraft is set to start on Tuesday

Downing Street insists couple ‘have followed coronavirus rules at all times’

EU hints discussions will not include European Court of Justice

‘We need to persuade more people to stay,’ minister says

Verdict is the most significant moment since the Hunting Act came in, say anti-bloodsport campaigners, as National Trust ponders next move

Detectives still want to hear from witnesses to ‘shocking act of violence’

The judge has put forward the brave passer-by for formal recognition.

‘They were quite quiet but were nice, cool, calm people,’ says local resident

‘Justin was a valued member of our community’ says headteacher

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will lead tributes in the House of Commons to David Amess, a Conservative lawmaker stabbed to death as he met constituents in a church hall