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Wigan, Stockport, Blackpool, Leeds, Cardiff, Swansea and Llanelli will be added to the list of areas facing local lockdowns.

Layla Moran told the Lib Dem online conference that the treatment of the Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province is ‘nothing short of genocide’.

The strategy will also seek to provide more efficient and improved collaboration between researchers and clinicians.

The new status means the capital could receive extra testing and other help.

Sir Ed Davey accused ministers of exacerbating the Covid situation at universities after its exam results U-turn.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation said care home residents must be among those given priority.

Aiden King-Eeson ran red lights before hitting a taxi being driven by Gurdip Singh Matharu in Nottingham.

About 400 people will be housed at Napier Barracks as the Government struggles to find beds for migrants crossing the Channel.

Malcolm Flynn was walking with a friend in Northumberland when he was fatally injured.

The move signals the end of the political interviewer’s relationship with the BBC.

Former shadow chancellor John McDonnell believes firms that do not meet certain standards should not receive financial help from the Government.

As of 9am on Friday, there had been a further 6,874 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.

Metropolitan Police figures showing a rise in the number of officers sustaining ‘serious injuries’ come as a sergeant was shot dead on Friday.

The supermarket has also introduced additional limits for some products online, including rice and canned vegetables.

Alison Levitt QC found a series of errors but did not find evidence that Boohoo or its bosses had broken the law.

He will commit £500 million in aid funding for the Covax vaccines procurement pool to help poor countries access a coronavirus vaccine.

Bolton continues to record the highest rate in England.

Leeds, parts of north-west England, Cardiff and Swansea were added to the list of places with tighter coronavirus measures.

New measures will also apply to Wigan and Stockport which had also been previously exempt from local restrictions.

Marvin Dyer was convicted of murder and wounding following a trial at the Old Bailey.