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International travel changes: Green, amber and red lists in full
In this week's change, Montenegro and Thailand will move to the red list 4am Monday 30 August
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Raab vows UK will use ‘every hour’ left for Afghanistan evacuations
He says 2,000 people have been evacuated in the previous 24 hours
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Bereaved families could get answers as Covid inquiry announced
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to follow the Scottish Government’s lead and bring forward a UK-wide inquiry
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Extra 35m Pfizer doses due to come to UK - but not until second half of 2022
The JCVI is still assessing evidence with regard to the need for boosters
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Covid-19 rates for Wales and Northern Ireland highest since January
A third wave of coronavirus is picking up pace
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UK-wide antibody testing programme to be launched for Covid positive people
The announcement comes amid ongoing debate over the rollout of booster jabs in the UK
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Purpose-made drug given to Donald Trump to prevent and fight Covid-19 is approved in UK
Health Secretary Sajid Javid said it is “fantastic news”
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Local councils to offer homes to Afghanistan refugees
The Government has faced criticism that it is not moving quickly enough
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Boris Johnson to unveil plan to let vulnerable Afghans set up home in UK
Efforts to get British nationals and other support staff back to the UK are underway
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21 coronavirus symptoms medics warn double-jabbed people should look out for
While more than 40 million people have now been double-jabbed, they can still catch and pass Covid-19 on to others
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Cost of travel tests from NHS Test and Trace to go down
The cost of travel tests from NHS Test and Trace for people who arrive from abroad into the UK is to be cut, the Health Department has said. It is to go down from £88 to £68 for UK travellers who have come from green list countries, or those who
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New self isolation rules come into place on Monday
Health Secretary Sajid Javid said Monday will be “another huge step back towards our normal lives”.