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Social networks accused of ‘making it easy’ for scammers to operate

Social networks accused of ‘making it easy’ for scammers to operate

Social networks accused of ‘making it easy’ for scammers to operate

29 April 2020

A Which? investigation found 50 cases of fraudsters selling everything from stolen identities to credit card details.


Ambulance service thanks 100-year-old great-grandmother for fundraising efforts

Ambulance service thanks 100-year-old great-grandmother for fundraising efforts

Ambulance service thanks 100-year-old great-grandmother for fundraising efforts

29 April 2020

Win Page, from Greater Manchester, was inspired by the mammoth fundraising effort of Captain Tom Moore.


Two jailed over attempt to smuggle Albanians into the UK squashed into van

Two jailed over attempt to smuggle Albanians into the UK squashed into van

Two jailed over attempt to smuggle Albanians into the UK squashed into van

29 April 2020

Two men have been jailed for their ‘blatant attempt’ to smuggle Albanians into the UK.


B&Q, Homebase and Wickes reopen more DIY stores

B&Q, Homebase and Wickes reopen more DIY stores

B&Q, Homebase and Wickes reopen more DIY stores

29 April 2020

Homebase said it reopened another 50 sites on Wednesday following a successful trial across 20 stores last week.


Dame Vera Lynn calls for people to support smaller charities

Dame Vera Lynn calls for people to support smaller charities

Dame Vera Lynn calls for people to support smaller charities

29 April 2020

The Forces’ Sweetheart’s own charity has revealed it is struggling during the Covid-19 outbreak.


Queen congratulates PM and Carrie Symonds on their new arrival

Queen congratulates PM and Carrie Symonds on their new arrival

Queen congratulates PM and Carrie Symonds on their new arrival

29 April 2020

Mr Johnson and his fiancee have welcomed a baby boy.


Historic England seeks public’s lockdown photos to create archive ‘time capsule’

Historic England seeks public’s lockdown photos to create archive ‘time capsule’

Historic England seeks public’s lockdown photos to create archive ‘time capsule’

29 April 2020

It is the first time since the Second World War the public have been asked to capture a moment in time to be saved in the Historic England Archive.


Executives forged my signature, says founder of collapsed hospital giant NMC

Executives forged my signature, says founder of collapsed hospital giant NMC

Executives forged my signature, says founder of collapsed hospital giant NMC

29 April 2020

BR Shetty catalogued a series of alleged abuses by management at NMC and other firms he set up.


Drugs worth £6.5m found inside pizza lorry

Drugs worth £6.5m found inside pizza lorry

Drugs worth £6.5m found inside pizza lorry

29 April 2020

The pizzas had been brought all the way from Italy.


How is having a baby now different to life outside lockdown?

How is having a baby now different to life outside lockdown?

How is having a baby now different to life outside lockdown?

29 April 2020

Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts said some new parents are ‘disappointed at not being able to introduce their baby to other family members’.


FCO confirm repatriation of 1.3 million since Covid-19 outbreak

FCO confirm repatriation of 1.3 million since Covid-19 outbreak

FCO confirm repatriation of 1.3 million since Covid-19 outbreak

29 April 2020

But the SNP called for an inquiry into the Foreign Office’s repatriation efforts.


No reason to extend EU Settlement Scheme deadline – Home Secretary

No reason to extend EU Settlement Scheme deadline – Home Secretary

No reason to extend EU Settlement Scheme deadline – Home Secretary

29 April 2020

Calls have been made for an extension because of delays to the scheme caused by coronavirus.


Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds congratulated on birth of son

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds congratulated on birth of son

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds congratulated on birth of son

29 April 2020

Downing Street said the Prime Minister would take a ‘short period’ of paternity leave later in the year.


Boris Johnson to take paternity leave ‘later in the year’

Boris Johnson to take paternity leave ‘later in the year’

Boris Johnson to take paternity leave ‘later in the year’

29 April 2020

Boris Johnson’s baby son is the third child to be born to a serving prime minister in recent history.


The NHS and care workers who have died during the coronavirus pandemic

The NHS and care workers who have died during the coronavirus pandemic

The NHS and care workers who have died during the coronavirus pandemic

29 April 2020

A healthcare support worker from a private hospital is among the latest to have lost their life.


Northern Ireland legacy proposals to be probed by Westminster committee

Northern Ireland legacy proposals to be probed by Westminster committee

Northern Ireland legacy proposals to be probed by Westminster committee

29 April 2020

The Northern Ireland Office said proposals would ‘end the cycle of reinvestigations for the families of victims and veterans alike’.


Power sector carbon emissions fall by two-fifths during European lockdown

Power sector carbon emissions fall by two-fifths during European lockdown

Power sector carbon emissions fall by two-fifths during European lockdown

29 April 2020

Energy demand has dropped in the UK and EU in the past month, with polluting coal bearing the brunt of the reduction, analysis has found.


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