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DfE awards new contract to firm behind England school meals voucher fiasco
Gavin Williamson’s department will have paid £615m to the French company despite warnings about its capacity to deliver Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, is facing criticism for awarding another £190m…
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Coronavirus: US Senate passes Joe Biden’s US$1.9 trillion relief bill in party-line vote
The Senate on Saturday passed President Joe Biden’s US$1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan in a party-line vote after an all-night session that saw Democrats battling among themselves over jobless aid…
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Ireland reaches milestone of half a million Covid vaccinations
The taoiseach, Micheál Martin, said impact of vaccines was being seen in hospitals, but people should continue to follow restrictions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ireland…
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Covid lockdown a success but UK ‘not out of the woods’, says ONS head
Ian Diamond says UK should do ‘everything we can not to blow it’ as coronavirus cases fall Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The latest lockdowns have…
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Fans and artists must have Covid vaccine before attending music festivals, say organisers
Government should insist everyone be jabbed in order to get in, says worried industry Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Musicians and their fans need to be…
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Thousands turn out for Sydney’s Covid-adapted Mardi Gras
Rita Ora performs at one of few Pride events allowed to go ahead, with crowds staying seated Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2021 – in pictures Thousands of people…
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School Covid tests: pupils in England ‘very likely’ to get false positives
Children who test positive on lateral flow tests will have to self-isolate even if later PCR test is negative Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Plans to…
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Rangers fans break Covid rules with gathering at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow
Police try to hold back hundreds gathering and letting off fireworks on morning of St Mirren match Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Rangers football fans have…
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Coronavirus surge sweeping Europe powered by speedy variants
The virus swept through a nursery school and an adjacent junior school in the Milan suburb of Bollate with amazing speed. In a matter of just days, 45 children and…
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China falls in soft power ranking but US loses its crown and tumbles
Its disastrous handling of the Covid-19 pandemic sent the US tumbling from top spot as a soft power to sixth place, while its rival China fell three places to land…