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Scotland would vote against independence if a referendum were held tomorrow

Nurses union prepares for strike action over 1% pay offer for NHS staff Ben Quinn and Aubrey Allegretti © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA A nurses’ union is preparing for strike action as anger grows about the 1% pay rise proposed for NHS staff in England. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said that at an emergency meeting called by its governing council, members voted to set up a £35m fund to support workers facing loss of earnings owing to industri...

Australia hits back as Italy blocks vaccine shipment - and suggests EU is tearing up rule book EU vaccine skepticism slows rollout Replay Video UP NEXT Australia has hit back at the EUs move to block a shipment of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine - suggesting the bloc was trying to "tear up the rule book". Italy earlier said it would block the export of about 250,000 vaccine doses from its Anagni plant, a decision that was later approved by the EU, after the drug company failed to meet its con...

Laboratory studies have shown that viruses with the E484K mutation can escape human defences.

The warning comes as reports circulate of a government 'three-state plan' for reopening the economy by Easter weekend.

Brexit disruption in first weeks of year is sign of more to come, economists warn Andrew Woodcock © Getty File: PSNI officers man a police checkpoint at Larne harbour on February 10, 2021 in Larne, Northern Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) Disruption to trade seen in the first weeks of Brexit cannot be dismissed simply as “teething problems”, but represents the first signs of structural issues which will cut UK GDP for years to come, senior economists ha...

Donald Trump planted the seeds for the deadly attack on the US Capitol long before the riot, Democrats have claimed

Human Remains Found by Hikers Off California Trail Newsweek 2/4/2021 Lydia Smith © Getty File photograph of a crime scene taped off by police. Detectives are investigating after a pregnant woman and a man were tied up and burned alive in their car. Detectives are investigating the discovery of human remains in the city of Santee in San Diego County, California. Hikers found the remains along a trail near Summit Avenue and Summit Crest Drive around 4 p.m. on Wednesday. The S...

Fire Kills 48 Cats Inside Nebraska Animal Shelter Home Newsweek 2/3/2021 Samantha Lock © JOSE LUIS ROCA/Getty File photo: Stray cats are seen at an animal welfare centre in Algeciras, 17 January 2006. At least 48 cats were killed after a fire tore through a house and animal shelter in Nebraska. At least 48 cats were killed after a fire tore through a Nebraska home that doubles as an animal shelter. The fire began in the laundry room of the house in Chappell, approximately 3...

Boris Johnson hails ‘crucial milestone’ in care home Covid vaccinations April Roach © 2021 Getty Images GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 28: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets troops as they set up a vaccination centre in the Castlemilk district on January 28, 2021 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson visits frontline keyworkers stating that there are great benefits of co-operating across the whole of the UK to beat the coronavirus pandemic. Opinion polls in Scotl...