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Chris Whitty has said the only way to prevent avoidable deaths is for the public to stay at home wherever possible.

Scottish Ballet wants people with dementia, multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s to submit a video clip which could feature in its new productions.

The animal, which lived nearly worldwide roughly 15 to 3.6 million years ago, reached at least 50ft in length.

One company chief executive missed his flight home as he had to return back to pick up a lucky penny.

Government’s ‘confused’ message to parents risks defeating national aim of suppressing the virus, a union says.

The warning comes after universities disclosed plans to lower required grades in 2021 to recognise Covid-19 disruption.

Almost 1,400 vendors will not be able to sell the magazine on the streets, are not eligible for furlough and cannot work from home.

Police have said there ‘is no specific rule on the number of warnings officers should give’ before issuing fines.

The official coronavirus death toll for the UK passed 80,000 on Saturday, and lab-confirmed cases hit more than three million.

A Home Office source told The Telegraph there would be a more ‘rapid movement to enforcement’ around the issuing of £200 fines.

The Labour leader has called for the Government to stump-up additional funding for local authorities to guard pandemic-hit household budgets.

The former Commons speaker was critical of the ex-prime minister’s attempts to forge an early relationship with the outgoing US leader.

Both the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge contracted the virus.

Dr Patrick Roach said parents require financial support to ensure they can keep their children at home.

One chief constable warned that people clearly breaching lockdown rules would face enforcement ‘much quicker’.

The news comes as it was confirmed the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh received their Covid-19 vaccinations on Saturday.

Protesters were heckled by members of the public as they walked by Clapham High Street.

The force has said it had issued notices to a number of people for an alleged breach in Colmore Circus, Birmingham.

A queue was seen snaking around corners in Forest Hill, London, as residents were invited for vaccine slots.

It comes as the number of Covid patients in London hospitals stands at 7,277, up 32% on the previous week.