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Cocid-19 vaccine rollout open to people aged 34 and over from today. (PA) People aged 34 and over can book their Covid-19 jab from today, the NHS in England has said. More than one million people aged 34 and 35 will receive a text message on Thursday or Friday asking them to make a vaccine appointment. The NHS added that the jab rollout is expected to reach people in their early thirties “over the next few days and weeks” as the vaccine rollout gathers pace. Moving forward ‘at pac...

The Conservative Government has been accused of copying USA ‘voter suppression’ laws as plans to introduce mandatory photo ID for voting has been proposed. In The Queen’s Speech on Tuesday, the Government revealed plans to require photo identification before voting in elections. The proposal has been slammed by Labour party MPs in Berkshire. In a withering attack on the plan, Labour MP for Slough Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi said: “Copying the voter suppression techniques of the Republ...

Amazon reveal plans to create 10,000 jobs across the UK. (PA) Amazon will create 10,000 new jobs as part of plan to expand the its UK workforce to 55,000 by the end of the year. The online retail giant will also be launching a £10 million programme the help employees gain new skills. In light of the coronavirus pandemic, Amazon has profited from an accelerated trend towards online shopping in the UK. Amazon will be opening more warehouses in the north and south of England to deal with ...

Mcvities reveal Jaffa Cake doughnut will be available in Tesco next week. (McVitie’s/PA) The Jaffa Cake is to hit shelves in doughnut form next week in the latest variation of the 94-year-old British classic. McVities ® has unveiled its brand-new Jaffa Jonuts, a fusion of delicious Jaffa Cakes and humble doughnuts. McVitie’s Jaffa Jonut is a doughnut-shaped ring of sponge with the familiar orange-flavoured filling and dark chocolate coating. It follows Jaffa Cake bars and mini roll...

You can pre-order new Royal Mail stamps in memory of Prince Philip. (Royal Mail) Royal Mail has today released for new stamps to be issued in the memory of Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh passed away at Windsor Castle last month at the age off 99. Philip was the longest-serving consort in British history after marrying Queen Elizabeth II in July 1947. Together for more than 70 years, the Duke of Edinburgh lived through the ups and down of the Queen’s life and reign with her. : HR...

The shopping rules that will change in England from next Monday. (PA) As lockdown restrictions are eased across England from Monday, there will be new rules in place for retailers, hospitality and more across the country. On Monday, Boris Johnson announced stage three of his roadmap out of lockdown will go ahead on May 17. Under stage three of the roadmap pubs and restaurants will be able to open for indoor serving, cinemas will return and groups of up to 30 will be able to meet outdoors....

Boris Johnson announces public Covid-19 inquiry for 2022. (PA) Boris Johnson has confirmed the Government will set up an independent public inquiry with statutory powers into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The Prime Minister told MPs the inquiry would be able to take oral evidence under oath and will place “the state’s actions under the microscope”. Boris Johnson told the Commons: “This inquiry must be able to look at the events of the last year in the cold light of day...

12 known victims of Fred and Rose West - including their children. (PA) Evidence of a suspected victim of Fred West has been found by a film crew at a café in Gloucester. A dog was recently taken to the site by a TV documentary team which is said to have shown a positive reaction in the basement. 53 years after the disappearance, Gloucestershire Police said they had found evidence that a body could be buried within The Clean Plate café in Southgate Street, Gloucester, and are linking it...

Dogecoin: All you need to know about Elon Musks favourite cryptocurrency. (Canva) Dogecoin seems to be the latest cryptocurrency to rise in popularity among investors. Cryptocurrency has been brought back into the limelight after the government announced a new taskforce to explore the possibility of the UK having its own digital currency. The latest cryptocurrency craze seems to be Dogecoin, investors made substantial gains on its rise and social media was filled with memes of the currenc...