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Total deaths in the most recent week were 6% above the pre-pandemic average.

The findings of hundreds of marine samples, from the Middle Jurassic should allow new research that was not possible before.

Pickles the whooper swan was a popular sight on the moat at Leeds Castle in Kent.

Boris Johnson did not rule out tax rises to support the ageing population.

Kantar said 81,000 fewer online orders were placed in July compared with a year ago during the pandemic.

Business minister Paul Scully said it was up to employers and individuals to decide how to respond to a notification from the NHS Covid-19 app.

But bosses say sales are ahead of expectations and pent-up demand from the reopening of pubs is helping.

The low-cost carrier narrowed headline pre-tax losses by 8.2% to £318.3m in the three months to June 30.

Apollo Global Management said it will no longer be making an offer for the supermarket but is now in talks to join a consortium with rival Fortress.

The Assembly has been recalled from its summer recess as anger grows over proposals revealed last week to deal with legacy in Northern Ireland

The Duke of Cambridge’s £50 million environmental prize aims to set in motion solutions to repair the world.

Lord Mountbatten, the Duke of Edinburgh’s uncle, was murdered by the IRA in County Sligo, Ireland, in 1979.

Tuesday’s front pages portray the contrast of so-called ‘freedom day’ with warnings about the continuing threat of Covid-19.

The announcement came on the day such venues in England were allowed to open for the first time since March last year.

Parts of the UK could be hotter than top European holiday destinations such as Marbella, Mykonos and Tenerife.

The PA news agency, which tracks and analyses numbers of crossings, has compiled a list of five days in the last two years when a new record was set.

Dozens of people, including women and young children were seen walking ashore after one beach landing on the Kent coast, while more arrived elsewhere.

Mr Cummings has repeatedly accused the Prime Minister of being too slow in imposing the second lockdown.

Downing Street denied the incident described by Mr Cummings in an interview with the BBC took place

There were no reports of any injuries and it took around an hour for the fire in east London to be brought under control.