Boris johnson is scrambling to defuse a Tory revolt by offering a series of concessions, including a February renewal date, detailed impact assessments, and more money for pubs.

Department of Health figures show today's recorded coronavirus cases are 20 per cent lower than this time last week. And the seven-day average has dropped 41 per cent in a fortnight.

Nicola Sturgeon today announced a one-off £500 'thank you payment' for all full-time NHS workers and adult social care staff in Scotland.

Abigail Johnston became seriously ill at her house in Norris Green, Liverpool, on September 20 and was rushed to hospital. Her parents were told she had a very aggressive and terminal tumour.

A the BBC's cost-cutting operation gathers pace, dozens of its older male journalists have filed their reports for the very last time.

Nicola Sturgeon insisted 'the sooner the better' on the timing of a new vote on splitting up the UK, saying Scotland needed the powers to 'rebuild' after coronavirus in the way its people wanted.

Experts at the library told the Radio 4 programme Moving Pictures how they discovered the joke echoing the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail in a digitised copy of a famous liturgical text.

Environment Secretary George Eustice has said the popular egg and sausagemeat snack will allow people to visit the pub in Tier 2 with friends or family for an alcoholic drink.

Whole Foods boss John Mackey, 67, criticized those who slam capitalism during an interview with the American Enterprise Institute, claiming socialism 'doesn't work'.

Moderna said in its phase 3 clinical trials they recorded 196 infections, but only 11 of these were in people who received the vaccine. They added that no safety concerns were raised during the trial.

Leopoldo Luque said the footballing icon was a difficult person to control, and he would often kick the surgeon out of his house, and he has been made a 'scapegoat' for the Argentinian's death.

The schoolboy was out with his family walking their dog at Langdon Hills Recreation Ground, Basildon, Essex, on Friday when another dog approached them shortly before 7.30pm.

Mohammed Ramadhan, 37, was sentenced to death in Bahrain for the murder of a police officer who was killed by a flare during pro-democracy protests.

The owner of The Ivy brasserie chain and his wife Patricia said their Food From The Heart campaign will help feed children in poverty across the UK in December and into 2021.

DR ELLIE CANNON: Last week it was announced that Oxford University's jab had come good: it prevents the infection in up to 90 per cent of people.

CHARLES WALKER MP: Since May, we have understood that Covid-19 poses the greatest risk to the elderly and people with underlying health conditions.

SARAH VINE: No doubt like many of you, I have spent the last few days trying to get my head around the Government's latest response to coronavirus.

Bosses at local authorities across the country are starting to remove the lanes as concern grows over traffic gridlock and ambulances being delayed while responding to 999 calls.

The intervention by Baroness Stowell came after 25 MPs called for the commission to withdraw the trust's charitable status because it had committed to 'attacking Britain's heritage'.

Mairead Philpott, who killed her six children after burning down the family home in Derby in 2012, was 'delighted' at being given her earliest possible release date.

Official advice says morbidly obese people in the UK should be included in the 'at-risk' adult group and get access to coronavirus vaccines ahead of everyone under 65.

At just 19, Maisie Smith is the youngest contestant on this year's Strictly and is tonight facing a tough battle to stay in the popular UK competition.

JOHN HUMPHRYS: The charge against Britain's PM is he's all boosterism and no battle. He makes a lot of empty promises and treats us like idiots. Or like children.

Peter Sutcliffe's funeral is thought to have been arranged by his ex-wife Sonia Woodward, 70, who may also have paid for the ceremony. He had hoped to be buried near his hometown of Bingley.

Under a 'virtual lockdown' revealed on Thursday, 99 per cent of the population was put in the top two tiers, which ban household gatherings and cripple the hospitality trade.

The proportion of UK women being handed Penalty Notices for Disorder for the offence has almost doubled since 2013 - from 25 per cent to 47 per cent in 2019.

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: The festive season is, after all, the only time of the year that the royals stay together, when they gather at Sandringham in Norfolk.

There was a moment in the Great British Bake Off final this week which summed up the entire year for many of us. Laura Adlington from Kent was having a nightmare with her custard slices.

The alleged sex attack took place at a hotel where the man was living at taxpayers' expense. The suspect, said to be from Sudan, was arrested by police on November 8 and later released on bail.

Royal biographer Andrew Morton suggests Bashir showed the Princess of Wales a document when he made the reference to an apparent threat to her life.

The former leader will attempt to establish that staff from Sir Keir's office attended private meetings where an agreement was discussed.

Two Tory politicians, Tony Devenish and Felicity Buchan, called for the removal of a cycle lane on Kensington High Street, while another was seen being removed today in Worthing, West Sussex.

Anger over the whole of Kent being dragged in Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions deepened today after a shocking new map showed nearly half of the county had 'low' infection rates.

The SPI-M-O group - which advises the top scientists in the country - told SAGE any gap in restrictions would lead to a jump in infections as people mix with those they wouldn't normally see.

Today's infections mark a 20.9 per cent fall on the 20,252 recorded across the UK last week and an 8.7 per cent drop from yesterday's 17,555.