Purgatory News

Daily coronavirus cases in Scotland have reached a record new high at 20,217, the latest figures show..

Britons have been warned to expect freezing conditions in the coming days, as the record-breaking mild weather over Christmas and the new year is replaced by sub-zero temperatures..

One in seven new cars bought in 2022 will be a pure electric, according to analysis..

Late payment of invoices is threatening the survival of small firms, a businesses group has said..

A leading trade union has accused the Government of failing to ensure the HS2 rail project is using steel produced in the UK..

The UK has dropped several positions in a global league table of governments that rely most on property taxes..

Jessica Chastain has said her new spy film The 355 is “just as important for a 13-year-old boy to see as a 13-year-old girl”..

A cyber attack on the UK’s Defence Academy – possibly by Russia or China – caused “significant” damage, a retired high-ranking officer has revealed..

An MP wants to change the law so that all workers can be guaranteed two weeks of bereavement leave after the death of a loved one..

Leading conservation charities are calling on Boris Johnson to make a series of New Year resolutions to drive action on the climate and nature crises..

Thousands of people needed hospital care after sustaining injuries while they took part in popular lockdown activities, figures suggest..

Many schools will return this week with extra Covid safety measures in place as the Government is set to review its Plan B restrictions for England..

A legal document the Duke of York’s lawyer believes will stop the civil sex lawsuit against the royal is expected to be unsealed and made public..

Joe Root believes the combination of Ashes defeat and Covid complications could bring his England side together in adversity..

Mateo Kovacic and Christian Pulisic eased £98million man Romelu Lukaku’s omission as Chelsea battled to a pulsating 2-2 Premier League draw with Covid-hit Liverpool..

Annual revenues of the Suez Canal in Egypt have reached 6.3 billion US dollars (£4.7 billion), the highest in the crucial waterway’s history..

The Secretary of State for Education said face-to-face teaching will continue and reman “the norm” as he outlined a series of Covid measures for schools..

The Government recognises people are facing “challenges” with household bills, a minister has said, as Tory politicians called for the Prime Minister to help those facing fuel poverty..

Emmerdale star Amy Walsh and EastEnders actor Toby Alexander-Smith have welcomed their first child..

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has expressed fears ‘runaway greed’ risks ruining the Premier League .