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Higher coffee consumption linked to a reduced risk of prostate cancer.

Seamus Leheny of Logistics NI said exports from Northern Ireland to Great Britain are doing well, but less is coming back across the Irish Sea.

The figure is likely to be lower than the true number of workers who have died.

Vaughan Gething admitted Wales’s rollout had been slower than other UK nations, but would now see a ‘significant acceleration’.

Sir Simon Stevens told MPs that coronavirus is spreading out of control in many parts of the country.

In the last week, Ireland has had 10,100 confirmed cases of coronavirus per million people, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The Road Haulage Association said it is ‘very worried’ about the impact of post-Brexit customs checks.

Shopworkers’ union Usdaw said it had been ‘inundated’ with complaints from its members and called for more stringent in-store measures.

Activity has dipped since the third national lockdown was imposed last week but statistics suggest it has not fallen to the levels of March and April.

Rishi Sunak also faced calls to extend business rate relief to aid the hospitality sector.

Kirkella has been described as the pride of the UK’s distant-waters fishing fleet.

NHS England boss Sir Simon Stevens said some ‘clinical decisions’ were taken to give the follow-up jabs.

Global Health Insurance Cards became available on Monday as part of the UK’s post-Brexit deal with the EU.

Viewers had complained about the accuracy of Rishi Sunak’s comments.

Khairi Saadallah pleaded guilty to three murders and three attempted murders.

Hundreds of people queued up to receive coronavirus jabs at mass vaccination centres across England.

Newham Bookshop is one of many independents which has had to close due to coronavirus.

The Government has committed to vaccinating two million people a week at 2,700 vaccination sites across the UK.

The latest BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor revealed that total sales fell 0.3% for the year against 2019.

It come as most pupils in schools and colleges in England have been told to learn remotely until February half-term.