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Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine 'dose error' explained26 Nov 2020 17:36Some trial volunteers were given shots half the planned strength, so how does that affect the results?
Coronavirus infections levelling during England lockdown26 Nov 2020 17:15But in Scotland infection rates appear to be rising, according to Office for National Statistics data.
Covid-19 tiers: Almost all of England facing tough virus rules26 Nov 2020 17:54More than 55 million people will remain banned from meeting other households indoors from 2 December.
Social care funding falls 'alarmingly short' - council directors26 Nov 2020 04:50Chancellor Rishi Sunak said an extra £1bn in social care funding would be available to councils.
Covid: PPE price rises cost taxpayers £10bn, report says25 Nov 2020 12:49"Inadequate" stockpiles meant the government had to boost supplies quickly, the spending watchdog says.
Meghan: Duchess of Sussex tells of miscarriage 'pain and grief'25 Nov 2020 13:16"I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second," Meghan writes in an article.

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