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Social gatherings over six to be banned in England
A new legal limit will be enforced through a £100 fine but will not apply to schools or workplaces.
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Oxford vaccine trial paused as participant falls ill
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Ministers to unveil post-Brexit trading law
The bill has caused a row after the UK government admitted it would break international law.
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Man with chronic asthma 'forced' to wear mask on plane
EasyJet apologises after one of its pilots was filmed threatening to remove the passenger from the flight.
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Teenager charged over schoolboy shooting
A 15-year-old is charged with attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
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Oscar-winning screenwriter Sir Ronald Harwood dies
Regarded as one of Britain's great post-war dramatists, he died of natural causes, his agent says.
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Oxford vaccine trial paused as participant falls ill
AstraZeneca describes the pause in its keenly-awaited final clinical trials as routine.
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Ministers to unveil post-Brexit trading law
The bill has caused a row after the UK government admitted it would break international law.
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