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A total of 379 Covid-19 deaths in the 80 and over age group occurred in England and Wales in the week ending March 19.

Housebuilders have been boosted by large infrastructure projects and the stamp duty holiday for some homes.

The two-week-old male will be named in the coming weeks.

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross said he was ‘not sure’ whether the Prime Minister would travel north before voting day.

Senior Liberal Democrat Tim Farron said dog owners were demanding tougher action from Priti Patel.

Furry siblings Mish and Lucy have become firm favourites at Wildwood Trust in Kent after they were rescued from Albania two years ago.

Amanda Spielman said testimonials on the Everyone’s Invited website have shown a ‘crossover’ between life inside and outside schools.

Hundreds of thousands of doses were reportedly sent to Australia to help that country’s vaccine programme.

Former shadow cabinet minister Mr Ainsworth was ‘taken far too young’, Boris Johnson said.

The house sparrow was still on top in RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, as lockdown helped double the number of people taking part in annual survey.

Disorder flared again on Wednesday night, with a bus hijacked and burned in Belfast and clashes between loyalists and republicans at a peace line.

The Health Secretary said vaccines were clearly breaking the link between Covid cases and deaths.

People in that age group will be able to book a jab from noon on Thursday.

Plaid is committed to holding a referendum by 2026 if the party forms the next government in Cardiff Bay.

The survey predicts the SNP will return 64 seats at the Holyrood election next month.

The online fashion giant said it enjoyed a £48.5m boost to profits from the Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions during the winter months.

Kyaw Zwar Minn has been denied entry to the building on Charles Street in Mayfair.

Quarantined travellers who paid £175 for the tests have complained of delays in receiving the kits and results.

It took an event unrelated to the Irish Sea border furore to set a match to simmering tensions.

The women spoke out as part of a campaign to urge Londoners to speak up about knife crime.