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Another area could be heading for lockdown after recording England’s highest covid rate
The borough has leapfrogged Leicester with local leaders having introduced new measures to enforce social distancing.
Trial of policeman accused of ex Aston Villa star’s murder is delayed
The trial, in connection with the death of Dalian Atkinson, will now be listed for Easter next year.
Test & Trace call centre ‘lax’ about social distancing, says worker with Covid-19
The 19-year-old woman said her colleagues, some of them working on NHS England’s Test and Trace system, did not always follow guidance.
Video – Police must apologise for ‘knee on neck’ arrest, says lawyer
Marcus Coutain was filmed pleading with officers to ‘get off my neck’ as he was handcuffed on the pavement in Islington on Thursday.
Breakthrough coronavirus drug could prevent 80% of cases from worsening
Trials of a new, inhaled coronavirus treatment found that hospital patients taking the drug had a dramlower risk of needing intensive care
Coronavirus outbreak confirmed at NHS Test and Trace centre
The outbreak took place in North Lanarkshire despite the service only tracking cases in England.
Government admits Test and Trace programme ‘breaks data protection law’
“A crucial element in the fight against the pandemic is mutual trust between the public and the Government, which is undermined by their operating the programme without basic privacy safeguards.”
Roger Stone uses racial slur in radio interview
Donald Trump's long-time friend said “I can’t believe I’m arguing with this Negro" in an interview with Morris O'Kelly.
Hundreds of anti-mask protesters descend on Hyde Park
People held placards reading "I will be not be masked, tested, tracked" and "no mask".