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A £2.3m roundabout that prioritises cyclists and pedestrians over motorists has been forced to close for three nights after a car crashed – the day before its opening ceremony. There have been concerns that some motorists wouldn’t understand how the Dutch-style roundabout works, but Cambridgeshire Council has insisted its design played no part in the

Celtic are launching an investigation after it emerged their defender Boli Bolingoli took a secret trip to Spain and failed to self-isolate on his return. The Belgian player later came off the bench in Celtic’s Scottish Premiership game against Kilmarnock on Sunday. The Scottish government added Spain to the list of countries where returning travellers

Sky News has witnessed several boats of migrants crossing the English Channel in one morning, with one group cheering “UK” as they headed towards Britain. In what she described as “quite an extraordinary morning” on the English Channel, Sky News correspondent Ali Fortescue encountered four boats of migrants attempting a crossing. In one encounter, the

The mother of Harry Dunn has made an emotional plea for her son’s suspected killer to face justice via video link and put an end to the “barbaric treatment” the family has suffered over the past 11 months. On 27 August last year, Harry, 19, died after his motorcycle was hit by a car outside

Payroll figures show 730,000 people have lost their jobs since the start of the coronavirus crisis lockdown as the UK braces for an expected acceleration in unemployment. Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed a leap of 81,000 last month alone despite continuing support for employers via government loan vehicles and the

Universities have been urged by the UK Government to be flexible in their admissions ahead of A-level results day this week. The eleventh hour move is in response to claims that the university places of thousands of pupils in England are in peril amid exam chaos. Experts have warned that pupils whose marks are downgraded

The UK’s first dedicated socially distanced music venue launches in Newcastle on Tuesday. The Virgin Money Unity Arena at Gosforth Park has converted its 45,000-square-metre field into an outdoor arena with 500 platforms socially distanced from one another, to get fans back into live music events while adhering to government guidelines. Image: The pens each

The American woman wanted over the death of Harry Dunn could face a virtual trial without even leaving the United States.  Former CIA intelligence officer Anne Sacoolas left the UK after the crash that killed the 19 year old outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire last August and claimed diplomatic immunity. Harry’s family have campaigned for

Flash flooding has left parts of Aberystwyth under water as the Met Office issued thunderstorm warnings for most of the UK until Thursday. The Environment Agency has said isolated flooding is possible across parts of England over the next few days due to heavy storms. The Met Office warned that flash flooding could cause travel

Boris Johnson is attempting to persuade people it is safe to visit A&E, after it was revealed patients’ reluctance to attend because of coronavirus may have caused 16,000 more deaths. Announcing handouts of £300m to upgrade A&E facilities in England, the prime minister said the government is making hospitals safer and reducing the risk of

The number of national contact tracers will be cut by 6,000 in the next two weeks with the remaining teams redeployed to local contact tracing groups, the Department of Health has said. Under the new approach, local authorities and public health teams will have more responsibility to strengthen regional test and trace powers in England.

Scientists have tested 14 different types of face-covering and found that one of them actually increases the risk of coronavirus infection. Researchers at Duke University in North Carolina tested coverings ranging from the kind worn by healthcare professionals to neck fleeces and knitted masks. The study’s authors compared the dispersal of droplets from a participant’s

A prisoner is among four people to have been seriously injured after a prison van overturned in a crash on the A27. The van collided with an HGV lorry near Lewes Prison shortly before 11am on Monday, Sussex Police said. Three men inside the van – two escort officers and a prisoner – were taken

Scotland’s first minister has apologised to pupils affected by the controversial downgrading of exam results. “Despite our best intentions, I do acknowledge we did not get this right and I’m sorry for that,” Nicola Sturgeon said. Pupils in the most deprived areas of Scotland had their exam pass rate downgraded by more than twice that

Police have called in the Army to help search farmland for the body of a woman murdered 18 years ago. Tina Baker, 41, vanished on her way to feed pigs on her farm in Surrey in 2002 and no trace of her was found. In 2006 her estranged husband Martin Baker, a former SAS soldier,

Children in Scotland have started returning to school full-time as lockdown measures are eased slightly. Schools in the Scottish Borders are the first to open today, while other areas will gradually open ahead of all pupils returning by 18 August, the Scottish government said. Most will start to return on 12 August. Image: Scotland’s first