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The Northern Ireland Protocol between the EU and UK is designed to reduce friction on trade from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.

Liverpool and West Midlands overtake South and East of England for weekly rise in number of cases

The Communities Secretary said he hoped that allowing hospitality businesses to expand their outdoor seating could be replicated in 2021.

The RAF Chinook helicopter has been stuck in the field for six days.

James Evans, 21, had forgotten about buying the ticket when he noticed an email from the National Lottery about the Set For Life draw.

Higher coffee consumption linked to a reduced risk of prostate cancer.

Seamus Leheny of Logistics NI said exports from Northern Ireland to Great Britain are doing well, but less is coming back across the Irish Sea.

The figure is likely to be lower than the true number of workers who have died.

Vaughan Gething admitted Wales’s rollout had been slower than other UK nations, but would now see a ‘significant acceleration’.

Sir Simon Stevens told MPs that coronavirus is spreading out of control in many parts of the country.

In the last week, Ireland has had 10,100 confirmed cases of coronavirus per million people, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The Road Haulage Association said it is ‘very worried’ about the impact of post-Brexit customs checks.

Shopworkers’ union Usdaw said it had been ‘inundated’ with complaints from its members and called for more stringent in-store measures.

Activity has dipped since the third national lockdown was imposed last week but statistics suggest it has not fallen to the levels of March and April.

Rishi Sunak also faced calls to extend business rate relief to aid the hospitality sector.

Kirkella has been described as the pride of the UK’s distant-waters fishing fleet.

NHS England boss Sir Simon Stevens said some ‘clinical decisions’ were taken to give the follow-up jabs.

Global Health Insurance Cards became available on Monday as part of the UK’s post-Brexit deal with the EU.

Viewers had complained about the accuracy of Rishi Sunak’s comments.

Khairi Saadallah pleaded guilty to three murders and three attempted murders.