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There are believed to be about 100,000 tonnes of explosives left in Britain’s seas, with some of the wartime relics weighing up to half a tonne.

People have been given tips to help manage during the second lockdown.

More than 150,000 school staff have backed the National Education Union’s campaign to close schools and colleges in England.

Under new regulations coming into effect on Thursday, pubs will not be able to serve takeaway alcohol – as was permitted during the first lockdown.

Dame Carolyn Fairbairn said it would be ‘unconscionable’ to add a no-deal Brexit to effects of the coronavirus crisis.

Wales has been living under a 17-day fire-break lockdown since October 23.

The couple met around 2011 and split in 2016.

The biggest English libel trial of the 21st century garnered worldwide attention as it unfolded.

Dr Susan Hopkins said that the system is limited because “people don’t want to get a contact from an unknown number”.

Frailty was defined using five components – weight loss, tiredness, physical activity, gait speed, and grip strength.

But shares in Just Eat and Ocado jumped as shoppers are expected to turn to online shopping in droves.

Professor Andrew Hayward said: ‘I think if we had chosen a two-week circuit-break at that time, we would definitely have saved thousands of lives’.

The National Museum of the Royal Navy has pledged £100,000 towards its fundraising campaign.

Pub bosses have expressed concerns over the ban on selling takeaway alcohol, which will be introduced as part of new lockdown measures on Thursday.

GVC said if Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales follow England into a month-long lockdown the hit could be £34 million from store closures.

But the outsourcer is confident for the year ahead, predicting profits will rise 35% compared with last year.

The online retailer also confirmed the acquisition of two robotics companies for a total of £222.3 million.

Owner ABF said around 57% of selling space in its Primark stores will be temporarily closed if Parliament approves a second lockdown.

The group had said it had been an opportunity for the Prime Minister ‘to make it absolutely clear that he backs business’.

The pandemic saw 99% of the carrier’s fleet grounded for four months between mid-March and the end of June.