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A sentencing hearing is under way for those convicted in relation to the deaths of 39 migrants in a lorry container.

MT Global breached regulations between 2017 and 2019.

The death toll under the measure of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days is now 4,779.

The PA news agency has been granted rare behind-the-scenes access to St George’s Hospital in Tooting, south-west London.

Regulations show that the Home Secretary can deny entry to someone who ‘is not conducive to the public good’.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock visited a GP surgery to promote the rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab – but they had yet to receive it.

The Children’s Commissioner for England said youngsters should have daily contact with teachers.

New data showed UK footfall across UK shopping destinations decreased by 46.1% in December.

Oliver Stephens, known as Olly, died at the scene in Reading.

Building firms began hiring for the first time in 21 months in December as housebuilding ramped up and halted projects were restarted.

The country is continuing to follow rules of the EU single market to avoid a hard Irish border and shifting checks on food standards to the Irish Sea.

NHS workers at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, London, explained the latest wave of coronavirus cases is damaging morale and mental health.

Staff at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, London, said they will continue to do their best despite soaring case numbers across the country.

Staff at St George’s Hospital in Tooting are treating patients in their 20s and 30s, many seriously ill.

Lindsey Izard, who works in intensive care at St George’s Hospital in London, said staff are struggling with the massive pressures placed on them.

Paul Williams, who works in the North East of England, said it is an example of the consequences of nationalism.

The GMB union said some of its members were mounting socially distanced picket lines across the UK.

Donald Trump’s unconventional and undiplomatic approach to international affairs has seen him clash frequently with UK leaders.

Tesco called it an ‘historic move’.

False claims of election theft are the latest in a long line of false claims spread by Donald Trump and his supporters.