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Should the two-metre social-distancing restriction be reduced to one?

Should the two-metre social-distancing restriction be reduced to one?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would keep the two-metre social-distancing rule ‘under constant review’.

Advising passengers not to travel with hand luggage is rubbish – Ryanair

Advising passengers not to travel with hand luggage is rubbish – Ryanair

New Government guidance claims reducing the amount of hand luggage taken on board planes will minimise the risk of spreading Covid-19.

Majority want social distancing to remain at 2 metres, poll shows

Majority want social distancing to remain at 2 metres, poll shows

A snap poll by YouGov found that 58% of people want the rules to be kept at the current distance, and 24% want it dropped to one metre.

Revoking Shamima Begum’s citizenship ‘exposed her to real risk of death’

Revoking Shamima Begum’s citizenship ‘exposed her to real risk of death’

The tribunal also found that the decision did not breach the Home Office’s policy on the extraterritorial application of human rights.

Newsnight episode on Dominic Cummings receives almost 24,000 complaints

Newsnight episode on Dominic Cummings receives almost 24,000 complaints

The episode aired in May.

Murderer who killed eight in house fire has minimum jail term increased

Murderer who killed eight in house fire has minimum jail term increased

After more than a decade on the run, he was extradited back to the UK in 2018.

Probation reform: How ‘Failing Grayling’ earned his nickname

Probation reform: How ‘Failing Grayling’ earned his nickname

The former justice and transport secretary has courted controversy in the past.

‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ cannon stolen during burglary

‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ cannon stolen during burglary

The one-and-a-half-tonne cast-iron cannon thought to have been used in the Hollywood blockbuster franchise were taken from a farm in Devon

Businesswoman in £1.6bn High Court battle with Barclays says she was lied to

Businesswoman in £1.6bn High Court battle with Barclays says she was lied to

Amanda Staveley says her private equity firm, PCP, was treated unfairly when negotiating investment deals during the 2008 financial crisis.

MPs call for new autumn bank holiday and VAT cut to help tourism firms

MPs call for new autumn bank holiday and VAT cut to help tourism firms

The All-Part Parliament Group (APPG) for Hospitality and Tourism has issued a new report calling for a raft of measures to support the sectors.

Human rights watchdog launches fresh review of the Windrush scandal

Human rights watchdog launches fresh review of the Windrush scandal

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is mounting legal action to assess the Home Office’s ‘hostile environment’ policy.

Nigel Farage parts company with broadcaster LBC

Nigel Farage parts company with broadcaster LBC

It comes after he compared Black Lives Matter protesters to the Taliban in a tweet.

School drops plans to name house after JK Rowling amid transphobia row

School drops plans to name house after JK Rowling amid transphobia row

The Harry Potter author has been at the centre of a Twitter row over comments about transgender people.

BAME Labour MPs say Priti Patel is ‘gaslighting’ black communities over racism

BAME Labour MPs say Priti Patel is ‘gaslighting’ black communities over racism

But the Home Secretary said she would ‘not be silenced’

London Zoo website crashing due to ticket traffic

London Zoo website crashing due to ticket traffic

Responding on Twitter, the zoo said that the site was ‘bending under the pressure of the volume of people booking’.

Greater access to water and sewer networks could help gigabit broadband rollout

Greater access to water and sewer networks could help gigabit broadband rollout

Government exploring ways equipment can be carried through ‘passive’ infrastructure owned by other telecoms companies, as well as energy networks.

Beer sales fall to record low as lockdown closes pubs

Beer sales fall to record low as lockdown closes pubs

A trade body has urged the Government to help the industry recover from the ‘devastating’ economic impact of the virus.

Pupils should be better educated about Britain’s role in slave trade – Starmer

Pupils should be better educated about Britain’s role in slave trade – Starmer

The Labour leader said children should know about the actions of people like Edward Colston, whose statue in Bristol was toppled by protesters.

Stormzy pledges £10 million in fight for racial equality

Stormzy pledges £10 million in fight for racial equality

The rapper recently took part in a Black Lives Matter protest in London.

Annie Lennox demands action on chronic pain

Annie Lennox demands action on chronic pain

The former Eurythmics star said it is ‘indecent and inhumane’ for people to be left suffering during the Covid-19 lockdown.

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