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Martin Gilbey and partner Tracy were facing a tough January but are now celebrating a life-changing prize.

A subgroup of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies put the R at 0.8 to 1.0.

The operator has been hit hard by the coronavirus crisis, with a 95% fall in passenger numbers.

A petition to close camps in Kent and Wales has racked up more than 8,500 signatures in just a few hours.

The Royal College of Nursing said the current situation created a ‘postcode lottery’ for nurses.

Amine Laouar is accused over the fatal stabbing of Leon Street in Neasden, north-west London, on January 11.

K was seriously injured in the racially aggravated attack in Bristol six months ago.

The funding will support East West Rail and the Northumberland Line.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme can pay out up to £85,000 to impacted savers if they lose their investments.

The closely watched IHS Markit/CIPS Flash UK Composite PMI report showed a reading of 40.6 so far in January.

Around nine in 10 respondents said they would be very likely or fairly likely to have the vaccine, and around one in 20 very or fairly unlikely.

Supermarkets have seen increases in sales of vegetables.

The couple handed themselves a £14.5m dividend in 2019 and a further £7.1m in 2020.

The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency said 156 fatalities occurred in the week beginning January 9.

Police said there is ‘no excuse’ for such a breach of the rules.

Witnesses reported hearing shots in a residential street in Birmingham.

The stunt at the crossing in East Sussex – where trains pass through at up to 70mph – has been branded ‘unthinkably stupid’ by police.

It comes as all its department stores remain closed due to current lockdown restrictions.

A study found that 69% of the population would need to be given the Pfizer jab, or 93% the Oxford vaccine, to bring the R number below 1.

Three severe flood warnings – one in England and two in Wales – remained in place on Friday morning.