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A number of flood warnings remain in place.

The First Minister said cases are currently at a lower level in Scotland than the rest of the UK.

Professor Chris Whitty says scientists now consider the new variant can spread more quickly.

A ‘finders fee’ has been advertised for the safe return of Buster.

Police have started an investigation after the find at the Pay and Sleep hostel in Southall, west London.

The Labour leader will seek to head off demands for Scottish independence in a keynote speech on the Union.

Strictly Come Dancing co-host Claudia Winkleman is set to replace Norton.

A line of HGVs stretched up to five miles on the M20 as freight drivers headed for the Eurotunnel.

Ex-health secretary Jeremy Hunt says the situation is ‘on a knife-edge’ as cases rise and hospital admissions increase.

Reports suggest the Oxford vaccine could be approved before the new year.

The singer successfully sued the BBC for its coverage of the 2014 raid.

Photos from 155 families who have lost a loved one to Covid-19 feature in the single’s music video.

The National Governance Association said more detail is needed by teachers on how mass testing systems will be implemented.

Psychology professor Stephen Reicher was speaking before the temporary easing of Covid-19 restrictions over the Christmas period.

It has been warned the new variant may have a ‘transmission advantage’.

New restrictions came in for parts of England overnight on Saturday.

The Commons Public Accounts Committee said levels of furloughed staf still working while grants were claimed could be between 7% and 34% of cases.

The Ursid meteor shower will peak during the night of December 21.

Covid-19, Brexit and mullets are among the issues on Saturday’s front pages.

Experts say the mutant strain could enjoy a ‘transmission advantage’ as more areas in England enter Tier 3.