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The Health Secretary said the wrangle over placing Greater Manchester in Tier 3 had been “bad for public health”.

Zoopla predicts there will be a demand spike in January 2021, but said only some buyers will beat the deadline at the end of March.

Sir Jeremy Farrar said that in a fast-moving epidemic, any delays mean playing catch-up later.

A third appeal against the conviction of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi over the 1988 atrocity is under way in Edinburgh.

Camelot is facing competition to retain the lottery as the franchise is put up for tender.

Four in 10 people felt they had waited too long for treatment, according to research by the care regulator.

Festive greetings card inspired by the Prime Minister’s warning during Monday’s briefing for the public to be ‘jolly careful’ are already on sale.

More than one in five secondary school students were absent from class last week amid the pandemic, figures show.

The Government’s Coronavirus Winter Plan said a ‘small number’ of businesses are operating in an unsafe way.

The musician was giving evidence to an inquiry into the revenue model.

Judges ruled against the teenager’s parents on Tuesday.

England will return to a regional tiered system of restrictions from December 2.

The majority of young people have also felt alone, worried and believe the virus will damage their future, a study found.

A survey by Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce, the Fraser of Allander Institute and KPMG found half of contractors lost staff in 2020.

The Health Secretary said that after the coronavirus pandemic he would like diagnostic facilities to be used for other illnesses.

Bank of England policymaker Jonathan Haskel said the MPC still has ‘plenty that we can do’ to help the UK economy.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders urged the Government to ‘stretch every sinew’ in its Brexit trade negotiations with the EU.

The Aston Villa and England star also admitted a separate careless driving charge in connection with an incident last month.

At least 201 frontline health and care workers have been identified after dying with coronavirus.

Environmental groups have warned that the continuing use of peat undermines nature and climate goals.