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Employers may be able to draw up contracts requiring new staff to get a coronavirus jab, Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has suggested.

Bushy, hairy-leafed cotoneaster is a “super plant” which can help soak up pollution on busy roads and ease environmental problems, horticultural experts have said.

Face-to-face visits in care homes could resume within weeks as England’s lockdown is eased, a minister has suggested.

Gulf War syndrome, which has left a quarter of a million veterans suffering long-term illness, may have been caused by exposure to sarin nerve agent – not debris from depleted uranium munitions, a study has found.

One of the largest and most authoritative coronavirus surveys has found that infections are quickly falling in England, confirming that lockdown is working to suppress the virus.

Parents of secondary school pupils in England will be required to test their children twice a week once schools return, it has been reported.

Emergency services were called to a house in Bury overnight following reports of an explosion.

Nursing applications have soared as thousands are inspired by the commitment of NHS staff, new data from the university applications body UCAS suggests.

Over the next week the government and its advisers will be assessing a host of COVID-19 data to come up with a plan for easing lockdown restrictions.

Nightclubs, bars and music venues face “extinction” unless urgent government action is taken, a cross-party group of MPs has warned.