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Johnson takes ‘full responsibility’ for ‘appalling and tragic loss of life’ as UK passes 100,000 Covid deaths

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Boris Johnson has said he takes “full responsibility” for the government’s actions that have led to the UK passing the 100,000 mark for the number of people who have died with coronavirus. A sombre prime minister insisted his government “truly did everything we could” to fight the virus and limit deaths caused by Covid, yet […]

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UK’s R-rate is below 1 for first time since August while Johnson defends ‘tough tiering’

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The UK’s R-rate for coronavirus infection has fallen to below 1 for the first time since August – three weeks into England’s second national lockdown. Government scientists have announced the R-number for the UK has dropped to between 0.9 and 1 meaning infections should now decrease. The number of new cases reported today – 16,022 […]

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