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The UK faces “two backlogs” after the Covid pandemic
Mr Javid said the new Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) would have a “relentless focus” on health inequalities
Laura Hartley
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NHS begins Covid booster jab programme
People will get a call or text from their local GP led site to get the jab
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Energy prices soar after fire at National Grid site
The National Grid said its site at Sellindge in Kent was evacuated on Wednesday morning following the fire
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Four companies fined for sending 354 million nuisance messages
Saga Services Ltd and Saga Personal Finance, both parts of the cruise ship group, were slapped with big fines
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Resident's anger as neighbour's garden has '8ft' of rubbish piled up
As well as gathering at the side of his home, the rubbish is scattered on the pavement
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John Lewis to recruit 7,000 temporary workers for Christmas period
Bosses revealed they will recruit 550 permanent full-time driver and warehouse workers across distribution centres
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Third wave of Covid-19 in the UK: What the latest numbers are
The figures use September 1 2020 as the start of the second wave and May 17 2021 as the start of the third wave
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The UK to delay some post-Brexit border controls
Brexit minister Lord Frost said the delays on checks applied mainly to “sanitary and phytosanitary goods”
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6 Key things we learned from Covid winter plan announcement
He cited high levels of people being vaccinated as bringing greater protection
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Number of UK workers back on payroll jumps to almost a quarter of a million
Vacancy numbers soared by 249,000 to more than one million for the first time since records began
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Government's Covid winter plan: Face coverings could become mandatory again
Of the five pillars to the plan, the health secretary said the first was further strengthening pharmaceutical defences, like vaccines
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Ocado to spend £5m on pay rises and bonuses for HGV drivers
The online grocer said the shortage, caused by Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic, has become “an increasingly important issue for the industry”