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John Giddings said he was ‘petrified’ the vaccine wouldn’t be rolled out quickly enough for the popular festival to go ahead in June.

It came as the Government said a further 1,041 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday.

Supporters of the WikiLeaks’ founder stood outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

The Dales Dippers are raising money for Crisis, the UK’s charity for homeless people, by wild swimming every day during January.

Company says it has contingency plans in place to deal with the industrial action.

Scientists are appealing to everyone to understand the facts about coronavirus vaccines, follow the guidance, and spread the word.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s claim that Wales would receive £227 million in additional business support has been denied by the Welsh Government.

The baby was born on December 22.

Centres in London, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Surrey and Stevenage will begin operations next week, No 10 said.

The reproductive rate of coronavirus is approaching 1.8 and the number diagnosed every day is nearing 2,000.

Boris Johnson told the House of Commons he wants to see an accelerated rollout of vaccinations in care homes.

Greater amounts of moderate-to-vigorously intense physical activity may have a protective effect on the brain, research suggests.

Almost 2,800 people are in Welsh hospitals with Covid-19-related illness, representing an increase of four per cent in just a week.

Five males will serve at least 22 years behind bars after killing 17-year-old friends Dom Ansah and Ben Gillham-Rice in Milton Keynes.

Mr Blair said the UK must ‘use every single available bit of capacity in order to make sure these vaccines are used’.

A ban on bailiff action is due to end next Monday, with charities calling for the previous six-month ban on evictions to be reinstated.

Jeremy Darroch leaves the company two years after it was taken private in a £30 billion deal.

The Stormont education minister said work will continue on alternative awarding arrangements.

The Government will put its ‘trust in teachers, rather than algorithms’, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has called for views on the acquisition.