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More than 50,000 test positive for Covid in a single day
The UK has reached a new daily record for coronavirus cases with more than 50,000 people testing positive in the last 24 hours.
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FactCheck: how reliable are the UK’s coronavirus lateral flow tests?
SAGE papers suggest around half of positive cases are missed when the tests are done by non-experts.
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Health Secretary says new variant of Covid detected – as London moves to Tier 3 restrictions
More than 10 million people in London and parts of Essex and Hertfordshire will fall under Tier 3 restrictions.
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Scotland is first country to give free period products for all
Products will be available in schools, colleges, public toilets and other public buildings.
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FactCheck: Is this a green revolution?
Boris Johnson’s environment strategy has been billed as a “green industrial revolution”. But only a quarter of the £12bn of government spending announced this week is really new money.
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FactCheck: ministers’ confusing free school meals defence
The government is facing pressure to change course – including from some Conservative MPs.
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Local lockdowns imposed as Covid testing system struggles to cope
Just two months after the national lockdown was lifted, it is now illegal for residents in Bolton to mix with people outside their own households, even outdoors.
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Protests in Inner Mongolia over language edict
Unusually large protests are taking place in the Inner Mongolia region of northern China, in a rare show of civil disobedience.
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People need to ‘get a sense of perspective’ about Coronavirus, says Tory MP
We spoke to the leading Conservative backbench MP, Sir Charles Walker.
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Labour calls for 2021 GCSE and A-level exams to be delayed
Pupils might be returning to schools in England and Wales this week, but after so long out of the classroom, there are fears of continuing disruption.
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FactCheck: more evidence that Covid-19 risks are very low for children
The absolute risk of any child becoming critically ill or dying from Covid-19 remains extremely low, according to a major new study.
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Teaching union says contingency plans needed for areas worst affected by virus
Schools across England and Wales have been busy putting extra hygiene and social distancing measures in place as
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Johnson says ‘vitally important’ children return to school
It’s crucial for children’s education and wellbeing to be back in the classroom, while the risk of catching coronavirus is “very very low” – that’s the message from the prime minister today as schools in England and Wales prepare for pupils to start back.
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Staying off school would cause more damage to children than Covid-19 itself, English Chief Medical Officer warns
It’s all a balance of risks.
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‘Very bad year for education’ says committee chair, after exam ‘mess’
We spoke to Robert Halfon, who’s chairman of the Education Select Committee.