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Workers at Scholemoor Cemetery and Crematorium, in Bradford, West Yorkshire (Danny Lawson/PA)

Scientists fear south east Covid variant may be more deadly than original

January 22, 2021

Micheal Martin said Ireland was ‘not in a position to seal the border’ (Julien Behal Photography/PA)

Ireland and UK holding talks on ‘two-island’ mandatory quarantining solution

January 22, 2021

Professor Chris Whitty has defended the decision to delay rollout of the second Covid vaccine (Nick Potts/PA)

Whitty defends strategy of delaying second vaccine jab

January 22, 2021

EMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 18 File photo dated 22/10/14 of a police officer. More than three in five coronavirus fines have gone unpaid in some parts of England, figures suggest.

Funeral organisers hit with £10,000 fines after 150 mourners attend

January 22, 2021

Mutant Covid strain may be more deadly than the original, scientists warn (Tolga Akmen/PA)

Mutant Covid strain may be more deadly than the original, scientists warn

January 22, 2021

UK public supports tracking technology and immunity passports, study finds (Steve Parsons/PA)

UK public supports tracking technology and immunity passports, study finds

January 22, 2021

A sign for Porton Down (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Matt Hancock warns of evidence South African variant could cut vaccine efficacy

January 22, 2021

Former So Solid Crew member Lisa Maffia (Kirsty/PA)

Singer Lisa Maffia acquitted of assaulting hairdresser

January 22, 2021

The Yesodey Hatorah Secondary Girls School in Stamford Hill (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Detectives search for wedding planners after ‘150 breach Covid rules’

January 22, 2021

A Boeing 737 Max (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Crash victims’ families call for 737 Max to stay grounded in Europe

January 22, 2021

Friday’s coronavirus TV advert will mark a shift in tone, the Government said (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Hard-hitting advert to air as pressure ramps up on public to obey lockdown

January 22, 2021