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Regulator Ofgem said the energy company will be unable to take on new customers unless it starts rolling out second-generation smart meters.

The tier system for England takes most of the headlines on Friday.

More than 90 high-profile figures, campaigners and activists have written an open letter urging the companies not to operate the December 2 flight.

As of December 2, 99% of England will be placed in Tier 2 and Tier 3 measures designed to control the spread of Covid.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said a vaccine could be rolled out from December.

As of Thursday night, club staff still did not have access to email, and some other functions were also unavailable.

The Turing AI Acceleration Fellowships have been awarded to 15 researchers using AI on innovative and diverse projects.

Some 89% of doctors had experienced at least one good change during the outbreak.

The BBC issued a defence of its journalists.

The building was lit up with blue lights and Morse code, in honour of key workers on the front lines of the pandemic.

England’s chief medical officer has been a familiar face at press conferences during the pandemic.

David Lockyer, 74, of Vinson Close, Orpington, south-east London, did not have a valid driving licence at the time of the collision.

Under the UK-wide vaccine distribution plan, Northern Ireland is initially set to receive 4.35 million doses.

The First Minister’s comments come ahead of the SNP party conference this weekend.

Chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance commented that the previous tier system did not decrease the infection rate enough.

London North Eastern Railway expects its Christmas Eve services to quickly sell out.

Dr Cathrine Jansson-Boyd says online retailers are all too aware of how our brains work and how to make us want to buy.

The paid-for service was designed by a social enterprise company to help overcome residents’ lockdown-inflicted inactivity and isolation.

A Festival Of Nine Lessons And Carols from King’s College in Cambridge marks the start of Christmas for many.

The BBC issued a defence of its journalists.