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Rapid Covid-19 test ‘missed half of positive cases in pilot’
A rapid coronavirus test that gives results in 20 minutes missed more than 50% of positive cases in a Greater Manchester...
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PM insists four weeks will be enough as second national lockdown hits England
Boris Johnson has insisted four weeks of national lockdown should be enough to drive down the spread of coronavirus so t...
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US election 2020 – How the first 48 hours unfolded
The US election hangs in the balance with neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden having cleared the 270 electoral college vo...
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Dredger sprays tonnes of gravel on to Portsmouth foreshore for sea defence work
It is hoped that the work will protect more than 10,000 homes...
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Sunak extends jobs furlough scheme to the end of March
The jobs furlough scheme set up in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak is to be extended until the end of March, Rishi ...
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Biden rebuilding ‘blue wall’ to close in on the White House
Joe Biden is pushing closer to the 270 electoral college votes needed to reach the White House, winning the “blue wall...
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England wakes up to second national lockdown set to last four weeks
People in England will wake up to familiar coronavirus restrictions on Thursday as the country heads into a second natio...
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Bank pumps another £150bn into economy as rates held at 0.1%
The Bank of England has unleashed another £150 billion of action to bolster the battered economy and warned that output...
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3,500 jobs to go as Sainsbury’s axes meat, fish and deli counters
Sainsbury’s has said it will cut around 3,500 jobs as part of plans to permanently close all its meat, fish and deli c...