Coronavirus UK updates: Lockdown easing continues in Leicester
Lockdown measures will continue to be eased in Leicester, which has seen more stringent rules to stem the spread of the virus in place...
Coronavirus UK updates: Leicester mayor – government’s decision ‘more or less...
Leicester mayor Sir Peter Soulsby has said the government's decisions on the region's local lockdown were "more or less as we expected".
"We had planned...
Nottinghamshire: Penguin waddling in Broxtowe picked up by police
A penguin has been returned to its home in Nottinghamshire after police spotted the bird “plodding up a village street”.
'Po-Po' the penguin was out...
Ceon Broughton wins appeal against manslaughter conviction following festival death of...
A musician has been cleared at appeal of killing his girlfriend with a powerful hallucinogen at a festival.
The Court of Appeal ruled in favour...
NASA finds huge ‘dent’ in Earth’s magnetic field, finds new research
Earth’s magnetic field acts like a protective shield around the planet, repelling and trapping charged particles from the Sun. But over South America and...
Lisa Riley on her 12 stone weight loss: ‘I’ve never felt...
Emmerdale star Lisa Riley has compared her dramatic weight loss to singer Adele, revealing it was triggered by a “lightbulb moment”.
Lisa is determined that...
Coronavirus UK updates: Blair calls for mass testing
Tony Blair has urged the government to roll out mass Covid-19 testing before the end of 2020.
The former prime minister told BBC Radio 4's...
Coronavirus UK updates: Northern Ireland will soon need local lockdowns, expert...
Northern Ireland is approaching the point at which local lockdowns will become necessary, its chief scientific adviser has warned.
The region recorded 93 new Covid-19...
Coronavirus UK updates: Police break up wedding receptions breaching rules
Police broke up wedding receptions at the weekend after they were found to be breaching restrictions.
Officers in Blackburn found more than 100 guests at...
Coronavirus UK updates: Outbreak at chicken factory
A chicken factory has been forced to shut after a cluster of workers were diagnosed with Covid-19.
The outbreak at the 2 Sisters factory in...
Malaysia detects four new cases with Coronavirus mutation, Report
Malaysia has detected a strain of the new coronavirus that has been found to be 10 times more infectious.
The mutation called D614G was found...
Coronavirus UK updates: Soft play, bowling alleys and casinos open from...
A big day for tenpin bowling lovers, gamblers and parents with children climbing the walls – as bowling alleys, casinos and soft play centres...














