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Groups are calling for urgent action to reopen care homes for meaningful indoor visits, starting with relatives who provide essential care.

Environment Secretary George Eustice said it should be possible to export shellfish to purification centres in the EU so they can be made ready to eat

Gregory Campbell said he has nothing to apologise over after commenting on the number of black people in a gospel music segment.

Technology listens out for signs of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) from a person’s cough, alongside details of symptoms.

At least four people are approaching two weeks spent beneath Euston Square Gardens as part of a protest.

The new fee has been set by the Government.

Last week it was announced that 11 cases of a mutated variant had been identified in the Bristol and south Gloucestershire area.

Problems with the Northern Ireland Protocol can still be resolved, Michael Gove said ahead of a meeting with Brussels officials this week.

Anthony Williams strangled his wife Ruth days into the first national lockdown over fears about Covid-19 and money, a jury was told.

The former Conservative leader was treated harshly by her own party, the opposition and the media, according to the actress and former MP.

Rutland in the East Midlands is currently recording the highest rate.

The shadow home secretary called the border policy ‘a gaping hole in our defences against the virus’.

The Government is facing increasing pressure to extend the extra support beyond March but has not yet said whether it will do so.

The aim is to understand how and why BAME communities have been hit so hard, both by the disease, and the consequences of the pandemic.

Jobs will be lost and the cost of living will increase due to disruption caused by the post-Brexit trade arrangements, the institution predicted.

It came as the coroner called for progress in the investigation, saying: ‘Every day the inquest is delayed presents a potential risk to others.’

The BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor for the month showed a slump in total sales.

Around 56% of people in England and Wales are estimated to have downloaded the app.

Colleagues said John Jackson took great pride in making ‘people’s most difficult times a little bit easier’.

The agency is strongly encouraging women to apply as it seeks to expand gender diversity in its ranks.