Day: September 29, 2020
Teachers struggling with ‘unacceptable’ lack of covid tests in London’s worst hit borough
September 29, 2020An MP for the London borough worst hit by coronavirus has said it is ‘unacceptable’ that schools are only being supplied with 10 tests each. In a letter addressed to Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, Labour’s Sam Tarry discussed the ‘alarming’ difficulties teaching staff in Redbridge are facing. There is currently […]
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Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah 'dies aged 91'
September 29, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Kuwait’s 91-year-old ruler Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah has died, according to state television reports. State television announced Sheikh Sabah’s death on Tuesday after playing Koranic prayers. An Emri official said: “With great sadness and sorrow, the Kuwaiti […]
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Meghan Markle loses latest legal battle as judge rules Mail On Sunday can rely on royal biography in High Court privacy case
September 29, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates The Duchess of Sussex has lost her latest High Court battle with the media after a judge ruled she can be accused of “collaborating” with the authors of a book about her life with Prince Harry. Meghan, 39, is […]
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UK coronavirus hospital deaths rise by 44
September 29, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates A further 44 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England. This brings the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 29,962, NHS England said on Tuesday. Patients were aged between 47 and […]
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Parrots removed from Lincolnshire zoo after they started swearing at customers
September 29, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates A group of parrots at a UK zoo had to be removed from display when they all began swearing at customers. The Lincolnshire Wildlife Park adopted five African grey parrots on August 15 and put them into a room […]
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Boris Johnson to hold coronavirus press conference with scientists on Wednesday
September 29, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates The Prime Minister will host a coronavirus press conference alongside the Government’s chief scientists on Wednesday. Downing Street said Boris Johnson will be accompanied by the Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance and the Chief Medical Officer Professor Christ […]
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Reward of £20,000 in hunt for dad who ‘abducted three boys at knifepoint’
September 29, 2020A £20,000 reward is being offered in the search for a father who allegedly abducted his three sons from their foster home and smuggled them overseas. Imran Safi, 26, is believed to have kidnapped Bilal Safi, six, Mohammed Ebrar Safi, five, and Mohammed Yaseen Safi, three, from their house in Coulsdon, south London on August […]
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