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Former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie denies grabbing a woman’s breasts at a Christmas party in London’s West End in 2008.

It told investors on Thursday that group sales slipped 16.7% over the three months to August 31, despite being boosted by strong online growth.

Here is a list of the boroughs being moved into Tier 2 restrictions.

A three-week-old okapi at London Zoo has taken her first steps out of the private stable where she was born.

But what is the difference between Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3?

The monarch was joined by her grandson the Duke of Cambridge at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory near Salisbury.

Researchers said those aged 60 and over were slower to respond to the BBIBP-CorV vaccine.

An RAC poll of 2,800 drivers indicated that 40% believe courts should be able to hand down life sentences for causing death by dangerous driving.

A limited number of people – including armed forces veterans and royals – will be permitted to attend.

But a row between local leaders and Whitehall means Greater Manchester has not yet seen the harshest level of restrictions imposed.

Some 89,874 new people tested positive for Covid-19 in England in the week to October 7.

The test can differentiate Sars-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19, from negative clinical samples.

Dan Carden said the legislation sets ‘dangerous new precedents’ on the rule of law and civil liberties.

Hundreds of well-wishers lined the harbour walls as the warship arrived back at Portsmouth Naval Base.

The Commons Leader insisted the parliamentary estate has been made ‘Covid-safe’.

Labour’s Mark Drakeford is calling for measures at the border between England and Wales to help reduce the spread of Covid-19.

Older people have been left frightened, depressed and alone as they struggle to cope during the coronavirus pandemic, Age UK said.

The First Minister added that issuing fines to people who breach the rules will be ‘the last resort, not the first resort’.

Recent data shows that theft claims have increased by 20% in each of the last four years.

Ministers are holding a series of talks with MPs from the regions affected by the changes ahead of Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s statement to MPs.