The Government said the proposals are subject to parliamentary scrutiny.
Kraken variant ‘could become dominant Covid strain’, say experts
Experts have stressed that XBB.1.5 – a “sub lineage” of the Omicron variant – is not more dangerous than the original Omicron variant.
Nature group and Highland community clash over deer cull
The John Muir Trust has angered neighbours in Assynt with an out-of-season cull at Quinag.
Teachers demonstrate outside First Minister’s residence as part of pay dispute
Teachers and some secondary school pupils protested outside Nicola Sturgeon’s official residence in Edinburgh on Wednesday.
Wirral man, 22, arrested on suspicion of murdering beautician Elle Edwards
A Wirral woman, 23, has been held on suspicion of assisting an offender, police added.
Benjamin Mendy rape trial jury told judge will accept majority verdicts
Mendy denies seven counts of rape, one of attempted rape and one of sexual assault relating to six women.
Royal Mail rejects claims it is planning to sack thousands of workers
The company’s comments come after MPs debated the future of postal services.
Workers who breach proposed anti-strike law en masse ‘unlikely’ to face sackings
Lawyers from several UK firms have said that employers are unlikely to want to sack their workers over breach of the proposed law.
Boris Johnson ‘living in property connected to wealthy Tory donor’
Since leaving office in September, Mr Johnson has declared more than £1 million in speaking fees.
Thousands of ambulance workers go on strike in dispute over pay
NHS England has told patients to continue to call 999 for life-threatening emergencies but to use 111, GPs and pharmacies for non-urgent needs.