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Leading nurses have said that the lives of people with learning disabilities could be at risk due to shortages.

The Lagan Valley MP is widely expected to become the next DUP leader following the resignation of Edwin Poots.

The high-speed railway project has suffered further cost pressures due to the coronavirus pandemic, it has been reported.

The duchess marked Children’s Hospice Week with words of support.

Seven vaccines are currently being tested in the Cov-Boost trial to see which could be used in any forthcoming autumn vaccination programme.

The band Project Smok has joined teamed up with whisky brand Wee Smoky for the project.

The Health Secretary said he and Boris Johnson worked ‘very strongly together’ to deliver the vaccine programme.

The royal family also wished William a happy birthday on Twitter.

On December 8 2020, Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive a Covid-19 jab as part of a mass vaccination programme.

Under the plan, the 10-day quarantine period could be axed in favour of daily lateral flow tests.

The Lagan Valley MP is not expected to be challenged following a bruising party leadership last month.

Jess De Wahls published her views about sex and gender in a blog in 2019, which led to a backlash on social media.

Researchers found that 86,780 ambulance call-outs were identified as alcohol-related that year.

The Deputy First Minister said the Scottish Government had to act quickly to suppress the virus.

The ‘unsolicited proposal’ from a US private equity firm sparked speculation that Sainsbury’s or even Tesco might be targeted next.

Thousands of people tuned in to English Heritage’s Facebook and YouTube pages for the solstice and saw pre-recorded footage of the stones.

Bolt took the 100m and 200m Olympic gold medals in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Games and retired after the 2017 World Championships.

The theme for this year’s Children’s Hospice Week is ‘Pushed to the Limits’.

Flexi Season tickets go on sale on Monday.

Prince William was born at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, on June 21 1982.