“Significant gaps remain” between the UK and the EU as Brexit negotiations continue, the European Commission’s president said, but talks will continue in an attempt to strike a deal. On Twitter, Ursula von der Leyen said she has had a “good phone call” with Boris Johnson, during which they discussed how negotiations have been progressing
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Liverpool, Warrington, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough have become the latest regions to enter local lockdowns, resulting in more than a third of the UK population living under heightened restrictions. The new restrictions on northwest England, similar to those imposed in the North East earlier this week, took effect from 12.01am on Saturday. During his announcement Health Secretary
There is “some limited evidence” that the recent sharp increase in new coronavirus cases in England is levelling off, the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. New cases of COVID-19 in England were around 8,400 per day in the latest week up to 24 September – down from around 9,600 per day during
SNP MP Margaret Ferrier is the latest high-profile figure to break coronavirus rules. But what did she do and how does it compare to the political world’s other rule-breakers? Image: Margaret Ferrier, SNP MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West Saturday 26 September Ms Ferrier, MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, started experiencing “mild symptoms” of
Turkey and Poland have been added to England’s quarantine list, meaning travellers from the countries will have to self-isolate for two weeks. People arriving from those destinations after 4am on Saturday will be required to quarantine, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced. The Caribbean islands of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba have also been added
The growth of coronavirus infections may be falling, early results from the largest COVID-19 study in England suggest. Research by Imperial College London and Ipsos Mori showed the R number, a key indicator which shows the coronavirus reproduction rate, fell from 1.7 to 1.1 since the beginning of the month. The director of the study
Boris Johnson has warned Britons that the “only way” to avoid a new national lockdown is to follow the latest coronavirus rules. The prime minister, flanked by his chief medical and scientific advisers for the 100th coronavirus briefing from Downing Street since the start of the pandemic, said the UK faced a “critical moment” in
Almost a million breast screening appointments have been missed in the UK due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a charity. Breast Cancer Now have estimated that around 986,000 women have missed mammograms in the UK after screening services were paused because of coronavirus. This includes 838,000 women in England, 78,000 in Scotland, 48,000 in
Four more areas in North Wales are being put in local lockdown following a rise in coronavirus cases, the health minister has said. Vaughan Gething says the measures are in place for Denbighshire, Flintshire, Conwy and Wrexham, and will affect half a million people. From 6pm on Thursday: People will not be allowed to enter
Boris Johnson is launching a skills revolution to tackle coronavirus job losses, while battling against a Tory backlash over further COVID-19 restrictions. In a move aimed at creating a jobs recovery, the prime minister plans to expand post-18 education and training to help people made redundant retrain for a new job. Mr Johnson is promising
Household mixing in any setting is to be made illegal in the north east of England as the number of coronavirus cases “continues to rise sharply”. Addressing MPs in the Commons, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the existing COVID-19 measures were being tightened at the request of local councils. Live coverage of the latest coronavirus
The man suspected of shooting dead Sergeant Matt Ratana in a south London custody suite is 23-year-old Louis De Zoysa, Sky News has confirmed. The suspect, who remains in hospital in a critical condition and has therefore not been spoken to by detectives, is from Norbury, south London. Sgt Ratana, 54, was allegedly attacked by
The number of new coronavirus cases recorded in the UK has fallen for the second day in a row, despite a significant increase on last weekend’s figures. A total of 5,693 people were registered as having tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, compared to 6,042 on Saturday. And although those numbers showed a day-on-day fall,
The fatal shooting of a police officer in a custody suite in London was captured on CCTV, Scotland Yard has revealed. Metropolitan Police sergeant Matiu Ratana, 54, was killed in the early hours of Friday when a handcuffed gunman opened fire before turning the weapon on himself. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy said the 23-year-old
It’s 10.40pm and a man has just bought some chicken wings in Oldham. The pandemic has brought us to the point where moments later the police and council officials are ticking off the owner of the takeaway for breaking the law. The police officers don’t really want to be curtailing someone’s livelihood, the council certainly
The sergeant killed after being shot by a handcuffed suspect in a custody suite was an “awesome person” who “loved being a police officer”, his cousin has said. Matiu Ratana, 54, who was known as Matt, died in hospital following the shooting in Croydon in the early hours of Friday. Paying tribute, Adrian Rurawhe described