Update on children wearing masks in schools given by Mark Drakeford The rules in England changed this week but measures are not set to change in Wales until at least February half-term Wales Online · Jan 21, 2022
Survey: Have your say on the lifting of Plan B restrictions Let us know what you think Liverpool Echo · Jan 21, 2022
ICC Men's T20 WC 2022: India to lock horns with Pakistan at MCG on Oct 23 The schedule for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 was announced on Friday. Dynamite News · Jan 21, 2022
EncroChat drug trafficker used dark web shops called 'Vanilla Surf', 'Staxx' and 'GovUK' to peddle cocaine all over Europe Father-of-two Andrew Moores, 37, from Denton, lived a life of luxury and boasted personalised bath robes, flannels and slippers embroidered with 'Mooresy' - now he and two associates are behind bars Manchester Evening News · Jan 21, 2022
London politics latest news: Boris Johnson eased restrictions to avoid party headlines, Welsh minister claims Boris Johnson was hit with a furious row on Friday over ditching Plan B as a Cabinet minister slammed the Welsh First Minister for claiming restrictions are being eased in England to avoid headlines about No10 parties. Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2022
Mixed messages? How end of Covid plan B could change behaviour in England Analysis: Experts say when the rules are relaxed there tends to be a gradual erosion of protective behaviours The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2022
Train passengers in England to be given break from ‘endless’ announcements Transport secretary Grant Shapps calls for ‘bonfire of the banalities’ as he commissions review The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2022
Hundreds of England’s NHS consultants have shares in private clinics Exclusive: more than £1bn in revenue generated since 2015 from ‘often opaque’ arrangements, says thinktank The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2022
Scott Brown's elite Aberdeen mentality trumps England superstars according to Pittodrie coach Allan Russell Russell has coached Kane, Sterling and the rest but he believes Broony is a class apart in his preparation. Daily Record · Jan 21, 2022
Breakfast briefing: Tories face more infighting, Education Secretary to vet return of masks in schools, Liz Truss issues warning to Vladimir Putin and more than three in five over-65s worried about heating Friday morning's round-up Wales Online · Jan 21, 2022
UK weather: 'Severe frost' and snow in -7C Arctic freeze on 'coldest winter day' The Met Office is predicting a "severe frost" going into Friday in what could be the coldest start to a day this winter. BBC weather has said that the mercury could drop to -7C Daily Mirror · Jan 21, 2022
ICC U-19 World Cup: England, Pakistan cruise to quarterfinals; Bangladesh bounce back with win BASSETERRE (St Kitts): Skipper Tom Prest smashed an unbeaten 154 as former champions England cruised to the Super League quarterfinals of the ICC U-19 World Cup with a thumping 189-run win over the UAE here, while Pakistan too booked their place in the next stage with a 24-run victory over… The Times of India · Jan 21, 2022
Covid news - live: New BA.2 variant ‘under investigation’ as ministers ‘consider delaying’ NHS vaccine mandate Cases of Omicron sub-variant have tripled in England The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022
England to ban loudspeaker 'spam' on trains LONDON: UK transport chiefs on Friday said that bothersome on-board train announcements would be cut in a bid to offer more peaceful journeys, a move it dubbed a "bonfire of the banalities". Bangkok Post · Jan 21, 2022
The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022 England to face Afghanistan in first round of T20 World Cup The fixtures also include a re-match of the 2021 semi-final between England and New Zealand.
Wales Online · Jan 21, 2022 Education Secretary to vet local plans to bring back masks in England's schools PM said on Wednesday that masks would be scrapped in classrooms
The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2022 Covid live: Ireland to lift almost all curbs from 6am on Saturday; France reports 400,851 new cases — as it happened Ireland’s premier Micheál Martin says ‘we have weathered the Omicron storm’; France reports 400,851 daily cases and 233 Covid-linked hospital deaths
Wales Online · Jan 21, 2022 ‘Endless torrent’ of train announcements in England to be silenced - Grant Shapps The Department for Transport (DfT) said messages which “add unnecessary noise and disruption to journeys” will be cut
Liverpool Echo · Jan 20, 2022 Paul Merson makes England dig after 'mind-blowing' Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool performance v Arsenal Trent Alexander-Arnold laid on two assists for Diogo Jota as Liverpool beat Arsenal to reach the Carabao Cup final - and Paul Merson and Jamie Redknapp were impressed
Dublin Live · Jan 20, 2022 Bohemians set for another blow as MK Dons trigger Dawson Devoy buyout clause Former Watford trainee Devoy, who came through the ranks with Bohs’ partner club St Kevin’s Boys before moving to England at 16, has been a revelation for the Gypsies.
Daily Record · Jan 20, 2022 Unvaccinated nurse 'prepared to lose job' rather than get Covid jab NHS frontline workers in England are required to be fully vaccinated by April 1, meaning that they must receive their first jab by early February or risk losing their jobs.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2022 Ministers and NHS bosses clash over surgery waiting list targets in England Publication of ‘elective recovery plan’ delayed as hospital bosses say targets to clear backlog must be realistic
ABC News · Jan 20, 2022 Women's Ashes top 20: The day Meg Lanning stormed 'Fortress Chelmsford' in the 2019 Women's Ashes At a ground where England's women cricketers had never been beaten, Meg Lanning smashed 133 to help Australia to an unassailable lead in the 2019 Ashes. The Australian captain still ranks it as one of her most memorable moments.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2022 Masks to stay in many secondary schools despite England rule change Headteachers across England say they plan to encourage pupils to keep wearing masks during Omicron spread
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2022 Shot in the arm for England and Exeter with Slade available for Montpellier trip Exeter’s Rob Baxter has hinted that Slade, who previously expressed hesitancy over the Covid vaccine, has now been jabbed