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The world’s oldest DNA ever recovered has been extracted from mammoth remains that are up to 1.2 million years old, scientists believe.
The UK is to host a world-first study in which volunteers will be deliberately exposed to coronavirus to work out the smallest amount needed to cause infection.
More than £500,000 has been raised in less than two days for a mountain rescue volunteer who suffered life-changing injuries while helping two campers breaching lockdown rules.
The average UK house price increased by 8.5% to a record £252,000 in December – the highest annual growth rate for more than than six years.
Like masks and lockdowns, lateral flow tests have become a point of contention during the pandemic. A debate has raged about how and when they should be used.
The company that made cladding for Grenfell Tower did not tell certifiers about a “disastrous” failed fire test of the product which happened 13 years before the disaster, despite a legal requirement to do so.
The UK has reported another 12,718 coronavirus cases and 738 further deaths – and almost 16 million people have now had their first dose of a vaccine.
Boris Johnson has said he will be focusing on data and not dates when it comes to the easing of England’s coronavirus lockdown.
The Duke of Edinburgh has been admitted to hospital as a “precautionary measure” after feeling unwell.
Game Of Thrones stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie are celebrating the birth of a baby boy.
