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The AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine is one of several undergoing testing.

Thousands of mines were laid during the conflict as Argentine forces occupied the islands.

Lateral flow tests, with a turnaround time of under an hour, have been available since Friday for people who live and work in Liverpool.

Firms are advertising around 13,600 roles in the run up to Christmas, according to jobs site Adzuna.

The new jab from Pfizer and its partner BioNTech was shown in early data to be more than 90% effective in preventing coronavirus infection.

Unemployment hit 4.8%, as more than 300,000 redundancies were registered in the three months to September.

Around 30,000 tweets have been sent from the US president’s account since he announced his candidacy in 2015.

The advert was banned by the ASA on the grounds that it was misleading.

News of a potential coronavirus vaccine dominates the nation’s papers.

The announcement from Pfizer and its vaccine partner BioNTech was hailed by scientists as a significant breakthrough.

Peers moved to strip controversial clauses from the UK Internal Market Bill that would enable ministers to break international laws.

Conservative former leader Lord Howard of Lympne led the calls for the Prime Minister to ‘think again’.

The Stormont executive is due to reconvene on Tuesday morning to resume discussions.

GPs have been given information on how to prepare for a vaccine rollout.

Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill told Maros Sefcovic that is was ‘unacceptable’ that it remained uncertain how the protocol would operate.

It comes as UK spy agency GCHQ reportedly launched a cyber operation to disrupt disinformation around vaccines.

Supporters Diane Abbott and John McDonnell urged an end to Jeremy Corbyn’s suspension in wake of the anti-Semitism row.

Researchers also found that people with a pre-existing psychiatric diagnosis were more likely to be diagnosed with Covid-19.

Hull, North East Lincolnshire and Scarborough have recorded the biggest week-on-week rises.

Other public health measures will need to be in place to keep the virus under control.