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General Sir Nick Carter said the final withdrawal of US troops by September 11 was ‘not a decision we hoped for’.

Professor Paul Hunter, of UEA, said the B.1.617 variant features two ‘escape mutations’ which ‘are causing people to be concerned’.

But in Scotland, that figure is said to be just 31%.

Talks between the UK and the EU aimed at resolving differences over implementation of the protocol broke up without an agreement.

Harland and Wolff has been awarded a contract by Saipem for the fabrication, consolidation and load-out to be conducted at the Methil plant.

A Government spokeswoman said the Health Secretary had acted ‘entirely properly in these circumstances’ and in line with the ministerial code.

More than 100 politicians from cross-party groups have signed a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The cash injection comes as part of a £34 million Series B funding round, led by BP Ventures, in the Oxford-based firm.

Joan Salter met Philip at Buckingham Palace in the early 1970s with a group of girls who enrolled on the scheme.

Britons are set to be allowed to travel abroad for foreign holidays from May 17.

Buglers of the Royal Marines will play The Last Post.

People can now move across local authority boundaries and meet outside in groups of up to six.

Members of the ‘Prince Philip Movement’ in Vanuatu will dance, make speeches and drink an infusion called kava in his honour, says expert.

The duchess is soon to reach the 10th anniversary of marrying into the royal family.

St George’s Chapel is the resting place of 10 monarchs.

Images of a grieving Prince Charles feature on many of Friday’s front pages.

Brexit minister Lord Frost and European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic met in Brussels

Details of the duke’s funeral were released by Buckingham Palace on Thursday.

Relaxation of some coronavirus restrictions are to start in Scotland as Northern Ireland leaders agree a timetable to ease lockdown rules.

Labour frontbencher Rachel Reeves said the revelation enlarges ‘the web of the Greensill scandal’.