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More than half of all major hospital trusts in England currently have more Covid-19 patients than at the peak of the first wave of the virus, new analysis shows.
In two regions – eastern England and south-east England – more than three-quarters of trusts are above their first-wave peak.
London firefighters encountered a surge in callouts to rescue animals in 2020, figures show.
The London fire brigade (LFB) was involved in 755 such incidents across the capital – more than two a day. The number of rescues rose by 20% compared with 2019 when there were 602, with the biggest rise coming in the number of non-domestic animals rescued, the figures released this week show.
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