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Birmingham restaurant in-car dining not Covid-friendly, say police
Indian restaurant must change plans for luxury three-course meal in car park next to premises Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A Birmingham restaurant which was preparing…
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Too soon to book holiday in UK or abroad, says Grant Shapps
Travel industry appears to contradict transport secretary by suggesting bookings can still be made Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The transport secretary has told people in…
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Boris Johnson insists hotel quarantine ‘among toughest border policies in world’ – video
The prime minister defended his new border policy on Wednesday, saying it was a tough, measured and proportional response to new Covid variants. The hotel quarantine scheme would be ‘among…
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UK Covid border rules not in ‘top bracket’ of nations, says Starmer
Labour leader challenges PM’s claim that UK has one of the world’s ‘toughest regimes’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britain is not even in the “top…
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Taiwan eases Covid-19 vaccine fears with confirmation of doses from Moderna
Taiwan has secured 5 million doses of US firm Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, its health minister has said, after concerns that the island was unable to obtain shots because of intense…
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Call for England and Wales census to be postponed amid Covid concerns
Exclusive: civil service union urges ONS to follow Scotland’s lead and delay census by a year The UK’s biggest civil service union has called for the 2021 census to be…
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Coronavirus Malaysia: Muhyiddin’s government takes more flak over quarantine exemption order for cabinet ministers
Malaysia’s fragile Perikatan Nasional government has found itself in yet another public relations quandary of its own making following a ruling granting a quarantine waiver for travelling cabinet ministers despite…
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Ursula von der Leyen admits failings in EU Covid vaccine rollout
European commission leader says bloc late to authorise jabs and ‘not where it wants to be’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The EU is “not where…
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How my football fandom grew to fill a lockdown-shaped hole | Francisco Garcia
Obsessing over the beautiful game is my one release from the relentless churn of identikit pandemic days We all have moments, often under pressure, that expose our deepest needs. Mine…
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The Oxford jab is less protective against the South African variant – but that’s no disaster
The vaccine is still a vital weapon against Covid-19, even if it doesn’t stop mild cases caused by the new variant Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…