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Hallucinogenic drugs found in chocolate bars sold at UK market stall
Child killer could be stripped of nursing credentials
Strictly Come Dancing star quits the show due to medical reasons

Nadhim Zahawi

Rishi Sunak, pictured taking questions at Teesside University in Darlington yesterday (Picture: Oli Scarff/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Sunak's sacking of Zahawi doesn't mean his career's finished – Angus Robertson

Nadhim Zahawi

Nadhim Zahawi sacked over tax affairs scandal

Rishi Sunak initially seemed like the dull and boring Prime Minister the country needed (Picture: Andrew Fox/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Seatbeltgate, Loangate, Taxgate... how many scandals can Tories rack up?

Boris Johnson and Nadhim Zahawi seen duing a Cabinet meeting last year (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Tory sleaze takes me back to John Major's final days in office – Angus Robertson

Labour has demanded that Rishi Sunak “come clean” over Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs.

Sunak must come clean over what he knew about Zahawi’s tax affairs – Labour

Army could be deployed to ease strike disruption, Nadhim Zahawi says

Zahawi criticises outspoken Sturgeon - your views online

Douglas Chapman, SNP small business spokesperson has written to the UK Chancellor to bring in targeted support to assist the hospitality sector through the cost of living crisis.

SNP write to UK Chancellor for business support package during energy crisis

UK inflation has surged to a fresh 40-year high as fuel and energy prices rocketed amid the cost-of-living squeeze, according to official figures.

Mounting cost crisis sees inflation soar to fresh 40-year high

Former health secretary Sajid Javid arrives at BBC Broadcasting House in London, to appear on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday Morning. Picture date: Sunday July 10, 2022.

Nine Conservative MPs aiming to be the next party leader

Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi arrives at the HM Treasury in Westminster, following his appointment after Rishi Sunak resigned from the post on Tuesday. Picture date: Wednesday July 6, 2022.

New Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi tells Boris Johnson to resign

First News: A beary good idea!

Boris Johnson never liked wearing a face mask. Picture:  Tolga Akmen/AFP

Boris Johnson is crying 'freedom' over the wrong issue – Ian Swanson

Mr Johnson is said to have attended a leaving do before Christmas 2020 (Photo: Getty Images)

PM ‘attended another No 10 party’ in run-up to Christmas 2020

Boris Johnson has reportedly been interviewed as part of the investigation into partygate allegations as claims of another lockdown breach in No 10 surfaced.

PM ‘questioned by Sue Gray’ over another claim of a No 10 party

Professor Jason Leitch said the Scottish Government believe lateral flow tests will continue to be made freely available to the population.

Reports of plans to axe free lateral flow tests are 'a red herring'
Jason Leitch has insisted that lateral flow tests will remain free, following reports that the UK Government were planning to axe free lateral flow tests for the general public.

Lateral flow tests will remain free, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has insisted amid criticism of suggestions they could be scaled back despite soaring coronavirus cases.

Lateral flow tests to stay free says minister

Humza Yousaf’s plea for people to get jagged comes just days after the Scottish Government announced it had logged more than a million Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.

Scotland not considering shortening isolation period, Holyrood minister says

Free lateral flow tests could end within weeks, sources have claimed.

Nicola Sturgeon slams reports that UK Government set to end free lateral flows

Former teachers are being urged to sign up from Monday (20 December) (Photo: Getty Images)

Ex-teachers urged to return to schools to help with Covid staff shortages

Millions more people in the UK could be offered Covid booster jabs as advisers consider extending them to all adults under emergency measures (Photo: TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images)

JCVI expected to give advice on expanding Covid boosters to all adults

The Prince of Wales (right) meets members of the public as he departs a visit to meet Prince's Trust Young Entrepreneurs, supported through the Enterprise programme at NatWest, in London. Picture date: Thursday November 11, 2021.

Prince Charles reassures wellwisher over Queen’s health

.Much like the circuit breaker lockdowns imposed in Scotland and across the UK last autumn, a firebreak lockdown would see lockdown restrictions such as social distancing, limits on social gatherings and rules around wearing face coverings reimposed temporarily in the UK.

What is a 'firebreak lockdown'? Could we see one in the UK this autumn?

The Government has reportedly drawn up plans for an October “firebreak” lockdown in the event that Covid hospitalisations continue at their current level (Photo: TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Half-term ‘could be increased to two weeks’ if Covid hospitalisations rise

Parents of children aged 12 to 15 will be asked to give their consent if the jabs are approved for this age group (Photo: Getty Images)

Children aged 12 to 15 will need parental consent to get Covid jab

UK prime minister Boris Johnson meets with military personnel who worked on the Afghan evacuation during a visit to Merville Barracks on September 2

Will the UK government increase National Insurance rates to cover care reform co...

