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The variant of the virus which causes Covid-19 is ‘highly infectious’, Devi Sridhar said.

Alison Torrens has also left a gift in her will to Queen’s University Belfast to help fund the project into adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC).

The findings also indicate a fall in business output.

Officers and emergency services were called to Harrow Road, Westminster, to reports of a collision between a blue Mercedes and a pedestrian on Sunday.

The two organisations also recommended legislation to require employers to publish an action plan to combat any disparities.

Lee Boxell’s family fear he was murdered.

Robert Brown was acquitted of murdering his wife, having admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said the move has been made out of an ‘abundance of caution’.

Rory Stewart said it is a ‘miracle’ that some of his former colleagues have not died by suicide due to the ‘almost unsustainable’ nature of the job.

A group of 44 retail leaders have written to Jeremy Hunt to halt an inflation-based increase to property tax bills.

Advantage Travel Partnership said its members recorded an average holiday length of 7.6 nights this summer.

The Prime Minister met Li Qiang after news emerged of a parliamentary researcher being arrested on suspicion of spying for Beijing.

Stella Stockbridge, 20, has garnered the attention of global footwear brands such as Nike for her unique artwork.

Rishi Sunak said he raised the case of Jagtar Singh Johal during his talks with India’s leader Narendra Modi at the G20 summit.

Afterwards, the couple headed to join other G20 leaders at the Raj Ghat memorial in the city.

The Sunday papers look at the big issues impacting the nation this week.

The Covid-19 and flu vaccination programme is starting earlier than planned after a new variant of coronavirus was detected in the UK.

Across Britain, rents could rise by 25% over a four-year period, compared with 5.5% growth in house prices, Hamptons predicts.

Maritime UK has asked the Government for a significant increase in investment to fund green shipping innovation.

Pupils at Bedales School will only sit GCSEs in two subjects – English Language and maths – in the future.