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Criminal inquiry into P&O Ferries launched
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps wrote on Twitter: “Peter Hebblethwaite stood before MPs and admitted to breaking the law, and his actions must now be scrutinised.”
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Covid infection levels hit record high in the UK
From Friday, people in England need to turn to the high street for tests if they want them
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New Covid guidance urges people with a cold to ‘stay home and avoid contact’
After Friday, people who have a positive Covid-19 test are being advised to “try to” stay at home and avoid contact with other people for five days
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Government announces who will be eligible for free Covid-19 tests
The Department for Health and Social Care said that most visitors to adult social care settings, and visitors to the NHS, prisons or places of detention will no longer be required to take a test.
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Free Covid-19 tests end this week - as cases soar across most of UK
The number of new Covid-19 infections in the UK is likely to have climbed as high as half a million a day, analysis suggests
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‘Significant’ fall in people fully self-isolating since Covid-19 rules scrapped
The Government removed all rules for self-isolation in England on February 24
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New hospital opening to tackle NHS backlog and long patient waiting times
The hospital will offer outpatient services such as gynaecology, urology and cardiology
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Covid-19 infections surge in most of UK as England nears record high
Across the UK as a whole, 4.26 million people were likely to have had coronavirus last week
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'High chance' next Covid variant could be worse than Omicron, with seasonal waves to continue
The virus, he told his audience, still has the power to "throw surprises" and will be with us "for the rest of our lives"
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Hospital staff absences in England due to Covid-19 jump 31% week-on-week
All regions have seen a week-on-week increase in Covid absences
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Wales to end Covid self-isolation and most public mask wearing from Monday
Self-isolation will cease to be a legal requirement, although the £500 self-isolation payment will continue to be paid until June
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Covid-19 hospital admission rate for over-75s highest since early 2021
Dr Susan Hopkins, HSA chief medical adviser, said the figures were “a reminder to us all that the pandemic is not over”.