More than 30m people to receive booster Covid jabs starting next month (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

More than 30m people to receive booster Covid jabs, starting next month

Food delivery and taxi companies will be offering discounted meals and rides for customers who receive a Covid vaccine to help boost uptake, the Government has announced (Photo: Shutterstock)

Food delivery and taxi firms to offer incentives to boost Covid vaccine uptake

Photo by Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Most vulnerable children only to be given Covid vaccine

We know far more about the COVID-19 virus now than we did this time last year.

How long does it take to recover from Covid19?

Police investigating after footage emerges of two men harassing Chris Whitty (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Police investigating after footage emerges of two men harassing Chris Whitty

Two model profiles of vaccination stickers on Tinder, plus "I got the jab" sticker from Plenty of Fish.

UK government teams up with dating apps to promote vaccinations

A new clinical trial has been launched in the UK to see whether a third Covid vaccine dose could protect people against Covid-19 and its variants (Photo: Shutterstock)

New clinical trial launched to test third dose of Covid vaccine in UK - how to s...

Nadhim Zahawi told Sky News he couldn’t see any evidence against going through with the next stages of easing lockdown. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Vaccine minister says fully-vaccinated must remain "careful" when meeting with e...

WHO has said that the likes of vaccine passports should not be implemented for international travellers (Photo: MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

WHO says that vaccine passports should not be permitted for foreign travel - the...

Two-thirds of adults in the UK in favour of vaccination passports despite legal ...

Cinemas are trialling ‘vaccine passport’ technology - but will the scheme go ahe...

Covid-19 case rates have dropped across nearly 95 per cent of local authorities in the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid cases have dropped in nearly 95% of the UK - here’s how regions compare

Vaccine passports are "under consideration" according to Dominic Raab (Photo: Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Vaccine passports still being considered under plans for lockdown easing - what ...

The boosters may be needed to tackle new variants of coronavirus (Photo: Shutterstock)

People may need autumn 'booster' coronavirus jab to protect against new variants

The government does not plan to issue so-called ‘vaccine passports’ (Photo: Shutterstock)

GPs can give out Covid vaccination records for holidays - as plans for immunity ...

There have been 147 confirmed cases of the South African coronavirus variant in the UK (Photo: ANDREW MATTHEWS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Does Covid vaccine work against South African variant?

Proposed ‘jabs at work’ scheme could see millions of under-50s receive Covid vaccine by spring (Photo: Shutterstock)

Proposed ‘jabs at work’ scheme could see millions of under-50s receive Covid vac...

South Africa has halted its usage of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine (Photo: Guillermo Legaria/Getty Images)

South Africa has suspended Oxford vaccine rollout - as study suggests it's not e...

Popular destinations like Cornwall have seen a spike in holiday bookings. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Staycation bookings are on the rise - but is it smart to book for summer?

AstraZeneca is 'two months behind production; (Photo: YE AUNG THU/AFP via Getty Images)

AstraZeneca is ‘2 months behind’ on vaccine production - what it means for the U...

Foreign travel could be banned until 2022 - and it’s ‘too early’ to think about summer holidays (Photo: Shutterstock)

Foreign travel could be banned until 2022 - and it’s ‘too early’ to think about ...

The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine supply could be impacted by these new restrictions (Photo: ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

EU to implement tighter controls on Covid vaccine exports - will the UK Pfizer s...

Icreasing the rollout to 600,000 jabs per day could allow restrictions to lift sooner (Photo: Getty Images)

Daily Covid vaccination rate must double to lift lockdown by May - is it feasibl...

Can your boss force you to have a Covid vaccine? We asked an employment lawyer

24 hour vaccination centres to be piloted ‘by the end of January’ - here’s how t...

Teachers are ‘top priority’ in phase two for Covid jab - as expert advises staff...

Digital 'Covid health passports' are being trialled - here's why it's controvers...

The UK’s biggest supermarkets have said they will refuse entry to shoppers who do not wear masks (Getty Images)

These are the supermarkets that have banned shoppers who do not wear masks

Face coverings are required as customers are welcomed back to shopping centres, and new hygiene and distancing measures will be in place.

Why you will now be banned from entering certain Edinburgh supermarkets

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