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Safety plans to be announced for England's schools in autumn will be based on separate "bubbles".

The effectiveness of the committee, which has not sat since the 2019 election, has been questioned in the past.

Only a tiny number of fines have been handed out and a former minister says the policy is not working.

Many pubs, restaurants and other businesses want the distance reduced before they reopen later this month.

Liam Gallagher, Dua Lipa and Sir Paul McCartney sign letter warning government of Covid-19 impact.

Loot boxes, skins and player packs should be regulated immediately, says a Lords committee.

Housing committee says it "respectfully disagrees" with the PM that Westferry planning case is closed.

Police chiefs are under fire from cross-party group over "unlawful" and "discriminatory" fines.

The MP is taking a step back for mental health reasons and will still continue to serve her Aberdeen constituency

Lord Shinkwin says a decision to halve the Lords allowance has left him thousands of pounds in debt.

Vital local services could be cut unless further funding is found, local authorities say.

Sir Keir Starmer calls for an extension to the furlough scheme, amid rising job losses in the coronavirus pandemic.

The SNP's Westminster leader accuses Boris Johnson of not providing support "for the most vulnerable in our society".

The Labour leader asks why the government took 11 days to acts on warnings of a coronavirus outbreak.

The SNP's Allan Dorans asks the PM to open an inquiry into the fatal shooting outside the Libyan embassy in 1984.

The UK has vowed to support British overseas passport holders as "anti-protest" law takes effect.

Guy Opperman thanks NHS doctors and nurses for trying to save the lives of his newborn sons.

The coronavirus pandemic could see universities losing staff with the loss of fees from domestic, and particularly foreign, students.

The first minster says Michelle O'Neill's attendance undermined the executive's work to tackle Covid-19.

The call from doctors follows a lockdown in Leicester, amid a rise in Covid-19 cases.