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The Opposition party also wants the reduced rate of VAT for businesses in the hospitality, tourism and culture sectors to continue.

The University of Stirling research is said to be the first in the world to examine the measures tackling coronavirus in licensed premises.

The Health Secretary said around two thirds of the social care workforce have received a coronavirus vaccine.

The switch involves consolidating its production facilities, which are spread across the Midlands.

At least 242 frontline health and care workers have now died.

Devon and Cornwall Police said they issued five fines to bird enthusiasts after the rare visitor from the US turned up in Exmouth.

Three coin designs have been created by Adam Hargreaves, son of creator Roger Hargreaves, to celebrate the characters’ 50th anniversary.

He defended the award of the contract to Public First after a campaign group complained of ‘apparent bias’ and took legal action.

The Old Bailey heard a man accused of plotting an attack had chatted about firearms with an undercover police officer online.

In the photo the Duke and Duchess of Sussex used to announce their good news, Meghan is reportedly wearing a floor-length Carolina Herrera dress.

It follows a study of more than 19,000 healthcare workers.

A passenger has to pay £1,750 to quarantine in a room at one of six designated hotels in a bid to avoid importation of the virus.

The first international flight subject to the new rules arrived in Scotland from Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday morning.

Mark Elliott, 64, died seven days after a colleague from the virus.

Four in 10 girls aged four to 18 are feeling more lonely, sad, anxious and worried than they were during the first national lockdown, research found.

The barrier is able to shield satellites in low-Earth orbit (LEO) from ultraviolet radiation and atomic oxygen, a new study suggests.

The First Minister said ‘pretty much everybody’ living in care homes for older people had been given their first injection.

More than 15 million people across the UK have received their first dose of a vaccine.

Anthony Williams will be sentenced for manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility after admitting strangling his wife of 46 years to death.

Cases in teachers were seen to decline during the November lockdown when schools remained open, analysis suggests.