Richmond upon Thames the highest daily new cases per 100,000 people in the week to October 8 at 140.4. Mayor Sadiq Khan said it is ‘inevitable’ London will move into Tier 2. Via: London's Covid-19 outbreak sees 12 boroughs top infection threshold of 100 cases per 100,000
PC Timothy Brehmer is accused of murdering nurse Claire Parry, a mother-of-two, in his grey Citroen C1 after she threatened to reveal their 10-year affair to his wife. Via: Car where police officer strangled his lover to death is brought to murder trial
The casual dining chain has been snapped up in a rescue deal by Boparan Restaurant Group, which also purchased Carluccio’s out of insolvency earlier in the pandemic. Via: Gourmet Burger Kitchen to axe 362 jobs and shut 26 restaurants
EXCLUSIVE: The assessment was given by the deputy head of the Emergency Response Department at the key body as he briefed senior peers. Via: PHE told peers on September 15 that UK 'on same trajectory as Germany'
Lyricist and journalist Herbert Kretzmer, best known for his English-language adaptation of the musical Les Misérables, has died at the age of 95. Via: Les Misérables lyricist Herbert Kretzmer dies aged 95
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Ken McCullum also singles out Iran, and says threat from far right is ‘sadly rising’MI5’s new boss has said the spy threats posed by China and Russia to the UK are “growing in severity and complexity” while the terror threat from Isis and the far right “persists at scale”.Giving his Read more…
<p>PM to assess EU leaders’ tone at crunch summit before deciding on ‘next steps’</p> Via: Brexit: Boris Johnson could walk out of talks as early as Friday as no-deal looms
UK travel body says thousands of jobs at risk as government policies deter travellersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK travel association Abta has accused the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, of failing to “bat for his sector”, being too slow to provide support and create an airport Covid-19 Read more…
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