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Covid-19: Under-30s to be offered alternative to AstraZeneca vaccine

Covid-19: Under-30s to be offered alternative to AstraZeneca vaccine

Covid-19: Under-30s to be offered alternative to AstraZeneca vaccine

07 April 2021

People aged 18 to 29 could be offered the Pfizer or Moderna jabs as the vaccination programme continues to roll out across the UK.


Johnson defends approach to Covid-19 passports in face of mounting opposition

Johnson defends approach to Covid-19 passports in face of mounting opposition

Johnson defends approach to Covid-19 passports in face of mounting opposition

07 April 2021

Boris Johnson said it was right to look at all possibilities for opening up the economy safely.


Pancreatic cancer surgery treatments down during pandemic, survey finds

Pancreatic cancer surgery treatments down during pandemic, survey finds

Pancreatic cancer surgery treatments down during pandemic, survey finds

07 April 2021

Hospitals with large intensive care units have been badly affected, it is claimed.


Covid prevalence in England dropped by 60% from February to March – study

Covid prevalence in England dropped by 60% from February to March – study

Covid prevalence in England dropped by 60% from February to March – study

07 April 2021

Experts found that the rate of infection fell in all age groups and regions across those two months.


Lorry left partially suspended over road after crashing through M25 barriers

Lorry left partially suspended over road after crashing through M25 barriers

Lorry left partially suspended over road after crashing through M25 barriers

07 April 2021

The HGV collided with the side of the M25 at Junction 2, where the motorway passes over the A2 near Dartford in Kent on Wednesday.


Footballer Lee Collins died from hanging, inquest hears

Footballer Lee Collins died from hanging, inquest hears

Footballer Lee Collins died from hanging, inquest hears

07 April 2021

Lee Collins, who was captain of Yeovil Town FC, was discovered at the Lanes Hotel in West Coker, near Yeovil on March 31.


‘Oldest modern human genome’ reconstructed from 45,000-year-old female skull

‘Oldest modern human genome’ reconstructed from 45,000-year-old female skull

‘Oldest modern human genome’ reconstructed from 45,000-year-old female skull

07 April 2021

Findings are based on the fossil skull of a woman in the Czech Republic.


Transcript of Boris Johnson’s interview with broadcasters during Cornwall visit

Transcript of Boris Johnson’s interview with broadcasters during Cornwall visit

Transcript of Boris Johnson’s interview with broadcasters during Cornwall visit

07 April 2021

Here is a full transcript of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s interview with broadcasters during his visit to Cornwall.


DNA linked to murder accused found on strangled mother’s clothes, court told

DNA linked to murder accused found on strangled mother’s clothes, court told

DNA linked to murder accused found on strangled mother’s clothes, court told

07 April 2021

Graham McGill denies murdering Mary McLaughlin, 58, in Glasgow in 1984.


Ofsted reveals plans for sexual abuse review in schools and colleges

Ofsted reveals plans for sexual abuse review in schools and colleges

Ofsted reveals plans for sexual abuse review in schools and colleges

07 April 2021

The watchdog will visit and sample of schools where cases of abuse have been highlighted.


Time to publish dates for reopening businesses, says minister

Time to publish dates for reopening businesses, says minister

Time to publish dates for reopening businesses, says minister

07 April 2021

Diane Dodds has submitted proposals to the Executive which she said include timeframes.


Concentrations of carbon dioxide in atmosphere reach new record high

Concentrations of carbon dioxide in atmosphere reach new record high

Concentrations of carbon dioxide in atmosphere reach new record high

07 April 2021

Levels of the climate warming gas have climbed to new monthly highs despite a dip in emissions caused by the pandemic.


Man jailed for life for murdering and dismembering woman in room over kebab shop

Man jailed for life for murdering and dismembering woman in room over kebab shop

Man jailed for life for murdering and dismembering woman in room over kebab shop

07 April 2021

Azam Mangori killed Lorraine Cox in Exeter in September last year.


Man wins High Court victory against Betfred over £1.7m online jackpot

Man wins High Court victory against Betfred over £1.7m online jackpot

Man wins High Court victory against Betfred over £1.7m online jackpot

07 April 2021

Andrew Green, from Lincolnshire, took legal action against the betting firm after it refused to pay the jackpot because of a ‘defect’ in the game.


More than one in three teachers do not see themselves in education in five years

More than one in three teachers do not see themselves in education in five years

More than one in three teachers do not see themselves in education in five years

07 April 2021

The UK’s largest teaching union has called it ‘a scandal’ that ‘so little effort has been made by government to value the profession’.


MWC tech show agrees deal with Spanish government to allow in-person attendance

MWC tech show agrees deal with Spanish government to allow in-person attendance

MWC tech show agrees deal with Spanish government to allow in-person attendance

07 April 2021

The annual technology convention intends to go ahead in-person with new Covid-19 rules in place.


Northern Ireland Protocol blasted as ‘totally disproportionate’

Northern Ireland Protocol blasted as ‘totally disproportionate’

Northern Ireland Protocol blasted as ‘totally disproportionate’

07 April 2021

First Minister Arlene Foster has called for a ‘realistic and sustainable’ replacement.


‘Tell us where our beloved Susan is’: Family’s plea to murderer

‘Tell us where our beloved Susan is’: Family’s plea to murderer

‘Tell us where our beloved Susan is’: Family’s plea to murderer

07 April 2021

Alan Edwards was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Susan Waring, who disappeared at the end of January 2019.


Camilla helps with coronavirus vaccine rollout

Camilla helps with coronavirus vaccine rollout

Camilla helps with coronavirus vaccine rollout

07 April 2021

The duchess was told during her visit to the Tottenham Vaccine Centre that its team is due to give its 50,000th injection this weekend.


Town crier drives sheep through model village in nod to honorary privilege

Town crier drives sheep through model village in nod to honorary privilege

Town crier drives sheep through model village in nod to honorary privilege

07 April 2021

As a freeman of Wimborne, Chris Brown has the right to drive sheep through the town’s streets without charge.


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