National
NHS text drive encourages people to bring second Covid vaccination appointments forward
Around 650,000 people will be contacted by the service this week to remind them to book their second vaccination eight weeks after their first.
InYourArea
National
John Lewis and Waitrose propose cuts to 1,000 store management positions
The latest shake-up comes just four months after the retailer confirmed the closure of eight John Lewis stores and loss of 1,465 jobs.
National
Petition to ban racist fans from football matches reaches 1 million signatures in 48 hours
The petition calls for the FA and Government to work together to ban fans who have carried out racist abuse, either online of offline, from football matches for life.
National
Wales' First Minister announces almost all Covid restrictions could be lifted by August 7
The country will move to Level 1 restrictions on Saturday following a four-week delay due to the Delta variant, with a view to moving to Level 0 next month.
National
Food and petrol prices drive UK inflation rates to three year high
June saw the highest inflation rate in the UK since August 2018.
National
Fears railway workers could face increased risk of violence over 'confused' messaging
The Rail, Maritime and Transport union has shared it concerns following "inconsistent messaging" on wearing face masks on public transport from next Monday.
National
More than one million children of key works are living in poverty
New research suggests that low pay and insecure hours are the main reasons that so many are living on the breadline.
National
These are the 15 friendliest cities in the UK
Edinburgh has been revealed as the friendliest city
National
What changes when Scotland moves to Level 0 Covid restrictions?
Discover what effect the changes will have when they come into play on Monday.
National
Government scientific adviser believes UK unlikely to return to lockdowns in future
“My big message to people now is sure we’ve weakened the link between community cases and hospital cases, but that link is not broken"
National
Nicola Sturgeon confirms plans to move Scotland to Level 0 on July 19
The First Minister confirmed the plans during a virtual meeting of the Scottish Parliament this afternoon.
National
625kg of plastic waste dumped outside Downing Street during export protest
The pile amounted to the same volume that the UK exports every 30 seconds.