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Meghan Markle miscarriage: When did Duchess of Sussex suffer tragic loss?

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Meghan Markle revealed the tragic news in an article in the New York Times today. She and Prince Harry, who have been married since 2018, already have one son, Archie, born in […]

Salon owner facing £27,000 fine after quoting Magna Carta to defy lockdown

A salon owner who put up a sign quoting the Magna Carta as she repeatedly defied lockdown has been fined £27,000. Sinead Quinn, who owns Quinn Blakey Hairdressers in Oakenshaw, near Bradford, had previously been handed fines of £1,000 and £2,000 for refusing to close from November 5 as England was plunged into lockdown. She […]

UK's plan to save Christmas will 'likely lead to Covid third wave'

A five-day Christmas break from Covid-19 restrictions will likely lead to more ‘unnecessary’ deaths and a third wave, a top Government scientist has warned. The UK’s four nations last night announced three separate households will be allowed to form bubbles and gather indoors from December 23 to 27 to enjoy Christmas together. But Sage member […]

Brexit fisheries row: French ports poised to ‘grind to a halt’ in huge crisis

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. French President Emmanuel Macron has tried to pressure his EU allies into making little concessions during Brexit trade talks with the EU. He has vowed to fight for his fishermen’s interests, saying […]

Shoppers ready for £35bn spree when lockdown ends next week

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Experts think shoppers will spend £35billion in stores in the four weeks to Christmas as pent-up High Street demand is released. Andy Bromley, director of market research agency Spark Emotions, said: “We […]

Easing restrictions over Christmas will 'almost inevitably' lead to more deaths

Families across the country will be overjoyed after the Government announced that three households will be able to mix for five days over Christmas. The UK’s four nations said this year’s celebrations won’t be ‘normal’, but after thrashing out a joint deal, households will be allowed to form ‘bubbles’ between December 23 and 27. With […]

Scotland becomes first country to make sanitary products free

Scotland has become the first country in the world to pass legislation making period products freely available to all. MSPs at the Scottish parliament unanimously approved a bill brought forward by Labour health spokeswoman Monica Lennon, bringing in the legal right of free access to items such as tampons and sanitary pads. Ms Lennon said […]

Tackling ‘Period Poverty,’ Scotland Is 1st Nation to Make Sanitary Products Free

LONDON — Scotland has become the first country in the world to make period products freely available to all who need them, after final approval was given to a landmark piece of legislation in Parliament on Tuesday. The measures are intended to end “period poverty” — or the circumstances, and in some cases, prohibitive expense […]