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• Labour MP Yasmin Qureshi in hospital with Covid 19 19/10/2020
  A Labour MP has been admitted to hospital with pneumonia after testing positive for Covid-19. Yasmin Qureshi said that, after 10 days of feeling unwell, she became “much worse� and was admitted to the Royal Bolton Hospital on Saturday..
• Nuclear submarine officer who arrived at work unfit for duty sent home from US 19/10/2020
  A Royal Navy officer has been sent home from a submarine after he arrived at work to take charge of nuclear missiles while unfit for duty. Lieutenant Commander Len Louw is facing an investigation after being sent back to Faslane in Scotland following the incident in the US..
• UEFA could return to final eight format for Champions League from 2024 19/10/2020
  UEFA says a ‘final eight’ will be considered as a way to round off the Champions League and Europa League from 2024. The single-country, one-leg format was adopted for practical purposes as an effective way to conclude the competitions last season in a campaign badly disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, and proved to be a […]
• Welsh minister hits out at less generous job support as lockdown considered 19/10/2020
  The Welsh Government is demanding more support from Westminster to protect jobs and businesses ahead of a possible two-week circuit-break lockdown, the country’s health minister has said. Vaughan Gething said the furlough scheme ends on October 31 and will be replaced by the UK Government with a “less generous� Job Support Scheme..
• New strategies target coronavirus hotspots across the world 19/10/2020
  After entire nations were shut down during the first surge of the coronavirus earlier this year, some countries and US states are trying more targeted measures as cases rise again, especially in Europe and the Americas..
• Greater Manchester eyes millions in extra lockdown funding as talks continue 19/10/2020
  Greater Manchester may be offered millions in extra funding to accept the strictest coronavirus restrictions as Boris Johnson seeks to prevent a lockdown revolt and mayor Andy Burnham presses for a Commons vote to break the “impasse�..