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A further 1,820 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19 – the highest number of UK deaths reported on a single day since the outbreak began.

A planned shake-up of further education and training in England will tie courses to the needs of employers in local communities, under government plans.

More than 800 plants have been seized after a tip-off about a “strong smell of cannabis” led to a raid on a building close to the Bank of England.

Almost 6,500 coronavirus-related offences were prosecuted in the first six months of the pandemic – the majority of which were assaults on emergency workers, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.

Seven severe “danger to life” flood warnings are in place in the North West of England after properties were evacuated overnight due to Storm Christoph.

Boris Johnson has been accused of “overruling” Home Secretary Priti Patel – after she claimed she argued for the shutting of the UK’s borders at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vaccines being rolled out in the UK and around the world may be less effective against the new South Africa variant, a new study has found.

In a rare opportunity for the public to put their questions directly to a top government scientist, Sir Patrick Vallance appeared on Sky News to talk lockdown, vaccines and how soon we can return to a more normal life. 

An online system for booking COVID vaccine appointments has been criticised after claims ineligible people have been using it to “queue-jump” and receive the jab.

Pressure is mounting on the UK and French governments to agree financial aid for Eurostar, the cross-Channel rail operator, as it fights for survival.