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Javid confirms he has contracted Covid-19 as England prepares to unlock

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed that he has contracted Covid-19 just over a day before lockdown restrictions ...

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Lewis Hamilton wishes he could restart F1’s maiden Sprint following poor getaway

A dejected Lewis Hamilton wished he could restart Formula One’s maiden Sprint race after his poor getaway allowed Max ...

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Adam Peaty: Tough to know whether Olympics should go ahead in middle of pandemic

Reigning 100m breaststroke champion Adam Peaty said there was no “right answer” as to whether the Tokyo Olympics sho...

Showbiz

Rosamund Pike and Tilda Swinton lead stars on final day of Cannes

Rosamund Pike, Tilda Swinton and Gemma Chan dazzled at the screening of OSS 117: From Africa With Love at the Cannes Fil...

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Long Covid sufferers to benefit from £19.6 million research investment

Long Covid sufferers are set to benefit from £19.6 million worth of new research programmes into the condition, the Gov...

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‘Weak’ youth jobs scheme will not stop unemployment ‘tidal wave’, Labour claims

Scottish Labour has said a “weak” youth jobs scheme will not be enough to stem the tide of unemployment as the pande...

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Ministers wait to learn if they face ‘freedom day’ in quarantine

Ministers and officials across Whitehall are waiting anxiously to learn if they will have to isolate on so-called “fre...

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Many in England ‘unaware’ they are overweight 

A sizeable portion of the English public are unaware they are medically overweight or obese, according to data released ...

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Ex-health secretary warns Johnson he may need to bring back Covid restrictions

Boris Johnson may be forced to reimpose lockdown restrictions if Covid cases continue rising into the autumn, former hea...