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Britain’s Covid-19 outbreak is still growing as official statistics today revealed daily infections have risen by 12 per cent in a week with the rolling average hitting a four-week high. Department of Health chiefs today announced another 845 people across the UK have tested positive for the life-threatening virus, up …

Thousands of people in Britain are set to lose their jobs after a raft of companies announced plans to reduce the size of their workforce. Businesses in all sectors are struggling with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic but retail and aerospace are being hit particularly hard. Many firms across …

Britain today announced 154 more Covid-19 deaths and just 653 coronavirus cases, in the lowest daily jump for more than three months as the outbreak continues to fizzle out.  Department of Health figures show the overall number of victims has now topped 43,000 — but other grim data taking into account …

Britain today announced another 184 Covid-19 deaths as data revealed the number of daily fatalities has dropped 25 per cent in the space of a week.  Department of Health figures show 245 lab-confirmed deaths were recorded in all settings last Wednesday — and they reveal the number of laboratory-confirmed victims …

SCHOOLS in Scotland and Wales are to close from the end of this week, it was announced today. In a briefing in Edinburgh, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon conceded that closures were now inevitable, with a number of schools across Scotland already closed due to staff shortages. The Welsh government said that it …

A postbox in Cardiff marking England’s recent Cricket World Cup win has caused controversy. The special edition white and gold postbox has been unveiled on Queen Street. Royal Mail said the postbox is to ”honour” the victory of the men’s team in 2019 and the women’s team world cup win …