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Back to normal by summer? It’s possible, SAGE expert says
“Hopefully by the summer we can get back to something pretty close to what we have seen before the pandemic was normal.”
Door-to-door testing to commence in parts of London, Kent and Surrey amid South African variant concerns
Just over 100 cases of the South African strain have been identified to date across the UK, but this is the first signal of wider community spread.
South African strain of Covid-19 discovered in eight areas of England
Mass testing is being launched after cases were found in Surrey, Kent, Walsall, Sefton, Hertfordshire and the London boroughs of Merton, Haringey and Ealing.
Trade on Ireland to GB routes slumps by 50 PER CENT
But freight volumes on routes to mainland Europe from Ireland were up 100 per cent.
Muslim Council of Britain elects first ever female secretary general
Zara Mohammed, a masters graduate in human rights law and a training and development consultant, was elected to Britain’s largest umbrella body of mosques, Islamic schools and Muslim associations.
Brexit disruption slows growth in ‘stalling’ UK manufacturing sector
The UK's manufacturing sector has been battered by Brexit and coronavirus.
“We will get through this”: Captain Sir Tom Moore in his own words
"The sun will shine on you again and the clouds will go away."
Paul Dacre set to become new Ofcom chief with remit to target BBC
Boris Johnson will also offer the former Daily Mail editor a peerage, according to reports.
Aung San Suu Kyi detained in Myanmar military coup, reports suggest
Myanmar’s military has announced it will hold a new election at the end of a one-year state of emergency after it seized control and reportedly detained Ms Suu Kyi.