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Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Knowsley, Liverpool and Sefton – all in Merseyside – have recorded the biggest week-on-week increases.

Care home residents speak of ‘confidence in future’ after getting Covid vaccine

Care home residents speak of ‘confidence in future’ after getting Covid vaccine

Vaccinations of care home residents has been going on for four weeks in Birmingham and Solihull.

Patients in very full ICUs have increased risk of dying, study finds

Patients in very full ICUs have increased risk of dying, study finds

The Prime Minister warned there is a risk intensive care units could be overwhelmed.

Foster: Greater use of local products good thing to emerge from trade disruption

Foster: Greater use of local products good thing to emerge from trade disruption

The First Minister again called on the UK Government to resolve issues that have hindered the flow of food products from Great Britain.

Human remains found in search for man last seen three years ago

Human remains found in search for man last seen three years ago

Tony Parsons was reported missing on October 2, 2017.

Foster ‘committed to finding solutions to post-Brexit trade difficulties’

Foster ‘committed to finding solutions to post-Brexit trade difficulties’

Problems with paperwork have led to empty shelves in some supermarkets as retailers grapple with the new rules.

Controversial academic selection test in NI cancelled due to Covid fears

Controversial academic selection test in NI cancelled due to Covid fears

Critics had questioned the safety of going ahead with the exam on February 27.

Boy, 14, arrested over death of restaurant owner in Stockport

Boy, 14, arrested over death of restaurant owner in Stockport

Mohammed Islam, 53, from Hyde, Tameside, was making a food delivery in Romiley, Stockport, when the incident took place.

Edinburgh chefs distribute healthy food packs to families for just 50p

Edinburgh chefs distribute healthy food packs to families for just 50p

Empty Kitchens, Full Hearts was set up by a group of out-of-work chefs at the start of the pandemic.

Free school meal parcels – key questions answered

Free school meal parcels – key questions answered

The Prime Minister said photos of food supplies for parents were ‘appalling’ and an ‘insult’ to the families who had received them.

All care home residents to receive jab within 10 days

All care home residents to receive jab within 10 days

Residents and staff in care homes in England are expected to get the jab this week and at the very latest by January 24.

Intensive care ‘risks being overwhelmed’ as UK tops 100,000 Covid-related deaths

Intensive care ‘risks being overwhelmed’ as UK tops 100,000 Covid-related deaths

Boris Johnson said NHS staff were being placed under colossal strain by the pandemic.

UK’s wider Covid-19 death toll passes 100,000

UK’s wider Covid-19 death toll passes 100,000

The grim milestone comes almost a year since the UK’s first death involving coronavirus.

Medics call for urgent review of PPE provisions

Medics call for urgent review of PPE provisions

Problems around personal protective equipment were rife during the first wave of the pandemic.

Welsh minister rules out prioritising teachers for jab

Welsh minister rules out prioritising teachers for jab

Education minister Kirsty Williams said she wanted to see teachers receive their jabs as quickly as possible but not at the expense of others.

Milestones in the rise of the UK’s Covid-19 death toll

Milestones in the rise of the UK’s Covid-19 death toll

There were 23 consecutive days in April when more than 1,000 deaths took place.

Parents could be asked to administer rapid Covid-19 tests for children at home

Parents could be asked to administer rapid Covid-19 tests for children at home

Primary school teachers will be able to be tested for coronavirus next week, the Education Secretary said.

Coronavirus vaccine against variant ‘could be ready within 40 days if needed’

Coronavirus vaccine against variant ‘could be ready within 40 days if needed’

Nadhim Zahawi said measures have been put in place to produce the “next iteration” of jabs if needed.

French police stop ski trip group from boarding Eurostar in London

French police stop ski trip group from boarding Eurostar in London

The group was pictured carrying at least one large bag of winter sports equipment.

England fan who waited in Sri Lanka for 10 months excited for cricket to begin

England fan who waited in Sri Lanka for 10 months excited for cricket to begin

Rob Lewis, who has been in Sri Lanka since March, does not know how he will watch the game, but has been offered a Zoom call with Joe Root.

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