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A major incident has been declared in Greater Manchester over rising Covid-19 infections just as the Chancellor’s meal-deal scheme – aimed at encouraging Brits to go out more – gets under way. Sir Richard Leese, Leader of Manchester City Council, urged residents to stay calm after public service leaders decided to increase their readiness as […]

Eddie Howe will enjoy some quality time with his family after his lengthy association with Bournemouth came to an end on Saturday. The 42-year-old has departed the club by mutual consent a week after relegation from the Premier League was confirmed. After more than 450 games in charge of the south-coast side across two spells, […]

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang should stay at Arsenal to learn how to lift trophies, according to head coach Mikel Arteta. It’s after Saturday’s FA Cup final win over 10-man Chelsea. The Gunners captain scored twice as Arsenal came from behind to seal a 2-1 victory and an unmatched 14th FA Cup success. Christian Pulisic had given the […]

Boris Johnson has ordered officials to work-up a plan for avoiding a second national lockdown, according to reports. The Prime Minister is considering asking the elderly to shield once again and is mulling lockdown-like conditions for London should there be a second wave of coronavirus infections, The Sunday Telegraph and The Sunday Times said. The […]

US President Donald Trump said he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns. He told reporters on Air Force One as he returned from Florida: “As far as TikTok is concerned, we’re banning them from the […]

Chernobyl and Channel 4 comedies Stath Lets Flats and The End Of The World were the big winners at the Bafta TV Awards, securing two gongs each. Jared Harris earned the best leading actor prize for playing Valery Legasov in Sky Atlantic drama Chernobyl while the show also came out top in the best mini-series […]

Businesses expecting to reopen in England have been told to keep their doors shut by Boris Johnson on the day the furlough scheme preventing job losses begins winding down. Beauty salons, bowling alleys and other leisure venues were scheduled to welcome customers on Saturday for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown, while small wedding […]

A further easing of lockdown across England has been postponed as the Prime Minister warned the country “cannot be complacent” amid a rise in the prevalence of coronavirus in the community. Measures due to be lifted on Saturday, including allowing small wedding receptions and reopening bowling alleys and casinos, have been postponed for at least […]

Moray MP Douglas Ross is “likely to be a candidate in the contest” to be leader of the Scottish Conservatives following Jackson Carlaw’s sudden resignation.   After less than six months in the job, Mr Carlaw on Thursday said he made the “painful decision” after realising he was not the best person to lead the […]

Pubs, cafes and restaurants can reopen in Leicester from Monday after the announcement lockdown measures would be eased.   Liz Kendall, Labour MP for Leicester West, said that despite an “unbelievably difficult period” for the city, the hard work and sacrifice of residents had paid off. The Department for Health and Social Care said hairdressers, […]