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Health Secretary Matt Hancock told MPs ‘the more scrutiny, the better’.

The Met Office says there could a 10C change in the maximum temperature over the next few days.

Footage shows the men clinging on to their capsized boat and being hauled to safety.

The Prince of Wales tells virtual delegates of Climate Week a financial recovery plan is need to help people, nature and the planet.

Move aims to prevent up to 16 tonnes of plastic being produced a year.

In Bolton, 565 new cases were recorded in the seven days to September 18 – the equivalent of 196.5 per 100,000 people.

Across the world there are more than 240 vaccine candidates, with more than 40 in clinical trials.

Excess cold and damp conditions have been shown to cause and worsen respiratory and cardiovascular problems.

A University of Exeter leader wants undergraduates to socialise on safe spaces on campus rather than in the city.

Scenes similar to the start of lockdown were spotted at some supermarkets on Monday.

The Prime Minister is rumoured to be preparing to unveil further national lockdown measures on Tuesday.

The European plane-maker claimed the hydrogen-fuelled aircraft could enter service by 2035.

The NHS Covid-19 app for England and Wales is expected to launch this week after months of delay.

Carbon emissions can be cut by six million tonnes a year, the equivalent of taking 2.5 million cars off the road.

The latest strand of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse heard evidence of young victims, including one who had a gun pulled on her.

Kristie Higgs is taking her former employer to an employment tribunal after she was sacked from her job at a school

Estates and stately homes such as Clandon Park, Surrey, and Hare Hall in Cheshire, were connected to wealth from plantations or the slave trade.

The new method improves repair and may change how broken bones are treated, scientists say.

Several reviews are set to be published later this year.

People infected with both flu and Covid-19 have a serious increased risk of death.