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MPs reject motion to provide free school meals to pupils during half term

By Tony Diver 21 Oct 2020, 7:31pm

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Northern cities told they could be next after Manchester put into Tier 3

By Gordon Rayner 21 Oct 2020, 12:59am
How the Greater Manchester lockdown talks collapsed over just £5m

By Christopher Hope 20 Oct 2020, 9:30pm
Why the figures don't support Manchester being in Tier 3

By Sarah Knapton 20 Oct 2020, 7:33pm
'Brexit is like moving house' Gove tells business leaders

By Alan Tovey 20 Oct 2020, 8:22pm
Leaked strategy paper 'shows Tory panic' over the union

By Daniel Sanderson 20 Oct 2020, 10:21pm
Scots to face five levels of lockdown under Sturgeon's 'more severe' alert system

By Daniel Sanderson 20 Oct 2020, 10:42pm

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Comment & analysis

My poor Wales – this ‘firebreak’ is a pyre on which the futures of her people will be incinerated

I shudder to think of the carnage that will be caused by this second reckless, morally irresponsible suspension of nearer-to-normal life

Allison Pearson
The tyranny of data has put us at the mercy of a new Covid priesthood

Politicians have shown themselves incapable of interrogating statistics or those who wield them

Philip Johnston
An enraged Andy Burnham, a rueful Boris Johnson... and a day of total Covid chaos

After talks collapsed over a deal to support Greater Manchester, there was anger, uproar... and then complete confusion

Michael Deacon
The Brexit Party is ready to fight if the Government takes the easy way out on a deal

An Australia-style exit really would represent a clean break Brexit

Nigel Farage

Spotlight on... another lockdown?

What the new three-tier lockdown rules mean for you

The Prime Minister has set out the latest developments in the battle against the pandemic

By Jamie Johnson
What tier is my area in? Use our Covid lockdown map to check your postcode

Use our interactive postcode tool to see what rules apply in your area under England's new system for local coronavirus lockdowns

By Alex Clark
We stayed home to protect the NHS last time - is the health service ready for the second wave?

While it battles a huge backlog of cases delayed by the pandemic, senior figures insist the National Health Service is open for business

By Laura Donnelly
The latest local lockdown restrictions in Manchester, Wales, Liverpool, and South Yorkshire

The new 'three-tier' local lockdown system sees Liverpool, Lancashire and Greater Manchester placed under the harshest restrictions

By Harry Yorke

Inside story

The cracks between the Government and its scientists are beginning to show

Behind the scenes, experts are becoming increasingly concerned that their views and recommendations are being ignored

By Sarah Knapton
Analysis: What hospital admissions in Europe say about the next stage of Covid in the UK

The fact that Europe, including the UK, is fighting a second peak of Covid-19 is undoubtable, but the outcome could differ this time around

By Paul Nuki
The three taboos at the heart of Johnson’s coronavirus fiasco

Our national failure to engage in rational debate is driving a response that is dangerously one-sided

Allister Heath
Revealed: Sir Patrick Vallance has £600,000 shareholding in firm contracted to develop vaccines

Government denies claims of potential conflict of interest, maintaining he is not involved in commercial decisions on coronavirus vaccines

By Charles Hymas

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Priti Patel set to extend crackdown on foreign criminals after Brexit

Home Secretary plans to ditch the current 'soft' EU immigration rules on January 1 2021

By Charles Hymas 21 Oct 2020, 10:30pm
Scotland's hospitality businesses face another fight to survive, but many have already been lost

Edinburgh, famed for its restaurants, has suffered heavily, with industry warning most Scottish hospitality venues may be lost forever

By Telegraph Reporters 21 Oct 2020, 10:25pm
Scottish pubs and restaurants 'sacrificed' by Sturgeon after u-turn over 'temporary' closures

First Minister admits she moved goalposts after what was initially sold as 16-day closure 'becomes indefinite' for some hospitality venues

By Daniel Sanderson 21 Oct 2020, 10:14pm
Brexit trade negotiations to restart after Michel Barnier says deal 'within reach'

EU chief negotiator's speech on Wednesday morning paved way for trade negotiations with UK to resume

By James Crisp 21 Oct 2020, 10:08pm
Exclusive: Rishi Sunak's ex-boss at Goldman Sachs now a surprise candidate for BBC chairman

Richard Sharp, an informal adviser on Covid-19 to the Chancellor since April, is understood to be applying for the £160,000-a-year role

By Christopher Hope 21 Oct 2020, 10:00pm
Care staff ordered to work in one home only

Law to ban carers from multiple sites as fears grow over outbreaks among elderly

By Sophie Barnes 21 Oct 2020, 9:30pm
Rishi Sunak set to announce new help for pubs and restaurants in Tier 2 areas

Chancellor understood to be working on compensation package for thousands of businesses whose trade is restricted by regulations

By Harry Yorke 21 Oct 2020, 9:30pm
Angela Rayner apologises for calling Tory MP 'scum'

Sources near Ms Rayner claimed she was shocked by a claim that the shadow front bench believed coronavirus was a 'good crisis' to exploit

By Amy Jones 21 Oct 2020, 9:03pm

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