Payrolled employment rises for third month after a year of lockdown misery for jobs

The number of people in payrolled employment has risen for a third consecutive month despite further lockdown misery for the economy, according to official figures.

Waitrose ban on kids’ magazines with disposable plastic toys inspired by campaigning 10-year-old

Waitrose has said it will no longer sell children's magazines containing plastic disposable toys - a move inspired by a campaigning 10-year-old from Wales.

River Thames seal nicknamed Freddie Mercury put down after dog attack

A seal who had been delighting Londoners with its appearances on the banks of the River Thames has been euthanised after a dog attack.

‘COVID safety has gone out the window’: McDonald’s clamp down on service competitions

McDonald's have vowed to crackdown on "speed of service" competitions after workers told Sky News the contests were making it impossible to follow the chain's COVID safety rules.

‘Instead of signs of labour, I woke up short of breath, sweaty and really hot’ – nurse shares story of her lockdown baby

ITU nurse Janey Burr woke up on the due date for her third baby with COVID-19 symptoms. She recounts her journey of giving birth on the day Boris Johnson announced the first national lockdown...

‘True success story’: Dexamethasone may have saved lives of 1 million COVID sufferers, says NHS

An easily available drug may have saved the lives of a million COVID sufferers around the world since its discovery in June, NHS England has said.

‘Today is a day for reflection’: Sombre ceremonies across the UK to mark anniversary of first lockdown

A horrific year of nearly 150,000 COVID-related deaths is being marked with sombre ceremonies across the UK on the anniversary of Boris Johnson's first lockdown.

Man arrested after pregnant woman punched and attacked with a pillow case

A man in his fifties has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after a young pregnant woman had a pillowcase put over her head and was repeatedly punched.