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Masks off? Not for the overwhelming majority of Brits
More than two-thirds of Brits surveyed by the ONS said they still plan to wear masks on public transport.
#ThePurge and #Plagueisland trends as ‘freedom day’ excitement is lost on many
'I really liked the The Purge films but not enough to want to be in one', one Twitter user said.
Crowds flock back to clubs and ring in Freedom Day in style – but at what cost?
Some nightclubs welcomed back revellers last night for the first time since March 2020.
PM’s cringeworthy U-turn video has been ripped to shreds on social media
"Comb your hair. Take the knee. And f*ck off out of our lives," Alastair Campbell tweeted in response to the video.
Nadhim Zahawi stumped as expert warns UK is ‘creating a more dangerous virus’ by opening up
"If I were to design a massive experiment to create a more dangerous virus, one that is capable of blasting through our vaccines, I would do what the UK is proposing to do."
Cathedral U-turns on ‘freedom day’ bell-ringing plans after public outcry
"I thought you religious types were supposed to be in favour of human beings, and against them dying unnecessarily? What's made you change your position?," said one Twitter user.
Tommy Robinson to find out whether Syrian teenager has won libel claim
If Jamal Hijazi wins the claim he should receive damages between £150,000 and £190,000.
‘Pack your bongo and get out’: Australia orders deportation of Katie Hopkins
Australia's deputy prime minister said he has "no problem sending home someone who wants to flout our laws."
Harding insists Test & Trace was a success so why won’t Govt publish records of meetings with Covid firms?
"You appoint your friends to key public sector posts - with predictably disastrous public health consequences. And then you refuse to disclose who they are meeting with? Who are they actually governing for?"