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NewsPA Media: UK NewsJohnson faces Tory anger over continued school closures
Conservative MPs warned the Prime Minister that children are becoming the ‘forgotten victims’ of the pandemic.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsHolocaust survivors’ powerful testimony: We are not typical – most Jews died
Survivors share their stories to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
BusinessReutersBP's oil exploration team swept aside in climate revolution
Nothing escapes the winds of change now sweeping through BP, not even the exploration team that for more than a century powered its profits by discovering billions of barrels of oil. Its geologists, engineers and scientists have been cut to less than 100 from a peak of more than 700 a few years ago, company sources told Reuters, part of a climate change-driven overhaul triggered last year by CEO Bernard Looney. Hundreds have left the oil exploration team in recent months, either transferred to help develop new low-carbon activities or laid off, current and former employees said.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsCold and bright conditions to give way to wind and rain in the week
The Met Office said the risk of flooding will return as temperatures rise.
NewsReutersUK to launch global climate adaptation effort with partner countries
Britain will team up with Egypt, Bangladesh, Malawi, Saint Lucia and the Netherlands to help communities around the world that are threatened by climate change to adapt and build resilience, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will say on Monday. Early warning systems for storms and investments in flood drainage and in drought-resistant crops could form part of the measures promoted by the new Adaptation Action Coalition, Johnson's Downing Street office says. Britain holds the rotating presidency of the G7 group of industrialised countries this year and Johnson said he would make the need for a resilient economy a priority within that framework.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsWork on unmanned combat aircraft to begin after £30m Government investment
The three-year contract to design and manufacture a prototype will support more than 100 jobs in Northern Ireland, the MoD said.
NewsThe GuardianCouncils to get £23m to encourage high-risk groups to have jab
Councils to get £23m to encourage high-risk groups to have jabFunding will help English local authorities target minority ethnic and older people * Coronavirus – latest updates * See all our coronavirus coverage
NewsThe GuardianUncertainty over 12-week Covid jab interval intensifies as UK rollout expands
Uncertainty over 12-week Covid jab interval intensifies as UK rollout expands. More vaccination centres open as experts call for monitoring of effect of lengthy gap between jabs
BusinessPA Media: UK NewsBank of England risks creating climate change ‘moral hazard’, MPs warn
The Bank has helped keep many large businesses afloat during the lockdown.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsGovernment alters rules in bid to boost employment scheme for young people
The £2 billion scheme has created more than 120,000 jobs for 16-24 year olds so far.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsHolocaust offers timely reminder of impact of divisive speech, trust boss warns
January 27 is Holocaust Memorial Day.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsReports of fears for children living with domestic abuse rise by 50%, say NSPCC
The NSPCC said worried friends and neighbours are increasingly contacting them with fears for children trapped in abusive homes during the pandemic.
HealthPA Media: UK NewsScientists developing laser system to remove cancer more precisely
The new system will be based around ultrafast lasers.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsUK risks becoming ‘failed state’ unless it reforms union – Gordon Brown
He spoke out after polls found a majority of voters thought Scotland was likely to be independent in the next 10 years.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsLabour issues warning over Government plans to ‘increase council tax’
Labour’s Opposition Day debates on Monday will focus on the Government’s ‘proposed increase in council tax’ and its plans for employment rights.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsLockdown lifting a ‘long, long way’ off says Hancock as 6.3m receive jab
A record 491,970 people across the UK received their first dose of the vaccine on a single day.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsTerror watchdog launches inquiry into radicalisation in jails
Jonathan Hall QC said there has been a ‘steady drumbeat’ of terrorist attacks on prison officers.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsBritons warned of treacherous conditions as sub-zero temperatures follow snow
An amber weather warning for snow is in place covering an area from Nottingham to Stoke-on-Trent.
HealthPA Media: UK NewsJeremy Hunt: Medical grade masks should be compulsory in shops
The former health secretary thinks the public should be wearing air filtration masks in public spaces instead of cloth or surgical masks.
NewsThe GuardianMinisters won't commit to reopening schools in England after Easter holidays
Ministers won't commit to reopening schools in England after Easter holidays. Stubbornly high Covid infection rate means no end in sight for home schooling for most pupils
NewsPA Media: UK NewsFormer Brexit MEP dies in diving accident in the Bahamas
Robert Rowland represented the South East of England at the European Parliament from July 2019 to December 2020.
EntertainmentPA Media: UK NewsMidlands becomes first region in England to give a million initial Covid jabs
London still lags behind all other regions in terms of the total number of jabs given, having delivered around 641,000 since December 8.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsLarge parts of UK wake up to winter wonderland
The hashtag ‘Narnia’ was trending on social media as people shared images of their snowy neighbourhoods.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsLockdown lifting is a ‘long, long, long way’ off, says Hancock
The Health Secretary said the vaccination rollout is making ‘brilliant progress’ but Covid cases have been ‘incredibly high’.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsProtesters told to stay away from court hearing of Colston statue accused
Police warned those planning to demonstrate during the court appearance of those accused of toppling the statue of slaver Edward Colston risk a fine.