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A media enquiry by Sky News has led to questions over what Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon knew of bullying concerns surrounding the office of her predecessor Alex Salmond.
There were 17,751 deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 8 January – up 7,682 on the preceding week, new figures show.
HSBC has announced plans to shut 82 UK branches this year after a shift towards telephone and internet banking.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has revealed he is self-isolating for the next six days after being “pinged” by the NHS coronavirus app.
The “vast majority” of over-80s and care home residents should be vaccinated before local areas move on to giving jabs to lower priority groups, a cabinet minister has told Sky News.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged by the CBI to extend the government’s furlough and business rates holiday schemes – and to act before March’s budget.
A British pilot punched the air with delight as he was discharged from hospital in Texas after being treated for coronavirus for 243 days.
At least one in eight people in England had had COVID-19 by December last year, new survey data estimates.
Storm Christoph’s imminent arrival has triggered a major incident in South Yorkshire – ahead of strong winds, widespread flooding and snowfall.
The University of Oxford has been given £100m – one of the largest donations in its history – for a new institute focusing on resistance to antibiotics.
