Nicola Sturgeon self-isolating after contact with positive COVID case
Scotland’s First Minister is self-isolating after being identified as a close contact of someone who has COVID-19.
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August 30, 2021 UK hot weather forecast: Red hot 31C Mediterranean heatwave to roast Britain – new maps
The latest heat maps from NetWeather have turned red to show blistering highs of 31C gripping France this week on Thursday, September 2. The shades of red are then seen sweeping upwards towards southern Britain on the same day, with London and Kent basking in 23C, while Brighton, Southampton and Portsmouth see 22C. The heat […]
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August 29, 2021 Up to 600,000 Britons feared to have missed second AstraZeneca dose
Hundreds of thousands of Britons who received the AstraZeneca vaccine are feared to have missed or even rejected their second dose in recent weeks, leaving them vulnerable to infection from the Delta coronavirus variant.
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August 28, 2021 UK councils say they are ‘ready to assist’ Afghan refugees but lack housing
Councils across the UK have said they are happy to provide accommodation for people fleeing Afghanistan but say they do not have sufficient housing stock to welcome all the new arrivals.
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August 27, 2021 UK’s Afghanistan evacuation into ‘final hours’ – with no more people to be called forward
The UK’s evacuation mission at Kabul’s airport has “a matter of hours” left and no more people will be called forward, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said.
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August 26, 2021 Police ‘confident’ they have found suspect in double murder investigation
Police say they have found a man wanted in connection with two murders in Westminster on a canal barge in west London with serious injuries.
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August 23, 2021 Free antibody tests to measure Covid virus immunity
Antibody tests will be offered for free to those testing positive for Covid to improve understanding of who is most likely to get infected, the Government has announced.
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August 23, 2021 UK plans offshore asylum centres in other countries for Afghans
Britain plans to establish offshore asylum centres for Afghan refugees in countries such as Pakistan and Turkey, as ministers admit that the UK will not be able to rescue those eligible for resettlement before troops leave Kabul.
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August 22, 2021 Antibody testing programme to be rolled out across the UK for COVID positive people
An antibody testing programme for people who have tested positive for COVID-19 is to be launched across the UK.
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August 21, 2021 Schools could bring back Covid bubbles after just two positive cases, union warns
Schools may choose to put kids back into Covid bubbles with just a couple of cases “as they can very quickly become more” it has been warned by a union boss.
