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UK scraps travel corridors to protect against new strains of coronavirus
Almost 40% of care home residents in England have had coronavirus vaccine – PM
What do we know about the variants emerging from Brazil?
Patients putting off scans until they receive Covid-19 jab, health board warns
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Travel corridors scrapped over new coronavirus strains
Boris Johnson has scrapped the UK's travel corridors, meaning arrivals from every country must self-isolate for at least five days. The
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Band of heavy snow set to hit parts of east of England this weekend
An icy blast is set to leave much of Scotland and England braced for snow. Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk look set to
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Ministers must ‘get a grip’ on export issues, seafood processors say
Ministers in London and Edinburgh need to “get a grip” of the problems facing fishing exports to Europe, the body representing
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Coronavirus R rate remains steady as Sage urges public to ‘remain vigilant’
The coronavirus R number in the UK has remained largely unchanged since last week, as scientists advising the Government urge the public to
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Father tells of pride as four-year-old girl runs marathon over a month for NHS
The parents of a four-year-old girl running a marathon over a month for the NHS have said they are “so incredibly proud”.Peyton,
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A-level and GCSE students could receive results in July amid cancelled exams
Students could receive their A-level and GCSE results by the start of July under proposals unveiled by England’s exams regulator.Ofqual
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Opportunities missed to help mother who drowned twins, parents say
The parents of a mother who drowned her toddler twins have said there were “missed opportunities” to help their daughter as a
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Human error and ‘defective code’ caused police records blunder – minister
Some 150,000 fingerprint, DNA and arrest history records were accidentally wiped from police databases because of “human error”
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Patients feel they cannot afford to miss work despite Covid fears, doctor says
A common feeling that Britons cannot afford to miss work “sums up why we have failed to manage the pandemic”, a doctor has
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Covid transmissions linked to supermarkets, Mark Drakeford says
Stricter rules for supermarkets are needed in Wales due to "significant evidence" that coronavirus is spreading among customers and
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Man charged after 92-year-old woman ‘tricked into paying £160 for fake vaccine’
A man has been charged after allegedly tricking a 92-year-old woman into paying £160 for a fake Covid-19 vaccine.David Chambers, 33, appeared at
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Solicitors’ leaders warn court hearings may need to be paused
Solicitors’ leaders have warned a two-week suspension of virtually all court hearings, including jury trials, may be needed to stem the
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R rate remains steady as infections appear to decline in London and south east
The coronavirus R number in the UK has remained largely unchanged since last week and is now estimated to be between 1.2 and 1.3.Figures released by
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Swipe at Scottish Labour as Blair says ex-Tory leader was SNP’s only opposition
Tony Blair has delivered a damning verdict on Scottish Labour by insisting the only effective opposition the SNP faced in the past decade was when
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Britain must prove to be successful for any EU return, says ex-PM Blair
Britain will have to prove itself to be a successful nation after Brexit if it ever wants to return to the European Union, former Prime Minister
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Military called in to help NHS hospital with ‘significant’ staff sickness levels
An NHS hospital is bringing in military personnel trained in healthcare roles as it struggles with staff sickness amid the Covid-19 pandemic.Erika
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Insurers urged to ‘move quickly’ to pay claims after Supreme Court ruling
Insurers have been urged to “move quickly” to pay claims to thousands of small businesses after the Supreme Court ruled their
