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The shadow home secretary called the border policy ‘a gaping hole in our defences against the virus’.

The Government is facing increasing pressure to extend the extra support beyond March but has not yet said whether it will do so.

The aim is to understand how and why BAME communities have been hit so hard, both by the disease, and the consequences of the pandemic.

Jobs will be lost and the cost of living will increase due to disruption caused by the post-Brexit trade arrangements, the institution predicted.

It came as the coroner called for progress in the investigation, saying: ‘Every day the inquest is delayed presents a potential risk to others.’

The BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor for the month showed a slump in total sales.

Around 56% of people in England and Wales are estimated to have downloaded the app.

Colleagues said John Jackson took great pride in making ‘people’s most difficult times a little bit easier’.

The agency is strongly encouraging women to apply as it seeks to expand gender diversity in its ranks.

The Northern Irish party’s East Londonderry MP has been accused of ‘race-baiting’ and anti-racism campaigners called on Gregory Campbell to apologise.

Recent polls put Labour three points behind the Tories.

Downing Street has said it would be ‘discriminatory’ to force someone to have a coronavirus vaccine in order to keep their job.

Boris Johnson is backing a compromise aimed at preventing another damaging Tory revolt over the handling of genocide claims.

Michelle O’Neill said there is “unprecedented anger” at the arrest of a victim at a Troubles commemoration in Belfast.

The company sold one bike every 18 minutes over Christmas

The NHS has changed its messaging from ‘we will contact you’ to ‘contact us’ for the top four jab priority groups.

The figure amounts to one life lost in Wales every 90 minutes since the beginning of the pandemic in March last year.

Sir Tom, who captured the nation’s hearts with his fundraising efforts during the first lockdown, died last week after testing positive for Covid-19.

Colleagues of Emma Robertson Coupland have paid tribute after the death of the NHS worker and her daughter in linked attacks.

A commercial specification was issued on Thursday evening to hotels near air and sea ports.