Politics

We spoke to Helle Thorning-Schmidt, former Danish prime minister and co-chair of Facebook’s Independent Oversight Board

Facebook has reversed its ban on news in Australia.

Alex Salmond was expected to appear at a Holyrood inquiry, but in the last few moments we’ve found out he is not going.

The Prime Minister has admitted that the government is considering the possible use of “vaccine passports”

The number of people out of work is now more than 1.7 million – up by more than a quarter over the course of the pandemic.

Jackie Long asks whether families caught up in criminal exploitation should be given the same priority as victims of domestic violence when it comes to providing safe accommodation.

The tourism industry, hit hard by the pandemic, will be relieved that people in England may be allowed to take summer holidays this year, with hotels allowed to reopen by mid-May at the earliest and even the prospect of travel overseas.

We spoke to Neil O’Brien and Andrea Leadsom

There are encouraging signs that the vaccines are having a “spectacular” impact on reducing serious illness.

The government has confirmed that all pupils in England will return to school from March 8, along with wider use of testing and face masks, especially in secondary schools. 

“The end really is in sight,” Boris Johnson told MPs today as he set out his plans to ease England’s lockdown restrictions, after what he called a “wretched year”.

Boris Johnson spoke to MPs earlier, with details about the roadmap out of lockdown.

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Mark Drakeford said he hoped all primary school children would be able return to school by the middle of March, with the case rate in Wales now at its lowest since September. 

Canada is following Australia in trying to rein in the power of tech giant Facebook.