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Government did not adequately record decisions on Covid contracts – watchdog
The NAO found that 60% of the total value of the contracts (£463.5 million) was awarded directly without competition, under emergency procurement rules.
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Free Covid tests scaled back as deadline nears
There has been confusion within the NHS as to whether tests will still be free for staff.
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More than half of people say Covid concerns them 'a lot', as survey lays impact of lockdown bare
Over the lockdown and restriction periods, people suffering with mental health problems was a common issue, with more than half (51%) saying they believed theirs was worse than how they felt before the pandemic
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Soaring Covid-related absences could ‘seriously damage’ exam grades, say heads
Any more disruption could be “seriously damaging” to pupils’ exam chances, as well as their ability to make up for learning missed because of the pandemic, headteachers said.
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Madeleine McCann police investigation 'set to close' after more than a decade
Scotland Yard is understood to be preparing to close its Operation Grange inquiry after 11 years
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Another Covid jab will begin to be offered this week to millions of people
A total of around five million people are expected to be given the jab
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Where Covid-19 infections are highest across UK: Region-by-region
The estimates are based on sample sizes that are smaller than those used for the national and regional figures
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Another Covid booster could be rolled out in the autumn - 'there should be a second boost'
Health services across the UK will offer people the jab from about six months after their last dose.
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Have your say on Covid restrictions ending in our Great Big End of Lockdown survey
Scotland and Wales are following England and Northern Ireland in lifting their legal restrictions
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Scotland’s Covid cases could peak in next couple of weeks – expert
The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron now makes up more than 80% of coronavirus cases in Scotland and appears to have become dominant faster than in England.
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Four named in burglary probe
Detectives have been investigating a string of convenience stores including a Runcorn Co-op.
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Data shows how Covid is rising - but deaths continue to fall
It is the first time since the end of January that all UK nations have seen a simultaneous week-on-week increase in infections