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Researchers will look at budesonide as part of the Principle trial being led by the University of Oxford.

Cornwall is the only part of mainland England under Tier 1 restrictions.

Scotland’s First Minister said the Chancellor’s decisions will hit public-sector workers and those on low incomes.

Dominic Raab expressed regret at the move but said it was necessary in the current economic climate.

One of Willard Wigan’s artworks depicts an NHS nurse.

The city has faced coronavirus regulations since June.

Dan Rosenfield served as principal private secretary to chancellors Alistair Darling and George Osborne.

More than 200 stores, a call centre and warehouse will now close on December 26 after bosses had a change of heart.

Thousands of jobs have been lost in the hospitality sector this year.

There were 168,400 households subject to the cap on benefits as of August 2020, the Department for Work and Pensions said.

The city was previously under Tier 1 restriction.

The solicitor for Jack Merritt’s family said they had to issue proceedings after the Government refused a ‘standstill agreement’.

Valentin Calota, 38, told the Old Bailey he unwittingly took a load of people from Essex to London on October 18 last year.

Sir Mark Hedley, who oversaw a trial in the Family Division of the High Court, criticised the police inquiry.

It comes as a report warned that news publishers face an ‘existential threat’ from dominant tech giants.

The whole of the North East of England has been placed in the tightest restrictions as cases still remain worryingly high.

The Government was criticised for launching a postcode checker that didn’t work, before another error saw information littered with question marks.

Local leaders say the Government must do more to prevent pubs and restaurants going under as the rules take effect.

Retail analysts have, however, warned that total sales on Black Friday could be lower than previous years.

Some 1.7 million people entered the UK on flights last month, compared to 9.8 million in October 2019.