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New report is latest sign that leadership is losing trust of ethnic minority supporters More than half of Muslim members of the Labour part...

Trump comes close to admitting defeat but stops short of formal concession

Trump makes first public remarks since weekend election loss Seemed to be on verge of acknowledging Biden’s victory Donald Trump has com...

Family of care home residents to get regular Covid tests to allow visits

Pilot scheme could put an end to distressing restrictions on access to loved ones, government says Coronavirus – latest updates See all o...

'I can't fail Mary': the bereaved man fighting for pregnant women threatened by Covid

Ernest Boateng’s wife, Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, died shortly after the birth of their second child Coronavirus – latest updates See all ou...

End of macho era: what to expect now Dominic Cummings has gone

Out goes centralised power and hostility to the press; in comes meaningful contact with MPs Out will go open hostility towards journalists,...

John Lewis Christmas ad stars children, snowmen and hip-hop pigeons

Covid edition of annual TV advert focuses on kindness rather than gift-giving Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus covera...

Three-quarters of England's care workers earn below 'real' living wage

Proportion higher in north, with 82% of north-east care staff on less than £9.50 per hour Almost three-quarters of frontline care workers i...

NHS needs extra £4bn next year because of Covid, Rishi Sunak told

Leaders say service needs cash to tackle surgery backlog and mental health demand NHS leaders are urging Rishi Sunak to fulfil his pledge t...

Vice-chancellors back university offers going out after A-level results

UK students could receive degree course offers based on exam results from 2023 Vice-chancellors have given their backing to a radical overh...

Coronavirus live news: quarter of deaths in France linked to Covid as US tops 140,000 daily cases

France’s lockdown extended by two weeks; German infection surge may be easing; Russia says its Sputnik-V vaccine is 92% effective Scientis...

Coronavirus live news: New York reimposes restrictions as US sees world record 136,000 cases in one day

November 11, 2020

Italy passes 1m cases while Spain says it will demand negative test for all visitors; Greece extends curfew. Follow updates live Italy pas...

Children's books eight times as likely to feature animal main characters than BAME people

November 10, 2020

According to UK study, just 5% of children’s books have black, Asian or minority ethnic protagonists – a small improvement from 1% in 2017 ...

Coronavirus live news: countries scramble to secure vaccine doses as US cases top 100,000 for seven days running

November 10, 2020

UK reports highest deaths since May ; Brazil cases pass 5.7m ; three US states re-introduce Covid curbs Governments scramble to secure vac...

Boris Johnson to press on with Brexit bill despite Lords defeat

PM risks major confrontation with Joe Biden by persevering with internal market bill Boris Johnson has put himself on a collision course wi...

John Boyega worries BLM rally speech in June will harm career

Actor reveals concerns and talks about being stopped and searched in new interview John Boyega has said he is genuinely worried that his im...

Facebook executive on panel to advise on UK broadcasting rules

Nicola Mendelsohn, Michael Grade and MP Andrew Griffith named on 10-strong committee The boss of Facebook in Europe will help advise the go...

Mary Wollstonecraft finally honoured with statue after 200 years

‘Mother of feminism’ commemorated by Maggi Hambling sculpture in north London It shows a silvery naked everywoman figure emerging free and ...

Lockdown named word of the year by Collins Dictionary

Collins records a 6,000% increase in usage of the word since 2019, with TikToker and Megxit ranking among mostly coronavirus-related terms ...

Coronavirus live news: WHO warns Covid 'not tired of us' as top UK scientist says vaccine 'feels like watershed moment'

US passes 10m cases; Italy extends restrictions in five regions; Biden announces Covid-19 advisory board Scientists react to vaccine news ...

A million people may quit self-employment in Covid-hit UK – study