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It is estimated the proposal of extending £500 payments to everyone who tests positive for Covid-19 in England would cost up to £453 million per week.

The online exhibit features portraits of seven key workers from refugee backgrounds, to highlight their contribution during the pandemic.

She said Prime Minister Boris Johnson had been warned of the issues last year.

Pc Michael Warren, 37, joined the Met in 2005 and had served as a Territorial Support Group officer for the last four years.

The Office for National Statistics said the fall came amid a slight boost in December, with clothes stores benefitting most.

Paul Reed, of the Association of Independent Festivals, said the Government needs to intervene over the issue of insurance for music events.

Overall debt hit a new record-high £2.13 trillion at the end of December.

The leaseholds set out by Sadiq Khan would apply to shared ownership homes delivered through his £4 billion affordable homes programme.

The victims, Vietnamese men, woman and children, had hoped for a better life in the UK.

Researchers at the University of Exeter and King’s College London studied data from more than 3,000 people aged over 50.

Rumoured plans to offer people a financial incentive to self-isolate leads Friday’s papers.

The alleged move could be part of a bid to improve compliance with quarantine restrictions.

A yellow weather warning for ice is in place along a large part of western coasts until 10am on Friday.

The City of London Corporation has voted to re-site monuments to William Beckford and Sir John Cass in Guildhall.

Douglas Ross, leader of the Scottish Conservatives, has called for answers on the situation from the First Minister.

Chris Spencer, who has since been discharged, and his wife Marlene have fled their flooded home in Chester.

A study has suggested vaccines currently being deployed could be less effective against the more infectious variant.

High street retailer Next had been touted as the most likely buyer of Arcadia, which collapsed in December.

Leon Street was stabbed to death on January 11 in Neasden.

The comments follow reports that the system used for booking jabs for NHS staff is being shared online.