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Marcus Rashford discusses child poverty work in online call with 200 youngsters

Marcus Rashford discusses child poverty work in online call with 200 youngsters

The England forward joined a Zoom event organised by the Cottage Family Centre in Kirkcaldy, Fife.

14 new Nightingale Courts set to clear backlog of 50,000 cases

14 new Nightingale Courts set to clear backlog of 50,000 cases

The additional temporary courtrooms will be set up in hotels, theatres and conference centres.

Average UK house price hit new record high of £252,000 in December

Average UK house price hit new record high of £252,000 in December

Detached property prices increased by 10% in the year to December, while the average price of flats and maisonettes increased by 5%.

‘Thousands’ of lung cancer cases could be going undiagnosed

‘Thousands’ of lung cancer cases could be going undiagnosed

People are being urged to get worrying symptoms checked.

Coronavirus cases need to plummet before lockdown can be eased, Johnson warned

Coronavirus cases need to plummet before lockdown can be eased, Johnson warned

NHS Providers chief Chris Hopson said cases need to fall to 50,000 from the current level of around 695,400 in England.

Life in lockdown: How to have a home gym without breaking the bank

Life in lockdown: How to have a home gym without breaking the bank

A fitness expert of 17 years explains how to make a home gym on a budget.

Medic in coronavirus hotspot hoped situation would have been ‘better by now’

Medic in coronavirus hotspot hoped situation would have been ‘better by now’

The number of patients requiring critical care at the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough has gone up in the last week.

Captain Tom’s heart would have been broken by trolling, says daughter

Captain Tom’s heart would have been broken by trolling, says daughter

Hannah Ingram-Moore has spoken about her father’s days in hospital and their final family holiday to the Caribbean.

UK inflation bounces higher on rising food prices

UK inflation bounces higher on rising food prices

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation increased to 0.7% in January from 0.6% in December.

Cancer-detecting dogs could inspire ‘robotic noses’ to sniff out disease

Cancer-detecting dogs could inspire ‘robotic noses’ to sniff out disease

Florin and Midas detected extremely aggressive prostate cancers quickly and accurately from urine samples, researchers said.

Nasa’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars in hunt for life

Nasa’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars in hunt for life

The rover will land on the red planet’s surface seven months after it blasted off in July 2020.

What the papers say – February 17

What the papers say – February 17

The front pages feature speculation over England’s roadmap out of lockdown.

PM warned NHS to stay ‘at full stretch’ for weeks as he plans to ease lockdown

PM warned NHS to stay ‘at full stretch’ for weeks as he plans to ease lockdown

NHS Providers chief executive Chris Hopson said it was ‘much too early to start lifting restrictions’.

Southampton, Norfolk and Surrey to face surge testing for South African variant

Southampton, Norfolk and Surrey to face surge testing for South African variant

Testing will also be expanded in parts of Manchester.

Why have more people been added to the shielding list?

Why have more people been added to the shielding list?

Around 2.2 million people are currently on the list in England, which will expand to almost four million.

Civil claim against Harry Dunn suspect to remain in US

Civil claim against Harry Dunn suspect to remain in US

A judge ruled Anne Sacoolas’s ‘refusal’ to return meant the UK was not an ‘adequate’ forum.

Army barracks housing asylum seekers should be closed immediately, lawyers say

Army barracks housing asylum seekers should be closed immediately, lawyers say

Lawyers representing six men challenging asylum seekers being housed at a former army barracks say the Home Office must now ‘close down the barracks’.

In Video: Don’t look down – stonemasons survey Elizabethan mansion

In Video: Don’t look down – stonemasons survey Elizabethan mansion

Not a task for the faint-hearted.

LGB people ‘significantly more likely to suffer poorer mental health’

LGB people ‘significantly more likely to suffer poorer mental health’

Illicit drug use was found to be highest among bisexual people, at 37%.

Quarantine hotel guest says she may ‘go nuts’

Quarantine hotel guest says she may ‘go nuts’

Zari Tadayon, 67, said there ‘hasn’t been any support’ for her mental health since she checked in on Monday.

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