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A Government spokesman said millions more doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine will be available in the coming weeks.

Business bosses have criticised the decision and suggested that ‘thousands’ of jobs could be lost due to the measures.

The Government’s chief scientific adviser said current evidence showed the variant ‘has a significant, substantial increase in transmissibility’.

Mr Drakeford said the latest evidence suggested that the new strain is ‘present throughout Wales’.

Scotland has the lowest case rate in the UK, with 112.6 cases per 100,000 of the population.

The Prime Minister acts after scientists warn the new variant coronavirus is spreading more rapidly.

Camilla said many people would be ‘facing a gap at the Christmas table’ this year.

The chat show presented his final show after 10 years.

There have been many mutations in the virus since it emerged in 2019.

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.