Waters are receding across many of the affected regions, but officials fear that more bodies might be found in cars and trucks that were swept away.

The former health secretary said the situation facing the NHS is “very serious” with rapidly increasing numbers of hospital admissions.

Scientists and physicians warned that Britain’s position as a global transport hub would mean any new variant will spread rapidly around the world

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One fan who was at Wembley is now self-isolating, and said that “pretty much everybody” had caught the virus.

Health staff are increasingly worried that ministers will not announce an NHS pay rise before MPs go on their summer break.

Easyjet chief Johan Lundgren said it “pulls the rug” from under people who were already in France or had booked holidays there.

Interviewees revealed how they have had rubbish thrown at them on the street, been spat at, and told they had ruined Christmas.

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