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Slightly messy blonde hair, furrowed brow – this face has been a familiar sight on the news over the last year.
The UK’s COVID-19 alert level has been downgraded as the threat of the NHS being overwhelmed recedes.
The UK introduced a COVID alert level system in May 2020 to reflect the degree of threat to the country from the virus.
Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of damaging Scotland’s institution to “save her own skin”.
More than 18.6 million people have now had their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine in the UK, and second jabs have hit 700,000.
More surge testing will be rolled out in Ealing after additional cases of the coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa were detected.
Simon Cowell has said breaking his back “wasn’t that bad” and that he has fully recovered following his accident last year.
Teachers will be able to use questions set by exam boards to help determine A-level and GCSE grades for students in England – but they will be optional as the government tries to avoid “mini-exams” this summer.
Non-British artists who live in the UK will now be eligible for two of the country’s biggest music awards, the Brits and the Mercury Prize, following a change of rules.
Anyone who has bought a smartphone since 2015 could be entitled to a share of a £480m payout if a legal claim from watchdog Which? is successful.
