Reopening schools is a priority for the government and it will be safe, a cabinet minister says.
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Police say the allegations relate to four separate incidents alleged to have taken place over six months.
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The housing secretary says a “permission in principle” will speed-up building and create jobs.
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Couples are frustrated that wedding receptions of up to 30 people are still not allowed in England.
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More details are needed to prepare for pupils’ return amid a rise in virus cases, a leading union says.
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The mother of a girl who died from a hospital infection says she is “still in the dark” ahead of an inquiry.
Read More »Heathrow calls for coronavirus tests at UK airports
The airport’s boss says there needs to be an alternative to the “cliff edge” of quarantine.
Read More »Covid studies aim to save BAME lives ‘within months’
The government is to plough millions into research into why the communities are at increased risk.
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A national food strategy for England calls for an extension of the scheme to end childhood hunger.
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A committee says moving NHS patients into care homes without Covid tests was an “appalling error”.
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