Mr Zahawi made the comments in response to a question about whether it was the right decision to remove the mandatory requirement of wearing masks in schools, and whether he was looking at any other 'additional measures to protect children'.

Prosecutors say the group planned a "quick reaction force" of armed members who waited at a hotel in northern Virginia with a stash of firearms they could ferry across the Potomac River into the capital if called upon.

A report from the Sunday Times found one school saw its proportion of A*s at A-level jump from 33 per cent to 90 per cent in 2021, when teacher-assessed grades were awarded following the cancellation of full public exams.

"A lot of us were prepared, I was prepared to stop the certification process one way or the other," said Dolan, who stormed the Capitol with several other Oath Keepers and loudly chanted "treason" in the hopes that Congress would "be afraid of me" and not certify Democratic President Joe Biden's election.

'I went further, because I looked at the evidence from the UK Health and Security Agency, and of course some of the work we did in the department, doing observational studies of schools which had used masks in the classroom, so further than just in communal parts.

LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Wednesday said she was committed to the Northern Ireland protocol bill which would in effect override parts of the Brexit deal with the European Union unless a negotiated agreement with the bloc is found.

Paul Hughes, former director of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and the BBC Singers — which was brutally axed by the corporation this week — tells Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch podcast: 'The director- general might rock up at the First Night Of The Proms, the chairman might at the last night.

Dolan told the jury he joined the Oath Keepers out of frustration over Trump's 2020 loss and that he grew willing to "fight" against what he saw was an "illegitimate" government as he drank alcohol and texted with group members for hours each night inside his Wellington, Florida garage.

There has been long-running antagonism between the operators of the club and residents in Ham and Petersham, who accuse it of effectively shutting out locals while causing nuisance with, for example, arrivals by helicopter of its wealthy visitors.

During the lengthy question and answer session on Sky News, Mr Zahawi also revealed he met with the exams regulator to discuss reports of private schools using grading arrangements in 2021 as an 'excuse' to boost their proportion of top A-level grades.

LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Britain said there were still significant gaps between its position and the European Union over post-Brexit trade arrangements for Northern Ireland, saying the bloc must address issues London has raised.

'My maternal instinct has always been way too strong,' says Lowe, whose ex-boyfriends include The Crown star Matt Smith and music producer Mark Ronson. 'I've always been desperate to have my own kids but knew I needed to wait for the right person.'

One has been named Percy and the other Alfred. I hear that the Duke of Northumberland's daughter, 35, (pictured left), whose ancestral home Alnwick Castle doubled as Hogwarts in the first two Harry Potter films, has just given birth to twin boys.

6, 2021, assault on the Capitol, testified at the criminal trial of the group's founder, Stewart Rhodes, and four associates, who face charges of seditious conspiracy for their role in the violence. Jason Dolan, a 46-year-old retired Marine, who last year pleaded guilty to taking part in the Jan.

After talks between British Brexit minister David Frost and the EU Commission's Maros Sefcovic, a British government spokesperson said triggering emergency unilateral provisions in the Brexit deal was still a legitimate option.

Lowe, 34, who's due to have her first child with her fiance, property developer Jordan Saul, was joined by pals including TV presenter Alexa Chung, broadcaster Nick Grimshaw and Bob Geldof's daughter Pixie, pictured left with Daisy.

The application drew more than 200 objections from residents who warned it would have a disastrous impact on protected landscape on the banks of the Thames within sight of the Grade I-listed Ham House, where films including The Young Victoria have been shot.

'By day four or five it got into my chest and started really affecting my breathing,' he said, adding that his temperature reached 39.5C and his doctor had suggested he might have to be put on steroids.

Marisa Abela, who plays Amy Winehouse in Back To Black — Sam Taylor-Johnson's forthcoming biopic about the late singer — has captured her down to a tee, according to Winehouse's bass player, Dale Davis.