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Ministers must narrow the definition of key worker status, scientists have demanded, after thousands of parents sent their children to school despite the national lockdown. Newly-released figures show that one in three schools in the UK had more than 20 per cent of pupils in on Wednesday. In March, during the first lockdown, only 1 … Read more
Mirror, signal and one heck of a manoeuvre: Skilled hauliers negotiate huge 220ft rotor blades through tiny villages and narrow roads Haulier company P. Adams Schwertentransporte shared the astonishing images The Luxembourg transporters carried the 25-tonne blade through country lanes The blades are attached to a platform which can pivot according to the roads By … Read more
‘There is a path to a deal’: Ursula von der Leyen raises hopes of the UK and the EU striking a post-Brexit trade accord but warns the crunch issue of fishing rights may NEVER be resolved Ursula von der Leyen said the path to a post-Brexit trade deal is ‘very narrow’ European Commission chief said … Read more
Hopes for a Brexit trade deal were rising last night after the EU softened its stance on tariffs. Sources involved in the talks said Brussels had dropped demands for the power to impose instant ‘lightning tariffs’ if the UK diverges from the bloc’s rules. In signs of a breakthrough, the two sides are now attempting … Read more
Biden is expected to win in Nevada despite having less than 1% lead over Trump and the final results are not expected until later today – but Trump files lawsuit to halt the count Results from the state were originally expected late on election night with Joe Biden currently up 0.6% But officials stopped reporting … Read more
Joe Biden holds a narrow lead over Donald Trump in six vital states, according to a poll released on Monday by CNBC/Change Research. In Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – all of which Trump won in 2016 – Biden has the edge. However, it shows the race as still being hotly contested, with the … Read more
A walker has died after falling a ‘considerable’ distance from a narrow ridge on Snowdon, rescuers revealed last night. The tragedy took place on the busy peak in Snowdonia National Park, Wales, on Sunday, according to rescuers, who carried out seven rescues throughout the day. The fall occurred on Crib Goch, which has been the … Read more
Don’t look down! Dizzying 360 camera footage shows two climbers painstakingly making their way across a narrow Alpine ridge at 11,800ft Elin Skyttedal climbed Aiguilles d’Entrèves in the Mont Blanc massif in France Heart-stopping 360 footage shows the climb across the 11,800ft Alpine ridge Ms Skyttedal, from Stockholm, was accompanied by her partner for the … Read more
Judges have ruled that a coroner wrongly narrowed the scope of an inquest into the death of a woman poisoned by the nerve agent Novichok. Dawn Sturgess, 44, died in hospital in Salisbury, Wiltshire, in July 2018 after handling a perfume bottle containing a chemical poison. Judges heard that the mother was exposed to the … Read more
Judges have ruled that a coroner wrongly narrowed the scope of an inquest into the death of a woman poisoned by the nerve agent Novichok. Dawn Sturgess, 44, died in hospital in Salisbury, Wiltshire, in July 2018 after handling a perfume bottle containing a chemical poison. Judges heard that the mother was exposed to the … Read more