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Proportion of Covid-19 deaths in over-80s highest for more than a year
This is the highest proportion since the week to December 18 2020, when it stood at 64%
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DWP: Jobseekers made aware of Universal Credit change in coming weeks
Under previous rules, claimants had three months to find a job in their preferred sector
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Thousands of obese people to get fat-busting drug on the NHS
Patients inject themselves with semaglutide, which suppresses the appetite through mimicking the hormone that is released after eating
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PM resists calls to apologise for Savile slur after Starmer abused
Technology minister Chris Philp said Mr Johnson could not be held responsible for the 'unacceptable' actions of the demonstrators
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Demand for summer 2022 holidays to be strong, Tui says
Tui put the surge in prices for holidays down to travellers looking for higher quality and have bigger budgets for their summer trips
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First University Challenge host Bamber Gascoigne dies aged 87
In 2014 the TV star inherited 14th century Surrey estate West Horsley Place from his aunt, the Duchess of Roxburghe
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Dressed-down Kate Middleton reads children’s bedtime story for CBeebies
'I couldn’t be more proud to have the duchess read a CBeebies Bedtime Story'
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‘Pupils feel attendance doesn’t matter following lockdown online learning’
Schools also reported that Year 11 pupils were worried about their GCSE exams being cancelled and 'how this might affect their future'
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Asda to increase Smart Price products after Jack Monroe pressure
The supermarket has also added 100 Smart Price and Farm Stores products to its website this week
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Up to one in three UK children consuming caffeinated energy drinks – study
In one large UK study, about a quarter of teenagers aged 13 and 14 had one drink or more per week, rising to between a quarter and a third of children aged 15 to 16
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East Lancashire Hospice launches Corporate Challenge fundraiser
Thanks to this year’s sponsor, Blackburn-based Nybble I.T Solutions, each participating company will be given £50 to start their fundraising efforts
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Queen returns to Windsor as service of thanksgiving for the Duke of Edinburgh announced
She returned to Windsor Castle just a day after reaching her milestone of 70 years on the throne