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Latest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas

Latest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas

Just 2% of local have recorded a week-on-week fall in rates.

LadBaby: From YouTube star to record-setting charts success

LadBaby: From YouTube star to record-setting charts success

The social media star has made history as the first ever act to reach the festive top spot in four consecutive years.

LadBaby makes chart history with fourth Christmas number one

LadBaby makes chart history with fourth Christmas number one

The social media personality enlisted the help of pop royalty Ed Sheeran and Sir Elton John to claim the top spot.

Mobile phone firms to send Covid booster texts over festive period – reports

Mobile phone firms to send Covid booster texts over festive period – reports

Mobile UK said network operators had agreed to send a ‘widespread text message alert’.

Archbishop of Canterbury praises volunteers helping refugees in Christmas sermon

Archbishop of Canterbury praises volunteers helping refugees in Christmas sermon

Justin Welby will praise people welcoming and helping refugees during his sermon at Canterbury Cathedral.

Temperatures set to drop as forecasters predict white Christmas

Temperatures set to drop as forecasters predict white Christmas

Forecasters say temperatures will fall below zero and snow is likely in parts of the UK.

Care workers to be added to shortage occupation list

Care workers to be added to shortage occupation list

The Government’s decision to relax immigration rules on care-worker jobs follows a recommendation from the Migration Advisory Committee.

Take-up of extra doses of Covid-19 vaccine slows ahead of Christmas

Take-up of extra doses of Covid-19 vaccine slows ahead of Christmas

Nearly 32.3 million extra doses have now been delivered in the UK.

Woman runs 24 half-marathons for charity that helped her when she was sectioned

Woman runs 24 half-marathons for charity that helped her when she was sectioned

Charlie Smith, who has OCD and bipolar disorder, set out to raise £500 but her total had hit £25,000 by Christmas Eve.

Christmas Eve footfall slows in UK city centres

Christmas Eve footfall slows in UK city centres

Many shoppers stayed away from London’s high streets on the last day before Christmas, new figures show.

Omicron cases in Scotland more than double after results backlog, figures show

Omicron cases in Scotland more than double after results backlog, figures show

The number of cases of coronavirus increased by 7,076 since Thursday, with 10 more deaths recorded.

James Webb telescope could reveal extra-terrestrial life forms, scientist says

James Webb telescope could reveal extra-terrestrial life forms, scientist says

The JWST will be able to detect molecules and elements in the atmosphere of other planets.

Three arrested in Jobari Gooden murder probe

Three arrested in Jobari Gooden murder probe

Mr Gooden was attacked outside a barber’s shop in Peckham Rye, south-east London, at around 3.15pm on December 17.

Police seek two who fled after crashing car into family home

Police seek two who fled after crashing car into family home

The damage meant families in two houses had to find somewhere else to stay.

Queen’s poignant mementoes of Philip kept close for Christmas message

Queen’s poignant mementoes of Philip kept close for Christmas message

She is sat in front of an illuminated Christmas tree.

Queen’s touching tributes to Philip in first Christmas message since his death

Queen’s touching tributes to Philip in first Christmas message since his death

The Queen is shown wearing a brooch she has worn on wedding anniversaries and during her honeymoon in 1947.

Libby, 11, becomes first child to have kidney surgery using 3D technology

Libby, 11, becomes first child to have kidney surgery using 3D technology

Surgeons were able to operate faster and with greater accuracy.

New data estimates record 1.7m people in the UK had Covid-19 last week

New data estimates record 1.7m people in the UK had Covid-19 last week

A senior health official said findings that the Omicron variant is milder offer a ‘glimmer of Christmas hope’.

‘Jab cabs’ should ferry unvaccinated to get Covid shots, Lib Dems say

‘Jab cabs’ should ferry unvaccinated to get Covid shots, Lib Dems say

Taxis should be arranged to encourage vaccine-hesitant people to receive a coronavirus jab, Liberal Democrat spokeswoman Daisy Cooper said.

James Webb Space Telescope set for launch on Christmas Day

James Webb Space Telescope set for launch on Christmas Day

The most powerful space telescope ever is set to lift off around lunchtime on December 25 from its launchpad in French Guiana.

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