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[ad_1] People who have been told to isolate themselves through NHS testing and tracing, their contact details could be passed on to the police, a move some fear could deter people from getting tested for the coronavirus. Police forces will be able to access information about people “on a case-by-case …

[ad_1] A police officer who was poisoned in the Salisbury novichok attack more than two and a half years ago resigned because “he can no longer do the job.” Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey was contaminated with the nerve agent At[person]’s house Sergei and Yulia Skripal, the objectives of the poisoning …

[ad_1] Nicola Sturgeon says Scotland could learn something from Jacinda Ardern’s victory speech after her landslide general election in New Zealand. Ms Arden won a second term as Prime Minister of the country. Addressing the country, the prime minister said: “As a national, we can listen, we can debate. “We …

[ad_1] The war of words between Greater Manchester’s political leaders and the government on tighter restrictions on the coronavirus shows no signs of ending at this time. The confusion grew on Saturday when Downing Street said talks had been set up with Andy Burnham, but the Manchester mayor’s team said …

[ad_1] An NHS drone is being used to send Covid-19 samples, blood tests and personal protective equipment between hospitals in England. The tests, backed by a £ 1.3 million grant from the UK Space Agency, are expected to establish a network of air corridors for electric drones to navigate using …

[ad_1] Another 150 people died from the coronavirus during the last day in the UK. The surge in deaths is the largest single-day increase since June 10 and much higher than last Saturday, when 81 were recorded. Some 128 deaths occurred in England, 15 in Scotland, five in Wales and …

[ad_1] Five more people have died in Wales after testing positive for coronavirus and more than 670 new positive cases have been recorded. The latest figures from Public Health Wales (PHW) for Saturday 17 October show that there have been 674 positive cases in the 24 hours, and five people …

[ad_1] Moody’s downgraded the UK’s credit rating late on Friday night, as analysts at the agency warned of scars on the country’s economy from the coronavirus pandemic. The rating agency lowered its grade one to Aa3, equivalent to a double A rating less from rival S&P Global, while adding that …

[ad_1] Jacinda Ardern won a second term after her rival relented in the New Zealand general election. Initial counts showed that Ms Ardern’s Labor Party was ahead after her campaign was dominated by her successful handling of the coronavirus crisis. The 40-year-old leader faced Judith Collins of the National Party …

[ad_1] QIngdao, a coastal city in eastern China, has completed coronavirus testing for its 11 million residents after an outbreak, and has found no new infections. As of Friday, all 10.9 million samples tested negative. Xue Qingguo, deputy mayor of Qingdao, told state broadcaster CCTV that the risk of community …