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Rev Richard Coles on Sky Arts Book Club

BBC Radio 4’s Richard Coles ‘forced to quit popular show’ Chloe Clarke

Sir Ian McKellen

Sir Ian McKellen says intimacy co-ordinators can ruin ‘purity’ of theatre Mike Bedigan

Bolton West MP Chris Green

Chris Green MP: Politics and sport should not mix Chris Green

Apple Day at Lotherton Hall, near Leds

From Cox's to Spartan - why we love apples Sue Wilkinson

Journalist and broadcaster Amol Rajan will take over from Jeremy Paxman as the host of TV show University Challenge.

BBC University Challenge host revealed as Amol Rajan Daniel Mcneil

Ryanair warns it will cost more to fly to Europe this summer - here’s why Hiyah Zaidi

Henry Normal

Arts and Entertainment TV producer and poet Henry Normal brings national tour to Wigan Gaynor Clarke

Dogs falling ill with ‘mystery’ vomiting bug - the signs to watch out for Isabella Boneham

The US has cut the isolation requirement from 10 days to five providing people are not showing symptoms (Photo: Getty Images)

Calls to cut Covid self-isolation to 5 days after US makes rules change Claire Schofield

Business leaders have called for further support for the hospitality sector due to concerns that the new Omicron Covid variant led to a drop-off in trade in the run-up to Christmas (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Business leaders call for further support for pubs and restaurants amid concerns... Helen Johnson

Half a million birds have had to be culled to prevent the spread of bird flu (image: Shutterstock)

Dozens of bird flu cases recorded across UK amid ‘largest ever’ outbreak Henry Sandercock

Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons earlier today

Boris Johnson to update public on Covid as ministers consider new restrictions Iain Lynn

The UKHSA has projected that should Omicron continue spreading at its current rate, there could be between 80,000 to 90,000 UK cases per day by the end of December (image: Getty Images)

UK Omicron Covid cases ‘doubling every three days’ top scientists say Henry Sandercock

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged people not to cancel Christmas parties or school nativity plays this festive period (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Boris Johnson urges people not to cancel Christmas parties or nativities amid Om... Helen Johnson

File photo dated 22/12/2020 of a Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA)

Covid-19: How the battle is already underway against Omicron variant Michael Holmes

Read This Christmas lockdown should be avoided as Covid winter wave ‘unlikely’ - what Prof... Carly Roberts

Derek Heyes visited St John Fisher with his dog Archie

Wigan school pupils given a talk on the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Amos Wynn

Doors leading to the Covid ward at Royal Preston Hospital.

Warning that potential autumn Covid wave could see 1,000 hospital admissions per... Ella Pickover, PA Health Correspondent

Students, wearing face masks to help mitigate the spread of coronavirus COVID-19, work on computers in the Social Learning Zone at the University of Bolton (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

University students ‘face lectures ban unless they are fully-vaccinated’ Group Reporter

Hotels, clubs and leisure parks are expected to face closures and shortened opening hours

‘Summer of closures’ predicted for pubs and restaurants due to ‘pingdemic’ Iain Lynn

Coronavirus is surging in some parts of the country

'Dangerous' to return to life as normal on July 19, expert warns Press Association

Travellers returning to England from holidays abroad are being warned of travel disruption and long queues at airports when restrictions begin to ease (Photo: Shutterstock)

Travellers returning to England warned of “disruption” and long airport queues w... Helen Johnson

New Covid cases “could go as high as 100,000” a day after restrictions in England ease on 19 July, said Health Secretary Sajid Javid (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid cases ‘could go as high as 100,000’ a day after restrictions lifted in Eng... Helen Johnson

Grandparents shouldn’t hug and kiss their grandkids yet - even if they’ve had two Covid vaccine doses (Photo: Shutterstock)

Grandparents shouldn’t hug and kiss their grandkids yet - even if they’ve had tw... Ethan Shone

The Prime Minister has urged the nation to be “prudent” by continuing to follow the rules (Photo: Getty Images)

Boris Johnson is ‘very optimistic’ all Covid restrictions will be lifted on 21 J... Claire Schofield

Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Sedgehill School in south east London and takes part in an online class on February 23 (Photo by Jack Hill - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Johnson ‘very optimistic’ all lockdown restrictions will be removed on June 21 Iain Lynn

The UK is past the peak of the current wave of coronavirus

What does the route out of lockdown look like? Iain Lynn

Boris Johnson has said he is “optimistic” that people will be able to holiday this summer (Photo: Shutterstock/Getty Images)

Read This Boris Johnson ‘optimistic’ summer holidays will be possible this year - what sci... Claire Schofield

The Government made limited use of quarantine hotels early in the pandemic, such as this Holiday Inn hotel,close to Heathrow Airport which was block-booked by the Department of Health to use as a quarantine zone in March 2020 (Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Anyone returning from these 'red list' countries to the UK will soon have to qua... Alex Nelson

Pubs, bars and restaurants should remain closed until May (Photo: Shutterstock)

Pubs and restaurants should stay shut until May - what scientists are saying Claire Schofield

The Government “must start easing restrictions” by early March

Tory MPs put pressure on PM to ignore calls for pubs to stay closed until May Iain Lynn

Bars and restaurants should stay shut until May, researchers have suggested

Bars and restaurants should stay shut until May, researchers suggest Iain Lynn

Can your boss force you to have a Covid vaccine? We asked an employment lawyer Rhona Shennan

Meeting others outdoors still poses Covid risks - could it be banned? Sarah Wilson

‘Worst is yet to come’ for Covid-19 infections - what you need to know Claire Schofield

Chris Whitty

Chief medical officer Chris Whitty ‘confident’ life will return to normal Ella Pickover, PA

A lack of social distancing in supermarkets is causing concern - how to stay saf... Helen Johnson

Anyone arriving in England and Scotland must provide a negative Covid test Helen Johnson

Here’s when Boris Johnson is speaking today - and how to watch live Rhona Shennan

Earlier this month, the Government said exam-year students would go back to school as normal after the Christmas holidays

Schools may reopen later than planned to tackle coronavirus cases, say experts Iain Lynn

Figures from NHS England show there were 20,426 patients in NHS hospitals in England as of 8am on Monday

‘National restrictions needed to prevent catastrophe’ amid rising hospital cases Iain Lynn

Schools could remain closed in January to bring down Covid infection rates - wha... Ethan Shone

Oxford University's AstraZeneca vaccine could be approved ‘just after’ Christmas Helen Johnson