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It came after a senior official at NHS Test and Trace issued an apology to people unable to get a Covid-19 test.

The company, a subsidiary of G4S, was accused of misleading the MoJ over the extent of its profits.

The new charges come as Britain and Iran negotiate the release of some £400 million held by London, a payment the late Iranian Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi made for Chieftain tanks that were never delivered.

The performance by former winners Diversity showed dancer Ashley Banjo acting out being arrested by a white police officer who, in a reenactment of the death of George Floyd earlier this year, kneeled on his neck while bandmates cried out, “I can’t breathe”.

"It’s an absolute shambles. No home tests available. And now the nearest test centre is Oldham, a 100-mile round-trip with a sick child."

Two-thirds of participants in the study said they intended to either switch to the private sector, move abroad or take a career break within the next three years.

A 3.6 magnitude earthquake was felt this morning in England.

The payment was made possible thanks to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s new multi-million pound Netflix deal, a source said.

Health secretary Matt Hancock said he was “concerned” about the surge in cases.